1951 in Soviet football
{{Short description|19th season of competitive football in the Soviet Union}}
{{Infobox football country season
| country = the Soviet Union
| season = 1951
| division1 = Class A
| champions1 = CDSA Moscow
| division2 = Class B
| champions2 = VMS Moscow
| domestic = Soviet Cup
| dchampions = Spartak Moscow
| prevseason = 1950
| nextseason = 1952
| flagicon = yes
}}
The 1951 Soviet football championship was the 19th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 13th among teams of sports societies and factories. CDSA Moscow again won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the fifth time and tied with Dynamo for the number of league titles won.
The defending champions CDSA defeated their main rivals Dinamo (2–1, 2–0) and took this season title.
Honours
| class="wikitable" | ||
| style="width:15em"|Competition | style="width:15em"|Winner | style="width:15em"|Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Class A | CDSA Moscow (5) | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| Class B | MVO Kalinin | Dinamo Minsk |
| Soviet Cup
|CDSA Moscow (3) |MVO Kalinin |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Soviet Union football championship
{{Main|1951 Soviet Top League}}
=Class A=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|team1=CDSA|name_CDSA={{flagicon|RSFSR|1937}} CDSA Moscow
|team2=DTB|name_DTB={{flagicon|Georgian SSR}} Dynamo Tbilisi
|team3=SHA|name_SHA={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Shakhtyor Stalino
|team4=KRY|name_KRY={{flagicon|RSFSR|1937}} Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev
|team5=DYN|name_DYN={{flagicon|RSFSR|1937}} Dynamo Moscow
|team6=SPA|name_SPA={{flagicon|RSFSR|1937}} Spartak Moscow
|team7=ZEN|name_ZEN={{flagicon|RSFSR|1937}} Zenit Leningrad
|team8=DKI|name_DKI={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Dynamo Kiev
|team9=DLE|name_DLE={{flagicon|RSFSR|1937}} Dynamo Leningrad
|team10=VVS|name_VVS={{flagicon|RSFSR|1937}} VVS Moscow
|team11=DAU|name_DAU={{flagicon|Latvian SSR|1940}} Daugava Riga
|team12=TOR|name_TOR={{flagicon|RSFSR|1937}} Torpedo Moscow
|team13=VMS|name_VMS={{flagicon|RSFSR|1937}} VMS Moscow
|team14=STB|name_STB={{flagicon|Georgian SSR}} Spartak Tbilisi
|team15=TGR|name_TGR={{flagicon|RSFSR|1937}} Torpedo Gorky
|win_CDSA=18|draw_CDSA=7|loss_CDSA=3|gf_CDSA=53|ga_CDSA=19|status_CDSA=C
|win_DTB=15|draw_DTB=6|loss_DTB=7|gf_DTB=59|ga_DTB=36
|win_SHA=12|draw_SHA=10|loss_SHA=6|gf_SHA=44|ga_SHA=30
|win_KRY=11|draw_KRY=12|loss_KRY=5|gf_KRY=34|ga_KRY=25
|win_DYN=13|draw_DYN=6|loss_DYN=9|gf_DYN=62|ga_DYN=41
|win_SPA=13|draw_SPA=5|loss_SPA=10|gf_SPA=50|ga_SPA=35
|win_ZEN=10|draw_ZEN=8|loss_ZEN=10|gf_ZEN=36|ga_ZEN=40
|win_DKI=9|draw_DKI=9|loss_DKI=10|gf_DKI=43|ga_DKI=39
|win_DLE=11|draw_DLE=5|loss_DLE=12|gf_DLE=46|ga_DLE=53
|win_VVS=11|draw_VVS=4|loss_VVS=13|gf_VVS=44|ga_VVS=56
|win_DAU=9|draw_DAU=7|loss_DAU=12|gf_DAU=44|ga_DAU=44
|win_TOR=8|draw_TOR=8|loss_TOR=12|gf_TOR=37|ga_TOR=48
|win_VMS=7|draw_VMS=9|loss_VMS=12|gf_VMS=30|ga_VMS=50|status_VMS=R
|win_STB=7|draw_STB=2|loss_STB=19|gf_STB=32|ga_STB=56|status_STB=R
|win_TGR=4|draw_TGR=6|loss_TGR=18|gf_TGR=20|ga_TGR=62|status_TGR=R
|col_C=Gold|text_C=League champions
|result1=C
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Class B
|result13=R|result14=R|result15=R
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/ussrhist.html rsssf.com]
}}
=Class B=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=P
|winpoints=2
|sortable_table=y
|show_groups=y
|group_header={{abbr|Rep|Republic}}
|team1=MVO|group_MVO=RUS|name_MVO=MVO Kalinin
|team2=MIN|group_MIN=BLR|name_MIN=Dinamo Minsk
|team3=MOS|group_MOS=RUS|name_MOS=Lokomotiv Moskva
|team4=BAK|group_BAK=AZE|name_BAK=Neftyanik Baku
|team5=TST|group_TST=RUS|name_TST=Torpedo Stalingrad
|team6=KHA|group_KHA=UKR|name_KHA=Lokomotiv Kharkov
|team7=VIL|group_VIL=LTU|name_VIL=Spartak Vilnius
|team8=YER|group_YER=ARM|name_YER=Dinamo Yerevan
|team9=UZH|group_UZH=UKR|name_UZH=Spartak Uzhgorod
|team10=KIS|group_KIS=MDA|name_KIS=Burevestnik Kishinev
|team11=KZI|group_KZI=RUS|name_KZI=Krasnoye Znamya Ivanovo
|team12=KZP|group_KZP=KAR|name_KZP=Krasnaya Zvezda Petrozavodsk|note_KZP=Krasnaya Zvezda Petrozavodsk replaced withdrawn Lokomotiv
|team13=DOT|group_DOT=UZB|name_DOT=DO Tashkent
|team14=TAL|group_TAL=EST|name_TAL=Kalev Tallinn
|team15=DST|group_DST=TJK|name_DST=Dinamo Stalinabad|note_DST=Dinamo Stalinabad replaced withdrawn Bolshevik
|team16=TRF|group_TRF=KGZ|name_TRF=Trudoviye Rezervy Frunze
|team17=ALM|group_ALM=KAZ|name_ALM=Dinamo Alma-Ata
|team18=ASH|group_ASH=TKM|name_ASH=Spartak Ashkhabad
|split3=y
|win_MVO=19|draw_MVO=11|loss_MVO=4|gf_MVO=62|ga_MVO=26
|win_MIN=21|draw_MIN=7|loss_MIN=6|gf_MIN=57|ga_MIN=30
|win_MOS=19|draw_MOS=10|loss_MOS=5|gf_MOS=72|ga_MOS=38
|win_BAK=17|draw_BAK=11|loss_BAK=6|gf_BAK=56|ga_BAK=27
|win_TST=16|draw_TST=11|loss_TST=7|gf_TST=66|ga_TST=38
|win_KHA=17|draw_KHA=9|loss_KHA=8|gf_KHA=60|ga_KHA=38
|win_VIL=15|draw_VIL=9|loss_VIL=10|gf_VIL=47|ga_VIL=40
|win_YER=14|draw_YER=10|loss_YER=10|gf_YER=40|ga_YER=22
|win_UZH=14|draw_UZH=9|loss_UZH=11|gf_UZH=51|ga_UZH=41|status_UZH=R
|win_KIS=12|draw_KIS=10|loss_KIS=12|gf_KIS=47|ga_KIS=37
|win_KZI=13|draw_KZI=7|loss_KZI=14|gf_KZI=49|ga_KZI=49
|win_KZP=10|draw_KZP=9|loss_KZP=15|gf_KZP=28|ga_KZP=39
|win_DOT=10|draw_DOT=7|loss_DOT=17|gf_DOT=30|ga_DOT=48
|win_TAL=9|draw_TAL=7|loss_TAL=18|gf_TAL=31|ga_TAL=48
|win_DST=10|draw_DST=5|loss_DST=19|gf_DST=33|ga_DST=74
|win_TRF=7|draw_TRF=7|loss_TRF=20|gf_TRF=36|ga_TRF=67
|win_ALM=6|draw_ALM=8|loss_ALM=20|gf_ALM=30|ga_ALM=59
|win_ASH=2|draw_ASH=3|loss_ASH=29|gf_ASH=17|ga_ASH=91
|hth_+=+|hth_-=-
|hth_MVO=+
|hth_MIN=-
|hth_MOS=-
|hth_BAK=-
|hth_TST=-
|hth_KHA=-
|hth_YER=-
|hth_UZH=+
|hth_KZP=+
|hth_DST=+
|col_P=inherit|text_P=Promoted
|result1=P|result2=P|result3=P
|col_REL=red1|text_REL=Relegated after play-off
|result9=REL
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/su51.html rsssf.com]
}}
=Top goalscorers=
Class A
- Avtandil Gogoberidze (Dinamo Tbilisi) – 16 goals
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/su51.html 1951 Soviet football championship]. RSSSF
{{Soviet football seasons|1951}}
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