1973 Soviet Second League, Zone 1

See also: 1973 Soviet Second League
Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR
Season1973
ChampionsTavriya Simferopol
PromotedTavriya Simferopol
RelegatedShakhtar Horlivka, Shakhtar Makiivka, Shakhtar Kadiivka, Khimik Severodonetsk, Metalurh Zhdanov, Lokomotyv Donetsk
Top goalscorer28 – Mykola Rusyn (Hoverla Uzhhorod)
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The 1973 Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR was the 43rd season of association football competition of the Ukrainian SSR, which was part of the Soviet Second League in Zone 1. The season started on 31 March 1973.

The 1974 Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR was won by SC Tavriya Simferopol.

At the end of the season all six teams from Eastern Ukraine withdrew from competitions.

Teams

Location map

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Locations of teams in Second League, Zone 6

Relegated teams

  • none

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tavriya Simferopol (C, P) 44 26 6 4 8 75 36 +39 58 Promoted
2 Avtomobilist Zhytomyr 44 25 3 2 14 62 36 +26 53
3 Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv 44 23 6 7 8 69 35 +34 52
4 Hoverla Uzhhorod 44 24 3 5 12 65 52 +13 51
5 Lokomotyv Vinnytsia 44 18 11 5 10 64 33 +31 47
6 Shakhtar Horlivka 44 18 9 3 14 58 47 +11 45 Withdrew
7 Avanhard Sevastopol 44 16 13 3 12 44 40 +4 45
8 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 44 18 6 10 10 53 45 +8 42
9 Dynamo Khmelnytskyi 44 18 5 10 11 57 45 +12 41
10 Lokomotyv Kherson 44 17 5 10 12 49 33 +16 39
11 SC Chernihiv 44 18 2 6 18 63 56 +7 38
12 Zirka Kirovohrad 44 16 4 6 18 63 57 +6 36
13 Shakhtar Makiivka 44 15 5 9 15 50 48 +2 35 Withdrew
14 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 44 14 7 5 18 44 52 −8 35
15 Khimik Severodonetsk 44 12 9 5 18 51 64 −13 33 Withdrew
16 Frunzenets Sumy 44 14 4 7 19 49 47 +2 32
17 Shakhtar Kadiivka 44 15 2 3 24 42 70 −28 32 Withdrew
18 Kolos Poltava 44 12 7 1 24 44 68 −24 31
19 SC Lutsk 44 11 8 3 22 25 50 −25 30
20 Budivelnyk Ternopil 44 13 3 13 15 45 55 −10 29
21 Avanhard Rovno 44 11 5 7 21 34 57 −23 27
22 Lokomotyv Donetsk 44 9 6 5 24 35 72 −37 24 Withdrew
23 Metalurh Zhdanov 44 10 4 4 26 41 84 −43 24
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Penalty shoot-out was introduced this season. The shoot-out would take place in case when the regular game time ended in draw. Depending on outcome, its winner was awarded a point (same as for a draw) and the loser received no points.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted

Top goalscorers

The following were the top goalscorers.

# Scorer Goals
(Pen.) 		Team
1 Mykola Rusyn 28 Hoverla Uzhhorod
2 Yuri Adzhem 17 Tavriya Simferopol
3 Viktor Kashchei 16 Zirka Kirovohrad
Valentyn Dzioba 16 SC Chernihiv
5 Volodymyr Chyrva 15 Avtomobilist Zhytomyr
Volodymyr Dzyuba 15 Lokomotyv Vinnytsia
7 Aleksandr Kotov 14 Zirka Kirovohrad
Volodymyr Voronyuk 14 Bukovyna Chernivtsi
9 Ruslan Suanov 13 Dynamo Khmelnytskyi
Viktor Klochko 13 Dynamo Khmelnytskyi

See also