1966 Soviet Class A Second Group Explained
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
Top scorers
- 14 goals
- Zhak Suprikyan (Shirak Leninakan)
- 13 goals
- Bondo Giorgadze (Dinamo Batumi)
- Anatoliy Mironov (Kuban Krasnodar)
Number of teams by republics
Second subgroup
Top scorers
- 13 goals
- 12 goals
- János Gabovda (Lokomotiv Vinnitsa)
- 11 goals
- Vladimir Voinov (Dinamo Leningrad)
Number of teams by republics
| Number | Union republics | Team(s) |
|---|
| 11 | | 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 | | FC Dinamo Leningrad, FC Trud Voronezh, FC Sokol Saratov, FC Volga Kalinin, FC Shinnik Yaroslavl, FC Volga Gorkiy |
| 1 | | FC Avyntul Kishinev | |
Third subgroup
Top scorers
- 16 goals
- Viktor Abgoltz (Shakhter Karaganda)
- 14 goals
- Bohdan Keslo (Politotdel Tashkent Oblast)
- 13 goals
- Yusup Musayev (Alga Frunze)
- Boris Brykin (Temp Barnaul)
Number of teams by republics
| Number | Union republics | Team(s) |
|---|
| 11 | | 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 | | FC Politotdel Tashkent Oblast, FC Neftyanik Fergana |
| 2 | | FC Vostok Ust-Kamenogorsk, FC Shakhter Karaganda |
| 1 | | FC Alga Frunze |
| 1 | | FC Stroitel Ashkhabat |
| 1 | | FC Energetik Dushanbe | |
Final stage
For places 1-3
[Oct 25 – Nov 16]
For places 4-6
[Oct 29 – Nov 14]
See also
External links
