Russian Third League 1994

The Russian Third League 1994 was the first time the competition of the fourth level of Russian football was professional. There were six zones with 105 teams starting the competition in total (8 of them were excluded before the end of the season).

Zone 1

Overview

Team Head coach
FC Avtozapchast Baksan Yuri Kotov
FC Energiya Pyatigorsk Sergei Razaryonov
FC Niva Slavyansk-na-Kubani Vladimir Brazhnikov
FC Nart Cherkessk Nurbiy Lakhov
FC Kuban Slavyansk-na-Kubani Nikolai Smirnov
FC Olimp Kislovodsk Aleksandr Grosberg
FC Argo Kaspiysk Magomed-Rasul Akhmedov
FC Iriston Mozdok Vitali Abayev
FC Dynamo-d Stavropol Sergei Gorb
FC Uralan-d Elista Aleksandr Skrynnikov
FC Torpedo Armavir Viktor Batalin (until June)
Khamza Bagapov (from July)
FC Spartak Alagir Valeri Karginov
FC Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody Nikolai Shvydkiy
FC Kolos-2 Krasnodar Mikhail Ruban / Vasili Pravilo
FC Beshtau Lermontov Aleksandr Vershenko
FC Druzhba Budyonnovsk Yuri Safaryan
FC Gigant Grozny Muslim Daliyev
FC Khimik Belorechensk Yuri Filippov

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Avtozapchast Baksan (A) 32 22 5 5 81 31+50 49 Promotion to Second League
2 Energiya Pyatigorsk (A) 32 20 8 4 63 25+38 48
3 Niva Slavyansk-na-Kubani 32 20 4 8 67 31+36 44
4 Nart Cherkessk 32 19 6 7 51 34+17 44
5 Kuban Slavyansk-na-Kubani 32 21 1 10 76 31+45 43
6 Olimp Kislovodsk 32 17 9 6 59 27+32 43
7 Argo Kaspiysk 32 18 2 12 54 45+9 38
8 Iriston Mozdok 32 17 3 12 52 45+7 37
9 Dynamo-d Stavropol 32 15 6 11 53 27+26 36
10 Uralan-d Elista 32 12 7 13 42 50−8 31
11 Torpedo Armavir 32 12 4 16 44 49−5 28
12 Spartak Alagir 32 10 7 15 46 63−17 27
13 Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody 32 9 8 15 34 46−12 26
14 Kolos-2 Krasnodar 32 7 1 24 31 76−45 15
15 Beshtau Lermontov 32 5 4 23 31 70−39 14
16 Druzhba Budyonnovsk (R) 32 2 6 24 11 75−64 10 Relegation to Amateur Football League
17 Gigant Grozny (R) 32 3 3 26 13 89−76 9

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 Kolos-2 Krasnodar were excluded from the league after playing 25 games. The opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games.
  2. FC Urartu Grozny renamed to FC Gigant Grozny. Gigant was excluded from the league after playing 18 games. The opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games. Gigant did not play in national competitions in 1995 due to First Chechen War.
  3. FC Druzhba Budyonnovsk was excluded from the league after playing 15 games. The opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games, except for the game against FC Gigant Grozny, in which both teams were awarded a loss. Druzhba did not play in national competitions in 1995.
  4. FC Khimik Belorechensk were excluded from the league after playing 14 games. All the results of their games were discarded. Khimik did not play in national competitions in 1995.
  5. FC Iriston Vladikavkaz were awarded 2 home wins.
  6. FC Niva Slavyansk-na-Kubani, FC Kuban Slavyansk-na-Kubani and FC Spartak Alagir were awarded 1 home win each.
  7. FC Argo Kaspiysk were awarded 1 home loss and 1 home win.
  8. FC Mashuk Pyatigorsk renamed to FC Energiya.
  9. FC Kuban Barannikovsky moved to Slavyansk-na-Kubani.
  10. FC Asmaral Kislovodsk renamed to FC Olimp.
  11. FC Kaspiy Kaspiysk renamed to FC Argo.
  12. FC Iriston Mozdok and FC Spartak Alagir promoted from the Amateur Football League.
  13. FC Dynamo-d Stavropol played their first professional season.
  14. FC Uralan-d Elista converted from FC Baysachnr Elista.
  15. FC Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody did not play on the national level in 1993.

Top goalscorers

22 goals
21 goals
17 goals
14 goals
13 goals
12 goals
11 goals

Zone 2

Overview

Team Head coach
FC Volgar Astrakhan Vladimir Yerofeyev
FC SKA Rostov-on-Don Valeri Sinau
FC Istochnik Rostov-on-Don Kamil Akchurin
FC Avangard Kursk Aleksandr Galkin
FC Shakhtyor Shakhty Valeri Volodin
FC Khimik Dankov Igor Lysenko
FC Turbostroitel Kaluga Georgi Kolmogorov
FC Ingushetiya Nazran Timur Kuriyev
FC Atommash Volgodonsk Valeri Zubakov
FC Avangard Kamyshin Vladimir Nemchenko
FC Oryol Yuri Samulistov
FC Dynamo Bryansk Viktor Zimin
FC Spartak-Bratskiy Yuzhny Sergei Antonkin
FC Kolos Bykovo Sergei Andreyev
FC Metallurg Krasny Sulin Adel Kaneyev
FC Rotor-d Volgograd Yuri Marushkin
FC Kristall Dyatkovo Aleksandr Vasin

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Volgar Astrakhan (A) 32 21 4 7 61 20+41 46 Promotion to Second League
2 SKA Rostov-on-Don (A) 32 20 4 8 44 26+18 44
3 Istochnik Rostov-on-Don 32 17 10 5 54 31+23 44
4 Avangard Kursk 32 19 4 9 51 39+12 42
5 Shakhtyor Shakhty 32 17 8 7 43 31+12 42
6 Khimik Dankov (R) 32 17 6 9 46 27+19 40 Relegation to Amateur Football League
7 Turbostroitel Kaluga 32 15 6 11 47 38+9 36
8 Ingushetiya Nazran 32 15 5 12 57 32+25 35
9 Atommash Volgodonsk 32 14 6 12 42 420 34
10 Avangard Kamyshin (R) 32 14 4 14 44 50−6 32 Relegation to Amateur Football League
11 Oryol 32 12 7 13 48 39+9 31
12 Dynamo Bryansk 32 11 6 15 38 40−2 28
13 Spartak-Bratskiy Yuzhny 32 11 3 18 47 66−19 25
14 Kolos Bykovo (R) 32 9 4 19 37 60−23 22 Relegation to Amateur Football League
15 Metallurg Krasny Sulin 32 6 6 20 30 60−30 18
16 Rotor-d Volgograd 32 5 7 20 34 62−28 17
17 Kristall Dyatkovo 32 4 0 28 15 75−60 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 Kristall Dyatkovo were promoted from the Amateur Football League. Kristall were excluded from the league after playing 24 games. The opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games.
  2. FC Ingushetiya Nazran were awarded 9 home wins.
  3. FC Khimik Dankov were promoted from the Amateur Football League. They returned to that level after the season.
  4. FC Kolos Bykovo were promoted from the Amateur Football League. They did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1995.
  5. FC Ingushetiya Nazran and FC Spartak-Bratskiy Yuzhny played their first professional season.
  6. FC Avangard Kamyshin did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1995.

Top goalscorers

23 goals
18 goals
17 goals
16 goals
14 goals
13 goals
12 goals
11 goals
10 goals

Zone 3

Overview

Team Head coach
FC Spartak-d Moscow Viktor Zernov
FC Saturn Ramenskoye Vitali Chugrishin
FC Spartak Shchyolkovo Valeri Tretyakov
FC Dynamo-d Moscow Nikolai Gontar / Adamas Golodets
FC Don Novomoskovsk Leonid Lipovoy
FC Mosenergo Moscow Valentin Sysoyev
FC Torgmash Lyubertsy Anatoli Leshchenkov
FC Avtomobilist Noginsk Eduard Danilov
PFC CSKA-d Moscow Aleksandr Kolpovskiy
FC Rossiya Moscow Leonid Pribylovskiy
FC Torpedo-MKB Mytishchi Vyacheslav Zhuravlyov
FC TRASKO Moscow Sergei Rozhkov
FC Mashinostroitel Sergiyev Posad Andrei Leksakov
FC Kosmos Dolgoprudny Aleksandr Logunov
FC Torpedo-d Moscow Sergei Petrenko
PFC CSKA-2 Moscow Sergei Berezin
FC Rekord Aleksandrov Valentin Baturin
FC Dynamo-2 Moscow Yevgeni Baykov
FC Titan Reutov Aleksei Belenkov
FC Gigant Voskresensk Aleksandr Borisenkov
FC Chertanovo Moscow Viktor Razumovskiy
FC Lokomotiv-d Moscow Vladimir Korotkov
FC Oka Kolomna Yuri Karamyan (until May)
FC Asmaral-d Moscow Vladimir Mikhaylov

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Spartak-d Moscow 46 37 6 3 165 30+135 80
2 Saturn Ramenskoye (A) 46 35 8 3 115 32+83 78 Promotion to Second League
3 Spartak Shchyolkovo (A) 46 36 5 5 129 30+99 77
4 Dynamo-d Moscow 46 26 13 7 122 67+55 65
5 Don Novomoskovsk 46 27 10 9 70 31+39 64
6 Mosenergo Moscow 46 26 10 10 81 62+19 62
7 Torgmash Lyubertsy 46 23 11 12 70 57+13 57
8 Avtomobilist Noginsk 46 22 11 13 80 58+22 55
9 CSKA-d Moscow 46 21 12 13 97 64+33 54
10 Rossiya Moscow 46 20 10 16 54 45+9 50
11 Torpedo-MKB Mytishchi 46 17 9 20 58 64−6 43
12 TRASKO Moscow 46 16 11 19 76 70+6 43
13 Mashinostroitel Sergiyev Posad 46 16 11 19 67 76−9 43
14 Kosmos Dolgoprudny 46 14 11 21 66 78−12 39
15 Torpedo-d Moscow 46 13 13 20 59 74−15 39
16 CSKA-2 Moscow (R) 46 15 8 23 73 87−14 38 Relegation to Amateur Football League
17 Rekord Aleksandrov (R) 46 11 13 22 46 95−49 35
18 Dynamo-2 Moscow 46 11 13 22 40 78−38 35
19 Titan Reutov 46 13 6 27 43 78−35 32
20 Gigant Voskresensk (R) 46 12 5 29 53 130−77 29 Relegation to Amateur Football League
21 Chertanovo Moscow 46 11 4 31 53 98−45 26
22 Lokomotiv-d Moscow 46 10 6 30 46 91−45 26
23 Oka Kolomna 46 6 12 28 39 99−60 24
24 Asmaral-d Moscow 46 4 2 40 25 133−108 10

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 Asmaral-d Moscow were excluded from the league after playing 33 games. The opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games.
  2. FC Don Novomoskovsk and FC Dynamo-2 Moscow were awarded 1 home wins each.
  3. PFC CSKA-d Moscow, FC Kosmos Dolgoprudny and FC Oka Kolomna were awarded 1 home loss each.
  4. FC Spartak-d Moscow were not promoted to the Second League as they were the reserve team of FC Spartak Moscow and reserve teams were not eligible for promotion.
  5. FC Avtomobilist Noginsk, FC Rossiya Moscow and FC Mashinostroitel Sergiyev Posad promoted from the Amateur Football League.
  6. PFC CSKA-2 Moscow and FC Rekord Aleksandrov did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1995.
  7. FC Viktor-Gigant Voskresensk renamed to FC Gigant. FC Gigant did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1995.
  8. FC Kosmos-Kvest Dolgoprudny renamed to FC Kosmos.
  9. FC SUO Moscow renamed to FC Chertanovo.

Top goalscorers

30 goals
28 goals
26 goals
24 goals
23 goals
22 goals
21 goals

Zone 4

Overview

Team Head coach
FC Kristall Smolensk Igor Belanovich
FC Gatchina Nikolai Gosudarenkov
FC Bulat Cherepovets Aleksandr Sokolov
FC Mashinostroitel Pskov Yuri Veresov
FC Iskra Smolensk Anatoli Olkhovik
FC Prometey-Dynamo St. Petersburg Aleksandr Fyodorov
FC Volochanin Vyshny Volochyok Igor Bychkov
FC Khimik Koryazhma Vladimir Grigoryev
FC Baltika-d Kaliningrad Viktor Karman
FC Neftyanik Yaroslavl Valentin Volkov
FC Spartak Kostroma Vyacheslav Skoropekin
FC Kraneks Ivanovo Aleksandr Chanov
FC Metallurg Pikalyovo Anatoli Belov
FC Vest Kaliningrad Yuri Beletskiy
FC Zenit-d St. Petersburg none

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Kristall Smolensk (A) 24 19 2 3 57 17+40 40 Promotion to Second League
2 Gatchina (A) 24 17 5 2 50 14+36 39
3 Bulat Cherepovets 24 14 3 7 37 25+12 31
4 Mashinostroitel Pskov 24 14 3 7 45 25+20 31
5 Iskra Smolensk (R) 24 12 3 9 25 19+6 27 Relegation to Amateur Football League
6 Prometey-Dynamo St. Petersburg 24 10 5 9 32 23+9 25
7 Volochanin Vyshny Volochyok 24 9 7 8 26 30−4 25
8 Khimik Koryazhma (R) 24 9 6 9 28 280 24 Relegation to Amateur Football League
9 Baltika-d Kaliningrad (R) 24 6 5 13 21 45−24 17
10 Neftyanik Yaroslavl 24 6 4 14 19 30−11 16
11 Spartak Kostroma 24 5 4 15 19 41−22 14
12 Kraneks Ivanovo 24 4 4 16 17 53−36 12
13 Metallurg Pikalyovo 24 4 3 17 16 42−26 11

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 Vest Kaliningrad were excluded from the league after playing 11 games. All the results of their games were discarded. FC Vest did not play in any national-level competitions in 1995.
  2. FC Zenit-d St. Petersburg were excluded from the league after playing 10 games. All the results of their games were discarded.
  3. FC Khimik Koryazhma promoted from the Amateur Football League. Khimik did not play in any national-level competitions in 1995.
  4. FC Baltika-d Kaliningrad played their first professional season. Baltika-d did not play in any national-level competitions in 1995.
  5. FC Neftyanik Yaroslavl and FC Metallurg Pikalyovo promoted from the Amateur Football League.

Top goalscorers

24 goals
14 goals
11 goals
10 goals
8 goals

Zone 5

Overview

Team Head coach
FC SKD Samara Georgi Verbovskiy
FC Sokol-d Saratov
FC Torpedo Pavlovo Aleksandr Sarafannikov
FC Yudzhin Samara Aleksandr Druganin
FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk Mikhail Senyurin
FC Astrateks Astrakhan Ivan Buzachkin
FC Zenit Penza Aleksandr Komissarov
FC Kristall Sergach Viktor Pavlyukov
FC Progress Zelenodolsk Aleksandr Klobukov
FC Tekstilshchik Isheyevka Aleksandr Korolyov
FC Salyut Saratov Vladimir Khoroltsev
FC Elektron Vyatskiye Polyany Yuri Osin
FC Spartak Tambov Vladimir Kovylin
FC Metallurg Vyksa Yevgeni Popov
FC Neftyanik Pokhvistnevo Revgat Tairov
FC Khimik Uvarovo Lev Drozdov
FC Volga Balakovo Yevgeni Melnikov

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 SKD Samara (A) 32 23 5 4 75 26+49 51 Promotion to Second League
2 Sokol-d Saratov (R) 32 21 7 4 66 33+33 49 Relegation to Amateur Football League
3 Torpedo Pavlovo (A) 32 20 5 7 62 28+34 45 Promotion to Second League
4 Yudzhin Samara (R) 32 12 15 5 41 31+10 39 Relegation to Amateur Football League
5 Khimik Dzerzhinsk 32 15 8 9 37 21+16 38
6 Astrateks Astrakhan 32 15 7 10 60 44+16 37
7 Zenit Penza 32 13 10 9 46 37+9 36
8 Kristall Sergach 32 15 5 12 39 33+6 35
9 Progress Zelenodolsk 32 11 13 8 35 32+3 35
10 Tekstilshchik Isheyevka 32 10 10 12 39 42−3 30
11 Salyut Saratov 32 9 11 12 47 51−4 29
12 Elektron Vyatskiye Polyany 32 10 7 15 31 42−11 27
13 Spartak Tambov 32 8 7 17 28 44−16 23
14 Metallurg Vyksa 32 7 9 16 27 47−20 23
15 Neftyanik Pokhvistnevo 32 4 8 20 29 62−33 16
16 Khimik Uvarovo (R) 32 3 10 19 22 72−50 16 Relegation to Amateur Football League
17 Volga Balakovo 32 6 3 23 26 65−39 15

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 Astrateks Astrakhan awarded 2 home wins.
  2. FC Salyut Saratov awarded 1 home win.
  3. FC Sokol-d Saratov was not promoted as it was a reserves team of FC Sokol Saratov and reserve teams were not eligible for promotion. It played their first professional season and did not play in any national-level competitions in 1995.
  4. FC Zarya Krotovka moved to Samara and renamed to FC Yudzhin. Yudzhin did not play in any national-level competitions in 1995.
  5. FC Kristall Sergach and FC Metallurg Vyksa played their first professional seasons.
  6. FC Salyut Saratov and FC Neftyanik Pokhvistnevo promoted from the Amateur Football League.
  7. FC Khimik Uvarovo did not play in any national-level competitions in 1995.

Top goalscorers

18 goals
15 goals
14 goals
13 goals
12 goals
11 goals

Zone 6

Overview

Team Head coach
FC Sibir Kurgan Vladimir Sizontov
FC Metiznik Magnitogorsk Aleksandr Kukushkin
FC Zenit Izhevsk Valeri Ivanov
FC Estel Ufa Anatoli Tyryatkin
FC Uralmash-d Yekaterinburg
FC Energiya Chaikovsky Sergei Kleymyonov
FC Gazovik Orenburg Viktor Dyomkin
FC Sodovik Sterlitamak Valeri Stasevich
FC Gornyak Kachkanar Viktor Shlyayev
FC Trubnik Kamensk-Uralsky Anatoli Lugovykh
FC KamAZavtotsentr Naberezhnye Chelny Nikolai Nabok
FC Dynamo Perm Viktor Arkhapchev
FC KAMAZ-d Naberezhnye Chelny
FC Khimik Meleuz Viktor Nuykin

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Sibir Kurgan (A) 26 18 5 3 49 13+36 41 Promotion to Second League
2 Metiznik Magnitogorsk 26 13 11 2 33 13+20 37
3 Zenit Izhevsk (A) 26 16 4 6 46 29+17 36 Promotion to Second League
4 Estel Ufa 26 14 6 6 51 24+27 34
5 Uralmash-d Yekaterinburg 26 14 5 7 49 29+20 33
6 Energiya Chaikovsky 26 13 7 6 35 20+15 33
7 Gazovik Orenburg 26 13 6 7 44 23+21 32
8 Sodovik Sterlitamak 26 9 8 9 33 23+10 26
9 Gornyak Kachkanar 26 8 5 13 41 56−15 21
10 Trubnik Kamensk-Uralsky 26 8 5 13 34 38−4 21
11 KamAZavtotsentr Naberezhnye Chelny (R) 26 9 1 16 36 53−17 19 Relegation to Amateur Football League
12 Dynamo Perm 26 5 6 15 23 32−9 16
13 KAMAZ-d Naberezhnye Chelny 26 3 2 21 11 69−58 8
14 Khimik Meleuz (R) 26 1 5 20 16 79−63 7 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 Sibir Kurgan and FC Gornyak Kachkanar awarded 1 home win each.
  2. FC KDS Samrau Ufa renamed to FC Estel.
  3. FC Uralmash-d Yekaterinburg played their first professional season.
  4. FC Trubnik Kamensk-Uralsky promoted from the Amateur Football League.
  5. FC Khimik Meleuz promoted from the Amateur Football League. Khimik did not play in any national-level competitions in 1995.
  6. FC KamAZavtotsentr Naberezhnye Chelny did not play in any national-level competitions in 1995.

Top goalscorers

19 goals
16 goals
15 goals
14 goals
13 goals
12 goals
10 goals

See also