Pervaya Liga (Soviet Union)
| Pervaya Liga | |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 1947 |
| No. of teams | Varied |
| Country(ies) |  Soviet Union
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| Ceased | 1992 |
The Pervaya Liga was the second level of ice hockey in the Soviet Union, below the Soviet Championship League. The league was first contested during the 1947-48 season.[1]
History
The league was initially known as the II gruppa, a name which it held from 1947-1950, before becoming the Klass B, which it was called through the 1962-63 season.
It was once again renamed the II gruppa for 1963-64, as the Klass B became the new third-tier league. For the 1969-70, the league became the Klass A, group 1 (also called the Pervaya Liga), a name it kept until the end of the 1979-80 season.
The Pervaya Liga became its sole official name for the 1980-81 season. It was known as such until folding after the 1991-92 season due to the demise of the Soviet Union.
References
- ↑ 1947-48 season on hockeyarchives.ru
| Pervaya Liga seasons |
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| 1947–48 - 1948–49 - 1949–50 - 1953–54 - 1954–55 - 1955–56 - 1956–57 - 1957–58 - 1958–59 - 1959–60 - 1960–61 - 1961–62 - 1962–63 - 1963–64 - 1964–65 - 1965–66 - 1966–67 - 1967–68 - 1968–69 - 1969–70 - 1970–71 - 1971–72 - 1972–73 - 1973–74 - 1974–75 - 1975–76 - 1976–77 - 1977–78 - 1978–79 - 1979–80 - 1980–81 - 1981–82 - 1982–83 - 1983–84 - 1984–85 - 1985–86 - 1986–87 - 1987–88 - 1988–89 - 1989–90 - 1990–91 - 1991–92 |
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