1991 Soviet Second League, Zone West was the last season of association football competition of the

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in the Zone West. The competition was won by

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. The group (zone) consisted predominantly out of Ukrainian clubs. With

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and discontinuation of Soviet competition, most clubs of the group joined their top national leagues. Because of the

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(

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), many clubs refused to travel to

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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

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– 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

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– 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

Representation by republic

* : 11 * : 4 * 2 * 2 * 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 {{1991 in Soviet football West Zone 1991 in Russian football leagues 3 1991 in Azerbaijani sport 1991 in Belarusian football 1991–92 in Moldovan football 1990–91 in Moldovan football 1 1