Soviet First League
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The Soviet First League was the second tier of professional football in the Soviet Union, sitting just below the Soviet Top League in the national league system.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football league
ⓘ
second-tier football league ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Pervaya Liga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionGender | men's football ⓘ |
| competitionType | league system ⓘ |
| confederation | UEFA ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1991 ⓘ |
| geographicScope | entire Soviet Union ⓘ |
| governedBy | USSR Football Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Football Federation of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | part of Soviet football league system ⓘ |
| inception | 1970 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| legacy | predecessor of modern second-tier leagues in post-Soviet states ⓘ |
| levelOnPyramid | 2 ⓘ |
| matchPointsSystem |
2 points for a win (most seasons)
ⓘ
3 points for a win (in some later seasons, if applied) ⓘ |
| mostCommonNumberOfTeams | 20 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | varied by season ⓘ |
| positionInNationalSystem |
above Soviet Second League
ⓘ
below Soviet Top League ⓘ |
| professionalClubsParticipated | yes ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | professional ⓘ |
| promotionSystem | top teams promoted to Soviet Top League ⓘ |
| promotionTo | Soviet Top League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| qualificationFor | top domestic division (Soviet Top League) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | dissolution of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
Soviet Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Second League NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Top League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relegationSystem | bottom teams relegated to Soviet Second League ⓘ |
| relegationTo | Soviet Second League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Soviet Class A Second Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonFormat | double round-robin ⓘ |
| seasonSchedule | spring–autumn calendar ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| statusAfter1991 | discontinued ⓘ |
| successorLeague |
Russian First League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ukrainian First League NERFINISHED ⓘ other national second-tier leagues in former Soviet republics ⓘ |
| tierInSovietSystem | second tier ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Soviet era ⓘ |
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