1953–54 RSFSR Championship season
The 1953-54 RSFSR Championship season was divided into multiple regional groups to start. The top teams from the regional groups advanced to play in the final tournament.
First round
Zone 1
Other participants: Red Flag Pavlovsky Posad, Zenith Zagorsk, Metallurg Elektrostal, "Machine Engineer" Podolsk, Palace of Culture Karl Marx-2 Elektrostal.
Zone 2
Other participants: Sparak Ivanovo, Lokomotiv Vologda, Dynamo Kostroma. Known scores: Gorky 4 - Vologda 1, Gorky 11 - Kostroma 1, Ivanovo 14 - Kostroma 2.
Zone 3
Other participants: Spartak Tula, Dynamo Voronezh, Dynamo Rostov-on-Don. Known scores: Bobrik 11 - Tula 2, Bobrik 13 - Voronezh 1, Bobrik 18 - Rostov 2, Voronezh 7 - Rostov 2.
Zone 4
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF-GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Zenit Kuibyshev | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | -:- | 15 |
| 2. | "Science" Kuibyshev | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -:- | 9 |
| 3. | Spartak Penza | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -:- | 8 |
| 4. | Iskra Saratov | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 39:48 | 7 |
| 5. | Dynamo Stalingrad | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -:- | 1 |
Zone 5
- ODO Sverdlovsk (went undefeated)
Other participants: Metallurg Magnitogorsk, "Science" Chelyabinsk, Metallurg Revda, Spartak Molotov, Metallurg Serov (had no wins after five games).
Zone 6
Other participants: SKIF Omsk, Spartak Irkutsk, Khimik Novosibirsk, Metallurg Stalinsk, Spartak Krasnoyarsk (finished last).
Final Qualifier
- Shakhtar-Bobrik Donskoy - Traktor Perovo 2:0, 5:1
Final tournament
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF-GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Khimik Voskrenesk | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27:14 | 8 |
| 2. | Shakhtor Bobrik-Donskoy | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24:13 | 6 |
| 3. | ODO Sverdlovsk | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16:12 | 4 |
| 4. | Dynamo Gorky | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12:15 | 2 |
| 5. | Soviet Wings Novosibirsk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10:35 | 0 |
Note: A sixth team, Metallurg Serov, participated in the tournament in place of Zenit Kuibyshev. Their games did not count toward the outcome of the tournament. Zenit was late arriving and played some friendlies instead. Metallurg lost 12-6 to Khimik Voskresensk, 17-4 to Shakhtor Bobrik-Donskoy, and 8-2 to ODO Sverdlovsk.
Images
Some game results from Zone 1 and 2.
Some game results from Zone 3 and 4.
Some game results from Zone 5 and 6.
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