| Season | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tavriya Simferopol |
| Promoted | Tavriya Simferopol |
| Relegated | Shakhtar Horlivka, Shakhtar Makiivka, Shakhtar Kadiivka, Khimik Severodonetsk, Metalurh Zhdanov, Lokomotyv Donetsk |
| Top goalscorer | 28 – Mykola Rusyn (Hoverla Uzhhorod) |
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The 1973 Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR was the 43rd season of association football competition of the Ukrainian SSR, which was part of the Soviet Second League in Zone 1. The season started on 31 March 1973.
The 1974 Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR was won by SC Tavriya Simferopol.
At the end of the season all six teams from Eastern Ukraine withdrew from competitions.
Teams
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Relegated teams
- FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih – (returning after two seasons)
Promoted teams
- none
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Tavriya Simferopol (C, P) | 44 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 75 | 36 | +39 | 58 | Promoted |
| 2 | Avtomobilist Zhytomyr | 44 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 53 | |
| 3 | Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv | 44 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 69 | 35 | +34 | 52 | |
| 4 | Hoverla Uzhhorod | 44 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 51 | |
| 5 | Lokomotyv Vinnytsia | 44 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 47 | |
| 6 | Shakhtar Horlivka | 44 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 45 | Withdrew |
| 7 | Avanhard Sevastopol | 44 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 45 | |
| 8 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 44 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 42 | |
| 9 | Dynamo Khmelnytskyi | 44 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 41 | |
| 10 | Lokomotyv Kherson | 44 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 39 | |
| 11 | SC Chernihiv | 44 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 38 | |
| 12 | Zirka Kirovohrad | 44 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 36 | |
| 13 | Shakhtar Makiivka | 44 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 35 | Withdrew |
| 14 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 44 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 35 | |
| 15 | Khimik Severodonetsk | 44 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 51 | 64 | −13 | 33 | Withdrew |
| 16 | Frunzenets Sumy | 44 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 32 | |
| 17 | Shakhtar Kadiivka | 44 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 42 | 70 | −28 | 32 | Withdrew |
| 18 | Kolos Poltava | 44 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 31 | |
| 19 | SC Lutsk | 44 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 50 | −25 | 30 | |
| 20 | Budivelnyk Ternopil | 44 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 29 | |
| 21 | Avanhard Rovno | 44 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 27 | |
| 22 | Lokomotyv Donetsk | 44 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 35 | 72 | −37 | 24 | Withdrew |
| 23 | Metalurh Zhdanov | 44 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 41 | 84 | −43 | 24 |
Rules for classification: Penalty shoot-out was introduced this season. The shoot-out would take place in case when the regular game time ended in draw. Depending on outcome, its winner was awarded a point (same as for a draw) and the loser received no points.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Top goalscorers
The following were the top goalscorers.
| # | Scorer | Goals (Pen.) |
Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mykola Rusyn | 28 | Hoverla Uzhhorod |
| 2 | Yuri Adzhem | 17 | Tavriya Simferopol |
| 3 | Viktor Kashchei | 16 | Zirka Kirovohrad |
| Valentyn Dzioba | 16 | SC Chernihiv | |
| 5 | Volodymyr Chyrva | 15 | Avtomobilist Zhytomyr |
| Volodymyr Dzyuba | 15 | Lokomotyv Vinnytsia | |
| 7 | Aleksandr Kotov | 14 | Zirka Kirovohrad |
| Volodymyr Voronyuk | 14 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | |
| 9 | Ruslan Suanov | 13 | Dynamo Khmelnytskyi |
| Viktor Klochko | 13 | Dynamo Khmelnytskyi |
See also
External links
- 1973 Soviet Second League, Zone 1 (Ukrainian SSR football championship). Luhansk football portal
- 1973 Soviet championships (all leagues) at helmsoccer.narod.ru
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