# 1991 Football Championship of the Belarusian SSR

The 1991 Football Championship of the Belarusian SSR (Belarusian: Чэмпіянат БССР па футболе) was the 55th and last regular annual competition in football of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic at all-republican level. In the competition took part 44 teams in two tiers.
With the ongoing process of disintegration of the Soviet Union during 1991, upon conclusion of the season nine better clubs and six Soviet teams of masters from Belarus formed the First League (Top League) of independent Belarus.

## Overview

The championship consisted of three tiers: First (Pershaja), Second (Druhaja) leagues and Trade Union competitions. Six teams were participating in the All-Union competitions and represented all the regional centers of Belarusian SSR: Dynama Mensk, Dynama Brest, Dnepr Mahiljow, KIM Vitsebsk, Njoman Hrodna, Homselmash Homiel.
The First League was contested by 15 teams, and Metalurh Maladzechna won the championship.

## Pershaja Liha
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Metalurh Maladzechna | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 68 | 24 | +44 | 41 | Qualification to Belarusian Premier League |
| 2 | Tarpeda Mahiljow | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 37 | Qualification to Belarusian Premier League |
| 3 | SKB Vitsebsk | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 36 | Qualification to Belarusian Premier League |
| 4 | Tarpeda Minsk | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 36 | Qualification to Belarusian Premier League |
| 5 | Shakhtsjor Salihorsk | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 33 | Qualification to Belarusian Premier League |
| 6 | Budawnik Staryja Darohi | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 31 | Qualification to Belarusian Premier League |
| 7 | KIM Vitsebsk | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 29 | Qualification to Belarusian First League |
| 8 | Arbita Minsk | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 28 | Qualification to Belarusian First League |
| 9 | Traktar Babruisk | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 28 | Qualification to Belarusian Premier League |
| 10 | BelAZ Zhodzina | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 27 | Qualification to Belarusian Premier League |
| 11 | Abutnik Lida | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 22 | Qualification to Belarusian Premier League |
| 12 | Sputnik Minsk | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 22 | Qualification to Belarusian First League |
| 13 | SelMash Mahiljow | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 19 | Qualification to Belarusian First League |
| 14 | SKIF-ShVSM Minsk | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 63 | −34 | 16 | Qualification to Belarusian First League |
| 15 | Veras Hrodna | 28 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 51 | −36 | 15 | Qualification to Belarusian First League |

## Druhaja Liha final standings
### Subgroup 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Vedrich Rechitsa | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 67 | 13 | +54 | 42 | Qualification to Belarusian Premier League |
| 2 | Kolos Ustie | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 41 | Qualification to Belarusian First League |
| 3 | Shinnik Bobruisk | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 17 | +38 | 38 | Qualification to Belarusian First League |
| 4 | Belarus Maryina Gorka | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 36 | Qualification to Belarusian First League |
| 5 | Polesie Mozyr | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 33 | Qualification to Belarusian First League |
| 6 | Neman Stolbtsy | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 30 | Qualification to Belarusian First League |
| 7 | Khimik Svetlogorsk | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 26 | Qualification to Belarusian First League |
| 8 | Zaria Iazyl | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 25 | Qualification to Belarusian Second League |
| 9 | ZLiN Gomel | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 23 | Qualification to Belarusian Second League |
| 10 | Iskra Borisov | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 21 | |
| 11 | Dnepr Rogachev | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 17 | Qualification to Belarusian Second League |
| 12 | Dinamo Borisov | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 49 | −27 | 15 | |
| 13 | Dnepr Mogilev | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 15 | |
| 14 | Dnepr Bykhov | 26 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 88 | −80 | 4 | |

### Subgroup 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Luch Minsk | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 43 | Qualification to Belarusian First League |
| 2 | Kommunalnik Pinsk | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 42 | Qualification to Belarusian First League |
| 3 | Niva Samokhvalovichi | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 27 | +35 | 41 | Qualification to Belarusian First League |
| 4 | Khimik Baranovichi | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 35 | |
| 5 | Stankostroitel Smorhon | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 34 | Qualification to Belarusian First League |
| 6 | Brestbytkhim Brest | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 31 | |
| 7 | Neman Mosty | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 30 | Qualification to Belarusian Second League |
| 8 | Kolos Dzerzhinsk | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 29 | |
| 9 | Smena-MVIZRU Minsk | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 23 | Qualification to Belarusian Second League |
| 10 | Stroitel Bereza | 28 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 22 | Qualification to Belarusian Second League |
| 11 | Khimik Kletsk | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 20 | Qualification to Belarusian Second League |
| 12 | Metrostroi Minsk | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 19 | Qualification to Belarusian Second League |
| 13 | Traktor Minsk | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 19 | Qualification to Belarusian Second League |
| 14 | Albertin Slonim | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 67 | −41 | 16 | Qualification to Belarusian Second League |
| 15 | Fakel Oshmiany | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 36 | 66 | −30 | 14 | |