1952 Soviet Class B

The 1952 Soviet Class B football championship.
FC Lokomotiv Kharkov winning the championship.

Teams

Relegated teams

Two teams were relegated from the 1951 Soviet Class A.

VMS Moscow
FC Torpedo Gorkiy ''''

Promoted teams

Two teams received direct promotion. One team were promoted from republican competitions through last year post-season playoffs.

DO Tbilisi – Winner of the 1951 Football Championship of the Georgian SSR '
DO Sverdlovsk – Winner of the 1951 Football Championship of the Russian SFSR '
DO Kiev – Winner of the 1951 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR and promotion play-off ''''

Second stage

For places 10-18

Played in Rostov-na-Donu

Relegation play-off

To the play-off qualified the champion of the 1952 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR and the worst Ukrainian team of masters of the 1952 Soviet Class B.