1939 Soviet Top League
| Season | 1939 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FC Spartak Moscow |
| Relegated | FC Elektrik Leningrad FC Dynamo Odessa |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 649 (3.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | (21) Grigory Fedotov (CDKA) |
| Biggest home win | Spartak 8–0 Dynamo Od. (July 8) |
| Biggest away win | Dynamo Od. 0–6 Dynamo M. (October 12) |
| Highest scoring | Dynamo L. 3–7 CDKA (June 15) |
← 1938 1940 → | |
1939 Soviet Top League was the fifth season of the Soviet Top League known at that time as Group A.
It started on May 12 with six games of the first round. The main calendar was scheduled to be finished on October 19 with the Moscow derby between Lokomotiv and Dynamo. However, due to numerous protests and postponed games the championship finished on November 30 in Tbilisi with game between Dynamo Tbilisi and Dynamo Odessa. The new champions became Spartak Moscow with two teams being relegated: Elektrik Leningrad and Dynamo Odessa. This was the first full season championship with each team playing over 25 games.
The last year defending champions were Spartak Moscow. There were no newly promoted teams and initially was decided to conduct the championship with 12 teams. However the Soviet sport committee allowed for two Leningrad teams Stalinets and Elektrik to remain in the league.
Spartak once again won the cup competition that started in summer with final played in mid-September. That was the last edition of the cup before World War II.
Representation by republic[]
Standings[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spartak Moscow (C) | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 58 | 23 | +35 | 37 |
| 2 | Dynamo Tbilisi | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 33 |
| 3 | CDKA Moscow | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 68 | 43 | +25 | 32 |
| 4 | Traktor Stalingrad | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 30 |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 30 |
| 6 | Metallurg Moscow | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 29 |
| 7 | Dynamo Moscow | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 28 |
| 8 | Dynamo Kiev | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 26 |
| 9 | Torpedo Moscow | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Dynamo Leningrad | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 22 |
| 11 | Stalinets Leningrad | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 21 |
| 12 | Stakhanovets Stalino | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 20 |
| 13 | Elektrik Leningrad (R) | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 17 |
| 14 | Dynamo Odessa (R) | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 67 | −42 | 16 |
Top scorers[]
- 21 goals
- Grigory Fedotov (CDKA Moscow)
- 19 goals
- Boris Paichadze (Dinamo Tbilisi)
- 18 goals
- (CDKA Moscow)
- Viktor Semyonov (Spartak Moscow)
- 16 goals
- (Metallurg Moscow)
- 15 goals
- (Dynamo Kiev)
- 14 goals
- Mikhail Semichastny (Dynamo Moscow)
- 13 goals
- Aleksandr Nazarov (Dynamo Moscow)
- (Metallurg Moscow)
- Georgi Zharkov (Torpedo Moscow)
References[]
- Soviet Top League seasons
- 1939 in Soviet football leagues
- 1938–39 in European association football leagues
- 1939–40 in European association football leagues