1950 Soviet Class B
The 1950 Soviet football championship Class B was the 10th season of the Soviet football championship second tier and inaugural season of the Class B (predecessor of Soviet First League). In 1950 the Soviet football championship renamed its two tiers from Groups First and Second to Classes A and B.
FC VMS Moscow won the championship.
Organization
The league was reduced from a multi-group tournament to single group to which were grandfathered seven teams from last season "Central Zone" and one team from every other zones, also two more teams were promoted. Many teams from last season were forced into relegation to their respective republican competitions.
Final standings
| 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[lower-alpha 1] (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[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 11 | KGZ | Trudoviye Rezervy Frunze[lower-alpha 3] (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[lower-alpha 4] (O) | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 61 | −42 | 17 | |
| 14 | TJK | Bolshevik Stalinabad (O) | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 37 | −18 | 16[lower-alpha 5] |
- Burevestnik Kishinev was called Dinamo.
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- Trudoviye Rezervy Frunze was called Zenit.
- Spartak Ashkhabad was called Lokomotiv.
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Relegation play-off
Ukrainian SSR
To the play-off qualified the champion of the 1950 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR and the worst Ukrainian team of masters of the 1950 Soviet Class B.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pishchevik Odessa | 1–2 | Spartak Uzhgorod | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Russian SFSR
Worst team of the Russian SFSR qualified for relegation playoff. Both matches were taken place in Makhachkala. The city of Kalinin were champions of the 1950 Football Championship of the Russian SFSR.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dzerzhinets Chelyabinsk | 2–7 | Kalinin city | 1–0 | 1–7 |
For 1950 MVO Moscow was stationed in city of Kalinin.
Karelo-Finnish SSR
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lokomotiv Petrozavodsk | 4–1 | ODO Petrozavodsk | 3–1 | 1–0 |
Belarusian SSR
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Minsk | 0–2 | ODO Minsk | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Minsk | 2–1 | ODO Minsk | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Kazakh SSR
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Alma-Ata | 2–0 | Dinamo Alma-Ata (reserves) | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Moldavian SSR
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burevestnik Kishinev | 10–3 | Krasnoye Znamia Kishinev | 7–2 | 3–1 |
Number of teams by republics
| Number | Union republics | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Russian SFSR | VMS Moscow, FC Torpedo Gorky, FC Krasnoye Znamya Ivanovo, FC Dzerzhinets Chelyabinsk |
| 1 |  Karelo-Finnish SSR | FC Lokomotiv Petrozavodsk |
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lithuanian SSR | FC Spartak Vilnius |
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Uzbek SSR | DO Tashkent |
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Moldavian SSR | FC Burevestnik Kishinev |
| 1 |  Ukrainian SSR | FC Pischevik Odessa |
| 1 |  Kazakh SSR | FC Dinamo Alma-Ata |
| 1 |  Kyrgyz SSR | FC Trudovye Rezervy Frunze |
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Estonian SSR | FC Kalev Tallinn |
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Turkmen SSR | FC Spartak Asgabat |
| 1 |  Tajik SSR | FC Bolshevik Stalinobad |