1994 Russian Second League

The Russian Second League 1994 was the third edition of Russian Second Division. There were 4 zones with 62 teams starting the competition in total (5 of them were excluded before the end of the season).

Zone West

Overview

Team Head coach
FC Fakel Voronezh Sergei Savchenkov
FC Kolos Krasnodar Aleksandr Ploshnik (until September)
Fyodor Novikov (from October)
PFC Spartak Nalchik Yuri Naurzokov
FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo Vladimir Belkov
FC Spartak Anapa Aleksandr Averyanov (until May)
Akop Kalandzhan (from June)
FC Kuban Krasnodar Leonid Nazarenko
FC Metallurg Lipetsk Boris Streltsov
FC Lokomotiv St. Petersburg Lev Burchalkin (until October)
FC Torpedo Taganrog Vladimir Novik (until May)
Anatoly Bulgakov (from May)
FC Anzhi Makhachkala Akhmed Aleskerov (until June)
Rafael Safarov (from June)
FC Vympel Rybinsk Vladimir Bubnov
FC Kavkazkabel Prokhladny Sergei Ponomaryov
FC Salyut Belgorod Aleksandr Kryukov (until July)
Anatoli Bogdanov (from July)
FC Trion-Volga Tver Andrei Sergeyev
FC Dynamo Vologda Vadim Ivanov (until May)
Vladimir Pavlenko (from May)
FC Avangard-Kortek Kolomna Mark Tunis
FC Iriston Vladikavkaz Aleksandr Katsiyev
FC Venets Gulkevichi Anatoli Lyz
FC Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo Vladimir Yermichev (until May)
Yuri Karamyan (from May)
FC Dynamo Makhachkala Kamach Kabayev
FC Terek Grozny Anatoli Mikheyev
FC Erzi Petrozavodsk Vladimir Pronin (until May)
Anatoli Zinchenko (May to July)

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Fakel Voronezh (A) 40 28 6 6 89 25+64 62 Promotion to Russian First League 1995
2 Kolos Krasnodar (A) 40 29 3 8 105 47+58 61
3 Spartak Nalchik 40 28 3 9 98 33+65 59
4 Tekstilshchik Ivanovo 40 26 7 7 93 42+51 59
5 Spartak Anapa 40 23 8 9 71 37+34 54
6 Kuban Krasnodar 40 23 6 11 83 44+39 52
7 Metallurg Lipetsk 40 22 5 13 63 49+14 49
8 Lokomotiv St. Petersburg 40 19 9 12 53 35+18 47
9 Torpedo Taganrog 40 18 11 11 53 40+13 47
10 Anzhi Makhachkala 40 19 5 16 57 41+16 43
11 Vympel Rybinsk 40 14 8 18 44 46−2 36
12 Kavkazkabel Prokhladny 40 14 7 19 46 70−24 35
13 Salyut Belgorod 40 13 8 19 42 52−10 34
14 Trion-Volga Tver 40 13 6 21 40 70−30 32
15 Dynamo Vologda 40 8 13 19 38 64−26 29
16 Avangard-Kortek Kolomna 40 11 6 23 38 69−31 28
17 Iriston Vladikavkaz 40 10 7 23 42 73−31 27
18 Venets Gulkevichi 40 9 7 24 35 76−41 25
19 Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo 40 7 7 26 32 78−46 21
20 Dynamo Makhachkala (R) 40 9 1 30 29 99−70 19 Relegation to Third League
21 Terek Grozny (R) 40 7 5 28 22 83−61 19

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: unknown
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Notes:

  1. FC Dynamo Makhachkala was excluded from the league after playing 19 games. The opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games.
  2. FC Terek Grozny was excluded from the league after playing 21 games. The opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games (except for game against Dynamo Makhachkala where both teams received a loss). Terek did not play professionally in 1995 due to First Chechen War.
  3. FC Erzi Petrozavodsk were excluded from the league after playing 16 games. All the results of their games were discarded. Erzi did not play professionally in 1995.
  4. FC Anzhi Makhachkala were awarded 5 home wins when opponents did not arrive for the game.
  5. FC Spartak Anapa and FC Iriston Vladikavkaz were each awarded 1 home win when opponents did not arrive for the game.
  6. FC Salyut Belgorod were awarded 3 home losses without a game played.
  7. FC Viktor-Avangard Kolomna renamed to FC Avangard-Kortek Kolomna.

Top goalscorers

29 goals
24 goals
22 goals
19 goals
17 goals
16 goals
15 goals

Zone Center

Overview

Team Head coach
FC Torpedo Volzhsky Oleg Dudarin
FC Torpedo Arzamas Vladimir Dergach
FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk Aleksandr Salnov
FC Torpedo Ryazan Sergei Nedosekin
FC Metallurg Novotroitsk Oleg Alemastsev
FC Lada Dimitrovgrad Vladimir Yurin
FC Zvezda Gorodishche Sergei Mukovnin
FC Uralets Nizhny Tagil Igor Kuznetsov
FC Arsenal Tula Aleksei Petrushin
FC Torpedo Miass Viktor Lukashenko
FC Metallurg Magnitogorsk Viktor Sokolovskiy
FC Svetotekhnika Saransk Vladimir Solovyov
FC Devon Oktyabrsky Viktor Khaydarov
FC Vyatka Kirov Aleksandr Sokovnin
FC Rubin Kazan Murat Zadikashvili
FC Obninsk Boris Sinitsyn
FC Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola Vladimir Petrov
FC Irgiz Balakovo Vladimir Proskurin

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Torpedo Volzhsky (A) 32 23 4 5 84 28+56 50 Promotion to Russian First League 1995
2 Torpedo Arzamas (A) 32 23 2 7 60 31+29 48
3 Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk 32 20 7 5 50 20+30 47
4 Torpedo Ryazan 32 16 11 5 43 24+19 43
5 Metallurg Novotroitsk 32 18 6 8 47 32+15 42
6 Lada Dimitrovgrad 32 17 6 9 41 25+16 40
7 Zvezda Gorodishche 32 16 5 11 61 41+20 37
8 Uralets Nizhny Tagil 32 16 5 11 49 34+15 37
9 Arsenal Tula 32 14 7 11 47 33+14 35
10 Torpedo Miass 32 13 6 13 25 28−3 32
11 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 32 9 10 13 41 54−13 28
12 Svetotekhnika Saransk 32 6 13 13 21 39−18 25
13 Devon Oktyabrsky 32 8 4 20 28 46−18 20
14 Vyatka Kirov (R) 32 6 7 19 31 54−23 19 Relegation to Third League
15 Rubin Kazan 32 6 4 22 15 65−50 16
16 Obninsk 32 4 7 21 21 62−41 15
17 Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola (R) 32 3 4 25 17 65−48 10 Relegation to Third League

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: unknown
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Notes:

  1. FC Irgiz Balakovo was excluded from the league after playing 8 games (and gaining 5 points). All the results of their games were discarded. Irgiz did not play professionally in 1995.
  2. FC Torpedo Volzhsky and FC Zvezda Gorodishche were each awarded 2 home wins when opponents did not arrive for the game.
  3. FC Lada Dimitrovgrad, FC Uralets Nizhny Tagil, FC Arsenal Tula and FC Devon Oktyabrsky were each awarded 1 home win when opponents did not arrive for the game.
  4. FC Gazovik Izhevsk renamed to FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk.
  5. FC Zvezda-Rus Gorodishche renamed to FC Zvezda Gorodishche.
  6. FC Rubin-TAN Kazan renamed to FC Rubin Kazan.
  7. FC Vyatka Kirov did not play professionally in 1995.

Top goalscorers

20 goals
16 goals
15 goals
14 goals
13 goals
12 goals
11 goals
10 goals

Zone Siberia

Overview

Team Head coach
FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk Leonid Shevchenko
FC Tom Tomsk Vladimir Pomeshchikov
FC Kuzbass Kemerovo Sergei Bologov
FC Dynamo Barnaul Stanislav Kaminskiy
FC Irtysh Tobolsk Rudolf Atamalyan
FC Torpedo Rubtsovsk Vladimir Vorzhev
FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk Valeri Suldin
FC Dynamo Omsk Anatoli Chikinskiy
FC Motor Prokopyevsk Vitali Golopolosov
FC Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk Yuri Kurnenin
FC Shakhtyor Kiselyovsk Anatoli Kuznetsov
FC Politekhnik-92 Barnaul Aleksandr Zakhryapin
FC Agan Raduzhny Aleksandr Umrikhin

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Chkalovets Novosibirsk (A) 22 16 3 3 51 12+39 35 Promotion playoffs
2 Tom Tomsk 22 12 6 4 47 15+32 30
3 Kuzbass Kemerovo 22 13 3 6 38 19+19 29
4 Dynamo Barnaul 22 11 5 6 21 18+3 27
5 Irtysh Tobolsk 22 10 6 6 32 23+9 26
6 Torpedo Rubtsovsk 22 9 7 6 31 30+1 25
7 Metallurg Novokuznetsk 22 7 7 8 29 28+1 21
8 Dynamo Omsk 22 8 3 11 31 39−8 19
9 Motor Prokopyevsk 22 7 5 10 16 33−17 19
10 Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk 22 6 5 11 17 29−12 17
11 Shakhtyor Kiselyovsk (R) 22 2 5 15 24 67−43 9 Relegation to Third League
12 Politekhnik-92 Barnaul (R) 22 2 3 17 11 35−24 7

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: unknown
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Notes:

  1. FC Agan Raduzhny was excluded from the league after playing 3 games (and gaining no points). All the results of their games were discarded. Agan did not play professionally in 1995.
  2. FC Irtysh Tobolsk and FC Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk were each awarded 1 home win when opponents did not arrive for the game.
  3. FC Irtysh Tobolsk promoted from the Amateur Football League where it played in 1993 as FC Neftekhimik Tobolsk.
  4. FC Motor Prokopyevsk promoted from the Amateur Football League.
  5. FC Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk played their first professional season.
  6. FC Shakhtyor Kiselyovsk and FC Politekhnik-92 Barnaul did not play professionally in 1995.

Top goalscorers

18 goals
13 goals
12 goals
11 goals
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals

Zone East

Overview

Team Head coach
FC Dynamo Yakutsk Anatoli Samkov
FC Angara Angarsk Oleg Izmaylov
FC Sakhalin Kholmsk Valeri Yerkovich
FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk Aleksandr Kishinyovskiy
FC Amur Blagoveshchensk Rudolf Mkrtychev
FC SKA Khabarovsk Vladimir Bychek
FC Kristall Neryungri Viktor Kurlyuk
FC Avtomobilist Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Vyacheslav Mordasov
FC Amur Komsomolsk-na-Amure Oleg Manzhukov

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Dynamo Yakutsk (A) 32 22 6 4 69 24+45 50 Promotion playoffs
2 Angara Angarsk 32 22 3 7 66 36+30 47
3 Sakhalin Kholmsk 32 20 4 8 87 38+49 44
4 Metallurg Krasnoyarsk 32 19 4 9 73 33+40 42
5 Amur Blagoveshchensk 32 13 6 13 46 53−7 32
6 SKA Khabarovsk 32 13 4 15 51 47+4 30
7 Kristall Neryungri 32 9 3 20 33 58−25 21
8 Avtomobilist Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (R) 32 5 4 23 28 101−73 14 Relegation to Third League
9 Amur Komsomolsk-na-Amure (R) 32 2 4 26 17 80−63 8

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: unknown
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Notes:

  1. FC Amur Komsomolsk-na-Amure was excluded from the league after playing 16 games. The opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games.
  2. FC Dynamo Yakutsk and FC Amur Blagoveshchensk were each awarded 2 home wins when opponents did not arrive for the game.
  3. FC Selenga Ulan-Ude moved to Neryungri and was renamed to FC Kristall Neryungri.
  4. FC Avtomobilist Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk promoted from the Amateur Football League. The team did not play professionally in 1995.
  5. FC Amur Komsomolsk-na-Amure did not play professionally in 1995.

Top goalscorers

34 goals
21 goals
20 goals
19 goals
13 goals
11 goals
10 goals

Promotion playoffs

Winners of zones Siberia and East played a home-and-away series for promotion to the Russian First League 1995.

FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk lost to FC Dynamo Yakutsk in Yakutsk 1:2, won 2:0 in Novosibirsk and were promoted on goal difference.

See also