Soviet Second League

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Soviet Second League

Founded	1971
Folded	1991 after 52 seasons
Country	Soviet Union
Level on pyramid	Level 3
Promotion to	Soviet First League
Relegation to	Soviet Second League B or KFK competitions
Last champions	Karpaty Lviv Asmaral Moscow Okean Nakhodka
Most championships	11 clubs (2)

The Soviet Second League (Russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу (вторая лига), Soviet football championship (Second League)) was the third highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet First League. The league was formed in 1971 in place of the Class A Second Group of the Soviet football championship just a year after the division was downgraded to the third tier. Previously, the third-tier competition predecessor Class B was liquidated completely. The Second League remained in force until dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.