1994 Russian First League

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Russian First League
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1993
1995

The 1994 Russian First League was the 3rd edition of Russian First Division. It was the first season after conversion from 3 zones in the First League into one zone of 22 teams.

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Overview

TeamHead coach
FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk Oleg Dolmatov
FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don Enver Yulgushov
FC Baltika Kaliningrad Anatoli Ivanov
FC Sokol Saratov Aleksandr Koreshkov
FC Shinnik Yaroslavl Igor Volchok
FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Gennadi Sarychev
FC Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky Sergei Vasyutin
FC Druzhba Maykop Soferbi Yeshugov
FC Lokomotiv Chita Aleksandr Kovalyov
FC Asmaral Moscow Valentin Ivanov (until August)
Vladimir Belousov (from August)
FC Uralan Elista Viktor Lidzhiyev
FC Luch Vladivostok Igor Sayenko
FC Zenit St. Petersburg Vyacheslav Melnikov
FC Zvezda Irkutsk Sergei Muratov
FC Okean Nakhodka Ishtvan Sekech
FC Irtysh Omsk Artyom Amirdzhanov
FC Smena-Saturn St. Petersburg Oleg Tereshonkov
FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz Igor Tsakoyev
FC Torpedo Vladimir Yuri Pyanov
FC Erzu Grozny Vait Talgayev
FC Zvezda Perm Viktor Slesarev
FC Tekhinvest-M Moskovsky Aleksandr Novikov

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Chernomorets Novorossiysk (P)42297610331+7265Promotion to Top League
2 Rostselmash (P)4227879244+4862
3 Baltika Kaliningrad 42261068941+4862
4 Sokol Saratov 422111106548+1753
5 Shinnik Yaroslavl 42218136944+2550
6 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 421811135640+1647
7 Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky 42204188064+1644
8 Druzhba Maykop 42188165157644
9 Lokomotiv Chita 421710155956+344
10 Asmaral Moscow 42178175755+242
11 Uralan Elista 42169176967+241
12 Luch Vladivostok 421511164453941
13 Zenit St. Petersburg 421412164449540
14 Zvezda Irkutsk [lower-alpha 1] 42159185764739
15 Okean Nakhodka 42166205860238
16 Irtysh Omsk 421572050792937
17 Smena-Saturn St. Petersburg 421642247661936
18 Avtodor Vladikavkaz [lower-alpha 2] (R)421362348671932Relegation to Second League
19 Torpedo Vladimir (R)421352452812931
20 Erzu Grozny [lower-alpha 3] (R)421182333734030
21 Zvezda Perm (R)421152646813527
22 Tekhinvest-M Moskovsky [lower-alpha 4] (R)4241127551044919Relegation to Third League
Source: RSSSF
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. FC Zvezda-Yunis-Sib Irkutsk renamed to FC Zvezda Irkutsk
  2. FC Avtodor-Olaf Vladikavkaz renamed to FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz
    FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz were awarded 2 home wins when opponents did not arrive for the game.
  3. FC Erzu Grozny was excluded from the league after playing 19 games (4 more games scheduled to be played in Grozny before Erzu's exclusion were awarded to Erzu with a score of 3:0 because the opponents did not arrive to the game due to security concerns on the brink of First Chechen War). Erzu did not play professionally in 1995.
  4. FC Interros Moscow renamed to FC Tekhinvest-M and moved to Moskovsky

Top goalscorers

35 goals
32 goals
30 goals
24 goals
21 goals
19 goals
17 goals
16 goals

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