Чемпионат СССР 1971 года во второй лиге проходил в шести зонах. Победители пяти зон в финальном турнире разыграли две путёвки в первую лигу, а клуб, занявший в этом турнире третье место, в стыковом матче с победителем зоны «Украина» разыграл третью путёвку.
Бомбардиры: Владимир Проскурин («Труд», 4 зона) − 22 мяча Анатолий Ионкин («Спартак» Семипалатинск, 6 зона) — 22 Станислав Вовк («Кривбасс», 1 зона) — 21 Валентин Прилепский («Таврия», 1 зона) − 20 Владислав Нечай («Химик» Северодонецк, 1 зона) — 20 Евгений Деревяга («Судостроитель», 1 зона) — 19 (20) Евгений Сатаев («Судостроитель», 1 зона) — 19 Василий Головко («Автомобилист» Нальчик, 3 зона) — 19 Евгений Храбростин («Спартак» Рязань, 4 зона) — 19
Зональный турнир
1 зона
В рамках первенства 1 зоны также определялся чемпион Украинской ССР.
МКоманда1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526ИВНПМО1«Кривбасс» Кривой Рог2:01:01:22:04:02:12:10:02:13:00:00:11:01:11:02:02:14:13:03:01:14:03:01:02:05031109722«Судостроитель» Николаев1:02:12:11:02:01:01:00:00:03:03:10:01:10:13:02:12:13:13:12:00:03:23:03:03:0503011969-31713«Автомобилист» Житомир0:00:11:22:10:00:02:01:12:01:03:11:01:01:03:02:02:12:11:01:04:11:02:03:03:05025151058-30654«Шахтёр» Кадиевка0:12:10:01:02:00:01:01:35:22:13:16:01:02:10:10:02:02:11:01:02:02:03:17:05:05024151167-34635«Таврия» Симферополь1:20:11:10:01:12:01:00:15:11:21:12:04:11:02:01:01:02:03:12:02:04:10:01:14:05024111579-50596«Звезда» Кировоград3:00:11:00:01:31:03:03:12:10:11:11:01:00:01:10:21:00:03:02:11:11:01:02:04:05021171252-33597«Локомотив» Винница1:20:00:03:03:10:01:13:00:02:02:11:12:02:01:10:23:12:10:02:21:00:03:00:01:05017221147-35568«Строитель» Полтава1:02:12:12:04:11:11:22:01:11:00:11:13:00:01:00:03:21:01:04:01:00:13:11:02:15021131654-43559«Шахтёр» Горловка2:20:00:11:01:51:21:12:12:11:12:12:11:00:01:02:21:01:02:22:01:23:24:10:03:25017201350-505410«Химик» Северодонецк0:51:01:12:21:11:03:11:32:11:13:23:13:02:02:20:11:10:05:12:03:13:11:01:05:15019151666-615311«Металлург» Жданов2:13:10:20:03:31:11:10:01:12:10:15:32:13:00:02:02:02:02:01:12:23:04:22:03:05018151762-555112СКА Одесса1:22:10:11:00:10:31:21:02:02:13:13:02:21:10:01:10:00:11:01:11:01:13:04:11:05018151750-485113«Локомотив» Херсон0:10:00:32:12:00:03:04:11:02:02:10:01:02:00:00:00:02:02:12:00:21:00:03:01:05018141846-525014«Авангард» Тернополь0:11:23:10:01:10:01:11:01:12:00:02:01:01:01:00:02:12:00:10:03:01:02:01:11:15018131943-464915«Спартак» Сумы0:11:03:31:10:10:02:10:11:10:11:00:01:11:02:02:02:00:01:14:02:01:00:11:01:05015181742-434816«Буковина» Черновцы1:00:00:11:12:20:11:03:00:00:22:00:11:03:10:01:00:01:02:00:11:02:12:01:01:05017141935-384817СКА Киев0:01:20:00:12:10:00:00:01:00:01:31:10:01:23:02:03:00:12:11:13:00:02:22:11:05015171843-444718«Динамо» Хмельницкий1:11:00:00:01:22:10:01:10:10:02:12:00:02:00:01:01:01:01:01:13:21:02:11:00:05015161935-454619«Спартак» Ивано-Франковск0:01:22:01:02:11:00:11:11:00:03:00:11:01:21:01:02:03:03:02:20:12:12:04:03:0501892346-464520«Говерла» Ужгород0:12:32:01:11:03:10:00:00:01:00:20:03:12:13:21:02:00:01:12:00:00:00:03:02:05015152042-554521«Авангард» Севастополь2:10:10:00:01:00:00:10:00:01:20:02:12:31:01:21:01:01:01:04:10:10:00:00:01:05014171937-544522«Локомотив» Донецк1:21:11:01:12:30:40:01:01:20:11:12:11:10:12:20:02:10:22:11:22:00:11:01:00:05012162239-614023СКА Львов2:10:31:10:22:20:21:01:11:01:00:00:03:00:12:10:13:10:12:00:00:10:00:00:00:15010172333-553724«Днепр» Черкассы1:10:20:01:00:40:21:10:30:02:21:01:01:20:01:13:20:11:02:00:00:21:01:10:11:0509152628-693325«Торпедо» Луцк1:30:21:10:01:31:00:00:11:10:01:00:11:01:31:30:01:22:00:00:12:20:00:01:01:0507162721-663026«Горынь» Ровно0:20:00:10:10:10:00:12:10:03:22:10:12:0-:+0:00:21:30:01:01:02:32:22:22:11:0509103127-7328
2 зона В виде эксперимента в турнирах 2 и 6 зон за победу начислялось три очка.
МКоманда1234567891011121314151617181920ИВНПМО1«Искра» Смоленск1:01:10:04:02:04:01:10:01:02:11:01:02:14:00:02:03:11:04:03823132822«Металлург» Тула0:12:01:13:00:01:03:13:01:01:02:02:25:11:11:02:11:02:23:138238758-28773«Салют» Белгород4:12:20:03:10:20:02:02:00:01:02:00:01:02:03:01:21:12:03:1381814646-27684«Волга» Калинин1:11:01:20:02:01:11:10:12:23:01:02:00:01:01:01:01:01:01:0381715635-20665«Балтика» Калининград0:01:03:00:02:12:04:12:02:11:22:03:04:11:13:11:00:02:02:03817111047-30626«Гомсельмаш» Гомель1:01:21:11:11:00:01:02:02:14:01:13:02:01:00:05:12:01:12:0381613947-28617«Локомотив» Калуга1:32:01:20:12:12:11:12:11:30:23:41:02:12:03:03:12:02:03:13816101245-41588«Спартак» Петрозаводск0:13:11:11:11:11:01:13:02:01:21:13:21:13:10:02:02:11:01:1381316942-38559«Спартак» Брест0:01:20:12:20:00:01:13:02:01:00:01:02:22:10:02:03:10:13:0381316933-295510«Спартак» Орёл0:20:10:00:10:20:02:02:11:13:11:02:12:22:04:10:01:03:02:13812131336-344911«Машиностроитель» Псков0:20:21:11:01:02:10:11:00:11:01:01:11:00:00:00:00:05:12:1381371834-424612«Неман» Гродно0:00:20:01:01:01:11:10:10:01:11:02:01:00:21:11:02:04:20:03811121528-364513«Динамо» Брянск0:01:20:01:21:10:11:01:10:01:11:01:02:01:11:02:01:13:02:2389161331-374314«Спартак» Могилёв0:21:12:00:00:01:10:11:10:01:02:03:10:00:00:21:01:01:01:1389161329-394315«Атлантас» Клайпеда0:00:10:12:10:33:10:10:00:10:01:03:01:11:20:00:02:01:00:0389131624-344016«Двина» Витебск0:31:01:21:12:10:21:10:11:10:13:20:10:01:11:00:00:00:13:0387141721-423517«Север» Мурманск0:20:31:00:10:01:01:11:20:10:01:00:20:11:11:03:02:01:01:1388111921-433518«Трудовые резервы» Курск1:11:20:11:02:00:01:20:02:20:00:30:02:00:00:02:04:10:02:2385161724-403119«Звейниекс» Лиепая0:20:20:20:10:01:11:10:10:01:12:11:01:10:10:22:00:02:11:0387102120-483120«Электрон» Новгород2:21:12:20:11:22:41:01:10:12:03:32:10:21:00:10:11:10:01:0385141932-5929
3 зона
МКоманда1234567891011121314151617181920ИВНПМО1«Автомобилист» Нальчик0:11:03:23:02:12:22:00:02:11:02:02:00:02:03:04:02:02:03:2382396552«Дружба» Майкоп0:02:01:21:00:22:02:02:13:01:01:00:04:03:01:05:12:01:04:1381812844-20483«Волга» Горький0:14:12:01:01:02:04:10:22:04:23:11:01:02:13:00:13:01:05:0381981152-31464«Машук» Пятигорск2:01:00:02:13:21:02:10:03:01:00:00:05:02:01:02:04:01:03:13817101147-30445«Кубань» Краснодар0:11:00:12:00:02:13:04:02:11:00:01:01:03:12:03:05:02:10:0381791245-31436«Корд» Балаково0:31:10:01:03:31:12:04:00:01:11:11:01:02:03:01:02:11:01:0381415938-27437«Терек» Грозный1:11:02:00:00:11:01:03:11:02:12:00:02:22:01:02:01:00:01:03816101237-30428«Волга» Ульяновск2:11:00:11:03:11:00:03:01:01:01:02:02:00:03:11:13:01:12:1381761539-38409«Динамо» Махачкала0:10:01:01:01:10:22:14:10:00:12:11:03:01:03:03:10:00:03:13814111338-413910«Ширак» Ленинакан2:20:01:04:33:02:12:11:12:11:00:11:01:02:01:17:32:22:01:0381591445-503911«Динамо» Ставрополь0:00:01:12:00:00:01:13:20:02:03:02:03:04:11:00:22:00:03:13813121338-363812«Лори» Кировакан2:10:02:11:02:11:11:00:11:00:13:00:11:01:22:01:00:01:03:1381481632-373613«Сталь» Волгоград0:31:10:01:32:10:02:11:02:04:12:02:12:11:00:13:10:22:10:03812111531-383514«Химик» Дзержинск0:11:01:01:02:11:00:12:01:24:01:12:02:14:10:00:02:11:02:0381461831-433415«Уралан» Элиста1:10:01:31:10:01:11:01:01:13:04:03:21:11:05:14:01:01:01:0381291740-513316«Торпедо» Тольятти1:00:03:00:00:10:00:11:01:03:31:11:01:12:01:01:12:00:02:03810121625-403217«Энергия» Чебоксары1:21:11:12:11:11:20:10:02:22:02:01:10:00:02:01:01:00:01:0389131630-513118«Сокол» Саратов1:30:01:10:00:00:02:11:24:00:20:12:02:00:14:11:00:04:32:1381091933-502919«Спартак» Йошкар-Ола1:01:33:31:10:12:02:20:20:21:01:11:23:14:02:01:11:01:32:1388121833-432820«Торпедо» Таганрог1:10:11:11:11:00:01:01:01:11:11:20:01:11:02:20:01:01:00:0386131925-5025
4 зона
МКоманда1234567891011121314151617181920ИВНПМО1«Металлург» Липецк1:01:01:20:10:05:01:05:12:02:06:03:12:05:12:02:05:13:12:03822115552«Металлург» Рустави2:11:04:11:03:00:02:03:11:00:03:13:23:02:03:13:00:02:11:0381913654-25513«Спартак» Кострома0:01:10:01:11:02:02:00:02:01:02:23:12:03:11:12:30:00:01:0381415947-32434«Динамо» Батуми1:11:00:03:10:00:03:02:10:02:00:04:20:00:00:01:02:02:02:1381219735-28435«Труд» Воронеж0:01:14:01:03:02:23:00:02:31:14:23:02:34:04:04:22:01:10:03815101359-42406«Мерцхали» Махарадзе1:01:11:00:01:01:11:03:21:01:00:02:21:21:12:11:01:12:02:13812161032-39407«Дила» Гори1:21:12:12:21:03:11:11:21:02:24:22:12:21:00:02:25:03:11:03812151150-52398«Спартак» Рязань1:11:02:21:01:00:11:12:00:03:11:01:00:10:11:00:01:12:01:13813121335-35389«Мотор» Владимир0:01:11:82:02:12:02:11:12:12:20:10:01:05:01:00:03:00:01:03812141239-443810«Химмашевец» Пенза0:10:01:10:02:00:01:03:00:12:22:03:11:01:02:10:02:03:11:23813111437-343711«Колхида» Поти0:10:40:01:01:31:12:11:13:00:02:00:01:01:01:01:03:04:02:13812131335-383712«Сатурн» Рыбинск0:10:01:32:24:21:13:10:41:02:00:01:02:11:03:01:02:01:02:1381491539-483713«Динамо» Сухуми1:10:31:00:03:12:26:12:12:21:03:13:11:01:11:12:07:10:01:13812121450-503614«Машиностроитель» Подольск2:11:11:31:13:21:10:10:00:01:01:01:04:03:31:12:12:01:21:03813101536-403615«Мешахте» Ткибули1:21:13:13:02:11:12:32:22:12:02:01:02:10:01:04:10:12:04:1381391647-573516«Динамо» Киров0:12:01:20:01:23:02:10:21:01:11:01:00:11:06:12:01:12:00:03812101635-383417«Спартак» Саранск0:01:02:11:10:12:01:00:10:02:20:01:11:00:11:02:12:02:11:03811111629-403318«Динамо» Вологда0:00:00:11:10:01:11:11:01:03:11:11:01:02:04:20:11:00:12:03810131526-493319«Химик» Новомосковск3:32:00:02:11:21:01:12:11:10:32:00:00:01:00:00:11:11:00:1389121727-483020«Спартак» Тамбов0:02:30:00:10:02:00:00:21:11:20:10:20:11:02:11:11:00:03:0387112024-4025
5 зона МКоманда123456789101112131415161718ИВНПМО1«Звезда» Пермь4:01:01:11:02:06:22:01:12:13:01:01:03:11:00:12:16:2342383542«Алатау» Джамбул0:11:33:01:01:02:03:02:12:11:02:12:02:11:03:13:22:134198743-32463«Янгиер» Янгиер1:10:11:21:01:02:11:00:12:14:16:01:01:01:02:12:01:0341951039-24434«Зенит» Ижевск1:31:12:10:02:02:02:15:02:01:11:12:02:01:04:11:01:0341511843-31415«Динамо» Кировабад1:03:02:00:02:01:04:01:01:00:02:02:11:01:01:03:02:1341671136-21396«Автомобилист» Кзыл-Орда0:22:20:01:11:00:02:14:03:01:01:02:01:00:01:10:02:23412121033-33367«Автомобилист» Термез3:34:01:20:02:14:01:01:00:11:02:12:03:24:02:00:01:0341471340-39358«Металлург» Магнитогорск1:10:01:00:01:03:20:01:02:03:00:11:01:02:01:03:13:0341391235-35359«Нефтяник» Фергана1:10:00:02:11:02:06:00:01:12:10:00:11:01:02:02:02:2341291330-363310«Локомотив» Челябинск0:10:00:12:02:21:11:01:12:01:23:00:11:11:02:24:05:03410121240-353211«Локомотив» Оренбург1:10:22:03:02:01:11:10:12:00:21:03:21:01:01:12:00:0341281431-363212«Зарафшан» Навои1:21:11:10:01:01:22:01:12:00:02:11:02:10:01:11:03:03410111329-383113«Политотдел» Ташкентская обл.1:20:00:11:01:30:11:01:01:02:22:12:13:00:14:26:02:0341251732-332914«Строитель» Уфа1:02:10:23:11:00:11:23:11:34:22:03:10:02:11:02:10:0341251733-392915«Нефтяник» Тюмень1:11:00:01:21:01:10:22:10:10:10:00:00:01:01:02:03:134991617-272716«Металлург» Чимкент0:21:11:02:41:11:10:02:22:01:10:13:10:00:11:03:10:0347121533-452617«Уралец» Нижний Тагил0:10:13:02:11:12:13:12:00:01:11:01:11:00:00:02:12:034981727-462618«Алай» Ош1:21:20:10:01:10:11:03:34:00:01:20:11:00:00:11:31:0344102024-5218
6 зона В виде эксперимента в турнирах 2 и 6 зон за победу начислялось три очка.