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 (top tier). VMS Moscow (return after a year absence) FC Torpedo Gorkiy (return after a year absence)
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 (return after a two-year absence) DO Sverdlovsk – Winner of the 1951 Football Championship of the Russian SFSR (return after a two-year absence) DO Kiev – Winner of the 1951 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR and promotion play-off (return after a two-year absence)
First stage
Group Kharkov
Group Ivanovo
Group Baku
Second stage
For places 1-9
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.
