# 1937 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR

The 1937 Football Championship of UkrSSR were part of the 1937 Soviet republican football competitions in the Soviet Ukraine.

## Persha Hrupa

* Promoted: Kryla Rad Zaporizhia (Druha Hrupa), Sudnobudivnyk-2 Mykolaiv (Druha Hrupa),
* Debut: Spartak Dnipropetrovsk, Vympel Kyiv, Zenit Stalino
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation | FZS | DNI | FSK | FAK | KRZ | S2M | FVK |
| 1 | FC Zenit Stalino | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2.400 | 15 | | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| 2 | FC Spartak Dnipropetrovsk | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 15 | | | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | +/- |
| 3 | FC Stalinets Kharkiv | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 13 | Withdrew | | | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| 4 | FC Avanhard Kramatorsk | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1.500 | 12 | | | | | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 |
| 5 | FC Kryla Rad Zaporizhia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 | 11 | | | | | | — | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| 6 | FC Sudnobudivnyk-2 Mykolaiv | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0.429 | 10 | Withdrew | | | | | | — | 2–4 |
| 7 | FC Vympel Kyiv | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0.571 | 7 | Withdrew | | | | | | | — |
* ↑ Last season played as KhEMZ Kharkiv
* ↑ Last season played as z-d im. Ordzhonikidze Kramatorsk
* ↑ Last season played as Zaporizhia
* ↑ 1 point deducted from Vympel Kyiv points tally for no show to the match with Spartak Dnipropetrovsk

### Championship play-off

* FC Spartak Dnipropetrovsk – FC Zenit Stalino 2:0

## Druha Hrupa

Promoted: Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk (Tretia Hrupa), Rot-Front Kryvyi Rih (Tretia Hrupa)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation | DZV | STL | RFK | AVH | SHS | SPV | SCH |
| 1 | Dzerzhynets Voroshylovhrad | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 3.500 | 14 | Promoted | — | 2–1 | 7–0 | 4–4 | 5–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2.429 | 12 | Promoted | | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 4–1 | |
| 3 | Rot-Front Kryvyi Rih | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0.600 | 12 | Promoted | | | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Avanhard Horlivka | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1.083 | 10 | | | | | — | 2–0 | 5–3 | |
| 5 | Stakhanovets Serho | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 7 | Withdrew | | | | | — | +/- | |
| 6 | Spartak Vinnytsia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 0.308 | 4 | | | | | | | — | 3–2 |
| 7 | Spartak Chernihiv | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0 | | | | | | | | — |
* ↑ Last season played as Voroshylovhrad
* ↑ Last season played as Dniprodzerzhynsk
* ↑ Last season played as Kryvyi Rih
* ↑ Last season played as Horlivka
* ↑ Last season played as Kadiivka
* ↑ Last season played as Vinnytsia
* ↑ 1 point deducted for no show
* ↑ Last season played as Chernihiv

## Tretia Hrupa

* Promoted: Voroshylovsk (Chetverta Hrupa), Mohyliv-Podilskyi (Chetverta Hrupa),
* Debut: Tiraspol (debut)
1/4 final
* Voroshylovsk — Kupiansk 7 : 1 (or 7 : 0)
* Poltava — Kherson 4 : 0
* Tiraspol — Zhytomyr 4 : 1
* Kamianets-Podilsk — Mohyliv-Podilskyi + : - (no show)
Consolation matches
1/2 finals
* Kherson — Kupiansk + : — (no show)
Match for 5th place
* Zhytomyr — Kherson 4 : 1 (or 5 : 1)
1/2 finals
* Voroshylovsk — Poltava + : - (no show)
* Tiraspol — Kamianets-Podilskyi 4 : 1
Final
* Voroshylovsk — Tiraspol 4 : 2

## Chetverta Hrupa

Debut: Shostka, Konotop
1/4 finals
* Berdychiv — Shostka + : - (no show)
* Sumy — Konotop 1 : 2
* Stal Makiivka — Chystiakove 2 : 1
* Ordzhonikidze — Kremenchuk 5 : 1
Consolation matches
1/2 finals
* Chystiakove — Kremenchuk 1 : 4
Match for the 5th place
* Sumy — Kremenchuk + : - (no show)
1/2 finals
* Berdychiv — Konotop 2 : 1
* Stal Makiivka — Ordzhonikidze 2 : 1
Match for the 3rd place
* Ordzhonikidze — Konotop 7 : 0
Final
* Berdychiv — Stal Makiivka 1 : 5

## Hrupa Pyat A

* Relegated: Starobilsk (Chetverta Hrupa), Kirovo (Chetverta Hrupa), Krasnyi Luch (Chetverta Hrupa)
* Debut: Druzhkivka, Sloviansk, Mariupol
1/4 finals
* Sloviansk — Starobilsk 1:2
* Voznesensk — Kirovo 1:0
* Berdyansk — Mariupol +:- (no show)
* Druzhkivka — Krasnyi Luch 3:1
Consolation matches
1/2 finals
* Kirovo — Sloviansk + : - (no show)
Match for the 5th place
* Krasnyi Luch — Kirovo + : - (no show)
1/2 finals
* Starobilsk — Voznesensk 1:2
* Berdyansk — Druzhkivka 2:1
Match for the 3rd place
* Starobilsk — Druzhkivka 0:3
Final
* Voznesensk — Berdyansk 1:0

## Hrupa Pyat B

* Relegated: Postysheve (Chetverta Hrupa), Melitopol (Chetverta Hrupa), Korosten (Chetverta Hrupa)
* Debut: Synelnykove, Rubizhne, Koziatyn, Uman
1/4 finals
* Postysheve — Rubizhne 2:1
* Synelnykove — Melitopol +:- (no show)
* Koziatyn — Korosten 1:3
* Novohrad-Volynskyi — Uman 4:2
Consolation matches
1/2 finals
* Uman — Koziatyn + : - (no show)
Match for the 5th place
* Uman — Rubizhne + : - (no show)
1/2 finals
* Postysheve — Synelnykove 7:1
* Korosten — Novohrad-Volynskyi 0:1
Match for the 3rd place
* Korosten — Synelnykove + : - (no show)
Final
* Postysheve — Novohrad-Volynskyi 2:1

## Ukrainian clubs at the All-Union level

* Group A (1): Dynamo Kyiv
* Group V (8): Dynamo Odesa, Lokomotyv Kyiv, Stakhanovets Stalino, Dynamo Dnipropetrovsk, Traktor Kharkiv (↑), Spartak Kharkiv, Silmash Kharkiv, Dynamo Kharkiv
* Group G (2): z-d im. Frunze Kostiantynivka, Stal Dnipropetrovsk (debut)
* Group D (3): Lokomotyv Dnipropetrovsk (debut), Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv (debut), Spartak Kyiv (debut)

## Withdrawn

* (all-Union level) Stal (z-d im. Lenina) Dnipropetrovsk (1936)
* (Republican) UDKA Kiev (1936), z-d im. Stalina Stalino (1936), z-d KinAp Odesa (1936), Artemivsk (1936)

## Number of teams by region

| Number | Region | Team(s) | Team(s) |
| Number | Region | Ukrainian SSR | All-Union |
| 2-3-1-2-7 (2) | Donetsk Oblast | Zenit Stalino, Avanhard Kramatorsk, Dzerzhynets Voroshilovhrad, Avanhard Horlvika, Stakhanovets Serho, Voroshylovsk, Stal Makiivka, Chystiakove, Postysheve, Druzhkivka, Starobilsk, Krasnyi Luch, Mariupol, Sloviansk, Rubizhne | Ugolschiki Stalino, Stal Kostiantynivka |
| 2-2-0-1-3 (3) | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | Spartak Dnipropetrovsk, Kryla Rad Zaporizhia, Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk, Rot Front Kryvyi Rih, Ordzhonikidze, Berdiansk, Melitopol | Dynamo Dnipropetrovsk, Stal Dnipropetrovsk, Lokomotyv Dnipropetrovsk |
| 1-0-2-2-0 (4) | Kharkiv Oblast | Stalinets Kharkiv, Poltava, Kupiansk, Kremenchuk, Sumy | Silmash Kharkiv, Dynamo Kharkiv, Spartak Kharkiv, Traktornyi z-d Kharkiv |
| 1-0-1-1-3 (3) | Kyiv Oblast | Vympel Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Berdychiv, Novohrad-Volynskyi, Korosten, Uman | Dynamo Kyiv, Lokomotyv Kyiv, Spartak Kyiv |
| 1-0-1-0-2 (2) | Odesa Oblast | Sudnobudivnyk-2 Mykolaiv, Kherson, Voznesensk, Kirovo | Dynamo Odesa, Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv |
| 0-1-2-0-1 (0) | Vinnytsia Oblast | Spartak Vinnytsia, Kamianets-Podilsk, Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Koziatyn | – |
| 0-1-0-2-0 (0) | Chernihiv Oblast | Spartak Chernihiv, Konotop, Shostka | – |
| 0-0-1-0-0 (0) | Moldavian ASSR | Tiraspol | – |