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 World War II 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. From all Ukrainian teams (4) that took part in the war championship of the Top League, only Dynamo were allowed to stay while the other three were placed in a tier below. Notable is the fact that season saw participation of two teams from the
Moscow Military District
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(VVS and MVO) both of which finished at the top of season table, yet missing a promotion after allowing Krylya Sovetov to squeeze by.
Teams
* Former Gruppa A participants:
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FC Stakhanovets Stalino
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FC Pishchevik Odessa
* Former Gruppa B participants
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FC Spartak Leningrad
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FC Dinamo Yerevan
FC Dinamo Yerevan (), was an Armenian football club from the capital Yerevan.
History
The club was founded in 1936 during the Soviet period, winning many titles of the Armenian SSR championship.
After a long retirement from professional footbal ...
(before the war Spartak Yerevan)
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FC Torpedo Gorkiy
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FC Tekstilschik Ivanovo (last played in 1939)
League standings
Number of teams by republics
See also
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Soviet First League
The Soviet First League in football () was the second highest division of Soviet football,Evgeni Kazakov. The Soviet First Football League (Первая лига СССР по футболу)''. History of Soviet football championships. Volume 1 ...
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1945 Soviet First Group
External links
1945 Soviet Second Group RSSSF.
{{Soviet First League seasons
1936
Events January–February
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Soviet
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Soviet
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...