Soviet Class A First Group | |
Pixels: | 80 |
Country: | Soviet Union |
Founded: | 1950 |
Folded: | 1970 |
Promotion: | none / Class A Top Group |
Relegation: | Soviet Class B / Soviet Class A Second Group |
Levels: | Level 1 & 2 |
Most Champs: | Spartak Moscow (6) |
The Soviet Class A First Group (Russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу (Класс А. Первая группа), Soviet football championship (Class A First Group)) was the top and for a season second highest division of Soviet football, below the 1970 Soviet Class A Top Group. The league was formed in 1950 in place of the First Group of the Soviet football championship and initially was called as Class A of the Soviet football championship.
In 1963 the Class A was expanded into two divisions the Class A First Group and the Class A Second Group, latter becoming the second tier. In 1970 the Soviet Class A was expanded even further adding additional tier to the top and downgrading now the Soviet Class A First Group to the second tier. In 1971 it was replaced with the Soviet First League.
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