Football in the Soviet Union

And soon, along with urban and territorial competitions, it was decided to hold the championships of the Russian SFSR and the USSR.

[5] Since 1936, the USSR championships for club teams representing companies and institutions were held annually, and in two cases (1936, 1976) - twice a year.

[citation needed] In the second half of the 1980s, leading players of the Soviet teams began to move to foreign clubs.

Other clubs had similar intentions but these plans were not implemented before the actual collapse of the Soviet Union.

In 1991, the history of the football championships of the Soviet Union ended with the victory of FC CSKA Moscow.

[7] The national team's greatest achievements was winning Euro 1960 and reaching the 1966 FIFA World Cup semi finals.