The 1953 Soviet Class B was the fourth season in Soviet Class B and 14th in second tier. It involved a participation of 27 teams. Started on May 2, it continued to September 27, 1953.
FC Dinamo Minsk has won the competition.
The competition consisted of two stages. At the first stage, teams were split in three groups playing each other home-away double round-robin tournament. At the second stage, teams played with their counterparts from other two groups however the top two teams from each group formed the first pool which was the only one consisting of 6 teams, while other consisted of 3 teams.
Teams Relegated teams Four teams were relegated from the 1952 Soviet Class A (top tier). VVS Moscow (return after a six-year absence) FC Daugava Riga (return after a four-year absence) FC Shakhter Donetsk (return after a four-year absence) FC Dinamo Minsk (return after a year absence)
Promoted teams Torpedo Rostov-na-Donu – debut Zenit Kaliningrad – return after a three-year absence, Champion of the 1952 KFK competitions Russian SFSR (as "Zavod imeni Kalinina")1952 KFK competitions Russian SFSR. footballfacts.ru1952 KFC competitions. regional-football.ru Spartak Kalinin – return after a three-year absence Avangard Chelyabinsk – return after a two-year absence Krylia Sovetov Molotov – return after a three-year absence, placed 9th in the 1952 KFK competitions Russian SFSR (as "SC imeni Stalina")1952 KFK competitions Russian SFSR. footballfacts.ru1952 KFC competitions. regional-football.ru Avangard Sverdlovsk – return after a three-year absence KBF Tallinn – debut, Champion of the 1952 Estonian SSR Football Championship, replaced with Kalev Tallinn Metallurg Zaporozhye – return after a three-year absence, Champion of the 1952 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR Metallurg Dnepropetrovsk – return after a three-year absence Metallurg Odessa – debut, placed 8th in Group 3 of the 1952 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR Spartaki Tbilisi – return after a three-year absence Gornyak Leninabad – debut Iskra Frunze – return after a year absence
Withdrawn teams After death of Joseph Stalin, several teams that represented Soviet Armed Forces were dissolved on orders of Minister of Defense Nikolay Bulganin:ТОТАЛЬНАЯ ДЕМОБИЛИЗАЦИЯ (ЛЕТОПИСЬ Акселя ВАРТАНЯНА. 1953 год. Часть вторая). www.sport-express.ru VVS Moscow VMS Moscow – replaced with Khimik Moscow DO Tashkent – replaced with Spartak Tashkent DO Tbilisi – temporary DO Kiev – temporary DO Sverdlovsk
First stage Zone I
Zone II
Zone III
Second stage For places 1-6
Sep 13-27, Gorkiy
For places 7-9
For places 10-12
Sep 27 - Oct 1, Baku
For places 13-15
Notes: Dinamo Alma-Ata withdrew.
For places 16-18
Sep 29 – Oct 3, Kishinev
For places 19-21
Sep 27 – Oct 1, Sverdlovsk
For places 22-24
Sep 26-29, Dnepropetrovsk
For places 25-27
Sep 25-29, Moskva
Number of teams by republics Number Union republics Team(s)10FC Khimik MoscowFC Torpedo Rostov-na-Donu, FC Krasnoye Znamya Ivanovo, FC Zenit Kaliningrad, FC Spartak Kalinin, FC Torpedo Gorkiy, FC Torpedo Stalingrad, FC Avangard Chelyabinsk, FC Krylia Sovetov Molotov, FC Avangard Sverdlovsk4FC Metallurg Odessa, FC Shakhter Stalino, FC Metallurg Zaporozhye, FC Metallurg Dnepropetrovsk1FC Spartaki Tbilisi1FC Dinamo Yerevan1FC Neftianik Baku1FC Dinamo Alma-Ata1FC Spartak Asgabat1FC Spartak Tashkent1FC Iskra Frunze1FC Gornyak Leninabad1FC Dinamo Minsk1FC Daugava Riga1FC Burevestnik Kishinev1FC Kalev Tallinn1FC Krasnaya Zvezda Petrozavodsk
See also 1953 Soviet Class A 1953 Soviet Cup
References
External links 1953 at rsssf.com Season regulations. football.lg.ua БЕЗ СТАЛИНА (ЛЕТОПИСЬ Акселя ВАРТАНЯНА. 1953 год. Часть первая). www.sport-express.ru "УБИЙСТВО" В ПЕТРОВСКОМ ПАРКЕ (ЛЕТОПИСЬ Акселя ВАРТАНЯНА. 1953 год. Часть третья). www.sport-express.ru ОБУТЫЕ ПРОТИВ БОСОНОГИХ (ЛЕТОПИСЬ Акселя ВАРТАНЯНА. 1953 год. Часть четвертая). www.sport-express.ru РАЗОРВАННЫЕ КРУЖЕВА (ЛЕТОПИСЬ Акселя ВАРТАНЯНА. 1953 год. Часть пятая). www.sport-express.ru