1974 Soviet First League

Soviet First League
Season	1974
	← 1973 1975 →

The 1974 Soviet First League was the fourth season of the Soviet First League and the 34th season of the Soviet second-tier league competition.

Pos	Rep	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	RUS	Lokomotiv Moscow	38	23	7	8	73	33	+40	53	Promoted
2	RUS	SKA Rostov-on-Don	38	21	9	8	64	35	+29	51^[a]	Promoted

3	BLR	Dinamo Minsk	38	21	9	8	60	38	+22	51^[a]
4	RUS	Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev	38	20	8	10	65	41	+24	48
5	AZE	Neftçi Baku	38	18	10	10	54	32	+22	46
6	UKR	Tavriya Simferopol	38	18	6	14	74	55	+19	42^[b]
7	RUS	Kuzbass Kemerovo	38	19	4	15	48	50	−2	42
8	GEO	Torpedo Kutaisi	38	14	10	14	37	42	−5	38
9	TJK	Pamir Dushanbe	38	13	11	14	48	48	0	37
10	RUS	Zvezda Perm	38	13	11	14	54	59	−5	37
11	RUS	Shinnik Yaroslavl	38	11	14	13	50	53	−3	36
12	UKR	Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk	38	9	16	13	37	39	−2	34
13	UKR	Metalurh Zaporizhzhia	38	11	12	15	42	50	−8	34
14	RUS	Spartak Nalchik	38	10	14	14	37	47	−10	34
15	RUS	Kuban Krasnodar	38	12	10	16	54	67	−13	34^[b]
16	RUS	Uralmash Sverdlovsk	38	13	8	17	38	54	−16	34^[b]
17	RUS	Spartak Orzhonikidze	38	15	4	19	45	67	−22	34

18	TKM	Stroitel Ashgabad	38	11	11	16	50	52	−2	33	Relegated
19	RUS	Metallurg Lipetsk	38	8	9	21	30	58	−28	25
20	RUS	Tekstilshchik Ivanovo	38	5	7	26	33	73	−40	17

Rank	Union republic	Number of teams	Club(s)
1	RSFSR	12	Lokomotiv Moscow, SKA Rostov-na-Donu, Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev, Kuzbass Kemerevo, Zvezda Perm, Shinnik Yaroslavl, Elbrus Nalchik, Kuban Krasnodar, Uralmash Sverdlovsk, Spartak Ordzhonikidze, Metallurg Lipetsk, Tekstilschik Ivanovo
2	Ukrainian SSR	3	Tavria Simferopol, Prykarpatye Ivano-Frankovsk, Metallurg Zaporozhye
3	Belarusian SSR	1	Dinamo Minsk
	Azerbaijan SSR		Neftchi Baku
	Georgian SSR		Torpedo Kutaisi
	Tajik SSR		Pamir Dushanbe
	Turkmen SSR		Stroitel Ashkhabat

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 1974 in Soviet football
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Domestic leagues	Supreme League First League Second League (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Finals)
Domestic cups	Soviet Cup
European competitions	European Cup 1973–74 1974–75 Cup Winners' Cup 1973–74 1974–75 UEFA Cup 1973–74 1974–75

Number of teams by union republic