1991 Soviet Lower Second League was the second and the last season of the

Soviet Second League B The Soviet Second League B or Soviet Lower Second League was an auxiliary fourth tier of the Soviet league system, because it was not consistent as it existed only for six seasons and somewhat randomly. It was the fourth highest division of Soviet ...

since its reestablishing in 1990. The league was divided into 10 zones (groups) with 217 participants. At least four out those 10 zones were part of republican championships. Among those republics were

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

Armenian SSR The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic,; russian: Армянская Советская Социалистическая Республика, translit=Armyanskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika) also commonly referred to as Soviet A ...

Azerbaijani SSR Azerbaijan ( az, Азәрбајҹан, Azərbaycan, italics=no), officially the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR; az, Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы, Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist R ...

, and

Kazakh SSR ; kk, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасы) *1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы) , linking_name = the ...

. Five more zones were dominated majorly by clubs of the

Russian SFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

and one more zone was a collective competition among clubs of the

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less the

. Four

former Soviet republics The post-Soviet states, also known as the former Soviet Union (FSU), the former Soviet Republics and in Russia as the near abroad (russian: links=no, ближнее зарубежье, blizhneye zarubezhye), are the 15 sovereign states that wer ...

that technically were still part of the

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conducted separate competitions. Among those republics were Baltic republics

Estonian SSR The Estonian SSR,, russian: Эстонская ССР officially the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic,, russian: Эстонская Советская Социалистическая Республика was an ethnically based adminis ...

Latvian SSR The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvian SSR), also known as Soviet Latvia or simply Latvia, was a federated republic within the Soviet Union, and formally one of its 16 (later 15) constituent republics. The Latvian Soviet Socialist Rep ...

, and

Lithuanian SSR The Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (Lithuanian SSR; lt, Lietuvos Tarybų Socialistinė Respublika; russian: Литовская Советская Социалистическая Республика, Litovskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialistiche ...

as well as

Georgian SSR The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (Georgian SSR; ka, საქართველოს საბჭოთა სოციალისტური რესპუბლიკა, tr; russian: Грузинская Советская Соц� ...

. An attempt to conduct separate Soviet Baltic League that conducted in

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fell through and separate Baltic clubs (predominantly from the

) were allowed to compete in regular league competitions of the Soviet Union.

Political situation

The Soviet football competitions were conducted with the ongoing

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between the

Soviet Armenia The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic,; russian: Армянская Советская Социалистическая Республика, translit=Armyanskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika) also commonly referred to as Soviet A ...

and the

Soviet Azerbaijan Azerbaijan ( az, Азәрбајҹан, Azərbaycan, italics=no), officially the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR; az, Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы, Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist R ...

. Because of that some clubs that territorially were located in the

(i.e.

Artsakh Stepanakert Lernayin Artsakh FC ( hy, Լեռնային Արցախ Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ) is an association football club based in unrecognized Stepanakert, Artsakh Republic but is registered in the town of Sisian, Syunik Province, Armenia. The ...

from

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) were nonetheless allowed to compete in republican championship of the

. Following the end of the football season, in the

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started a hot phase of the

Transnistria conflict The Transnistria conflict ( ro, Conflictul din Transnistria; russian: Приднестровский конфликт, Pridnestrovskiy konflikt) is an ongoing frozen conflict between Moldova and the unrecognized state of Transnistria. Its mo ...

that was initiated by Soviet authorities led by

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and supported by the

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authorities. At the same time political situations in

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

and

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following their first presidential elections were deteriorating and escalated into so called

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and

Tajikistani Civil War The Tajikistani Civil War ( tg, Ҷанги шаҳрвандии Тоҷикистон, translit=Jangi shahrvandiyi Tojikiston / Çangi shahrvandiji Toçikiston; russian: Гражданская война в Таджикистане), also known ...

with a direct intervention of the

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. In December 1991 there was signed

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between representatives of

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, and

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Final standings

I Zone (Ukraine)

II Zone (Armenia)

III Zone (Azerbaijan)

IV Zone (South Russia)

V Zone (Center)

VI Zone (North Russia and Moscow)

VII Zone (Ural)

VIII Zone (Kazakhstan)

IX Zone (Central Asia)

X Zone (Russia Far East)

External links

1991 Soviet Championship and Cup
{{Soviet Second League B seasons Soviet Second League B seasons 4

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1991 in Russian football leagues 1991 in Armenian football 1991 in Belarusian football 1991 in Kazakhstani football 1991 in Kyrgyzstani football 1991 in Latvian football 1991–92 in Moldovan football 1991 in Tajikistani football 1991 in Turkmenistani sport 1991 in Ukrainian association football leagues 1991 in Uzbekistani football 1 1