From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
1963 Soviet Class A Second Group
The 1963 Soviet Class A Second Group was the inaugural season of the Soviet Class A Second Group football competitions that was reorganized based on the best teams of the 1962 Soviet Class B season. It was also the 23rd season of the Soviet second tier league competition.
The league was consolidated into a single group of 18 clubs.
Qualified teams
| Team | Class B zones and position in 1962 |
|---|---|
| Daugava Riga | Class A (relegation) |
| Žalgiris Vilnius | Class A (relegation) |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | I Zone (Russia) |
| Trud Voronezh | II Zone (Russia) |
| Kuban Krasnodar | III Zone (Russia) |
| Traktor Volgograd | III Zone (Russia) |
| UralMash Sverdlovsk | IV Zone (Russia) |
| Lokomotiv Chelyabinsk | IV Zone (Russia) |
| SKA Novosibirsk | V Zone (Russia) |
| Chernomorets Odessa | I Zone (Ukraine) |
| Metallurg Zaporozhye | II Zone (Ukraine) |
| Trudoviye Rezervy Lugansk | III Zone (Ukraine) |
| Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | III Zone (Ukraine) |
| Lokomotiv Gomel | I Zone (Union rep) |
| Shakhtyor Karaganda | II Zone (Union rep) |
| Alga Frunze | II Zone (Union rep) |
| Volga Gorkiy | new |
| Karpaty Lvov | new |
Notes:
- FC Kuban Krasnodar was previously called as Spartak.
- FC Volga Gorkiy was added after merger of Torpedo Gorkiy and Raketa Gorkiy.
- FC Karpaty Lvov replaced SKA Lvov.
Final standings
Top scorers
;13 goals
- Anatoli Isayev (Shinnik Yaroslavl)
- Viktor Korolkov (Shakhter Karaganda)
;12 goals
- Valentyn Hrishyn (Trudovye Rezervy Lugansk)
- Albert Liber (Trud Voronezh)
;11 goals
- Vitaliy Kovalenko (Metallurg Zaporozhie)
Number of teams by republics
| Number | Union republics | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Russian SFSR | FC Shinnik Yaroslavl, FC Trud Voronezh, FC Kuban Krasnodar, FC Traktor Volgograd, FC UralMash Sverdlovsk, FC Lokomotiv Chelyabinsk, SKA Novosibirsk, FC Volga Gorkiy |
| 5 | Ukrainian SSR | FC Chernomorets Odessa, FC Metallurg Zaporozhye, FC Trudoviye Rezervy Lugansk, FC Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, FC Karpaty Lvov |
| 1 | Latvian SSR | FC Daugava Riga |
| 1 | Lithuanian SSR | FK Žalgiris Vilnius |
| 1 | Belarusian SSR | FC Lokomotiv Gomel |
| 1 | Kazakh SSR | FC Shakhter Karaganda |
| 1 | Kyrgyz SSR | FC Alga Frunze |
This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.
Ask Mako anything about 1963 Soviet Class A Second Group — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Research with MakoFree with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up freeThis content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.
Report