Football Federation of the Soviet Union

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Football Federation of the USSR
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The Football Federation of the USSR (Russian: Федерация футбола СССР) was a governing body of football in the Soviet Union and since 1972 the main governing body of football in the country.[1] The Federation was created in late 1934 by the decision of the Supreme Council of Physical Culture of the USSR (Russian: Высший Совет Физической Культуры, VSFK) as its sports section governing specifically football. It was the only organization that obtained recognition of FIFA in 1946.

History

After the establishment of the Soviet regime in the former

Nikolay Podvoisky.[2] Later this argument joined couple of other groups among which were Komsomol that was in opposition to Podvoisky since 1922 (at times of Vsevobuch) and various trade unions.[3]

In August 1928, the first

Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR
) which included a football tournament.

On 27 May 1934, the "Distinguished Master of Sports" achievement award was established, and given to eight footballers that same year.

On 27 December 1934, the

(TsIK USSR) established a special public organization – the Football Section of the USSR – to take charge of football events in the country. In addition, there was also the Football Directorate of the Soviet Sports Committee, subordinated directly to the Soviet government.

First memorable exhibition games

On 30 August 1935, the Ukrainian SSR national team beat

Red Star Olympique (from France) 6:1. Goals were scored by Shylovsky (3), Parovyshnikov (2), Shchehodsky. Team squad of UkrSSR (2-3-5):[4][5]

  1. Trusevych
  2. K. Fomin (captain)
  3. Kirillov
  4. M. Fomin
  5. V. Fomin
  6. Hreber
  7. Makhynia
  8. Parovyshnikov
  9. Shchehodsky
  10. Laiko
  11. Shylovsky

Next month a collective team of Prague visited the Soviet Union playing against team of Leningrad, Moscow, and UkrSSR. In January 1936 the Moscow team consisting of players from

Racing Paris
to which they lost 1:2. A single goal for the Soviets was scored by Yakushyn. Team squad of Moscow (2-3-5):

  1. Akimov
  2. Al. Starostin (captain)
  3. Korchebokov
  4. Ryomin
  5. And. Starostin
  6. Leuta
  7. Lapshyn (Stepanov, 46)
  8. Yakushyn
  9. Smirnov
  10. Pavlov (Velichkin, 86)
  11. Ilyin

all coached by Konstantin Kvashnin and Nikolai Starostin.

Later history

In 1936, the Section of Football of USSR established the Soviet Top League as a championship among teams of Volunteer Sports Sovcieties (DSO) and agencies introducing four hierarchal groups (leagues) of eight teams.

On 22 July 1937, for the first time TsIK USSR given awards to 38 best Soviet sportsmen among which were 12 football players. The first recipient of

Order of the Badge of Honor.[6]

During parts of World War II (1941–1944), the main football events were suspended, but there were several regional competitions. When the Soviet Union was liberated from the occupation of Nazi Germany in August 1944, the next national cup competition took place as the first official post-war football event.

In July 1946, the Football Section of the USSR was admitted to

Boris Arkadiev who in 1952 led the team to the Olympic Games in Helsinki. Later, he and several other football specialists were accused by Joseph Stalin
of sabotaging the team that was eliminated in the tournament's round of 16.

In January 1957, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR awarded the Order of Lenin to Vsevolod Bobrov and Lev Yashin to commemorate their achievements in sport.

In May 1959, the Football Section of the USSR was reorganized as the Football Federation of the USSR.

In 1960, the Soviet Union national team won the first continental championship beating the Yugoslavia national team 2–1 in extra time.

In 1963, Lev Yashin became the first Soviet player to be awarded the Ballon d'Or.

For the first time in the 1965–66 season, Soviet football clubs debuted in the European international football competitions.

In 1972, the Football Federation of the USSR became a government agency of the

State Committee of Sports (Goskomsport). However, because Granatkin continued to chair the Football Federation, that reorganization did not draw much attention from FIFA.[7]

Dynamo Kiev became the first Soviet club to win a European club trophy, when they defeated Ferencvaros 3–0 in the 1975 European Cup Winners' Cup final.

On 8 February 1992, the federation was recognized as the parent association of the newly established Russian Football Union (RFS). In July of the same year, the executive committee of FIFA confirmed the succession of the Soviet federation as the Russian Football Union and readmitted it under the new name and statute.

Regional Federations

  • Football Federation of Ukraine
    in December 1991
  • Football Federation of the Byelorussian SSR, succeeded by the Football Federation of Belarus in 1989
  • Football Federation of the Kazakh SSR (1959),
    Football Federation of Kazakhstan
    in 1989
  • Football Federation of the Georgian SSR (1936), succeeded by the Georgian Football Federation in February 1990
  • Football Federation of the Uzbek SSR (1946), succeeded by the
    Uzbekistan Football Federation
  • Football Federation of the Tajik SSR (1936), succeeded by the Tajikistan Football Federation

Chairmen

Source: [9]

  • Vyacheslav Koloskov (January 1990 – 1991)
  • Lev Lebedev (May 1989 – January 1990)
  • Boris Topornin (December 1980 – May 1989)
  • Boris Fedosov (March 1973 – December 1980)
  • Valentin Granatkin (June 1968 – March 1973)
  • Leonid Nikonov (January 1968 – June 1968)
  • Vladimir Moshkarkin (July 1967 – January 1968)
  • Nikolai Riashentsev (January 1964 – July 1967)[10]
  • Valentin Granatkin (6 May 1959 – January 1964)

Chairmen of Football Section of the USSR (27 December 1934 – 6 May 1959)

Chairmen of the Football Directorate of the Soviet Sports Committee (27 December 1934 – 1972)

The first team coaches

  • Boris Arkadyev 1952 Olympics (qualifying and final tournaments)
  • Gavriil Kachalin 1956 Olympics (qualifying and final tournaments), 1958 World Cup (qualifying and final tournaments), 1960 Olympics (qualifying tournament, failed to qualify), 1960 European Championship (qualifying and final tournaments), 1962 World Cup (qualifying and final tournaments)
  • Nikita Simonyan (acting)
  • Konstantin Beskov 1964 Olympics (qualifying tournament, failed to qualify), 1964 European championship (qualifying and final tournaments)
  • Nikolai Morozov
    1966 World Cup (qualifying and final tournaments)
  • Mikhail Yakushin 1968 Olympics (qualifying tournament, failed to qualify), 1968 European championship (qualifying and final tournaments)
  • Gavriil Kachalin 1970 World Cup (qualifying and final tournaments)
  • Valentin Nikolayev 1972 European championship (qualifying tournament)
  • Aleksandr Ponomarev 1972 European championship (final tournament), 1972 Olympics (final tournament)
  • Yevgeny Goryansky 1974 World Cup (qualifying tournament, failed to qualify)
  • Valeriy Lobanovsky
    ) 1976 European championship (qualifying tournament, failed to qualify), 1976 Olympics (final tournament)
  • Nikita Simonyan (replaced by Konstantin Beskov) 1978 World Cup (qualifying tournament, failed to qualify), 1980 European Championship (qualifying tournament, failed to qualify)
  • Konstantin Beskov 1982 World Cup (qualifying and final tournaments)
  • Valeriy Lobanovsky
    1984 European championship (qualifying tournament, failed to qualify)
  • Eduard Malofeyev 1986 World Cup (qualifying tournament)
  • Valeriy Lobanovsky
    1986 World Cup (final tournament), 1988 European championship (qualifying and final tournaments), 1990 World Cup (qualifying and final tournaments)
  • Anatoliy Byshovets 1992 European championship (qualifying and final tournaments)

References

  1. ^ Законодательство. Постановление совмина СССР, ВЦСПС, ЦК ВЛКСМ № 945 о совершенствовании управления футболом, другими игровыми видами спорта и дополнительных мерах по упорядочению содержания команд и спортсменов по основным видам спорта
  2. ^ Svetlana Kuznetsova. "Appeared on grounds of this physical culture brawl" ("Возникли на почве этой физкультурной драки"). Kommersant.ru. 15 April 2013
  3. ^ Основные вехи российского (советского) футбола
  4. ^ Краткая история украинского футбола / 1878–1963 годы /
  5. ^ История украинского футбола. Хронология
  6. ^ Сборная России по футболу. История
  7. ^ Football of double subordination Archived 16 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "History of the Football Federation of Kazakhstan". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  9. ^ Футбол. Энциклопедия. Том 3
  10. ^ Николай Николаевич Ряшенцев (in Russian)

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