Following are the results of the 1955 Soviet First League football championship. FC Burevestnik Kishinev and FC ODO Sverdlovsk winning the championship.
Teams Relegated teams Two teams were relegated from the 1954 Soviet Class A (top tier). Lokomotiv Kharkov – (return after a two-year absence) Torpedo Gorkiy – (return after a year absence)
Promoted teams Krylia Sovetov Stupino – debut, Champion of the 1954 Football Championship of the Russian SFSR Dinamo Tallinn – debut, Champion of the 1954 Football Championship of the Estonian SSR and promotion/relegation play-off
Replaced and renamed teams Metallurg Odessa was replaced with Pischevik Odessa, while Metallurg restarted at republican level. Stupino → Krylia Sovetov Stupino Shakhter Mosbass → Shakhter Stalinogorsk Lokomotiv Alma-Ata → Urozhai Alma-Ata
Final standings Zone I
Number of teams by republics Number Union republics Team(s)8ODO Kiev, ODO Lvov, FC Metallurg Zaporozhye, FC Lokomotiv Kharkov, FC Metallurg Dnepropetrovsk, FC Pischevik Odessa, FC Spartak Uzhgorod, DOF Sevastopol4FC Spartak Kalinin, FC Krasnoye Znamya Ivanovo, FC Krylya Sovetov Stupino, FC Shakhter Stalinogorsk1FC Burevestnik Kishinev1FC Spartak Vilnius1FC Daugava Riga1FC Dinamo Tallinn
Zone II
Number of teams by republics Number Union republics Team(s)11ODO Sverdlovsk, FC Torpedo Gorkiy, FC Neftianik Krasnodar, FC Krylia Sovetov Voronezh, FC Zenit Kaliningrad, FC Torpedo Rostov-na-Donu, FC Krylia Sovetov Molotov, FC Avangard Chelyabinsk, FC Avangard Sverdlovsk, FC Torpedo Stalingrad, FC Energia Saratov1FC Spartak Yerevan1ODO Tbilisi1FC Neftianik Baku1FC Urozhai Alma-Ata1FC Spartak Tashkent
See also 1955 Soviet Class A 1955 Soviet Cup
References
1955 at rsssf.com