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| Founded | 1950 |
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| Folded | 1970 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Level on pyramid | Level 1 & 2 |
| Promotion to | none / Class A Top Group |
| Relegation to | Soviet Class B /Soviet Class A Second Group |
| Last champions | Spartak Moscowtop tier Karpaty Lvivsecond tier |
| Most championships | Spartak Moscow (6) |
TheSoviet Class A First Group (Russian:Чемпионат СССР по футболу (Класс А. Первая группа), Soviet football championship (Class A First Group)) was the top and for a season second highest division ofSovietfootball, below the1970 Soviet Class A Top Group.[1] The league was formed in 1950 in place of the First Group of the Soviet football championship and initially was called as Class A of the Soviet football championship.
In 1963 the Class A was expanded into two divisions the Class A First Group and theClass A Second Group, latter becoming the second tier. In 1970 the Soviet Class A was expanded even further adding additional tier to the top and downgrading now the Soviet Class A First Group to the second tier. In 1971 it was replaced with theSoviet First League.[1]
| Season | Winner | Runners-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Karpaty Lviv | Kairat Alma-Aty | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |