1998 Russian Second Division
# 1998 Russian Second Division

The Russian Second Division 1998 was the seventh edition of the Russian Second Division. The competition was renamed from Russian Second League to Russian Second Division this year. Russian Third League was dissolved this season and Second Division became once again the lowest level of professional football in Russia. There were 6 zones with 119 teams starting the competition (5 were excluded before the end of the season).

## Zone West

### Overview

| Team | Head coach |
| - | - |
| FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow | Sergei Petrenko (until September) Boris Ignatyev (from September) |
| FC Spartak Shchyolkovo | Leonid Shevchenko |
| FC Dynamo-2 Moscow | Aleksei Petrushin |
| FC Mosenergo Moscow | Valentin Sysoyev |
| FC Spartak-2 Moscow | Sergey Rodionov |
| FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg | Lev Burchalkin |
| FC Avtomobilist Noginsk | Aleksei Koryagin (until June) Igor Volchok (from June) |
| FC Dynamo St. Petersburg | Boris Rappoport |
| FC Dynamo Vologda | Leon Yagubyants |
| FC Khimki | A.N. Dementyev (until August) Igor Bychkov (August to September) Ravil Sabitov (from September) |
| FC Energiya Velikiye Luki | Vladimir Kosogov |
| PFC CSKA-2 Moscow | Vyacheslav Komarov/Sergei Berezin |
| FC Sportakademklub Moscow | Aleksandr Yefremov |
| FC Volochanin Vyshny Volochyok | Viktor Demidov |
| FC Volga Tver | Vladimir Seleznyov |
| FC Neftyanik Yaroslavl | Aleksandr Samygin (until May) Valentin Volkov (caretaker, May) Viktor Fomin (from May) |
| FC Torpedo-2 Moscow | Vadim Nikonov/Sergei Petrenko (from September) |
| FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow | Andrei Syomin |
| FC Spartak Kostroma | Andrei Kononov (until September) Aleksandr Bogdanov (from September) |
| FC Krasnoznamensk-Selyatino Krasnoznamensk | N.A. Kosyuk (until June) Viktor Nozdrin (June to October) Vladimir Bondarenko (from October) |
| FC Monolit Moscow | Yuri Vereykin |
| FC Pskov | Sergei Markelov |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Torpedo-ZIL Moscow (A) | 40 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 90 | 30 | +60 | 90 | Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Spartak Shchyolkovo | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 65 | 30 | +35 | 78 | |
| 3 | Dynamo-2 Moscow | 40 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 75 | |
| 4 | Mosenergo Moscow | 40 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 75 | |
| 5 | Spartak-2 Moscow | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 94 | 50 | +44 | 74 | |
| 6 | Zenit-2 St. Petersburg | 40 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 73 | |
| 7 | Avtomobilist Noginsk | 40 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 73 | |
| 8 | Dynamo St. Petersburg | 40 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 72 | |
| 9 | Dynamo Vologda | 40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 59 | |
| 10 | Khimki | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 53 | |
| 11 | Energiya Velikiye Luki | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 58 | 80 | −22 | 53 | |
| 12 | CSKA-2 Moscow | 40 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 69 | 78 | −9 | 47 | |
| 13 | Sportakademklub Moscow | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 47 | 72 | −25 | 47 | |
| 14 | Volochanin Vyshny Volochyok | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 46 | |
| 15 | Volga Tver | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 45 | |
| 16 | Neftyanik Yaroslavl | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 46 | 66 | −20 | 45 | |
| 17 | Torpedo-2 Moscow | 40 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 59 | 81 | −22 | 39 | |
| 18 | Lokomotiv-2 Moscow | 40 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 53 | 80 | −27 | 34 | |
| 19 | Spartak Kostroma | 40 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 40 | 83 | −43 | 32 | |
| 20 | Krasnoznamensk-Selyatino Krasnoznamensk (R) | 40 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 40 | 69 | −29 | 31 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 21 | Monolit Moscow (R) | 40 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 72 | −41 | 24 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| – | FC Pskov | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | |

* ↑ FC Dynamo-d Moscow renamed to FC Dynamo-2.
* ↑ FC Spartak-d Moscow renamed to FC Spartak-2.
* ↑ FC Zenit-d St. Petersburg renamed to FC Zenit-2.
* ↑ PFC CSKA-d Moscow renamed to PFC CSKA-2.
* ↑ FC Torpedo-Luzhniki-d Moscow renamed to FC Torpedo-2.
* ↑ FC Lokomotiv-d Moscow renamed to FC Lokomotiv-2.
* ↑ FC MChS-Selyatino Selyatino renamed to FC Krasnoznamensk-Selyatino and moved to Krasnoznamensk.
* ↑ FC Pskov was excluded from the league after playing 16 games and gaining 28 points. All their results were discarded. They played their first professional season and played in the Amateur Football League next season.

### Top goalscorers

**32 goals**

* Aleksei Snigiryov (FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow)

**23 goals**

* Anatoli Balaluyev (FC Avtomobilist Noginsk)

**18 goals**

* Aleksei Kocharygin (FC Spartak-2 Moscow)
* Sergey Korovushkin (PFC CSKA-2 Moscow)

**17 goals**

* Maksim Grevtsev (FC Spartak Shchyolkovo)
* Sergei Lutovinov (FC Spartak-2 Moscow)

**16 goals**

* Maksim Aristarkhov (FC Torpedo-2 Moscow)

**15 goals**

* Yuri Bagdasaryan (FC Mosenergo Moscow)
* Yuriy Yakovenko (FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow)

**14 goals**

* Dmitri Rudanov (FC Neftyanik Yaroslavl)

## Zone Center

### Overview

| Team | Head coach |
| - | - |
| FC Spartak-Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo | Sergey Frantsev |
| FC Oryol | Nikolay Kiselyov |
| FC Spartak Ryazan | Sergei Nedosekin (until June) Sergey Mushtruyev (from June) |
| FC Spartak Tambov | Vladimir Kovylin |
| FC Lokomotiv Liski | Vladimir Ponomaryov |
| FC Kosmos Dolgoprudny | Aleksandr Logunov |
| FC Don Novomoskovsk | Igor Solovyov |
| FC Spartak Lukhovitsy | Aleksandr Irkhin (until May) Vladimir Golubev (June to July) Sergei Nedosekin (from July) |
| FC Spartak Bryansk | Valeri Korneyev |
| FC Torpedo Vladimir | Anatoli Solovyov |
| FC Fabus Bronnitsy | S. A. Tatuyev |
| FC Dynamo Bryansk | Viktor Zimin |
| FC Kolomna | Vadim Yastrebkov |
| FC Arsenal-2 Tula | Vladimir Babanov (until June) Vyacheslav Ledovskikh (from June) |
| FC Titan Reutov | Aleksei Belenkov |
| FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo | Vladimir Belkov (until May) Valeri Gornushkin (from May) |
| FC Lokomotiv Kaluga | Aleksandr Sakharov (until August) A. E. Pavlov (August to September) Vadim Zherdev (from September) |
| FC Avangard Kursk | Aleksandr Galkin |
| FC Salyut-YuKOS Belgorod | Aleksandr Kryukov |
| FC Stroitel Morshansk | Vyacheslav Vlasov |
| FC Asmaral Moscow | Vladimir Mikhaylov (until May) V. V. Medvedev (May) Aleksandr Antonov (from May) |
| FC Torgmash Lyubertsy | Viktor Sobolrv (until April) Anatoli Leshchenkov (April) A. D. Bochkov (April) Anatoli Leshchenkov (May to June) |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Spartak-Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo (A) | 40 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 60 | 23 | +37 | 89 | Promotion to 1999 Russian First Division |
| 2 | Oryol | 40 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 55 | 18 | +37 | 78 | |
| 3 | Spartak Ryazan | 40 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 75 | |
| 4 | Spartak Tambov | 40 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 74 | |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Liski | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 68 | |
| 6 | Kosmos Dolgoprudny | 40 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 66 | |
| 7 | Don Novomoskovsk | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 64 | |
| 8 | Spartak Lukhovitsy | 40 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 64 | |
| 9 | Spartak Bryansk | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 59 | |
| 10 | Torpedo Vladimir | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 55 | |
| 11 | Fabus Bronnitsy | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 52 | |
| 12 | Dynamo Bryansk | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 50 | |
| 13 | Kolomna | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 57 | 72 | −15 | 50 | |
| 14 | Arsenal-2 Tula | 40 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 47 | |
| 15 | Titan Reutov | 40 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 44 | |
| 16 | Tekstilshchik Ivanovo (R) | 40 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 37 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 17 | Lokomotiv Kaluga | 40 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 34 | 62 | −28 | 37 | |
| 18 | Avangard Kursk | 40 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 36 | |
| 19 | Salyut-YuKOS Belgorod | 40 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 36 | |
| 20 | Stroitel Morshansk (R) | 40 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 34 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 21 | Asmaral Moscow (R) | 40 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 42 | 75 | −33 | 31 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| – | FC Torgmash Lyubertsy | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | |

* ↑ FC Luch Tula renamed to FC Arsenal-2.
* ↑ FC Torgmash Lyubertsy was excluded from the league after playing 15 games and gaining 9 points. All their results were discarded. They played in the Amateur Football League in 1999.

### Top goalscorers

**24 goals**

* Aleksei Medvedev (FC Spartak-Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo)

**21 goals**

* Anatoli Sigachyov (FC Don Novomoskovsk)

**19 goals**

* Andrei Boldin (FC Kolomna)

**17 goals**

* Sergei Gavrilov (FC Spartak Tambov)

**16 goals**

* Mikhail Filyunov (FC Oryol)

**15 goals**

* Konstantin Kaynov (FC Fabus Bronnitsy)
* Valeri Korneyev (FC Spartak Bryansk)

**14 goals**

* Yevgeni Kuzka (FC Spartak Ryazan)

**12 goals**

* Igor Grokhovskiy (FC Arsenal-2 Tula)
* Vladimir Kharin (FC Lokomotiv Liski)
* Andrei Meshchaninov (FC Kosmos Dolgoprudny)
* Aleksandr Rogachyov (FC Spartak Lukhovitsy)

## Zone South

### Overview

| Team | Head coach |
| - | - |
| FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan | Enver Yulgushov |
| FC Angusht Nazran | Timur Kuriyev |
| FC Lokomotiv-Taym Mineralnye Vody | Aleksandr Ikayev (until April) Yuri Dukhovnov (April to August) Aleksandr Babayan (from August) |
| FC Kavkazkabel Prokhladny | Sergei Razaryonov |
| FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz | Yuri Gazzaev (until May) Erik Berezov (from May) |
| FC Rostselmash-2 Rostov-on-Don | |
| FC Kuban Slavyansk-na-Kubani | Nikolai Smirnov |
| FC Mozdok | Ismail Yanbuktin (until May) I.P. Marushchak (May to August) Vladimir Arkalov (from August) |
| FC Torpedo Taganrog | Anatoly Bulgakov |
| FC Nart Nartkala | Vladimir Kurashinov |
| FC Venets Gulkevichi | Vasili Sidorenko |
| FC Torpedo Georgiyevsk | Aleksandr Ivanchenko |
| FC Anapa | Akop Kalandzhan |
| FC Dynamo Makhachkala | Magomed Isayev |
| FC Shakhtyor Shakhty | Valeri Dzolov |
| FC Iriston Vladikavkaz | Ruslan Merdenov |
| FC Nart Cherkessk | Nikolai Shvydkiy (until May) V.N. Lakhov (May) Nurbiy Lakhov (from May) |
| FC Zhemchuzhina-2 Sochi | Anatoli Lyz |
| FC Beshtau Lermontov | Valentin Lobachyov (until August) Sergei Shestakov (from August) |
| FC Alania-2 Vladikavkaz | Valeri Lipatov |
| FC Torpedo Armavir | S.S. Gorbachyov (until August) Viktor Zvyagin (from August) |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan (A) | 40 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 114 | 22 | +92 | 101 | Promotion to 1999 Russian First Division |
| 2 | Angusht Nazran | 40 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 82 | 27 | +55 | 90 | |
| 3 | Lokomotiv-Taym Mineralnye Vody (R) | 40 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 75 | 36 | +39 | 81 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 4 | Kavkazkabel Prokhladny | 40 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 81 | |
| 5 | Avtodor Vladikavkaz | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 77 | 38 | +39 | 76 | |
| 6 | Rostselmash-2 Rostov-on-Don | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 69 | |
| 7 | Kuban Slavyansk-na-Kubani | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 79 | 58 | +21 | 64 | |
| 8 | Mozdok | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 63 | |
| 9 | Torpedo Taganrog | 40 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 81 | 57 | +24 | 60 | |
| 10 | Nart Nartkala | 40 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 58 | |
| 11 | Venets Gulkevichi | 40 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 54 | |
| 12 | Torpedo Georgiyevsk | 40 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 50 | |
| 13 | Anapa (R) | 40 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 61 | 75 | −14 | 48 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 14 | Dynamo Makhachkala | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 46 | |
| 15 | Shakhtyor Shakhty | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 46 | |
| 16 | Iriston Vladikavkaz | 40 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 43 | |
| 17 | Nart Cherkessk (R) | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 60 | −26 | 38 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 18 | Zhemchuzhina-2 Sochi | 40 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 47 | 79 | −32 | 35 | |
| 19 | Beshtau Lermontov | 40 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 32 | 99 | −67 | 30 | |
| 20 | Alania-2 Vladikavkaz (R) | 40 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 32 | 83 | −51 | 28 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 21 | Armavir (R) | 40 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 101 | −76 | 19 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |

* 1 2 3 FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan, FC Dynamo Makhachkala and FC Shakhtyor Shakhty awarded 1 home win each.
* ↑ FC Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody renamed to FC Lokomotiv-Taym. They did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1999.
* ↑ FC Rostselmash-d Rostov-on-Don renamed to FC Rostselmash-2.
* ↑ FC Spartak Anapa renamed to FC Anapa. They did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1999.
* ↑ FC Dynamo-Imamat Makhachkala renamed to FC Dynamo.
* ↑ FC Zhemchuzhina-d Sochi renamed to FC Zhemchuzhina-2.
* ↑ FC Alania-d Vladikavkaz renamed to FC Alania-2. They did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1999.
* ↑ FC Torpedo Armavir did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1999.

### Top goalscorers

**29 goals**

* Yusup Guguyev (FC Angusht Nazran)

**28 goals**

* Aleksandr Krotov (FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan)

**26 goals**

* Isa Markhiyev (FC Angusht Nazran)

**20 goals**

* Ihor Stasyuk (FC Torpedo Taganrog)
* Aleksandr Tatarkin (FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan)
* Stanislav Tskhovrebov (FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz)

**16 goals**

* Andranik Babayan (FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan)
* Aleksei Burlutskiy (FC Torpedo Taganrog)

**14 goals**

* Grigori Ivanov (FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan)
* Andrey Perederiy (FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz)

## Zone Povolzhye

### Overview

| Team | Head coach |
| - | - |
| FC Torpedo-Viktoriya Nizhny Novgorod | Leonid Nazarenko |
| FC Torpedo Pavlovo | Aleksandr Sarafannikov |
| FC Torpedo Volzhsky | Aleksandr Khomutetskiy |
| FC Energiya Uren | Viktor Pavlyukov |
| FC Torpedo Arzamas | Vladimir Inyutin |
| FC Diana Volzhsk | Aleksandr Tsilyurik (until August) Valeri Bogdanov (from August) |
| FC Svetotekhnika Saransk | Vladimir Bibikov (until September) Vladimir Yerofeyev (from September) |
| FC Biokhimik-Mordovia Saransk | Igor Shinkarenko |
| FC Zenit Penza | Aleksandr Komissarov |
| FC Balakovo | Viktor Papayev (until July) Aleksandr Krokhin (caretaker, July to August) Gennadi Drozdov (from August) |
| FC Volga Ulyanovsk | Aleksandr Korolyov |
| FC Spartak-Telekom Shuya | Aleksandr Saitov |
| FC Energiya Ulyanovsk | Mikhail Fursenko (until July) Valeri Korobkov (July to August) Vladimir Bubnov (from August) |
| FC Iskra Engels | Anatoli Smal |
| FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk | Valeri Volodin |
| FC Salyut Saratov | Vladimir Khoroltsev |
| FC Rotor-2 Volgograd | Yuri Marushkin/Vladimir Faizulin/Aleksandr Nikitin |
| 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 | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Torpedo-Viktoriya Nizhny Novgorod (A) | 36 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 74 | 24 | +50 | 92 | Promotion to 1999 Russian First Division |
| 2 | Torpedo Pavlovo | 36 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 63 | 24 | +39 | 75 | |
| 3 | Torpedo Volzhsky | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 68 | |
| 4 | Energiya Uren | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 67 | |
| 5 | Torpedo Arzamas | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 60 | |
| 6 | Diana Volzhsk | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 57 | |
| 7 | Svetotekhnika Saransk | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 57 | |
| 8 | Biokhimik-Mordovia Saransk | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 54 | |
| 9 | Zenit Penza | 36 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 53 | |
| 10 | Balakovo | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 52 | |
| 11 | Volga Ulyanovsk | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 52 | |
| 12 | Spartak-Telekom Shuya | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 52 | |
| 13 | Energiya Ulyanovsk | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 46 | |
| 14 | Iskra Engels | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 44 | |
| 15 | Khimik Dzerzhinsk | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 42 | |
| 16 | Salyut Saratov | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 34 | |
| 17 | Rotor-2 Volgograd | 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 28 | |
| 18 | Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola (R) | 36 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 62 | −41 | 18 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 19 | Progress Zelenodolsk (R) | 36 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 95 | −76 | 10 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| – | FC Energiya Kamyshin | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | |

* 1 2 FC Diana Volzhsk and FC Spartak-Telekom Shuya promoted from the Amateur Football League.
* ↑ FC Volga Balakovo renamed to FC Balakovo.
* ↑ FC Energetik Uren renamed to FC Energiya.
* ↑ FC Rotor-d Volgograd renamed to FC Rotor-2.
* ↑ FC Progress Zelenodolsk were excluded from the league after playing 18 games and gaining 10 points (they also won against FC Rotor Kamyshin who were excluded from the league earlier). Opponents were awarded 3-0 wins in the remaining games. They did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1999.
* ↑ FC Energiya Kamyshin renamed to FC Rotor. They were excluded from the league after playing 15 games and gaining 19 points. All their results were discarded. They played as FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin in the Amateur Football League in 1999.

### Top goalscorers

**31 goals**

* Andrei Bakalets (FC Torpedo-Viktoriya Nizhny Novgorod)

**15 goals**

* Aleksandr Fedoseyev (FC Zenit Penza)

**14 goals**

* Mikhail Mysin (FC Rotor-2 Volgograd)
* Aleksandr Popov (FC Iskra Engels)

**13 goals**

* Rafael Khayrulov (FC Energiya Ulyanovsk)
* Yuri Konovalov (FC Torpedo Volzhsky)

**12 goals**

* Anatoli Lychagov (FC Energiya Uren)
* Igor Mordvinov (FC Torpedo Pavlovo)
* Vitali Papadopulo (FC Torpedo Arzamas)

**11 goals**

* Oleg Sofonov (FC Torpedo Pavlovo)

## Zone Ural

### Overview

| Team | Head coach |
| - | - |
| FC Amkar Perm | Sergei Oborin |
| FC Nosta Novotroitsk | Viktor Antikhovich |
| FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg | Vladimir Kalashnikov (until August) Valentin Yerokhin (August) Nikolai Agafonov (from August) |
| FC Energiya Chaikovsky | Sergei Kleymyonov |
| FC UralAZ Miass | Pyotr Nagayev |
| FC Sodovik Sterlitamak | Sergei Maksimov |
| FC Zenit Chelyabinsk | Oleg Kudelin |
| FC Metallurg-Metiznik Magnitogorsk | Aleksandr Kukushkin |
| FC Dynamo Perm | Viktor Arkhapchev (until October) Andrei Boglayevskiy (from October) |
| FC Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk | Boris Zhuravlyov (until May) Vladimir Kovbiy (caretaker, from May) |
| FC Dynamo Omsk | Vyacheslav Martynov |
| FC Gazovik Orenburg | Valeri Bogdanov (until June) Nikolai Yelanev (June to August) Yevgeni Kasyan (August to October) Nikolai Yelanev (from October) |
| FC Irtysh Tobolsk | Vitali Alkhazov |
| FC Uralets Nizhny Tagil | Anatoli Garenskikh (until June) Lev Kutashov (from June) |
| FC Sibir Kurgan | Vladimir Solovadchenko |
| FC Neftyanik Pokhvistnevo | Dmitri Kirgeyev |
| FC Dynamo Izhevsk | Stanislav Korotayev |
| FC Trubnik Kamensk-Uralsky | Vasili Petrovich |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Amkar Perm (A) | 34 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 12 | +88 | 95 | Promotion to 1999 Russian First Division |
| 2 | Nosta Novotroitsk | 34 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 91 | 11 | +80 | 90 | |
| 3 | Uralmash Yekaterinburg | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 63 | 29 | +34 | 66 | |
| 4 | Energiya Chaikovsky | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 70 | 39 | +31 | 63 | |
| 5 | UralAZ Miass | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 60 | |
| 6 | Sodovik Sterlitamak | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 55 | |
| 7 | Zenit Chelyabinsk | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 53 | |
| 8 | Metallurg-Metiznik Magnitogorsk | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 52 | |
| 9 | Dynamo Perm | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 50 | |
| 10 | Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 48 | |
| 11 | Dynamo Omsk | 34 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 47 | |
| 12 | Gazovik Orenburg | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 36 | |
| 13 | Irtysh Tobolsk | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 36 | |
| 14 | Uralets Nizhny Tagil | 34 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 30 | |
| 15 | Sibir Kurgan | 34 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 28 | 59 | −31 | 29 | |
| 16 | Neftyanik Pokhvistnevo | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 68 | −44 | 28 | |
| 17 | Dynamo Izhevsk | 34 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 28 | 82 | −54 | 15 | |
| 18 | Trubnik Kamensk-Uralsky (R) | 34 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 6 | 92 | −86 | 7 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |

* ↑ FC Magnitka Magnitogorsk renamed to FC Metallurg-Metiznik after playing 15 games.
* ↑ FC Samotlor-XXI Nizhevartovsk deducted 12 points.
* ↑ FC Zenit Izhevsk renamed to FC Dynamo after playing 14 games.
* ↑ FC Trubnik Kamensk-Uralsky were excluded from the league after playing 18 games and gaining 7 points. Opponents were awarded 3-0 wins in the remaining matches. They did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1999.

### Top goalscorers

**30 goals**

* Konstantin Paramonov (FC Amkar Perm)

**28 goals**

* Vladimir Filippov (FC Nosta Novotroitsk)

**19 goals**

* Andrei Ivanov (FC Energiya Chaikovsky)
* Sergei Kireyev (FC Zenit Chelyabinsk)
* Vladimir Raykov (FC UralAZ Miass)

**17 goals**

* Konstantin Zyryanov (FC Amkar Perm)

**14 goals**

* Serhiy Yakovenko (FC Energiya Chaikovsky)

**13 goals**

* Lev Matveyev (FC Amkar Perm)
* Yawhen Tsarkov (FC Zenit Chelyabinsk)

**12 goals**

* Aleksei Alekseyev (FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg)
* Denis Malyavkin (FC Metallurg-Metiznik Magnitogorsk)
* Vladimir Pantyushenko (FC Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk)
* Sergei Sviridkin (FC Gazovik Orenburg)

## Zone East

### Overview

| Team | Head coach |
| - | - |
| FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk | Ishtvan Sekech |
| FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk | Sergei Iromashvili |
| FC Zvezda Irkutsk | Boris Sinitsyn (until June) Sergei Muratov (June to August) Oleg Izmaylov (from August) |
| FC SKA Khabarovsk | Vladimir Susin |
| FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk | Vladislav Sosnov |
| FC Amur-Energiya Blagoveshchensk | Ivan Nikolayev (until August) |
| FC Luch Vladivostok | Andrei Fedyakin |
| FC Selenga Ulan-Ude | Valeri Mikhnov |
| FC Dynamo Barnaul | Aleksandr Gostenin |
| FC Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky | Sergei Vasyutin (until August) Vladimir Smorodikov (from August) |
| FC Kuzbass Kemerovo | Viktor Slesarev (until August) Sergei Vasyutin (from August) |
| FC Viktoriya Nazarovo | Aleksandr Kishinevsky (until August) Ivan Nikolayev (from August) |
| FC Okean Nakhodka | Pavel Palatin |
| FC Sibiryak Bratsk | Valeri Tolchev |
| FC Mezhdurechensk | Aleksandr Rakov |
| FC Torpedo Rubtsovsk | Nikolai Kopylov |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Metallurg Krasnoyarsk (A) | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 14 | +39 | 63 | Promotion to 1999 Russian First Division |
| 2 | Chkalovets Novosibirsk | 30 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 60 | |
| 3 | Zvezda Irkutsk | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 13 | +30 | 56 | |
| 4 | SKA Khabarovsk | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 55 | |
| 5 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 51 | |
| 6 | Amur-Energiya Blagoveshchensk | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 49 | |
| 7 | Luch Vladivostok | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 48 | |
| 8 | Selenga Ulan-Ude | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 42 | |
| 9 | Dynamo Barnaul | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 39 | |
| 10 | Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 34 | |
| 11 | Kuzbass Kemerovo | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 33 | |
| 12 | Viktoriya Nazarovo (R) | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 33 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 13 | Okean Nakhodka | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 29 | |
| 14 | Sibiryak Bratsk | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 25 | |
| 15 | Mezhdurechensk (R) | 30 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 55 | −37 | 18 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 16 | Torpedo Rubtsovsk (R) | 30 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 64 | −45 | 14 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |

* ↑ FC Metallurg-ZapSib Novokuznetsk renamed to FC Metallurg.
* ↑ FC Kuzbass Kemerovo deducted 6 points.
* 1 2 FC Viktoriya Nazarovo and FC Mezhdurechensk did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1999.
* ↑ FC Sibiryak Bratsk promoted from the Amateur Football League.

### Top goalscorers

**13 goals**

* Sergei Bogdanov (FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk)
* Igor Zykov (FC Selenga Ulan-Ude)

**10 goals**

* Stanislav Chaplygin (FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk)
* Anatoli Panchenko (FC Dynamo Barnaul)
* Vladimir Shipovskiy (FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk)

**9 goals**

* Viktor Kuchin (FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk)
* Oleg Nikulin (FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk)
* Oleg Yakovlev (FC Zvezda Irkutsk)

**8 goals**

* Vadim Belokhonov (FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk)
* Pavel Bondarenko (FC SKA Khabarovsk)
* Vyacheslav Kholosha (FC Zvezda Irkutsk)
* Roman Melnik (FC Luch Vladivostok)
* Aleksei Tikhonkikh (FC Selenga Ulan-Ude)
* Igor Yefremov (FC Amur-Energiya Blagoveshchensk)
