The 1961 Soviet football championship was the 29th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 23rd among teams of sports societies and factories. Dinamo won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the first time.
Honours CompetitionWinnerRunner-upClass ADinamo Kiev (1)Torpedo MoscowClass BKrylia Sovetov Kuibyshev (Russia)Terek Groznyi (Russia)Chernomorets Odessa (Ukraine)SKA Odessa (Ukraine)Lokomotiv Tbilisi (Republics group 1)Shirak Leninakan (Republics group 1)Torpedo Kutaisi (Republics group 2)Shakhter Karaganda (Republics group 2)Soviet CupShakhter Stalino (1)Torpedo Moscow
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Soviet Union football championship
Class A (second stage) Places 1–10
Places 11–22
Promotion/relegation Tournament
Class B
Russian Federation finals [Oct 24 – Nov 5, Krasnodar]
Ukraine (playoffs) For places 1-2 Chernomorets Odessa 2-1 0-0 SKA Odessa
Union republics finals no finals Torpedo Kutaisi and Lokomotiv Tbilisi qualified for promotion playoffs as two group winners
Top goalscorers
Class A Gennadiy Gusarov (Torpedo Moscow) – 22 goals
References
External links 1961 Soviet football championship. RSSSF