Football league season
Following are the results of the 1955 Soviet First League football championship. FC Burevestnik Kishinev and FC ODO Sverdlovsk winning the championship.
Teams
Relegated teams
Two teams were relegated from the 1954 Soviet Class A (top tier).
Replaced and renamed teams
- Metallurg Odessa was replaced with Pischevik Odessa, while Metallurg restarted at republican level.
- Stupino → Krylia Sovetov Stupino
- Shakhter Mosbass → Shakhter Stalinogorsk
- Lokomotiv Alma-Ata → Urozhai Alma-Ata
Final standings
Zone I
Pos
|
Rep
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Promotion
|
1
|
MDA
|
Burevestnik Kishinev
|
30
|
20
|
6
|
4
|
86
|
46
|
+40
|
46
|
Promoted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
RUS
|
Spartak Kalinin
|
30
|
16
|
5
|
9
|
48
|
31
|
+17
|
37
|
|
3
|
UKR
|
ODO Kiev
|
30
|
14
|
8
|
8
|
44
|
27
|
+17
|
36
|
4
|
LTU
|
Spartak Vilnius
|
30
|
13
|
10
|
7
|
40
|
29
|
+11
|
36
|
5
|
RUS
|
Krasnoye Znamya Ivanovo
|
30
|
13
|
10
|
7
|
43
|
33
|
+10
|
36
|
6
|
RUS
|
Krylya Sovetov Stupino
|
30
|
13
|
6
|
11
|
48
|
35
|
+13
|
32[a]
|
7
|
UKR
|
ODO Lvov
|
30
|
13
|
6
|
11
|
47
|
40
|
+7
|
32
|
8
|
UKR
|
Metallurg Zaporozhye
|
30
|
13
|
6
|
11
|
37
|
33
|
+4
|
32
|
9
|
UKR
|
Lokomotiv Kharkov
|
30
|
12
|
6
|
12
|
48
|
34
|
+14
|
30[b]
|
10
|
UKR
|
Metallurg Dnepropetrovsk
|
30
|
14
|
2
|
14
|
53
|
47
|
+6
|
30
|
11
|
RUS
|
Shakhtyor Stalinogorsk[c]
|
30
|
10
|
9
|
11
|
34
|
38
|
−4
|
29
|
12
|
UKR
|
Pishchevik Odessa[d]
|
30
|
11
|
5
|
14
|
39
|
47
|
−8
|
27
|
13
|
UKR
|
Spartak Uzhgorod
|
30
|
8
|
9
|
13
|
33
|
40
|
−7
|
25
|
14
|
LVA
|
Daugava Riga
|
30
|
6
|
10
|
14
|
29
|
57
|
−28
|
22
|
15
|
UKR
|
DOF Sevastopol
|
30
|
7
|
6
|
17
|
25
|
61
|
−36
|
20
|
16
|
EST
|
Dinamo Tallinn
|
30
|
2
|
6
|
22
|
22
|
78
|
−56
|
10[a]
|
- ^ a b +
- ^ -
- ^ Shakhtyor Mosbass relocated to Stalinogorsk.
- ^ Pishchevik Odessa was called Metallurg.
Number of teams by republics
Number
|
Union republics
|
Team(s)
|
8
|
Ukrainian SSR |
ODO Kiev, ODO Lvov, FC Metallurg Zaporozhye, FC Lokomotiv Kharkov, FC Metallurg Dnepropetrovsk, FC Pischevik Odessa, FC Spartak Uzhgorod, DOF Sevastopol
|
4
|
Russian SFSR |
FC Spartak Kalinin, FC Krasnoye Znamya Ivanovo, FC Krylya Sovetov Stupino, FC Shakhter Stalinogorsk
|
1
|
Moldavian SSR |
FC Burevestnik Kishinev
|
1
|
Lithuanian SSR |
FC Spartak Vilnius
|
1
|
Latvian SSR |
FC Daugava Riga
|
1
|
Estonian SSR |
FC Dinamo Tallinn
|
Zone II
Pos
|
Rep
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Promotion
|
1
|
RUS
|
ODO Sverdlovsk
|
30
|
20
|
5
|
5
|
56
|
23
|
+33
|
45
|
Promoted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
ARM
|
Spartak Yerevan
|
30
|
18
|
6
|
6
|
44
|
17
|
+27
|
42
|
|
3
|
GEO
|
ODO Tbilisi
|
30
|
18
|
5
|
7
|
61
|
32
|
+29
|
41
|
4
|
RUS
|
Torpedo Gorkiy
|
30
|
17
|
6
|
7
|
53
|
28
|
+25
|
40[a]
|
5
|
RUS
|
Neftyanik Krasnodar
|
30
|
17
|
4
|
9
|
60
|
39
|
+21
|
38
|
6
|
AZE
|
Neftyanik Baku
|
30
|
12
|
9
|
9
|
48
|
44
|
+4
|
33
|
7
|
RUS
|
Krylya Sovetov Voronezh
|
30
|
12
|
9
|
9
|
37
|
37
|
0
|
33
|
8
|
RUS
|
Zenit Kaliningrad (M.R.)
|
30
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
24
|
29
|
−5
|
28
|
9
|
RUS
|
Torpedo Rostov-na-Donu
|
30
|
9
|
9
|
12
|
35
|
52
|
−17
|
27
|
10
|
KAZ
|
Urozhai Alma-Ata[b]
|
30
|
7
|
12
|
11
|
24
|
32
|
−8
|
26
|
11
|
RUS
|
Krylya Sovetov Molotov
|
30
|
8
|
9
|
13
|
24
|
41
|
−17
|
25
|
12
|
RUS
|
Avangard Sverdlovsk
|
30
|
8
|
6
|
16
|
40
|
49
|
−9
|
22
|
13
|
RUS
|
Avangard Chelyabinsk
|
30
|
8
|
6
|
16
|
28
|
52
|
−24
|
22
|
14
|
UZB
|
Spartak Tashkent
|
30
|
6
|
9
|
15
|
26
|
44
|
−18
|
21
|
15
|
RUS
|
Torpedo Stalingrad
|
30
|
7
|
5
|
18
|
36
|
55
|
−19
|
19
|
16
|
RUS
|
Energiya Saratov
|
30
|
4
|
10
|
16
|
23
|
45
|
−22
|
18
|
- ^ -
- ^ Urozhai Alma-Ata was called Lokomotiv.
Number of teams by republics
Number
|
Union republics
|
Team(s)
|
11
|
Russian SFSR |
ODO Sverdlovsk, FC Torpedo Gorkiy, FC Neftianik Krasnodar, FC Krylia Sovetov Voronezh, FC Zenit Kaliningrad, FC Torpedo Rostov-na-Donu, FC Krylia Sovetov Molotov, FC Avangard Chelyabinsk, FC Avangard Sverdlovsk, FC Torpedo Stalingrad, FC Energia Saratov
|
1
|
Armenian SSR |
FC Spartak Yerevan
|
1
|
Georgian SSR |
ODO Tbilisi
|
1
|
Azerbaijan SSR |
FC Neftianik Baku
|
1
|
Kazakh SSR |
FC Urozhai Alma-Ata
|
1
|
Uzbek SSR |
FC Spartak Tashkent
|
See also
References
Soviet Class B seasons |
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