1996 Russian Third League Explained

Competition:Russian Third League
Season:1996
Prevseason:1995
Nextseason:1997

The 1996 Russian Third League was the 3rd time competition on the fourth level of Russian football was professional. There were 6 zones with 102 teams starting the competition (6 were excluded before the end of the season).

Zone 1

Overview

TeamHead coach
FC Spartak AnapaIgor Zazroyev
FC Venets GulkevichiAnatoli Lyz
FC Dynamo-d Stavropol
FC Lokomotiv Mineralnye VodyAleksandr Babayan
FC Nart CherkesskNurbiy Lakhov
FC Dynamo-Imamat MakhachkalaIgor Korolyov
FC Kuban-d Krasnodar
FC Anzhi-2 KaspiyskAleksandr Reshetnyak
FC MozdokVladimir Purikhov
FC Astrateks AstrakhanBoris Bashkin
FC Nart NartkalaBasir Nauruzov
FC DerbentRomez Arzumanyan
FC Kabardey-ZET Nizhny CherekAniuar Tkhazeplov
FC Kommunalnik-Druzhba-d Maykop
PFC Spartak-d Nalchik
FC Beshtau LermontovDmitri Skryabin
FC Uralan-d Elista
FC Gofrokarton DigoraArsen Tsagolov

Standings

Notes.

  1. FC Uralan-d Elista were excluded from the league after playing 18 games and gaining 23 points. Opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games. They did not play in any national-level competitions in 1997.
  2. FC Gofrokarton Digora were excluded from the league after playing 29 games and gaining 20 points. Opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games. They played their first professional season. They did not play in any national-level competitions in 1997.
  3. FC Gekris Anapa renamed to FC Spartak.
  4. FC Dynamo Makhachkala renamed to FC Dynamo-Imamat.
  5. FC Kuban-d Krasnodar and PFC Spartak-d Nalchik played their first professional season.
  6. FC Anzhi-2 Makhachkala moved to Kaspiysk.
  7. FC Iriston Mozdok renamed to FC Mozdok.
  8. FC Astrateks Astrakhan and FC Derbent did not play in any national-level competitions in 1997.
  9. FC Spartak-2 Nartkala renamed to FC Nart.
  10. FC Kabardey-ZET Nizhny Cherek promoted from the Amateur Football League. They did not play in any national-level competitions in 1997.
  11. FC Druzhba-d Maykop renamed to FC Kommunalnik-Druzhba-d Maykop. They did not play in any national-level competitions in 1997.

Top goalscorers

23 goals
21 goals
20 goals
19 goals
17 goals
16 goals
15 goals

Zone 2

Overview

TeamHead coach
FC Salyut-YuKOS BelgorodAleksandr Kryukov
FC Dynamo-Zhemchuzhina-2 SochiVladimir Aleynikov
FC Avangard-Kolos TaganrogBoris Sinitsyn
FC Spartak-Bratskiy YuzhnySergei Antonkin
FC Kuban Slavyansk-na-KubaniNikolai Smirnov
FC Zvezda GorodishcheSergei Mukovnin
FC Lokomotiv YeletsYuri Raznov
FC Shakhtyor ShakhtyAleksandr Vyazov
FC Niva Slavyansk-na-KubaniOleg Ivanov
FC Izumrud TimashyovskVyacheslav Ledovskikh
FC Metallurg Krasny SulinViktor Shchirov
FC Zhemchuzhina-d Sochi
FC Dynamo MikhaylovkaSergei Andreyev
FC Rotor-d Volgograd
FC APK Morozovsk
FC Chernomorets-d Novorossiysk
FC Rostselmash-d Rostov-on-Don
FC Istochnik Rostov-on-DonIvan Lyakh

Standings

Notes.

  1. FC Istochnik Rostov-on-Don were excluded from the league after playing 14 games and gaining 30 points. All their results were discarded. They did not play in any national-level competitions in 1997.
  2. FC Salyut-YuKOS Belgorod and FC Lokomotiv Yelets awarded 1 home win each.
  3. FC Salyut Belgorod renamed to FC Salyut-YuKOS.
  4. FC Dynamo-Zhemchuzhina-2 Sochi played their first professional season.
  5. FC Avangard-Kolos Taganrog and FC Chernomorets-d Novorossiysk played their first professional season. They did not play in any national-level competitions in 1997.
  6. FC Zvezda Gorodishche did not play in any national-level competitions in 1997.
  7. FC Izumrud Timashyovsk promoted from the Amateur Football League.
  8. FC Rostselmash-d Rostov-on-Don did not play professionally in 1995.

Top goalscorers

32 goals
20 goals
15 goals
14 goals
13 goals
12 goals

Zone 3

Overview

TeamHead coach
FC Dynamo-d Moscow
FC Mosenergo MoscowValentin Sysoyev
FC Avtomobilist NoginskVladimir Bodrov
FC Spartak-d Moscow
FC Torpedo-Luzhniki-d Moscow
FC Roda MoscowVladimir Opochinskiy
FC Avangard-Kortek KolomnaViktor Korneyev
FC Fabus BronnitsyVladimir Sautin
FC Mashinostroitel Sergiyev PosadAndrei Leksakov
PFC CSKA-d Moscow
FC Torgmash LyubertsyAnatoli Leshchenkov
FC Monolit MoscowYuri Vereykin
FC Titan ReutovValeri Vdovin
FC Krasnogvardeyets MoscowAleksandr Rakov
FC Dynamo-2 Moscow
FC Oka KolomnaAleksandr Borisenkov
FC ObninskYuri Mosolev
FC Chertanovo MoscowMikhail Karatayev
FC Smena MoscowVladimir Yevseyev
FC Lokomotiv-d Moscow
FC TRASKO MoscowAleksandr Gusev

Standings

Notes.

  1. FC TRASKO Moscow were excluded from the league after playing 18 games and gaining 7 points. All their results were discarded.
  2. FC Mashinostroitel Sergiyev Posad awarded 1 home win.
  3. FC Dynamo-d Moscow was not promoted as reserve teams were not eligible for promotion.
  4. FC Torpedo-d Moscow renamed to FC Torpedo-Luzhniki-d.
  5. FC Roda Moscow promoted from the Amateur Football League.
  6. FC Obninsk did not play professionally in 1995 and did not play in any national-level competitions in 1997.

Top goalscorers

25 goals
19 goals
18 goals
17 goals
16 goals
15 goals
14 goals

Zone 4

Overview

TeamHead coach
FC Orekhovo Orekhovo-ZuyevoLeonid Ostroushko
FC Volga TverYuri Zubkov
FC OryolVladimir Brykin
FC Torpedo VladimirNikolai Pavelyev
FC Dynamo BryanskViktor Zimin
FC Mashinostroitel PskovSergei Markelov
FC Neftyanik YaroslavlValentin Volkov
FC Zenit-d St. Petersburg
FC Luch TulaAleksandr Chimbiryov
FC Lokomotiv-d St. Petersburg
FC Spartak BryanskAleksandr Sekselev
FC Kristall DyatkovoNikolai Shipka
FC Bulat CherepovetsAleksandr Sokolov
FC Karelia-Erzi PetrozavodskAleksei Strepetov
FC Spartak KostromaValeri Volchanovskiy
FC Volochanin Vyshny VolochyokNikolai Yakovlev

Standings

Notes.

  1. FC Karelia-Erzi Petrozavodsk were excluded from the league after playing 24 games and gaining 24 points. Opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games. They did not play professionally in 1995 and did not play in any national-level competitions in 1997
  2. FC Trion-Volga Tver renamed to FC Volga.
  3. FC Lokomotiv-d St. Petersburg played their first professional season.
  4. FC Spartak Bryansk promoted from the Amateur Football League.
  5. FC Kristall Dyatkovo and FC Bulat Cherepovets did not play in any national-level competitions in 1997.

Top goalscorers

18 goals
15 goals
14 goals
13 goals
11 goals
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals

Zone 5

Overview

TeamHead coach
FC Spartak TambovVladimir Kovylin
FC Volga UlyanovskSergei Sedyshev
FC Salyut SaratovVladimir Khoroltsev
FC Energetik UrenOleg Yevtushenko
FC Kristall SergachViktor Pavlyukov
FC Metallurg VyksaMikhail Beketov
FC Biokhimik-Mordovia SaranskIgor Shinkarenko
FC Stroitel MorshanskVyacheslav Vlasov
FC Iskra EngelsYevgeni Kostyryachenko
FC Progress ZelenodolskAleksandr Klobukov
FC Khimik DzerzhinskMikhail Senyurin
FC Volga BalakovoAleksandr Krokhin
FC Neftyanik PokhvistnevoAnatoli Valkov
FC Druzhba Yoshkar-OlaValeri Bogdanov
FC Kraneks IvanovoYuri Krivolapov
FC Lokomotiv-d Nizhny Novgorod

Standings

Notes.

  1. FC Energetik Uren and FC Lokomotiv-d Nizhny Novgorod played their first professional season.
  2. FC Biokhimik-Mordovia Saransk promoted from the Amateur Football League where it played in 1995 as FC Biokhimik Saransk.
  3. FC Stroitel Morshansk and FC Iskra Engels promoted from the Amateur Football League.
  4. FC Kraneks Ivanovo did not play in any national-level competitions in 1997.

Top goalscorers

25 goals
19 goals
15 goals
14 goals
12 goals
11 goals
10 goals

Zone 6

Overview

TeamHead coach
FC Sodovik SterlitamakSergei Maksimov
FC Uralets Nizhny TagilAnatoli Garenskikh
FC Metiznik MagnitogorskAleksandr Kukushkin
FC Dynamo PermAnatoli Timofeyev
FC Gazovik OrenburgViktor Dyomkin
FC Neftyanik BugulmaGerman Bobek
FC Trubnik Kamensk-UralskyLeonid Mosolov
FC Elektron Vyatskiye PolyanyYuri Osin
FC Dynamo-Gazovik-d Tyumen
FC Gornyak KushvaViktor Konshin
FC Gornyak KachkanarViktor Shlyayev
FC Uralmash-d Yekaterinburg
FC KAMAZ-Chally-d Naberezhnye Chelny

Standings

Notes.

  1. FC Gornyak-Vanadiy Kachkanar renamed to FC Gornyak. Gornyak was excluded from the league after playing 12 games and gaining 22 points. Opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games.
  2. FC Dynamo Perm awarded 1 home win.
  3. FC Planeta Bugulma renamed to FC Neftyanik.
  4. FC Dynamo-Gazovik-d Tyumen, FC Gornyak Kushva and FC Uralmash-d Yekaterinburg did not play in any national-level competitions in 1997.

Top goalscorers

13 goals
12 goals
11 goals
9 goals
8 goals

See also

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