# 1977 Soviet Second League, Zone 2

The 1977 Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR was the 47th season of association football competition of the Ukrainian SSR, which was part of the Soviet Second League in Zone 2. The season started on 3 April 1977.
The 1977 Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR was won by SKA Odessa.
The "Ruby Cup" of Molod Ukrayiny newspaper (for the most scored goals) was received by SKA Odessa.

## Teams
### Relegated teams

* none

### Promoted and admitted teams

* FC Desna Chernihiv – (returning after six seasons; replaced the promoted FC Khimik Chernihiv)
* FC Torpedo Lutsk – (returning after four seasons; reinstated and admitted)
* FC Dnipro Cherkasy – (returning after three seasons; reinstated and admitted)

### Relocated and renamed teams

* SC Chernihiv was moved back to Kiev and changed its name to SKA Kiev.
* SC Lutsk was moved back to Lviv and changed its name to SKA Lviv.
* FC Speranța Drochia was moved from the Zone 1 (Soviet republics) to the Zone 2 (Ukraine).
* FC Avtomobilist Zhytomyr changed its name to FC Spartak Zhytomyr.

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | SKA Odessa (C, P) | 44 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 85 | 31 | +54 | 68 | Promoted |
| 2 | SKA Kiev | 44 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 63 | |
| 3 | Kolos Nikopol | 44 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 72 | 35 | +37 | 62 | |
| 4 | Metalist Kharkiv | 44 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 59 | 24 | +35 | 60 | |
| 5 | Zirka Kirovohrad | 44 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 57 | |
| 6 | Hoverla Uzhhorod | 44 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 55 | |
| 7 | Krystal Kherson | 44 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 52 | |
| 8 | Spartak Zhytomyr | 44 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 50 | |
| 9 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 44 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 49 | |
| 10 | SKA Lviv | 44 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 48 | |
| 11 | Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv | 44 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 45 | |
| 12 | Novator Zhdanov | 44 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 44 | |
| 13 | Atlantyka Sevastopol | 44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 41 | |
| 14 | Desna Chernihiv | 44 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 38 | |
| 15 | Lokomotyv Vinnytsia | 44 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 36 | |
| 16 | Khvylya Khmelnytskyi | 44 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 35 | |
| 17 | Frunzenets Sumy | 44 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 33 | |
| 18 | Speranța Drochia | 44 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 43 | 73 | −30 | 33 | Moldavian SSR |
| 19 | Torpedo Lutsk | 44 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 35 | 70 | −35 | 32 | |
| 20 | Avanhard Rovno | 44 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 31 | 64 | −33 | 30 | |
| 21 | Kolos Poltava | 44 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 36 | 64 | −28 | 28 | |
| 22 | Shakhtar Horlivka | 44 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 63 | −31 | 27 | |
| 23 | Dnipro Cherkasy | 44 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 69 | −43 | 26 | Avoided relegation |

## Top goalscorers

The following were the top ten goalscorers.
| # | Scorer | Goals (Pen.) | Team |
| 1 | Mykola Pinchuk | 20 | SKA Kiev |
| 1 | Serhiy Shmundyak | 20 | SKA Lviv |
| 3 | Oleksandr Dovbiy | 18 | SKA Kiev |
| 4 | Volodymyr Naumenko | 16 | Atlantyka Sevastopol |
| 5 | Anatoliy Doroshenko | 14 | SKA Odessa |
| 5 | Ihor Ivanenko | 14 | SKA Odessa |
| 5 | Stanislav Bernykov | 14 | Metalist Kharkiv |
| 5 | Nodar Bachiashvili | 14 | Torpedo Lutsk |