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Founded | 1963 |
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Folded | 1970 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Level on pyramid | Level 2 & 3 |
Promotion to | Soviet Class A First Group |
Relegation to | Soviet Class B |
Last champions | Metalurh Zaporizhia Avtomobilist Nalchik |
The Soviet Class A Second Group (Russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу (Класс А. Вторая группа), Soviet football championship (Class A Second Group)) was the second and for a season third highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet Class A First Group. The league was formed in 1963 by splitting away from the Class A and forcing the Class B of the Soviet football championship to downgrade to the third tier.
In 1970 the Soviet Class A was expanded even further adding additional tier to the top and downgrading the Soviet Class A Second Group to the third tier. In 1971 it was replaced with the Soviet Second League.
Winners
Second tier
Third tier
Season | Zone | Winner | Runners-up | Third | Notes |
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1970 | Ukraine | Metalurh Zaporizhia | Tavriya Simferopol | Avtomobilist Zhytomyr | three zones; top two teams of second and third groups played in final Russian group |
Russia | Avtomobilist Nalchik | Spartak Yoshkar‑Ola | Kuzbass Kemerevo |
References
Second level Soviet football championship seasons | |
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Group B | |
Second Group | |
Class B | |
Second Group (Class A) | |
First Group (Class A) | |
First League |
Third level Soviet football championship seasons | |
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Group V | |
Class B | |
Class A Second Group | |
Second League |