1952 Soviet Class B
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| Season | 1952 |
|---|---|
← 1951 1953 → | |
The 1952 Soviet Class B football championship.
FC Lokomotiv Kharkov winning the championship.
Relegated teams
Two teams were relegated from the 1951 Soviet Class A (top tier).
- VMS Moscow (return after a year absence)
- FC Torpedo Gorkiy (return after a year absence)
Promoted teams
Two teams received direct promotion. One team were promoted from republican competitions through last year post-season playoffs.
- DO Tbilisi – Winner of the 1951 Football Championship of the Georgian SSR (return after a two-year absence)
- DO Sverdlovsk – Winner of the 1951 Football Championship of the Russian SFSR (return after a two-year absence)
- DO Kiev – Winner of the 1951 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR and promotion play-off (return after a two-year absence)
First stage
Second stage
Relegation play-off
To the play-off qualified the champion of the 1952 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR and the worst Ukrainian team of masters of the 1952 Soviet Class B.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODO Kiev | 6–1 | Metallurg Zaporozhie | 3–0 | 3–1 |
