Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR
| Country |
 Ukrainian SSR and  Moldavian SSR (before 1980) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1921 1959 |
| Folded | 1991 (reformed) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Amateurs |
| Domestic cup(s) | Cup of the Ukrainian SSR |
| Last champions |
Naftovyk Okhtyrka (1st title) (1991) |
| Most championships | 4 - SKA Kiev and Kryvbas 8 - Dynamo Kharkiv (as Intercities champion) |
The Championship of the Ukrainian SSR in football was a top competition of association football in the Ukrainian SSR in 1921-91. Number of Ukrainian clubs almost never competed in the championship such as Dynamo Kyiv.
The competitions were organized by the Football Federation of the Ukrainian SSR that was created in 1959 in place of the Football Section.
Before 1980, in the championship participated selected teams of Moldavian SSR.
Established as the All-Ukrainian inter-city competition in 1921, later it was included into number of All-Ukrainian Olympiads and Spartakiads. During several seasons the competitions were suspended due to football being identified as a "non-proletariat sport". Also because of a difficult social cataclysm in 1933 (Holodomor), there was no competitions as well.
With the establishment of the All-Union competitions in 1936 (united competitions), the republican football competitions in Ukraine were degraded to regional level. Since then and before the Great Patriotic War, the champion of Ukraine title was awarded to a team that would place first in the First Group (Persha Hrupa) of championship among sports societies and agencies. In 1960 those competitions were suspended and republican title was awarded to the top team of Ukrainian Zone in the Class B (Soviet Second League). The consistent and uniform All-Ukrainian Soviet competition take their beginning from 1960 as the first All-Ukrainian league was formed as part of the Soviet Second League, more known back then as the Klass B, with UkrSSR zone. In 1964 there were also established lower level republican competitions among collectives of physical culture (KFK). In 1970 the Soviet Second League was named as the second group of Klass A for the season, before changing to simply the Soviet Second League. For 1990 and 1991 seasons this competition was moved further down the Soviet league levels into the newly formed Soviet Second League B also earlier known as the G group or simply the Third League.
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