The 1936 Soviet football championship was the 6th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union split into two halves. It was also the inaugural competition for the Soviet league format (round-robin) transitioning from the cities football competition format that was grandfathered from the Imperial Russian sports events.
In the fall the defending champions Dynamo were going neck-in-neck with their main rivals Spartak, but just a round away from the finish line they tied with weaker Dynamo Leningrad which costed them the title.
Krasnaya Zaria Leningrad avoided relegation from the Group A in spring, while CDKA Moscow avoided relegation in fall.
Source: [citation needed] Rules for classification: Classification is done by points and then goal ratio. (C) Champions; (R) Relegated Notes:
^Lokomoyiv Moscow beat Dinamo Tbilisi in the Cup final 2:0. The first Soviet Cup edition took place exactly between the spring and the fall parts of 1936 seasons.
^CDKA Moscow was relegated to the Group B (second tier) for the next season, however, soon after playing only 3 games in the 1937 season, the team was returned back to the top tier for the next 1937 season.