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Russian Second League

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Russian Second League
CountryRussia
ConfederationUEFA
Divisions2
Number of clubsDivision A – Gold Group: 10
Silver Group: 10
Division B – Group 1: 17
Group 2: 16
Group 3: 15
Group 4: 14
Total: 79
Level on pyramid3–4
Promotion toFirst League
Relegation toThird Division
Website2fnl.com
Current: 2024–25 Division A
2025 Division B
Previous logo, 2021

The Russian Second League (Russian: Первенство России II дивизиона ФНЛ), formerly the Russian Professional Football League are both the third (Division A) and fourth level (Division B) of Russian professional football.

History

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In 1998–2010, it was run by the Professional Football League. The 2011–12 season was run by the Department of Professional Football of the Russian Football Union (Russian: Департамент профессионального футбола Российского футбольного союза (ДПФ РФС), Departament professional'nogo futbola Rossijskogo futbol'nogo soyuza [DPF RFS]).[1] From 2013 to 2021 season the league was again run by the Professional Football League and the name Second Division was no longer used, the league was just called PFL. Before the 2021–22 season, the league was merged organizationally with the second-tier First League and renamed to FNL2.[2] Before the 2022–23 season, its short name was changed again, to a historical name "Russian Second League", even though the league's full title ("Second Division of the Football National League") remained the same.[3]

The Second League was geographically divided into 4 zones:[4] 1 (ex-South - Southern European Russia), 2 (ex-West - Western European Russia and Eastern Siberia), 3 (ex-Centre - Northern and Eastern European Russia and Sakhalin), 4 (ex-Ural-Povolzhye - Southern Urals and Western Siberia). The number of clubs in each zone varied between years. In the 2020–21 season, there were 64 clubs in the division.[5]

The winners of each zone were automatically promoted to the Russian First League (known before 2011 as the First Division and from 2011 to 2022 as Russian Football National League). The bottom finishers of each zone lost professional status and were relegated to the Russian Amateur Football League. The teams typically could avoid relegation as long as they still have necessary financing to stay in the FNL2. Each club plays its opponents twice home and away.[citation needed]

For the 2023–24 season, the league was reorganized once again and split into two tiers - third-tier Russian Second League Division A and fourth-tier Russian Second League Division B.[6]

Division A consists of two groups of 10 teams each - Gold Group and Silver Group. In the first stage of the season (summer/autumn), each team in the Gold and Silver groups plays each other team in the same group twice, home-and-away, for 18 games in total for each team.

For the second stage of the season (spring/summer), Groups are re-constituted. Gold Group now includes the top 6 first-stage Gold Group teams and top 4 first-stage Silver Group teams. Silver Group includes bottom 4 first-stage Gold Group teams, 5th and 6th-placed first-stage Silver Group teams and four winners of the Division B groups. Bottom 2 first-stage Silver Group teams are relegated to Division B. 7th and 8th first-stage Silver Group teams play in relegation play-offs against the previous season's bottom two second-stage Silver Group teams, with the losers of the play-offs relegated to Division B and the winners remaining in Division A Silver Group for the second stage. The teams in re-constituted groups play each other twice more for 18 more games. Top 2 Gold Group teams at the end of the season are promoted to the Russian First League for the next season. The 3rd-placed Gold Group team plays in promotion play-offs (two games, home-and-away) against the team that finishes first in the Gold Group in the first stage of the season (or second-placed first-stage team if the first-place first-stage team finishes in the top 2 or the bottom 4 in the second stage, or third-placed first-stage team if the second-place first-stage team also finishes in the top 2 or the bottom 4 in the second stage), the winner of those play-offs is also promoted to the Russian First League. The bottom four teams in the Gold Group at the end of the season are moved to Silver Group for the next season, and the top four teams in the Silver Group are moved to the Gold Group.[7]

Division B consists of four groups, mostly based on geography (1, 2, 3, 4). The winners of groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 are promoted to the Division A Silver Group for the spring/summer part of the Division A season. Division B switched to the spring-to-autumn cycle, the season is played from March to November.

The rotation between Division A and Division B is happening in the winter, as described above.

Current Teams

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Second League A[8]

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Team Home City Stadium Capacity Head Coach
FK Dinamo Bryansk Bryansk Stadion Dinamo 10,100 Russia Konstantin Sineokov
FK Irtysh Omsk Omsk Stadion Krasnaya Zvezda 4,655 Russia Maksim Mishatkin
FK Khimik Dzerzhinsk Dzerzhinsk Stadion Khimik 5,266 Russia Sergey Perednya
FK Krasnodar II Krasnodar Stadion Akademii FK Krasnodar 4,371 Russia Ilya Valiev
FK Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk Pyatigorsk Central'nyj Stadion Mashuk 10,365 Russia Artur Sadirov
FK Metallurg Lipetsk Lipetsk Stadion Metallurg 14,940 Belarus Maksim Romashchenko
FK Murom Murom Stadion Park 50 3,000 Belarus Aleksandr Kulchiy
FK Rodina Moskva II Moscow Stadion Rodina 10,033 Russia Filipp Sokolinskiy
FK Torpedo Miass Miass Stadion Trud 5,000 Russia Vladimir Fedorov
FK Volga Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk Stadion Trud 15,000 Russia Mikhail Belov

Second League B Group 1[9]

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Team Home City Stadium Capacity Head Coach
Alaniya Vladikavkaz II Grozny Republican Spartak Stadium 32,364 Russia Aslan Zaseev
Angusht Nazran Nezran Stadion Central'nyj im. Rashida Ausheva 3,200 Russia Umar Markhiev
FK Astrakhan Astrakhan Stadion imeni Kolosova 5,000 Russia Artem Kulikov
Biolog Novokubansk Progress Stadion Biolog 2,300 -
Dinamo Dagestan Makhachkala - - Russia Artem Kashuba
Dinamo GTS Stavropol Stavropol Stadion Dinamo 15,982 Russia Ashamaz Shakov
Druzhba Maikop Maykop Adygeyskiy Respublikanskiy Stadion Druzhba 15,000 Russia Sergey Miroshnichenko
Forte Taganrog Taganrog Forte Arena Taganrog 16,500 Russia Eduard Sarkisov
Kuban Kholding Pavlovskaya Stadion Urozhay 3,500 Russia Dmitri Fomin
Legion Makhachkala Machačkala Stadion Dinamo 16,100 Russia Akhmad Magomedkamilov
Nark Cherkessk Cherkessk - - Russia Arslan Khalimbekov
FK Pobeda Khasavyurt - - -
FK Rostov II Rostov-na-Donu - - Russia Aleksandr Abroskin
Rubin Yalta Yalta Stadion Avanhard 4,000 Russia Aleksey Grachev
FK Sevastopol Sevastopol SKS Arena 5,864 Russia Stanislav Gudzikevich
Stroitel Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy - - Russia Aleksey Korobchenko
Spartak Nal'chik Nal'chik Stadion Spartak 14,384 Russia Timur Bitokov

Second League B Group 2[10]

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Team Home City Stadium Capacity Head Coach
Luki-Energiya Velikiye Luki Velikiye Luki Stadion Ekspress 3,500 Russia Sergey Osadchuk
Baltika BFU imeni Immanuila Kanta Kaliningrad - - Russia Anver Koneev
Chertanovo Moskva Moscow Arena Chertanovo 4,000 Russia Sergey Chikishev
Dinamo Moskva II Moscow UTB Novogorsk-Dynamo 1,500 Russia Pavel Alpatov
Dinamo St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Malaya Sportivnaya Arena 3,018 Russia Aleksandr Fomichev
Dinamo Vologda Vologda Stadion Dinamo 8,460 Russia Rudolf Chesalov
FK Irkutsk Irkutsk - - Russia Konstantin Dzutsev
FK Rodina-m Moscow - - Russia Aleskandr Pavlenko
Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast Ramenskoe Leon Arena 16,726 Belarus Vladimir Korytko
FK Spartak Moskva II Moscow Futbol'noe pole 4 Akademiya Spartak im. F. Cherenkova 4,000 Russia Dmitri Kombarov
Torpedo Vladimir Vladimir Stadion Torpedo 19,700 Russia Denis Evsikov
FK Tver Tver Stadion Junost' 650 Russia Vladislav Ternavskiy
FK Yenisey Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk Central'nyj Stadion 32,500 Russia Aleskandr Kishinevskiy
Zenit St. Petersburg II St. Petersburg Malaya Sportivnaya Arena 3,018 Russia Andrey Pocheptsov
Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo Orekhovo-Zuyevo Sportkompleks Znamja Truda 5,500 Russia Vyacheslav Lugovkin
Zvezda St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Stadion Nova Arena 2,000 -

Second League B Group 3[11]

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Team Home City Stadium Capacity Head Coach
Arsenal-2 Tula Kosaya Gora DYuSSh Arsenal Stadium 1,000 Russia Andrey Kozlov
Dynamo Vladivostok Vladivostok - - Russia Mikhail Salnikov
Spartak Tambov Tambov Stadion Spartak 8,000 Russia Mikhail Pilipko
FK Khimki II Khimki Stadion Novye Khimki 3,066 Serbia Branimir Petrović
FK Kolomna Kolomna Stadion Trud 3,200 Russia Aleksandr Kuranov
Kompozit Pavlovsky Posad Pavlovsky Posad - - Russia Igor Rudoy
Kosmos Dolgoprudny Dolgoprudny - - Russia Andrey Proshin
Kvant Obninsk Obninsk Stadion Trud 4,000 Russia Oleg Morozov
FK Orel Orel Stadion Central'nyj im. V.I. Lenina 15,292 Russia Evgeni Polyakov
FK Ryazan Ryazan Central'nyj Sportivn'yj Kompleks 20,000 Russia Yuri Kuleshov
Sakhalin Sakhalinsk Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Stadion Spartak 4,200 Russia Yuri Drozdov
Salyut Belgorod Belgorod Stadion Salyut Belgorod 11,456 Russia Viktor Navochenko
SKA-Khabarovsk II Khabarovsk Stadion imeni V.I. Lenina zapasnoe pole 1,000 Russia Marat Khoziev
Strogino Moskva Moscow Stadion Rublevo 2,000 Russia Sergey Zagidullin
Zenit Penza Penza Stadion Pervomayskiy 4,000 -

Second League B Group 4[12]

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Team Home City Stadium Capacity Head Coach
Dinamo Barnaul Barnaul Stadion Dinamo 16,000 Russia Vitali Vikhlyanov
Akron Togliatti II Togliatti - - Russia Renat Miftakhov
Amkar Perm Perm Stadion Zvezda 17,000 Russia Andrey Blazhko
Dinamo Kirov Novovyatsk Stadion Rossiya 3,000 Russia Viktor Bulatov
Krylya Sovetov Samara II Samara Stadion Metallurg zapasnoe pole 1,500 Russia Dmitri Shukov
Lada Tolyatti Tolyatti Stadion Torpedo 18,500 Russia Vladimir Shcherbak
Nosta Novotroitsk Novotroitsk Stadion Metallurg 6,060 Russia Maksim Gerasin
FK Orenburg II Rostoshi Stadion Gazovik 10,046 Russia Maksim Groshev
Rubin Kazan II Kazan Stadion Rubin 10,000 Turkey Gökdeniz Karadeniz
Sokol Kazan Kazan - - Russia Sergey Ryzhikov
Ural-D Ekaterinburg Ekaterinburg Stadion Central'nyj 27,000 Russia Aleksandr Dantsev
Uralets TS Nizhnyi Tagil Nizhnyi Tagil Stadion Uralets 10,000 Russia Igor Bakhtin
Volna Nizhegorodskaya Oblast Kovernino - - Russia Oleg Makeev
RTsPF NN Elektrika Nizhny Novgorod - - Russia Valeri Burlachenko

Winners

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Season Zone 4 Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 5 Zone 6
1992 FC Baltika Kaliningrad FC Erzu Grozny FC Avtodor-Olaf Vladikavkaz FC Spartak-d Moscow FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk FC Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky
Season Zone 5 Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 4 Zone 3 Zone 6 Zone 7
1993 FC Vympel Rybinsk FC Anzhi Makhachkala FC Salyut Belgorod FC Torpedo-MKB Mytishchi FC Torpedo Arzamas FC Devon Oktyabrsky FC Angara Angarsk
Season West Centre Siberia Far East
1994 FC Fakel Voronezh FC Torpedo Volzhsky FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk FC Dynamo Yakutsk
Season West Centre East
1995 FC Spartak Nalchik FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk
1996 FC Metallurg Lipetsk FC Lada Dimitrovgrad FC Irtysh Omsk
1997 FC Arsenal Tula FC Rubin Kazan FC Tom Tomsk
Season West South Centre Povolzhye (Volga region) Ural East
1998 FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan FC Spartak-Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo FC Torpedo-Viktoriya Nizhny Novgorod FC Amkar Perm FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk
1999 FC Avtomobilist Noginsk FC Kuban Krasnodar FC Spartak-Chukotka Moscow FC Lada Togliatti FC Nosta Novotroitsk FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk
2000 FC Severstal Cherepovets FC Kuban Krasnodar FC Khimki FC Svetotekhnika Saransk FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk
2001 FC Dynamo-SPb Saint Petersburg FC SKA Rostov-on-Don FC Metallurg Lipetsk FC Svetotekhnika Saransk FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg FC SKA-Energia Khabarovsk
2002 FC Baltika Kaliningrad FC Terek Grozny FC Metallurg Lipetsk FC Svetotekhnika Saransk FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg FC Metallurg-Zapsib Novokuznetsk
Season West South Centre Ural–Povolzhye (Idel-Ural)[4] East
2003 FC Arsenal Tula FC Dynamo Makhachkala FC Oryol FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok
2004 FC Torpedo Vladimir FC Dynamo Stavropol FC Fakel Voronezh FC Ural Yekaterinburg FC Chkalovets-1936 Novosibirsk
2005 FC Baltika Kaliningrad FC Angusht Nazran FC Salyut-Energia Belgorod FC Sodovik Sterlitamak FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk
2006 FC Tekstilshchik-Telekom Ivanovo FC Spartak Vladikavkaz FC Spartak-MZhK Ryazan FC Nosta Novotroitsk FC Zvezda Irkutsk
2007 FC Sportakademklub Moscow FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk FC Vityaz Podolsk FC Volga Ulyanovsk FC Dynamo Barnaul
2008 FC MVD Rossii Moscow FC Volgar-Gazprom-2 Astrakhan FC Metallurg Lipetsk FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod FC Chita
2009 FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi FC Avangard Kursk FC Mordovia Saransk FC Irtysh Omsk
2010 FC Torpedo Vladimir FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk FC Torpedo Moscow FC Gazovik Orenburg FC Metallurg-Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
2011–12 FC Petrotrest Saint Petersburg FC Rotor Volgograd FC Salyut Belgorod FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk FC Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk
2012–13 FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk FC Angusht Nazran FC Arsenal Tula FC Gazovik Orenburg FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok
2013–14 FC Tosno FC Volgar Astrakhan FC Sokol Saratov FC Tyumen FC Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
2014–15 FC Spartak-2 Moscow FC Torpedo Armavir FC Fakel Voronezh FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny FC Baikal Irkutsk
2015–16 FC Khimki PFC Spartak Nalchik FC Tambov FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk FC Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure
2016–17 FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg FC Rotor Volgograd FC Avangard Kursk FC Olimpiyets Nizhny Novgorod FC Chita
2017–18 FC Chertanovo Moscow FC Armavir FC Ararat Moscow FC Mordovia Saransk FC Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
2018–19 FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo FC Chayka Peschanokopskoye FC Torpedo Moscow FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk FC Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
2019–20 FC Veles Moscow FC Volgar Astrakhan FC Dynamo Bryansk FC Akron Tolyatti FC Irtysh Omsk
Season Group 2 Group 1 Group 3 Group 4[5]
2020–21 FC Olimp-Dolgoprudny FC Kuban Krasnodar FC Metallurg Lipetsk FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny
2021–22 FC Shinnik Yaroslavl FC Dynamo Makhachkala FC Rodina Moscow FC Volga Ulyanovsk
2022–23 FC Leningradets FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk FC Sokol Saratov FC Tyumen

References

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  1. ^ Второй дивизион - очень важный пласт (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Реформы в российском футболе уже произошли. Всё о ФНЛ-2 с тремя клубами Петербурга" (in Russian). NV Sport. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. ^ "ВТОРАЯ ЛИГА – НАЧИНАЕМ!" (in Russian). Russian Second League. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b From 2016–17 – Zone Ural-Povolzh'e was renamed Ural-Privolzh'e and all zones began to be referred to as "groups" instead.
  5. ^ a b Since the 2020–21 season, the Vostok group has been abolished. The teams from Vostok were scattered in groups 2, 3 and 4.
  6. ^ "Бюро исполкома РФС утвердило реформу Второй лиги" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 10 May 2023.
  7. ^ "ВТОРАЯ ЛИГА БУДЕТ РЕФОРМИРОВАНА С СЕЗОНА 2023/2024" (in Russian). FNL. 10 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Summary - Second League A - Russia - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Summary - Second League B - Russia - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Summary - Second League B - Russia - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Summary - Second League B - Russia - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Summary - Second League B - Russia - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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