1973 Soviet First League

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.

Final standings

Pos	Rep	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	UKR	Chernomorets Odessa	38	24	4	2	8	83	38	+45	52	Promoted
2	MDA	Nistru Kishinev	38	25	2	5	6	71	35	+36	52
3	RUS	Lokomotiv Moskva	38	20	6	2	10	47	32	+15	46[lower-alpha 1]
4	AZE	Neftchi Baku	38	17	5	3	13	58	43	+15	39[lower-alpha 1]
5	RUS	Metallurg Lipetsk	38	14	7	5	12	42	38	+4	35[lower-alpha 2]
6	UKR	Metallurg Zaporozhye	38	14	6	5	13	62	53	+9	34
7	RUS	Shinnik Yaroslavl	38	16	2	6	14	48	41	+7	34
8	RUS	Krylya 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-Frankovsk	38	14	5	2	17	40	54	−14	33[lower-alpha 2]
11	RUS	Zvezda Perm	38	14	4	5	15	50	52	−2	32
12	RUS	Textilshchik Ivanovo	38	14	4	4	16	41	46	−5	32
13	TKM	Stroitel Ashkhabad	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[lower-alpha 2]
16	RUS	Spartak Nalchik[lower-alpha 3]	38	12	6	2	18	46	61	−15	30
17	RUS	Spartak Orjonikidze	38	13	4	3	18	29	44	−15	30
18	KAZ	Shakhtyor Karaganda	38	12	4	5	17	42	60	−18	28	Relegated
19	UKR	Metallist Kharkov	38	11	5	4	18	34	50	−16	27
20	KGZ	Alga Frunze	38	6	2	8	22	49	54	−5	14

Source: rsssf.com
Notes:

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2. +
3. Spartak Nalchik was called Avtomobilist.

See also

• Soviet First League

External links

• 1973 season. RSSSF