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.
Competition | Winner | Runner-up | |
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Group A | Dinamo Moscow (2*) | Spartak Moscow | |
Group B | Spartak Leningrad | Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu | |
Group V | Dinamo Odessa | Lokomotiv Kiev | |
Group G | Traktor Stalingrad | DKA Smolensk | |
Group D | Spartak Ivanovo | Lokomotiv Dnepropetrovsk | |
Cities of the East | Dinamo Cheliabinsk | Dinamo Sverdlovsk | |
Soviet Cup | Dinamo Moscow (1) | Dinamo Tbilisi |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
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.
See main article: 1937 Soviet Top League.
Group A
Group B
Football competitions of union republics[1]