USSR II Division

 

II Division

First League (Second Level). Top 2 teams – promoted. Last 5 relegated, for the league was reduced to 20 teams for 1972. 
 
 1.Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk          42  27  9  6  83-30  63  Promoted [UKR]    
 2.Lokomotiv Moskva              42  25 12  5  81-33  62  Promoted [RUS] 
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 3.Chernomorets Odessa           42  21 11 10  56-33  53  [-]      [UKR] 
 4.Metallurg Zaporozhye          42  16 14 12  51-39  46  [+]      [UKR]     
 5.Spartak Orjonikidze           42  19  7 16  52-57  45  [-]      [RUS] 
 6.Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev      42  17  9 16  54-41  43           [RUS] 
 7.Textilshchik Ivanovo          42  14 15 13  45-43  43           [RUS]     
 8.Metallist Kharkov             42  18  7 17  50-49  43           [UKR]           
 9.Shakhtyor Karaganda           42  14 13 15  46-47  41           [KAZ]             
10.Dinamo Leningrad              42  14 12 16  35-40  40           [RUS]               
11.Torpedo Kutaisi               42  12 15 15  47-53  39  [-]      [GEO] 
12.UralMash Sverdlovsk           42  13 13 16  34-40  39           [RUS] 
13.Stroitel Ashkhabad            42  16  7 19  53-62  39           [TKM]             

1-й ближний ряд: Б.Рыбин, В.Коротков, В.Санин, ? , В.Волков, В.Панков

2-й ряд сидят: В.Клещев, И.Вьюгин, Л.Борисов, А.Стенищев, В.Наумов, В.Рейнгольд, Н.Растегаев, Н.Глазков

3-й ряд: В.С.Марьенко(гл.тренер), И.И.Замятин(администратор), И.Домантиевский, А.Лысов, В.Фролов, А.Чернявский, Е.Кулемин, В.Чуркин, ?, Н.Вихарев, С.П.Воротилин(нач-к команды), В.Г.Гавриков(массажист)

14.Shinnik Yaroslavl             42  16  7 19  42-52  39  [+]      [RUS]         
15.Pamir Dushanbe                42  16  7 19  42-54  39           [TJK]
16.Alga Frunze                   42  13 12 17  45-52  38           [KGZ]             
17.Moldova Kishinev              42  12 14 16  35-42  38           [MDA]   
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18.Kuzbass Kemerovo              42  14 10 18  49-57  38  Relegated [+] [RUS]            
19.Daugava Riga                  42  10 16 16  23-34  36  Relegated     [LVA] 
20.Žalgiris Vilnius              42   9 17 16  30-45  35  Relegated     [LTU] 
21.Volgar Astrakhan              42   8 18 16  34-58  34  Relegated     [RUS]  
22.Rubin Kazan                   42   9 13 20  31-57  31  Relegated     [RUS]   

Historic season for Dnepr (Dnepropetrovsk) – coached by young Valery Lobanovsky, they won promotion to the top league for the first time.