# 1946 Soviet First League

The 1946 Vtoraya Gruppa was the 7th season of the Soviet second tier football competitions and the 2nd following the War.
In the 1946 season, VVS Moscow finished top of the Southern Group, and FC Pishchevik Moscow finished top of the Eastern Group. VVS won the two-leg playoff.
The number of participating teams was increased from 18 to 26 and split into two groups of 13.

## Teams
### Relegated teams

* FC Lokomotiv Moscow – placed last (12th) in the 1945 Soviet Top League (debut)

### Promoted teams

* FC Burevestnik Moscow – (returning, last competed in 1940)
* FC Pischevik Moscow – (returning, last competed in 1940)
* FC Sudostroitel Nikolaev – (returning, last competed in 1940)
* FC Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu – (returning, last competed in 1939)
* FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi – (returning, last competed in 1939)
* FC Stal Dnepropetrovsk – (returning, last competed in 1939)
* DO Sverdlovsk – (debut)
* FC Elektrosila Leningrad – (debut)
* FC Neftyanik Baku – (debut)
* FC Pischevik Leningrad – (debut)
* FC VMS Moscow – (debut)

## League standings
### Southern Group

| Pos | Republic | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Russian SFSR | VVS Moscow | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 62 |
| 2 | Georgian SSR | DO Tbilisi | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 58 |
| 3 | Ukrainian SSR | FC Lokomotiv Kharkov | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 50 |
| 4 | Ukrainian SSR | FC Pishchevik Odessa | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 46 |
| 5 | Ukrainian SSR | FC Shakhtyor Stalino | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 46 |
| 6 | Georgian SSR | FC Lokomotiv Tbilisi | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 44 |
| 7 | Russian SFSR | FC Trudovye Rezervy Moscow | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 44 |
| 8 | Russian SFSR | FC Lokomotiv Moscow | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 39 |
| 9 | Azerbaijan SSR | FC Neftyanik Baku | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 40 |
| 10 | Armenian SSR | FC Dinamo Yerevan | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 40 |
| 11 | Russian SFSR | FC Dynamo Rostov-on-Donu | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 40 |
| 12 | Ukrainian SSR | FC Stal Dnepropetrovsk | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 39 |
| 13 | Ukrainian SSR | FC Sudostroitel Nikolayev | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 38 |
* ↑ 1 point deducted?
* ↑ 3 points deducted?
* ↑ 2 points deducted?
* ↑ 1 point deducted?

### Eastern Group

All Russia Russian SFSR
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Pishchevik Moscow | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 62 | |
| 2 | FC Torpedo Gorky | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 58 | |
| 3 | MVO Moscow | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 50 | |
| 4 | FC Spartak Leningrad | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 46 | |
| 5 | DO Novosibirsk | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 46 | |
| 6 | VMS Moscow | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 44 | |
| 7 | FC Burevestnik Moscow | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 44 | |
| 8 | FC Dynamo Ivanovo | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 39 | |
| 9 | FC Krylya Sovetov Molotov | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 40 | |
| 10 | FC Dzerzhinets Chelyabinsk | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 40 | |
| 11 | FC Elektrosila Leningrad | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 40 | Relegation to republican competitions |
| 12 | DO Sverdlovsk | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 39 | |
| 13 | FC Pishchevik Leningrad | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 38 | Relegation to republican competitions |
* ↑ 1 point deducted?
* ↑ 3 points deducted?
* ↑ 2 points deducted?
* ↑ 1 point deducted?

## Play off

VVS - Pishchevik 3:2 1:0 (first game on September 18, second - September 22, all in Moscow)

## Number of teams by republics

| Number | Union republics | Team(s) |
| 17 | Russian SFSR | VVS Moscow, FC Trudovye Rezervy Moscow, FC Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Pischevik Moscow, MVO Moscow, FC Spartak Leningrad, VMS Moscow, FC Burevestnik Moscow, FC Elektrosila Leningrad, FC Pischevik LeningradFC Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu, FC Torpedo Gorky, DO Novosibirsk, FC Dinamo Ivanovo, FC Krylia Sovetov Molotov, FC Dzerzhinets Chelyabinsk, DO Sverdlovsk |
| 5 | Ukrainian SSR | FC Lokomotiv Kharkov, FC Pischevik Odessa, FC Shakhter Stalino, FC Stal Dnepropetrovsk, FC Sudostroitel Nikolaev |
| 2 | Georgian SSR | ODO Tbilisi, FC Lokomotiv Tbilisi |
| 1 | Azerbaijan SSR | FC Neftianik Baku |
| 1 | Armenian SSR | FC Dinamo Yerevan |