1991 Soviet Second League, Zone West
# 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 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

| Pos | Republic | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ukraine | Karpaty Lviv | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 59 |
| 2 | Ukraine | Zorya Luhansk | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 69 | 34 | +35 | 57 |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | Dinamo Gandzha | 42 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 56 |
| 4 | Ukraine | Nyva Ternopil | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 56 |
| 5 | Ukraine | Nyva Vinnytsia | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 49 |
| 6 | Russia (1W) | Torpedo Taganrog | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 47 |
| 7 | Ukraine | Torpedo Zaporizhzhia | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 46 |
| 8 | Ukraine | Volyn Lutsk | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 45 |
| 9 | Moldova | Tigina-Apoel Bendery | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 44 |
| 10 | Ukraine | SKA Odesa | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 43 |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | Karabakh Agdam | 42 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 47 | −27 | 42 |
| 12 | Belarus | Dnepr Mogilev | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 42 |
| 13 | Ukraine | Kremin Kremenchuk | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 41 |
| 14 | Moldova | Zaria Beltsy | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 63 | 82 | −19 | 39 |
| 15 | Ukraine | Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 38 |
| 16 | Belarus | Dinamo Brest | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 37 |
| 17 | Russia (1W) | Spartak Nalchik | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 36 |
| 18 | Ukraine(1) | Halychyna Drohobych | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 66 | −24 | 35 |
| 19 | Ukraine(1) | Vorskla Poltava | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 31 |
| 20 | Belarus | KIM Vitebsk | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 30 |
| 21 | Azerbaijan | Goyazan Kazakh | 42 | 13 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 28 |
| 22 | Belarus | Khimik Grodno | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 23 |

* ↑ Numerous clubs refused to play away games in Azerbaijan due to the First Nagorno-Karabakh War (Operation Ring).
* 1 2 Teams that refused to play against Goyazan Kazakh only: Zarya Luhansk and Niva Vinnitsa.
* 1 2 3 All Azerbaijani clubs received multiple technical wins such Dinamo Gandzha: 10 technical wins; +20 pointsKarabakh Agdam: 11 technical wins; +22 pointsGoyazan Kazakh: 4 technical wins; +8 points
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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.
* 1 2 Teams that refused to play against all Azerbaijani clubs: Dnepr Mogilev and KIM Vitebsk.

### 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.

| # | Scorer | Goals (Pen.) | Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ihor Yavorsky | 22 | Nyva Ternopil |
| 2 | Yuriy Horyachev | 19 | Sudobudivnyk Mykolaiv |
| 2 | Oleksandr Sevidov | 19 | Zorya Luhansk |
| 4 | Viktor Sakhno | 18 | Zaria Balti |
| 5 | Vitaliy Parakhnevych | 16 | SKA Odesa |
| 6 | Oleh Volotek | 15 | Zorya Luhansk |
| 6 | Aleksandr Gridyushko | 15 | KIM Vitebsk |
| 6 | Ivan Shariy | 15 | Nyva Vinnytsia |
| 9 | Volodymyr Mozolyuk | 14 | Volyn Lutsk |
| 9 | Sergei Muradyan | 14 | Kremin Kremenchuk |
| 9 | Oleg Radushko | 14 | Dnepr Mogilev |
