# 1989 Soviet Second League

1989 Soviet Second League was a Soviet competition in the Soviet Second League (III tier).
It was conducted in two stages and included 195 teams. At first stage all participants were divided in 9 groups by geographical principle across the whole Soviet Union. The winners of groups would qualify to the second and final stage where they were split in three groups of three. Winners of each group in the final stage received promotion to the 1990 Soviet First League.
In addition to that the league was expected to be reduced to only three groups next season while worse teams would be relegated to the newly revived IV tier.

## Zonal tournament
### Zone I (Central)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 79 | 32 | +47 | 64 |
| 2 | Sokol Saratov | 42 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 88 | 33 | +55 | 63 |
| 3 | Torpedo Ryazan | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 59 |
| 4 | Torpedo Vladimir | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 61 | 25 | +36 | 57 |
| 5 | Zarya Kaluga | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 56 |
| 6 | Iskra Smolensk | 42 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 55 |
| 7 | Textilshchik Ivanovo | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 49 |
| 8 | Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 45 |
| 9 | Volga Kalinin | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 45 |
| 10 | Saturn Ramenskoye | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 45 |
| 11 | Dinamo Vologda | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 45 |
| 12 | Dinamo-2 Moskva | 42 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 41 |
| 13 | Spartak Kostroma | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 39 |
| 14 | Volzhanin Kineshma | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 37 |
| 15 | Arsenal Tula | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 36 |
| 16 | Khimik Cherepovets | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 35 |
| 17 | Oka Kolomna | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 50 | 95 | −45 | 32 |
| 18 | Zorkiy Krasnogorsk | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 31 |
| 19 | Krasnaya Presnya Moskva | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 31 |
| 20 | Chaika-CSKA-2 Moskva | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 77 | −38 | 23 |
| 21 | SK ESVSM Moskva | 42 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 38 | 73 | −35 | 19 |
| 22 | Saturn Rybinsk | 42 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 77 | −49 | 17 |

### Zone II (Volga/Ural)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Lokomotiv Gorkiy | 42 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 84 | 20 | +64 | 69 | Qualified for promotional playoffs 1990 First League |
| 2 | UralMash Sverdlovsk | 42 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 81 | 14 | +67 | 68 | |
| 3 | Zenit Izhevsk | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 73 | 22 | +51 | 63 | |
| 4 | Gastello Ufa | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 29 | +34 | 54 | |
| 5 | Zvezda Perm | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 50 | |
| 6 | Start Ulyanovsk | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 49 | |
| 7 | Torpedo Naberezhnyye Chelny | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 48 | |
| 8 | Torpedo Kurgan | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 48 | |
| 9 | Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 47 | |
| 10 | Dinamo Kirov | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 46 | |
| 11 | Uralets Nizhniy Tagil | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 45 | |
| 12 | Rubin Kazan | 42 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 40 | |
| 13 | Torpedo Miass | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 40 | |
| 14 | Lada Togliatti | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 40 | |
| 15 | Khimik Dzerzhinsk | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 38 | |
| 16 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 37 | |
| 17 | Svetotekhnika Saransk | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 43 | 73 | −30 | 33 | |
| 18 | Stal Cheboksary | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 33 | |
| 19 | Strela Chelyabinsk | 42 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 30 | 73 | −43 | 25 | |
| 20 | MCOP-Metallurg Sverdlovsk | 42 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 23 | 65 | −42 | 20 | |
| 21 | Progress Orenburg | 42 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 34 | 110 | −76 | 17 | |
| 22 | SVSM-SKA Kuibyshev | 42 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 16 | 79 | −63 | 14 | |

### Zone III (South)

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | RUS | Cement Novorossiysk | 42 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 92 | 32 | +60 | 62 | Qualified for promotional playoffs 1990 Buffer League, Zone Center |
| 2 | RUS | Mashuk Pyatigorsk | 42 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 56 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone Center |
| 3 | RUS | Terek Grozny | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 76 | 41 | +35 | 54 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone Center |
| 4 | RUS | Volgar Astrakhan | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 52 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone Center |
| 5 | RUS | Druzhba Maykop | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 52 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone Center |
| 6 | ARM | Lori Kirovakan | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 51 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone West |
| 7 | RUS | Spartak Nalchik | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 49 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone West |
| 8 | RUS | Torpedo Taganrog | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 46 | 1990 Lower League |
| 9 | RUS | Spartak Oryol | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 45 | 1990 Lower League |
| 10 | RUS | Spartak Anapa | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 44 | 1990 Lower League |
| 11 | ARM | Shirak Leninakan | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 42 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone West |
| 12 | ARM | Spitak | 42 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 40 | 1990 Lower League |
| 13 | RUS | Uralan Elista | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 38 | 1990 Lower League |
| 14 | RUS | MCOP-Khimik Belorechensk | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 36 | 1990 Lower League |
| 15 | RUS | Salyut Belgorod | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 35 | 1990 Lower League |
| 16 | RUS | Signal Izobilny | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 41 | 69 | −28 | 34 | 1990 Lower League |
| 17 | RUS | Avangard Kursk | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 34 | 1990 Lower League |
| 18 | RUS | Shakhtyor Shakhty | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 33 | 1990 Lower League |
| 19 | ARM | Prometheus Yerevan | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 33 | 1990 Lower League |
| 20 | ARM | Spartak Oktemberyan | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 46 | 80 | −34 | 33 | 1990 Lower League |
| 21 | RUS | Khimik Semiluki | 42 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 31 | 1990 Lower League |
| 22 | RUS | Luch Azov | 42 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 27 | 74 | −47 | 24 | 1990 Lower League |

### Zone IV (Far East)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Irtysh Omsk | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 54 | 18 | +36 | 50 | Qualified for promotional playoffs 1990 Buffer League, Zone East |
| 2 | Zvezda Irkutsk | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 71 | 35 | +36 | 48 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone East |
| 3 | Dinamo Barnaul | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 45 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone East |
| 4 | Okean Nakhodka | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 44 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone East |
| 5 | Amur Blagoveshchensk | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 43 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone East |
| 6 | Luch Vladivostok | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 42 | 1990 Lower League |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Chita | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 42 | 1990 Lower League |
| 8 | Chkalovets Novosibirsk | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 40 | 1990 Lower League |
| 9 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 40 | 1990 Lower League |
| 10 | Tom Tomsk | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 39 | 1990 Lower League |
| 11 | Vulkan Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 39 | 1990 Lower League |
| 12 | SKA Khabarovsk | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 38 | 1990 Lower League |
| 13 | Torpedo Rubtsovsk | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 33 | 1990 Lower League |
| 14 | Avtomobilist Krasnoyarsk | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 32 | 1990 Lower League |
| 15 | Amur Komsomolsk-na-Amure | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 31 | 1990 Lower League |
| 16 | Progress Biysk | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 29 | 1990 Lower League |
| 17 | Selenga Ulan-Ude | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 62 | −28 | 28 | 1990 Lower League |
| 18 | Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | 36 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 70 | −48 | 18 | 1990 Lower League |
| 19 | Sayany Abakan | 36 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 8 | 71 | −63 | 3 | Withdrew |

### Zone V (Soviet Republics)

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | MDA | Textilshchik Tiraspol | 42 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 81 | 29 | +52 | 66 | Qualified for promotional playoffs 1990 First League |
| 2 | RUS | Dinamo Bryansk | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 89 | 48 | +41 | 60 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone Center |
| 3 | UKR | Karpaty Lviv | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 58 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone West |
| 4 | RUS | Baltika Kaliningrad | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 75 | 51 | +24 | 56 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone West |
| 5 | RUS | Metallurg Lipetsk | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 52 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone Center |
| 6 | AZE | Artsakh Stepanakert | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 48 | 1990 Lower League |
| 7 | BLR | Dinamo Brest | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 48 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone West |
| 8 | LTU | Atlantas Klaipeda | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 81 | 58 | +23 | 47 | Baltic League/Dissolved |
| 9 | BLR | Dnepr Mogilyov | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 45 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone West |
| 10 | BLR | Khimik Grodno | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 44 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone West |
| 11 | MDA | Zarya Beltsy | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 44 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone West |
| 12 | RUS | Spartak Tambov | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 43 | 1990 Lower League |
| 13 | BLR | KIM Vitebsk | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 42 | 1990 Lower League |
| 14 | BLR | GomSelMash Gomel | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 41 | 1990 Lower League |
| 15 | RUS | Kirovets Leningrad | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 41 | 1990 Lower League |
| 16 | MDA | Tigina-RSVSM Bendery | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 71 | −12 | 40 | 1990 Lower League |
| 17 | UKR | Desna Chernihiv | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 36 | 1990 Lower League |
| 18 | LVA | RSVSM-RAF Jelgava | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 29 | 1990 Lower League |
| 19 | LVA | Zvejnieks Liepaja | 42 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 59 | −31 | 26 | 1990 Lower League |
| 20 | EST | Sport Tallinn | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 39 | 86 | −47 | 23 | Baltic League |
| 21 | RUS | Dinamo Leningrad | 42 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 39 | 88 | −49 | 22 | 1990 Lower League |
| 22 | LTU | SVSM-Inkaras Kaunas | 42 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 68 | −45 | 13 | Baltic League |
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### Zone VI (Ukraine)

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Volyn Lutsk (C) | 52 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 84 | 38 | +46 | 78 | Qualified for promotional playoffs 1990 Buffer League, Zone West |
| 2 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 52 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 71 | 26 | +45 | 76 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone West |
| 3 | Nyva Ternopil | 52 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 78 | 45 | +33 | 70 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone West |
| 4 | Zorya Voroshylovhrad | 52 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 94 | 59 | +35 | 68 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone West |
| 5 | Nyva Vinnytsia | 52 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 75 | 40 | +35 | 65 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone West |
| 6 | Kremin Kremenchuk | 52 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 60 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone West |
| 7 | SKA Odesa | 52 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 59 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone West |
| 8 | Vorskla Poltava | 52 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 58 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone West |
| 9 | Zakarpattia Uzhhorod | 52 | 25 | 7 | 20 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 57 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone West |
| 10 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 52 | 23 | 10 | 19 | 77 | 69 | +8 | 56 | 1990 Lower League, Zone 1 |
| 11 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi | 52 | 24 | 7 | 21 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 55 | 1990 Lower League, Zone 1 |
| 12 | Kolos Nikopol | 52 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 67 | 55 | +12 | 54 | 1990 Lower League, Zone 1 |
| 13 | Torpedo Zaporizhia | 52 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 50 | 1990 Lower League, Zone 1 |
| 14 | Zirka Kirovohrad | 52 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 49 | 1990 Lower League, Zone 1 |
| 15 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 52 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 48 | 1990 Lower League, Zone 1 |
| 16 | Naftovyk Okhtyrka | 52 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 48 | 1990 Lower League, Zone 1 |
| 17 | Dnipro Cherkasy | 52 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 64 | 79 | −15 | 46 | 1990 Lower League, Zone 1 |
| 18 | Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv | 52 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 46 | 1990 Lower League, Zone 1 |
| 19 | Avanhard Rivne | 52 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 45 | 1990 Lower League, Zone 1 |
| 20 | Mayak Kharkiv | 52 | 17 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 44 | 1990 Lower League, Zone 1 |
| 21 | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | 52 | 16 | 12 | 24 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 44 | 1990 Lower League, Zone 1 |
| 22 | Chaika Sevastopol | 52 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 57 | 79 | −22 | 44 | 1990 Lower League, Zone 1 |
| 23 | Dynamo Bila Tserkva | 52 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 56 | 72 | −16 | 43 | 1990 Lower League, Zone 1 |
| 24 | Okean Kerch | 52 | 15 | 9 | 28 | 50 | 70 | −20 | 39 | 1990 Lower League, Zone 1 |
| 25 | Krystal Kherson | 52 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 63 | 84 | −21 | 36 | 1990 Lower League, Zone 1 |
| 26 | Shakhtar Pavlohrad | 52 | 13 | 7 | 32 | 57 | 105 | −48 | 33 | 1990 Lower League, Zone 1 |
| 27 | Novator Mariupol (R) | 52 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 51 | 80 | −29 | 33 | Relegation to the Fitness clubs competitions (KFK) |

### Zone VII (Central Asia)

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | UZB | Neftyanik Fergana | 40 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 89 | 28 | +61 | 59 | Qualified for promotional playoffs 1990 Buffer League, Zone East |
| 2 | UZB | Novbahor Namangan | 40 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 55 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone East |
| 3 | UZB | Yeshlik Jizak | 40 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 50 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone East |
| 4 | TJK | Vakhsh Kurgan-Tyube | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 62 | 38 | +24 | 49 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone East |
| 5 | UZB | Avtomobilist Kokand | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 48 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone East |
| 6 | UZB | Spartak Andizhan | 40 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 79 | 53 | +26 | 47 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone East |
| 7 | UZB | Surhan Termez | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 47 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone East |
| 8 | TKM | Kopet-Dag Ashkhabad | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 47 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone East |
| 9 | AZE | Araz Nahichevan | 40 | 21 | 2 | 17 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 44 | 1990 Lower League |
| 10 | UZB | Zarafshan Navoi | 40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 43 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone East |
| 11 | UZB | Kasansayets Kasansay | 40 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 41 | 1990 Lower League |
| 12 | UZB | Traktor Tashkent | 40 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 40 | 1990 Lower League |
| 13 | UZB | Dinamo Samarkand | 40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 39 | 1990 Lower League |
| 14 | UZB | Tselinnik Turtkul | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 38 | 1990 Lower League |
| 15 | UZB | Yangiyer | 40 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 68 | −26 | 37 | 1990 Lower League |
| 16 | UZB | Jeyhun Urgench | 40 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 37 | 1990 Lower League |
| 17 | TKM | Ahal-COP Akdashayak | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 33 | 1990 Lower League |
| 18 | TJK | Hojent Leninabad | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 41 | 69 | −28 | 28 | 1990 Lower League |
| 19 | UZB | Selmashevets Chirchik | 40 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 26 | 1990 Lower League |
| 20 | UZB | SKA-RSVSM Tashkent Region | 40 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 76 | −45 | 20 | 1990 Lower League |
| 21 | UZB | Sohibkor Halkabad | 40 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 94 | −69 | 12 | 1990 Lower League |
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### Zone VIII (Kazakhstan)

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | | Traktor Pavlodar | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 82 | 25 | +57 | 53 | Qualified for promotional playoffs 1990 Buffer League, Zone East |
| 2 | KGZ | Alga Frunze | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 87 | 26 | +61 | 52 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone East |
| 3 | | Tselinnik Tselinograd | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 52 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone East |
| 4 | | Meliorator Chimkent | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 49 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone East |
| 5 | | Shakhtyor Karaganda | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 43 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone East |
| 6 | | Khimik Jambul | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 41 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone East |
| 7 | | Meliorator Kzil-Orda | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 41 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone East |
| 8 | | Ekibastuzets Ekibastuz | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 41 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone East |
| 9 | | Spartak Semipalatinsk | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 36 | 1990 Lower League |
| 10 | | Aktyubinets Aktyubinsk | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 34 | 1990 Lower League |
| 11 | | Energetik Kustanay | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 33 | 1990 Lower League |
| 12 | | Vostok Ust-Kamenogorsk | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 32 | 1990 Lower League |
| 13 | KGZ | Alay Osh | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 27 | 1990 Lower League |
| 14 | | Jezkazganets Jezkazgan | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 52 | −29 | 26 | 1990 Lower League |
| 15 | | Zhetysu Taldy-Kurgan | 34 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 22 | 1990 Lower League |
| 16 | | Avangard Petropavlovsk | 34 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 25 | 68 | −43 | 18 | 1990 Lower League |
| 17 | | Uralets Uralsk | 34 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 72 | −56 | 8 | 1990 Lower League |
| 18 | | RSVSM Alma-Ata | 34 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 96 | −73 | 4 | Withdrew |

### Zone IX (Caucasus)

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | GEO | Dinamo Sukhumi | 42 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 92 | 35 | +57 | 65 | Qualified for promotional playoffs 1990 First League |
| 2 | GEO | Kolkheti Poti | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 71 | 35 | +36 | 58 | Withdrew Joined Georgian League |
| 3 | RUS | Textilshchik Kamyshin | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 83 | 32 | +51 | 57 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone Center |
| 4 | GEO | Lokomotiv Samtredia | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 73 | 48 | +25 | 54 | Withdrew Joined Georgian League |
| 5 | GEO | Kolkheti Khobi | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 53 | Withdrew Joined Georgian League |
| 6 | GEO | Dila Gori | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 89 | 59 | +30 | 52 | Withdrew Joined Georgian League |
| 7 | RUS | Nart Cherkessk | 42 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 50 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone Center |
| 8 | AZE | Goyazan Kazakh | 42 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 48 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone Center |
| 9 | AZE | Kyapaz Gyanja | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 48 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone Center |
| 10 | RUS | Zvezda Gorodishche | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 66 | 69 | −3 | 43 | 1990 Lower League |
| 11 | AZE | Karabakh Agdam | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 51 | 72 | −21 | 43 | 1990 Lower League |
| 12 | GEO | Mertskhali Ozurgeti | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 42 | Withdrew Joined Georgian League |
| 13 | GEO | Metallurg Rustavi | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 67 | +1 | 42 | Withdrew Joined Georgian League |
| 14 | AZE | Hazar Sumgait | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 41 | 1990 Lower League |
| 15 | RUS | Torpedo Volzhskiy | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 40 | 1990 Buffer League, Zone Center |
| 16 | RUS | Lokomotiv Mineralnyye Vody | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 36 | 1990 Lower League |
| 17 | RUS | Dinamo Makhachkala | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 35 | 1990 Lower League |
| 18 | AZE | Hazar Lenkoran | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 34 | 75 | −41 | 32 | 1990 Lower League |
| 19 | RUS | Atommash Volgodonsk | 42 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 56 | 84 | −28 | 29 | 1990 Lower League |
| 20 | GEO | Shevardeni Tbilisi | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 49 | 79 | −30 | 28 | Withdrew Joined Georgian League |
| 21 | AZE | MCOP-Termist Baku | 42 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 31 | 95 | −64 | 19 | Withdrew |
| 22 | GEO | MCOP Tbilisi | 42 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 41 | 139 | −98 | 9 | Withdrew |
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## Zone Finals

The Zone Finals lasted from October 26 to November 13.

### Group 1

| Pos | Rep | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | RUS | Lokomotiv Gorkiy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Promoted |
| 2 | RUS | Irtysh Omsk | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | RUS | Cement Novorossiysk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Rep | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | MDA | Textilshchik Tiraspol | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Promoted |
| 2 | UKR | Volyn Lutsk | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 | RUS | Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Rep | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | GEO | Dinamo Sukhumi | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Promoted |
| 2 | UZB | Neftyanik Fergana | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |
| 3 | KAZ | Traktor Pavlodar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |

## RSFSR Championship

The competition consisted of a single group which included the best Russian Federation based from each group (six groups). The competition took place in Maykop in October before the Zone Finals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Dinamo Bryansk | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 9 | Champion of the RSFSR |
| 2 | Cement Novorossiysk | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 9 | |
| 3 | Tekstilschik Kamyshin | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 4 | |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Gorkiy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 | |
| 6 | Irtysh Omsk | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 | |