# Championship of cities (Ukrainian SSR)

Championship of the Ukrainian SSR among cities teams (Ukrainian: Чемпіонати УРСР для команд міст) was a football competition of the Ukrainian SSR before the formal establishing of the Soviet Union. The competition lost its importance with introduction of the Soviet Top League (All Soviet competitions Group A) in 1936 being converted to a regional championship of sports societies and departments.
Until transfer of capital of Ukraine from Kharkiv to Kiev in 1934, the Kharkiv city team was the winner almost every season expect of one. Sometimes at that time frame the western Ukraine became involved in league competitions that were established in Poland in 1927, Polish Football League (1927–1939).

## Winners

| Season | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Position |
| 1921 | Kharkiv | Odessa | ? |
| 1922 | Kharkiv | Odessa | ? |
| 1923 | Kharkiv | Yuzivka | ? |
| 1924 | Kharkiv | Odessa | Donbas |
| 1927 | Kharkiv | Mykolaiv | Odessa |
| 1928 | Kharkiv | Horlivka | Mykolaiv |
| 1931 | Kyiv | Kharkiv | ? |
| 1932 | Kharkiv | Donbas | Dnipropetrovsk |
| 1934 | Kharkiv | Kyiv | |
| 1935 | Dnipropetrovsk | Kyiv | Kharkiv |

## Results by year
### 1921. Final tournament (Kharkiv)

Quarterfinals
* Kharkiv - Kherson 5:0
* Tahanroh - Kiev 1:0
* Odessa - Katerynoslav 5:1
* Mykolaiv - Poltava 7:0
Semifinals
* Kharkiv - Tahanroh 2:1
* Odessa - Mykolaiv 1:0
Final
* Kharkiv - Odessa 2:1
Kharkiv: Vinnykov, Levin, Natarov, Shpakovsky, Bem, Bizyayev, Alfyorov, Kapustin, Varzhenynov, Makeyev, Ordin, Kazakov, Romanenko, Lazunenko.

### 1922. Final tournament (Kharkiv)

Quarterfinals
* Kharkiv - Katerynoslav 2:0
* Kiev - Poltava 3:0
* Odessa - Crimea +:-
* Mykolaiv - Druzhkivka 2:1
Semifinals
* Kharkiv - Mykolaiv 4:0
* Odessa - Kiev 5:2
Final
* Kharkiv - Odessa 1:0
Kharkiv: Romanenko, Kolotukhin, Natarov, Shpakovsky, Romatovsky, Privalov, Bandurin, Kapustin, Varzhenynov, Krotov, Kazakov.

### 1923. Final tournament (Kharkiv)

Group 1
* Kharkiv - Mykolaiv +:-
* Odessa - Kiev +:-
Group finals
* Kharkiv - Odessa 1:0
Group 2
* Druzhkivka - Poltava 5:1
* Crimea - Katerynoslav 2:1
Group finals
* Druzhkivka - Crimea 2:0
Group 3
* Yuzovka - Chernihiv +:-
* Vinnytsia - Zhytomyr 2:1
Group finals
* Yuzovka - Vinnytsia 8:0
Semifinal
* Yuzivka - Druzhkivka 1:0
Final
* Kharkiv - Yuzovka 1:1, 5:1 (replay)

### 1924. Final tournament (Kharkiv)

Preliminaries
* Stalino - Katerynoslav 5:0
* Odessa - Podillya +:-
* Kharkiv - Poltava 1:0
* Kiev - Chernihiv +:-
Final tournament (Kiev forfeited)
* Kharkiv - Donbas 2:0
* Kharkiv - Odessa 1:0
* Odessa - Donbas 6:1
Final group. 1) Kharkiv, 2) Odessa, 3) Donbas Kharkiv: Norov, Krotov, K. Fomin, Privalov, V. Fomin, Kapustin, Kazakov, Alfyorov, Natarov, Shpakovsky, Kostykov, Us, Vinnykov, Bem, Hrushyn, Hubaryev.

### 1927. Final tournament (Kharkiv)

A mass tournament with participation of some 41 teams took place. To the finals qualified Katerynoslav, Odessa, Mykolaiv, and Stalino. To the finals were also allowed Kharkiv and Kadiyevka, although they were defeated by Mykolaiv and Stalino, respectively.
Games
* Kharkiv: Mykolaiv 10:2, Odessa 1:1, Dnipropetrovsk 4:2, Kadiyevka 4:0, Stalino 5:0
* Mykolaiv: Odessa 2:1, Dnipropetrovsk 5:3, Kadiyevka 3:0, Stalino 2:0
* Odessa: Dnipropetrovsk 4:0, Kadiyevka 3:1, Stalino 4:1
* Dnipropetrovsk: Kadiyevka 4:3, Stalino 4:1
* Kadiyevka: Stalino 0:0
Kharkiv: Kravchenko, Kladko, Krotov, K.Fomin, Privalov, V.Fomin, Semenov, Lesny, Andreyev, Natarov, Shpakovsky, Myshchenko, Us, Sorokin, Bem, M.Fomin, Hubaryev.

### 1928. Final tournament (Kharkiv)

There were 30 teams participating in the qualifiers.
Games
* Kharkiv: Horlivka 3:1, Mykolaiv 2:1, Dnipropetrovsk 4:1
* Horlivka: Mykolaiv 2:1, Dnipropetrovsk 1:1
* Mykolaiv: Dnipropetrovsk 2:0
Kharkiv: Norov, Kladko, Moskvin, K.Fomin, Privalov, V.Fomin, Semenov, Volodymyrsky, Alfyorov, Kapustin, Shpakovsky, Myshchenko, Hubaryev.

### 1931. Final tournament (Kiev)

Quarterfinals
* Kiev - Dnipropetrovsk 4:0
* Kadiyevka - Horlivka 2:1
* Stalino - Kharkiv 2:6
* Mykolaiv - Odessa 3:2
Semifinals
* Kiev - Kadiyevka 3:1
* Kharkiv - Mykolaiv 5:2
Final
* Kiev - Kharkiv 3:1
Kiev: Idzkovsky, Denysov, Vesen'yev, Dolhov, Piontkowski, Tyutchev, Sadovsky, Korotkykh, Schultz-Serdyuk, Malkhasov, Svyrydovsky.

### 1932. Final tournament (Dnipropetrovsk / Zaporizhia)

Preliminaries
* Stalino - Moldavian Autonomy 17:0
* Kharkiv - Stalino +:-
* Dnipropetrovsk - Odessa Region +:-
* Vinnytsia - Kiev 3:1
Games
* Kharkiv: Donbas 4:1, Dnipropetrovsk 6:0, Vinnytsia 1:2
* Donbas: Dnipropetrovsk 4:1, Vinnytsia 3:2
* Dnipropetrovsk: Vinnytsia 3:1

### 1934.

Quarterfinals
* Kiev - Dnipropetrovsk 6:0
* Moldavian Autonomy - Vinnytsia 0:7
* Khakriv - Chernihiv 10:2
* Odessa - Donbas 5:2
Semifinals
* Vinnytsia - Kiev 0:4
* Kharkiv - Odessa 7:0
Final
* Kiev - Kharkiv 0:1
Kharkiv: Moskvin, Kyryllov, K.Fomin, M.Fomin, V.Fomin, Shvedov, Kulykov, Lesny, Zub, Parovyshnykov, Privalov.

### 1935. Group 1

Games
* Dnipropetrovsk: Kiev 3:3, Kharkiv 1:2, Odessa 2:1, Stalino 3:0
* Kiev: Kharkiv 3:2, Odessa 1:0, Stalino 0:1
* Kharkiv: Odessa 1:1, Stalino 2:2
* Odessa: Stalino 3:2
Dnipropetrovsk: Makhovsky, Hutaryev, Aleksopolski, Chyzhov, Belov, V.Kryvosheyev, Butenko, Hreber, Andreyev, Borodin, Bily, Laiko, Korchanynov, Kornylov, Zabuha, Shpynyov, P.Kryvosheyev, Starostin

### 1936. (part of the Cup of the Ukrainian SSR)

Quarterfinals
* Dynamo Kyiv - Dynamo Dnipropetrovsk 5:2
* KhTZ Kharkiv - Lokomotyv Kyiv 0:1
* Stakhanovets Stalino - Dynamo Odessa 2:3 (in Horlivka)
* Dynamo Kharkiv - ZiL Dnipropetrovsk 0:2
Semifinals
* Dynamo Kyiv - Lokomotyv Kyiv 2:1
* Dynamo Odessa - ZiL Dnipropetrovsk 1:0
Final
* Dynamo Kyiv - Dynamo Odessa 6:0
Dynamo Kyiv: Trusevych, Pravoverov, Klymenko, Tyutchev, Kuzmenko, Putystin, Honcharenko, Shylovsky, Shehodsky, Komarov, Korotkykh, Makhynya. Coach: Moisei Tovarovsky.

## Performance by club

| Team | Winners | Runners-Up | Years |
| Kharkiv | 8 | 1 | 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1934 |
| Kiev | 1 | 2 | 1931 |
| Dnipropetrovsk | 1 | 0 | 1935 |
| Odessa | 0 | 3 | |
| Donbas (Horlivka) | 0 | 2 | |
| Stalino | 0 | 1 | |
| Mykolaiv | 0 | 1 | |