1951 Soviet Class B
Football league season
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Following are the results of the 1951 Class B football championship. FC MVO Moscow winning the championship.
| Season | 1951 |
|---|---|
← 1950 1952 → | |
Teams
Relegated teams
Six teams were relegated from the 1950 Soviet Class A (top tier).
- Dinamo Minsk (return after a six-year absence)
- Lokomotiv Moscow (return after a three-year absence)
- Neftianik Baku (return after a two-year absence)
- Torpedo Stalingrad (debut)
- Lokomotiv Kharkov (return after a two-year absence)
- Dinamo Yerevan
Promoted teams
No teams received direct promotion. Only three teams were promoted from republican competitions through last year post-season playoffs. One more was replaced, Lokomotiv for Krasnaya Zvezda.
Final standings
| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUS | MVO Kalinin | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 62 | 26 | +36 | 49[a] | Promoted to Class A |
| 2 | BLR | Dinamo Minsk | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 30 | +27 | 49[b] | |
| 3 | RUS | Lokomotiv Moskva | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 38 | +34 | 48[b] | |
| 4 | AZE | Neftyanik Baku | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 56 | 27 | +29 | 45[b] | |
| 5 | RUS | Torpedo Stalingrad | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 43[b] | |
| 6 | UKR | Lokomotiv Kharkov | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 43[b] | |
| 7 | LTU | Spartak Vilnius | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 39 | |
| 8 | ARM | Dinamo Yerevan | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 38[b] | |
| 9 | UKR | Spartak Uzhgorod (R) | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 37[a] | Relegated after play-off |
| 10 | MDA | Burevestnik Kishinev | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 34 | |
| 11 | RUS | Krasnoye Znamya Ivanovo | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 33 | |
| 12 | KAR | Krasnaya Zvezda Petrozavodsk[c] | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 29[a] | |
| 13 | UZB | DO Tashkent | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 27 | |
| 14 | EST | Kalev Tallinn | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 25 | |
| 15 | TJK | Dinamo Stalinabad[d] | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 74 | −41 | 25[a] | |
| 16 | KGZ | Trudoviye Rezervy Frunze | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 36 | 67 | −31 | 21 | Relegated |
| 17 | KAZ | Dinamo Alma-Ata | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 59 | −29 | 20 | |
| 18 | TKM | Spartak Ashkhabad | 34 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 91 | −74 | 7 |
Relegation play-off
To the play-off qualified the champion of the 1951 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR and the worst Ukrainian team of masters of the 1951 Soviet Class B.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartak Uzhgorod | 2–3 | DO Kiev | 0–0 | 2–3 |
Number of teams by republics
| Number | Union republics | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Russian SFSR | MVO Kalinin, FC Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Torpedo Stalingrad, FC Krasnoye Znamya Ivanovo |
| 2 |  Ukrainian SSR | FC Lokomotiv Kharkov, FC Spartak Uzhgorod |
| 1 |  Belarusian SSR | FC Dinamo Minsk |
| 1 |  Azerbaijan SSR | FC Neftianik Baku |
| 1 |  Lithuanian SSR | FC Spartak Vilnius |
| 1 |  Armenian SSR | FC Dinamo Yerevan |
| 1 |  Moldavian SSR | FC Burevestnik Kishinev |
| 1 |  Karelo-Finnish SSR | FC Krasnaya Zvezda Petrozavodsk |
| 1 |  Uzbek SSR | DO Tashkent |
| 1 |  Estonian SSR | FC Kalev Tallinn |
| 1 |  Tajik SSR | FC Dinamo Stalinobad |
| 1 |  Kyrgyz SSR | FC Trudovye Rezervy Frunze |
| 1 |  Kazakh SSR | FC Dinamo Alma-Ata |
| 1 |  Turkmen SSR | FC Spartak Asgabat |