1991 Soviet Second League, Zone West

1991 Soviet Second League Second League 1991 Karpaty Lviv cancelled 4 teams (cancelled) (22) - Ihor Yavorsky (Nyva Ternopil) 1990 1992 (Ukraine) 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 First Nagorno-Karabakh War (Operation Ring), many clubs refused to travel to Azerbaijan and were awarded technical losses. Teams Promoted teams Zone 1 (Ukraine) Torpedo Zaporizhzhia – 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) Transferred team from other zones Azerbaijani teams that in 1990 competed in Zone "Center" of the Second League moved to Zone "West", while Armenian teams were moved to their place. 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 main WDL Q 2 y y RepublicNumerous clubs refused to play away games in Azerbaijan due to the First Nagorno-Karabakh War (Operation Ring). KLV Karpaty Lviv Ukrainian SSR Ukraine ZAR Zorya Luhansk Ukrainian SSR Ukraine DGA Dinamo Gandzha Azerbaijan SSR Azerbaijan NTE Nyva Ternopil Ukrainian SSR Ukraine NVI Nyva Vinnytsia Ukrainian SSR Ukraine TTA Torpedo Taganrog Russian SFSR Russia (1W) TZA Torpedo Zaporizhzhia Ukrainian SSR Ukraine VOL Volyn Lutsk Ukrainian SSR Ukraine TAB Tigina-Apoel Bendery Moldavian SSR Moldova SKA SKA Odesa Ukrainian SSR Ukraine KAG Karabakh Agdam Azerbaijan SSR Azerbaijan DNM Dnepr Mogilev Byelorussian SSR Belarus KRK Kremin Kremenchuk Ukrainian SSR Ukraine ZBE Zaria Beltsy Moldavian SSR Moldova SNN Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv Ukrainian SSR Ukraine DBR Dinamo Brest Byelorussian SSR Belarus SPN Spartak Nalchik Russian SFSR Russia (1W) GDR Halychyna Drohobych Ukrainian SSR Ukraine(1) VPO Vorskla Poltava Ukrainian SSR Ukraine(1) KIM KIM Vitebsk Byelorussian SSR Belarus GOY Goyazan Kazakh Azerbaijan SSR Azerbaijan KHG Khimik Grodno Byelorussian SSR Belarus 24 11 7 47 27 26 5 11 69 34 26 4 12 48 48 25 6 11 56 29 21 7 14 54 40 19 9 14 46 30 18 10 14 63 50 19 7 16 46 33 18 8 16 49 39 18 7 17 46 42 20 2 20 20 47 18 6 18 47 37 16 9 17 56 50 16 7 19 63 82 15 8 19 61 55 14 9 19 50 50 15 6 21 51 67 14 7 21 42 66 10 11 21 39 60 11 8 23 43 55 13 2 27 29 61 7 9 26 32 55 All Azerbaijani clubs received multiple technical wins such Dinamo Gandzha: 10 technical wins; +20 points Karabakh Agdam: 11 technical wins; +22 points Goyazan Kazakh: 4 technical wins; +8 points DGA DGA Teams that refused to play against all Azerbaijani clubs: Dnepr Mogilev and KIM Vitebsk. DNM Teams that refused to play against Dinamo Gandzha and Karabakh Agdam: Nyva Ternopil, Volyn Lutsk, Tigina-Apoel Bendery, SKA Odesa, Dnepr Mogilev, Kremen Kremenchug, Sudnostroitel Nikolayev, Dinamo Brest, KIM Vitebsk, and Khimik Grodno. NTE NTE NTE NTE NTE NTE NTE Teams that refused to play against Goyazan Kazakh only: Zarya Luhansk and Niva Vinnitsa. ZAR complete Representation by republic Ukrainian SSR: 11 Byelorussian SSR: 4 Moldavian SSR 2 Russian SFSR 2 Azerbaijan SSR 3 Top goalscorers The following were the top ten goalscorers. #ScorerGoals(Pen.)Team1Ihor Yavorsky22Nyva Ternopil2Yuriy Horyachev19Sudobudivnyk MykolaivOleksandr SevidovZorya Luhansk4Viktor Sakhno18Zaria Balti5Vitaliy Parakhnevych16SKA Odesa6Oleh Volotek15Zorya LuhanskAleksandr GridyushkoKIM VitebskIvan ShariyNyva Vinnytsia9Volodymyr Mozolyuk14Volyn LutskSergei MuradyanKremin KremenchukOleg RadushkoDnepr Mogilev External links Second League at rsssf.com 1991 Second League, West https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092317/http://football.lg.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5758:1991zapad2leaguetable&catid=200:sovietua91&Itemid=759 2016-03-04 at the Luhansk football portal West Zone Category:1991 in Russian football leagues 3 Category:1991 in Azerbaijani sport Category:1991 in Belarusian football Category:1991–92 in Moldovan football Category:1990–91 in Moldovan football 1 1