Чемпионат СССР 1988 года во второй лиге проходил в девяти зонах. Лучший клуба каждой зоны попадал в финальный турнир, где по три клуба в трёх группах разыгрывали по одной путёвке в первую лигу.
Зональный турнир
1 зона МКоманда1234567891011121314151617181920ИВНПМО1«Факел» Воронеж1:02:03:12:00:12:22:01:15:03:11:04:02:02:05:36:03:02:16:1382477552«Динамо» Вологда1:10:21:03:21:23:11:02:14:13:13:02:04:00:01:02:13:31:00:138228867-36523«Торпедо» Рязань0:33:20:00:02:11:01:14:03:01:22:01:04:00:02:15:12:02:10:0381981149-29464«Заря» Калуга0:13:00:02:11:11:02:12:12:42:13:02:11:01:04:32:04:14:22:0381971250-37455«Сатурн» Раменское2:10:21:11:21:01:01:11:00:03:12:10:02:14:13:14:41:13:12:0381891151-43456«Спартак» Кострома1:12:32:01:11:32:11:02:03:00:02:32:02:01:02:12:12:16:00:0381881257-39447«Текстильщик» Иваново1:12:21:22:00:13:10:11:05:22:15:24:10:01:23:12:04:05:13:0381861466-45428«Зоркий» Красногорск2:11:10:10:01:00:04:01:21:02:13:15:10:11:12:00:00:13:07:03816101247-29429«Знамя труда» Орехово-Зуево0:21:11:01:00:11:01:11:22:01:04:22:01:10:04:03:04:03:02:0381691354-434110«Торпедо» Владимир0:01:32:11:00:12:22:21:01:22:12:02:01:02:04:32:22:02:03:03815111251-554111«Карабах» Степанакерт2:12:21:02:02:11:02:12:11:00:04:12:03:10:11:01:01:04:02:0381761544-384012ЦСКА-2 Москва1:02:01:31:20:12:11:00:12:11:11:00:11:11:02:13:01:01:03:1381551843-593513«Волжанин» Кинешма1:32:01:02:11:02:10:23:02:41:10:03:11:01:12:01:12:11:11:1381391639-553514«Красная Пресня» Москва0:10:21:02:10:01:01:20:15:02:42:02:22:30:02:13:13:01:12:0381381744-493415«Динамо-2» Москва1:00:10:20:11:10:10:10:02:11:12:12:30:00:20:22:01:12:13:03811121529-393416«Арсенал» Тула0:10:02:00:26:12:12:10:00:01:13:15:02:12:11:11:12:21:05:2381271956-613117«Сатурн» Андропов1:00:21:10:02:10:22:51:11:12:01:00:21:03:12:33:25:12:24:13810111748-713118«Салют» Белгород0:10:20:21:02:12:31:00:22:24:10:01:00:12:30:12:01:24:32:0381062238-662619СК ЭШВСМ Москва1:10:70:12:11:23:30:11:22:21:11:00:03:00:23:02:02:20:20:0385112236-742120«Волга» Калинин1:20:21:00:01:20:31:21:01:40:20:01:13:31:10:11:24:12:00:0385102325-7320
2 зона МКоманда1234567891011121314151617ИВНПМО1«Уралмаш» Свердловск2:11:12:01:01:03:03:22:11:13:21:01:13:02:11:03:0322174492«Зенит» Ижевск2:12:02:12:11:03:02:01:30:02:12:03:04:25:01:03:032185954-28413«Крылья Советов» Куйбышев3:03:12:00:01:13:11:02:04:13:02:03:02:01:07:12:132159850-28394«Гастелло» Уфа2:21:00:03:12:02:04:11:02:01:02:01:21:00:02:02:0321571035-25375«Дружба» Йошкар-Ола0:21:04:11:03:01:01:02:13:20:01:01:01:03:02:02:0321541337-44346«Уралец» Нижний Тагил0:30:02:03:03:12:02:01:10:12:21:02:02:01:02:03:1321461240-36347«Рубин» Казань2:02:01:00:11:20:12:01:03:02:01:14:10:01:02:00:0321351430-28318«Металлург» Магнитогорск0:01:21:00:12:21:12:11:01:02:02:12:01:12:12:11:0321261432-39309«Локомотив» Горький0:11:01:10:00:02:01:03:01:00:21:01:10:03:12:13:03210101230-273010«Динамо» Киров3:01:03:32:14:12:20:01:11:01:22:11:10:00:02:11:03210101231-373011«Торпедо» Миасс0:00:03:00:13:02:30:20:20:00:12:11:03:01:02:03:0321251537-392912«Химик» Дзержинск0:13:21:12:11:02:10:01:00:01:05:02:03:02:01:33:0321171433-302913«Торпедо» Курган1:21:21:00:03:02:11:00:21:13:11:01:12:21:30:12:0321171430-402914«Торпедо» Набережные Челны1:10:00:01:17:24:20:13:02:12:03:10:00:11:11:01:0328121232-362815«Торпедо» Тольятти0:30:31:01:06:12:01:22:11:12:01:41:00:11:12:01:1321061630-422616«Сталь» Чебоксары1:22:71:12:11:01:02:11:12:11:01:31:12:11:00:12:0321131829-512517«Старт» Ульяновск0:11:10:31:11:01:21:02:12:10:02:01:00:11:01:02:032951819-4323
3 зона МКоманда1234567891011121314151617181920ИВНПМО1«Цемент» Новороссийск1:11:02:01:00:01:02:11:01:01:00:01:12:13:01:00:03:13:30:03819109482«Торпедо» Таганрог2:00:23:01:02:00:01:02:11:02:12:03:33:12:13:11:03:13:22:0382081058-40483«Спартак» Нальчик1:03:01:05:02:02:11:02:06:16:13:12:12:02:12:01:01:05:20:0382141366-40464«Дружба» Майкоп4:12:02:11:04:21:14:11:14:12:02:12:13:13:05:13:01:04:01:0382061258-35465«Спартак» Тамбов2:10:11:10:02:12:13:02:12:14:02:11:02:11:03:12:03:22:12:0382051353-47456«Динамо» Сухуми0:21:11:01:03:21:02:03:06:11:12:02:13:12:02:12:13:14:02:0381871355-42437«Металлург» Липецк1:23:13:11:13:00:13:03:02:03:00:02:13:03:03:12:12:04:05:0381791263-34438«Локомотив» Самтредиа0:04:21:01:02:12:21:03:14:22:13:02:06:32:00:43:12:16:33:0381941558-57429«Спартак» Октемберян4:21:11:14:21:32:01:14:03:13:03:02:01:03:24:12:02:11:01:2381851565-584110«Мерцхали» Махарадзе1:12:11:01:03:21:01:00:22:04:24:02:03:22:03:13:23:11:02:0381831752-603911«Колхети» Поти2:10:03:01:01:01:02:11:04:31:13:23:13:15:31:00:12:13:13:0381751648-563912«Лори» Кировакан1:22:13:22:01:12:03:22:11:02:0-:+Матч закончился со счётом 1:0, но «Лори» получил техническое поражение.2:13:02:12:03:02:13:12:1381751649-543913«Машук» Пятигорск2:01:11:11:01:00:02:00:01:01:01:01:11:21:00:04:21:03:04:0381391643-423514«Волгарь» Астрахань1:01:13:21:01:20:11:12:16:21:01:02:01:01:12:11:02:03:23:0381532048-583315«Уралан» Элиста0:11:03:10:01:21:12:31:14:04:01:05:14:11:03:03:12:05:06:1381442059-533216«Нарт» Черкесск1:13:22:10:26:22:12:10:12:42:01:01:21:11:01:03:10:00:00:0381271944-583117«Спартак» Анапа0:22:10:20:00:02:00:04:01:31:24:12:01:01:00:11:03:22:03:0381342141-513018«Луч» Азов0:10:14:23:02:01:00:00:20:00:03:13:12:02:11:01:11:01:02:0381262038-463019«Искра» Ереван2:10:32:11:31:12:21:12:02:32:10:01:01:02:13:22:01:31:02:0381162143-772820«Олимпия» Ленинакан0:10:40:10:10:14:32:44:11:33:21:11:11:52:03:01:32:10:02:038862431-7522
Матч за 1-е место
4 зона МКоманда12345678910111213141516ИВНПМО1«Иртыш» Омск3:12:22:12:10:01:01:02:03:05:04:04:02:14:02:1301695412«Локомотив» Чита2:03:03:02:00:03:01:03:22:13:11:13:02:02:02:130174946-31383«Металлург» Новокузнецк0:03:03:03:31:21:12:03:22:03:01:02:12:00:02:030139838-30354«Амур» Благовещенск0:11:05:01:02:02:01:22:11:12:13:03:02:02:13:1301541145-34345«Звезда» Иркутск0:01:00:02:00:01:13:01:33:03:23:01:01:03:02:130138937-30346«Динамо» Барнаул0:15:21:02:24:12:02:06:12:24:21:00:00:31:12:0301112739-27347«Океан» Находка0:00:10:01:01:02:02:11:01:00:00:10:01:02:12:0301110922-21328СКА Хабаровск0:01:21:22:10:01:10:01:11:02:11:02:01:03:11:0301271128-30319«Амур» Комсомольск-на-Амуре0:02:02:11:02:00:00:00:12:10:01:02:12:03:13:0301271133-313110«Торпедо» Рубцовск1:01:11:13:00:01:02:11:04:11:01:04:21:11:02:0301261233-333011«Луч» Владивосток2:12:11:00:11:13:21:11:10:02:12:10:01:01:01:0301091127-372912«Томь» Томск0:01:21:11:13:10:01:01:11:01:00:01:11:04:00:030891325-322513«Автомобилист» Красноярск0:04:21:20:30:12:10:12:11:02:02:02:13:21:20:130961528-432414«Чкаловец» Новосибирск0:21:01:04:32:30:11:13:01:01:01:22:02:32:10:3301031730-392315«Прогресс» Бийск2:00:22:02:21:00:01:31:30:21:30:00:32:01:11:030761723-482016«Селенга» Улан-Удэ1:00:00:10:11:20:01:00:10:02:01:03:20:00:10:130751817-3219
5 зона 6 мая - 15 октября МКоманда123456789101112131415161718ИВНПМО1«Нистру» Кишинев2:23:02:00:04:21:13:02:14:24:23:14:15:03:04:00:06:23421112532«Атлантас» Клайпеда0:02:11:13:03:02:11:01:04:11:14:01:12:03:04:02:03:0341812458-24483«Текстильщик» Тирасполь2:21:04:02:11:01:11:01:03:04:14:01:01:00:05:14:00:034198761-27464«Днепр» Могилёв2:01:02:10:23:21:10:02:12:11:03:12:11:02:10:03:03:034198749-36465«Химик» Гродно4:22:11:10:24:12:11:01:13:21:01:03:10:03:01:01:02:0341810648-31466«Динамо» Брянск3:32:02:12:01:14:21:03:11:03:11:12:13:12:01:02:02:0341661249-47387«Звейниекс» Лиепая1:11:11:12:01:14:02:02:10:00:10:04:13:00:04:01:13:1341114946-33368«Спорт» Таллин2:21:12:12:10:12:12:1(+)2:03:01:12:10:01:03:20:03:03:1341114933-28369«Искра» Смоленск0:10:14:32:31:03:03:11:00:01:23:10:01:01:03:00:03:0341471342-343510«Динамо» Брест1:21:20:21:12:10:12:11:01:04:24:01:03:02:22:01:04:0341461443-413411«Балтика» Калининград1:31:21:24:12:31:00:00:00:20:11:10:04:01:03:15:11:0341171640-462912«Авангард» Курск0:11:11:11:11:01:10:00:01:20:00:02:10:21:02:11:12:0348131327-462913«Динамо» Ленинград2:22:20:21:11:22:00:02:21:02:04:03:01:12:01:10:01:1347151241-422914«Гомсельмаш» Гомель0:41:11:00:11:13:10:10:01:21:10:12:21:11:02:01:04:034981726-442615«Спартак» Орёл0:21:10:11:22:21:04:10:02:21:02:01:21:11:03:00:03:0347111631-422516«Заря» Бельцы1:41:11:12:21:21:10:31:11:11:21:02:11:00:11:14:21:0346111728-602317«Витязь» Витебск0:00:20:50:30:00:02:10:01:20:20:20:14:31:02:21:10:2343121916-571818РВШСМ-РАФ Елгава1:5(1)0:30:3(1)0:21:12:40:1(2)1:10:02:12:10:11:41:21:01:33:034552423-7315 Играли в Пярну - (+). РФШСМ-РАФ играла в Озолниеки, (1) - Елгаве, (2) - Риге.
6 зона
В рамках первенства зоны определялся чемпион Украинской ССР.
Лучшим бомбардиром стал форвард севастопольской «Чайки» Степан Павлов, забивший 36 мячей.
МКоманда1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526ИВНПМО1«Буковина» Черновцы1:12:03:02:14:13:10:02:01:01:23:10:03:23:00:02:02:08:14:02:13:03:02:12:02:05027167702«Ворскла» Полтава1:02:13:23:13:00:12:11:01:03:01:12:02:03:11:03:11:01:12:11:02:12:13:02:03:1503081270-42683СКА Одесса1:03:13:22:32:11:02:00:03:11:12:11:13:12:01:11:03:13:01:03:25:31:01:01:12:15025141165-46644«Океан» Керчь0:01:00:23:13:12:13:01:01:12:03:22:11:02:01:02:11:05:11:11:04:02:12:14:02:15024111571-60595«Подолье» Хмельницкий1:11:12:02:42:11:14:02:12:15:00:02:03:01:02:12:00:01:04:23:03:10:02:02:12:15023131471-51596«Кривбасс» Кривой Рог0:00:11:11:03:00:03:12:11:03:12:00:02:02:11:10:11:01:01:02:01:12:01:01:11:05021141553-45567«Чайка» Севастополь0:00:12:31:13:11:01:00:00:04:32:11:21:01:02:10:03:12:23:13:05:03:12:04:03:15020161468-56568«Торпедо» Луцк1:01:01:01:10:01:13:02:31:01:02:13:23:21:03:01:12:13:01:02:02:10:02:01:12:05021131660-64559«Нефтяник» Ахтырка2:22:00:02:11:01:22:13:04:23:21:11:04:00:22:20:02:01:02:13:01:01:11:11:11:05020151563-545510«Судостроитель» Николаев2:21:11:00:01:03:00:04:13:23:03:03:01:04:01:11:02:01:13:13:11:04:03:11:00:05022101866-515411«Шахтёр» Павлоград2:03:20:02:12:11:00:03:10:13:02:20:21:14:11:02:13:02:32:13:21:02:12:13:14:0502192071-755112«Нива» Тернополь1:11:22:03:03:21:01:20:03:12:03:00:02:04:02:32:00:13:13:22:03:14:21:11:01:05019131866-595113«Спартак» Житомир2:21:00:10:01:10:00:01:11:12:12:02:03:02:12:01:11:52:01:02:12:02:03:01:14:15018151757-565114«Авангард» Ровно1:02:01:03:02:02:12:13:21:03:23:21:02:03:22:01:11:01:01:01:10:11:21:00:01:0502182152-565015«Закарпатье» Ужгород0:12:12:05:01:20:01:15:10:01:22:14:02:22:23:10:03:12:01:12:07:02:02:24:04:05017151874-594916«Новатор» Жданов1:21:12:02:00:01:11:03:11:11:01:01:04:21:01:12:20:20:02:10:03:23:15:13:02:15016171757-554917«Прикарпатье» Ивано-Франковск0:02:01:11:10:03:00:12:20:10:22:23:03:02:02:01:11:01:02:00:12:11:10:01:01:05015191651-474918«Кристалл» Херсон1:11:21:13:11:11:01:10:00:21:11:12:12:11:11:11:01:02:03:01:11:00:01:01:13:05016151948-524719«Нива» Винница0:10:10:00:01:01:23:01:21:12:03:11:11:11:02:02:11:11:03:10:00:00:03:13:04:05015142147-594420«Динамо» Белая Церковь0:01:10:01:01:01:10:03:02:22:04:11:22:02:11:43:10:01:01:01:20:01:00:00:04:35014152152-634321«Десна» Чернигов0:00:20:10:22:11:06:32:12:01:01:00:01:20:00:00:01:30:00:00:01:11:02:01:02:05014142242-594222«Днепр» Черкассы1:01:11:14:10:10:23:01:04:22:02:11:11:21:00:11:04:11:21:02:20:32:03:12:12:1501692557-784123«Звезда» Кировоград0:31:03:21:10:00:23:51:12:03:01:20:01:00:00:01:01:10:12:02:12:11:01:21:00:05013152239-604124«Торпедо» Запорожье1:30:10:00:10:21:12:22:33:13:01:12:11:01:01:10:02:04:22:01:33:02:10:15:04:15013122555-713825«Маяк» Харьков0:31:20:11:11:21:32:01:11:00:11:11:12:01:00:02:23:10:00:10:01:11:11:01:14:0507202335-683426«Шахтёр» Горловка1:51:01:23:22:21:10:00:11:20:30:10:12:10:31:11:00:42:00:20:12:13:20:02:00:050883435-9324
7 зона 5 апреля - 19 октября