1997 Russian Second League

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 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

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal Tula (A) 38 28 7 3 91 26+65 91 Promotion to Russian First Division 1998
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 (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 Torpedo Armavir 38 8 7 23 32 66−34 31
20 Energiya Pyatigorsk (R) 38 4 1 33 18 95−77 13 Relegation to Amateur Football 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 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. FC Avtozapchast Baksan did not play on national level in 1998.

Top goalscorers

33 goals
32 goals
26 goals
21 goals
16 goals
14 goals

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

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Rubin Kazan (A) 40 32 6 2 88 22+66 102 Promotion to Russian First Division 1998
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 40 12 9 19 42 63−21 45
17 Magnitka Magnitogorsk 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: 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 Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo renamed to FC Spartak-Orekhovo.
  2. FC Metallurg Magnitogorsk renamed to FC Magnitka.
  3. No teams were relegated from this zone.

Top goalscorers

26 goals
25 goals
22 goals
19 goals
17 goals
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 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

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Tom Tomsk (A) 34 26 5 3 82 20+62 83 Promotion to Russian First Division 1998
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 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
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 Blagoveshchensk renamed to FC Amur-Energiya.

Top goalscorers

21 goals
16 goals
15 goals
14 goals
13 goals
12 goals
11 goals

See also