2014–15 Russian Professional Football League
# 2014–15 Russian Professional Football League

The 2014–15 Professional Football League was the third highest division in Russian football. The Professional Football League is geographically divided into 5 zones. The winners of each zone are automatically promoted into the National Football League. The bottom finishers of each zone lose professional status and are relegated into the Amateur Football League.

## West

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Spartak-2 Moscow (P) | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 26 | +39 | 65 | Promotion to Russian National Football League |
| 2 | Zenit-2 St. Petersburg (P) | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 78 | 41 | +37 | 57 | Promotion to Russian National Football League |
| 3 | Strogino Moscow | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 54 | |
| 4 | Khimki | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 54 | |
| 5 | Tekstilshchik Ivanovo | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 53 | |
| 6 | Dolgoprudny | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 51 | |
| 7 | Saturn Ramenskoye | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 50 | Team voluntarily relegated after the season |
| 8 | Torpedo Vladimir | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 48 | |
| 9 | Pskov-747 Pskov | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 42 | |
| 10 | Domodedovo Moscow | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 38 | |
| 11 | Volga Tver | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 32 | |
| 12 | Solyaris Moscow | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 28 | |
| 13 | Spartak Kostroma | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 28 | |
| 14 | CRFSO Smolensk | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 28 | |
| 15 | Kolomna | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 67 | −39 | 23 | |
| 16 | Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 59 | −38 | 18 | |

### Top scorers

Source: pfl-russia.com (in Russian)

**20 goals**

* Vladimir Obukhov (Spartak-2)

**19 goals**

* Ivan Lukyanov (Tekstilshchik)

**18 goals**

* Aleksei Medvedev (Saturn)

**17 goals**

* Aleksei Yevseyev (Zenit-2)

**16 goals**

* Ramil Sheydayev (Zenit-2)

**13 goals**

* Maksim Kazankov (Domodedovo/Saturn)

**10 goals**

* Anton Shishayev (Pskov-747)

## Center

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Fakel Voronezh (P) | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 64 | 14 | +50 | 80 | Promotion to Russian National Football League |
| 2 | Ryazan | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 13 | +38 | 69 | |
| 3 | Tambov | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 71 | 26 | +45 | 65 | |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Liski | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 53 | |
| 5 | Zenit Penza | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 49 | |
| 6 | Kaluga | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 49 | |
| 7 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 49 | |
| 8 | Vityaz Podolsk | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 44 | |
| 9 | Avangard Kursk | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 43 | |
| 10 | Dynamo Bryansk | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 38 | |
| 11 | Vybor-Kurbatovo Voronezh | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 46 | −24 | 29 | Team withdrew |
| 12 | Podolye Podolsky district | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 30 | 58 | −28 | 28 | Team disbanded after the season |
| 13 | Oryol | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 59 | −34 | 20 | |
| 14 | Metallurg Vyksa | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 57 | −41 | 19 | Team withdrew |
| 15 | Chertanovo Moscow | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 63 | −33 | 18 | |
| 16 | Arsenal-2 Tula | 30 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 54 | −35 | 11 | |

### Top scorers

Source: pfl-russia.com (in Russian)

**17 goals**

* Mikhail Biryukov (Fakel Voronezh)

**14 goals**

* Nikita Zhdankin (Ryazan)

**10 goals**

* Igor Boyarov (Vityaz Podolsk)
* Sergei Chernyshov (Lokomotiv Liski)
* Artemi Maleyev (Avangard Kursk)

**9 goals**

* Roman Grigoryan (Tambov)
* Dmitri Kortava (Metallurg Lipetsk)

**8 goals**

* Nikita Andreev (Tambov)

## South

### First round

**Group 1**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk (Q) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 31 | Advances to Group A |
| 2 | Afips Afipsky (Q) | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 29 | Advances to Group A |
| 3 | Vityaz Krymsk (Q) | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 28 | Advances to Group A |
| 4 | Armavir (Q) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 24 | Advances to Group A |
| 5 | Biolog-Novokubansk Progress (Q) | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 16 | Advances to Group A |
| 6 | Druzhba Maykop (Q) | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 11 | Advances to Group A |
| 7 | Krasnodar-2 (R, Q) | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 10 | Advances to Group B |
| 8 | Sochi (R, Q) | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 10 | Advances to Group B |

**Group 2**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dynamo GTS Stavropol (Q) | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 38 | Advances to Group A |
| 2 | MITOS Novocherkassk (Q) | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 34 | Advances to Group A |
| 3 | Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk (Q) | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 33 | Advances to Group A |
| 4 | Spartak Nalchik (Q) | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 33 | Advances to Group A |
| 5 | Taganrog (Q) | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 28 | Advances to Group A |
| 6 | Rotor Volgograd | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 27 | Team withdrew |
| 7 | Angusht Nazran (Q) | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 23 | Advances to Group A |
| 8 | Anzhi-2 Makhachkala (R, Q) | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 22 | Advances to Group B |
| 9 | Alania Vladikavkaz (R, Q) | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 21 | Advances to Group B |
| 10 | Terek-2 Grozny (R, Q) | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 18 | Advances to Group B |
| 11 | Astrakhan (R, Q) | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 17 | Advances to Group B |

### Second round

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Armavir (P) | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 45 | Promotion to Russian National Football League |
| 2 | Vityaz Krymsk | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 43 | Team disbanded after the season |
| 3 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 43 | |
| 4 | Afips Afipsky | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 41 | |
| 5 | Dynamo GTS Stavropol | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 36 | |
| 6 | MITOS Novocherkassk | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 30 | |
| 7 | Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 28 | |
| 8 | Spartak Nalchik | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 26 | |
| 9 | Taganrog | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 21 | Team disbanded after the season |
| 10 | Druzhba Maykop | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 19 | |
| 11 | Biolog-Novokubansk Progress | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 18 | |
| 12 | Angusht Nazran | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 18 | |

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Anzhi-2 Makhachkala | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 19 | Team disbanded after the season |
| 14 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 18 | |
| 15 | Astrakhan | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 16 | |
| 16 | Krasnodar-2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 16 | |
| 17 | Terek-2 Grozny | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 11 | |
| 18 | Sochi (R) | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 5 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |

### Top scorers

Source: pfl-russia.com (in Russian)

**14 goals**

* Magomed Guguyev (Spartak Nalchik)

**13 goals**

* Vladimir Lobkaryov (Torpedo Armavir)

**12 goals**

* Aleksei Domshinskiy (Druzhba)
* Atsamaz Burayev (Alania)
* Artyom Serdyuk (Torpedo Armavir)

**10 goals**

* Sergei Serdyukov (Dynamo GTS)
* Semyon Sinyavskiy (Chernomorets)
* Sergei Sechin (FC Astrakhan)
* Stanislav Vaniyev (Vityaz)

## Ural-Povolzhye

### First round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny (Q) | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 5 | +30 | 48 | Qualification for Group A |
| 2 | Zenit-Izhevsk (Q) | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 37 | Qualification for Group A |
| 3 | Chelyabinsk (Q) | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 35 | Qualification for Group A |
| 4 | Rubin-2 Kazan (Q) | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 34 | Qualification for Group A |
| 5 | Volga Ulyanovsk (Q) | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 33 | Qualification for Group A |
| 6 | Syzran-2003 (Q) | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 30 | Qualification for Group A |
| 7 | Nosta Novotroitsk (R, Q) | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 22 | Qualification for Group B |
| 8 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (R, Q) | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 19 | Qualification for Group B |
| 9 | Lada-Togliatti Togliatti (R, Q) | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 19 | Qualification for Group B |
| 10 | Dynamo Kirov (R, Q) | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 15 | Qualification for Group B |
| 11 | Spartak Yoshkar-Ola (R, Q) | 20 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 57 | −45 | 8 | Qualification for Group B |

### Second round

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny (P) | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 10 | +29 | 55 | Promotion to Russian National Football League |
| 2 | Zenit-Izhevsk | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 42 | |
| 3 | Syzran-2003 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 41 | |
| 4 | Chelyabinsk | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 40 | |
| 5 | Rubin-2 Kazan | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 40 | Team disbanded after the season |
| 6 | Volga Ulyanovsk | 25 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 38 | |

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Nosta Novotroitsk | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 28 | |
| 8 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 26 | |
| 9 | Lada-Togliatti Togliatti | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 24 | |
| 10 | Dynamo Kirov | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 20 | |
| 11 | Spartak Yoshkar-Ola (R) | 24 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 67 | −50 | 10 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |

### Top scorers

Source: pfl-russia.com (in Russian)

**11 goals**

* Ruslan Galiakberov (Rubin-2 Kazan)

**8 goals**

* Pavel Shadrin (Rubin-2 Kazan)
* Dmitri Otstavnov (Neftekhimik / Rubin-2 Kazan)
* Denis Uryvkov (Chelyabinsk)

## East

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Baikal Irkutsk (P) | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 44 | Promotion to Russian National Football League |
| 2 | Irtysh Omsk | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 43 | |
| 3 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 43 | |
| 4 | Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 38 | |
| 5 | Chita | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 36 | |
| 6 | Dynamo Barnaul | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 34 | |
| 7 | Yakutiya Yakutsk | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 20 | |
| 8 | Sibir-2 Novosibirsk | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 20 | |
| 9 | Tom-2 Tomsk | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 55 | −30 | 18 | |

### Top scorers

Source: pfl-russia.com (in Russian)

**9 goals**

* Konstantin Maltsev (Yakutiya/Metallurg Novokuznetsk)
* Yevgeni Shcherbakov (Dynamo Barnaul)
* Dmitri Galin (Baikal)

**8 goals**

* Anton Kiselyov (Metallurg Novokuznetsk)

**7 goals**

* Eduard Krug (Dynamo Barnaul)
* Viktor Sergeyev (Sibir-2)
