1999 Russian Second Division

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Russian Second Division
Season1999
1998
2000

The 1999 Russian Second Division was the eighth edition of the Russian Second Division. There were 6 zones with 108 teams starting the competition (1 was excluded before the end of the season).

Contents

Zone West

Overview

TeamHead coach
FC Avtomobilist Noginsk Igor Volchok
FC Spartak Shchyolkovo Vladimir Yulygin
FC Saturn-d Ramenskoye Viktor Nozdrin
FC Sportakademklub Moscow Sergei Abramov
FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg Lev Burchalkin
FC Mosenergo Moscow Valentin Sysoyev
FC Volochanin Vyshny Volochyok Viktor Demidov
FC Dynamo-2 Moscow Viktor Zernov/Leonid Ablizin
FC Spartak-2 Moscow Nikolay Kiselyov
FC Dynamo Vologda Leon Yagubyants
FC Neftyanik Yaroslavl Valentin Volkov
FC Oazis Yartsevo Vladimir Grigoryev (until July)
Leonid Arkhipov (from July)
FC Dynamo-SPb St. Petersburg Boris Rappoport
FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow Andrei Syomin
PFC CSKA-2 Moscow
FC Energiya Velikiye Luki Vladimir Kosogov
FC Torpedo-2 Moscow Sergei Petrenko
FC Spartak Kostroma Aleksandr Bogdanov (until June)
Aleksei Yarovoy (June to August)
Yu. Mukhortov (from September)
FC Volga Tver Vladimir Seleznyov
FC Spartak-Peresvet Bryansk Vyacheslav Perfilyev

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Avtomobilist Noginsk (A)3828558331+5289Qualification to Promotion play-offs
2 Spartak Shchyolkovo 38191276635+3169 [lower-alpha 1]
3 Saturn-d Ramenskoye [lower-alpha 2] 38191184932+1768
4 Sportakademklub Moscow 38189115650+663
5 Zenit-2 St. Petersburg 38188125637+1962
6 Mosenergo Moscow 38188125244+862
7 Volochanin Vyshny Volochyok 381710114635+1161
8 Dynamo-2 Moscow 38178135638+1859
9 Spartak-2 Moscow 381511124834+1456
10 Dynamo Vologda 381511124538+756
11 Neftyanik Yaroslavl 381312133530+551
12 Oazis Yartsevo [lower-alpha 3] 38111894032+851
13 Dynamo-SPb St. Petersburg [lower-alpha 4] (R)381112153139845 [lower-alpha 5] Relegation to Amateur Football League
14 Lokomotiv-2 Moscow 3811121539521345
15 CSKA-2 Moscow 381010183845740
16 Energiya Velikiye Luki 381082031663538 [lower-alpha 6]
17 Torpedo-2 Moscow 389101936551937 [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 1]
18 Spartak Kostroma 38892135754033
19 Volga Tver (R)38782327562929Relegation to Amateur Football League
20 Spartak-Peresvet Bryansk [lower-alpha 7] (R)38682436814526 [lower-alpha 5]
Source: RSSSF
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 FC Spartak Shchyolkovo were awarded a 3-0 victory in an away game vs. FC Torpedo-2. Torpedo-2 had multiple injuries and junior national team call ups before the game and started the game with only 8 players. As two more players were injured and Torpedo-2 was left with 6 players on the field, the game was abandoned with the score 2-0 for Spartak at that time.
  2. FC Saturn-d Ramenskoye was admitted into the division without participating in any national-level competitions in 1998.
  3. FC Oazis Yartsevo promoted from the Russian Amateur Football League.
  4. FC Dynamo St. Petersburg renamed to FC Dynamo-SPb. They did not participate in any national-level competitions in 2000.
  5. 1 2 FC Spartak-Peresvet were awarded a 3-0 victory over FC Dynamo-SPb as Dynamo-SPb did not arrive for the game.
  6. 1 2 FC Torpedo-2 were awarded a 3-0 victory over FC Energiya as Energiya did not arrive for the game.
  7. FC Spartak Bryansk renamed to FC Spartak-Peresvet. They did not participate in any national-level competitions in 2000.

Top goalscorers

22 goals
20 goals
19 goals
15 goals
14 goals
13 goals
12 goals

Zone Centre

Overview

TeamHead coach
FC Spartak-Chukotka Moscow Anatoli Shelest
FC Kolomna Vadim Yastrebkov (until June), Fyodor Novikov (from June)
FC Kosmos Elektrostal Aleksandr Logunov
FC Oryol Vitali Koberskiy
FC Dynamo Bryansk Igor Belonovich
FC Khimki Ravil Sabitov (until August), Vadim Kots (caretaker, August), Ravil Sabitov (from September)
FC Spartak Tambov Vladimir Kovylin
FC Lokomotiv Liski Vladimir Ponomaryov (until August), Anatoli Vlasov (from August)
FC Fabus Bronnitsy Aleksandr Antonov
FC Spartak Ryazan Sergey Mushtruyev
FC Spartak-Telekom Shuya Aleksandr Saitov
FC Lokomotiv Kaluga Aleksandr Sakharov
FC Don Novomoskovsk Igor Solovyov
FC Spartak Lukhovitsy Sergei Malygin
FC Avangard Kursk Aleksandr Galkin
FC Arsenal-2 Tula Vyacheslav Ledovskikh
FC Titan Zheleznodorozhny Dmitri Khazin (until July), Nikolai Pushkaryov (from July)
FC Torpedo Vladimir Yuri Pyanov
FC Salyut-YuKOS Belgorod Konstantin Afanasyev (until May), Vladimir Bulgakov (May to July), Vasili Golikov (from July)

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Spartak-Chukotka Moscow [lower-alpha 1] (A)3625837028+4283Qualification to Promotion play-offs
2 Kolomna 3622686844+2472
3 Kosmos Elektrostal [lower-alpha 2] 3622596325+3871
4 Oryol 3620795327+2667
5 Dynamo Bryansk 3618995124+2763
6 Khimki [lower-alpha 3] 36171185135+1662
7 Spartak Tambov 36185135642+1459
8 Lokomotiv Liski 36168125440+1456
9 Fabus Bronnitsy 36167134138+355
10 Spartak Ryazan 36155164646050
11 Spartak-Telekom Shuya [lower-alpha 4] 36139143235348
12 Lokomotiv Kaluga 36129154048845
13 Don Novomoskovsk 361261831441342
14 Spartak Lukhovitsy 361152042652338
15 Avangard Kursk 361071940591937
16 Arsenal-2 Tula 36962131562533
17 Titan Zheleznodorozhny [lower-alpha 5] 366111932693729
18 Torpedo Vladimir (R)36672335642925Relegation to Amateur Football League
19 Salyut-YuKOS Belgorod (R)36492327744721
Source: RSSSF
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. FC Spartak-Chukotka Moscow promoted from the Amateur Football League.
  2. FC Kosmos Dolgoprudny moved to Elektrostal.
  3. FC Khimki moved from Zone West to Zone Centre.
  4. FC Spartak-Telekom Shuya moved from Zone Povolzhye to Zone Centre.
  5. FC Titan Reutov moved to Zheleznodorozhny.

Top goalscorers

26 goals
23 goals
21 goals
20 goals
18 goals
15 goals
14 goals
13 goals

Zone South

Overview

TeamHead coach
FC Kuban Krasnodar Soferbi Yeshugov
FC SKA Rostov-on-Don Aleksandr Tumasyan
FC Kavkazkabel Prokhladny Sergei Razaryonov
FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz Yuri Gazzaev
FC Druzhba Maykop Adam Natkho
FC Angusht Nazran Timur Kuriyev (until July)
Umar Markhiyev (from August)
FC Vityaz Krymsk Kalin Stepanyan
FC Lokomotiv-Taym Mineralnye Vody Aleksandr Ikayev (until April)
Yuri Dukhovnov (April to August)
Aleksandr Babayan (from August)
FC Rostselmash-2 Rostov-on-Don
FC Dynamo Makhachkala Magomed Isayev
FC Mozdok Vladimir Arkalov
FC Slavyansk Slavyansk-na-Kubani Vladimir Sinyagovsky
FC Shakhtyor Shakhty Valeri Dzolov
FC Zhemchuzhina-2 Sochi Anatoli Lyz
FC Venets Gulkevichi Vasili Sidorenko
FC Nart Nartkala Vladimir Kurashinov
FC Iriston Vladikavkaz Ruslan Merdenov
FC Torpedo Taganrog Anatoli Shabanov
FC Beshtau Lermontov Sergei Shestakov, Viktor Vashchenko
FC Torpedo Georgiyevsk Aleksandr Ivanchenko

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Kuban Krasnodar (A)3629438013+6791Qualification to Promotion play-offs
2 SKA Rostov-on-Don [lower-alpha 1] 3625747128+4382
3 Kavkazkabel Prokhladny 3624756732+3579
4 Avtodor Vladikavkaz 3625387427+4778
5 Druzhba Maykop 36201158027+5371
6 Angusht Nazran 36206106939+3066
7 Vityaz Krymsk 3618996052+863
8 Rostselmash-2 Rostov-on-Don 36178116232+3059
9 Dynamo Makhachkala 36155164245350
10 Mozdok 36138154745+247
11 Slavyansk Slavyansk-na-Kubani [lower-alpha 2] 361111143847944
12 Shakhtyor Shakhty 361271736521643
13 Zhemchuzhina-2 Sochi (R)361251944611741Relegation to Amateur Football League [lower-alpha 3]
14 Venets Gulkevichi 361142140773737
15 Nart Nartkala 361071952651337
16 Iriston Vladikavkaz 36762339794027
17 Torpedo Taganrog 36542724745019
18 Beshtau Lermontov (R)36382532804817Relegation to Amateur Football League [lower-alpha 3]
19 Torpedo Georgiyevsk (R)362628191018212
Source: RSSSF
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. FC SKA Rostov-on-Don and FC Vityaz Krymsk promoted from the Amateur Football League
  2. FC Kuban Slavynsk-na-Kubani renamed to FC Slavyansk.
  3. 1 2 FC Zhemchuzhina-2 Sochi, FC Beshtau Lermontov and FC Torpedo Georgiyevsk did not participate in any national-level competitions in 2000.

Top goalscorers

34 goals
20 goals
19 goals
18 goals
14 goals
13 goals
12 goals

Zone Povolzhye

Overview

TeamHead coach
FC Lada Togliatti Aleksandr Garmashov
FC Torpedo Pavlovo Aleksandr Sarafannikov
FC Volga Ulyanovsk Sergei Sedyshev
FC Energetik Uren Viktor Pavlyukov
FC Iskra Engels Dmitri Lobov
FC Diana Volzhsk Valeri Bogdanov
FC Metallurg Vyksa Yevgeni Popov
FC Biokhimik-Mordovia Saransk Igor Shinkarenko
FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk Valeri Volodin
FC Energiya Ulyanovsk Yevgeni Yepifanov, Andrei Flaat
FC Balakovo Gennadi Drozdov, Aleksandr Koreshkov, Vladimir Bibikov
FC Svetotekhnika Saransk Aleksei Bessonov (until July)
Valeri Guba (from July)
FC Torpedo Volzhsky Aleksandr Khomutetskiy, Oleg Dudarin, Anatoli Kurbatov
FC Salyut Saratov Vladimir Khoroltsev
FC Rotor-2 Volgograd Yuri Marushkin
FC Dynamo-Mashinostroitel Kirov Vasili Esaulov
FC Zenit Penza
FC Torpedo Arzamas Aleksandr Platonychev, Yuri Kamardin
FC Spartak-Telekom Shuya Aleksandr Saitov
FC Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola Radik Gadeyev
FC Progress Zelenodolsk Aleksandr Klobukov
FC Rotor Kamyshin Vladimir Bubnov

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Lada-Togliatti [lower-alpha 1] (A)3427438922+6785Qualification to Promotion play-offs
2 Torpedo Pavlovo 3422576622+4471
3 Volga Ulyanovsk 3419694933+1663
4 Energetik Uren 34194114936+1361
5 Iskra Engels 34167114237+555
6 Diana Volzhsk 34159104633+1354
7 Metallurg Vyksa [lower-alpha 2] 34165134535+1053
8 Biokhimik-Mordovia Saransk 34121393028+249
9 Khimik Dzerzhinsk 34138133944547
10 Energiya Ulyanovsk [lower-alpha 3] (R)341431730461645Relegation to Amateur Football League
11 Balakovo 34128144744+344
12 Svetotekhnika Saransk 341171634521840
13 Torpedo Volzhsky 341141935562137
14 Salyut Saratov 34981727421535
15 Rotor-2 Volgograd 34961937632633
16 Dynamo-Mashinostroitel Kirov [lower-alpha 4] 34881845581332
17 Zenit Penza (R)34932233673430Relegation to Amateur Football League
18 Torpedo Arzamas [lower-alpha 3] (R)34842232572528
Source: RSSSF
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. FC Lada-Togliatti-VAZ Togliatti renamed to FC Lada.
  2. FC Metallurg Vyksa promoted from the Amateur Football League.
  3. 1 2 FC Energiya Ulyanovsk and FC Torpedo Arzamas did not participate in any national-level competitions in 2000.
  4. FC Dynamo-Mashinostroitel Kirov was admitted into the division without participating in any national-level competitions in 1998. They were called FC Dynamo Kirov in 1998.

Top goalscorers

27 goals
25 goals
18 goals
17 goals
14 goals
13 goals

Zone Ural

Overview

TeamHead coach
FC Nosta Novotroitsk Leonid Shevchenko (until July)
Boris Lavrov (from July)
FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Ivan Butaliy
FC Zenit Chelyabinsk Oleg Kudelin
FC Sodovik Sterlitamak Sergei Maksimov
FC UralAZ Miass Pyotr Nagayev
FC Metallurg-Metiznik Magnitogorsk Aleksandr Kukushkin
FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg Nikolai Agafonov
FC Uralets Nizhny Tagil Lev Kutashov
FC Dynamo Perm Andrei Boglayevskiy
FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny Valeri Chetverik
FC Gazovik Orenburg Aleksandr Korolyov
FC Dynamo Izhevsk Stanislav Korotayev, Nikolai Vyutnov
FC Energiya Chaikovsky Sergei Kleymyonov
FC Irtysh Tobolsk Vitali Alkhazov, Vladimir Sizontov
FC Kurgan
FC Neftyanik Pokhvistnevo Georgi Verbovskiy

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Nosta Novotroitsk (A)3021728418+6670Qualification to Promotion play-offs
2 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 3019925519+3666
3 Zenit Chelyabinsk 3016954628+1857
4 Sodovik Sterlitamak 30141064525+2052
5 UralAZ Miass 3015695037+1351
6 Metallurg-Metiznik Magnitogorsk 3014884437+750
7 Uralmash Yekaterinburg 3014794930+1949
8 Uralets Nizhny Tagil 3013983624+1248
9 Dynamo Perm 30142145652+444
10 KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny 30117124146540
11 Gazovik Orenburg 30106143437336
12 Dynamo Izhevsk 30851736521629
13 Energiya Chaikovsky 30751828532526
14 Irtysh Tobolsk [lower-alpha 1] (R)30661819452624Relegation to Amateur Football League
15 Kurgan [lower-alpha 2] 30342319785913
16 Neftyanik Pokhvistnevo [lower-alpha 3] (R)34842224684428Relegation to Amateur Football League
Source: RSSSF
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. FC Irtysh Tobolsk did not participate in any national-level competitions in 2000.
  2. FC Sibir Kurgan renamed to FC Kurgan.
  3. FC Neftyanik Pokhvistnevo were excluded from the league after playing 15 games and gaining 13 points. Opponents were awarded 3-0 wins in the remaining matches. Neftyanik did not participate in any national-level competitions in 2000.

Top goalscorers

19 goals
15 goals
14 goals
12 goals
11 goals

Zone East

Overview

TeamHead coach
FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk Vladislav Sosnov
FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleh Smolyaninov
FC Amur-Energiya Blagoveshchensk Vyacheslav Kurtsayev
FC Sibiryak Bratsk Valeri Tolchev
FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk Sergei Iromashvili
FC Kuzbass Kemerovo Sergei Vasyutin
FC Luch Vladivostok Andrei Fedyakin
FC Zvezda Irkutsk Sergei Muratov, Anatoly Bulgakov, Gennadi Vyazovtsev
FC Dynamo Barnaul Viktor Volynkin, Vladimir Vorzhev
FC Irtysh Omsk Artyom Amirdzhanov
FC Reformatsiya Abakan Aleksandr Kishinevsky
FC Okean Nakhodka Pavel Palatin (until July)
Vladimir Susin (from July)
FC Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky
FC Dynamo Omsk Vyacheslav Martynov
FC Selenga Ulan-Ude Valeri Mikhnov
FC Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk Vladimir Kovbiy, Vyacheslav Mogilny, Aleksandr Kucherenko, Sergei Goncharov

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Metallurg Novokuznetsk (A)3020556328+3565Qualification to Promotion play-offs
2 SKA-Khabarovsk [lower-alpha 1] 3020464617+2964
3 Amur-Energiya Blagoveshchensk 3018665325+2860
4 Sibiryak Bratsk 3018394831+1757
5 Chkalovets Novosibirsk (R)3016686042+1854Relegation to Amateur Football League
6 Kuzbass Kemerovo 30164103424+1052
7 Luch Vladivostok 3014794332+1149
8 Zvezda Irkutsk 30137103731+646
9 Dynamo Barnaul 30136114034+645
10 Irtysh Omsk 30126123034442
11 Reformatsiya Abakan [lower-alpha 2] 30107133845737
12 Okean Nakhodka 30732018382024
13 Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky (R)30661820402024Relegation to Amateur Football League
14 Dynamo Omsk [lower-alpha 3] 30561922563421
15 Selenga Ulan-Ude 30442217574016
16 Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk [lower-alpha 3] (R)3048181954358 [lower-alpha 4] Relegation to Amateur Football League
Source: RSSSF
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. FC SKA Khabarovsk renamed to FC SKA-Energiya.
  2. FC Reformatsiya Abakan promoted from the Amateur Football League.
  3. 1 2 FC Dynamo Omsk and FC Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk moved from Zone Ural to Zone East.
  4. FC Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk were deducted 12 points for not paying transfer fees on time. They did not participate in any national-level competitions in 2000.

Top goalscorers

23 goals
17 goals
13 goals
12 goals
11 goals
10 goals

Promotion play-offs

Nosta Novotroitsk 3–1 Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Sinelobov Soccerball shade.svg28' (pen.)
Gayevoy Soccerball shade.svg59'
Uzakov Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report Gilagayev Soccerball shade.svg72'
Metallurg Stadium, Novotroitsk
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Taras Bezubyak (St. Petersburg)
Metallurg Novokuznetsk 2–1 Nosta Novotroitsk
Yarkin Soccerball shade.svg80' (pen.), 89' Report Belov Soccerball shade.svg13'

Nosta won 4–3 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2000 Russian First Division.


Spartak-Chukotka Moscow 1–1 Avtomobilist Noginsk
Kozlov Soccerball shade.svg88' (pen.) Report Bychkov Soccerball shade.svg26'
Spartak Igor Netto Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Yuri Chebotaryov (Krasnodar)
Avtomobilist Noginsk 1–4 Spartak-Chukotka Moscow
Sotnikov Soccerball shade.svg81' Report Fedin Soccerball shade.svg16'
Katasonov Soccerball shade.svg25'
Kondratyev Soccerball shade.svg58' (o.g.)
Pavlenko Soccerball shade.svg78'

Spartak-Chukotka won 5–2 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2000 Russian First Division.


Lada Togliatti 2–1 Kuban Krasnodar
Yemelyanov Soccerball shade.svg42'
Tatarkin Soccerball shade.svg51'
Report Gusev Soccerball shade.svg79'
Torpedo Stadium, Tolyatti
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Gennadi Kulichenkov (Tula)
Kuban Krasnodar 1–1 Lada Togliatti
Andreyev Soccerball shade.svg75' Report Tatarkin Soccerball shade.svg9'
Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Nikolai Ivanov (St. Petersburg)

Lada Togliatti won 3–2 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2000 Russian First Division.


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