1973 Soviet First League

Soviet First League
Season	1973
	← 1972 1974 →

The 1973 Soviet First League was the third season of the Soviet First League and the 33rd season of the Soviet second tier league competition.

Pos	Rep	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	UKR	Chornomorets Odessa (C, P)	38	24	4	2	8	83	38	+45	52	Promotion to Top League
2	MDA	Nistru Chișinău (P)	38	25	2	5	6	71	35	+36	52	Promotion to Top League

3	RUS	Lokomotiv Moscow	38	20	6	2	10	47	32	+15	46^[a]
4	AZE	Neftçi Baku	38	17	5	3	13	58	43	+15	39^[a]
5	RUS	Metallurg Lipetsk	38	14	7	5	12	42	38	+4	35^[b]
6	UKR	Metalurh Zaporizhzhia	38	14	6	5	13	62	53	+9	34
7	RUS	Shinnik Yaroslavl	38	16	2	6	14	48	41	+7	34
8	RUS	Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev	38	15	4	3	16	46	51	−5	34
9	GEO	Torpedo Kutaisi	38	16	2	2	18	40	46	−6	34
10	UKR	Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk	38	14	5	2	17	40	54	−14	33^[b]
11	RUS	Zvezda Perm	38	14	4	5	15	50	52	−2	32
12	RUS	Tekstilshchik Ivanovo	38	14	4	4	16	41	46	−5	32
13	TKM	Stroitel Ashgabad	38	14	4	3	17	46	58	−12	32
14	TJK	Pamir Dushanbe	38	14	3	5	16	50	44	+6	31
15	RUS	Kuzbass Kemerovo	38	14	2	7	15	42	46	−4	30^[b]
16	RUS	Spartak Nalchik	38	12	6	2	18	46	61	−15	30
17	RUS	Spartak Orzhonikidze	38	13	4	3	18	29	44	−15	30

18	KAZ	Shakhter Karagandy	38	12	4	5	17	42	60	−18	28	Relegated
19	UKR	Metallist Kharkiv	38	11	5	4	18	34	50	−16	27
20	KGZ	Alga Frunze	38	6	2	8	22	29	54	−25	14

Rank	Union republic	Number of teams	Club(s)
1	RSFSR	9	Lokomotiv Moscow, Metallurg Lipetsk, Shinnik Yaroslavl, Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev, Zvezda Perm, Tekstilschik Ivanovo, Kuzbass Kemerevo, Elbrus Nalchik, Spartak Ordzhonikidze
2	Ukrainian SSR	4	Chernomorets Odessa, Metallurg Zaporozhye, Prykarpatye Ivano-Frankovsk, Metallist Kharkov
3	Moldavian SSR	1	Nistru Kishinev
	Azerbaijan SSR		Neftchi Baku
	Georgian SSR		Torpedo Kutaisi
	Turkmen SSR		Stroitel Ashkhabat
	Tajik SSR		Pamir Dushanbe
	Kazakh SSR		Shakhter Karaganda
	Kyrgyz SSR		Alga Frunze

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
First League	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

v t e 1973 in Soviet football
« 1972 » 1974
Domestic leagues	Supreme League First League Second League (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Finals)
Domestic cups	Soviet Cup
European competitions	European Cup 1972–73 1973–74 Cup Winners' Cup 1972–73 1973–74 UEFA Cup 1972–73 1973–74

Number of teams by union republic