1939 Soviet First League

The 1939 Gruppa B was fourth season of the Soviet (second tier) professional football competitions. The second tier competitions were revived after last year merger.

Relegated
There were 12 teams relegated from the 1938 Gruppa A.
 * Burevestnik Moscow – 26th place (debut)
 * Krylya Sovetov Moscow – 25th place (debut)
 * Lokomotiv Kiev – 17th place (debut)
 * Lokomotiv Tbilisi – 24th place (debut)
 * Pischevik Moscow – 23rd place (debut)
 * Spartak Kharkov – 21st place (debut)
 * Zenit Leningrad – 22nd place (debut)
 * Selmash Kharkov – 15th place (returning after two seasons, previously as Serp i Molot Kharkov)
 * Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu – 18th place (returning after a season)
 * FC Temp Baku – 19th place (returning after a season)
 * Spartak Leningrad – 20th place (returning after a season)
 * Stalinets Moscow – 16th place (returning after a season)

Promoted

 * Dinamo Batumi – Champion of the Georgian SSR (debut)
 * Dzerzhinets Voroshilovgrad – Champion at Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR (debut)
 * Spartak Yerevan – Champion of the Armenian SSR (debut)
 * Spartak Minsk – 3rd place at Football Championship of the Belarusian SSR (debut)
 * Dinamo Kazan – (returning after a season)
 * Dinamo Kharkov – (debut, previously withdrew before the 1936 spring competition)
 * Avangard Leningrad – (debut)
 * Osnova Ivanovo – (debut)
 * Stal Dnepropetrovsk – (debut)
 * Sudostroitel Nikolayev – (debut)
 * Torpedo Gorkiy – (debut)