title: 1957 Soviet Class B
text: # 1957 Soviet Class B
  
  Following are the results of the 1957 Soviet First League football championship. FC Avangard Leningrad winning the championship.
  
  ## First stage
  
  ### Zone I
  
  | Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | RUS | Avangard Leningrad | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 63 | 25 | +38 | 52 |
  | 2 | RUS | Torpedo Taganrog | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 61 | 28 | +33 | 46 |
  | 3 | UKR | Avangard Kharkov | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 41 |
  | 4 | RUS | Neftyanik Krasnodar | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 41 |
  | 5 | RUS | Torpedo Rostov-na-Donu | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 40 |
  | 6 | RUS | Krylya Sovetov Voronezh | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 39 |
  | 7 | RUS | Krasnoye Znamya Ivanovo | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 39 |
  | 8 | UKR | Metallurg Zaporozhye | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 39 |
  | 9 | UKR | SKCF Sevastopol | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 35 |
  | 10 | RUS | Torpedo Gorkiy | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 34 |
  | 11 | RUS | Lokomotiv Saratov | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 34 |
  | 12 | RUS | Torpedo Stalingrad | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 34 |
  | 13 | RUS | Khimik Yaroslavl | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 26 |
  | 14 | RUS | Neftyanik Grozny | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 26 |
  | 15 | RUS | Burevestnik Leningrad | 34 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 38 | 72 | −34 | 22 |
  | 16 | UKR | Trudoviye Rezervy Voroshilovgrad | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 55 | −37 | 22 |
  | 17 | UKR | Shakhtyor Kadiyevka | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 33 | 61 | −28 | 21 |
  | 18 | RUS | Trudoviye Rezervy Stavropol | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 76 | −46 | 21 |
  
  * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +
  
  ### Number of teams by republics
  
  | Number | Union republics | Team(s) |
  | - | - | - |
  | 13 | Russian SFSR | FC Avangard Leningrad, FC Torpedo Taganrog, FC Neftyanik Krasnodar, FC Torpedo Rostov-na-Donu, FC Krylya Sovetov Voronezh, FC Krasnoye Znamya Ivanovo, FC Torpedo Gorkiy, FC Lokomotiv Saratov, FC Torpedo Stalingrad, FC Khimik Yaroslavl, FC Neftyanik Grozny, FC Burevestnik Leningrad, FC Trudoviye Rezervy Stavropol |
  | 5 | Ukrainian SSR | FC Avangard Kharkov, FC Metallurg Zaporozhye, SKCF Sevastopol, FC Trudoviye Rezervy Voroshilovgrad, FC Shakhter Kadievka |
  
  ### Zone II
  
  | Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | UKR | Spartak Stanislav | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 52 |
  | 2 | UKR | SKVO Lvov | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 48 |
  | 3 | RUS | Trudoviye Rezervy Leningrad | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 68 | 32 | +36 | 47 |
  | 4 | UKR | Metallurg Dnepropetrovsk | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 43 | +22 | 42 |
  | 5 | UKR | Pishchevik Odessa | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 39 |
  | 6 | EST | Dinamo Tallinn | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 39 |
  | 7 | RUS | Krylya Sovetov Stupino | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 38 |
  | 8 | UKR | SKVO Kiev | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 37 |
  | 9 | RUS | Shakhtyor Stalinogorsk | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 37 |
  | 10 | UKR | Spartak Uzhgorod | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 33 |
  | 11 | LTU | Spartak Vilnius | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 32 |
  | 12 | UKR | Kolhospnik Poltava | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 28 |
  | 13 | UKR | Avangard Nikolayev | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 27 |
  | 14 | RUS | Pishchevik Kaliningrad | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 27 |
  | 15 | BLR | Urozhai Minsk | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 26 |
  | 16 | UKR | Khimik Dneprodzerzhinsk | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 65 | −27 | 23 |
  | 17 | RUS | Avangard Sormovo | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 22 |
  | 18 | LVA | Daugava Riga | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 63 | −41 | 15 |
  
  * 1 2 3 4 5 6 +
  
  ### Number of teams by republics
  
  | Number | Union republics | Team(s) |
  | - | - | - |
  | 9 | Ukrainian SSR | FC Spartak Stanislav, SKVO Lvov, FC Metallurg Dnepropetrovsk, FC Pischevik Odessa, SKVO Kiev, FC Spartak Uzhgorod, FC Kolgospnik Poltava, FC Avangard Nikolayev, FC Khimik Dneprodzerzhinsk |
  | 5 | Russian SFSR | FC Trudoviye Rezervy Leningrad, FC Krylya Sovetov Stupino, FC Shakhter Stalinogorsk, FC Pischevik Kaliningrad, FC Avangard Sormovo |
  | 1 | Estonian SSR | FC Dinamo Tallinn |
  | 1 | Lithuanian SSR | FC Spartak Vilnius |
  | 1 | Belarusian SSR | FC Urozhai Minsk |
  | 1 | Latvian SSR | FC Daugava Riga |
  
  ### Zone III
  
  | Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GEO | SKVO Tbilisi | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 93 | 26 | +67 | 49 |
  | 2 | ARM | Spartak Yerevan | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 73 | 22 | +51 | 48 |
  | 3 | AZE | Neftyanik Baku | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 70 | 37 | +33 | 44 |
  | 4 | RUS | SKVO Sverdlovsk | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 58 | 18 | +40 | 39 |
  | 5 | RUS | Krylya Sovetov Molotov | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 18 | +28 | 39 |
  | 6 | GEO | Lokomotiv Kutaisi | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 38 |
  | 7 | KAZ | Kayrat Alma-Ata | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 37 |
  | 8 | RUS | Avangard Sverdlovsk | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 31 |
  | 9 | RUS | Dinamo Kirov | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 44 | 64 | −20 | 28 |
  | 10 | UZB | Pahtakor Tashkent | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 24 |
  | 11 | RUS | Lokomotiv Chelyabinsk | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 22 |
  | 12 | RUS | Zenit Izhevsk | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 21 |
  | 13 | TKM | Kolhozchi Ashkhabad | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 59 | −34 | 20 |
  | 14 | KGZ | Spartak Frunze | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 34 | 76 | −42 | 17 |
  | 15 | RUS | Neftyanik Ufa | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 64 | −47 | 17 |
  | 16 | TJK | Urozhai Stalinabad | 30 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 99 | −80 | 6 |
  
  * 1 2 3 4 +
  * ↑ Urozhai Stalinabad was called Kolhozchi.
  
  ### Number of teams by republics
  
  | Number | Union republics | Team(s) |
  | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Russian SFSR | SKVO Sverdlovsk, FC Krylya Sovetov Molotov, FC Avangard Sverdlovsk, FC Dinamo Kirov, FC Lokomotiv Chelyabinsk, FC Zenit Izhevsk, FC Neftyanik Ufa |
  | 2 | Georgian SSR | SKVO Tbilisi, FC Lokomotiv Kutaisi |
  | 1 | Armenian SSR | FC Spartak Yerevan |
  | 1 | Azerbaijan SSR | FC Neftyanik Baku |
  | 1 | Kazakh SSR | FC Kairat Alma-Ata |
  | 1 | Uzbek SSR | FC Pakhtakor Tashkent |
  | 1 | Turkmen SSR | FC Kolkhozchi Ashkhabad |
  | 1 | Kyrgyz SSR | FC Spartak Frunze |
  | 1 | Tajik SSR | FC Urozhai Stalinabad |
  
  ### Zone [Russia] Far East
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | SKVO Khabarovsk | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 32 |
  | 2 | Dinamo Vladivostok | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 30 |
  | 3 | Burevestnik Tomsk | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 28 |
  | 4 | Krasnaya Zvezda Omsk | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 26 |
  | 5 | Energiya Irkutsk | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 24 |
  | 6 | Lokomotiv Krasnoyarsk | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 24 |
  | 7 | SKVO Chita | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 23 |
  | 8 | SibSelMash Novosibirsk | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 17 |
  | 9 | Lokomotiv Komsomolsk-na-Amure | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 16 |
  | 10 | Metallurg Stalinsk | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 15 |
  | 11 | Shakhtyor Kemerovo | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 60 | −23 | 15 |
  | 12 | Urozhai Barnaul | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 14 |
  
  * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 +
  
  ## Final stage
  
  | Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Promotion |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | RUS | Avangard Leningrad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 0 | 6 | Promoted |
  | 2 | UKR | Spartak Stanislav | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 1 | 4 | |
  | 3 | GEO | SKVO Tbilisi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | 4 | |
  