Class A (Soviet Union) 1961

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Class A 1961
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master Dynamo Kiev (1st title)
Cup winners Shakhtar Donetsk
Relegated JK Tallinna Kalev , Trud Voronezh
Teams 22nd
Games 342 + 6 relegation games
Gates 987  (ø 2.89 per game)
Top scorer Gennady Gussarov
( Torpedo Moscow )
← Class A 1960

The Klass A 1961 was the 23rd season of the highest Soviet football league. It began on April 8th and ended on October 24th, 1961.

Dynamo Kiev won the Soviet football championship for the first time by four points ahead of Torpedo Moscow .

mode

The season was conducted in a two-tier format. The 22 teams initially played against each other twice in two groups of eleven teams each. After this phase, the five best clubs qualified for the championship round, the bottom six played in the placement round. The results from the first round were adopted. The bottom of the table had to go into relegation. From this season onwards, the goal difference applied in the event of a tie .

Preliminary group 1

table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points republic
 1. Torpedo Moscow (M, P)  20th  16  1  3 048:200 +28 33: 70 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
 2. Moscow locomotive  20th  9  8th  3 035:230 +12 26:14 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
 3. Avangard Kharkov  20th  10  6th  4th 022:150  +7 26:14 Ukraine Soviet Socialist RepublicUkrainian SSR UKR
 4th Dinamo Tbilisi  20th  10  5  5 036:220 +14 25:15 Georgia Soviet Socialist RepublicGeorgian SSR GEO
 5. SKA Rostov  20th  9  4th  7th 039:220 +17 22:18 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
 6th Shakhtar Donetsk  20th  7th  5  8th 022:230  −1 19:21 Ukraine Soviet Socialist RepublicUkrainian SSR UKR
 7th Neftjanik Baku  20th  4th  8th  8th 020:340 −14 16:24 Azerbaijan SSRAzerbaijani SSR AZE
 8th. Trud Voronezh (N)  20th  5  5  10 024:310  −7 15:25 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
 9. Admiralteyets Leningrad  20th  5  5  10 022:300  −8 15:25 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
10. Daugava Riga  20th  3  6th  11 021:410 −20 12:28 Latvia 1940Latvian SSR LVA
11. Spartak Vilnius  20th  3  5  12 018:460 −28 11:29 Lithuania Soviet Socialist RepublicLithuanian SSR LTU
  • Participation for places 1–10 in the final round
  • Participation for places 11–22 in the final round
    • (M) reigning master
    (P) reigning cup winner
    (N) Newcomers

    Crosstab

    1961 Torpedo Moscow Moscow locomotive OH Dinamo Tbilisi SKA Rostov Shakhtar Donetsk Neftjanik Baku FWO ALG DRI Spartak Vilnius
    1. Torpedo Moscow 0: 1 2: 1 1-0 1-0 1-0 3: 2 3: 1 6: 3 3: 1 3: 1
    2. Moscow locomotive 0: 1 2: 1 5-0 0-0 1-0 2: 2 5: 1 0: 2 3: 2 5: 2
    3. Avangard Kharkov 2: 1 1: 1 1-0 3: 2 3: 2 0: 1 2-0 0-0 1-0 1-0
    4th Dinamo Tbilisi 6: 4 4-0 1-0 1: 1 0-0 3-0 1: 1 1-0 2: 1 3: 1
    5. SKA Rostov 1: 1 0: 1 0: 1 3: 1 3-0 5: 1 4: 1 2-0 6: 1 5: 1
    6th Shakhtar Donetsk 0: 3 2: 2 0-0 2-0 4: 2 1-0 1-0 0: 1 1: 2 4-0
    7th Neftjanik Baku 1: 7 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 1-0 1: 2 1-0 1: 1 1: 2 1-0
    8th. Trud Voronezh 0: 1 0-0 0: 1 1: 1 2: 1 0-0 1-0 3: 2 4: 2 6-0
    9. Admiralteyets Leningrad 0: 1 1: 1 0: 1 0: 3 0: 1 3: 1 2: 2 2: 1 1: 1 0: 2
    10. Daugava Riga 0: 5 2: 2 1: 1 0: 3 1: 1 1: 2 1: 1 2-0 0: 2 1: 2
    11. Spartak Vilnius 0: 1 1: 3 1: 1 0: 5 1: 2 0-0 1: 1 2: 2 3: 2 0-0

    Preliminary group 2

    table

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points republic
     1. CSKA Moscow  20th  13  3  4th 055:280 +27 29:11 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
     2. Dynamo Kiev  20th  12  5  3 041:190 +22 29:11 Ukraine Soviet Socialist RepublicUkrainian SSR UKR
     3. Spartak Moscow  20th  10  5  5 038:210 +17 25:15 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
     4th Spartak Yerevan  20th  8th  7th  5 027:260  +1 23:17 Armenia Soviet Socialist Republic 1952Armenian SSR POOR
     5. Pachtakor Tashkent  20th  9  5  6th 030:330  −3 23:17 Uzbekistan Soviet Socialist RepublicUzbek SSR UZB
     6th Dynamo Moscow  20th  8th  5  7th 033:290  +4 21:19 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
     7th Kairat Alma-Ata  20th  6th  5  9 023:320  −9 17:23 Kazakhstan Soviet Socialist RepublicKazakh SSR KAZ
     8th. Zenith Leningrad  20th  6th  5  9 025:350 −10 17:23 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
     9. Moldova Kishinev  20th  6th  4th  10 030:360  −6 16:24 Moldova Soviet Socialist RepublicMoldovan SSR MDA
    10. Belarus Minsk  20th  4th  5  11 017:310 −14 13:27 Belarus Soviet Socialist RepublicBelarusian SSR BLR
    11. JK Tallinna Kalev  20th  6th  5  9 025:350 −10 17:23 Estonia Soviet Socialist RepublicEstonian SSR EST
  • Participation for places 1–10 in the final round
  • Participation for places 11–22 in the final round

    • Crosstab

    1961 CSKA Moscow Dynamo Kiev Spartak Moscow SJE Pachtakor Tashkent Dynamo Moscow Kairat Alma-Ata Zenith Leningrad MKI BMI Kalev Tallinn
    1. CSKA Moscow 1: 1 1: 2 4: 1 6: 2 5: 1 4: 1 3: 1 6: 4 3-0 1-0
    2. Dynamo Kiev 1: 1 2-0 1-0 3: 1 3: 1 5: 1 3-0 2-0 2: 1 6: 1
    3. Spartak Moscow 3: 1 2-0 0: 1 0: 1 3: 1 1-0 2: 2 0-0 3-0 5: 1
    4th Spartak Yerevan 2: 4 0-0 0-0 4: 2 2: 4 2: 2 3: 2 1-0 1: 1 2-0
    5. Pachtakor Tashkent 3: 2 2: 1 0: 2 1-0 0-0 3: 2 0: 1 3: 2 1-0 0-0
    6th Dynamo Moscow 1: 3 5-0 3: 1 0: 1 2: 2 1: 1 1-0 5: 2 4: 1 1-0
    7th Kairat Alma-Ata 1: 1 0: 2 1: 5 0: 1 1: 1 0-0 2-0 1: 3 2-0 3-0
    8th. Zenith Leningrad 1: 2 1: 1 2: 6 0-0 4: 1 2: 1 1: 2 2-0 3: 1 2: 1
    9. Moldova Kishinev 2: 1 1: 3 1: 1 2: 3 1: 3 1: 2 1-0 5-0 1-0 1: 1
    10. Belarus Minsk 1: 2 1: 1 2-0 1: 1 1: 3 2-0 0: 1 0-0 1: 1 2: 1
    11. JK Tallinna Kalev 0: 4 0: 4 2: 2 2: 2 1: 1 0-0 1: 2 1: 1 1: 2 1: 2

    Final round places 1–10

    The results from the preliminary round were included

    Closing table

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points republic
     1. Dynamo Kiev  30th  18th  9  3 058:280 +30 45:15 Ukraine Soviet Socialist RepublicUkrainian SSR UKR
     2. Torpedo Moscow (M, P)  30th  19th  3  8th 068:350 +33 41:19 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
     3. Spartak Moscow  30th  16  8th  6th 057:340 +23 40:20 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
     4th CSKA Moscow  30th  16  6th  8th 061:430 +18 38:22 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
     5. Moscow locomotive  30th  13  12  5 058:420 +16 38:22 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
     6th Avangard Kharkov  30th  12  10  8th 030:250  +5 34:26 Ukraine Soviet Socialist RepublicUkrainian SSR UKR
     7th Dinamo Tbilisi  30th  13  7th  10 050:300 +20 33:27 Georgia Soviet Socialist RepublicGeorgian SSR GEO
     8th. Spartak Yerevan  30th  11  10  9 037:410  −4 32:28 Armenia Soviet Socialist Republic 1952Armenian SSR POOR
     9. SKA Rostov  30th  11  8th  11 054:360 +18 30:30 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
    10. Pachtakor Tashkent  30th  11  8th  11 044:610 −17 30:30 Uzbekistan Soviet Socialist RepublicUzbek SSR UZB
  • soviet master
    • (M) reigning master
    (P) reigning cup winner

    Crosstab

    1961 Dynamo Kiev Torpedo Moscow Spartak Moscow CSKA Moscow Moscow locomotive OH Dinamo Tbilisi SJE SKA Rostov Pachtakor Tashkent
    1. Dynamo Kiev 2-0 - - 2: 2 0-0 1-0 - 1-0 -
    2. Torpedo Moscow 1: 1 2: 3 4: 2 - - - 1: 1 - 6-0
    3. Spartak Moscow - 4: 3 - 4: 1 0-0 3-0 - 1: 1 -
    4th CSKA Moscow - 0: 3 - 1: 1 1-0 1-0 - 1-0 -
    5. Moscow locomotive 3: 4 - 3: 1 4-0 - - 1-0 - 2: 1
    6th Avangard Kharkov 1: 1 - 0: 1 0-0 - - 2-0 - 4: 1
    7th Dinamo Tbilisi 0: 1 - 0-0 3-0 - - -: + 1 - 4-0
    8th. Spartak Yerevan - 1-0 - - 2: 2 3-0 1: 1 2: 5 -
    9. SKA Rostov 2: 4 - 1: 2 0-0 - - - 3-0 2: 2
    10. Pachtakor Tashkent - 1-0 - - 4: 4 3: 1 1: 4 - 1: 1
    1 The Dinamo Tbilisi match against Spartak Yerevan was rated as a goalless win for Yerevan.

    Final round places 11–22

    Closing table

    The results from the preliminary round were included

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points republic
    11. Dynamo Moscow  32  17th  7th  8th 057:390 +18 41:23 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
    12. Shakhtar Donetsk  32  12  10  10 045:370  +8 34:30 Ukraine Soviet Socialist RepublicUkrainian SSR UKR
    13. Zenith Leningrad  32  12  8th  12 050:520  −2 32:32 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
    14th Admiralteyets Leningrad  32  12  7th  13 049:470  +2 31:33 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
    15th Trud Voronezh (N) 2  32  11  8th  13 039:380  +1 30:34 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
    16. Moldova Kishinev  32  12  6th  14th 046:540  −8 30:34 Moldova Soviet Socialist RepublicMoldovan SSR MDA
    17th Kairat Alma-Ata  32  10  8th  14th 031:480 −17 28:36 Kazakhstan Soviet Socialist RepublicKazakh SSR KAZ
    18th Neftjanik Baku  32  7th  13  12 036:520 −16 27:37 Azerbaijan SSRAzerbaijani SSR AZE
    19th Belarus Minsk  32  7th  10  15th 029:440 −15 24:40 Belarus Soviet Socialist RepublicBelarusian SSR BLR
    20th Spartak Vilnius  32  7th  5  20th 033:640 −31 19:45 Lithuania Soviet Socialist RepublicLithuanian SSR LTU
    21st Daugava Riga  32  5  7th  20th 030:630 −33 17:47 Latvia 1940Latvian SSR LVA
    22nd JK Tallinna Kalev  32  1  8th  23 025:740 −49 10:54 Estonia Soviet Socialist RepublicEstonian SSR EST
  • soviet cup winner
  • Relegation to class B.
  • Participation in the relegation against relegation
    • (N) Newcomers
    1 Trud Voronezh was relegated to Class B as the worst Russian team.

    Crosstab

    1961 Dynamo Moscow Shakhtar Donetsk Zenith Leningrad ALG TWO MKI Kairat Alma-Ata Neftjanik Baku BMI Spartak Vilnius DRI Kalev Tallinn
    11. Dynamo Moscow 3: 1 - 4: 1 2-0 - - 3: 1 - 3-0 2: 1 -
    12. Shakhtar Donetsk 0-0 5: 3 - - 2: 1 6-0 - 4: 2 - - 3: 2
    13. Zenith Leningrad - 1: 1 2: 2 2: 1 - - 4: 1 - 3-0 4: 1 -
    14th Admiralteyets Leningrad 1: 2 - 2: 1 - 5: 2 2: 1 - 2: 1 - - 6: 2
    15th Trud Voronezh 2-0 - 2-0 - 3-0 1-0 - 2-0 - - 1: 1
    16. Moldova Kishinev - 0-0 - 2: 1 1-0 - 1-0 - 3: 1 1-0 -
    17th Kairat Alma-Ata - 0-0 - 0: 3 0-0 - 2-0 - 1-0 2: 1 -
    18th Neftjanik Baku 2: 2 - 2: 2 - - 2: 2 2-0 1: 1 - - 3-0
    19th Belarus Minsk - 1: 1 - 0-0 1: 1 - - 0-0 0: 1 2-0 -
    20th Spartak Vilnius 1: 2 - 0: 1 - - 4: 1 0: 1 - 0: 1 - 3: 1
    21st Daugava Riga 0: 1 - 0: 2 - - 0: 2 1: 1 - 1: 3 - 1-0
    22nd JK Tallinna Kalev - 1-0 - 0: 2 0: 2 - - 1: 2 - 1: 5 2: 3

    Relegation round

    The games took place from October 25 to November 5, 1961.

    table
    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points republic
     1. Torpedo Kutaisi  4th  3  0  1 007: 400  +3 06: 20 Georgia Soviet Socialist RepublicGeorgian SSR GEO
     2. JK Tallinna Kalev  4th  2  0  2 004: 200  +2 04: 40 Estonia Soviet Socialist RepublicEstonian SSR EST
     3. Locomotive Tbilisi  4th  1  0  3 003: 800  −5 02: 60 Georgia Soviet Socialist RepublicGeorgian SSR GEO
    (N) Newcomers
    Crosstab
    TKU Kalev Tallinn Locomotive Tbilisi
    Torpedo Kutaisi 0: 2 4: 1
    JK Tallinna Kalev 0: 1 2-0
    Locomotive Tbilisi 1: 2 1-0

    Torpedo Kutaisi got on, Tallinna Kalev got off and Lokomotiv Tbilisi stayed in Class B.

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ a b c d e 1961 season. In: wildstat.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018 .