The 1950 Soviet football championship was the 18th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 12th among teams of sports societies and factories. CDKA Moscow won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the fourth time and continuing the post-war feud against Dinamo.
| Season | 1950 | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's football | ||
| Class A | CDKA Moscow | |
| Class B | VMS Moscow | |
| Soviet Cup | Spartak Moscow | |
| ||
The championship went through second rebranding and since 1950 the First Group was named as Class A and the Second Group was named as Class B.
The defending champions Dinamo lost eight games this season allowing their main rivals CDKA to retake the title.
Honours edit
| Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Class A | CDKA Moscow (4) | Dinamo Moscow |
| Class B | VMS Moscow | Torpedo Gorkiy |
| Soviet Cup | Spartak Moscow (5*) | Dinamo Moscow |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Soviet Union football championship edit
Class A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  CDKA Moscow (C)
|
36 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 91 | 31 | +60 | 53 | League champions |
| 2 | Dynamo Moscow
|
36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 88 | 36 | +52 | 50 | |
| 3 |  Dynamo Tbilisi
|
36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 47 | |
| 4 | VVS Moscow
|
36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 78 | 52 | +26 | 45 | |
| 5 | Spartak Moscow
|
36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 40 | +37 | 44 | |
| 6 | Zenit Leningrad
|
36 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 70 | 59 | +11 | 43 | |
| 7 | Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev
|
36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 40 | |
| 8 | Dynamo Leningrad
|
36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 38 | |
| 9 | Spartak Tbilisi
|
36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 37 | |
| 10 | Torpedo Moscow
|
36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 36 | |
| 11 |  Shakhtyor Stalino
|
36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 33 | |
| 12 |  Daugava Riga
|
36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 32 | |
| 13 | Dynamo Kiev
|
36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 31 | |
| 14 |  Dynamo Yerevan (R)
|
36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 31 | Relegation to Class B |
| 15 | Lokomotiv Moscow (R)
|
36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 73 | −32 | 30 | |
| 16 | Lokomotiv Kharkov (R)
|
36 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 28 | |
| 17 |  Dinamo Minsk (R)
|
36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 44 | 73 | −29 | 23 | |
| 18 | Torpedo Stalingrad (R)
|
36 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 77 | −51 | 22 | |
| 19 |  Neftyanik Baku (R)
|
36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 73 | −36 | 21 |
Class B edit
| Pos | REP | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUS | VMS Moskva | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 15 | +45 | 42 | Promoted |
| 2 | RUS | Torpedo Gorkiy | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 34 | |
| 3 | LTU | Spartak Vilnius (O) | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 32 | Relegation play-off |
| 4 | RUS | Krasnoye Znamya Ivanovo | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 32 | |
| 5 | UZB | DO Tashkent (O) | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 28 | Relegation play-off |
| 6 | MDA | Burevestnik Kishinev[a] (O) | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 28 | |
| 7 | RUS | Dzerzhinets Chelyabinsk (R) | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 27 | |
| 8 | UKR | Pishchevik Odessa (R) | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 26 | |
| 9 | KAZ | Dinamo Alma-Ata (O) | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 23 | |
| 10 | KAR | Lokomotiv Petrozavodsk (O) | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 22[b] | |
| 11 | KGZ | Trudoviye Rezervy Frunze[c] (O) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 20 | |
| 12 | EST | Kalev Tallinn (O) | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 17 | |
| 13 | TKM | Spartak Ashkhabad[d] (O) | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 61 | −42 | 17 | |
| 14 | TJK | Bolshevik Stalinabad (O) | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 37 | −18 | 16[e] |
Top goalscorers edit
Class A
- Nikita Simonyan (Spartak Moscow) – 34 goals