The 1959 Football Championship of UkrSSR were part of the 1959 Soviet republican football competitions in the Soviet Ukraine. This was the last time such competitions were conducted at this level. The next season competitions were merged with Class B competitions.
Some 80 teams participated this season and were originally split into 10 groups of eight teams each. The first stage lasted from July 5 to October 4. Winners of all qualification groups formed two semifinal groups which were taking place in Kharkiv and Drohobych on October 17-24. Top two team of semifinal groups proceeded to the final group which was taking place in Kyiv on October 28-31. All final group participants were admitted to the 1960 Ukrainian Class B except for SKVO Odesa, a team of which already competed at team of master's at the level. In addition, eight more teams were admitted to the Class B including six teams from qualification groups.
Following this season, there were established such teams of masters in Ukraine such as FC Mariupol, FC Volyn Lutsk, FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, FC Avanhard Sumy, FC Desna Chernihiv.
There also were some clone teams that competed at republican level as well as the All-Union level, among which are Avanhard Mykolaiv, SKVO Odesa, Avanhard Simferopol, Chervona Zirka Kirovohrad.
Teams Debut: Khimik Makiivka, Avanhard Dniprodzerzhynsk, Komintern Q/A Kryvyi Rih, KremHESbud, Chervona Zirka Kirovohrad, Avanhard Voznesensk, Avanhard Uman, Avanhard Sumy, Kolhospnyk-2 Poltava, Avanhard Malyn, Chervonohvardiyets Odesa Returning: Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka (one season), Shakhtar Rutchenkove (seven seasons), Avanhard Simferopol (one season), Spartak Kharkiv (one season), Avanhard Druzhkivka (19 seasons), Avanhard Pryluky (one season), Vodnyk Izmail (six seasons) Renamed: Ordzhonikidze Factory Chasiv Yar → Avanhard Chasiv Yar, Avanhard Chernihiv → Chernihiv, Avanhard Mohyliv-Podilskyi → Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Vinnytsia → Avanhard Vinnytsia
Location map
Qualification groups Group 1
Last season: Budivelnyk Zaporizhia, Avanhard Velykyi Tokmak, Avanhard Kherson
Group 2
Last season: Burevisnyk Melitopol, Mashynobudivnyk Zaporizhia, Mashynobudivnyk Dnipropetrovsk, Shakhtar Rutchenkove, Avanhard Berdiansk
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Group 9
Group 10
Semifinal groups Group 1
Group 2
Final
Champions Avanhard Zhovti Vody: Yuriy Zinchenko (goalie), Anatoliy Kokhanov (goalie), Leonid Trypolskyi, Aleksandr Lunin (RUS), Anatoliy Havryuk, Leontiy Dobrov, Vladimir Tupichev (RUS), Viktor Stryzhak, Hennadiy Kyrylov, Viktor Sukovitsyn (RUS), Boris Fisher (EST), Borys Tiahai, Viktor Frolov, Yuliy Dmitriyev (RUS).
Coach: Matviy Cherkaskyi
Promoted teams Final group (3): Avanhard Zhovti Vody, Torpedo-KhTZ Kharkiv, Naftovyk Drohobych Other participants (6): Dynamo Khmelnytskyi (7th in group 8), Avanhard Chernivtsi (3rd in group 9), Khimik Severodonetsk (2nd in group 4), Avanhard Sumy (2nd in group 7), Avanhard Kramatorsk (8th in group 3), Avanhard Zhdanov (2nd in group 1) Other teams that did not participate (2): Avanhard Chernihiv, Avanhard Lutsk
Other notes FC Shakhtar Rutchenkove (5th in group 2) merged with FC Avanhard Zhdanov SKVO Odessa was fielding in tournament its reserve squad having its master team already in Class B competitions
Ukrainian clubs at the All-Union level The Ukrainian SSR was presented with 28 teams of masters (exhibition teams) at the All-Union level:
Group A: Dynamo Kyiv, Shakhtar Stalino
Group B: Avanhard Mykolaiv, Metalurh Dnipropetrovsk, Metalurh Zaporizhia, Spartak Kherson, Khimik Dniprodzerzhynsk // Avanhard Kharkiv, Kolhospnyk Cherkasy, Arsenal Kyiv, Zirka Kirovohrad, Avanhard Zhytomyr, Avanhard Kryvyi Rih, Kolhospnyk Poltava // – // Lokomotyv Vinnytsia, SKVO Odesa, Chornomorets Odesa, SKVO Lviv, Spartak Uzhhorod, Kolhospnyk Rivno, SCCF Sevastopol, Avanhard Simferopol, Spartak Stanislav, Avanhard Ternopil // Trudovi Rezervy Luhansk, Lokomotyv Stalino, Shakhtar Kadiivka, Shakhtar Horlivka
Number of teams by region Number RegionTeam(s)Ukrainian SSRAll-Union8 (3)Avanhard Zhdanov, Shakhtar Rutchenkove, Avanhard Chasiv Yar, Avanhard Yenakieve, Avanhard Kramatorsk, Avanhard Druzhkivka, Shakhtar Chystiakove, Khimik MakiivkaShakhtar Stalino, Lokomotyv Stalino, Shakhtar Horilvka6 (3)Metalurh Nikopol, Mashynobudivnyk Dnipropetrovsk, Avanhard Ordzhonikidze, Avanhard Zhovti Vody, Avanhard Dniprodzerzhynsk, r/u imeni Kominterna Kryvyi RihMetalurh Dnipropetrovsk, Khimik Dniprodzerzhynsk, Avanhard Kryvyi Rih6 (2)Metalurh Voroshylovsk, Shakhtar Bryanka, Khimik Rubizhne, Khimik Severodonetsk, Avanhard Luhansk, Shakhtar SverdlovskTrudovi Rezervy Luhansk, Shakhtar Kadiivka5 (1)Budivelnyk Zaporizhia, Avanhard Velykyi Tokmak, Budivelnyk Melitopol, Mashynobudivnyk Zaporizhia, Avanhard BerdianskMetalurh Zaporizhia4 (2)Zhovtnevyi Raion (Temp) Kyiv, Spartak Bila Tserkva, Torpedo Kyiv, DRVZ KyivDynamo Kyiv, Arsenal Kyiv4 (1)Spartak Kharkiv, Lokomotyv Lozova, Torpedo Kharkiv, ChuhuivAvanhard Kharkiv4 (1)Avanhard Berezynka (Mukachevo), Avanhard Uzhhorod, Kolhospnyk Berehove, Avanhard VynohradoveSpartak Uzhhorod4 (0)Shakhtar Konotop, Torpedo Sumy, Avanhard Sumy, Avanhard Shostka –3 (2)SKVO Odesa (klubnaya), Chervonohvardiyets Odesa, Vodnyk IzmailChornomorets Odesa, SKVO Odesa3 (2)Avanhard Sevastopol, Metalurh Kerch, Avanhard Simferopol (klubnaya)SKCF Sevastopol, Avanhard Simferopol3 (1)Avanhard Mykolaiv (klubnaya), Pervomaisk, Avanhard VoznesenskAvanhard Mykolaiv3 (1)Shakhtar Oleksandriya, Kremhesbud, Chervona Zirka KirovohradZirka Kirovohrad3 (1)Lokomotyv Poltava, Avanhard Kryukiv, Kolhospnyk-2 PoltavaKolhospnyk Poltava3 (1)Avanhard Kolomyia, Kharchovyk Stanislav, Khimik KalushSpartak Stanislav3 (0)GDO Lutsk, Shakhtar Novovolynsk, Volodymyr-Volynskyi –2 (1)Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka, Avanhard KhersonSpartak Kherson2 (1)Avanhard Uman, Shakhtar VatutineKolhospnyk Cherkasy2 (1)Shakhtar Korostyshiv, Avanhard MalynAvanhard Zhytomyr2 (1)Mohiliv-Podilskyi, Avanhard VinnytsiaLokomotyv Vinnytsia2 (0)Avanhard Pryluky, Chernihiv –2 (0)Burevisnyk Kamianets-Podilskyi, Dynamo Khmelnytskyi –1 (1)Avanhard LvivSKVO Lviv1 (1)Avanhard RivnoKolhospnyk Rivne1 (1)ChortkivAvanhard Ternopil1 (0)Avanhard Chernivtsi, Mashynobudivnyk Chernivtsi –1 (0) Drohobych OblastNaftovyk Drohobych –
See also 1964 KFK competitions (Ukraine) 1959 Football Cup of Ukrainian SSR among KFK
References
External links 1959. Football Championship of the UkrSSR (1959. Первенство УССР.) Luhansk Nash Futbol (www.football.lg.ua). Чемпионат УССР 1959. footballfacts.ru. Group 1: ukr-football.org.ua Group 2: ukr-football.org.ua Group 3: ukr-football.org.ua Group 4: ukr-football.org.ua Group 5: ukr-football.org.ua Group 6: ukr-football.org.ua Final: ukr-football.org.ua