1970 Soviet Class A First Group Explained

Season:	1970
Competition:	Soviet Class A First Group
Promoted:	FC Karpaty LvovFC Kairat Alma-Ata
Nextseason:	1971

The 1970 Soviet Class A First Group was a transitional season of the future Soviet First League. It was also the 30th season of the Soviet second tier league competition.

The league was reduced to a single group in comparison with the previous season.

Teams

Relegated teams

• FC Kairat Alma-Ata – placing 17th in 1969 Class A First Group, (Returning after 4 seasons)
• FC Lokomotiv Moscow – placing 18th in 1969 Class A First Group, (Returning after 5 seasons)
• FC Krylia Sovetov Kiubyshev – placing 19th in 1969 Class A First Group, (Returning after 8 seasons)
• FC Uralmash Sverdlovsk – placing 20th (last) in 1969 Class A First Group, (Returning after a season)

Renamed teams

• Energetik Dushanbe was renamed as Pamir Dushanbe.

Final standings

Top scorers

24 goals

• János Gabovda (Karpaty Lvov)

19 goals

• Yury Sevidov (Kairat Alma-Ata)

18 goals

• Eugen Piunovschi (Shakhter Karaganda)

17 goals

• Viktor Abgoltz (Kairat Alma-Ata)

16 goals

• Boris Govorunov (Dinamo Leningrad)

Number of teams by union republic

Rank	Union republic	Number of teams	Club(s)
1		9	Lokomotiv Moscow, Dinamo Leningrad, Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev, Rubin Kazan, Tekstilschik Ivanovo, Volgar Astrakhan, Uralmash Sverdlovsk, Kuban Krasnodar, SKA Khabarovsk
2		4	Karpaty Lvov, Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, Metallist Kharkov, SKA Kiev
3		2	Kairat Alma-Ata, Shakhter Karaganda
4		1	Žalgiris Vilnius
	Moldova Kishinev
	Lokomotivi Tbilisi
	Daugava Riga
	Pamir Dushanbe
	Alga Frunze
	Stroitel Ashkhabat

See also

• Soviet First League

External links

• 1970 season. RSSSF