The 1989 Soviet Second League (Russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу 1988: Вторая лига) was the Soviet third tier competitions of the Soviet football championship. The competitions of the league were conducted as part of the whole Soviet event and were split in nine groups geographically as regional zones. There were 169 teams that completed the season with the most teams (26) competing in the Zone VI and smallest zones IV and IX having 16 teams. In the article a regional designation in parentheses is conditional (for better perspective) and was never actually openly publicized.
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The competitions were composed of two stages starting with nine zonal groups, nine winners of which would qualify for three group promotional double round-robin tournaments (Zone Finals), three winners of those would actually gain their promotions. The "Zone Finals" took place on October 25 through November 12, 1988.
The main tie-breaker on points tie was number of wins, therefore in the Zone II Metallurg Magnitogorsk placed 8th above Lokomotiv Gorkiy and Dinamo Kirov. In case of points tie occurring for the first place, a separate play-off was to be scheduled.
Zone I (Central)
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
1 |
Fakel Voronezh |
38 |
24 |
7 |
7 |
73 |
26 |
+47 |
55[lower-alpha 1] |
2 |
Dinamo Vologda |
38 |
22 |
8 |
8 |
67 |
36 |
+31 |
52 |
3 |
Torpedo Ryazan[lower-alpha 2] |
38 |
19 |
8 |
11 |
49 |
29 |
+20 |
46 |
4 |
Zarya Kaluga |
38 |
19 |
7 |
12 |
50 |
37 |
+13 |
45 |
5 |
Saturn Ramenskoye |
38 |
18 |
9 |
11 |
51 |
43 |
+8 |
45[lower-alpha 3] |
6 |
Spartak Kostroma |
38 |
18 |
8 |
12 |
57 |
39 |
+18 |
44 |
7 |
Textilshchik Ivanovo |
38 |
18 |
6 |
14 |
66 |
45 |
+21 |
42 |
8 |
Zorkiy Krasnogorsk |
38 |
16 |
10 |
12 |
47 |
29 |
+18 |
42 |
9 |
Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo |
38 |
16 |
9 |
13 |
54 |
43 |
+11 |
41 |
10 |
Torpedo Vladimir |
38 |
15 |
11 |
12 |
51 |
55 |
−4 |
41 |
11 |
Karabakh Stepanakert [AZE] |
38 |
17 |
6 |
15 |
44 |
38 |
+6 |
40 |
12 |
CSKA-2 Moskva |
38 |
15 |
5 |
18 |
43 |
59 |
−16 |
35 |
13 |
Volzhanin Kineshma |
38 |
13 |
9 |
16 |
39 |
55 |
−16 |
35 |
14 |
Krasnaya Presnya Moskva |
38 |
13 |
8 |
17 |
44 |
49 |
−5 |
34 |
15 |
Dinamo-2 Moskva |
38 |
11 |
12 |
15 |
29 |
39 |
−10 |
34 |
16 |
Arsenal Tula |
38 |
12 |
7 |
19 |
56 |
61 |
−5 |
31 |
17 |
Saturn Rybinsk |
38 |
10 |
11 |
17 |
48 |
71 |
−23 |
31 |
18 |
Salyut Belgorod |
38 |
10 |
6 |
22 |
38 |
66 |
−28 |
26 |
19 |
SK ESVSM Moskva |
38 |
5 |
11 |
22 |
36 |
74 |
−38 |
21 |
20 |
Volga Kalinin |
38 |
5 |
10 |
23 |
25 |
73 |
−48 |
20 |
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Sapfir Ryazan changed name to Torpedo.
Zone II (Volga/Ural)
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Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
1 |
UralMash Sverdlovsk |
32 |
21 |
7 |
4 |
49 |
25 |
+24 |
49 |
2 |
Zenit Izhevsk |
32 |
18 |
5 |
9 |
54 |
28 |
+26 |
41 |
3 |
Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev |
32 |
15 |
9 |
8 |
50 |
28 |
+22 |
39[lower-alpha 1] |
4 |
Gastello Ufa |
32 |
15 |
7 |
10 |
35 |
25 |
+10 |
37 |
5 |
Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola |
32 |
15 |
4 |
13 |
37 |
44 |
−7 |
34 |
6 |
Uralets Nizhniy Tagil |
32 |
14 |
6 |
12 |
40 |
36 |
+4 |
34 |
7 |
Rubin Kazan |
32 |
13 |
5 |
14 |
30 |
28 |
+2 |
31 |
8 |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
32 |
12 |
6 |
14 |
32 |
39 |
−7 |
30 |
9 |
Lokomotiv Gorkiy |
32 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
30 |
27 |
+3 |
30 |
10 |
Dinamo Kirov |
32 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
31 |
37 |
−6 |
30 |
11 |
Torpedo Miass |
32 |
12 |
5 |
15 |
37 |
39 |
−2 |
29[lower-alpha 2] |
12 |
Khimik Dzerzhinsk |
32 |
11 |
7 |
14 |
33 |
30 |
+3 |
29 |
13 |
Torpedo Kurgan |
32 |
11 |
7 |
14 |
30 |
40 |
−10 |
29 |
14 |
Torpedo Naberezhnyye Chelny[lower-alpha 3] |
32 |
8 |
12 |
12 |
32 |
36 |
−4 |
28 |
15 |
Torpedo Togliatti |
32 |
10 |
6 |
16 |
30 |
42 |
−12 |
26 |
16 |
Stal Cheboksary |
32 |
11 |
3 |
18 |
29 |
51 |
−22 |
25 |
17 |
Start Ulyanovsk |
32 |
9 |
5 |
18 |
19 |
43 |
−24 |
23 |
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Turbina Naberezhnyye Chelny changed name to Torpedo.
Zone III (South)
More information Pos, Rep ...
Pos |
Rep |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
1 |
RUS |
Torpedo Taganrog |
38 |
20 |
8 |
10 |
58 |
40 |
+18 |
48 |
First place play-off |
2 |
RUS |
Cement Novorossiysk |
38 |
19 |
10 |
9 |
43 |
32 |
+11 |
48 |
3 |
RUS |
Spartak Nalchik |
38 |
21 |
4 |
13 |
66 |
40 |
+26 |
46 |
|
4 |
RUS |
Druzhba Maykop |
38 |
20 |
6 |
12 |
58 |
35 |
+23 |
46 |
5 |
RUS |
Spartak Tambov |
38 |
20 |
5 |
13 |
53 |
47 |
+6 |
45 |
6 |
GEO |
Dinamo Sukhumi |
38 |
18 |
7 |
13 |
55 |
42 |
+13 |
43 |
7 |
RUS |
Metallurg Lipetsk |
38 |
17 |
9 |
12 |
63 |
34 |
+29 |
43 |
8 |
GEO |
Lokomotiv Samtredia |
38 |
19 |
4 |
15 |
58 |
57 |
+1 |
42 |
9 |
ARM |
Spartak Oktemberyan |
38 |
18 |
5 |
15 |
65 |
58 |
+7 |
41 |
10 |
GEO |
Mertskhali Makharadze |
38 |
18 |
3 |
17 |
52 |
60 |
−8 |
39[lower-alpha 1] |
11 |
GEO |
Kolkheti Poti |
38 |
17 |
5 |
16 |
48 |
56 |
−8 |
39 |
12 |
ARM |
Lori Kirovakan |
38 |
17 |
5 |
16 |
49 |
54 |
−5 |
39 |
13 |
RUS |
Mashuk Pyatigorsk |
38 |
13 |
9 |
16 |
43 |
42 |
+1 |
35 |
14 |
RUS |
Volgar Astrakhan |
38 |
15 |
3 |
20 |
48 |
58 |
−10 |
33 |
15 |
RUS |
Uralan Elista |
38 |
14 |
4 |
20 |
59 |
53 |
+6 |
32 |
16 |
RUS |
Nart Cherkessk |
38 |
12 |
7 |
19 |
44 |
58 |
−14 |
31 |
17 |
RUS |
Spartak Anapa |
38 |
13 |
4 |
21 |
41 |
51 |
−10 |
30[lower-alpha 1] |
18 |
RUS |
Luch Azov |
38 |
12 |
6 |
20 |
38 |
46 |
−8 |
30[lower-alpha 1] |
19 |
ARM |
Iskra Yerevan |
38 |
11 |
6 |
21 |
43 |
77 |
−34 |
28[lower-alpha 1] |
20 |
ARM |
Olimpia Leninakan |
38 |
8 |
6 |
24 |
31 |
75 |
−44 |
22 |
Close
Match for 1st place
Cement Novorossiysk 2-0 Torpedo Taganrog
Zone IV (Far East)
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Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
1 |
Irtysh Omsk |
30 |
16 |
9 |
5 |
42 |
15 |
+27 |
41 |
2 |
Lokomotiv Chita |
30 |
17 |
4 |
9 |
46 |
31 |
+15 |
38 |
3 |
Metallurg Novokuznetsk |
30 |
13 |
9 |
8 |
38 |
30 |
+8 |
35 |
4 |
Amur Blagoveshchensk |
30 |
15 |
4 |
11 |
45 |
34 |
+11 |
34 |
5 |
Zvezda Irkutsk |
30 |
13 |
8 |
9 |
37 |
30 |
+7 |
34 |
6 |
Dinamo Barnaul |
30 |
11 |
12 |
7 |
39 |
27 |
+12 |
34 |
7 |
Okean Nakhodka |
30 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
22 |
21 |
+1 |
32 |
8 |
SKA Khabarovsk |
30 |
12 |
7 |
11 |
28 |
30 |
−2 |
31 |
9 |
Amur Komsomolsk-na-Amure |
30 |
12 |
7 |
11 |
33 |
31 |
+2 |
31 |
10 |
Torpedo Rubtsovsk |
30 |
12 |
6 |
12 |
33 |
33 |
0 |
30 |
11 |
Luch Vladivostok |
30 |
10 |
9 |
11 |
27 |
37 |
−10 |
29 |
12 |
Tom Tomsk[lower-alpha 1] |
30 |
8 |
9 |
13 |
25 |
32 |
−7 |
25 |
13 |
Avtomobilist Krasnoyarsk |
30 |
9 |
6 |
15 |
28 |
43 |
−15 |
24 |
14 |
Chkalovets Novosibirsk |
30 |
10 |
3 |
17 |
30 |
39 |
−9 |
23 |
15 |
Progress Biysk |
30 |
7 |
6 |
17 |
23 |
48 |
−25 |
20[lower-alpha 2] |
16 |
Selenga Ulan-Ude |
30 |
7 |
5 |
18 |
17 |
32 |
−15 |
19 |
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Manometr Tomsk changed name to Tom.
Zone V (Soviet Republics)
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Pos |
Rep |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
1 |
MDA |
Nistru Kishinev |
34 |
21 |
11 |
2 |
84 |
34 |
+50 |
53 |
2 |
LTU |
Atlantas Klaipeda |
34 |
18 |
12 |
4 |
58 |
24 |
+34 |
48 |
3 |
MDA |
Textilshchik Tiraspol |
34 |
19 |
8 |
7 |
61 |
27 |
+34 |
46 |
4 |
BLR |
Dnepr Mogilyov |
34 |
19 |
8 |
7 |
49 |
36 |
+13 |
46 |
5 |
BLR |
Khimik Grodno |
34 |
18 |
10 |
6 |
48 |
31 |
+17 |
46 |
6 |
RUS |
Dinamo Bryansk |
34 |
16 |
6 |
12 |
49 |
47 |
+2 |
38 |
7 |
LVA |
Zvejnieks Liepaja |
34 |
11 |
14 |
9 |
46 |
33 |
+13 |
36 |
8 |
EST |
Sport Tallinn |
34 |
11 |
14 |
9 |
33 |
28 |
+5 |
36 |
9 |
RUS |
Iskra Smolensk |
34 |
14 |
7 |
13 |
42 |
34 |
+8 |
35 |
10 |
BLR |
Dinamo Brest |
34 |
14 |
6 |
14 |
43 |
41 |
+2 |
34 |
11 |
RUS |
Baltika Kaliningrad |
34 |
11 |
7 |
16 |
40 |
46 |
−6 |
29 |
12 |
RUS |
Avangard Kursk |
34 |
8 |
13 |
13 |
27 |
46 |
−19 |
29 |
13 |
RUS |
Dinamo Leningrad |
34 |
7 |
15 |
12 |
41 |
42 |
−1 |
29 |
14 |
BLR |
GomSelMash Gomel |
34 |
9 |
8 |
17 |
26 |
44 |
−18 |
26 |
15 |
RUS |
Spartak Oryol |
34 |
7 |
11 |
16 |
31 |
42 |
−11 |
25 |
16 |
MDA |
Zarya Beltsy |
34 |
6 |
11 |
17 |
28 |
60 |
−32 |
23 |
17 |
BLR |
Vityaz Vitebsk |
34 |
3 |
12 |
19 |
16 |
57 |
−41 |
18 |
18 |
LVA |
RSVSM-RAF Jelgava |
34 |
5 |
5 |
24 |
23 |
73 |
−50 |
15[lower-alpha 1] |
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Zone VI (Ukraine)
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Zone VII (Central Asia)
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Pos |
Rep |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
1 |
UZB |
Neftyanik Fergana |
36 |
21 |
10 |
5 |
62 |
22 |
+40 |
52 |
2 |
UZB |
Kasansayets Kasansay |
36 |
19 |
10 |
7 |
61 |
37 |
+24 |
48 |
3 |
UZB |
Novbahor Namangan[lower-alpha 1] |
36 |
20 |
6 |
10 |
50 |
29 |
+21 |
46 |
4 |
UZB |
Sohibkor Halkabad |
36 |
20 |
4 |
12 |
64 |
53 |
+11 |
44 |
5 |
TKM |
Kopet-Dag Ashkhabad[lower-alpha 2] |
36 |
21 |
1 |
14 |
68 |
41 |
+27 |
43 |
6 |
UZB |
Zarafshan Navoi |
36 |
18 |
7 |
11 |
58 |
41 |
+17 |
43 |
7 |
AZE |
Araz Nahichevan |
36 |
18 |
1 |
17 |
52 |
54 |
−2 |
37[lower-alpha 3] |
8 |
UZB |
Hanki Yangiaryk |
36 |
16 |
5 |
15 |
60 |
50 |
+10 |
37 |
9 |
TJK |
Vakhsh Kurgan-Tyube |
36 |
14 |
7 |
15 |
52 |
59 |
−7 |
35 |
10 |
UZB |
Yeshlik Jizak |
36 |
13 |
9 |
14 |
46 |
52 |
−6 |
35 |
11 |
UZB |
Tselinnik Turtkul |
36 |
13 |
8 |
15 |
40 |
44 |
−4 |
34 |
12 |
UZB |
Traktor Tashkent |
36 |
13 |
7 |
16 |
43 |
58 |
−15 |
33 |
13 |
UZB |
Avtomobilist Kokand |
36 |
13 |
6 |
17 |
35 |
42 |
−7 |
32[lower-alpha 4] |
14 |
UZB |
Dinamo Samarkand |
36 |
13 |
5 |
18 |
46 |
60 |
−14 |
31 |
15 |
TJK |
Hojent Leninabad |
36 |
13 |
5 |
18 |
34 |
52 |
−18 |
31 |
16 |
UZB |
Surhan Termez |
36 |
9 |
11 |
16 |
36 |
48 |
−12 |
29 |
17 |
UZB |
Pahtakor Andizhan |
36 |
10 |
8 |
18 |
43 |
54 |
−11 |
28 |
18 |
UZB |
Yangiyer |
36 |
9 |
9 |
18 |
36 |
57 |
−21 |
27 |
19 |
UZB |
Metallurg Almalyk |
36 |
8 |
3 |
25 |
27 |
60 |
−33 |
19 |
Close
Avtomobilist Namangan changed name to Novbahor.
Kolhozchi Ashkhabad changed name to Kopet-Dag.
Zone VIII (Kazakhstan)
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Pos |
Rep |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
1 |
|
Traktor Pavlodar |
32 |
22 |
3 |
7 |
62 |
27 |
+35 |
47 |
2 |
KGZ |
Alga Frunze |
32 |
19 |
4 |
9 |
64 |
32 |
+32 |
42 |
3 |
|
Energetik Kustanay |
32 |
18 |
4 |
10 |
51 |
44 |
+7 |
40 |
4 |
|
Meliorator Chimkent |
32 |
17 |
6 |
9 |
65 |
31 |
+34 |
40 |
5 |
|
Shakhtyor Karaganda |
32 |
17 |
6 |
9 |
43 |
28 |
+15 |
40 |
6 |
|
Meliorator Kzil-Orda |
32 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
51 |
39 |
+12 |
38 |
7 |
|
Spartak Semipalatinsk |
32 |
16 |
5 |
11 |
49 |
35 |
+14 |
37 |
8 |
|
Aktyubinets Aktyubinsk |
32 |
16 |
5 |
11 |
33 |
30 |
+3 |
37 |
9 |
|
Khimik Jambul |
32 |
15 |
4 |
13 |
47 |
37 |
+10 |
34 |
10 |
|
Vostok Ust-Kamenogorsk |
32 |
13 |
7 |
12 |
55 |
46 |
+9 |
33 |
11 |
KGZ |
Alay Osh |
32 |
14 |
1 |
17 |
38 |
49 |
−11 |
29 |
12 |
|
Tselinnik Tselinograd |
32 |
11 |
7 |
14 |
32 |
41 |
−9 |
29 |
13 |
|
Ekibastuzets Ekibastuz |
32 |
11 |
6 |
15 |
41 |
41 |
0 |
28 |
14 |
|
Jezkazganets Jezkazgan |
32 |
8 |
9 |
15 |
31 |
49 |
−18 |
25 |
15 |
|
Zhetysu Taldy-Kurgan |
32 |
8 |
7 |
17 |
35 |
45 |
−10 |
23 |
16 |
|
Avangard Petropavlovsk |
32 |
7 |
5 |
20 |
35 |
75 |
−40 |
19[lower-alpha 1] |
17 |
|
SKIF Alma-Ata |
32 |
0 |
3 |
29 |
12 |
95 |
−83 |
3 |
Close
Zone IX (Caucasus)
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Pos |
Rep |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
1 |
GEO |
Torpedo Kutaisi |
30 |
24 |
4 |
2 |
70 |
21 |
+49 |
52[lower-alpha 1] |
2 |
AZE |
Kyapaz Kirovabad |
30 |
20 |
3 |
7 |
79 |
28 |
+51 |
43 |
3 |
GEO |
Metallurg Rustavi |
30 |
19 |
5 |
6 |
63 |
28 |
+35 |
43 |
4 |
RUS |
Sokol Saratov |
30 |
18 |
5 |
7 |
65 |
39 |
+26 |
41 |
5 |
AZE |
Goyazan Kazakh |
30 |
15 |
5 |
10 |
50 |
36 |
+14 |
35 |
6 |
RUS |
Textilshchik Kamyshin |
30 |
13 |
7 |
10 |
49 |
36 |
+13 |
33[lower-alpha 2] |
7 |
RUS |
Dinamo Makhachkala |
30 |
13 |
5 |
12 |
44 |
38 |
+6 |
31 |
8 |
RUS |
Atommash Volgodonsk |
30 |
12 |
7 |
11 |
44 |
40 |
+4 |
31 |
9 |
RUS |
Terek Grozny |
30 |
12 |
7 |
11 |
43 |
39 |
+4 |
31 |
10 |
GEO |
Dila Gori |
30 |
12 |
5 |
13 |
45 |
52 |
−7 |
29 |
11 |
AZE |
Hazar Sumgait[lower-alpha 3] |
30 |
11 |
6 |
13 |
39 |
48 |
−9 |
28 |
12 |
RUS |
Torpedo Volzhskiy |
30 |
9 |
5 |
16 |
29 |
43 |
−14 |
23 |
13 |
RUS |
Lokomotiv Mineralnyye Vody |
30 |
8 |
4 |
18 |
29 |
54 |
−25 |
20 |
14 |
GEO |
Shevardeni Tbilisi |
30 |
8 |
4 |
18 |
33 |
61 |
−28 |
20 |
15 |
GEO |
MCOP-Lokomotiv Tbilisi |
30 |
5 |
4 |
21 |
32 |
72 |
−40 |
14[lower-alpha 2] |
16 |
AZE |
MCOP-Bakinets Baku |
30 |
2 |
2 |
26 |
15 |
94 |
−79 |
6[lower-alpha 2] |
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Voskhod Sumgait changed name to Hazar.
Group 1
More information Pos, Rep ...
Pos |
Rep |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Promotion |
1 |
MDA |
Nistru Kishinev |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
+4 |
7 |
Promoted |
2 |
UZB |
Neftyanik Fergana |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
5 |
|
3 |
RUS |
Irtysh Omsk |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
−5 |
0 |
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Group 2
More information Pos, Rep ...
Pos |
Rep |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Promotion |
1 |
GEO |
Torpedo Kutaisi |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
+3 |
5[lower-alpha 1] |
Promoted |
2 |
RUS |
Cement Novorossiysk |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
−2 |
4 |
|
3 |
KAZ |
Traktor Pavlodar |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
−1 |
3 |
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Group 3
More information Pos, Rep ...
Pos |
Rep |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Promotion |
1 |
RUS |
Fakel Voronezh |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
+7 |
6[lower-alpha 1] |
Promoted |
2 |
UKR |
Bukovina Chernovtsy |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
6 |
|
3 |
RUS |
UralMash Sverdlovsk |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
10 |
−9 |
0 |
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