# 1977 Soviet Second League

1977 Soviet Second League was a Soviet competition in the Soviet Second League.

## Qualifying groups
### Group I [Northwest and Central]

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | LTU | Žalgiris Vilnius | 40 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 80 | 21 | +59 | 68 |
| 2 | RUS | Iskra Smolensk | 40 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 61 | 26 | +35 | 58 |
| 3 | LVA | Daugava Riga | 40 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 81 | 42 | +39 | 55 |
| 4 | RUS | Lokomotiv Kaluga | 40 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 52 |
| 5 | LTU | Atlantas Klaipeda | 40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 50 |
| 6 | BLR | Khimik Grodno | 40 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 46 |
| 7 | RUS | Volga Kalinin | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 46 |
| 8 | RUS | Spartak Kostroma | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 43 |
| 9 | RUS | Baltika Kaliningrad | 40 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 43 |
| 10 | RUS | Mashinostroitel Tula | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 41 |
| 11 | BLR | Dinamo Brest | 40 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 41 |
| 12 | BLR | Dnepr Mogilyov | 40 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 41 |
| 13 | RUS | Dinamo Vologda | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 34 |
| 14 | BLR | Dvina Vitebsk | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 34 |
| 15 | RUS | Khimik Novomoskovsk | 40 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 33 |
| 16 | BLR | Mashinostroitel Gomel | 40 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 32 |
| 17 | RUS | Saturn Rybinsk | 40 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 30 |
| 18 | LVA | Zvejnieks Liepaja | 40 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 30 |
| 19 | RUS | Electron Novgorod | 40 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 37 | 70 | −33 | 24 |
| 20 | RUS | Sever Murmansk | 40 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 40 | 79 | −39 | 22 |
| 21 | RUS | Dinamo Bryansk | 40 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 30 | 98 | −68 | 17 |

### Group II [Ukraine]

| Pos | Team v t e | 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 |

### Group III [Volga–Russian South]

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Kuban Krasnodar | 40 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 90 | 33 | +57 | 64 |
| 2 | Fakel Voronezh | 40 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 56 |
| 3 | Spartak Ryazan | 40 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 54 |
| 4 | Textilshchik Ivanovo | 40 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 71 | 39 | +32 | 51 |
| 5 | Rotor Volgograd | 40 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 49 |
| 6 | RostSelMash Rostov-na-Donu | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 48 |
| 7 | Dinamo Stavropol | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 47 |
| 8 | Mashuk Pyatigorsk | 40 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 44 |
| 9 | Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo | 40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 39 |
| 10 | Volgar Astrakhan | 40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 39 |
| 11 | Salyut Belgorod | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 38 |
| 12 | Khimik Dzerzhinsk | 40 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 36 |
| 13 | Torpedo Taganrog | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 34 |
| 14 | Novolipetsk Lipetsk | 40 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 33 |
| 15 | Torpedo Vladimir | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 33 |
| 16 | Avangard Kursk | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 33 |
| 17 | Spartak Oryol | 40 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 30 |
| 18 | Volga Gorkiy | 40 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 43 | 69 | −26 | 30 |
| 19 | Uralan Elista | 40 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 67 | −34 | 29 |
| 20 | Torpedo Volzhskiy | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 61 | −28 | 28 |
| 21 | Revtrud Tambov | 40 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 25 |
* ↑ Trud Voronezh changed name to Fakel.

### Group IV [Caucasus and Ural]

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | RUS | Spartak Nalchik | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 60 |
| 2 | RUS | Dinamo Makhachkala | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 77 | 48 | +29 | 55 |
| 3 | ARM | Shirak Leninakan | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 81 | 52 | +29 | 55 |
| 4 | GEO | Guria Lanchkhuti | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 91 | 57 | +34 | 51 |
| 5 | RUS | Sokol Saratov | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 48 |
| 6 | RUS | Torpedo Togliatti | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 47 |
| 7 | AZE | Avtomobilist Baku | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 46 |
| 8 | GEO | Dinamo Zugdidi | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 45 |
| 9 | GEO | Dinamo Batumi | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 44 |
| 10 | RUS | Druzhba Maykop | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 44 |
| 11 | RUS | Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 43 |
| 12 | GEO | Lokomotiv Samtredia | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 40 |
| 13 | GEO | Dila Gori | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 63 | 75 | −12 | 40 |
| 14 | GEO | Dinamo Sukhumi | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 39 |
| 15 | RUS | Dinamo Kirov | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 38 |
| 16 | RUS | Gastello Ufa | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 37 |
| 17 | ARM | SKIF Yerevan | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 37 |
| 18 | RUS | Zenit Izhevsk | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 36 |
| 19 | RUS | Turbina Naberezhnyye Chelny | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 33 |
| 20 | AZE | Progress Kirovabad | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 39 | 71 | −32 | 32 |
| 21 | GEO | Spartak Tbilisi | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 42 | 78 | −36 | 30 |
| 22 | AZE | Araz Nahichevan | 42 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 33 | 102 | −69 | 24 |
* ↑ Elbrus Nalchik changed name to Spartak.
* 1 2 3 4 +
* ↑ Stroitel Ufa changed name to Gastello.

### Group V [Central Asia and West Siberia]

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | UZB | Yangiyer | 40 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 68 | 37 | +31 | 56 |
| 2 | KGZ | Alga Frunze | 40 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 67 | 32 | +35 | 54 |
| 3 | UZB | Avtomobilist Termez | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 53 |
| 4 | UZB | Horezm Yangiaryk | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 48 |
| 5 | UZB | Irrigator Jizak | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 45 |
| 6 | UZB | Neftyanik Fergana | 40 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 43 |
| 7 | UZB | Shahrihanets Shahrihan | 40 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 43 |
| 8 | UZB | Zarafshan Navoi | 40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 43 |
| 9 | KAZ | Khimik Jambul | 40 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 43 |
| 10 | RUS | Gazovik Orenburg | 40 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 40 |
| 11 | UZB | Pahtachi Gulistan | 40 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 40 |
| 12 | RUS | Signal Chelyabinsk | 40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 39 |
| 13 | TJK | Hojent Leninabad | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 38 |
| 14 | KAZ | Metallurg Chimkent | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 37 |
| 15 | UZB | Dinamo Samarkand | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 36 |
| 16 | KAZ | Orbita Kzil-Orda | 40 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 36 |
| 17 | RUS | Uralets Nizhniy Tagil | 40 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 36 |
| 18 | KAZ | Aktyubinets Aktyubinsk | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 35 |
| 19 | RUS | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 33 |
| 20 | RUS | Neftyanik Tyumen | 40 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 44 | 65 | −21 | 31 |
| 21 | UZB | Amudarya Nukus | 40 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 121 | −99 | 11 |
* ↑ Meliorator Yangiyer changed name to Yangiyer.
* 1 2 +

### Group VI (Kazakhstan and East Siberia)

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | KAZ | Spartak Semipalatinsk | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 53 |
| 2 | RUS | SKA Khabarovsk | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 48 |
| 3 | KAZ | Traktor Pavlodar | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 48 |
| 4 | RUS | Luch Vladivostok | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 46 |
| 5 | RUS | Chkalovets Novosibirsk | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 43 |
| 6 | RUS | Amur Blagoveshchensk | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 43 |
| 7 | RUS | Zvezda Irkutsk | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 43 |
| 8 | RUS | Dinamo Barnaul | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 42 |
| 9 | KAZ | Shakhtyor Karaganda | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 42 |
| 10 | KAZ | Tselinnik Tselinograd | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 41 |
| 11 | KAZ | Vostok Ust-Kamenogorsk | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 38 |
| 12 | KAZ | Gornyak Nikolskiy | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 37 |
| 13 | RUS | Irtysh Omsk | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 36 |
| 14 | RUS | Avtomobilist Krasnoyarsk | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 34 |
| 15 | RUS | Angara Angarsk | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 34 |
| 16 | RUS | Torpedo Rubtsovsk | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 33 |
| 17 | RUS | Energiya Bratsk | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 33 |
| 18 | RUS | Torpedo Tomsk | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 26 |
| 19 | RUS | Lokomotiv Chita | 38 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 35 | 70 | −35 | 26 |
| 20 | RUS | Selenga Ulan-Ude | 38 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 75 | −49 | 14 |