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Football league season
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. Winners of all qualification groups formed two semifinal groups. Top two team of semifinal groups proceeded to the final group. All participants were admitted to the 1960 Ukrainian Class B except for SKVO Odesa, a team of which already competed at team of masters 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 Avanhard Ternopil , FC Desna Chernihiv .
There also were some clone teams among which are Shakhtar Stalino, Avanhard Mykolaiv, SKVO Odesa, Avanhard Simferopol.
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 Tomak
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
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 Stalino
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
See also
References
External links
KFK(amateurs)
Masters(professionals)
Note: in 1970, Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR included competitions in both Soviet Class A Second Group (upper level) and Soviet Class B (lower level). Next year 1971, Class B was disbanded, while Class A Second Group was changed to the Soviet Second League .