1990 Soviet Second League

Second League
Season1990
ChampionsBukovyna Chernivtsi, Uralmash Sverdlovsk, Neftyanik Fergana
Promoted6 teams
Relegated12 teams
1989
1991

The Second League was restructured reducing number of zones from 9 to 3 due to withdrawals by clubs from Estonia, Georgia, Latvia (except Pardaugava Riga, a majority-Russian club) and Lithuania as they declared independence from the Soviet Union.

Final standings

West

Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 50 29 17 4 87 34 +53 75 Promoted to First Liga
2 Daugava Riga 50 31 9 10 86 43 +43 71
3 Karpaty Lviv 50 28 13 9 86 45 +41 69
4 Nyva Ternopil 50 28 13 9 67 38 +29 69
5 Nyva Vinnytsia 50 24 14 12 67 42 +25 62
6 SKA Odesa 50 23 15 12 82 60 +22 61
7 Zorya Luhansk 50 25 9 16 69 50 +19 59
8 Spartak Nalchik 50 20 14 16 51 40 +11 54
9 Dinamo Brest 50 19 15 16 64 53 +11 53
10 Kremin Kremenchuk 50 22 7 21 64 66 −2 51
11 Zaria Bălţi 50 19 13 18 75 64 +11 51
12 Vorskla Poltava 50 19 12 19 84 66 +18 50
13 Dnepr Mogilev 50 20 9 21 59 59 0 49
14 Halychyna Drohobych 50 18 13 19 54 55 −1 49
15 Khimik Grodno 50 20 8 22 59 64 −5 48
16 Start Ulyanovsk 50 15 15 20 48 55 −7 45
17 Volyn Lutsk 50 15 15 20 58 73 −15 45
18 Lori Kirovokan 50 17 10 23 47 59 −12 44
19 Iskra Smolensk 50 15 13 22 52 70 −18 43 Relegated
20 Zakarpattia Uzhhorod 50 17 8 25 56 75 −19 42
21 Baltika Kaliningrad 50 11 20 19 48 60 −12 42
22 Shirak Leninakan 50 13 15 22 58 77 −19 41
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Representation

Center

Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Uralmash Sverdlovsk 42 23 13 6 62 21 +41 59 Promoted to First Liga
2 Tekstilshchik Kamyshin 42 22 8 12 73 49 +24 52
3 Krylia Sovetov Samara 42 19 11 12 53 35 +18 49
4 Metallurg Lipetsk 42 18 13 11 56 43 +13 49
5 Kyapaz Gyanja 42 21 5 16 66 65 +1 47
6 Tsement Novorossiysk 42 19 9 14 65 54 +11 47
7 Druzhba Maykop 42 19 7 16 56 56 0 45
8 Torpedo Ryazan 42 15 15 12 41 44 −3 45
9 Dynamo Bryansk 42 18 8 16 59 53 +6 44
10 Zvezda Perm 42 15 14 13 68 45 +23 44
11 Goyazan Gazakh 42 19 4 19 56 56 0 42
12 Torpedo Vladimir 50 19 12 19 84 66 +18 50
13 Terek Grozny 50 20 9 21 59 59 0 49
14 Gastello Ufa 50 18 13 19 54 55 −1 49
15 Zenit Izhevsk 50 20 8 22 59 64 −5 48
16 Nart Cherkessk 50 15 15 20 48 55 −7 45
17 Torpedo Volzhskiy 50 15 15 20 58 73 −15 45
18 Sokol Saratov 50 17 10 23 47 59 −12 44
19 Mashuk Pyatigorsk 50 15 13 22 52 70 −18 43 Relegated
20 SKA Rostov-na-Donu 50 17 8 25 56 75 −19 42
21 Zarya Kaluga 50 11 20 19 48 60 −12 42
22 Volgar Astrakhan 50 13 15 22 58 77 −19 41
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Representation

East

Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Neftyanik Fergana 42 23 13 6 62 21 +41 59 Promoted to First Liga
2 Novbakhor Namangan 42 22 8 12 73 49 +24 52
3 Okean Nakhodka 42 19 11 12 53 35 +18 49
4 Amur Blagoveshchensk 42 18 13 11 56 43 +13 49
5 Meliorator Chimkent 42 21 5 16 66 65 +1 47
6 Khimik Jambul 42 19 9 14 65 54 +11 47
7 Avtomobilist Kokand 42 19 7 16 56 56 0 45
8 Kopet-Dag Ashkhabad 42 15 15 12 41 44 −3 45
9 Alga Frunze 42 18 8 16 59 53 +6 44
10 Traktor Pavlodar 42 15 14 13 68 45 +23 44
11 Zvezda Irkutsk 42 19 4 19 56 56 0 42
12 Sogdiana Jizak 50 19 12 19 84 66 +18 50
13 Dinamo Barnaul 50 20 9 21 59 59 0 49
14 Shakhter Karaganda 50 18 13 19 54 55 −1 49
15 Vakhsh Kurgan-Tyube 50 20 8 22 59 64 −5 48
16 Tselinnik Tselinograd 50 15 15 20 48 55 −7 45
17 Ekibastuzets Ekibastuz 50 15 15 20 58 73 −15 45
18 Surkhan Termez 50 17 10 23 47 59 −12 44
19 Kaysar Kzil-Orda 50 15 13 22 52 70 −18 43 Relegated
20 Irtysh Omsk 50 17 8 25 56 75 −19 42
21 Zarafshan Navoi 50 11 20 19 48 60 −12 42
22 Spartak Andizhan 50 13 15 22 58 77 −19 41
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