1945 Soviet First League

The 1945 Soviet First League was the first post-war season and the fifth since the establishing of the second tier. The tier was named the Second Group which before carried name Group B.

After the Great Patriotic War some team managed to preserve themselves since the last season which was played five years ago in 1940. The following teams returned to the league Spartak Leningrad, Pishchevik Odessa, Torpedo Gorky, Dinamo (Spartak) Yerevan. The rest 14 teams were newly formed. Notable is the fact that season saw participation of two teams from the Moscow Military District (VVS and MVO) both of which finished at the top of season table, yet missing a promotion after allowing Krylya Sovetov to squeeze by.

League Standings

No Club GP W D L GF-GA Pts Rpblc
1 FC Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev(P) 42 25 12 5 68-31 62  Russian SFSR
2 VVS Moscow 42 23 13 6 59-26 58  Russian SFSR
3 MVO Moscow 42 19 15 8 65-35 50  Russian SFSR
4 DKA Tbilisi 42 19 8 15 55-45 46  Georgian SSR
5 FC Stakhanovets Stalino 42 17 12 13 62-46 46  Ukrainian SSR
6 FC Torpedo Gorky 42 16 14 12 46-36 44  Russian SFSR
7 FC Pishchevik Odessa 42 16 12 14 47-44 44  Ukrainian SSR
8 FC Lokomotiv Kharkov 42 15 10 17 58-63 40  Ukrainian SSR
9 FC Krylya Sovetov Molotov 42 14 12 16 54-53 40  Russian SFSR
10 FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo 42 14 13 15 49-55 40  Russian SFSR
11 DKA Novosibirsk 42 16 7 19 40-56 39  Russian SFSR
12 FC Dinamo Yerevan 42 15 9 18 45-54 39  Armenian SSR
13 FC Traktor Chelyabinsk 42 15 8 19 55-59 38  Russian SFSR
14 FC Dinamo Baku 42 13 15 14 46-52 38  Azerbaijan SSR
15 KBF Leningrad 42 13 15 14 46-60 38  Russian SFSR
16 FC Uralmash Sverdlovsk 42 13 10 19 45-50 36  Russian SFSR
17 FC Spartak Leningrad 42 12 12 18 37-46 36  Russian SFSR
18 FC Trudovye Rezervy Moscow 42 12 12 18 37-46 36  Russian SFSR
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