The 1945 Soviet First League was the first post-war season and the fifth since the establishing of the second tier. The tier was named the Second Group which before carried name Group B.
After the World War II some team managed to preserve themselves since the last season which was played five years ago in 1940. The following teams returned to the league Spartak Leningrad, Pishchevik Odessa, Torpedo Gorky, Dinamo (Spartak) Yerevan. From all Ukrainian teams (4) that took part in the war championship of the Top League, only Dynamo were allowed to stay while the other three were placed in a tier below. Notable is the fact that season saw participation of two teams from the Moscow Military District (VVS and MVO) both of which finished at the top of season table, yet missing a promotion after allowing Krylya Sovetov to squeeze by.
Teams Former Gruppa A participants: FC Stakhanovets Stalino FC Pishchevik Odessa
Former Gruppa B participants FC Spartak Leningrad FC Dinamo Yerevan (before the war Spartak Yerevan) FC Torpedo Gorkiy FC Tekstilschik Ivanovo (last played in 1939)
League standings
Number of teams by republics Number Union republics Team(s)12VVS Moscow, MVO Moscow, KBF Leningrad, FC Spartak Leningrad, FC Trudovye Rezervy MoscowFC Tekstilschik Ivanovo, FC Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev, FC Torpedo Gorky, FC Krylia Sovetov Molotov, FC Traktor Chelyabinsk, FC Uralmash Sverdlovsk, DKA Novosibirsk3FC Stakhanovets Stalino, FC Pischevik Odessa, FC Lokomotiv Kharkov1DKA Tbilisi1FC Dinamo Yerevan1FC Dinamo Baku
See also Soviet First League 1945 Soviet First Group
External links 1945 Soviet Second Group. RSSSF.