1955 in Soviet football
{{Short description|23rd season of competitive football in the Soviet Union}}
{{Infobox football country season
| country = the Soviet Union
| season = 1955
| division1 = Class A
| champions1 = Dinamo Moscow
| division2 = Class B
| champions2 = Burevestnik Kishinev {{small|(Group I)}}
ODO Sverdlovsk {{small|(Group II)}}
| domestic = Soviet Cup
| dchampions = CDSA Moscow
| prevseason = 1954
| nextseason = 1956
| flagicon = yes
}}
The 1955 Soviet football championship was the 23rd seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 17th among teams of sports societies and factories. Dinamo Moscow won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the seventh time.
Honours
| class="wikitable" | ||
| style="width:15em"|Competition | style="width:15em"|Winner | style="width:15em"|Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Class A | Dinamo Moscow (7*) | Spartak Moscow |
| rowspan=2|Class B | Burevestnik Kishinev (Group I) | Spartak Kalinin (Group I) |
| ODO Sverdlovsk (Group II) | Spartak Yerevan (Group II) | |
| Soviet Cup
|CDSA Moscow (4) |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Soviet Union football championship
{{Main|1955 Soviet Top League}}
=Class A=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|team1=DYN|name_DYN={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Dynamo Moscow
|team2=SPA|name_SPA={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Spartak Moscow
|team3=CDSA|name_CDSA={{flagicon|RSFSR}} CDSA Moscow
|team4=TOR|name_TOR={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Torpedo Moscow
|team5=LOK|name_LOK={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Lokomotiv Moscow
|team6=DKI|name_DKI={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Dynamo Kiev
|team7=SHA|name_SHA={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Shakhtyor Stalino
|team8=ZEN|name_ZEN={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Zenit Leningrad
|team9=DTB|name_DTB={{flagicon|Georgian SSR}} Dynamo Tbilisi
|team10=TRU|name_TRU={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad
|team11=KRY|name_KRY={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev
|team12=DMI|name_DMI={{flagicon|Belarusian SSR}} Spartak Minsk
|win_DYN=15|draw_DYN=4|loss_DYN=3|gf_DYN=52|ga_DYN=16|status_DYN=C
|win_SPA=15|draw_SPA=3|loss_SPA=4|gf_SPA=55|ga_SPA=27
|win_CDSA=12|draw_CDSA=7|loss_CDSA=3|gf_CDSA=35|ga_CDSA=20
|win_TOR=10|draw_TOR=8|loss_TOR=4|gf_TOR=39|ga_TOR=32
|win_LOK=9|draw_LOK=7|loss_LOK=6|gf_LOK=32|ga_LOK=27
|win_DKI=8|draw_DKI=6|loss_DKI=8|gf_DKI=31|ga_DKI=37
|win_SHA=4|draw_SHA=10|loss_SHA=8|gf_SHA=23|ga_SHA=34
|win_ZEN=5|draw_ZEN=8|loss_ZEN=9|gf_ZEN=23|ga_ZEN=36
|win_DTB=6|draw_DTB=4|loss_DTB=12|gf_DTB=25|ga_DTB=36
|win_TRU=5|draw_TRU=6|loss_TRU=11|gf_TRU=28|ga_TRU=41
|win_KRY=4|draw_KRY=5|loss_KRY=13|gf_KRY=21|ga_KRY=39|status_KRY=R
|win_DMI=2|draw_DMI=6|loss_DMI=14|gf_DMI=13|ga_DMI=32|status_DMI=R
|col_C=Gold|text_C=League champions
|result1=C
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Class B
|result11=R|result12=R
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/ussrhist.html rsssf.com]
}}
=Class B=
{{more|1955 Soviet Class B}}
==Group I==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=P
|winpoints=2
|sortable_table=y
|show_groups=y
|group_header={{abbr|Rep|Republic}}
|team1=BKI|group_BKI=MDA|name_BKI=Burevestnik Kishinev
|team2=SKA|group_SKA=RUS|name_SKA=Spartak Kalinin
|team3=OKI|group_OKI=UKR|name_OKI=ODO Kiev
|team4=SVI|group_SVI=LTU|name_SVI=Spartak Vilnius
|team5=KZI|group_KZI=RUS|name_KZI=Krasnoye Znamya Ivanovo
|team6=KSS|group_KSS=RUS|name_KSS=Krylya Sovetov Stupino
|team7=OLV|group_OLV=UKR|name_OLV=ODO Lvov
|team8=MZA|group_MZA=UKR|name_MZA=Metallurg Zaporozhye
|team9=LKH|group_LKH=UKR|name_LKH=Lokomotiv Kharkov
|team10=MDN|group_MDN=UKR|name_MDN=Metallurg Dnepropetrovsk
|team11=SST|group_SST=RUS|name_SST=Shakhtyor Stalinogorsk|note_SST=Shakhtyor Mosbass relocated to Stalinogorsk.
|team12=POD|group_POD=UKR|name_POD=Pishchevik Odessa|note_POD=Pishchevik Odessa was called Metallurg.
|team13=SUZ|group_SUZ=UKR|name_SUZ=Spartak Uzhgorod
|team14=DRI|group_DRI=LVA|name_DRI=Daugava Riga
|team15=DSE|group_DSE=UKR|name_DSE=DOF Sevastopol
|team16=DTA|group_DTA=EST|name_DTA=Dinamo Tallinn
|split1=y
|win_BKI=20|draw_BKI=6|loss_BKI=4|gf_BKI=86|ga_BKI=46
|win_SKA=16|draw_SKA=5|loss_SKA=9|gf_SKA=48|ga_SKA=31
|win_OKI=14|draw_OKI=8|loss_OKI=8|gf_OKI=44|ga_OKI=27
|win_SVI=13|draw_SVI=10|loss_SVI=7|gf_SVI=40|ga_SVI=29
|win_KZI=13|draw_KZI=10|loss_KZI=7|gf_KZI=43|ga_KZI=33
|win_KSS=13|draw_KSS=6|loss_KSS=11|gf_KSS=48|ga_KSS=35
|win_OLV=13|draw_OLV=6|loss_OLV=11|gf_OLV=47|ga_OLV=40
|win_MZA=13|draw_MZA=6|loss_MZA=11|gf_MZA=37|ga_MZA=33
|win_LKH=12|draw_LKH=6|loss_LKH=12|gf_LKH=48|ga_LKH=34
|win_MDN=14|draw_MDN=2|loss_MDN=14|gf_MDN=53|ga_MDN=47
|win_SST=10|draw_SST=9|loss_SST=11|gf_SST=34|ga_SST=38
|win_POD=11|draw_POD=5|loss_POD=14|gf_POD=39|ga_POD=47
|win_SUZ=8|draw_SUZ=9|loss_SUZ=13|gf_SUZ=33|ga_SUZ=40
|win_DRI=6|draw_DRI=10|loss_DRI=14|gf_DRI=29|ga_DRI=57
|win_DSE=7|draw_DSE=6|loss_DSE=17|gf_DSE=25|ga_DSE=61
|win_DTA=2|draw_DTA=6|loss_DTA=22|gf_DTA=22|ga_DTA=78
|hth_+=+
|hth_KSS=+
|hth_LKH=-
|hth_DTA=+
|col_P=inherit|text_P=Promoted
|result1=P
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/su55.html rsssf.com]
}}
==Group II==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=P
|winpoints=2
|sortable_table=y
|show_groups=y
|group_header={{abbr|Rep|Republic}}
|team1=OSV|group_OSV=RUS|name_OSV=ODO Sverdlovsk
|team2=SYE|group_SYE=ARM|name_SYE=Spartak Yerevan
|team3=OTB|group_OTB=GEO|name_OTB=ODO Tbilisi
|team4=TGO|group_TGO=RUS|name_TGO=Torpedo Gorkiy
|team5=NKR|group_NKR=RUS|name_NKR=Neftyanik Krasnodar
|team6=NBA|group_NBA=AZE|name_NBA=Neftyanik Baku
|team7=KSV|group_KSV=RUS|name_KSV=Krylya Sovetov Voronezh
|team8=ZEN|group_ZEN=RUS|name_ZEN=Zenit Kaliningrad (M.R.)
|team9=TOR|group_TOR=RUS|name_TOR=Torpedo Rostov-na-Donu
|team10=UAA|group_UAA=KAZ|name_UAA=Urozhai Alma-Ata|note_UAA=Urozhai Alma-Ata was called Lokomotiv.
|team11=KSM|group_KSM=RUS|name_KSM=Krylya Sovetov Molotov
|team12=ASV|group_ASV=RUS|name_ASV=Avangard Sverdlovsk
|team13=ACH|group_ACH=RUS|name_ACH=Avangard Chelyabinsk
|team14=STA|group_STA=UZB|name_STA=Spartak Tashkent
|team15=TST|group_TST=RUS|name_TST=Torpedo Stalingrad
|team16=ESA|group_ESA=RUS|name_ESA=Energiya Saratov
|split1=y
|win_OSV=20|draw_OSV=5|loss_OSV=5|gf_OSV=56|ga_OSV=23
|win_SYE=18|draw_SYE=6|loss_SYE=6|gf_SYE=44|ga_SYE=17
|win_OTB=18|draw_OTB=5|loss_OTB=7|gf_OTB=61|ga_OTB=32
|win_TGO=17|draw_TGO=6|loss_TGO=7|gf_TGO=53|ga_TGO=28
|win_NKR=17|draw_NKR=4|loss_NKR=9|gf_NKR=60|ga_NKR=39
|win_NBA=12|draw_NBA=9|loss_NBA=9|gf_NBA=48|ga_NBA=44
|win_KSV=12|draw_KSV=9|loss_KSV=9|gf_KSV=37|ga_KSV=37
|win_ZEN=9|draw_ZEN=10|loss_ZEN=11|gf_ZEN=24|ga_ZEN=29
|win_TOR=9|draw_TOR=9|loss_TOR=12|gf_TOR=35|ga_TOR=52
|win_UAA=7|draw_UAA=12|loss_UAA=11|gf_UAA=24|ga_UAA=32
|win_KSM=8|draw_KSM=9|loss_KSM=13|gf_KSM=24|ga_KSM=41
|win_ASV=8|draw_ASV=6|loss_ASV=16|gf_ASV=40|ga_ASV=49
|win_ACH=8|draw_ACH=6|loss_ACH=16|gf_ACH=28|ga_ACH=52
|win_STA=6|draw_STA=9|loss_STA=15|gf_STA=26|ga_STA=44
|win_TST=7|draw_TST=5|loss_TST=18|gf_TST=36|ga_TST=55
|win_ESA=4|draw_ESA=10|loss_ESA=16|gf_ESA=23|ga_ESA=45
|hth_TGO=-
|col_P=inherit|text_P=Promoted
|result1=P
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/su55.html rsssf.com]
}}
=Top goalscorers=
Class A
- Eduard Streltsov (Torpedo Moscow) – 15 goals
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/su55.html 1955 Soviet football championship]. RSSSF
{{Soviet football seasons|1955}}
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