In 1967 the main Cherkasy team switched its name to Dnipro after the river on the banks of which the city of Cherkasy sits. Following another reorganization of the Soviet football competitions in 1970, republican Class B competitions were phased away and the Soviet Class A was expanded to three divisions.
In 1967, the Cherkasy team changed its name to Dnipro after the river that runs through their city.  This was part of a restructuring of Soviet football competitions in 1970 which led to the elimination of republican Class B competitions and the expansion of the Soviet Class A into three divisions.