1957 in Soviet football

The 1957 Soviet football championship was the 25th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 19th among teams of sports societies and factories. Dinamo Moscow won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the eighth time.

Football in the Soviet Union

Season	1957
Men's football
Class A	Dinamo Moscow
Class B	Avangard Leningrad
Soviet Cup	Lokomotiv Moscow

Honours

Competition	Winner	Runner-up
Class A	Dinamo Moscow (8*)	Torpedo Moscow
Class B	Avangard Leningrad	Spartak Stanislav
Soviet Cup	Lokomotiv Moscow (2)	Spartak Moscow

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Soviet Union football championship

Main article: 1957 Soviet Top League

Class A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dynamo Moscow (C)	22	16	4	2	49	15	+34	36	League champions
2	Torpedo Moscow	22	11	6	5	46	23	+23	28
3	Spartak Moscow	22	11	6	5	43	28	+15	28
4	Lokomotiv Moscow	22	12	4	6	39	27	+12	28
5	CSK MO Moscow	22	13	1	8	51	31	+20	27
6	Dynamo Kiev	22	8	7	7	30	30	0	23
7	Dynamo Tbilisi	22	8	5	9	27	33	−6	21
8	Shakhtyor Stalino	22	7	5	10	19	35	−16	19
9	Burevestnik Kishinyov	22	4	10	8	24	36	−12	18
10	Zenit Leningrad	22	4	7	11	23	41	−18	15
11	Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev	22	2	8	12	9	32	−23	12
12	Spartak Minsk (R)	22	1	7	14	11	40	−29	9	Relegation to Class B

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Class B (final stage)

Further information: 1957 Soviet Class B

[Nov 17 – Dec 3, Tashkent] 

Pos	Rep	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts	Promotion
1	RUS	Avangard Leningrad	4	3	0	1	9	5	+4	0	6	Promoted
2	UKR	Spartak Stanislav	4	1	1	2	6	8	−2	1	4
3	GEO	SKVO Tbilisi	4	1	1	2	4	6	−2	1	4

Source: rsssf.com
Notes:

Top goalscorers

Class A

• Vasiliy Buzunov (CSK MO Moscow) – 16 goals

External links

• 1957 Soviet football championship. RSSSF