| Season: | 1960 |
| Nextseason: | 1961 |
1960 Soviet Class B was the eleventh season of the Soviet Class B football competitions since their establishment in 1950. It was also the twentieth season of what eventually became known as the Soviet First League.
The competition was conducted in two stages. At the first stage teams were slit in multiple groups by republican principle to determine group winners. There were 74 teams in five RSFSR groups, 36 teams in two Ukrainian SSR groups, and 32 teams in two groups for the rest of union republics. At the second stage participants of the RSFSR final played for a single promotion, participants of the Ukrainian SSR final played to qualify for promotion/relegation playoff, while finalists of the Union republics played between each other.
[Oct 25 – Nov 5, Shakhty]
[Oct 28, 30, Kiev]
[Nov 3, 6]
| Number | Union republics | Team(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | FC Urozhai Minsk, FC Lokomotiv Gomel, FC Krasnoye Znamya Vitebsk, FC Khimik Mogilyov, FC Spartak Brest | ||
| 3 | FC Shirak Leninakan, FC Lori Kirovakan, FC Burevestnik Yerevan | ||
| 2 | FC Lokomotiv Tbilisi, FC Dinamo Batumi | ||
| 2 | FC Nistrul Bendery, FC Vierul Kishinev | ||
| 2 | FC Krasny Metallurg Liepaja, FC REZ Riga | ||
| 1 | FK Banga Kaunas | ||
| 1 | FC Dinamo Tallinn |
| Number | Union republics | Team(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | FC Torpedo Kutaisi, FC Metallurg Rustavi, FC Burevestnik Tbilisi | ||
| 3 | FC Progress Baku, FC Metallurg Sumgait, FC Textilshchik Kirovabad | ||
| 3 | FC Mekhnat Tashkent, FC Spartak Fergana, FC Dinamo Samarkand | ||
| 3 | FC Shakhter Karaganda, FC Metallurg Chimkent, FC Metallist Jambul | ||
| 2 | FC Pamir Leninabad, FC Energetik Stalinabad | ||
| 1 | FK Spartak Frunze | ||
| 1 | FC Kopet-Dag Ashkhabad |
[Oct 30, Nov 5]