Чемпионат СССР 1977 года во второй лиге проходил в шести зонах. Лучший клуб каждой зоны выходил в стыковые игры — шесть клубов в трёх парах разыграли три путёвки в первую лигу.
Лучший бомбардир: Александр Маркаров («Динамо» Махачкала) — 34 гола.
Зональный турнир
1 зона Лучшие бомбардиры: 1. Евгений Рябов («Жальгирис») — 21 гол 2—4. Василий Милес («Локомотив» Калуга), Александр Старков, Михаил Смородин (оба — «Даугава») — по 18 голов.
МКоманда123456789101112131415161718192021ИВНПМО1«Жальгирис» Вильнюс2:12:12:04:02:22:01:02:00:03:12:02:03:05:04:02:01:02:05:16:0403082682«Искра» Смоленск1:11:22:12:01:01:14:02:12:03:02:11:03:02:12:10:01:14:10:24:1402410661-26583«Даугава» Рига2:20:21:11:11:14:22:14:02:05:03:02:13:16:11:02:04:13:13:05:140247981-42554«Локомотив» Калуга1:02:01:20:02:22:11:11:21:11:13:22:01:03:12:01:03:03:03:05:1402110955-29525«Атлантас» Клайпеда2:21:21:00:03:01:12:02:01:31:01:01:01:02:01:04:12:02:03:02:0401912951-36506«Химик» Гродно0:11:01:12:12:10:11:04:01:02:20:10:01:01:04:01:02:03:02:01:04017121145-36467«Волга» Калинин1:20:13:21:02:03:11:02:11:11:12:21:01:12:00:22:12:02:11:14:04018101254-46468«Спартак» Кострома1:11:11:20:01:11:12:12:12:02:12:01:02:12:11:12:00:22:03:03:0401791449-42439«Балтика» Калининград4:10:04:11:02:21:01:01:01:00:21:02:12:02:12:01:12:11:02:05:1401951653-544310«Машиностроитель» Тула0:11:31:20:11:13:04:11:00:13:01:00:00:03:03:02:01:04:02:01:0401691551-344111«Динамо» Брест0:11:21:10:01:13:01:22:31:14:30:01:02:03:02:03:03:04:22:04:04014131351-444112«Днепр» Могилёв0:21:01:00:10:00:02:00:04:31:11:01:01:02:13:11:11:03:04:04:24015111444-414113«Динамо» Вологда0:11:20:01:03:01:11:23:10:12:00:02:01:03:03:10:00:11:22:02:0401381936-343414«Двина» Витебск0:01:12:10:11:10:02:02:02:11:01:00:01:00:00:11:00:11:14:20:04011121729-383415«Химик» Новомосковск0:20:00:20:10:11:01:12:11:00:33:02:10:11:01:01:01:12:01:02:1401452131-573316«Машиностроитель» Гомель1:20:00:10:21:12:01:01:22:21:00:01:22:00:10:11:02:01:00:11:1401282032-493217«Сатурн» Рыбинск0:10:02:01:00:21:21:32:15:01:11:10:01:12:02:10:00:02:01:01:0409121931-463018«Звейниекс» Лиепая1:30:10:11:21:21:11:10:13:11:11:12:10:02:11:10:11:12:02:12:0409121934-533019«Электрон» Новгород0:20:22:11:33:00:10:10:32:11:00:01:13:11:10:12:23:13:00:04:240962537-702420«Север» Мурманск1:10:33:41:22:12:21:31:13:21:30:11:10:20:01:22:32:03:33:25:140782540-792221«Динамо» Брянск0:20:20:31:10:30:21:11:31:00:30:23:21:31:42:00:23:21:12:12:040652930-9817
2 зона
В рамках первенства определялся чемпион Украинской ССР.
Лучшие бомбардиры: Николай Пинчук (СКА Киев) и Сергей Шмундяк (СКА Львов) — по 20 голов.
МКоманда1234567891011121314151617181920212223ИВНПМО1СКА Одесса0:03:10:01:02:11:01:01:03:13:03:14:05:14:24:12:04:04:04:14:04:01:0443167682СКА Киев1:31:00:10:21:04:12:01:03:22:02:22:11:02:11:02:03:12:05:03:22:11:0442611763-32633«Колос» Никополь1:02:22:03:12:12:04:10:06:10:01:01:01:01:01:04:25:02:00:02:01:25:3442512772-35624«Металлист» Харьков1:02:10:01:12:01:10:23:12:00:03:01:02:02:02:02:11:12:02:03:03:05:0442216659-24605«Звезда» Кировоград3:10:02:01:00:00:01:02:12:01:02:01:02:01:10:04:10:03:12:02:01:01:1442115852-27576«Говерла» Ужгород2:21:21:11:31:02:00:01:01:01:03:12:11:01:02:10:02:01:04:03:02:13:0442015951-32557«Кристалл» Херсон0:02:21:03:01:02:10:01:02:02:01:10:10:04:02:12:03:16:03:11:01:02:04420121254-40528«Спартак» Житомир0:10:02:20:01:00:11:01:01:12:04:01:02:10:10:03:02:04:01:03:11:04:14418141251-34509«Буковина» Черновцы0:10:22:01:01:11:12:00:02:10:11:01:00:04:02:14:01:00:04:01:04:02:14419111446-294910СКА Львов1:01:10:00:00:00:11:22:11:04:06:23:14:01:10:02:11:11:12:24:00:04:04416161261-434811«Судостроитель» Николаев2:10:03:20:02:11:00:24:20:22:02:30:21:13:01:11:03:14:12:11:26:25:04416131555-524512«Новатор» Жданов0:21:02:22:22:11:13:01:11:10:20:01:01:02:14:02:15:11:02:00:01:02:04417101753-574413«Атлантика» Севастополь2:10:20:12:20:11:13:31:12:00:02:20:10:04:41:01:05:02:02:02:05:11:24415111849-464114«Десна» Чернигов1:21:10:01:11:10:00:01:01:10:13:01:00:22:10:13:03:01:01:13:10:02:04411161734-423815«Локомотив» Винница0:11:11:30:00:00:22:01:31:10:31:22:12:03:01:03:13:14:01:12:11:02:0441482247-703616«Волна» Хмельницкий0:12:20:11:11:03:02:22:12:00:00:01:11:01:10:10:11:11:00:11:21:01:14410151933-503517«Фрунзенец» Сумы1:20:10:20:10:21:12:01:10:01:01:10:10:12:12:02:01:22:01:01:02:01:0441372435-563318«Сперанца» Дрокия2:00:12:30:23:31:30:02:10:13:51:00:10:10:04:10:01:02:11:01:05:03:2441292343-733319«Торпедо» Луцк0:21:01:51:01:10:00:12:20:01:11:42:00:10:23:03:01:02:13:13:12:02:0441282435-703220«Авангард» Ровно2:30:20:10:01:10:02:20:10:10:30:02:10:00:01:02:22:20:14:02:01:01:0448142231-643021«Колос» Полтава1:20:10:01:11:21:12:00:10:20:01:12:13:11:02:01:20:20:01:24:12:02:0441082636-642822«Шахтёр» Горловка1:10:11:10:30:11:10:10:00:10:03:11:01:11:25:04:00:12:01:00:02:12:044992632-632723«Днепр» Черкассы1:11:00:10:20:20:02:00:02:10:20:03:20:01:01:20:21:11:00:00:10:02:0448102626-6926
3 зона Бомбардиры: Александр Плошник («Кубань) — 32 мяча Анатолий Ильин (Текстильщик») — 21 мяч Владимир Проскурин («Факел») — 20 мячей
МКоманда123456789101112131415161718192021ИВНПМО1«Кубань» Краснодар2:11:02:25:02:02:02:25:13:05:14:12:02:02:05:01:04:13:14:01:0402965642«Факел» Воронеж2:32:01:04:11:06:01:01:02:01:01:04:13:12:02:01:02:22:05:12:140248867-34563«Спартак» Рязань2:02:02:01:11:02:11:02:11:14:20:11:00:02:00:01:04:14:01:20:0402112754-29544«Текстильщик» Иваново1:22:21:22:00:21:06:02:22:12:11:04:01:02:12:03:12:23:02:05:0402011971-39515«Ротор» Волгоград0:11:00:00:13:21:01:23:13:01:04:11:02:12:01:03:04:02:12:11:04019111052-42496«Ростсельмаш» Ростов-на-Дону2:01:12:21:13:10:00:01:04:02:11:20:01:04:03:13:02:13:02:03:04019101157-38487«Динамо» Ставрополь1:32:11:12:10:03:02:14:00:00:05:04:24:00:02:01:03:22:01:04:34018111159-43478«Машук» Пятигорск2:20:11:03:10:04:11:10:12:11:24:21:02:12:11:05:21:14:01:01:04016121247-40449«Знамя труда» Орехово-Зуево0:11:10:20:02:12:11:20:04:03:12:12:11:02:01:00:02:12:13:01:14013131442-473910«Волгарь» Астрахань2:32:10:01:13:00:23:21:10:01:12:14:23:01:13:11:13:01:03:02:24013131446-523911«Салют» Белгород1:00:12:32:10:02:02:10:00:04:10:21:02:20:02:03:12:03:03:12:14014101648-523812«Химик» Дзержинск1:11:10:10:02:21:20:22:11:00:00:12:23:11:02:20:03:02:01:01:14011141541-503613«Торпедо» Таганрог2:21:30:11:11:0-:+Матч закончился со счётом 1:1, но «Торпедо» (Таганрог) получило техническое поражение.1:10:02:02:03:12:11:00:01:01:02:36:03:04:04012101849-523414«Новолипецк» Липецк0:22:05:21:20:00:00:20:00:00:00:02:11:13:03:12:04:14:13:02:04010131746-493315«Торпедо» Владимир1:12:21:11:31:11:01:11:13:01:02:21:11:12:20:14:10:02:11:02:1409151635-513316«Авангард» Курск1:20:11:12:21:23:31:01:02:11:01:10:02:03:21:03:12:10:02:01:0401291938-573317«Спартак» Орёл2:10:12:10:31:10:11:01:22:23:13:11:13:21:11:01:11:01:33:12:14010102038-603018«Волга» Горький2:10:00:30:22:30:21:11:01:10:22:02:20:20:03:11:03:21:02:13:04010102043-693019«Уралан» Элиста0:42:30:02:12:21:11:21:02:11:12:10:03:01:10:13:20:01:01:11:0401092133-672920«Торпедо» Волжский0:21:00:22:20:01:12:22:01:10:13:11:02:12:10:13:00:03:20:12:0401082233-612821«Ревтруд» Тамбов1:22:20:10:31:23:12:00:11:10:12:00:11:12:13:14:11:01:11:00:040892336-6025
4 зона Необходимо исправить результаты ряда матчей.
МКоманда12345678910111213141516171819202122ИВНПМО1«Спартак» Нальчик2:22:13:01:02:13:13:03:11:12:02:12:02:13:12:11:01:03:12:12:04:04225107602«Динамо» Махачкала1:02:02:11:10:14:03:11:03:24:03:12:03:00:05:22:12:13:01:02:12:0422391077-48553«Олимпия» Ленинакан2:04:23:02:13:12:13:14:03:15:03:23:13:01:22:02:13:23:26:02:03:0422551281-52554«Гурия» Ланчхути3:13:14:05:15:14:12:23:14:15:04:15:24:15:13:23:01:14:34:05:12:1422271391-57515«Сокол» Саратов2:00:20:22:03:04:15:05:02:02:02:10:00:02:12:02:24:12:11:04:05:0422081472-54486«Торпедо» Тольятти1:23:13:03:11:20:01:02:13:02:13:05:02:03:01:00:01:11:23:04:02:0421991462-47477«Автомобилист» Баку0:03:13:12:02:10:02:25:01:03:02:12:01:01:33:11:01:12:05:02:03:0421981563-56468«Динамо» Зугдиди1:12:11:11:13:02:02:12:01:02:21:12:02:01:01:12:01:02:04:03:13:04217111453-51459«Динамо» Батуми1:12:00:13:12:13:01:06:12:15:13:01:11:13:12:00:13:03:12:02:04:0421881660-524410«Дружба» Майкоп0:02:20:02:01:10:05:11:01:11:02:12:11:01:03:02:04:22:11:14:03:04216121456-544411«Дружба» Йошкар-Ола1:00:12:10:14:01:20:01:01:03:22:25:12:04:02:11:11:01:13:02:14:0421791657-554312«Локомотив» Самтредиа0:12:22:21:23:14:13:10:01:12:00:03:13:12:02:13:02:02:02:13:02:24213141561-594013«Дила» Гори1:12:11:25:13:13:32:01:01:13:12:12:20:04:03:11:03:21:04:00:05:1421681863-754014«Динамо» Сухуми1:12:12:21:04:02:14:23:10:10:00:32:23:10:03:21:03:11:02:02:12:14214111747-623915«Динамо» Киров0:13:11:10:13:11:01:11:01:04:02:00:02:01:01:01:21:11:04:12:13:0421662045-583816«Гастелло» Уфа2:12:22:01:13:00:02:00:11:03:01:12:02:17:11:02:02:12:14:01:24:1421652160-583717СКИФ Ереван0:11:33:21:02:21:12:21:11:00:00:01:04:02:25:12:11:11:11:01:04:14212131744-503718«Зенит» Ижевск2:10:01:00:01:12:13:00:11:20:12:12:07:14:03:01:21:03:11:08:16:0421482066-553619«Турбина» Набережные Челны0:02:24:02:11:12:31:32:14:01:10:22:01:20:03:01:01:01:01:02:02:0421372249-573320«Прогресс» Кировабад2:30:01:01:10:20:11:03:10:03:31:01:13:01:11:03:12:03:11:03:13:1421282239-713221«Спартак» Тбилиси0:00:20:11:11:31:11:21:11:04:21:11:11:31:02:12:02:22:12:11:06:1421182342-783022«Араз» Нахичевань0:21:41:21:00:31:00:22:02:20:21:42:22:12:12:11:01:02:11:02:20:1421042833-10224
5 зона МКоманда123456789101112131415161718192021ИВНПМО1«Янгиер» Янгиер1:02:02:13:21:05:02:35:11:02:13:04:13:21:03:12:01:03:02:02:0402488562«Алга» Фрунзе2:03:01:02:10:01:02:03:02:02:02:02:00:03:14:02:01:13:02:15:1402461067-32543«Автомобилист» Термез1:02:12:01:02:11:02:01:02:10:02:13:01:13:11:05:05:12:11:05:0402371061-38534«Хорезм» Янгиарык0:03:11:14:03:22:00:02:02:01:01:00:11:02:02:11:01:01:03:05:0402081250-35485«Ирригатор» Джизак1:11:12:05:22:20:17:05:02:13:01:11:02:02:12:04:11:03:12:15:0401891366-43456«Нефтяник» Фергана2:11:00:12:01:03:04:01:24:13:32:15:02:01:04:12:01:03:14:04:0401951671-46437«Шахриханец» Шахрихан4:13:13:10:11:01:03:12:11:03:01:14:32:01:05:01:10:11:04:29:0402031756-42438«Зарафшан» Навои1:12:01:01:20:11:11:03:10:11:00:07:10:01:02:02:22:03:03:15:04016111351-47439«Химик» Джамбул1:31:32:12:02:12:10:02:12:10:05:13:11:03:12:13:02:01:03:13:0401871558-604310«Газовик» Оренбург1:11:00:02:13:04:01:01:02:03:04:02:03:03:12:31:02:10:01:03:0401841855-474011«Пахтачи» Гулистан1:22:13:12:13:00:01:04:11:14:12:02:02:01:12:11:03:23:11:23:0401761752-524012«Сигнал» Челябинск0:03:21:13:11:11:01:03:01:14:30:12:13:10:01:03:10:00:05:12:04013131444-513913«Ходжент» Ленинабад3:00:01:33:21:11:03:01:12:22:12:03:02:12:12:03:12:21:02:07:4401581758-703814«Металлург» Чимкент1:10:22:20:00:31:31:01:11:11:01:03:02:11:13:11:01:03:02:15:0401491743-463715«Динамо» Самарканд0:11:21:00:03:14:01:01:12:22:12:13:11:12:02:11:01:11:13:05:34013101750-513616«Орбита» Кзыл-Орда1:21:21:20:02:03:20:11:11:01:11:01:04:01:04:22:01:12:13:02:0401642050-573617«Уралец» Нижний Тагил2:10:22:11:10:04:31:00:13:21:05:20:12:11:01:02:12:01:01:02:1401642042-603618«Актюбинец» Актюбинск3:02:31:10:11:11:01:00:13:15:10:12:23:21:31:02:12:02:12:03:0401391846-503519«Металлург» Магнитогорск1:12:12:02:02:03:12:32:11:00:13:11:01:10:13:10:23:01:15:05:0401372046-503320«Нефтяник» Тюмень0:01:11:21:20:01:03:10:04:13:21:00:02:02:10:01:24:13:02:02:0401272143-643121«Амударья» Нукус0:40:21:20:00:30:60:10:21:21:04:11:11:10:31:30:20:41:00:02:240353222-12111
6 зона