The 1939 Gruppa B was fourth season of the Soviet (second tier) professional football competitions. The second tier competitions were revived after last year merger.
Teams Relegated There were 12 teams relegated from the 1938 Gruppa A. Burevestnik Moscow – 26th place (debut) Krylya Sovetov Moscow – 25th place (debut) Lokomotiv Kiev – 17th place (debut) Lokomotiv Tbilisi – 24th place (debut) Pischevik Moscow – 23rd place (debut) Spartak Kharkov – 21st place (debut) Zenit Leningrad – 22nd place (debut) Selmash Kharkov – 15th place (returning after two seasons, previously as Serp i Molot Kharkov) Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu – 18th place (returning after a season) FC Temp Baku – 19th place (returning after a season) Spartak Leningrad – 20th place (returning after a season) Stalinets Moscow – 16th place (returning after a season)
Promoted Dinamo Batumi – Champion of the Georgian SSR (debut) Dzerzhinets Voroshilovgrad – Champion at Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR (debut) Spartak Yerevan – Champion of the Armenian SSR (debut) Spartak Minsk – 3rd place at Football Championship of the Belarusian SSR (debut) Dinamo Kazan – (returning after a season) Dinamo Kharkov – (debut, previously withdrew before the 1936 spring competition) Avangard Leningrad – (debut) Osnova Ivanovo – (debut) Stal Dnepropetrovsk – (debut) Sudostroitel Nikolayev – (debut) Torpedo Gorkiy – (debut)
League standings
Top scorers RankScorerTeamGoals(Pen.)1Nikolai KorzunovDinamo Rostov-na-Donu192Aleksei KasimovPischevik Moscow163Viktor OsminkinKrylya Sovetov Moscow144Vasiliy MakarovDinamo Kharkov135Aleksandr AndrenkoSelmash Kharkov11Yevgeniy ShelaginSpartak Leningrad11Matvei YenushkovKrylya Sovetov Moscow11Pyotr YurchenkoDzerzhinets Voroshilovgrad11
Number of teams by republics Number Union republics Team(s)11FC Krylia Sovetov Moscow, FC Pischevik Moscow, FC Spartak Leningrad, FC Burevestnik Moscow, FC Stalinets Moscow, FC Avangard Leningrad, FC Zenit LeningradFC Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu, FC Torpedo Gorky, FC Osnova Ivanovo, FC Dinamo Kazan7FC Dinamo Kharkov, FC Sudostroitel Nikolaev, FC Selmash Kharkov, FC Lokomotiv Kiev, FC Stal Dnepropetrovsk, FC Dzerzhinets Voroshilovgrad, FC Spartak Kharkov2FC Lokomotiv Tbilisi, FC Dinamo Batumi1FC Temp Baku1FC Spartak Yerevan1FC Spartak Minsk
See also 1939 Soviet Top League
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