1959 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR
Football league season
The 1959 Football Championship of UkrSSR were part of the 1959 Soviet republican football competitions in the Soviet Ukraine . This was the last time such competitions were conducted at this level. The next season competitions were merged with Class B competitions.
Some 80 teams participated this season and were originally split into 10 groups of eight teams each. The first stage lasted from July 5 to October 4. Winners of all qualification groups formed two semifinal groups which were taking place in Kharkiv and Drohobych on October 17-24. Top two team of semifinal groups proceeded to the final group which was taking place in Kyiv on October 28-31. All final group participants were admitted to the 1960 Ukrainian Class B except for SKVO Odesa, a team of which already competed at team of master's at the level. In addition, eight more teams were admitted to the Class B including six teams from qualification groups.
Following this season, there were established such teams of masters in Ukraine such as FC Mariupol , FC Volyn Lutsk , FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi , FC Avanhard Sumy , FC Desna Chernihiv .
There also were some clone teams that competed at republican level as well as the All-Union level, among which are Avanhard Mykolaiv, SKVO Odesa, Avanhard Simferopol, Chervona Zirka Kirovohrad.
Teams
Debut: Khimik Makiivka, Avanhard Dniprodzerzhynsk, Komintern Q/A Kryvyi Rih, KremHESbud, Chervona Zirka Kirovohrad, Avanhard Voznesensk, Avanhard Uman, Avanhard Sumy, Kolhospnyk-2 Poltava, Avanhard Malyn, Chervonohvardiyets Odesa
Returining: Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka (one season), Shakhtar Rutchenkove (seven seasons), Avanhard Simferopol (one season), Spartak Kharkiv (one season), Avanhard Druzhkivka (19 seasons), Avanhard Pryluky (one season), Vodnyk Izmail (six seasons)
Renamed: Ordzhonikidze Factory Chasiv Yar → Avanhard Chasiv Yar, Avanhard Chernihiv → Chernihiv, Avanhard Mohyliv-Podilskyi → Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Vinnytsia → Avanhard Vinnytsia
Location map
Zaporizhia teams :
Mashynobudivnyk Dnipropetrovsk
Kharkiv teams :
Avanhard Dniprodzerzhynsk
Chervona Zirka Kirovohrad
Kyiv teams :
Sumy teams :
Poltava teams :
Odesa teams :
Burevisnyk Kamianets-Podilskyi
Chernivtsi teams :
Locations of teams in
Ukrainian Championship
Qualification groups
Group 1
Last season: Budivelnyk Zaporizhia, Avanhard Velykyi Tokmak, Avanhard Kherson
Group 2
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Burevisnyk Melitopol
14
11
1
2
28
7
+21
23
Advanced to Semifinals
2
Metalurh Kerch
14
7
3
4
29
18
+11
17
3
Mashynobudivnyk Zaporizhia
14
7
2
5
26
23
+3
16
4
Mashynobudivnyk Dnipropetrovsk
14
5
6
3
15
14
+1
16
5
Shakhtar Rutchenkove
14
6
3
5
18
15
+3
15
6
Avanhard Ordzhonikidze
14
6
2
6
23
16
+7
14
7
Avanhard Berdyansk
14
4
3
7
16
29
−13
11
8
Avanhard Simferopol (klubnaya)
14
0
3
11
14
41
−27
3
Last season: Burevisnyk Melitopol, Mashynobudivnyk Zaporizhia, Mashynobudivnyk Dnipropetrovsk, Shakhtar Rutchenkove, Avanhard Berdiansk
Group 3
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Spartak Kharkiv
14
9
4
1
26
14
+12
22
Advanced to Semifinals
2
Avanhard Chasiv Yar
14
8
2
4
18
8
+10
18
3
Metalurh Voroshylovsk
14
6
5
3
26
20
+6
17
4
Shakhtar Bryanka
14
6
3
5
20
13
+7
15
5
Khimik Rubizhne
14
5
4
5
18
19
−1
14
6
Lokomotyv Lozova
14
3
4
7
15
22
−7
10
7
Avanhard Yenakieve
14
3
3
8
16
28
−12
9
8
Avanhard Kramatorsk 14
2
3
9
16
31
−15
7
Admitted to Class B
Group 4
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Torpedo Kharkiv
14
9
4
1
30
7
+23
22
Advanced to Semifinals
2
Khimik Severodonetsk 14
10
2
2
41
15
+26
22
Admitted to Class B
3
Avanhard Druzhkivka
14
9
2
3
36
22
+14
20
4
Chuhuyiv city
14
8
3
3
26
8
+18
19
5
Avanhard Luhansk
14
5
1
8
16
29
−13
11
6
Shakhtar Chystyakove
14
3
2
9
16
33
−17
8
7
Shakhtar Sverdlovsk
14
3
1
10
12
31
−19
7
8
Khimik Makiivka
14
1
1
12
6
38
−32
3
Group 5
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Avanhard Zhovti Vody
14
11
2
1
44
11
+33
24
Advanced to Semifinals
2
Avanhard Dniprodzerzhynsk
14
7
2
5
36
25
+11
16
3
Shakhtar Oleksandriya
14
7
2
5
27
22
+5
16
4
Komintern Q/A Kryvyi Rih
14
5
5
4
23
23
0
15
5
KremHESbud
14
4
6
4
19
21
−2
14
6
Pervomaisk
14
3
6
5
19
26
−7
12
7
Chervona Zirka Kirovohrad
14
4
3
7
23
27
−4
11
8
Avanhard Voznesensk
14
1
2
11
14
50
−36
4
Group 6
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Zhovtnevyi Raion Kyiv
14
11
2
1
44
11
+33
24
Advanced to Semifinals
2
Lokomotyv Poltava
14
7
2
5
36
25
+11
16
3
Shakhtar Konotop
14
7
2
5
27
22
+5
16
4
Torpedo Sumy
14
5
5
4
23
23
0
15
5
Shakhtar Korostyshiv
14
4
6
4
19
21
−2
14
6
Avanhard Uman
14
3
6
5
19
26
−7
12
7
Shakhtar Vatutine
14
4
3
7
23
27
−4
11
8
Spartak Bila Tserkva
14
1
2
11
14
50
−36
4
Group 7
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Torpedo Kyiv
14
11
2
1
44
11
+33
24
Advanced to Semifinals
2
Avanhard Sumy 14
7
2
5
36
25
+11
16
Admitted to Class B
3
Avanhard Kriukiv
14
7
2
5
27
22
+5
16
4
Kolhospnyk-2 Poltava
14
5
5
4
23
23
0
15
5
Avanhard Malyn
14
4
6
4
19
21
−2
14
6
Avanhard Pryluky
14
3
6
5
19
26
−7
12
7
Avanhard Shostka
14
4
3
7
23
27
−4
11
8
Chernihiv 14
1
2
11
14
50
−36
4
Admitted to Class B
Group 8
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
SKVO Odesa
14
11
2
1
44
11
+33
24
Advanced to Semifinals
2
Chervonohvardiyets Odesa
14
7
2
5
36
25
+11
16
3
Mohylyov-Podilskyi
14
7
2
5
27
22
+5
16
4
DRVZ Kyiv
14
5
5
4
23
23
0
15
5
Burevisnyk Kamianets-Podilskyi
14
4
6
4
19
21
−2
14
6
Avanhard Vinnytsia
14
3
6
5
19
26
−7
12
7
FC Dynamo Khmelnytskyi 14
4
3
7
23
27
−4
11
Admitted to Class B
8
Vodnyk Izmail
14
1
2
11
14
50
−36
4
Group 9
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
GDO Lutsk
14
8
3
3
25
9
+16
19
Advanced to Semifinals
2
Avanhard Berezynka
14
8
3
3
24
11
+13
19
3
Avanhard Chernivtsi 14
9
1
4
27
20
+7
19
Admitted to Class B
4
Avanhard Uzhhorod
14
5
4
5
30
26
+4
14
5
Shakhtar Novovolynsk
14
6
1
7
29
25
+4
13
6
Avanhard Kolomyia
14
4
5
5
18
23
−5
13
7
Avanhard Lviv
14
5
1
8
25
31
−6
11
8
Kharchovyk Stanislav
14
1
2
11
14
47
−33
4
Group 10
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Naftovyk Drohobych
14
10
2
2
34
9
+25
22
Advanced to Semifinals
2
Khimik Kalush
14
8
3
3
27
11
+16
19
3
Kolhospnyk Berehovo
14
6
3
5
27
21
+6
15
4
Avanhard Vynohradiv
14
7
1
6
22
27
−5
15
5
Avanhard Rivno
14
6
0
8
19
18
+1
12
6
Volodymyr-Volynskyi
14
4
4
6
17
31
−14
12
7
Chortkiv
14
4
3
7
16
25
−9
11
8
Mashynobudivnyk Chernivtsi
14
2
2
10
19
39
−20
6
Semifinal groups
Group 1
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
SKVO Odesa
4
2
1
1
5
3
+2
5
2
Torpedo Kharkiv
4
2
1
1
5
3
+2
5
3
Budivelnyk Zaporizhia
4
2
0
2
6
5
+1
4
4
GDO Lutsk
4
2
0
2
4
7
−3
4
5
Torpedo Kyiv
4
0
2
2
2
4
−2
2
Group 2
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Avanhard Zhovti Vody
4
2
2
0
11
3
+8
6
2
Naftovyk Drohobych
4
1
3
0
3
2
+1
5
3
Burevisnyk Melitopol
4
1
2
1
6
5
+1
4
4
Zhovtnevyi Raion Kyiv
4
2
0
2
3
4
−1
4
5
Spartak Kharkiv
4
0
1
3
3
12
−9
1
Final
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion
1
Avanhard Zhovti Vody
3
2
1
0
9
3
+6
5
Promoted to Class B
2
Torpedo-KhTZ Kharkiv
3
2
0
1
6
4
+2
4
3
SKVO Odessa
3
1
1
1
3
3
0
3
Cannot be promoted
4
Naftovyk Drohobych
3
0
0
3
2
10
−8
0
Promoted to Class B
Champions
Avanhard Zhovti Vody : Yuriy Zinchenko (goalie), Anatoliy Kokhanov (goalie), Leonid Trypolskyi, Aleksandr Lunin (RUS), Anatoliy Havryuk, Leontiy Dobrov, Vladimir Tupichev (RUS), Viktor Stryzhak, Hennadiy Kyrylov, Viktor Sukovitsyn (RUS), Boris Fisher (EST), Borys Tiahai, Viktor Frolov, Yuliy Dmitriyev (RUS).
Coach: Matviy Cherkaskyi
Other notes
FC Shakhtar Rutchenkove (5th in group 2) merged with FC Avanhard Zhdanov
SKVO Odessa was fielding in tournament its reserve squad having its master team already in Class B competitions
Ukrainian clubs at the All-Union level
The Ukrainian SSR was presented with 28 teams of masters (exhibition teams) at the All-Union level:
Group A : Dynamo Kyiv, Shakhtar StalinoGroup B : Avanhard Mykolaiv, Metalurh Dnipropetrovsk, Metalurh Zaporizhia, Spartak Kherson, Khimik Dniprodzerzhynsk // Avanhard Kharkiv, Kolhospnyk Cherkasy, Arsenal Kyiv, Zirka Kirovohrad, Avanhard Zhytomyr, Avanhard Kryvyi Rih, Kolhospnyk Poltava // – // Lokomotyv Vinnytsia, SKVO Odesa, Chornomorets Odesa, SKVO Lviv, Spartak Uzhhorod, Kolhospnyk Rivno, SCCF Sevastopol, Avanhard Simferopol, Spartak Stanislav, Avanhard Ternopil // Trudovi Rezervy Luhansk, Lokomotyv Stalino, Shakhtar Kadiivka, Shakhtar Horlivka
Number of teams by region
Number
Region
Team(s)
Ukrainian SSR
All-Union
8 (3)
Donetsk Oblast Avanhard Zhdanov, Shakhtar Rutchenkove, Avanhard Chasiv Yar, Avanhard Yenakieve, Avanhard Kramatorsk, Avanhard Druzhkivka, Shakhtar Chystiakove, Khimik Makiivka
Shakhtar Stalino, Lokomotyv Stalino, Shakhtar Horilvka
6 (3)
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Metalurh Nikopol, Mashynobudivnyk Dnipropetrovsk, Avanhard Ordzhonikidze, Avanhard Zhovti Vody, Avanhard Dniprodzerzhynsk, r/u imeni Kominterna Kryvyi Rih
Metalurh Dnipropetrovsk, Khimik Dniprodzerzhynsk, Avanhard Kryvyi Rih
6 (2)
Luhansk Oblast Metalurh Voroshylovsk, Shakhtar Bryanka, Khimik Rubizhne, Khimik Severodonetsk, Avanhard Luhansk, Shakhtar Sverdlovsk
Trudovi Rezervy Luhansk, Shakhtar Kadiivka
5 (1)
Zaporizhia Oblast Budivelnyk Zaporizhia, Avanhard Velykyi Tokmak, Budivelnyk Melitopol, Mashynobudivnyk Zaporizhia, Avanhard Berdiansk
Metalurh Zaporizhia
4 (2)
Kyiv Oblast Zhovtnevyi Raion (Temp) Kyiv, Spartak Bila Tserkva, Torpedo Kyiv, DRVZ Kyiv
Dynamo Kyiv, Arsenal Kyiv
4 (1)
Kharkiv Oblast Spartak Kharkiv, Lokomotyv Lozova, Torpedo Kharkiv, Chuhuiv
Avanhard Kharkiv
4 (1)
Zakarpattia Oblast Avanhard Berezynka (Mukachevo), Avanhard Uzhhorod, Kolhospnyk Berehove, Avanhard Vynohradove
Spartak Uzhhorod
4 (0)
Sumy Oblast Shakhtar Konotop, Torpedo Sumy, Avanhard Sumy, Avanhard Shostka
–
3 (2)
Odesa Oblast SKVO Odesa (klubnaya), Chervonohvardiyets Odesa, Vodnyk Izmail
Chornomorets Odesa, SKVO Odesa
3 (2)
Crimea Avanhard Sevastopol, Metalurh Kerch, Avanhard Simferopol (klubnaya)
SKCF Sevastopol, Avanhard Simferopol
3 (1)
Mykolaiv Oblast Avanhard Mykolaiv (klubnaya), Pervomaisk, Avanhard Voznesensk
Avanhard Mykolaiv
3 (1)
Kirovohrad Oblast Shakhtar Oleksandriya, Kremhesbud, Chervona Zirka Kirovohrad
Zirka Kirovohrad
3 (1)
Poltava Oblast Lokomotyv Poltava, Avanhard Kryukiv, Kolhospnyk-2 Poltava
Kolhospnyk Poltava
3 (1)
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Avanhard Kolomyia, Kharchovyk Stanislav, Khimik Kalush
Spartak Stanislav
3 (0)
Volyn Oblast GDO Lutsk, Shakhtar Novovolynsk, Volodymyr-Volynskyi
–
2 (1)
Kherson Oblast Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka, Avanhard Kherson
Spartak Kherson
2 (1)
Cherkasy Oblast Avanhard Uman, Shakhtar Vatutine
Kolhospnyk Cherkasy
2 (1)
Zhytomyr Oblast Shakhtar Korostyshiv, Avanhard Malyn
Avanhard Zhytomyr
2 (1)
Vinnytsia Oblast Mohiliv-Podilskyi, Avanhard Vinnytsia
Lokomotyv Vinnytsia
2 (0)
Chernihiv Oblast Avanhard Pryluky, Chernihiv
–
2 (0)
Khmelnytskyi Oblast Burevisnyk Kamianets-Podilskyi, Dynamo Khmelnytskyi
–
1 (1)
Lviv Oblast Avanhard Lviv
SKVO Lviv
1 (1)
Rivne Oblast Avanhard Rivno
Kolhospnyk Rivne
1 (1)
Ternopil Oblast Chortkiv
Avanhard Ternopil
1 (0)
Chernivtsi Oblast Avanhard Chernivtsi, Mashynobudivnyk Chernivtsi
–
1 (0)
Drohobych Oblast Naftovyk Drohobych
–
See also
References
External links
KFK(amateurs)
Masters(professionals)
Note: in 1970, Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR included competitions in both Soviet Class A Second Group (upper level) and Soviet Class B (lower level). Next year 1971, Class B was disbanded, while Class A Second Group was changed to the Soviet Second League .
Domestic leagues
Levels 1–2 (All-Union) Level 3 (Republican)
Domestic cups
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