1999 Russian Second Division
# 1999 Russian Second Division

The Russian Second Division 1999 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).

## Zone West

### Overview

| Team | Head 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Avtomobilist Noginsk (A) | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 83 | 31 | +52 | 89 | Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Spartak Shchyolkovo | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 66 | 35 | +31 | 69 | |
| 3 | Saturn-d Ramenskoye | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 68 | |
| 4 | Sportakademklub Moscow | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 63 | |
| 5 | Zenit-2 St. Petersburg | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 62 | |
| 6 | Mosenergo Moscow | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 62 | |
| 7 | Volochanin Vyshny Volochyok | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 61 | |
| 8 | Dynamo-2 Moscow | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 59 | |
| 9 | Spartak-2 Moscow | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 56 | |
| 10 | Dynamo Vologda | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 56 | |
| 11 | Neftyanik Yaroslavl | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 51 | |
| 12 | Oazis Yartsevo | 38 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 51 | |
| 13 | Dynamo-SPb St. Petersburg (R) | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 45 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 14 | Lokomotiv-2 Moscow | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 45 | |
| 15 | CSKA-2 Moscow | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 40 | |
| 16 | Energiya Velikiye Luki | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 66 | −35 | 38 | |
| 17 | Torpedo-2 Moscow | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 37 | |
| 18 | Spartak Kostroma | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 75 | −40 | 33 | |
| 19 | Volga Tver (R) | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 56 | −29 | 29 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 20 | Spartak-Peresvet Bryansk (R) | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 36 | 81 | −45 | 26 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |

* 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.
* ↑ FC Saturn-d Ramenskoye was admitted into the division without participating in any national-level competitions in 1998.
* ↑ FC Oazis Yartsevo promoted from the Russian Amateur Football League.
* ↑ FC Dynamo St. Petersburg renamed to FC Dynamo-SPb. They did not participate in any national-level competitions in 2000.
* 1 2 FC Spartak-Peresvet were awarded a 3-0 victory over FC Dynamo-SPb as Dynamo-SPb did not arrive for the game.
* 1 2 FC Torpedo-2 were awarded a 3-0 victory over FC Energiya as Energiya did not arrive for the game.
* ↑ FC Spartak Bryansk renamed to FC Spartak-Peresvet. They did not participate in any national-level competitions in 2000.

### Top goalscorers

**22 goals**

* Anatoli Balaluyev (FC Avtomobilist Noginsk)

**20 goals**

* Aleksandr Rogulin (FC Oazis Yartsevo)

**19 goals**

* Andrey Movsisyan (FC Sportakademklub Moscow)
* Andrei Shershen (FC Mosenergo Moscow)

**15 goals**

* Igor Tikhonov (FC Avtomobilist Noginsk)

**14 goals**

* Dmitri Batynkov (FC Avtomobilist Noginsk)
* Sergei Domrachyov (FC Volochanin-89 Vyshny Volochyok)

**13 goals**

* Dmitri Akimov (FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg)

**12 goals**

* Maksim Grevtsev (FC Spartak Shchyolkovo)
* Sergei Kondratyev (FC Avtomobilist Noginsk)
* Dmitri Podshivalov (FC Dynamo-2 Moscow)

## Zone Centre

### Overview

| Team | Head 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Spartak-Chukotka Moscow (A) | 36 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 70 | 28 | +42 | 83 | Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Kolomna | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 72 | |
| 3 | Kosmos Elektrostal | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 25 | +38 | 71 | |
| 4 | Oryol | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 67 | |
| 5 | Dynamo Bryansk | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 63 | |
| 6 | Khimki | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 62 | |
| 7 | Spartak Tambov | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 59 | |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Liski | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 56 | |
| 9 | Fabus Bronnitsy | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 55 | |
| 10 | Spartak Ryazan | 36 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 50 | |
| 11 | Spartak-Telekom Shuya | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 48 | |
| 12 | Lokomotiv Kaluga | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 45 | |
| 13 | Don Novomoskovsk | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 42 | |
| 14 | Spartak Lukhovitsy | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 38 | |
| 15 | Avangard Kursk | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 37 | |
| 16 | Arsenal-2 Tula | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 33 | |
| 17 | Titan Zheleznodorozhny | 36 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 69 | −37 | 29 | |
| 18 | Torpedo Vladimir (R) | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 64 | −29 | 25 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 19 | Salyut-YuKOS Belgorod (R) | 36 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 74 | −47 | 21 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |

* ↑ FC Spartak-Chukotka Moscow promoted from the Amateur Football League.
* ↑ FC Kosmos Dolgoprudny moved to Elektrostal.
* ↑ FC Khimki moved from Zone West to Zone Centre.
* ↑ FC Spartak-Telekom Shuya moved from Zone Povolzhye to Zone Centre.
* ↑ FC Titan Reutov moved to Zheleznodorozhny.

### Top goalscorers

**26 goals**

* Aleksandr Katasonov (FC Spartak-Chukotka Moscow)
* Vladimir Kharin (FC Lokomotiv Liski)

**23 goals**

* Sergei Lutovinov (FC Spartak-Chukotka Moscow)

**21 goals**

* Maksim Olkhovik (FC Spartak Lukhovitsy)

**20 goals**

* Sergei Pervushin (FC Spartak Tambov)

**18 goals**

* Andrei Boldin (FC Kolomna)
* Ruslan Nezamendinov (FC Kosmos Elektrostal)

**15 goals**

* Yevgeni Losev (FC Lokomotiv Kaluga)

**14 goals**

* Yevgeni Kuzka (FC Spartak Ryazan)

**13 goals**

* Andrei Meshchaninov (FC Kosmos Elektrostal)

## Zone South

### Overview

| Team | Head 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kuban Krasnodar (A) | 36 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 80 | 13 | +67 | 91 | Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | SKA Rostov-on-Don | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 82 | |
| 3 | Kavkazkabel Prokhladny | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 67 | 32 | +35 | 79 | |
| 4 | Avtodor Vladikavkaz | 36 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 74 | 27 | +47 | 78 | |
| 5 | Druzhba Maykop | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 80 | 27 | +53 | 71 | |
| 6 | Angusht Nazran | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 66 | |
| 7 | Vityaz Krymsk | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 63 | |
| 8 | Rostselmash-2 Rostov-on-Don | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 59 | |
| 9 | Dynamo Makhachkala | 36 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 50 | |
| 10 | Mozdok | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 47 | |
| 11 | Slavyansk Slavyansk-na-Kubani | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 44 | |
| 12 | Shakhtyor Shakhty | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 43 | |
| 13 | Zhemchuzhina-2 Sochi (R) | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 41 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 14 | Venets Gulkevichi | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 40 | 77 | −37 | 37 | |
| 15 | Nart Nartkala | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 37 | |
| 16 | Iriston Vladikavkaz | 36 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 39 | 79 | −40 | 27 | |
| 17 | Torpedo Taganrog | 36 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 74 | −50 | 19 | |
| 18 | Beshtau Lermontov (R) | 36 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 80 | −48 | 17 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 19 | Torpedo Georgiyevsk (R) | 36 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 101 | −82 | 12 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |

* ↑ FC SKA Rostov-on-Don and FC Vityaz Krymsk promoted from the Amateur Football League
* ↑ FC Kuban Slavynsk-na-Kubani renamed to FC Slavyansk.
* 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**

* Isa Markhiyev (FC Angusht Nazran)

**20 goals**

* Stanislav Lebedintsev (FC SKA Rostov-on-Don)
* Andrey Perederiy (FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz)

**19 goals**

* Ruslan Kunikhov (FC Druzhba Maykop)

**18 goals**

* Iuri Gabiskiria (FC Kuban Krasnodar)
* Sergey Maslov (FC Rostselmash-2 Rostov-on-Don)

**14 goals**

* Soslan Torchinov (FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz)

**13 goals**

* Vitali Makarenko (FC Kavkazkabel Prokhladny)
* Aleksei Surinov (FC Zhemchuzhina-2 Sochi)

**12 goals**

* Ladin Apshev (FC Kavkazkabel Prokhladny)
* Spartak Gogniyev (FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz)
* Viktor Korban (FC SKA Rostov-on-Don)

## Zone Povolzhye

### Overview

| Team | Head 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lada-Togliatti (A) | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 89 | 22 | +67 | 85 | Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Torpedo Pavlovo | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 66 | 22 | +44 | 71 | |
| 3 | Volga Ulyanovsk | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 63 | |
| 4 | Energetik Uren | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 61 | |
| 5 | Iskra Engels | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 55 | |
| 6 | Diana Volzhsk | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 54 | |
| 7 | Metallurg Vyksa | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 53 | |
| 8 | Biokhimik-Mordovia Saransk | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 49 | |
| 9 | Khimik Dzerzhinsk | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 47 | |
| 10 | Energiya Ulyanovsk (R) | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 45 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 11 | Balakovo | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 44 | |
| 12 | Svetotekhnika Saransk | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 40 | |
| 13 | Torpedo Volzhsky | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 37 | |
| 14 | Salyut Saratov | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 35 | |
| 15 | Rotor-2 Volgograd | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 63 | −26 | 33 | |
| 16 | Dynamo-Mashinostroitel Kirov | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 32 | |
| 17 | Zenit Penza (R) | 34 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 33 | 67 | −34 | 30 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 18 | Torpedo Arzamas (R) | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 28 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |

* ↑ FC Lada-Togliatti-VAZ Togliatti renamed to FC Lada.
* ↑ FC Metallurg Vyksa promoted from the Amateur Football League.
* 1 2 FC Energiya Ulyanovsk and FC Torpedo Arzamas did not participate in any national-level competitions in 2000.
* ↑ 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**

* Aleksei Vereshchak (FC Lada Togliatti)

**25 goals**

* Igor Mordvinov (FC Torpedo Pavlovo)

**18 goals**

* Dmitri Timofeyev (FC Diana Volzhsk)

**17 goals**

* Dmitri Golubev (FC Metallurg Vyksa)
* Vladimir Pronin (FC Volga Ulyanovsk)

**14 goals**

* Maksim Bondarenko (FC Rotor-2 Volgograd)
* Vitali Ivanov (FC Balakovo)
* Sergei Ulanov (FC Torpedo Arzamas)

**13 goals**

* Rustyam Fakhrutdinov (FC Lada Togliatti)
* Aleksandr Fedoseyev (FC Zenit Penza)
* Sergei Panov (FC Balakovo)

## Zone Ural

### Overview

| Team | Head 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nosta Novotroitsk (A) | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 84 | 18 | +66 | 70 | Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 55 | 19 | +36 | 66 | |
| 3 | Zenit Chelyabinsk | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 57 | |
| 4 | Sodovik Sterlitamak | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 52 | |
| 5 | UralAZ Miass | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 51 | |
| 6 | Metallurg-Metiznik Magnitogorsk | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 50 | |
| 7 | Uralmash Yekaterinburg | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 49 | |
| 8 | Uralets Nizhny Tagil | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 48 | |
| 9 | Dynamo Perm | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 44 | |
| 10 | KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 40 | |
| 11 | Gazovik Orenburg | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 36 | |
| 12 | Dynamo Izhevsk | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 29 | |
| 13 | Energiya Chaikovsky | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 26 | |
| 14 | Irtysh Tobolsk (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 45 | −26 | 24 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 15 | Kurgan | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 78 | −59 | 13 | |
| 16 | Neftyanik Pokhvistnevo (R) | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 68 | −44 | 28 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |

* ↑ FC Irtysh Tobolsk did not participate in any national-level competitions in 2000.
* ↑ FC Sibir Kurgan renamed to FC Kurgan.
* ↑ 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**

* Mikhail Tyufyakov (FC Dynamo Perm)

**15 goals**

* Vladimir Filippov (FC Nosta Novotroitsk)
* Vladimir Raykov (FC Zenit Chelyabinsk)

**14 goals**

* Vitali Kakunin (FC UralAZ Miass)

**12 goals**

* Stanislav Filonov (FC Metallurg-Metiznik Magnitogorsk)
* Arnold Slabodich (FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk)

**11 goals**

* Sergei Budylin (FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk)
* Konstantin Nizovtsev (FC Dynamo Perm)
* Albert Tsarayev (FC KamAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny)
* Ruslan Uzakov (FC Nosta Novotroitsk)

## Zone East

### Overview

| Team | Head coach |
| - | - |
| FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk | Vladislav Sosnov |
| FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk | 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk (A) | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 28 | +35 | 65 | Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | SKA-Khabarovsk | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 64 | |
| 3 | Amur-Energiya Blagoveshchensk | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 25 | +28 | 60 | |
| 4 | Sibiryak Bratsk | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 57 | |
| 5 | Chkalovets Novosibirsk (R) | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 54 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 6 | Kuzbass Kemerovo | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 52 | |
| 7 | Luch Vladivostok | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 49 | |
| 8 | Zvezda Irkutsk | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 46 | |
| 9 | Dynamo Barnaul | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 45 | |
| 10 | Irtysh Omsk | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 42 | |
| 11 | Reformatsiya Abakan | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 37 | |
| 12 | Okean Nakhodka | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 38 | −20 | 24 | |
| 13 | Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 24 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 14 | Dynamo Omsk | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 56 | −34 | 21 | |
| 15 | Selenga Ulan-Ude | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 57 | −40 | 16 | |
| 16 | Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk (R) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 54 | −35 | 8 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |

* ↑ FC SKA Khabarovsk renamed to FC SKA-Energiya.
* ↑ FC Reformatsiya Abakan promoted from the Amateur Football League.
* 1 2 FC Dynamo Omsk and FC Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk moved from Zone Ural to Zone East.
* ↑ 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**

* Stanislav Chaplygin (FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk)

**17 goals**

* Oleg Lidrik (FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk)

**13 goals**

* Yuri Shpiryuk (FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk)

**12 goals**

* Rezo Dzhikiya (FC Zvezda Irkutsk)
* Andrei Ponomaryov (FC Sibiryak Bratsk)
* Sergei Rogalevsky (FC Kuzbass Kemerovo)

**11 goals**

* Andrei Korovin (FC Amur-Energiya Blagoveshchensk)
* Roman Melnik (FC Luch Vladivostok)
* Vladislav Yarkin (FC Dynamo Barnaul / FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk)

**10 goals**

* Aleksei Poddubskiy (FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk)
* Ihor Yefremov (FC Amur-Energiya Blagoveshchensk)
* Dmitri Zlobin (FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk)

## Promotion play-offs

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

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

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

