1991 Soviet Second League

Second League

Season	1991
Champions	Karpaty Lviv, Asmaral Moscow, Okean Nakhodka
Promoted	Karpaty Lviv, Asmaral Moscow, Okean Nakhodka
Relegated	12 teams (cancelled)
← 1990 1992 →

1991 Soviet Second League was the last edition of the Soviet Second League competition. There were 3 zones with 66 teams in total.

Next seasons all of the clubs competed in their own national championships and most of them at the top level.

Final standings

Zone West

P	Team	G	W	D	L	Dif	Pts	Misc
1	Karpaty Lvov (C)	42	24	11	7	47-27	59	Ukraine
2	Zarya Lugansk	42	26	5	11	69-34	57	Ukraine
3	Dinamo Gandzha	42	26	4	12	48-48	56 (+20)	Azerbaijan
4	Niva Ternopol	42	25	6	11	56-29	56	Ukraine
5	Niva Vinnitsa	42	21	7	14	54-40	49	Ukraine
6	Torpedo Taganrog	42	19	9	14	46-30	47	Russia (1)
7	Torpedo Zaporozhie	42	18	10	14	63-50	46	Ukraine
8	Volyn Lutsk	42	19	7	16	46-33	45	Ukraine
9	Tigina-Apoel Bendery	42	18	8	16	49-39	44	Moldova
10	SKA Odessa	42	18	7	17	46-42	43	Ukraine
11	Karabakh Agdam	42	20	2	20	20-47	42 (+22)	Azerbaijan
12	Dnepr Mogilev	42	18	6	18	47-37	42	Belarus
13	Kremen Kremenchug	42	16	9	17	56-50	41	Ukraine
14	Zaria Beltsy	42	16	7	19	63-82	39	Moldova
15	Sudnostroitel Nikolayev	42	15	8	19	61-55	38	Ukraine
16	Dinamo Brest	42	14	9	19	50-50	37	Belarus
17	Spartak Nalchik	42	15	6	21	51-67	36	Russia (1)
18	Galichina Drogobich	42	14	7	21	42-66	35	Ukraine(1)
19	Vorskla Poltava	42	10	11	21	39-60	31	Ukraine(1)
20	KIM Vitebsk	42	11	8	23	43-55	30	Belarus
21	Goyazan Kazakh	42	13	2	27	29-61	28 (+8)	Azerbaijan
22	Khimik Grodno	42	7	9	26	32-55	23	Belarus

Notes:

• Numerous clubs refused to play away games in Azerbaijan due to the Nagorno-Karabakh War (Operation Ring). All Azerbaijani clubs received multiple technical wins such Dynamo Ganca 10 technical wins, Qarabakh Agdam - 11, Goyazan Kazakh - 4.
  • Teams that refused to play against all Azerbaijani clubs: Dnepr Mogilev and KIM Vitebsk.
  • Teams that refused to play against Dynamo Ganca and Qarabakh Agdam: Nyva Ternopil, Volyn Lutsk, Tihina-Apoel Bender, SKA Odessa, Dnepr Mogilev, Kremin Kremenchuk, Sudobudivnyk Mykolaiv, Dinamo Brest, KIM Vitebsk, and Khimik Grodno.
  • Teams that refused to play against Goyazan Kazakh only: Zorya Luhansk and Nyva Vinnytsia.

Republican Representation

• Ukrainian SSR: 11
• Byelorussian SSR: 4
• Moldavian SSR 2
• Russian SFSR 2
• Azerbaijan SSR 3

Center

P	Team	G	W	D	L	Dif	Pts	Misc
1	Asmaral Moscow (C)	42	24	14	4	86-32	62	Russia
2	KSS	42	26	8	8	83-41	60	Russia
3	Torpedo Vladimir	42	26	5	11	79-40	57	Russia (1)
4	Metallurg Lipetsk	42	21	7	14	61-47	49	Russia (1)
5	Terek Grozny	42	19	11	12	55-40	49	Russia (1)
6	Lada Togliatti	42	18	8	16	63-61	44	Russia (1)
7	Torpedo Volzhsky	42	17	10	15	55-54	44	Russia (1)
8	Sokol Saratov	42	19	4	19	72-74	42	Russia (1)
9	Zenit Izhevsk	42	17	8	17	67-45	42	Russia (1)
10	KAMAZ	42	19	3	20	60-55	41	Russia (1)
11	Dynamo Briansk	42	18	5	19	47-50	41	Russia (2)
12	Torpedo Riazan	42	17	7	18	51-50	41	Russia (1)
13	Cement Novorossiysk	42	16	8	18	70-56	40	Russia (1)
14	Zvezda Perm	42	14	12	16	58-53	40	Russia (1)
15	Druzhba Maikop	42	15	8	19	58-59	38	Russia (1)
16	APK Azov	42	14	9	19	36-52	37	Russia (1)
17	Nart Cherkessk	42	13	11	18	45-50	37	Russia (1)
18	Gastello Ufa	42	13	8	21	43-69	34	Russia (1)
19	Start Ulyanovsk	42	12	10	20	36-57	34
20	Volga Tver	42	14	5	23	35-66	33	Russia (1)
21	Ararat-2 Yerevan	42	14	2	26	37-80	30 (+6)
22	Lori Kirovakan	42	12	5	25	32-98	29 (+8)	Armenia

Notes:

• Several clubs refused to play away games in Armenia due to the Nagorno-Karabakh War (Operation Ring). Both Armenian clubs received multiple technical wins such Lori Kirovakan 4 technical wins, Ararat-2 Yerevan - 3.
  • Teams that refused to play against Armenian clubs: Metallurg Lipetsk, KamAZ Naberezhnye Chelny, and Dinamo Bryansk.
  • Lada Togliatti did not arrive for the away game against Lori Kirovakan.

East

P	Team	G	W	D	L	Dif	Pts	Misc
1	Okean Nakhodka (C)	42	27	7	8	68-33	61	Russia
2	Kopet-Dag Asgabat	42	25	8	9	89-36	58	Turkmenistan
3	Alga Biskek	42	21	12	9	60-31	54	Kyrgyzstan
4	Nuravshon Bukhoro	42	20	9	13	72-45	49	Uzbekistan
5	Vostok Ust-Kamenogorsk	42	19	9	14	69-62	47	Kazakhstan
6	Zvezda Irkutsk	42	20	5	17	62-45	45	Russia (1)
7	Kuzbass Kemerevo	42	19	6	17	58-61	44	Russia (1)
8	Celinnik Celinograd	42	19	6	17	44-51	44	Kazakhstan
9	Traktor Pavlodar	42	19	5	18	54-50	43	Kazakhstan
10	Shakhter Karaganda	42	18	7	17	48-42	43	Kazakhstan
11	Khimik Jambul	42	17	9	16	56-47	43	Kazakhstan
12	Meliorator Chimkent	42	17	9	16	44-37	43	Kazakhstan
13	Amur Blagoveschensk	42	16	11	15	51-53	43	Russia (1)
14	Avtomobilist Qoqon	42	19	4	19	67-71	42	Uzbekistan
15	Dynamo Barnaul	42	15	12	15	60-64	42	Russia (1)
16	Sogdiona Jizzakh	42	18	5	19	56-55	41	Uzbekistan
17	Kasansai	42	17	6	19	69-66	40	Uzbekistan
18	Ekibastus	42	14	9	19	49-63	37	Kazakhstan
19	Sakhalin	42	12	10	20	37-59	34	Russia (1)
20	Surkhon Termiz	42	12	3	27	37-65	27	Uzbekistan
21	Zhetysu Taldy‑Kurgan	42	9	6	27	44-96	24	Kazakhstan
22	Vakhsh Kourgan‑Tyube	42	7	6	29	36-98	20	Tajikistan

Representation

• Kazakh SSR: 8
• Russian SFSR: 6
• Uzbek SSR: 5
• Kyrgyz SSR: 1
• Turkmen SSR: 1
• Tajik SSR: 1

Legend:

	- Promoted
	- Relegated

See also

1991 Soviet Top League 1991 Soviet First League 1991 Soviet Second League B

External links

• All-Soviet Archive Site
• 1991 Soviet Championship and Cup