1997 Russian Second League

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The Russian Second League 1997 was the sixth edition of the Second Division. There were 3 zones with 61 teams starting the competition (3 were excluded before the end of the season). This was the last season that the professional Russian Third League existed. Next season the Second League became the lowest professional level once again.

Zone West[]

Overview[]

Team Head coach
FC Arsenal Tula Ukraine Yevhen Kucherevskyi
FC Lokomotiv Liski
FC Salyut-YuKOS Belgorod Aleksandr Kryukov
FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan
FC Spartak Tambov Vladimir Kovylin
FC Torpedo Taganrog Anatoly Bulgakov
FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz
FC Avtozapchast Baksan Sergei Tashuev
FC Avtomobilist Noginsk Vladimir Bodrov
FC Kavkazkabel Prokhladny
FC Angusht Nazran Timur Kuriyev
FC Dynamo Vologda
FC MChS-Selyatino Selyatino Leonid Nazarenko
FC Venets Gulkevichi
FC Avangard Kursk Aleksandr Galkin
FC Mosenergo Moscow Valentin Sysoyev
FC Spartak Anapa Igor Zazroyev
FC SKA Rostov-on-Don
FC Torpedo Armavir Nurbiy Khakunov
FC Energiya Pyatigorsk Sergei Razaryonov
FC Gatchina Nikolai Gosudarenkov
FC Dynamo-Zhemchuzhina-2 Sochi

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Arsenal Tula (A) 38 28 7 3 91 26 +65 91 Promotion to 1998 Russian First Division
2 Lokomotiv Liski 38 23 7 8 64 31 +33 76
3 Salyut-YuKOS Belgorod 38 22 3 13 72 51 +21 69
4 Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan 38 20 9 9 63 33 +30 69
5 Spartak Tambov 38 21 5 12 66 50 +16 68
6 Torpedo Taganrog 38 20 6 12 64 38 +26 66
7 Avtodor Vladikavkaz 38 19 5 14 64 50 +14 62
8 Avtozapchast Baksan[a] (R) 38 17 11 10 52 39 +13 62 Relegation to Amateur Football League
9 Avtomobilist Noginsk 38 16 12 10 70 53 +17 60
10 Kavkazkabel Prokhladny 38 15 11 12 43 33 +10 56
11 Angusht Nazran 38 15 9 14 39 44 −5 54
12 Dynamo Vologda 38 14 8 16 44 51 −7 50
13 MChS-Selyatino Selyatino 38 14 7 17 59 63 −4 49
14 Venets Gulkevichi 38 10 11 17 36 51 −15 41
15 Avangard Kursk 38 11 7 20 40 58 −18 40
16 Mosenergo Moscow 38 9 12 17 41 57 −16 39
17 Spartak Anapa 38 11 4 23 44 76 −32 37
18 SKA Rostov-on-Don (R) 38 9 6 23 38 75 −37 33 Relegation to Amateur Football League
19 Armavir 38 8 7 23 32 66 −34 31
20 Energiya Pyatigorsk (R) 38 4 1 33 18 95 −77 13[b] Relegation to Amateur Football League
– Gatchina[c] 16 - - - - - — 0
– Dynamo-Zhemchuzhina-2 Sochi[d] 7 - - - - - — 0
Source: RSSSF
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ FC Avtozapchast Baksan did not play on national level in 1998.
  2. ^ FC Energiya Pyatigorsk was excluded from the league after playing 22 games and gaining 13 points (it also won a game against FC Gatchina, who were excluded from the league earlier). All the remaining games were awarded to the opponents with a score of 3-0.
  3. ^ FC Gatchina was excluded from the league after playing 16 games and gaining 18 points. All their results were discarded. They did not play on national level in 1998.
  4. ^ FC Dynamo-Zhemchuzhina-2 Sochi was excluded from the league after playing 7 games and gaining 3 points. All their results were discarded. They did not play on national level in 1998.

Top goalscorers[]

33 goals
32 goals
26 goals
21 goals
16 goals
14 goals
  • Brazil (FC Arsenal Tula)
  • Anatoli Balaluyev (FC Avtomobilist Noginsk)
  • (FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz)
  • Grigori Ivanov (FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz)
  • (FC MChS-Selyatino Selyatino)

Zone Center[]

Overview[]

Team Head coach
FC Rubin Kazan Igor Volchok
FC Amkar Perm Sergei Oborin
FC Spartak Ryazan Sergei Nedosekin
FC Energiya Chaikovsky Sergei Kleymyonov
FC Nosta Novotroitsk Aleksandr Salnov
FC Torpedo Arzamas Valeri Sinau (until July)
(from August)
FC UralAZ Miass
FC Don Novomoskovsk
FC Torpedo Pavlovo
FC Volga Ulyanovsk Aleksandr Korolyov
FC Volga Tver
FC Oryol
FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo Vladimir Belkov
FC Sodovik Sterlitamak
FC Svetotekhnika Saransk
FC Spartak-Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo
FC Magnitka Magnitogorsk
FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg
FC Spartak Shchyolkovo
FC Sibir Kurgan
FC Zenit Izhevsk

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Rubin Kazan (A) 40 32 6 2 88 22 +66 102 Promotion to 1998 Russian First Division
2 Amkar Perm 40 24 11 5 69 21 +48 83
3 Spartak Ryazan 40 24 8 8 59 22 +37 80
4 Energiya Chaikovsky 40 22 10 8 79 43 +36 76
5 Nosta Novotroitsk 40 18 12 10 66 49 +17 66
6 Torpedo Arzamas 40 18 8 14 58 44 +14 62
7 UralAZ Miass 40 17 11 12 57 42 +15 62
8 Don Novomoskovsk 40 17 10 13 46 45 +1 61
9 Torpedo Pavlovo 40 15 14 11 49 36 +13 59
10 Volga Ulyanovsk 40 16 9 15 40 37 +3 57
11 Volga Tver 40 15 11 14 40 45 −5 56
12 Oryol 40 14 14 12 50 40 +10 56
13 Tekstilshchik Ivanovo 40 14 6 20 42 60 −18 48
14 Sodovik Sterlitamak 40 12 10 18 45 60 −15 46
15 Svetotekhnika Saransk 40 12 9 19 64 69 −5 45
16 Spartak-Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo[a] 40 12 9 19 42 63 −21 45
17 Magnitka Magnitogorsk[b] 40 11 9 20 45 69 −24 42
18 Dynamo St. Petersburg 40 8 10 22 38 69 −31 34
19 Spartak Shchyolkovo 40 5 15 20 29 56 −27 30
20 Sibir Kurgan 40 7 7 26 34 78 −44 28
21 Zenit Izhevsk 40 5 5 30 38 108 −70 20
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: No teams were relegated from this zone.
(A) Advance to a further round
Notes:
  1. ^ FC Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo renamed to FC Spartak-Orekhovo.
  2. ^ FC Metallurg Magnitogorsk renamed to FC Magnitka.

Top goalscorers[]

26 goals
25 goals
  • Andrei Knyazev (FC Rubin Kazan)
22 goals
19 goals
17 goals
  • (FC Nosta Novotroitsk)
16 goals
14 goals
13 goals

Zone East[]

Overview[]

Team Head coach
FC Tom Tomsk Vladimir Yurin
FC Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk Sergei Iromashvili
FC SKA Khabarovsk Vladimir Susin
FC Zvezda Irkutsk Sergei Muratov
FC Dynamo Barnaul Aleksandr Gostenin
FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk Valeri Yerkovich
FC Irtysh Tobolsk Rudolf Atamalyan
FC Kuzbass Kemerovo
FC Dynamo Omsk
FC Viktoriya Nazarovo
FC Amur-Energiya Blagoveshchensk
FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk
FC Metallurg-ZapSib Novokuznetsk
FC Angara Angarsk
FC Selenga Ulan-Ude
FC Torpedo Rubtsovsk
FC Okean Nakhodka Pavel Palatin
FC Mezhdurechensk

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Tom Tomsk (A) 34 26 5 3 82 20 +62 83 Promotion to 1998 Russian First Division
2 Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk 34 20 8 6 53 25 +28 68
3 SKA Khabarovsk 34 19 8 7 52 22 +30 65
4 Zvezda Irkutsk 34 18 8 8 44 27 +17 62
5 Dynamo Barnaul 34 17 6 11 51 35 +16 57
6 Chkalovets Novosibirsk 34 16 8 10 46 32 +14 56
7 Irtysh Tobolsk 34 15 9 10 51 32 +19 54
8 Kuzbass Kemerovo 34 14 9 11 39 34 +5 51
9 Dynamo Omsk 34 16 2 16 38 40 −2 50
10 Viktoriya Nazarovo 34 15 5 14 46 45 +1 50
11 Amur-Energiya Blagoveshchensk[a] 34 14 4 16 55 54 +1 46
12 Metallurg Krasnoyarsk 34 11 11 12 38 39 −1 44
13 Metallurg-ZapSib Novokuznetsk 34 11 9 14 55 46 +9 42
14 Angara Angarsk (R) 34 10 5 19 33 56 −23 35 Relegation to Amateur Football League
15 Selenga Ulan-Ude 34 8 4 22 30 68 −38 28
16 Torpedo Rubtsovsk 34 6 7 21 19 63 −44 25
17 Okean Nakhodka 34 6 5 23 27 84 −57 23
18 Mezhdurechensk 34 5 5 24 27 64 −37 20
Source: RSSSF
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ FC Amur Blagoveshchensk renamed to FC Amur-Energiya.

Top goalscorers[]

21 goals
16 goals
15 goals
14 goals
  • (FC Dynamo Barnaul)
13 goals
12 goals
11 goals
  • (FC Irtysh Tobolsk)
  • Anatoli Kisurin (FC Dynamo Omsk)
  • (FC Dynamo Barnaul)
  • (FC Kuzbass Kemerovo)
  • (FC Zvezda Irkutsk)
  • Igor Zykov (FC Selenga Ulan-Ude)

See also[]

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