1939 Soviet Top League

1939 Soviet Top League was the fifth season of the Soviet Top League known at that time as Group A.

Group A
Season1939
ChampionsFC Spartak Moscow
RelegatedFC Elektrik Leningrad
FC Dynamo Odessa
Matches played182
Goals scored649 (3.57 per match)
Top goalscorer(21) Grigory Fedotov (CDKA)
Biggest home winSpartak 8–0 Dynamo Od. (July 8)
Biggest away winDynamo Od. 0–6 Dynamo M. (October 12)
Highest scoringDynamo L. 3–7 CDKA (June 15)
← 1938
1940 →

It started on May 12 with six games of the first round. The main calendar was scheduled to be finished on October 19 with the Moscow derby between Lokomotiv and Dynamo. However, due to numerous protests and postponed games the championship finished on November 30 in Tbilisi with game between Dynamo Tbilisi and Dynamo Odessa. The new champions became Spartak Moscow with two teams being relegated: Elektrik Leningrad and Dynamo Odessa. This was the first full season championship with each team playing over 25 games.

The last year defending champions were Spartak Moscow. There were no newly promoted teams and initially was decided to conduct the championship with 12 teams. However the Soviet sport committee allowed for two Leningrad teams Stalinets and Elektrik to remain in the league.

Spartak once again won the cup competition that started in summer with final played in mid-September. That was the last edition of the cup before World War II.

Representation by republic

Standings
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
Pts
1 Spartak Moscow (C)26149358233537
2 Dynamo Tbilisi26145760411933
3 CDKA Moscow26144868432532
4 Traktor Stalingrad26134950391130
5 Lokomotiv Moscow2612684239330
6 Metallurg Moscow2612595350329
7 Dynamo Moscow261241060461428
8 Dynamo Kiev269893944-526
9 Torpedo Moscow2687115151023
10 Dynamo Leningrad2686124156-1522
11 Stalinets Leningrad2677123046-1621
12 Stakhanovets Stalino26510114055-1520
13 Elektrik Leningrad (R)2665153249-1717
14 Dynamo Odessa (R)2672172567-4216

Top scorers
21 goals
19 goals
18 goals
16 goals
  • Ivan Mitronov (Metallurg Moscow)
15 goals
  • Viktor Shilovsky (Dynamo Kiev)
14 goals
13 goals
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