1991 Soviet Second League, Zone West

1991 Soviet Second League, Zone West was the last season of association football competition of the Soviet Second League in the Zone West. The competition was won by FC Karpaty Lviv.

The group (zone) consisted predominantly out of Ukrainian clubs. With fall of the Soviet Union and discontinuation of Soviet competition, most clubs of the group joined their top national leagues. Because of the Nagorno-Karabakh War (Operation Ring), many clubs refused to travel to Azerbaijan and were awarded technical losses.

Teams

Promoted teams

Zone 1 (Ukraine)

• Torpedo Zaporozhie – Winner of the Lower Second League (Returning after a season)
• Sudnostroitel Nikoplayev – Runner-up of the Lower Second League (Returning after a season)

Zone 3 (Azerbaijan)

• Karabakh Agdam – Winner of the Lower Second League (Returning after a season)

Zone 4

• Torpedo Taganrog – Winner of the Lower Second League (Returning after a season)

Zone 5

• Tigina-Apoel Bendery – Runner-up of the Lower Second League (Returning after a season)

Zone 6

• KIM Vitebsk – Runner-up of the Lower Second League (Returning after a season)

Renamed teams

• Prior to the start of the season Kapaz Gandzha was renamed to Dinamo Gandzha.
• Prior to the start of the season Tigina Bendery was renamed to Tigina-Apoel Bendery.

Final standings

P	Team	G	W	D	L	Dif	Pts	Misc
1	Karpaty Lvov	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 Dinamo Gandzha 10 technical wins, Karabakh 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 Dinamo Gandzha and Karabakh Agdam: Niva Ternopol, Volyn Lutsk, Tigina-Apoel Bendery, SKA Odessa, Dnepr Mogilev, Kremen Kremenchug, Sudnostroitel Nikolayev, Dinamo Brest, KIM Vitebsk, and Khimik Grodno.
  • Teams that refused to play against Goyazan Kazakh only: Zarya Lugansk and Niva Vinnitsa.

Republican Representation

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

Top goalscorers

The following were the top ten goalscorers.

External links

• Second League at rsssf.com
• 1991 Second League, West at the Luhansk football portal