1937 in Soviet football explained

Country:the Soviet Union
Season:1937
Division1:Group A
Champions1:Dinamo Moscow
Division2:Group B
Champions2:Spartak Leningrad
Division3:Group V
Champions3:Dinamo Odessa
Domestic:Soviet Cup
Dchampions:Dinamo Moscow
Prevseason:1936
Nextseason:1938
Flagicon:yes

The 1937 Soviet football championship was the 7th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union. FC Dynamo Moscow won the championship becoming the winner of Group A for the second time.

CDKA Moscow once again avoided relegation since the format for the next 1938 season changed again.

The defending champions Spartak, while defeating their main rivals Dinamo (2–1, 0–0) this season, had a poor start in the first half losing to Metallurg and Dinamo Kiev and let Dinamo Moscow outperform them.

Honours

CompetitionWinnerRunner-up
Group ADinamo Moscow (2*)Spartak Moscow
Group BSpartak LeningradDinamo Rostov-na-Donu
Group VDinamo OdessaLokomotiv Kiev
Group GTraktor StalingradDKA Smolensk
Group DSpartak IvanovoLokomotiv Dnepropetrovsk
Cities of the EastDinamo CheliabinskDinamo Sverdlovsk
Soviet CupDinamo Moscow (1)Dinamo Tbilisi

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Soviet Cup

See main article: 1937 Soviet Cup. Dinamo Moscow beat Dinamo Tbilisi 5–2 in the Soviet Cup final. Hat-trick was made by Mikhail Semichastny, while two goals for Georgians were scored by Berdzenishvili brothers.

Soviet Union football championship

See main article: 1937 Soviet Top League.

Top goalscorers

Group A

Group B

Republican level

Football competitions of union republics[1]

Football championships

Football cups

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://regional-football.ru/1937.htm 1937 год