# 1955 Soviet Class B

Following are the results of the 1955 Soviet First League football championship. FC Burevestnik Kishinev and FC ODO Sverdlovsk winning the championship.

## Teams
### Relegated teams

Two teams were relegated from the 1954 Soviet Class A (top tier).
* Lokomotiv Kharkov – (return after a two-year absence)
* Torpedo Gorkiy – (return after a year absence)

### Promoted teams

* Krylia Sovetov Stupino – debut, Champion of the 1954 Football Championship of the Russian SFSR
* Dinamo Tallinn – debut, Champion of the 1954 Football Championship of the Estonian SSR and promotion/relegation play-off

### Replaced and renamed teams

* Metallurg Odessa was replaced with Pischevik Odessa, while Metallurg restarted at republican level.
* Stupino → Krylia Sovetov Stupino
* Shakhter Mosbass → Shakhter Stalinogorsk
* Lokomotiv Alma-Ata → Urozhai Alma-Ata

## Final standings
### Zone I

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | MDA | Burevestnik Kishinev | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 86 | 46 | +40 | 46 | Promoted |
| 2 | RUS | Spartak Kalinin | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 37 | |
| 3 | UKR | ODO Kiev | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 36 | |
| 4 | LTU | Spartak Vilnius | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 36 | |
| 5 | RUS | Krasnoye Znamya Ivanovo | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 36 | |
| 6 | RUS | Krylya Sovetov Stupino | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 32 | |
| 7 | UKR | ODO Lvov | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 32 | |
| 8 | UKR | Metallurg Zaporozhye | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 32 | |
| 9 | UKR | Lokomotiv Kharkov | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 30 | |
| 10 | UKR | Metallurg Dnepropetrovsk | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 30 | |
| 11 | RUS | Shakhtyor Stalinogorsk | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 29 | |
| 12 | UKR | Pishchevik Odessa | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 27 | |
| 13 | UKR | Spartak Uzhgorod | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 25 | |
| 14 | LVA | Daugava Riga | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 57 | −28 | 22 | |
| 15 | UKR | DOF Sevastopol | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 61 | −36 | 20 | |
| 16 | EST | Dinamo Tallinn | 30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 78 | −56 | 10 | |
* 1 2 +
* ↑ Shakhtyor Mosbass relocated to Stalinogorsk.
* ↑ Pishchevik Odessa was called Metallurg.

### Number of teams by republics

| Number | Union republics | Team(s) |
| 8 | Ukrainian SSR | ODO Kiev, ODO Lvov, FC Metallurg Zaporozhye, FC Lokomotiv Kharkov, FC Metallurg Dnepropetrovsk, FC Pischevik Odessa, FC Spartak Uzhgorod, DOF Sevastopol |
| 4 | Russian SFSR | FC Spartak Kalinin, FC Krasnoye Znamya Ivanovo, FC Krylya Sovetov Stupino, FC Shakhter Stalinogorsk |
| 1 | Moldavian SSR | FC Burevestnik Kishinev |
| 1 | Lithuanian SSR | FC Spartak Vilnius |
| 1 | Latvian SSR | FC Daugava Riga |
| 1 | Estonian SSR | FC Dinamo Tallinn |

### Zone II

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | RUS | ODO Sverdlovsk | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 45 | Promoted |
| 2 | ARM | Spartak Yerevan | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 17 | +27 | 42 | |
| 3 | GEO | ODO Tbilisi | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 41 | |
| 4 | RUS | Torpedo Gorkiy | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 40 | |
| 5 | RUS | Neftyanik Krasnodar | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 38 | |
| 6 | AZE | Neftyanik Baku | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 33 | |
| 7 | RUS | Krylya Sovetov Voronezh | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 33 | |
| 8 | RUS | Zenit Kaliningrad (M.R.) | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 28 | |
| 9 | RUS | Torpedo Rostov-na-Donu | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 27 | |
| 10 | KAZ | Urozhai Alma-Ata | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 26 | |
| 11 | RUS | Krylya Sovetov Molotov | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 25 | |
| 12 | RUS | Avangard Sverdlovsk | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 22 | |
| 13 | RUS | Avangard Chelyabinsk | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 22 | |
| 14 | UZB | Spartak Tashkent | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 21 | |
| 15 | RUS | Torpedo Stalingrad | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 19 | |
| 16 | RUS | Energiya Saratov | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 18 | |
* ↑ Urozhai Alma-Ata was called Lokomotiv.

### Number of teams by republics

| Number | Union republics | Team(s) |
| 11 | Russian SFSR | ODO Sverdlovsk, FC Torpedo Gorkiy, FC Neftianik Krasnodar, FC Krylia Sovetov Voronezh, FC Zenit Kaliningrad, FC Torpedo Rostov-na-Donu, FC Krylia Sovetov Molotov, FC Avangard Chelyabinsk, FC Avangard Sverdlovsk, FC Torpedo Stalingrad, FC Energia Saratov |
| 1 | Armenian SSR | FC Spartak Yerevan |
| 1 | Georgian SSR | ODO Tbilisi |
| 1 | Azerbaijan SSR | FC Neftianik Baku |
| 1 | Kazakh SSR | FC Urozhai Alma-Ata |
| 1 | Uzbek SSR | FC Spartak Tashkent |