1966 Soviet Class A Second Group

Soviet Class A Second Group
Season1966
ChampionsFK Žalgiris Vilnius
FC Zaria Lugansk
Politotdel Tashkent Region
PromotedFC Zaria Lugansk
← 1965
1967 →

The 1966 Soviet Class A Second Group was the fourth season of the Soviet Class A Second Group football competitions that was established in 1963. It was also the 26th season of the Soviet second-tier league competition. The competitions became again split completely by geographical principle as before the 1963 league's consolidation reform.

First stage

First subgroup

Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 LTU Žalgiris Vilnius 32 18 7 7 45 23 +22 43
2 RUS Textilshchik Ivanovo 32 13 15 4 52 26 +26 39[a]
3 RUS Kuban Krasnodar 32 15 9 8 46 19 +27 39
4 AZE Dinamo Kirovabad 32 12 15 5 35 17 +18 39[b]
5 RUS Rubin Kazan 32 15 9 8 32 23 +9 39[b]
6 LVA Daugava Riga 32 13 10 9 43 32 +11 36
7 GEO Lokomotiv Tbilisi 32 12 12 8 43 38 +5 36
8 RUS Terek Grozny 32 11 11 10 26 28 −2 33
9 GEO Dinamo Batumi 32 12 8 12 35 36 −1 32[b]
10 RUS Spartak Nalchik 32 12 8 12 26 33 −7 32[b]
11 RUS RostSelMash Rostov-na-Donu 32 8 13 11 37 42 −5 29
12 RUS Traktor Volgograd 32 10 9 13 31 37 −6 29
13 RUS Dinamo Stavropol 32 8 11 13 24 32 −8 27[b]
14 RUS Baltika Kaliningrad 32 8 10 14 20 32 −12 26[b]
15 BLR Spartak Gomel 32 7 12 13 16 29 −13 26
16 ARM Shirak Leninakan 32 7 8 17 25 55 −30 22[b]
17 EST Dinamo Tallinn 32 4 7 21 16 50 −34 15
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 2 points deducted?
  2. ^ a b c d e f g +

Top scorers

14 goals
13 goals

Number of teams by republics

Number Union republics Team(s)
9  Russian SFSR FC Tekstilschik Ivanovo, FC Kuban Krasnodar, FC Rubin Kazan, FC Terek Grozny, FC Spartak Nalchik, FC Rostselmash Rostov-na-Donu, FC Traktor Volgograd, FC Dinamo Stavropol, FC Baltika Kaliningrad
2  Georgian SSR FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi, FC Dinamo Batumi
1  Lithuanian SSR FK Žalgiris Vilnius
1  Azerbaijan SSR FC Dinamo Kirovabad
1  Latvian SSR FC Daugava Riga
1  Belarusian SSR FC Spartak Gomel
1  Armenian SSR FC Shirak Leninakan
1  Estonian SSR FC Dinamo Tallinn

Second subgroup

Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 UKR Zarya Lugansk 34 16 12 6 33 15 +18 44
2 UKR SKA Kiev 34 17 7 10 42 36 +6 41[a]
3 UKR SKA Lvov 34 15 10 9 44 29 +15 40[a]
4 UKR Lokomotiv Vinnitsa 34 13 13 8 34 30 +4 39
5 RUS Dinamo Leningrad 34 15 8 11 40 32 +8 38
6 RUS Trud Voronezh 34 13 11 10 31 31 0 37
7 UKR Metallurg Zaporozhye 34 12 12 10 35 28 +7 36
8 UKR Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk 34 11 12 11 33 27 +6 34
9 RUS Sokol Saratov 34 11 11 12 25 30 −5 33[a]
10 UKR Avangard Kharkov 34 6 20 8 22 23 −1 32
11 RUS Volga Kalinin 34 11 10 13 32 46 −14 32
12 UKR Tavria Simferopol 34 10 11 13 29 33 −4 31[a]
13 MDA Avyntul Kishinev[b] 34 8 15 11 23 29 −6 31
14 UKR Karpaty Lvov 34 8 14 12 23 23 0 30
15 UKR Sudostroitel Nikolayev 34 8 14 12 27 31 −4 30[a]
16 RUS Shinnik Yaroslavl 34 7 16 11 36 42 −6 30
17 RUS Volga Gorkiy 34 7 15 12 21 26 −5 29
18 UKR Zvezda Kirovograd 34 5 15 14 18 37 −19 25[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f +
  2. ^ Avyntul Kishinev was called Moldova.

Top scorers

13 goals
12 goals
11 goals

Number of teams by republics

Number Union republics Team(s)
11  Ukrainian SSR FC Zaria Lugansk, SKA Kiev, SKA Lvov, FC Lokomotiv Vinnitsa, FC Metallurg Zaporozhye, FC Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, FC Avangard Kharkov, SC Tavria Simferopol, FC Karpaty Lvov, FC Sudostroitel Nikolayev, FC Zirka Kirovograd
6  Russian SFSR FC Dinamo Leningrad, FC Trud Voronezh, FC Sokol Saratov, FC Volga Kalinin, FC Shinnik Yaroslavl, FC Volga Gorkiy
1  Moldavian SSR FC Avyntul Kishinev

Third subgroup

Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 UZB Politotdel Tashkent Region 34 17 9 8 36 26 +10 43
2 KAZ Shakhtyor Karaganda 34 18 6 10 43 26 +17 42
3 RUS Stroitel Ufa 34 13 16 5 40 31 +9 42[a]
4 KGZ Alga Frunze 34 12 14 8 50 32 +18 38
5 RUS Luch Vladivostok 34 16 6 12 40 27 +13 38[a]
6 RUS UralMash Sverdlovsk 34 14 10 10 44 33 +11 38
7 RUS Lokomotiv Chelyabinsk 34 12 11 11 35 26 +9 35
8 TKM Stroitel Ashkhabad 34 14 7 13 41 40 +1 35
9 TJK Energetik Dushanbe 34 10 14 10 39 42 −3 34
10 RUS Temp Barnaul 34 12 9 13 37 33 +4 33[a]
11 RUS Kuzbass Kemerovo[b] 34 11 11 12 27 32 −5 33[a]
12 RUS SKA Khabarovsk 34 11 11 12 28 34 −6 33[a]
13 RUS SKA Novosibirsk 34 11 9 14 23 33 −10 31
14 RUS Torpedo Tomsk 34 11 8 15 27 35 −8 30[a]
15 RUS Irtysh Omsk 34 9 10 15 26 38 −12 28[a]
16 RUS Zvezda Perm 34 7 13 14 25 37 −12 27[a]
17 KAZ Vostok Ust-Kamenogorsk 34 11 5 18 35 50 −15 27[a]
18 UZB Neftyanik Fergana 34 7 11 16 22 43 −21 25[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j +
  2. ^ Kuzbass Kemerovo was called Khimik.

Top scorers

16 goals
14 goals
13 goals

Number of teams by republics

Number Union republics Team(s)
11  Russian SFSR FC Stroitel Ufa, FC Luch Vladivostok, FC UralMash Sverdlovsk, FC Lokomotiv Chelyabinsk, FC Temp Barnaul, FC Kuzbass Kemerevo, SKA Khabarovsk, SKA Novosibirsk, FC Torpedo Tomsk, FC Irtysh Omsk, FC Zvezda Perm
2  Uzbek SSR FC Politotdel Tashkent Oblast, FC Neftyanik Fergana
2  Kazakh SSR FC Vostok Ust-Kamenogorsk, FC Shakhter Karaganda
1  Kyrgyz SSR FC Alga Frunze
1  Turkmen SSR FC Stroitel Ashkhabat
1  Tajik SSR FC Energetik Dushanbe

Final stage

For places 1-3

[Oct 25 – Nov 16]
Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 UKR Zarya Lugansk 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3 6 Promoted
2 LTU Žalgiris Vilnius 4 2 1 1 2 2 0 5
3 UZB Politotdel Tashkent Region 4 0 1 3 1 4 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]

For places 4-6

[Oct 29 – Nov 14]
Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 KAZ Shakhtyor Karaganda 4 1 3 0 3 2 +1 5
5 RUS Textilshchik Ivanovo 4 1 2 1 1 4 −3 4
6 UKR SKA Kiev 4 1 1 2 6 4 +2 3[a]
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ +

See also