1959 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR

Football Championship of UkrSSR

Season	1959
Dates	July 5 – October 31
Champions	Avanhard Zhovti Vody
← 1958 1960 (Class B) 1964 (KFK) →

The 1959 Football Championship of UkrSSR were part of the 1959 Soviet republican football competitions in the Soviet Ukraine.

Some 80 teams participated this season and were originally split into 10 groups of eight teams each. The first stage lasted from July 5 to October 4. Winners of all qualification groups formed two semifinal groups which were taking place in Kharkiv and Drohobych on October 17-24. Top two team of semifinal groups proceeded to the final group which was taking place in Kyiv on October 28-31. All final group participants were admitted to the 1960 Ukrainian Class B except for SKVO Odesa, a team of which already competed at team of masters at the level. In addition, eight more teams were admitted to the Class B including six teams from qualification groups.

Following this season, there were established such teams of masters in Ukraine such as FC Mariupol, FC Volyn Lutsk, FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, FC Avanhard Sumy, FC Desna Chernihiv.

There also were some clone teams that competed at republican level as well as the All-Union level, among which are Avanhard Mykolaiv, SKVO Odesa, Avanhard Simferopol, Chervona Zirka Kirovohrad.

Teams

• Debut: Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka, Shakhtar Rutchenkove, Avanhard Simferopol, Spartak Kharkiv, Avanhard Druzhkivka, Khimik Makiivka, Avanhard Dniprodzerzhynsk, Komintern Q/A Kryvyi Rih, KremHESbud, Chervona Zirka Kirovohrad, Avanhard Voznesensk, Avanhard Uman, Avanhard Sumy, Kolhospnyk-2 Poltava, Avanhard Malyn, Avanhard Pryluky, SKVO Odesa, Chervonohvardiyets Odesa, Vodnyk Izmail
• Renamed: Ordzhonikidze Factory Chasiv Yar → Avanhard Chasiv Yar, Avanhard Chernihiv → Chernihiv, Avanhard Mohyliv-Podilskyi → Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Vinnytsia → Avanhard Vinnytsia

Location map

Zaporizhia

Zaporizhia teams :
Budivelnyk Zaporizhia
Mashynobudivnyk Zaporizhia

Avanhard Zhdanov

Avanhard Mykolaiv

Metalurh Nikopol

Avanhard Velykyi Tokmak

Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka

Avanhard Kherson

Avanhard Sevastopol

Burevisnyk Melitopol

Metalurh Kerch

Mashynobudivnyk Dnipropetrovsk

Shakhtar Rutchenkove

Avanhard Ordzhonikidze

Avanhard Berdyansk

Avanhard Simferopol

Avanhard Chasiv Yar

Metalurh Voroshylovsk

Shakhtar Bryanka

Khimik Rubizhne

Lokomotyv Lozova

Avanhard Yenakieve

Avanhard Kramatorsk

Kharkiv

Kharkiv teams :
Spartak Kharkiv
Torpedo Kharkiv

Khimik Severdonetsk

Avanhard Druzhkivka

Chuhuiv

Avanhard Luhansk

Shakhtar Chystiakove

Shakhtar Sverdlovsk

Khimik Makiivka

Avanhard Zhovti Vody

Avanhard Dniprodzerzhynsk

Shakhtar Oleksandriia

Komintern Q/A

KremHESbud

Pervomaisk

Chervona Zirka Kirovohrad

Avanhard Voznesensk

Kyiv

Kyiv teams :
Oktyabrskiy Raion
Torpedo Kyiv
DRVZ Kyiv

Sumy

Sumy teams :
Avanhard Sumy
Torpedo Sumy

Poltava

Poltava teams :
Lokomotyv Poltava
Kolhospnyk-2 Poltava

Shakhtar Konotop

Shakhtar Korostyshiv

Avanhard Uman

Shakhtar Vatutine

Spartak Bila Tserkva

Avanhard Kryukiv

Avanhard Malyn

Avanhard Pryluky

Avanhard Shostka

Chernihiv

Odesa

Odesa teams :
SKVO Odesa
Chervonohvardiyets Odesa

Mohyliv-Podilskyi

Burevisnyk Kamianets-Podilskyi

Avanhard Vinnytsia

Dynamo Khmelnytskyi

Vodnyk Izmail

Chernivtsi

Chernivtsi teams :
Avanhard Chernivtsi
Mashynobudivnyk Chernivtsi

GDO Lutsk

Avanhard Berezynka

Avanhard Uzhhorod

Shakhtar Novovolynsk

Avanhard Kolomyia

Avanhard Lviv

Kharchovyk Stanislav

Naftovyk Drohobych

Khimik Kalush

Kolhospnyk Berehove

Avanhard Vynohradiv

Avanhard Rivno

Volodymyr-Volynskyi

Chortkiv

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Locations of teams in Class B

Qualification groups

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Budivelnyk Zaporizhia	14	10	1	3	35	11	+24	21
2	Avanhard Zhdanov	14	10	1	3	24	9	+15	21
3	Avanhard Mykolaiv	14	7	2	5	31	20	+11	16
4	Metalurh Nikopol	14	7	2	5	19	13	+6	16
5	Avanhard Velykyi Tokmak	14	6	2	6	22	27	−5	14
6	Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka	14	4	5	5	19	29	−10	13
7	Avanhard Kherson	14	3	2	9	9	23	−14	8
8	Avanhard Sevastopol	14	0	3	11	14	41	−27	3

Source:

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Burevisnyk Melitopol	14	11	1	2	28	7	+21	23
2	Metalurh Kerch	14	7	3	4	29	18	+11	17
3	Mashynobudivnyk Zaporizhia	14	7	2	5	26	23	+3	16
4	Mashynobudivnyk Dnipropetrovsk	14	5	6	3	15	14	+1	16
5	Shakhtar Rutchenkove	14	6	3	5	18	15	+3	15
6	Avanhard Ordzhonikidze	14	6	2	6	23	16	+7	14
7	Avanhard Berdyansk	14	4	3	7	16	29	−13	11
8	Avanhard Simferopol	14	0	3	11	14	41	−27	3

Source:

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Spartak Kharkiv	14	9	4	1	26	14	+12	22
2	Avanhard Chasiv Yar	14	8	2	4	18	8	+10	18
3	Metalurh Voroshylovsk	14	6	5	3	26	20	+6	17
4	Shakhtar Bryanka	14	6	3	5	20	13	+7	15
5	Khimik Rubizhne	14	5	4	5	18	19	−1	14
6	Lokomotyv Lozova	14	3	4	7	15	22	−7	10
7	Avanhard Yenakieve	14	3	3	8	16	28	−12	9
8	Avanhard Kramatorsk	14	2	3	9	16	31	−15	7

Source:

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Torpedo Kharkiv	14	9	4	1	30	7	+23	22
2	Khimik Severodonetsk	14	10	2	2	41	15	+26	22
3	Avanhard Druzhkivka	14	9	2	3	36	22	+14	20
4	Chuhuyiv city	14	8	3	3	26	8	+18	19
5	Avanhard Luhansk	14	5	1	8	16	29	−13	11
6	Shakhtar Chystyakove	14	3	2	9	16	33	−17	8
7	Shakhtar Sverdlovsk	14	3	1	10	12	31	−19	7
8	Khimik Makiivka	14	1	1	12	6	38	−32	3

Source:

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Avanhard Zhovti Vody	14	11	2	1	44	11	+33	24
2	Avanhard Dniprodzerzhynsk	14	7	2	5	36	25	+11	16
3	Shakhtar Oleksandriya	14	7	2	5	27	22	+5	16
4	Komintern Q/A Kryvyi Rih	14	5	5	4	23	23	0	15
5	KremHESbud	14	4	6	4	19	21	−2	14
6	Pervomaisk	14	3	6	5	19	26	−7	12
7	Chervona Zirka Kirovohrad	14	4	3	7	23	27	−4	11
8	Avanhard Voznesensk	14	1	2	11	14	50	−36	4

Source:

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Zhovtnevyi Raion Kyiv	14	11	2	1	44	11	+33	24
2	Lokomotyv Poltava	14	7	2	5	36	25	+11	16
3	Shakhtar Konotop	14	7	2	5	27	22	+5	16
4	Torpedo Sumy	14	5	5	4	23	23	0	15
5	Shakhtar Korostyshiv	14	4	6	4	19	21	−2	14
6	Avanhard Uman	14	3	6	5	19	26	−7	12
7	Shakhtar Vatutine	14	4	3	7	23	27	−4	11
8	Spartak Bila Tserkva	14	1	2	11	14	50	−36	4

Source:

Group 7

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Torpedo Kyiv	14	11	2	1	44	11	+33	24
2	Avanhard Sumy	14	7	2	5	36	25	+11	16
3	Avanhard Kryukiv	14	7	2	5	27	22	+5	16
4	Kolhospnyk-2 Poltava	14	5	5	4	23	23	0	15
5	Avanhard Malyn	14	4	6	4	19	21	−2	14
6	Avanhard Pryluky	14	3	6	5	19	26	−7	12
7	Avanhard Shostka	14	4	3	7	23	27	−4	11
8	Chernihiv	14	1	2	11	14	50	−36	4

Source:

Group 8

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	SKVO Odesa	14	11	2	1	44	11	+33	24
2	Chervonohvardiyets Odesa	14	7	2	5	36	25	+11	16
3	Mohylyov-Podilskyi	14	7	2	5	27	22	+5	16
4	DRVZ Kyiv	14	5	5	4	23	23	0	15
5	Burevisnyk Kamianets-Podilskyi	14	4	6	4	19	21	−2	14
6	Avanhard Vinnytsia	14	3	6	5	19	26	−7	12
7	FC Dynamo Khmelnytskyi	14	4	3	7	23	27	−4	11
8	Vodnyk Izmail	14	1	2	11	14	50	−36	4

Source:

Group 9

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	GDO Lutsk	14	8	3	3	25	9	+16	19
2	Avanhard Berezynka	14	8	3	3	24	11	+13	19
3	Avanhard Chernivtsi	14	9	1	4	27	20	+7	19
4	Avanhard Uzhhorod	14	5	4	5	30	26	+4	14
5	Shakhtar Novovolynsk	14	6	1	7	29	25	+4	13
6	Avanhard Kolomyia	14	4	5	5	18	23	−5	13
7	Avanhard Lviv	14	5	1	8	25	31	−6	11
8	Kharchovyk Stanislav	14	1	2	11	14	47	−33	4

Source:

Group 10

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Naftovyk Drohobych	14	10	2	2	34	9	+25	22
2	Khimik Kalush	14	8	3	3	27	11	+16	19
3	Kolhospnyk Berehovo	14	6	3	5	27	21	+6	15
4	Avanhard Vynohradiv	14	7	1	6	22	27	−5	15
5	Avanhard Rivno	14	6	0	8	19	18	+1	12
6	Volodymyr-Volynskyi	14	4	4	6	17	31	−14	12
7	Chortkiv	14	4	3	7	16	25	−9	11
8	Mashynobudivnyk Chernivtsi	14	2	2	10	19	39	−20	6

Source:

Semifinal groups

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	SKVO Odesa	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	5
2	Torpedo Kharkiv	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	5
3	Budivelnyk Zaporizhia	4	2	0	2	6	5	+1	4
4	GDO Lutsk	4	2	0	2	4	7	−3	4
5	Torpedo Kyiv	4	0	2	2	2	4	−2	2

Source:

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Avanhard Zhovti Vody	4	2	2	0	11	3	+8	6
2	Naftovyk Drohobych	4	1	3	0	3	2	+1	5
3	Burevisnyk Melitopol	4	1	2	1	6	5	+1	4
4	Zhovtnevyi Raion Kyiv	4	2	0	2	3	4	−1	4
5	Spartak Kharkiv	4	0	1	3	3	12	−9	1

Source:

Final

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Avanhard Zhovti Vody	3	2	1	0	9	3	+6	5	Promoted to Class B
2	Torpedo-KhTZ Kharkiv	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	4
3	SKVO Odessa	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	3	Cannot be promoted
4	Naftovyk Drohobych	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0	Promoted to Class B

Source:

Promoted teams

• Final group (3): Avanhard Zhovti Vody, Torpedo-KhTZ Kharkiv, Naftovyk Drohobych
• Other participants (6): Dynamo Khmelnytskyi (7th in group 8), Avanhard Chernivtsi (3rd in group 9), Khimik Severodonetsk (2nd in group 4), Avanhard Sumy (2nd in group 7), Avanhard Kramatorsk (8th in group 3), Avanhard Zhdanov (2nd in group 1)
• Other teams that did not participate (2): Avanhard Chernihiv, Avanhard Lutsk

Other notes

• FC Shakhtar Rutchenkove (5th in group 2) merged with FC Avanhard Zhdanov
• SKVO Odessa was fielding in tournament its reserve squad having its master team already in Class B competitions

Ukrainian clubs at the All-Union level

The Ukrainian SSR was presented with 28 teams of masters (exhibition teams) at the All-Union level:

• Group A: Dynamo Kyiv, Shakhtar Stalino

• Group B: Avanhard Mykolaiv, Metalurh Dnipropetrovsk, Metalurh Zaporizhia, Spartak Kherson, Khimik Dniprodzerzhynsk // Avanhard Kharkiv, Kolhospnyk Cherkasy, Arsenal Kyiv, Zirka Kirovohrad, Avanhard Zhytomyr, Avanhard Kryvyi Rih, Kolhospnyk Poltava // – // Lokomotyv Vinnytsia, SKVO Odesa, Chornomorets Odesa, SKVO Lviv, Spartak Uzhhorod, Kolhospnyk Rivno, SCCF Sevastopol, Avanhard Simferopol, Spartak Stanislav, Avanhard Ternopil // Trudovi Rezervy Luhansk, Lokomotyv Stalino, Shakhtar Kadiivka, Shakhtar Horlivka

See also

• 1964 KFK competitions (Ukraine)
• 1959 Football Cup of Ukrainian SSR among KFK

External links

• 1959. Football Championship of the UkrSSR (1959. Первенство УССР.) Luhansk Nash Futbol.
• Group 1: ukr-football.org.ua
• Group 2: ukr-football.org.ua
• Group 3: ukr-football.org.ua
• Group 4: ukr-football.org.ua
• Group 5: ukr-football.org.ua
• Group 6: ukr-football.org.ua
• Final: ukr-football.org.ua