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1991 Soviet Second League, Zone West

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Season
  
1991

Promoted
  
cancelled

Champions
  
Karpaty Lvov

Relegated
  
4 teams (cancelled)

Top goalscorer
  
(22) - Ihor Yavorsky (Niva Ternopol)

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.

Contents

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.

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

    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.

    References

    1991 Soviet Second League, Zone West Wikipedia
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