Football league season
The 1995 Russian Second League was the fourth edition of the Russian Second Division. It was the first season when 3 points were awarded for a win. There were 3 zones with 62 teams starting the competition (1 was excluded before the end of the season).
Zone West
Overview
Standings
Source:
RSSSF (A) Advance to a further round;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ FC Spartak Anapa renamed to FC Gekris.
^ FC Kristall Smolensk renamed to FC CSK VVS-Kristall.
^ a b c FC CSK-VVS Kristall Smolensk, FC Energiya Pyatigorsk and FC Avtodor-BMK Vladikavkaz awarded 1 home win each.
^ FC Anzhi Makhachkala awarded 5 home wins.
^ FC Avtodor-Olaf Vladikavkaz renamed to FC Avtodor-BMK.
Top goalscorers
30 goals
24 goals
23 goals
22 goals
21 goals
20 goals
19 goals
17 goals
16 goals
Zone Centre
Overview
Standings
Source:
RSSSF (A) Advance to a further round;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ a b FC Lada Dimitrovgrad and FC Metallurg Magnitogorsk awarded 1 home win each.
^ FC Metallurg Novotroitsk renamed to FC Nosta.
^ FC Volgar Astrakhan renamed to FC Volgar-Gazprom.
^ FC Torpedo Ryazan renamed to FC Spartak.
^ FC Obninsk renamed to FC Industriya.
^ FC Torpedo Miass renamed to FC UralAZ.
^ FC UralAZ Miass awarded 1 home win and 3 home losses.
^ a b FC SKD Samara and FC Zvezda Perm did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1996.
^ FC Torpedo Pavlovo awarded 1 home loss.
^ FC Devon Oktyabrsky was excluded from the league after playing 13 games and gaining 13 points. All their results were discarded. Devon did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1996.
Top goalscorers
29 goals
20 goals
18 goals
16 goals
15 goals
14 goals
Zone East
Overview
Standings
Source:
RSSSF (A) Advance to a further round;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk renamed to FC Metallurg-ZapSib.
^ FC Amur Blagoveshchensk awarded 4 home wins.
^ FC Sakhalin Kholmsk and FC Dynamo Yakutsk did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1996.
^ a b FC Sakhalin Kholmsk and FC Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk awarded 1 home win each.
^ FC Kristall Neryungri moved to Ulan-Ude and renamed to FC Selenga.
^ FC Dynamo Yakutsk awarded 2 home wins.
^ FC Viktoriya Nazarovo promoted from the Amateur Football League .
^ FC Mezhdurechensk promoted from the Amateur Football League , where it played in 1994 as FC Shakhtyor Mezhdurechensk.
Top goalscorers
21 goals
20 goals
19 goals
17 goals
16 goals
15 goals
14 goals
13 goals
See also
Russian Second League Russian Second Division Professional Football League Football National League 2 Russian Second League Russian Second League Division A Russian Second League Division B
Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions
UEFA Champions League
Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup