The 1946 Vtoraya Gruppa was the 7th season of the Soviet second tier football competitions and the 2nd following the War.
In the 1946 season, VVS Moscow finished top of the Southern Group, and FC Pishchevik Moscow finished top of the Eastern Group. VVS won the two-leg playoff.
The number of participating teams was increased from 18 to 26 and split into two groups of 13.
Teams Relegated teams FC Lokomotiv Moscow – placed last (12th) in the 1945 Soviet Top League (debut)
Promoted teams FC Burevestnik Moscow – (returning, last competed in 1940) FC Pischevik Moscow – (returning, last competed in 1940) FC Sudostroitel Nikolaev – (returning, last competed in 1940) FC Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu – (returning, last competed in 1939) FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi – (returning, last competed in 1939) FC Stal Dnepropetrovsk – (returning, last competed in 1939) DO Sverdlovsk – (debut) FC Elektrosila Leningrad – (debut) FC Neftyanik Baku – (debut) FC Pischevik Leningrad – (debut) FC VMS Moscow – (debut)
League standings Southern Group
Eastern Group All Russia
Play off VVS - Pishchevik 3:2 1:0 (first game on September 18, second - September 22, all in Moscow)
Number of teams by republics Number Union republics Team(s)17VVS Moscow, FC Trudovye Rezervy Moscow, FC Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Pischevik Moscow, MVO Moscow, FC Spartak Leningrad, VMS Moscow, FC Burevestnik Moscow, FC Elektrosila Leningrad, FC Pischevik LeningradFC Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu, FC Torpedo Gorky, DO Novosibirsk, FC Dinamo Ivanovo, FC Krylia Sovetov Molotov, FC Dzerzhinets Chelyabinsk, DO Sverdlovsk5FC Lokomotiv Kharkov, FC Pischevik Odessa, FC Shakhter Stalino, FC Stal Dnepropetrovsk, FC Sudostroitel Nikolaev2ODO Tbilisi, FC Lokomotiv Tbilisi1FC Neftianik Baku1FC Dinamo Yerevan
See also 1946 Soviet First Group
References
External links 1946 Soviet Second Group. RSSSF