# 1990 Soviet Second League

The Second League was restructured reducing number of zones from 9 to 3 due to withdrawals by clubs from Estonia, Georgia, Latvia (except Pardaugava Riga, a majority-Russian club) and Lithuania as they declared independence from the Soviet Union.

## Final standings
### West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 50 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 87 | 34 | +53 | 75 | Promoted to First Liga |
| 2 | Daugava Riga | 50 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 71 | Promoted to First Liga |
| 3 | Karpaty Lviv | 50 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 86 | 45 | +41 | 69 | |
| 4 | Nyva Ternopil | 50 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 69 | |
| 5 | Nyva Vinnytsia | 50 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 62 | |
| 6 | SKA Odesa | 50 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 82 | 60 | +22 | 61 | |
| 7 | Zorya Luhansk | 50 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 59 | |
| 8 | Spartak Nalchik | 50 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 54 | |
| 9 | Dinamo Brest | 50 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 53 | |
| 10 | Kremin Kremenchuk | 50 | 22 | 7 | 21 | 64 | 66 | −2 | 51 | |
| 11 | Zaria Bălţi | 50 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 75 | 64 | +11 | 51 | |
| 12 | Vorskla Poltava | 50 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 84 | 66 | +18 | 50 | |
| 13 | Dnepr Mogilev | 50 | 20 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 49 | |
| 14 | Halychyna Drohobych | 50 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 49 | |
| 15 | Khimik Grodno | 50 | 20 | 8 | 22 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 48 | |
| 16 | Start Ulyanovsk | 50 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 45 | |
| 17 | Volyn Lutsk | 50 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 58 | 73 | −15 | 45 | |
| 18 | Lori Kirovokan | 50 | 17 | 10 | 23 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 44 | |
| 19 | Iskra Smolensk | 50 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 43 | Relegated |
| 20 | Zakarpattia Uzhhorod | 50 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 56 | 75 | −19 | 42 | Relegated |
| 21 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 50 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 42 | Relegated |
| 22 | Shirak Leninakan | 50 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 58 | 77 | −19 | 41 | Relegated |

#### Representation

* Ukrainian SSR: 11
* Russian SFSR 4
* Byelorussian SSR: 3
* Armenian SSR 2
* Latvian SSR: 1
* Moldavian SSR 1

### Center

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Uralmash Sverdlovsk | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 62 | 21 | +41 | 59 | Promoted to First Liga |
| 2 | Tekstilshchik Kamyshin | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 73 | 49 | +24 | 52 | Promoted to First Liga |
| 3 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 49 | |
| 4 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 49 | |
| 5 | Kyapaz Gyanja | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 66 | 65 | +1 | 47 | |
| 6 | Tsement Novorossiysk | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 47 | |
| 7 | Druzhba Maykop | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 45 | |
| 8 | Torpedo Ryazan | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 45 | |
| 9 | Dynamo Bryansk | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 44 | |
| 10 | Zvezda Perm | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 44 | |
| 11 | Goyazan Gazakh | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 42 | |
| 12 | Torpedo Vladimir | 50 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 84 | 66 | +18 | 50 | |
| 13 | Terek Grozny | 50 | 20 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 49 | |
| 14 | Gastello Ufa | 50 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 49 | |
| 15 | Zenit Izhevsk | 50 | 20 | 8 | 22 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 48 | |
| 16 | Nart Cherkessk | 50 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 45 | |
| 17 | Torpedo Volzhskiy | 50 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 58 | 73 | −15 | 45 | |
| 18 | Sokol Saratov | 50 | 17 | 10 | 23 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 44 | |
| 19 | Mashuk Pyatigorsk | 50 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 43 | Relegated |
| 20 | SKA Rostov-na-Donu | 50 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 56 | 75 | −19 | 42 | Relegated |
| 21 | Zarya Kaluga | 50 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 42 | Relegated |
| 22 | Volgar Astrakhan | 50 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 58 | 77 | −19 | 41 | Relegated |

#### Representation

* Russian SFSR 20
* Azerbaijan SSR 2

### East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Neftyanik Fergana | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 62 | 21 | +41 | 59 | Promoted to First Liga |
| 2 | Novbakhor Namangan | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 73 | 49 | +24 | 52 | Promoted to First Liga |
| 3 | Okean Nakhodka | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 49 | |
| 4 | Amur Blagoveshchensk | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 49 | |
| 5 | Meliorator Chimkent | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 66 | 65 | +1 | 47 | |
| 6 | Khimik Jambul | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 47 | |
| 7 | Avtomobilist Kokand | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 45 | |
| 8 | Kopet-Dag Ashkhabad | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 45 | |
| 9 | Alga Frunze | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 44 | |
| 10 | Traktor Pavlodar | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 44 | |
| 11 | Zvezda Irkutsk | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 42 | |
| 12 | Sogdiana Jizak | 50 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 84 | 66 | +18 | 50 | |
| 13 | Dinamo Barnaul | 50 | 20 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 49 | |
| 14 | Shakhter Karaganda | 50 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 49 | |
| 15 | Vakhsh Kurgan-Tyube | 50 | 20 | 8 | 22 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 48 | |
| 16 | Tselinnik Tselinograd | 50 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 45 | |
| 17 | Ekibastuzets Ekibastuz | 50 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 58 | 73 | −15 | 45 | |
| 18 | Surkhan Termez | 50 | 17 | 10 | 23 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 44 | |
| 19 | Kaysar Kzil-Orda | 50 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 43 | Relegated |
| 20 | Irtysh Omsk | 50 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 56 | 75 | −19 | 42 | Relegated |
| 21 | Zarafshan Navoi | 50 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 42 | Relegated |
| 22 | Spartak Andizhan | 50 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 58 | 77 | −19 | 41 | Relegated |

#### Representation

* Kazakh SSR: 7
* Uzbek SSR 7
* Russian SFSR: 5
* Turkmen SSR: 1
* Kyrgyz SSR: 1
* Tajik SSR: 1