The 2000 Russian Second Division was the ninth edition of the Russian Second Division. There were 6 zones with 107 teams starting the competition (one was excluded before the end of the season).
Source: RSSSF (A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated Notes:
1 2 FC Severstal Cherepovets and FC Pskov promoted from the Russian Amateur Football League.
1 2 FC Severstal Cherepovets was awarded a 3-0 victory in an away game against FC Saturn-d Ramenskoye (after Severstal won the game 2-0) because Vitali Veselov was not eligible to play for Saturn-d after being sent off during the main FC Saturn Ramenskoye team game.
1 2 3 4 5 FC Torpedo-2 Moscow, FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg, FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow, PFC CSKA-2 Moscow, FC Spartak-2 Moscow, FC Dynamo-2 Moscow and FC Saturn-d Ramenskoye moved to the newly reintroduced Russian Premier League reserves competition in 2001.
↑ FC Volochanin Vyshny Volochyok renamed to FC Volochanin-89.
1 2 FC Spartak-2 Moscow was awarded a 3-0 victory in an away game against FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow (after Spartak-2 lost the game 0-2) because Igor Cherevchenko was not eligible to play for Lokomotiv-2 after being sent off during the main FC Lokomotiv Moscow team game.
Source: RSSSF (A) Advance to a further round Notes:
↑ FC Lotto-MKM Moscow was called FC Moskabelmet Moscow in 1999 and did not participate in any national-level competitions in that year.
↑ FC Krasnoznamensk promoted from the Russian Amateur Football League where it played as FC Krasnoznamensk-Selyatino Krasnoznamensk in 1999.
1 2 FC Krasnoznamensk was awarded a 3-0 victory in their home game against FC Yelets that Krasnoznamensk won 1-0 as Yelets fielded an ineligible player.
↑ FC Spartak Ryazan renamed to FC Ryazan-Agrokomplekt Ryazan in October.
↑ FC Yelets promoted from the Russian Amateur Football League.
Source: RSSSF (A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated Notes:
1 2 FC Dynamo Stavropol was awarded a 3-0 victory in their home game against FC Nart Nartkala that Dynamo won 1-0 as Nart fielded an ineligible player.
↑ FC Spartak-Kavkaztransgaz Izobilny promoted from the Amateur Football League, where it played in 1999 as FC Signal Izobilny.
↑ FC Sudostroitel Astrakhan promoted from the Amateur Football League.
↑ FC Rostselmash-2 Rostov-on-Don moved to the newly reintroduced Russian Premier League reserves competition in 2001.
↑ FC Iriston Vladikavkaz did not participate in any national-level competition in 2001.
↑ FC Chernomorets-d Novorossiysk included in the league without participating in national-level competitions in 1999. They moved to the newly reintroduced Russian Premier League reserves competition in 2001.
Source: RSSSF (A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated Notes:
↑ FC Lada-Simbirsk Dimitrovgrad renamed to Lada-Energiya.
1 2 FC Olimpiya Volgograd and FC Khopyor Balashov promoted from the Amateur Football League.
↑ FC Krylya Sovetov-2 Samara was admitted into the division without participating in any national-level competitions in 1999. They moved to the newly reintroduced Russian Premier League reserves competition in 2001.
Top goalscorers
26 goals
Anton Khazov (FC Torpedo-Viktoriya Nizhny Novgorod)
Source: RSSSF (A) Advance to a further round Notes:
↑ FC Chkalovets-Olimpik Novosibirsk promoted from the Amateur Football League. The history of FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk that participated in the 1999 Second Division was technically inherited by FC Chkalovets-1936 Novosibirsk that entered Amateur Football League in 2000.
↑ FC Reformatsiya Abakan dropped out of the league after playing 9 games and gaining 7 points. They did not participate in any national-level competitions in 2001.
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