1997 Russian Second League


The 1997 Russian Second League was the sixth edition of the Second Division. There were 3 zones with 61 teams starting the competition. This was the last season that the professional Russian Third League existed. Next season the Second League became the lowest professional level once again.

Zone West

Overview

TeamHead coach
FC Arsenal Tula

Standings


Top goalscorers

;33 goals
;32 goals
;26 goals
;21 goals
;16 goals
;14 goals

Zone Center

Overview

TeamHead coach
FC Rubin KazanIgor Volchok
FC Amkar PermSergei Oborin
FC Spartak RyazanSergei Nedosekin
FC Energiya ChaikovskySergei Kleymyonov
FC Nosta NovotroitskAleksandr Salnov
FC Torpedo ArzamasValeri Sinau
Vladimir Inyutin
FC UralAZ MiassPyotr Nagayev
FC Don NovomoskovskIgor Solovyov
FC Torpedo PavlovoAleksandr Sarafannikov
FC Volga UlyanovskAleksandr Korolyov
FC Volga TverYuri Zubkov
FC OryolVladimir Brykin
FC Tekstilshchik IvanovoVladimir Belkov
FC Sodovik SterlitamakSergei Maksimov
FC Svetotekhnika SaranskVladimir Bibikov
FC Spartak-Orekhovo Orekhovo-ZuyevoLeonid Ostroushko
FC Magnitka MagnitogorskViktor Sokolovskiy
FC Dynamo Saint PetersburgMark Rubin
FC Spartak ShchyolkovoAleksandr Leksin
FC Sibir KurganIgor Kuznetsov
FC Zenit IzhevskStanislav Korotayev

Standings


Top goalscorers

;26 goals
;25 goals
;22 goals
;19 goals
;17 goals
  • Sergei Budarin
;16 goals
;14 goals
;13 goals

Zone East

Overview

TeamHead coach
FC Tom TomskVladimir Yurin
FC Samotlor-XXI NizhnevartovskSergei Iromashvili
FC SKA KhabarovskVladimir Susin
FC Zvezda IrkutskSergei Muratov
FC Dynamo BarnaulAleksandr Gostenin
FC Chkalovets NovosibirskValeri Yerkovich
FC Irtysh TobolskRudolf Atamalyan
FC Kuzbass KemerovoViktor Shel
FC Dynamo OmskArtyom Amirdzhanov
FC Viktoriya NazarovoMikhail Putintsev
FC Amur-Energiya BlagoveshchenskVyacheslav Kurtsayev
FC Metallurg KrasnoyarskYuri Sipkin
FC Metallurg-ZapSib NovokuznetskVitali Golopolosov
FC Angara AngarskIvan Korzhenko
FC Selenga Ulan-UdeValeri Mikhnov
FC Torpedo RubtsovskVladimir Vorzhev
FC Okean NakhodkaPavel Palatin
FC MezhdurechenskViktor Kolmogorov

Standings


Top goalscorers

;21 goals
;16 goals
;15 goals
;14 goals
;13 goals
;12 goals
;11 goals