1939 Soviet First League
The 1939 Gruppa B was fourth season of the Soviet (second tier) professional football competitions. The second tier competitions were revived after last year merger.
Teams
Relegated
There were 12 teams relegated from the 1938 Gruppa A.
- Selmash Kharkov – 15th place (returning after two seasons, previously as Serp i Molot Kharkov)
- Stalinets Moscow – 16th place (returning after a season)
- Lokomotiv Kiev – 17th place (debut)
- Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu – 18th place (returning after a season)
- Temp Baku – 19th place (returning after a season)
- Spartak Leningrad – 20th place (returning after a season)
- Spartak Kharkov – 21st place (debut)
- Zenit Leningrad – 22nd place (debut)
- Pischevik Moscow – 23rd place (debut)
- Lokomotiv Tbilisi – 24th place (debut)
- Krylya Sovetov Moscow – 25th place (debut)
- Burevestnik Moscow – 26th place (debut)
Promoted
- Dinamo Kharkov – (debut, previously withdrew before the 1936 spring competition)
- Sudostroitel Nikolayev – (debut)
- Torpedo Gorkiy – (debut)
- Dinamo Batumi – Champion of the Georgian SSR (debut)
- Spartak Yerevan – Champion of the Armenian SSR (debut)
- Stal Dnepropetrovsk – (debut)
- Dzerzhinets Voroshilovgrad – Champion at Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR (debut)
- Osnova Ivanovo – (debut)
- Avangard Leningrad – (debut)
- Spartak Minsk – 3rd place at Football Championship of the Belarusian SSR (debut)
- Dinamo Kazan – (returning after a season)
League standings
| Pos | Republic | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russian SFSR
|
Krylya Sovetov Moscow (P) | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 19 | +33 | 36 |
| 2 |  Georgian SSR
|
Lokomotiv Tbilisi (P) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 33 |
| 3 | Russian SFSR
|
Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu (R) | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 29 |
| 4 | Russian SFSR
|
Pischevik Moscow | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 28 |
| 5 |  Azerbaijan SSR
|
Temp Baku | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 28 |
| 6 | Russian SFSR
|
Spartak Leningrad | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 27 |
| 7 |  Ukrainian SSR
|
Dinamo Kharkov | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 27 |
| 8 | Russian SFSR
|
Burevestnik Moscow | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 26 |
| 9 | Ukrainian SSR
|
FC Sudostroitel Nikolayev | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 25 |
| 10 | Ukrainian SSR
|
Selmash Kharkov | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 24 |
| 11 | Ukrainian SSR
|
Lokomotiv Kiev | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 24 |
| 12 | Russian SFSR
|
Torpedo Gorkiy | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 24 |
| 13 | Georgian SSR
|
Dinamo Batumi (R) | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 23 |
| 14 |  Armenian SSR
|
Spartak Yerevan | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 21 |
| 15 | Ukrainian SSR
|
Stal Dnepropetrovsk (R) | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 19 |
| 16 | Ukrainian SSR
|
Dzerzhinets Voroshilovgrad (R) | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 19 |
| 17 | Russian SFSR
|
Stalinets Moscow (R) | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 18 |
| 18 | Ukrainian SSR
|
Spartak Kharkov (R) | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 17 |
| 19 | Russian SFSR
|
Osnova Ivanovo (R) | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 14 |
| 20 | Russian SFSR
|
Avangard Leningrad | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 14 |
| 21 |  Byelorussian SSR
|
Spartak Minsk (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 70 | −42 | 11 |
| 22 | Russian SFSR
|
Zenit Leningrad[a] | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 10 |
| 23 | Russian SFSR
|
Dinamo Kazan (R) | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 50 | −30 | 9 |
- ^ FC Zenit Leningrad was merged with FC Stalinets Leningrad into FC Zenit Leningrad playing in the Gruppa A (Soviet Top League).
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals (Pen.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolai Korzunov | Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu | 19 |
| 2 | Aleksei Kasimov | Pischevik Moscow | 16 |
| 3 | Viktor Osminkin | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 14 |
| 4 | Vasiliy Makarov | Dinamo Kharkov | 13 |
| 5 | Aleksandr Andrenko | Selmash Kharkov | 11 |
| Yevgeniy Shelagin | Spartak Leningrad | 11 | |
| Matvei Yenushkov | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 11 | |
| Pyotr Yurchenko | Dzerzhinets Voroshilovgrad | 11 |