1936 Group B (Soviet football championship)

Group B
Season1936
1937

The 1936 Soviet First League spring season was the first second tier tournament of the Soviet official football competitions. The season started on May 22, 1936, and stretched through July 15, 1936. The only game between the capital's teams Stalinets and Serp i Molot took place at the Stalinets Stadium (used to stand where today Lokomotiv Stadium stands).

Spring 1936

Teams

In the beginning, it was expected that Lokomotiv Tbilisi would be playing in Group B, but later they switched with Dinamo Tbilisi taking their place in the lower Group V.

Competition format

The winner was planned to play off against the poorest performer of the Group A. The bottom team was planned to be relegated. Wins were accounted for 3 points, draws - 2 points, losses - 1 point, and no-show - no points.

Final standings

PosRepublicTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Georgian SSRDinamo Tbilisi (P)6510194+1517Promoted
2 Russian SFSRZavod imeni Stalina Moscow6312107+313
3 Russian SFSRStalinets Leningrad623199013
4 Russian SFSRStalinets Moscow614189−112
5 Russian SFSRSerp i Molot Moscow612378−110
6 Russian SFSRSpartak Leningrad6123817−910
7 Ukrainian SSRDinamo Dnepropetrovsk (R)6114714−79
8 Ukrainian SSRDinamo Kharkov (R)0-----0Withdrew - results annulled
Source: [citation needed]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Withdrawn teams

Dynamo Kharkiv

Dynamo Kharkiv withdrew from the competition due to health problems of its players. The club had played against Stalinets Moscow, Stalinets Leningrad, and ZiS Moscow having on record 3 games with 0 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses, and goals ratio 3 - 9. All the records were annulled.

Top goalscorers

ScorerGoals (Pen.)Team
1Boris Paichadze
7
Dinamo Tbilisi
2Viktor Semyonov
5
Stalin Factory Moscow
3Mikhail Aslamov
4
Dinamo Tbilisi
Mikhail Berdzenishvili
Grigoriy FedotovSerp i Molot Moscow
Viktor KrivosheyevFC Dynamo Dnipropetrovsk

1936 Fall

Overview

This tournament was exact replica of the spring championship by the format of the competition, including the nomination of points.

League standings

PosRepublicTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Russian SFSRSerp i Molot Moscow (P)7601256+1919Promoted
2 Azerbaijan SSRTemp Baku7511167+918
3 Russian SFSRStalinets Moscow74121310+316
4 Russian SFSRTorpedo Moscow7403117+415
5 Russian SFSRDinamo Rostov-na-Donu73041318−513
6 Russian SFSRStalinets Leningrad7214613−712
7 Russian SFSRSpartak Leningrad7124813−511
8 Ukrainian SSRSelmash Kharkov (R)7016624−188Relegated
Source: [citation needed]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

See also

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