1999 Russian First Division
# 1999 Russian First Division

The Russian First Division 1999 was the eighth edition of the Russian First Division.

## Overview

| Team | Head coach |
| - | - |
| FC Anzhi Makhachkala | Gadzhi Gadzhiyev |
| FC Fakel Voronezh | Valeri Nenenko |
| FC Sokol Saratov | Leonid Tkachenko |
| FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow | Boris Ignatyev |
| FC Baltika Kaliningrad | Vladimir Dergach (until August) Anatoli Ivanov (from August) |
| FC Amkar Perm | Sergei Oborin |
| FC Rubin Kazan | Pavel Sadyrin |
| FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk | Aleksandr Ivchenko |
| FC Arsenal Tula | Yevhen Kucherevskyi (until May) Vladimir Afonsky (caretaker, May to June) Leonid Buryak (June to September) Vladimir Afonsky (caretaker, from September) |
| FC Lokomotiv Chita | Aleksandr Kovalyov |
| FC Kristall Smolensk | Aleksandr Ignatenko (until September) Lev Platonov (from September) |
| FC Tom Tomsk | Vladimir Yurin (until June) Vladimir Puzanov (from June) |
| PFC Spartak Nalchik | Aslanbek Khantsev |
| FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk | Ishtvan Sekech |
| FC Metallurg Lipetsk | Stanislav Bernikov (until August) Sergei Savchenkov (from September) |
| FC Lokomotiv St. Petersburg | Givi Nodia |
| FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan | Enver Yulgushov |
| FC Tyumen | Viktor Knyazhev |
| FC Torpedo-Viktoriya Nizhny Novgorod | Leonid Nazarenko (until June) valeri Tretyakov (June to September) Anatoli Nefyodov (from September) |
| FC Lada-Simbirsk Dimitrovgrad | Vladimir Yevsyukov (until May) Vladimir Mukhanov (May to September) Valeri Denisov (from September) |
| FC Dynamo Stavropol | Fyodor Gagloyev (until September) Sergei Gorb (from September) |
| FC Spartak-Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo | Sergey Frantsev (until October) Vadim Khnykin (from October) |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Anzhi Makhachkala (P) | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 20 | +35 | 86 | Promotion to Top Division |
| 2 | Fakel Voronezh (P) | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 85 | Promotion to Top Division |
| 3 | Sokol Saratov | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 74 | 39 | +35 | 82 | |
| 4 | Torpedo-ZIL Moscow | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 67 | 27 | +40 | 82 | |
| 5 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 74 | |
| 6 | Amkar Perm | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 70 | |
| 7 | Rubin Kazan | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 66 | |
| 8 | Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk | 42 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 64 | |
| 9 | Arsenal Tula | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 64 | |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Chita | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 62 | |
| 11 | Kristall Smolensk | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 58 | |
| 12 | Tom Tomsk | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 58 | |
| 13 | Spartak Nalchik | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 56 | |
| 14 | Metallurg Krasnoyarsk | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 54 | |
| 15 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 53 | |
| 16 | Lokomotiv St. Petersburg | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 51 | |
| 17 | Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 50 | |
| 18 | Tyumen (R) | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 48 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 19 | Torpedo-Viktoriya Nizhny Novgorod (R) | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 47 | 67 | −20 | 43 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 20 | Lada-Simbirsk Dimitrovgrad (R) | 42 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 37 | 66 | −29 | 40 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 21 | Dynamo Stavropol (R) | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 39 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 22 | Spartak-Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo (R) | 42 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 85 | −60 | 13 | Relegation to Second Division |

* ↑ FC Lada-Grad Dimitrovgrad renamed to FC Lada-Simbirsk.
* 1 2 Dynamo Stavropol awarded 3-0 victory in their home game against Lada-Simbirsk Dimitrovgrad. Lada-Simbirsk did not arrive for the game as they were considering dropping out of the league altogether at the time before receiving last-second financing commitments.

## Top goalscorers

### 23 goals

* Konstantin Paramonov (Amkar)

### 20 goals

* Mikheil Jishkariani (Sokol)

### 18 goals

* Andradina (Arsenal)

### 16 goals

* Andrei Fedkov (Baltika)

### 14 goals

* Andrei Bakalets (Torpedo-Viktoriya)
* Vadim Belokhonov (Metallurg Krasnoyarsk)
* Sergei Bulatov (Fakel)
* Vaso Sepashvili (Spartak)

### 13 goals

* Nail Galimov (Lokomotiv Chita)
* Andrei Knyazev (Rubin / Torpedo-ZIL)
