The 1952 Soviet Class B football championship.
FC Lokomotiv Kharkov winning the championship.
Teams Relegated teams Two teams were relegated from the 1951 Soviet Class A (top tier). VMS Moscow (return after a year absence) FC Torpedo Gorkiy (return after a year absence)
Promoted teams Two teams received direct promotion. One team were promoted from republican competitions through last year post-season playoffs. DO Tbilisi – Winner of the 1951 Football Championship of the Georgian SSR (return after a two-year absence) DO Sverdlovsk – Winner of the 1951 Football Championship of the Russian SFSR (return after a two-year absence) DO Kiev – Winner of the 1951 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR and promotion play-off (return after a two-year absence)
First stage Group Kharkov
Group Ivanovo
Group Baku
Second stage For places 1-9
For places 10-18 Played in Rostov-na-Donu
Relegation play-off To the play-off qualified the champion of the 1952 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR and the worst Ukrainian team of masters of the 1952 Soviet Class B.
Number of teams by republics Number Union republics Team(s)5VMS MoscowFC Krasnoye Znamya Ivanovo, FC Torpedo Stalingrad, FC Torpedo Gorkiy, DO Sverdlovsk2FC Lokomotiv Kharkov, DO Kiev1FC Spartak Vilnius1DO Tashkent1FC Krasnaya Zvezda Petrozavodsk1FC Spartak Asgabat1DO Tbilisi1FC Dinamo Alma-Ata1FC Kalev Tallinn1FC Dinamo Yerevan1FC Neftianik Baku1FC Burevestnik Kishinev1FC Dinamo Stalinobad
See also 1952 Soviet Class A 1952 Soviet Cup
References
1952 at rsssf.com