1966 Soviet Class A Second Group

Soviet Class A Second Group
Season	1966
Champions	FK Žalgiris Vilnius FC Zaria Lugansk Politotdel Tashkent Region
Promoted	FC Zaria Lugansk
	← 1965 1967 →

Season1966

ChampionsFK Žalgiris Vilnius

FC Zaria Lugansk

Politotdel Tashkent Region

PromotedFC Zaria Lugansk

The 1966 Soviet Class A Second Group was the fourth season of the Soviet Class A Second Group football competitions that was established in 1963. It was also the 26th season of the Soviet second-tier league competition. The competitions became again split completely by geographical principle as before the 1963 league's consolidation reform.

Pos	Rep	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	LTU	Žalgiris Vilnius	32	18	7	7	45	23	+22	43

2	RUS	Textilshchik Ivanovo	32	13	15	4	52	26	+26	39^[a]
3	RUS	Kuban Krasnodar	32	15	9	8	46	19	+27	39
4	AZE	Dinamo Kirovabad	32	12	15	5	35	17	+18	39^[b]
5	RUS	Rubin Kazan	32	15	9	8	32	23	+9	39^[b]
6	LVA	Daugava Riga	32	13	10	9	43	32	+11	36
7	GEO	Lokomotiv Tbilisi	32	12	12	8	43	38	+5	36
8	RUS	Terek Grozny	32	11	11	10	26	28	−2	33
9	GEO	Dinamo Batumi	32	12	8	12	35	36	−1	32^[b]
10	RUS	Spartak Nalchik	32	12	8	12	26	33	−7	32^[b]
11	RUS	RostSelMash Rostov-na-Donu	32	8	13	11	37	42	−5	29
12	RUS	Traktor Volgograd	32	10	9	13	31	37	−6	29
13	RUS	Dinamo Stavropol	32	8	11	13	24	32	−8	27^[b]
14	RUS	Baltika Kaliningrad	32	8	10	14	20	32	−12	26^[b]
15	BLR	Spartak Gomel	32	7	12	13	16	29	−13	26
16	ARM	Shirak Leninakan	32	7	8	17	25	55	−30	22^[b]
17	EST	Dinamo Tallinn	32	4	7	21	16	50	−34	15

Number	Union republics	Team(s)
9	Russian SFSR	FC Tekstilschik Ivanovo, FC Kuban Krasnodar, FC Rubin Kazan, FC Terek Grozny, FC Spartak Nalchik, FC Rostselmash Rostov-na-Donu, FC Traktor Volgograd, FC Dinamo Stavropol, FC Baltika Kaliningrad
2	Georgian SSR	FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi, FC Dinamo Batumi
1	Lithuanian SSR	FK Žalgiris Vilnius
1	Azerbaijan SSR	FC Dinamo Kirovabad
1	Latvian SSR	FC Daugava Riga
1	Belarusian SSR	FC Spartak Gomel
1	Armenian SSR	FC Shirak Leninakan
1	Estonian SSR	FC Dinamo Tallinn

Pos	Rep	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	UKR	Zarya Lugansk	34	16	12	6	33	15	+18	44

2	UKR	SKA Kiev	34	17	7	10	42	36	+6	41^[a]
3	UKR	SKA Lvov	34	15	10	9	44	29	+15	40^[a]
4	UKR	Lokomotiv Vinnitsa	34	13	13	8	34	30	+4	39
5	RUS	Dinamo Leningrad	34	15	8	11	40	32	+8	38
6	RUS	Trud Voronezh	34	13	11	10	31	31	0	37
7	UKR	Metallurg Zaporozhye	34	12	12	10	35	28	+7	36
8	UKR	Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk	34	11	12	11	33	27	+6	34
9	RUS	Sokol Saratov	34	11	11	12	25	30	−5	33^[a]
10	UKR	Avangard Kharkov	34	6	20	8	22	23	−1	32
11	RUS	Volga Kalinin	34	11	10	13	32	46	−14	32
12	UKR	Tavria Simferopol	34	10	11	13	29	33	−4	31^[a]
13	MDA	Avyntul Kishinev^[b]	34	8	15	11	23	29	−6	31
14	UKR	Karpaty Lvov	34	8	14	12	23	23	0	30
15	UKR	Sudostroitel Nikolayev	34	8	14	12	27	31	−4	30^[a]
16	RUS	Shinnik Yaroslavl	34	7	16	11	36	42	−6	30
17	RUS	Volga Gorkiy	34	7	15	12	21	26	−5	29
18	UKR	Zvezda Kirovograd	34	5	15	14	18	37	−19	25^[a]

Number	Union republics	Team(s)
11	Ukrainian SSR	FC Zaria Lugansk, SKA Kiev, SKA Lvov, FC Lokomotiv Vinnitsa, FC Metallurg Zaporozhye, FC Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, FC Avangard Kharkov, SC Tavria Simferopol, FC Karpaty Lvov, FC Sudostroitel Nikolayev, FC Zirka Kirovograd
6	Russian SFSR	FC Dinamo Leningrad, FC Trud Voronezh, FC Sokol Saratov, FC Volga Kalinin, FC Shinnik Yaroslavl, FC Volga Gorkiy
1	Moldavian SSR	FC Avyntul Kishinev

Pos	Rep	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	UZB	Politotdel Tashkent Region	34	17	9	8	36	26	+10	43

2	KAZ	Shakhtyor Karaganda	34	18	6	10	43	26	+17	42
3	RUS	Stroitel Ufa	34	13	16	5	40	31	+9	42^[a]
4	KGZ	Alga Frunze	34	12	14	8	50	32	+18	38
5	RUS	Luch Vladivostok	34	16	6	12	40	27	+13	38^[a]
6	RUS	UralMash Sverdlovsk	34	14	10	10	44	33	+11	38
7	RUS	Lokomotiv Chelyabinsk	34	12	11	11	35	26	+9	35
8	TKM	Stroitel Ashkhabad	34	14	7	13	41	40	+1	35
9	TJK	Energetik Dushanbe	34	10	14	10	39	42	−3	34
10	RUS	Temp Barnaul	34	12	9	13	37	33	+4	33^[a]
11	RUS	Kuzbass Kemerovo^[b]	34	11	11	12	27	32	−5	33^[a]
12	RUS	SKA Khabarovsk	34	11	11	12	28	34	−6	33^[a]
13	RUS	SKA Novosibirsk	34	11	9	14	23	33	−10	31
14	RUS	Torpedo Tomsk	34	11	8	15	27	35	−8	30^[a]
15	RUS	Irtysh Omsk	34	9	10	15	26	38	−12	28^[a]
16	RUS	Zvezda Perm	34	7	13	14	25	37	−12	27^[a]
17	KAZ	Vostok Ust-Kamenogorsk	34	11	5	18	35	50	−15	27^[a]
18	UZB	Neftyanik Fergana	34	7	11	16	22	43	−21	25^[a]

1966 Soviet Class A Second Group

First subgroup

Top scorers

Number of teams by republics

Second subgroup

Top scorers

Number of teams by republics

Third subgroup

Top scorers

Number of teams by republics

Final stage

For places 1-3

For places 4-6

See also

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Number	Union republics	Team(s)
11	Russian SFSR	FC Stroitel Ufa, FC Luch Vladivostok, FC UralMash Sverdlovsk, FC Lokomotiv Chelyabinsk, FC Temp Barnaul, FC Kuzbass Kemerevo, SKA Khabarovsk, SKA Novosibirsk, FC Torpedo Tomsk, FC Irtysh Omsk, FC Zvezda Perm
2	Uzbek SSR	FC Politotdel Tashkent Oblast, FC Neftyanik Fergana
2	Kazakh SSR	FC Vostok Ust-Kamenogorsk, FC Shakhter Karaganda
1	Kyrgyz SSR	FC Alga Frunze
1	Turkmen SSR	FC Stroitel Ashkhabat
1	Tajik SSR	FC Energetik Dushanbe

v t e Second level Soviet football championship seasons
Group B	1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
Second Group	1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Class B	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
Second Group (Class A)	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
First Group (Class A)	1970
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