1994 Russian Second League

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Russian Second League
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1993
1995

The 1994 Russian Second League 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).

Contents

Zone West

Overview

TeamHead 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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Fakel Voronezh (A)4028668925+6462Promotion to First League
2 Kolos Krasnodar (A)40293810547+5861
3 Spartak Nalchik 4028399833+6559
4 Tekstilshchik Ivanovo 4026779342+5159
5 Spartak Anapa 4023897137+3454 [lower-alpha 1]
6 Kuban Krasnodar 40236118344+3952
7 Metallurg Lipetsk 40225136349+1449
8 Lokomotiv St. Petersburg 40199125335+1847
9 Torpedo Taganrog 401811115340+1347
10 Anzhi Makhachkala 40195165741+1643 [lower-alpha 2]
11 Vympel Rybinsk 40148184446236
12 Kavkazkabel Prokhladny 401471946702435
13 Salyut Belgorod 401381942521034 [lower-alpha 3]
14 Trion-Volga Tver 401362140703032
15 Dynamo Vologda 408131938642629
16 Avangard-Kortek Kolomna [lower-alpha 4] 401162338693128
17 Iriston Vladikavkaz 401072342733127 [lower-alpha 1]
18 Venets Gulkevichi 40972435764125
19 Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo 40772632784621
20 Dynamo Makhachkala (R)40913029997019 [lower-alpha 5] Relegation to Third League
21 Terek Grozny (R)40752822836119 [lower-alpha 6]
Erzi Petrozavodsk [lower-alpha 7] 160
Source: RSSSF
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 FC Spartak Anapa and FC Iriston Vladikavkaz were each awarded 1 home win when opponents did not arrive for the game.
  2. FC Anzhi Makhachkala were awarded 5 home wins when opponents did not arrive for the game.
  3. FC Salyut Belgorod were awarded 3 home losses without a game played.
  4. FC Viktor-Avangard Kolomna renamed to FC Avangard-Kortek Kolomna.
  5. FC Dynamo Makhachkala was excluded from the league after playing 19 games. The opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.

Top goalscorers

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

Zone Center

Overview

TeamHead 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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Torpedo Volzhsky (A)3223458428+5650 [lower-alpha 1] Promotion to First League
2 Torpedo Arzamas (A)3223276031+2948
3 Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk [lower-alpha 2] 3220755020+3047
4 Torpedo Ryazan 32161154324+1943
5 Metallurg Novotroitsk 3218684732+1542
6 Lada Dimitrovgrad 3217694125+1640 [lower-alpha 3]
7 Zvezda Gorodishche [lower-alpha 4] 32165116141+2037 [lower-alpha 1]
8 Uralets Nizhny Tagil 32165114934+1537 [lower-alpha 3]
9 Arsenal Tula 32147114733+1435 [lower-alpha 3]
10 Torpedo Miass 32136132528332
11 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 329101341541328
12 Svetotekhnika Saransk 326131321391825
13 Devon Oktyabrsky 32842028461820 [lower-alpha 3]
14 Vyatka Kirov [lower-alpha 5] (R)32671931542319Relegation to Third League
15 Rubin Kazan [lower-alpha 6] 32642215655016
16 Obninsk 32472121624115
17 Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola (R)32342517654810Relegation to Third League
Irgiz Balakovo 80 [lower-alpha 7]
Source: RSSSF
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 FC Torpedo Volzhsky and FC Zvezda Gorodishche were each awarded 2 home wins when opponents did not arrive for the game.
  2. FC Gazovik Izhevsk renamed to FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk.
  3. 1 2 3 4 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 Zvezda-Rus Gorodishche renamed to FC Zvezda Gorodishche.
  5. FC Vyatka Kirov did not play professionally in 1995.
  6. FC Rubin-TAN Kazan renamed to FC Rubin Kazan.
  7. 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.

Top goalscorers

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

Zone Siberia

Overview

TeamHead 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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Chkalovets Novosibirsk (A)2216335112+3935Qualification to Promotion play-offs
2 Tom Tomsk 2212644715+3230
3 Kuzbass Kemerovo 2213363819+1929
4 Dynamo Barnaul 2211562118+327
5 Irtysh Tobolsk [lower-alpha 1] 2210663223+926 [lower-alpha 2]
6 Torpedo Rubtsovsk 229763130+125
7 Metallurg Novokuznetsk 227782928+121
8 Dynamo Omsk 2283113139819
9 Motor Prokopyevsk [lower-alpha 3] 22751016331719
10 Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk [lower-alpha 4] 22651117291217 [lower-alpha 2]
11 Shakhtyor Kiselyovsk [lower-alpha 5] (R)2225152467439Relegation to Third League
12 Politekhnik-92 Barnaul [lower-alpha 5] (R)2223171135247
Agan Raduzhny [lower-alpha 6] 30
Source: RSSSF
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. FC Irtysh Tobolsk promoted from the Amateur Football League where it played in 1993 as FC Neftekhimik Tobolsk.
  2. 1 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 Motor Prokopyevsk promoted from the Amateur Football League.
  4. FC Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk played their first professional season.
  5. 1 2 FC Shakhtyor Kiselyovsk and FC Politekhnik-92 Barnaul did not play professionally in 1995.
  6. 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.

Top goalscorers

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

Zone East

Overview

TeamHead 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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Dynamo Yakutsk (A)3222646924+4550 [lower-alpha 1] Qualification to Promotion play-offs
2 Angara Angarsk 3222376636+3047
3 Sakhalin Kholmsk 3220488738+4944
4 Metallurg Krasnoyarsk 3219497333+4042
5 Amur Blagoveshchensk 32136134653732 [lower-alpha 1]
6 SKA Khabarovsk 32134155147+430
7 Kristall Neryungri [lower-alpha 2] 32932033582521
8 Avtomobilist Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk [lower-alpha 3] (R)325423281017314Relegation to Third League
9 Amur Komsomolsk-na-Amure [lower-alpha 4] (R)3224261780638 [lower-alpha 5]
Source: RSSSF
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 FC Dynamo Yakutsk and FC Amur Blagoveshchensk were each awarded 2 home wins when opponents did not arrive for the game.
  2. FC Selenga Ulan-Ude moved to Neryungri and was renamed to FC Kristall Neryungri.
  3. FC Avtomobilist Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk promoted from the Amateur Football League. The team did not play professionally in 1995.
  4. FC Amur Komsomolsk-na-Amure did not play professionally in 1995.
  5. FC Amur Komsomolsk-na-Amure was excluded from the league after playing 16 games. The opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games.

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 1995 Russian First League.

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

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