1963 Soviet Class A Second Group
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The 1963 Soviet Class A Second Group was the inaugural season of the Soviet Class A Second Group football competitions that was reorganized based on the best teams of the 1962 Soviet Class B season. It was also the 23rd season of the Soviet second tier league competition.
The league was consolidated into a single group of 18 clubs.
Qualified teams
| Team | Class B zones and position in 1962 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daugava Riga | Class A (relegation) | 21 |
| Žalgiris Vilnius | Class A (relegation) | 22 |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | I Zone (Russia) | 1 |
| Trud Voronezh | II Zone (Russia) | 1 |
| Kuban Krasnodar | III Zone (Russia) | 1 |
| Traktor Volgograd | III Zone (Russia) | 2 |
| UralMash Sverdlovsk | IV Zone (Russia) | 1 |
| Lokomotiv Chelyabinsk | IV Zone (Russia) | 2 |
| SKA Novosibirsk | V Zone (Russia) | 1 |
| Chernomorets Odessa | I Zone (Ukraine) | 1 |
| Metallurg Zaporozhye | II Zone (Ukraine) | 2 |
| Trudoviye Rezervy Lugansk | III Zone (Ukraine) | 1 |
| Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | III Zone (Ukraine) | 6 |
| Lokomotiv Gomel | I Zone (Union rep) | 1 |
| Shakhtyor Karaganda | II Zone (Union rep) | 1 |
| Alga Frunze | II Zone (Union rep) | 2 |
| Volga Gorkiy | new | |
| Karpaty Lvov | new | |
Notes:
- FC Kuban Krasnodar was previously called as Spartak.
- FC Volga Gorkiy was added after merger of Torpedo Gorkiy and Raketa Gorkiy.
- FC Karpaty Lvov replaced SKA Lvov.
Final standings
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Top scorers
- 13 goals
- Anatoli Isayev (Shinnik Yaroslavl)
- Viktor Korolkov (Shakhter Karaganda)
- 12 goals
- Valentyn Hrishyn (Trudovye Rezervy Lugansk)
- Albert Liber (Trud Voronezh)
- 11 goals
- Vitaliy Kovalenko (Metallurg Zaporozhie)
Number of teams by republics
See also
External links
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