1997 Russian Second League

Russian Second League 1997 1996 1998 The 1997 Russian Second League 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 Vladimir Ponomaryov FC Salyut-YuKOS Belgorod Aleksandr Kryukov FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan Boris Bashkin FC Spartak Tambov Vladimir Kovylin FC Torpedo Taganrog Anatoly Bulgakov FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz Ruslan Sakiyev FC Avtozapchast Baksan Sergei Tashuev FC Avtomobilist Noginsk Vladimir Bodrov FC Kavkazkabel Prokhladny Boris Kayushnikov FC Angusht Nazran Timur Kuriyev FC Dynamo Vologda Leon Yagubyants FC MChS-Selyatino Selyatino Leonid Nazarenko FC Venets Gulkevichi Viktor Zvyagin FC Avangard Kursk Aleksandr Galkin FC Mosenergo Moscow Valentin Sysoyev FC Spartak Anapa Igor Zazroyev FC SKA Rostov-on-Don Sergei Shvetsov FC Torpedo Armavir Nurbiy Khakunov FC Energiya Pyatigorsk Sergei Razaryonov FC Gatchina Nikolai Gosudarenkov FC Dynamo-Zhemchuzhina-2 Sochi Vladimir Aleynikov Standings main WDL West 5 PR ARS Arsenal Tula LLI Lokomotiv Liski SYB Salyut-YuKOS Belgorod VGA Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan SPT Spartak Tambov TOR Torpedo Taganrog AVV Avtodor Vladikavkaz AVB Avtozapchast Baksan FC Avtozapchast Baksan did not play on national level in 1998. AVT Avtomobilist Noginsk KAV Kavkazkabel Prokhladny ANG Angusht Nazran VOL Dynamo Vologda MSS MChS-Selyatino Selyatino VEN Venets Gulkevichi AVK Avangard Kursk MNM Mosenergo Moscow SPA Spartak Anapa SKA SKA Rostov-on-Don ARM Armavir EPY Energiya Pyatigorsk 28 7 3 91 26 A 23 7 8 64 31 22 3 13 72 51 20 9 9 63 33 21 5 12 66 50 20 6 12 64 38 19 5 14 64 50 17 11 10 52 39 R 16 12 10 70 53 15 11 12 43 33 15 9 14 39 44 14 8 16 44 51 14 7 17 59 63 10 11 17 36 51 11 7 20 40 58 9 12 17 41 57 11 4 23 44 76 9 6 23 38 75 R 8 7 23 32 66 4 1 33 18 95 R 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. DZS – Dynamo-Zhemchuzhina-2 Sochi 7 - - - - - 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. GAT – Gatchina 16 - - - - - 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. green1 Promotion to First Division P red1 Relegation to Amateur Football League R R R complete RSSSF Top goalscorers 33 goals Aleksandr Kuzmichyov (FC Arsenal Tula) 32 goals Dmitri Kirichenko (FC Torpedo Taganrog) 26 goals Vladimir Kharin (FC Lokomotiv Liski) 21 goals Andrei Bakalets (FC MChS-Selyatino Selyatino) 16 goals Oleg Delov (FC Avangard Kursk) 14 goals BRA Anderson (FC Arsenal Tula) Anatoli Balaluyev (FC Avtomobilist Noginsk) Alik Dulayev (FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz) Grigori Ivanov (FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz) Mikhail Shumilin (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)Vladimir Inyutin (from August) FC UralAZ Miass Pyotr Nagayev FC Don Novomoskovsk Igor Solovyov FC Torpedo Pavlovo Aleksandr Sarafannikov FC Volga Ulyanovsk Aleksandr Korolyov FC Volga Tver Yuri Zubkov FC Oryol Vladimir Brykin FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo Vladimir Belkov FC Sodovik Sterlitamak Sergei Maksimov FC Svetotekhnika Saransk Vladimir Bibikov FC Spartak-Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo Leonid Ostroushko FC Magnitka Magnitogorsk Viktor Sokolovskiy FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg Mark Rubin FC Spartak Shchyolkovo Aleksandr Leksin FC Sibir Kurgan Igor Kuznetsov FC Zenit Izhevsk Stanislav Korotayev Standings main WDL Center 5 P RUB Rubin Kazan AMK Amkar Perm SPR Spartak Ryazan ECH Energiya Chaikovsky NOS Nosta Novotroitsk TAR Torpedo Arzamas URM UralAZ Miass DON Don Novomoskovsk TPA Torpedo Pavlovo VOL Volga Ulyanovsk VTV Volga Tver ORY Oryol TEK Tekstilshchik Ivanovo SOD Sodovik Sterlitamak SVE Svetotekhnika Saransk SPO Spartak-Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo FC Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo renamed to FC Spartak-Orekhovo. MAG Magnitka Magnitogorsk FC Metallurg Magnitogorsk renamed to FC Magnitka. DSP Dynamo St. Petersburg SSH Spartak Shchyolkovo SKU Sibir Kurgan ZIZ Zenit Izhevsk 32 6 2 88 22 A 24 11 5 69 21 24 8 8 59 22 22 10 8 79 43 18 12 10 66 49 18 8 14 58 44 17 11 12 57 42 17 10 13 46 45 15 14 11 49 36 16 9 15 40 37 15 11 14 40 45 14 14 12 50 40 14 6 20 42 60 12 10 18 45 60 12 9 19 64 69 12 9 19 42 63 11 9 20 45 69 8 10 22 38 69 5 15 20 29 56 7 7 26 34 78 5 5 30 38 108 green1 Promotion to First Division P No teams were relegated from this zone. complete RSSSF Top goalscorers 26 goals Eduard Zatsepin (FC Svetotekhnika Saransk) 25 goals Andrei Knyazev (FC Rubin Kazan) 22 goals Vladimir Filimonov (FC Energiya Chaikovsky) 19 goals Ukraine Yuriy Yakovenko (FC Torpedo Arzamas) 17 goals Sergei Budarin (FC Nosta Novotroitsk) 16 goals Vladimir Pantyushenko (FC Rubin Kazan) 14 goals Vitali Papadopulo (FC Torpedo Arzamas) Konstantin Paramonov (FC Amkar Perm) 13 goals Aleksandr Katasonov (FC Amkar Perm) Andrei Minvaliyev (FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo) 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 Viktor Shel FC Dynamo Omsk Artyom Amirdzhanov FC Viktoriya Nazarovo Mikhail Putintsev FC Amur-Energiya Blagoveshchensk Vyacheslav Kurtsayev FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk Yuri Sipkin FC Metallurg-ZapSib Novokuznetsk Vitali Golopolosov FC Angara Angarsk Ivan Korzhenko FC Selenga Ulan-Ude Valeri Mikhnov FC Torpedo Rubtsovsk Vladimir Vorzhev FC Okean Nakhodka Pavel Palatin FC Mezhdurechensk Viktor Kolmogorov Standings main WDL East 5 PR TOM Tom Tomsk SAM Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk SKA SKA Khabarovsk ZVE Zvezda Irkutsk DBA Dynamo Barnaul CHK Chkalovets Novosibirsk IRT Irtysh Tobolsk KUZ Kuzbass Kemerovo DOM Dynamo Omsk VIK Viktoriya Nazarovo AEB Amur-Energiya Blagoveshchensk FC Amur Blagoveshchensk renamed to FC Amur-Energiya. MKR Metallurg Krasnoyarsk MZN Metallurg-ZapSib Novokuznetsk ANG Angara Angarsk SUU Selenga Ulan-Ude TRU Torpedo Rubtsovsk OKE Okean Nakhodka MEZ Mezhdurechensk 26 5 3 82 20 A 20 8 6 53 25 19 8 7 52 22 18 8 8 44 27 17 6 11 51 35 16 8 10 46 32 15 9 10 51 32 14 9 11 39 34 16 2 16 38 40 15 5 14 46 45 14 4 16 55 54 11 11 12 38 39 11 9 14 55 46 10 5 19 33 56 R 8 4 22 30 68 6 7 21 19 63 6 5 23 27 84 5 5 24 27 64 green1 Promotion to First Division P red1 Relegation to Amateur Football League R complete RSSSF Top goalscorers 21 goals Aleksandr Yarkin (FC Viktoriya Nazarovo) 16 goals Vadim Belokhonov (FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk) 15 goals Stanislav Chaplygin (FC Metallurg-Zapsib Novokuznetsk) Andrei Korovin (FC Amur-Energiya Blagoveshchensk) 14 goals Yevgeni Savin (FC Dynamo Barnaul) 13 goals Aleksei Kandalintsev (FC SKA Khabarovsk) Dmitri Kudinov (FC Tom Tomsk) 12 goals Sergei Ageyev (FC Tom Tomsk) Vyacheslav Vishnevskiy (FC Tom Tomsk) 11 goals Vyacheslav Fomin (FC Irtysh Tobolsk) Anatoli Kisurin (FC Dynamo Omsk) Anatoli Panchenko (FC Dynamo Barnaul) Sergei Rogalevskiy (FC Kuzbass Kemerovo) Yevgeni Sadovnikov (FC Zvezda Irkutsk) Igor Zykov (FC Selenga Ulan-Ude) See also 1997 Russian Top League 1997 Russian First League 1997 Russian Third League 3 1997 Russia Russia