title: 1954 Soviet Class B
text: # 1954 Soviet Class B
  
  The 1954 Class B Soviet Football Championship was the 5th season in the Soviet second tier competitions since its reorganization in 1950 and the 14th season since the establishment of the tier in 1936.
  
  FC Shakhter Stalino won the championship by placing 1st in the 6 teams final group and a home turf advantage.
  
  ## Teams
  
  ### Relegated teams
  
  One team was relegated from the 1953 Soviet Class A (top tier).
  
  * Spartak Vilnius – (return after a year absence)
  
  ### Promoted teams
  
  * Spartak Uzhgorod – return after a two-year absence, Champion of the 1953 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR
  * ODO Lvov – return after a four-year absence
  * DOF Sevastopol – debut
  * Energia Saratov – return after a four-year absence (previously as Dinamo Saratov)
  * Neftianik Krasnodar – return after a four-year absence (previously as Dinamo Krasnodar)
  * Krylia Sovetov Voronezh – debut, Runner-up of the 1953 Football Championship of the Russian SFSR
  * Shakhter Mosbass – debut
  * Pischevik Minsk – debut
  
  ### Reinstated teams
  
  * ODO Kiev
  * ODO Tbilisi
  * ODO Sverdlovsk
  
  ### Renamed teams
  
  * Dinamo Yerevan → Spartak Yerevan
  * Voronezh → Krylia Sovetov Voronezh
  
  ## First stage
  
  ### Zone I
  
  | Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | ARM | Spartak Yerevan | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 9 | +25 | 35 |
  | 2 | AZE | Neftyanik Baku | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 59 | 23 | +36 | 34 |
  | 3 | GEO | ODO Tbilisi | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 29 |
  | 4 | KAZ | Lokomotiv Alma-Ata | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 29 |
  | 5 | TJK | Gornyak Leninabad | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 25 |
  | 6 | RUS | Avangard Chelyabinsk | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 21 |
  | 7 | RUS | Avangard Sverdlovsk | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 21 |
  | 8 | TKM | Spartak Ashkhabad | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 18 |
  | 9 | UZB | Spartak Tashkent | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 14 |
  | 10 | RUS | ODO Sverdlovsk | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 13 |
  | 11 | KGZ | Iskra Frunze | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 13 |
  | 12 | RUS | Krylya Sovetov Molotov | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 47 | −31 | 12 |
  
  * 1 2 3 +
  * ↑ Lokomotiv Alma-Ata was called Dinamo
  
  ### Number of teams by republics
  
  | Number | Union republics | Team(s) |
  | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Russian SFSR | FC Avangard Chelyabinsk, FC Avangard Sverdlovsk, ODO Sverdlovsk, FC Krylia Sovetov Molotov |
  | 1 | Armenian SSR | FC Spartak Yerevan |
  | 1 | Azerbaijan SSR | FC Neftianik Baku |
  | 1 | Georgian SSR | ODO Tbilisi |
  | 1 | Kazakh SSR | FC Lokomotiv Alma-Ata |
  | 1 | Tajik SSR | FC Gornyak Leninabad |
  | 1 | Turkmen SSR | FC Spartak Asgabat |
  | 1 | Uzbek SSR | FC Spartak Tashkent |
  | 1 | Kyrgyz SSR | FC Iskra Frunze |
  
  ### Zone II
  
  | Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | RUS | Zenit Kaliningrad (M.R.) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 33 |
  | 2 | LTU | Spartak Vilnius | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 32 |
  | 3 | RUS | Khimik Moskva | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 29 |
  | 4 | RUS | Krasnoye Znamya Ivanovo | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 24 |
  | 5 | RUS | Spartak Kalinin | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 24 |
  | 6 | BLR | Pishchevik Minsk | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 21 |
  | 7 | LVA | Daugava Riga | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 21 |
  | 8 | RUS | Energiya Saratov | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 21 |
  | 9 | RUS | Krylya Sovetov Voronezh | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 17 |
  | 10 | RUS | Shakhtyor Mosbass | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 15 |
  | 11 | EST | Kalev Tallinn | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 15 |
  | 12 | KAR | Krasnaya Zvezda Petrozavodsk | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 12 |
  
  * 1 2 3 4 +
  
  ### Number of teams by republics
  
  | Number | Union republics | Team(s) |
  | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Russian SFSR | FC Zenit Kaliningrad, FC Khimik Moscow, FC Krasnoye Znamya Ivanovo, FC Spartak Kalinin, FC Energia Saratov, FC Krylia Sovetov Voronezh, FC Shakhter Mosbass |
  | 1 | Lithuanian SSR | FC Spartak Vilnius |
  | 1 | Belarusian SSR | FC Pischevik Minsk |
  | 1 | Latvian SSR | FC Daugava Riga |
  | 1 | Estonian SSR | FC Kalev Tallinn |
  | 1 | Karelo-Finnish SSR | FC Krasnaya Zvezda Petrozavodsk |
  
  ### Zone III
  
  | Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | UKR | Shakhtyor Stalino | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 16 | +40 | 38 |
  | 2 | RUS | Torpedo Rostov-na-Donu | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 29 |
  | 3 | UKR | Metallurg Zaporozhye | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 27 |
  | 4 | UKR | Metallurg Dnepropetrovsk | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 25 |
  | 5 | UKR | Spartak Uzhgorod | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 23 |
  | 6 | UKR | Metallurg Odessa | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 20 |
  | 7 | UKR | ODO Lvov | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 20 |
  | 8 | RUS | Torpedo Stalingrad | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 19 |
  | 9 | UKR | DOF Sevastopol | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 18 |
  | 10 | RUS | Neftyanik Krasnodar | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 17 |
  | 11 | UKR | ODO Kiev | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 16 |
  | 12 | MDA | Burevestnik Kishinev | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 12 |
  
  * 1 2 3 4 5 +
  
  ### Number of teams by republics
  
  | Number | Union republics | Team(s) |
  | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Ukrainian SSR | FC Shakhter Stalino, FC Metallurg Zaporozhye, FC Metallurg Dnepropetrovsk, FC Spartak Uzhgorod, FC Metallurg Odessa, ODO Lvov, DOF Sevastopol, ODO Kiev |
  | 3 | Russian SFSR | FC Torpedo Rostov-na-Donu, FC Torpedo Stalingrad, FC Neftianik Krasnodar |
  | 1 | Moldavian SSR | FC Burevestnik Kishinev |
  
  ## Final stage
  
  | Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | UKR | Shakhtyor Stalino | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Promoted |
  | 2 | LTU | Spartak Vilnius | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
  | 3 | AZE | Neftyanik Baku | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |
  | 4 | RUS | Zenit Kaliningrad (M.R.) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | |
  | 5 | ARM | Spartak Yerevan | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | |
  | 6 | RUS | Torpedo Rostov-na-Donu | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | |
  
  Played in Stalino
  
  