1995 Russian First League
# 1995 Russian First League

The Russian First League 1995 was the 4th edition of Russian First Division. It was the first season when 3 points were awarded for a win.

## Overview

| Team | Head coach |
| - | - |
| FC Baltika Kaliningrad | Leonid Tkachenko |
| FC Lada Togliatti | Viktor Antikhovich |
| FC Zenit St. Petersburg | Pavel Sadyrin |
| FC Zvezda Irkutsk | Sergei Muratov |
| FC Shinnik Yaroslavl | Igor Volchok |
| FC Luch Vladivostok | Lev Burchalkin |
| FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | Gennadi Sarychev |
| FC Lokomotiv Chita | Aleksandr Kovalyov |
| FC Dynamo Stavropol | Boris Stukalov |
| FC Sokol-PZhD Saratov | Aleksandr Koreshkov |
| FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk | Leonid Shevchenko |
| FC Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky | Sergei Vasyutin |
| FC Fakel Voronezh | Sergei Savchenkov |
| FC Torpedo Arzamas | Vladimir Dergach (until May) Valeri Tikhonov (from June) |
| FC Uralan Elista | Viktor Lidzhiyev |
| FC Torpedo Volzhsky | Oleg Dudarin (until May) Vladimir Dergach (from June) |
| FC Okean Nakhodka | Ishtvan Sekech |
| FC Druzhba Maykop | Soferbi Yeshugov |
| FC Saturn-1991 St. Petersburg | Leonid Ostroushko (until June) Oleg Tereshonkov (from June) |
| FC Irtysh Omsk | Vladimir Arays (until June) Aleksandr Ivchenko (from June) |
| FC Kolos Krasnodar | Valeriy Yaremchenko (until August) Leonid Pakhomov (from August) |
| FC Asmaral Moscow | Vladimir Mikhaylov |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Baltika Kaliningrad (P) | 42 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 83 | 30 | +53 | 92 | Promotion to Top League |
| 2 | Lada-Togliatti (P) | 42 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 79 | Promotion to Top League |
| 3 | Zenit St. Petersburg (P) | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 65 | 42 | +23 | 77 | Promotion to Top League |
| 4 | Zvezda Irkutsk | 42 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 73 | |
| 5 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 72 | |
| 6 | Luch Vladivostok | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 66 | |
| 7 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 42 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 65 | |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Chita | 42 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 66 | 67 | −1 | 65 | |
| 9 | Dynamo Stavropol | 42 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 63 | |
| 10 | Sokol-PZhD Saratov | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 61 | |
| 11 | Chkalovets Novosibirsk | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 61 | |
| 12 | Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 58 | |
| 13 | Fakel Voronezh | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 57 | |
| 14 | Torpedo Arzamas | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 57 | |
| 15 | Uralan Elista | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 56 | |
| 16 | Torpedo Volzhsky | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 75 | 74 | +1 | 55 | |
| 17 | Okean Nakhodka | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 50 | |
| 18 | Druzhba Maykop | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 50 | |
| 19 | Saturn-1991 St. Petersburg (R) | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 49 | Relegation to Second League |
| 20 | Irtysh Omsk (R) | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 47 | 82 | −35 | 45 | Relegation to Second League |
| 21 | Kolos Krasnodar (R) | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 45 | Relegation to Second League |
| 22 | Asmaral Moscow (R) | 42 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 35 | 98 | −63 | 28 | Relegation to Second League |

* ↑ FC Sokol Saratov renamed to FC Sokol-PZhD.
* ↑ FC Smena-Saturn St. Petersburg renamed to FC Saturn-1991. Saturn-1991 did not play in any national-level competitions in 1996.

## Top goalscorers

### 29 goals

* Sergei Bulatov (FC Baltika Kaliningrad)

### 28 goals

* Sergei Toporov (FC Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky)

### 21 goals

* Mikhail Potylchak (FC Torpedo Volzhsky)

### 19 goals

* Vladimir Kulik (FC Zenit St. Petersburg)

### 18 goals

* Eduard Bogdanov (FC Uralan Elista)
* Nail Galimov (FC Lokomotiv Chita)
* Rustyam Fakhrutdinov (FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk)
* Karapet Mikaelyan (FC Zvezda Irkutsk)

### 16 goals

* Ayrat Akhmetgaliyev (FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk)
* Oleg Rydny (FC Dynamo Stavropol)
* Aleksandr Selenkov (FC Luch Vladivostok)
