1970 Soviet Second Group (Class A), Zone 1
| Season | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Metalurh Zaporizhia[1] |
| Promoted | Metalurh Zaporizhia |
| Relegated | Desna Chernihiv (dissolved), Spartak Brest, Neman Grodno, Gomselmash Gomel, Baltika Kaliningrad (all four were moved to other Zone) |
| Top goalscorer | 20 – Valentyn Prylepskyi (Tavriya) |
← 1969 1971 → | |
The 1970 Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR was the 40th season of association football competition of the Ukrainian SSR, which was part of the Second Group of Soviet Class A in Zone 1. It was the eighth and last season in the Second Group of Soviet Class A.
The season started on 11 April 1970.
The 1970 Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR was won by FC Metalurh Zaporizhia.
Reorganization[edit]
In 1970–1971 the Soviet football league structure went through reformation. The Soviet Class A introduced an extra tier expanding from two to three in total. To the previous First and Second groups, there was introduced Higher (or Top) group. With this, many clubs that previously competed at the second tier (Second Group) were relegated to lower third tier (Second Group). Because of that, many clubs also moved two tiers either up the league's ladder.
Teams[edit]
Location map[edit]
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Relegated teams[edit]
18 clubs were relegated from the 1969 Second Group (Class A).
- FC Metalurh Zaporizhia
- SC Tavriya Simferopol
- FC Avtomobilist Zhytomyr
- FC Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv
- FC Azovets Zhdanov
- FC Zirka Kirovohrad
- FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi
- FC Lokomotyv Kherson
- FC Desna Chernihiv
- FC Shakhtar Horlivka
- FC Budivelnyk Poltava
- SKA Lviv
- FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
- FC Spartak Brest
- FC Avanhard Ternopil
- FC Neman Grodno
- FC Baltika Kaliningrad
- SKA Odessa
Promoted teams[edit]
All four teams technically were never promoted as they stayed at the third tier. Three clubs were moved from the 1969 Ukrainian Class B, one more from the 1969 Russian Class B, Zone 1.
Relocated and renamed teams[edit]
- none
Final standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Metalurh Zaporizhia (C, P)
|
42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 73 | 33 | +40 | 62 | Promoted |
| 2 | Tavriya Simferopol
|
42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 70 | 36 | +34 | 57 | |
| 3 | Avtomobilist Zhytomyr
|
42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 55 | |
| 4 | Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk
|
42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 50 | |
| 5 | Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv
|
42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 48 | |
| 6 | Azovets Zhdanov
|
42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 48 | |
| 7 | Zirka Kirovohrad
|
42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 47 | |
| 8 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi
|
42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 46 | |
| 9 | Shakhtar Kadiivka
|
42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 45 | |
| 10 | Lokomotyv Kherson
|
42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 44 | |
| 11 | Desna Chernihiv
|
42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 44 | Dissolved[2] |
| 12 | Shakhtar Horlivka
|
42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 41 | |
| 13 | Budivelnyk Poltava
|
42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 39 | |
| 14 | SKA Lviv
|
42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 39 | |
| 15 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
|
42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 38 | |
| 16 |  Spartak Brest
|
42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 37 | |
| 17 | Avanhard Ternopil
|
42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 36 | |
| 18 | Neman Grodno
|
42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 35 | |
| 19 |  Baltika Kaliningrad
|
42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 24 | 51 | −27 | 31 | |
| 20 | SKA Odessa
|
42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 30 | |
| 21 | Spartak Sumy
|
42 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 28 | |
| 22 | Gomselmash Gomel
|
42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 22 | 55 | −33 | 24 |
Top goalscorers[edit]
The following were the top goalscorers.
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Champions of the Ukrainian SSR 1936–1970 (Чемпіони УРСР 1936-1970). Kopanyi-myach.info
- ^ Mukha, V. Anatomy of fall. How was perishing FC Desna Chernihiv (Анатомія падіння. Як гинула чернігівська «Десна»). Sport.ua (Ukrayinskyi Futbol). 10 July 2010
External links[edit]
- 1970 season regulations. Luhansk football portal
- 1970 Soviet Second League, Zone 1 (Ukrainian SSR football championship). Luhansk football portal
- 1971 Soviet championships (all leagues) at helmsoccer.narod.ru
- Class "A" – Druha Hrupa (Zone 1) – 1970 (Клас "А" - Друга група (1 зона) - 1970). ukr-football.org