1938-39 Soviet bandy season

This was the 1938-39 season in Soviet bandy:
==Leningrad Championship==
The Leningrad Championship was played for the 17th consecutive season. Dynamo Leningrad won the Group 1 championship. 
*Dynamo Leningrad roster: Kachkov, M. Simonov; V. Alexandrov, I. Bizyukov, Borisov, N. Dementiev, P. Dementiev, P. Kiselev, A. Kuzmin, A. Kuni, G. Markov, A. Sorokin, Val. Fedorov, Fedorov.
==Moscow Championship==
The Moscow Championship was contested for the 17th time in 1939. 72 teams were divided into 10 groups of play. Group 1 was played from January 6 to March 1. Spartak Moscow won the women's championship
;Group 1
*Dynamo - Burevestnik 5:1
*Dynamo - Burevestnik 0:0
*Dynamo - Torpedo 5:0
*Dynamo - Torpedo 2:1
*Dynamo - Spartak 4:2
*Dynamo - Spartak 2:1
*Dynamo - CDKA 8:0
*Dynamo - CDKA 6:0
*Dynamo - Lokomotiv 5:2
*Dynamo - Lokomotiv 3:0 
*Burevestnik - Torpedo 2:0
*Burevestnik - Torpedo 2:2
*Burevestnik - Spartak 2:2
*Spartak - Burevestnik 5:0
*Burevestnik - CDKA 2:1
*Burevestnik - CDKA
*Burevestnik - Lokomotiv 2:2
*Burevestnik - Lokomotiv 3:1
*Torpedo - Spartak 1:0
*Torpedo - Spartak 0:0
*Torpedo - CDKA 1:1
*Torpedo - CDKA 2:1
*Torpedo - Lokomotiv 2:2
*Torpedo - Lokomotiv 1:0
*Spartak - CDKA 4:0
*CDKA - Spartak 2:1
*Spartak - Lokomotiv 1:1
*Spartak - Lokomotiv 4:2
*CDKA - Lokomotiv 3:0
*CDKA - Lokomotiv 1:0 
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Dynamo Moscow 	10	9	1	0	40	7 	232
2.	Burevestnik Moscow	10	3	4	3	14	20	160
3.	Torpedo Moscow 	10	3	4	3	10	15	160
4.	Spartak Moscow 	10	3	3	4	14	18	152
5.	CDKA Moscow 	10	4	1	5	20	14	152
6.	Lokomotiv Moscow 	10	0	3	7	10	25	104
A rather unusual points system was used - 24 points for a victory, 16 points for a draw, and 8 points for a loss.
*Dynamo Moscow roster: M. Stepanov; M. Eliseev, S. Ilyin, P. Korotkov, L. Korcheobokov, A. Kuvshinov, N. Medvedev, N. Postavnin, I. Ratnikov, P. Savostyanov, P. Sergeev, V. Trofimov, A. Chernyshev, M. Yakushin (captain and game coach).
Dynamo also finished first in the club standings.
;Group 2
Krasnaya Roza won the second group. Krylya Sovetov earned promotion to Group 1 by finishing first in the club standings.
==Moscow Cup==
===Men's tournament===
32 teams competed in the tournament, which was played from January 2 to 28. The competition also counted for the Soviet Cup, with the semifinals and finals composing Zone 8 of the competition. The five best Moscow teams (Burevestnik, Dynamo, Lokomotiv, Spartak, and CDKA) received byes to the 1/8 finals of the Soviet Cup and did not compete in the Moscow Cup. 
;First round
*Torpedo Moscow - Energy Moscow 5:1
*Sniper Moscow - Dynamo Moscow 2:1
;Second round
*Torpedo Moscow - Red Flag Moscow 4:1
*Sniper Moscow - GTSOLIFK Moscow 2:0
;Quarterfinals
*Torpedo Moscow - Motor Moscow 6:0
*Pishevik Moscow - Arrow Moscow 4:1
*Sniper Moscow - Stalinets Moscow 3:2
*Krasnaya Roza Moscow - Lokomotiv Moscow 3:2
;Semifinals
*Torpedo Moscow - Pishevik Moscow 4:2 OT
*Sniper Moscow - Krasnaya Roza Moscow 1:1, 3:1
;Final
*Torpedo Moscow - Sniper Moscow 3:0 (2:0, 1:0)
===Women's tournament===
19 teams competed in the tournament, which was played from January 3 to February 1. The competition also counted for the Soviet Cup, with the semifinals and finals composing Zone 8 of the competition. The five best Moscow teams (Burevestnik, Dynamo, Lokomotiv, Spartak, and CDKA) received byes to the 1/8 finals of the Soviet Cup and did not compete in the Moscow Cup. 
;First round
*Krylya Sovetov Moscow - Medic Moscow 5:0
*Pishevik Moscow - Geophysics Moscow 1:0 OT
;Quarterfinals
*Krylya Sovetov Moscow - Torpedo Moscow 1:0
*Proletarian Victory Moscow - Rodina Moscow 4:0
*Pishevik Moscow - Motor Moscow 2:0
*Start Moscow - Energy Moscow 2:0
;Semifinals
*Krylya Sovetov Moscow - Proletarian Victory Moscow 2:1
*Pishevik Moscow - Start Moscow 1:0 OT
;Final
*Krylya Sovetov Moscow - Pishevik Moscow 4:0 (3:0, 1:0) 
==Soviet Cup==
===Men's tournament===
The third edition of the Soviet Cup was played from January 2 to March 4, with 202 teams participating. The five best Moscow teams and top three squads from Leningrad received byes to the 1/8 finals. 
===Zonal round===
;Zone 1
*OGPU Leningrad - Spartak Arkhangelsk 2:0 (annulled after Spartak protest), 4:2 OT - semifinal
*Spartak Leningrad - GOLIFK Leningrad 4:1 - semifinal
*Spartak Leningrad - OGPU Leningrad 3:0 - final
;Zone 2
*Spartak Minsk - Infizkult Minsk 4:2 - semifinal
*Dynamo Voronezh - Dzerzhinets Kalinin 4:0 - semifinal
*Spartak Minsk - Dynamo Voronezh 2:0 - final
;Zone 3
*Dynamo Saratov - Metallurg Stalingrad 3:1 - semifinal
*Traktor Stalingrad - Lokomotiv Saratov 5:2 - semifinal
*Dynamo Saratov - Traktor Stalingrad 2:1 - final
;Zone 4
*Lokomotiv Sverdlovsk - Dynamo Kungur 6:0 - semifinal
*Dynamo Sverdlovsk - Lokomotiv Kuibyshev 2:0 - semifinal
*Lokomotiv Sverdlovsk - Dynamo Sverdlovsk 3:0 - final
;Zone 5
*Dynamo Bolshevo - Selmash Lyubertsy 3:0 - semifinal
*Torpedo Gorky - Zenith Kovrov 3:0 - semifinal
*Torpedo Gorky - Dynamo Bolshevo 2:0 - final
;Zone 6
*Selmash Kharkiv - Lokomotiv Kiev 2:0 - semifinal
*Spartak Kharkiv - Dynamo Kharkiv 3:1 - semifinal
*Selmash Kharkiv - Spartak Kharkiv 2:1 - final
;Zone 7
*Spartak Novosibirsk - Dynamo Krasnoyarsk 4:1 - semifinal
*Lokomotiv Novosibirsk - Lokomotiv Omsk 4:1 - semifinal
*Lokomotiv Novosibirsk - Spartak Novosibirsk 3:0 - final
;Zone 8
See Moscow Cup semifinals and final.
;Zone 9
*Shipbuilder Vladivostok - Surf Vladivostok 4:3 - semifinal
*Spartak Khabarovsk - Lokomotiv Khabarovsk 4:2 - semifinal
*Shipbuilder Vladivostok - Spartak Khabarovsk 4:1 - final 
===Elimination round===
;First round
*Lokomotiv Novosibirsk - Shipbuilder Vladivostok 2:1
;1/8 Finals
*Spartak Minsk - Dynamo Saratov 4:2
*Avangard Leningrad - Burevestnik Moscow 3:1
*Spartak Moscow - Electric Leningrad 3:2
*Torpedo Gorky - Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 1:0
*Spartak Leningrad - Lokomotiv Sverdlovsk 4:0
*CDKA Moscow - Selmash Kharkiv 2:2, 2:0
*Dynamo Moscow - Lokomotiv Moscow 3:2
*Dynamo Leningrad - Torpedo Moscow 2:0
;Quarterfinals
*Avangard Leningrad - Spartak Minsk 2:0
*Spartak Moscow - Torpedo Gorky 11:0
*CDKA Moscow - Spartak Leningrad 3:1
*Dynamo Moscow - Dynamo Leningrad 4:1
;Semifinals
*Avangard Leningrad - Spartak Moscow 2:1
*CDKA Moscow - Dynamo Moscow 5:0
;Final
*CDKA Moscow - Avangard Leningrad 1:1 (0:1, 1:0), 2:1 (1:1, 0:0, 1:0) 
===Women's tournament===
The women's Soviet Cup took place from January 3 to March 3. 81 teams competed in the tournament. The five best teams from Moscow and three best teams from Leningrad received byes to the 1/8 finals.
===Zonal round===
;Zone 1
*Dynamo Arkhangelsk - Pishevik Leningrad 2:0 - semifinal
*Stalina Leningrad - Bolshevik Leningrad 1:0 - semifinal
*Dynamo Arkhangelsk - Stalina Leningrad 2:0 - final
;Zone 2
*Dynamo Smolensk - Dzerzhinets Kalinin 2:1 - semifinal
*Dynamo Kalinin - Spartak Voronezh 3:0 - semifinal
*Dynamo Kalinin - Dynamo Smolensk 6:0 - final
;Zone 3
*Dynamo Stalingrad - Burevestnik Rostov-on-Don 6:2 - semifinal
*Spartak Stalingrad - Metallurg Stalingrad 2:1 - semifinal
*Dynamo Stalingrad - Spartak Stalingrad 2:0 - final
;Zone 4
*Lokomotiv Sverdlovsk - Lokomotiv Chkalov 3:1 - semifinal
*Spartak Chkalov - Krylya Sovetov Perm 0:0, 1:0 - semifinal
*Lokomotiv Sverdlovsk - Spartak Chkalov 1:0 - final
;Zone 5
*Medic Ivanovo - Torpedo Gorky 2:1 - semifinal
*Dynamo Lyubertsy - Dzerzhinets Mytischi 1:0 - semifinal
*Medic Ivanovo - Dynamo Lyubersty 1:0 - final
;Zone 6
*Selmash Kharkiv - Dynamo Kharkiv 2:1 - semifinal
*Zenith Kharkiv - Selmash Kharkiv 2:0 - final
;Zone 7
*Lokomotiv Novosibirsk - Spartak Omsk 1:0 - semifinal
*Lokomotiv Irkutsk - Lokomotiv Chita (Chita did not appear) - semifinal
*Lokomotiv Novosibirsk - Lokomotiv Irkutsk 1:0 - final
;Zone 8 
See Moscow Cup semifinals and final.
===Elimination round===
;1/8 Finals
*Dynamo Arkhangelsk - Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 2:0
*Krylya Sovetov Moscow - Medic Ivanovo 3:1 OT
*Avangard Leningrad - CDKA Moscow (CDKA did not appear)
*Lokomotiv Moscow - Lokomotiv Sverdlovsk 0:0, 2:0
*Dynamo Moscow - GOLIFK Leningrad (GOLIFK did not appear)
*Dynamo Leningrad - Zenith Kharkiv 6:0
*Burevestnik Moscow - Spartak Moscow 1:0
*Dynamo Stalingrad - Dynamo Kalinin 2:0
;Quarterfinals
*Dynamo Arkhangelsk - Krylya Sovetov Moscow 2:1
*Avangard Leningrad - Lokomotiv Moscow 0:0, 0:0, 0:0, 0:0, 1:0
*Dynamo Leningrad - Dynamo Moscow 0:0, 1:0
*Burevestnik Moscow - Dynamo Stalingrad 5:0
;Semifinals
*Dynamo Arkhangelsk - Avangard Leningrad 1:0
*Burevestnik Moscow - Dynamo Leningrad 0:0, 1:0
;Final
*Burevestnik Moscow - Dynamo Arkhangelsk 4:0 (3:0, 1:0) 
==Red Army Championship==
;First round
The first round was played from February 7-14. It was divided into three groups - Sverdlovsk, Smolensk, and Chita. 
;Final round
The final round was played in Moscow from February 23-28. The three group winners and the runner-up of the Chita group (1st OCA) advanced from the first round, while Moscow VO and Leningrad VO received byes to the finals.
*Ural VO - Moscow VO 5:1
*Ural VO - Belarusian VO 2:0
*Ural VO - Leningrad VO 1:1
*Ural VO - Transbaikalian VO 9:0
*Ural VO - 1st OCA 3:0
*Moscow VO - Leningrad VO 7:4
*Moscow VO - Belarusian VO 4:2
*Moscow VO - Transbaikalian VO 11:0
*Moscow VO - 1st OCA
*Leningrad VO - Belarusian VO 1:1
*Leningrad VO - Transbaikalian VO 6:0
*Leningrad VO - 1st OCA 2:1
*Belarusian VO - Transbaikalian VO 2:2
*Belarusian VO - 1st OCA 8:0
*Transbaikalian VO - 1st OCA 1:0
1. Ural VO, 2. Moscow VO, 3. Leningrad VO, 4. Belarusian VO, 5. Transbaikalian VO, 6. 1st OCA. 
==Other games==
*3/1: Leningrad - Moscow 1:0 (1:0, 0:0) @ Leningrad
*3/1: Leningrad - Moscow 1:0 (1:0, 0:0) - Women's match @ Leningrad
*3/6: Leningrad - Moscow 3:0 (1:0, 2:0) @ Moscow - 40,000 spectators attended
*3/6: Leningrad - Moscow 2:0 (2:0, 0:0) - Women's match @ Moscow
==References==
*Хоккей с мячом. Энциклопедия (Hockey with a ball. Encyclopedia) 2009
*HSM Dynamo - 1938-39
Category:1938 in ice hockey
Category:1939 in ice hockey