The 1995 Russian Third League was the 2nd time competition on the fourth level of Russian football was professional. It was the first season when 3 points were awarded for a win. There were 6 zones with 98 teams starting the competition (5 were excluded before the end of the season).
Zone 1 Overview Team Head coach FC Olimp Kislovodsk Yuri Kotov FC Angusht Malgobek Timur Kuriyev FC Anzhi-2 Makhachkala Aleksandr Reshetnyak FC Torpedo Armavir Aleksandr Perepelkin FC Dynamo Makhachkala Igor Korolyov FC Iriston Mozdok Vitali Abayev FC Spartak-2 Nartkala Basir Nauruzov FC Derbent Vyacheslav Lyogkiy FC Dynamo-d Stavropol FC Uralan-d Elista FC Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody Aleksandr Babayan FC Druzhba-d Maykop FC Spartak-d Vladikavkaz FC Spartak Alagir Aleksandr Lekoyev FC Beshtau Lermontov Konstantin Pakhomov FC Zhemchuzhina-d Sochi Valeri Smagin FC Kolos-d Krasnodar Boris Streltsov
Standings
Notes:
FC Spartak-d Vladikavkaz were excluded from the league after playing 21 games and gaining 19 points. Their opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games. They played their first professional season. Spartak-d did not play in any national-level competitions in 1996. FC Spartak Alagir were excluded from the league after playing 17 games and gaining 16 points. Their opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games. Spartak did not play in any national-level competitions in 1996. FC Zhemchuzhina-d Sochi was excluded from the league after playing 13 games and gaining 18 points. All their results were discarded. They played their first professional season. FC Kolos-d Krasnodar was excluded from the league after playing 11 games and gaining 13 points. All their results were discarded. They were renamed from FC Kolos-2 Krasnodar. Kolos-d did not play in any national-level competitions in 1996. FC Anzhi-2 Makhachkala was not promoted as reserve teams were not eligible for promotion. FC Ingushetiya Nazran moved to Malgobek and was renamed to FC Angusht. FC Argo Kaspiysk moved to Makhachkala and was renamed to FC Anzhi-2. FC Spartak-2 Nartkala and FC Druzhba-d Maykop played their first professional season. FC Derbent did not play professionally in 1994.
Top goalscorers 21 goals
Isa Markhiyev (FC Angusht Malgobek)
20 goals
Alisher Gippot (FC Olimp Kislovodsk)
18 goals
Budun Budunov (FC Anzhi-2 Makhachkala)
15 goals
Yuri Takliyev (FC Iriston Mozdok)
14 goals
Oleg Kamyshov (FC Olimp Kislovodsk) Kyamran Nurakhmedov (FC Dynamo Makhachkala)
13 goals
Ruslan Musayev (FC Angusht Malgobek)
12 goals
Yaroslav Kazberov (FC Angusht Malgobek) Narvik Sirkhayev (FC Dynamo Makhachkala)
11 goals
Andranik Babayan (FC Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody)
Zone 2
Overview
Team Head coach FC Avangard Kursk Aleksandr Galkin FC Lokomotiv Liski Yuri Rybnikov FC Volgodonsk Valeri Zubakov FC Kuban Slavyansk-na-Kubani Nikolai Smirnov FC Istochnik Rostov-on-Don Kamil Akchurin FC Niva Slavyansk-na-Kubani Vladimir Fofanov FC Luch Tula Aleksandr Yurchikov FC Lokomotiv Yelets Yuri Raznov FC Metallurg Krasny Sulin Viktor Shchirov FC Oryol Vladimir Brykin FC Shakhtyor Shakhty Valeri Volodin FC APK Morozovsk Vasili Kravchenko FC Rotor-d Volgograd Yuri Marushkin FC Dynamo Mikhaylovka Sergei Popkov FC Spartak-Bratskiy Yuzhny Sergei Antonkin FC Ritm Alekseyevka Aleksandr Petrenko
Standings
Notes:
FC Kuban Slavyansk-na-Kubani awarded 1 home win. FC Spartak-Bratskiy Yuzhny awarded 1 home loss. FC Lokomotiv Liski, FC APK Morozovsk and FC Ritm Alekseyevka promoted from the Amateur Football League. FC Atommash Volgodonsk renamed to FC Volgodonsk. FC Luch Tula and FC Dynamo Mykhaylovka played their first professional season. FC Lokomotiv Yelets promoted from the Amateur Football League, where they played in 1994 as FC Torpedo Yelets. FC Ritm Alekseyevka did not play in any national-level competitions in 1996.
Top goalscorers
21 goals
Vagif Shirinov (FC Kuban Slavyansk-na-Kubani)
20 goals
Vladimir Kharin (FC Lokomotiv Liski)
18 goals
German Telesh (FC Luch Tula)
15 goals
Aleksandr Glazkov (FC Oryol)
14 goals
Konstantin Boyko (FC Istochnik Rostov-on-Don) Aleksandr Korneyev (FC Dynamo Mikhaylovka)
12 goals
Vladimir Grishchenko (FC Niva Slavyansk-na-Kubani) Nikolai Kolchugin (FC Rotor-d Volgograd)
11 goals
Valentin Shashkov (FC Shakhtyor Shakhty) Yuri Sirota (FC Volgodonsk)
Zone 3
Overview
Team Head coach FC Don Novomoskovsk Leonid Lipovoy FC Spartak-d Moscow Viktor Zernov FC Kosmos Dolgoprudny Aleksandr Logunov FC Moskovskiy-Selyatino Selyatino Leonid Nazarenko FC Dynamo-d Moscow Nikolai Gontar FC Mosenergo Moscow Valentin Sysoyev FC Titan Reutov Aleksei Belenkov FC Avtomobilist Noginsk Vladimir Petrov PFC CSKA-d Moscow Yuri Adzhem FC Torgmash Lyubertsy Anatoli Leshchenkov FC Torpedo-d Moscow Sergei Petrenko FC Torpedo Mytishchi Yuri Naydyonov / Valeri Kholomin FC Fabus Bronnitsy Vladimir Sautin FC Mashinostroitel Sergiyev Posad Andrei Leksakov FC Monolit Moscow Yuri Vereykin FC Oka Kolomna Aleksandr Borisenkov FC Krasnogvardeyets Moscow Mikhail Khristich FC Dynamo-2 Moscow Yevgeni Baykov FC Chertanovo Moscow Mikhail Karatayev FC TRASKO Moscow Leonid Pribylovskiy FC Lokomotiv-d Moscow Vladimir Korotkov FC Smena Moscow FC Asmaral-d Moscow
Standings
Notes:
FC Asmaral-d Moscow was excluded from the league after playing 23 games and gaining 4 points. Their opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games. Asmaral-d did not play in any national-level competitions in 1996. PFC CSKA-d Moscow and FC Torpedo-d Moscow awarded 1 home loss each. FC Spartak-d Moscow was not promoted as reserves teams were not eligible for promotion. FC Tekhinvest-M Moskovskiy moved to Selyatino and renamed to FC Moskovskiy-Selyatino. FC Torpedo-MKB Mytishchi renamed to FC Torpedo. Torpedo did not play in any national-level competitions in 1996. FC Fabus Bronnitsy played their first professional season. FC Rossiya Moscow renamed to FC Monolit. FC Krasnogvardeyets Moscow promoted from the Amateur Football League. FC Smena Moscow promoted from the Amateur Football League, where they played in 1994 as FC Smena-Ronika Moscow.
Top goalscorers
35 goals
Aleksei Kutsenko (FC Dynamo-d Moscow)
32 goals
Aleksei Snigiryov (FC Moskovskiy-Selyatino Selyatino)
27 goals
Aleksandr Shirko (FC Spartak-d Moscow)
21 goals
Yuri Moiseyev (FC Don Novomoskovsk)
20 goals
Andrey Movsisyan (FC Spartak-d Moscow)
19 goals
Dmitri Chesnokov (FC Titan Reutov)
18 goals
Anatoli Sigachyov (FC Don Novomoskovsk)
17 goals
Andrei Afanasyev (FC Mosenergo Moscow) Konstantin Golovskoy (FC Spartak-d Moscow) Aleksei Kryuchkov (FC Titan Reutov) Andrei Meshchaninov (FC Kosmos Dolgoprudny)
Zone 4
Overview
Team Head coach FC Turbostroitel Kaluga Georgi Kolmogorov FC Dynamo St. Petersburg Aleksandr Fyodorov FC Neftyanik Yaroslavl Valentin Volkov FC Mashinostroitel Pskov Sergei Markelov FC Dynamo Bryansk Viktor Zimin FC Bulat Cherepovets Aleksandr Sokolov FC Vympel Rybinsk Boris Belyakov FC Spartak Kostroma Valeri Volchanovskiy FC Kristall Dyatkovo Aleksei Varnavskiy FC Volochanin Vyshny Volochyok Igor Bychkov FC Metallurg Pikalyovo Anatoli Belov FC Zenit-d St. Petersburg FC Kraneks Ivanovo
Standings
Notes:
FC Prometey-Dynamo St. Petersburg renamed to FC Dynamo. FC Vympel Rybinsk did not play in any national-level competitions in 1996.
Top goalscorers
11 goals
Kamil Ferkhanov (FC Turbostroitel Kaluga)
9 goals
Sergei Grabazdin (FC Volochanin Vyshny Volochyok) Aleksandr Gusev (FC Metallurg Pikalyovo) Vadim Kovalyov (FC Kristall Dyatkovo)
8 goals
Valeri Alistarov (FC Turbostroitel Kaluga) Aleksei Volkhonskiy (FC Spartak Kostroma)
7 goals
Nikolai Churakov (FC Dynamo St. Petersburg) Sergei Subratov (FC Dynamo Bryansk) Mikhail Zinikov (FC Dynamo St. Petersburg)
6 goals
Igor Aksyonov (FC Neftyanik Yaroslavl) Aleksei Chikin (FC Spartak Kostroma) Aleksandr Gultyayev (FC Mashinostroitel Pskov) Sergei Kubryakov (FC Mashinostroitel Pskov) Valeri Lenivkov (FC Vympel Rybinsk)
Zone 5
Overview
Team Head coach FC Zenit Penza Aleksandr Komissarov FC Zavodchanin Saratov Anatoli Smal FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk Mikhail Senyurin FC Spartak Tambov Vladimir Kovylin FC Astrateks Astrakhan Boris Bashkin FC Kristall Sergach Viktor Pavlyukov FC Planeta Bugulma German Bobek FC Volga Ulyanovsk Sergei Sedyshev FC Volga Balakovo Aleksandr Krokhin FC Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola Radik Gadeyev FC Salyut Saratov Yuri Mashlikovskiy FC Neftyanik Pokhvistnevo FC Progress Zelenodolsk Aleksandr Klobukov FC Metallurg Vyksa Konstantin Malinin FC Lada-d Togliatti Valeri Petruk
Standings
Notes:
FC Lada-d Togliatti was excluded from the league after playing 25 games. Opponents were awarded wins in the remaining games. That was their first professional season and they did not play in any national-level competitions in 1996. FC Zavodchanin Saratov played their first professional season. FC Planeta Bugulma promoted from the Amateur Football League. FC Tekstilshchik Isheyevka moved to Ulyanovsk and renamed FC Volga.
Top goalscorers
25 goals
Vadim Tyurin (FC Zavodchanin Saratov)
20 goals
Vladimir Anisimov (FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk)
14 goals
Vladimir Mishin (FC Volga Ulyanovsk)
11 goals
Viktor Zorkin (FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk)
10 goals
Sergei Glazunov (FC Salyut Saratov)
9 goals
Ruslan Adzhiyev (FC Lada-d Togliatti) Eduard Bazarov (FC Volga Balakovo) Anatoli Lychagov (FC Kristall Sergach) Sergei Panov (FC Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola) Yuri Telyushov (FC Zenit Penza) Aleksei Tilman (FC Astrateks Astrakhan) Aleksei Tokarev (FC Zavodchanin Saratov) Oleg Zykov (FC Zavodchanin Saratov)
Zone 6
Overview
Team Head coach FC Energiya Chaikovsky Sergei Kleymyonov FC Amkar Perm Sergei Oborin FC Sodovik Sterlitamak Sergei Maksimov FC Metiznik Magnitogorsk Aleksandr Kukushkin FC Gornyak-Vanadiy Kachkanar Viktor Shlyayev FC Elektron Vyatskiye Polyany Yuri Osin FC Gornyak Kushva Viktor Konshin FC Trubnik Kamensk-Uralsky Anatoli Lugovykh FC Agidel Ufa Anatoli Tyryatkin FC Gazovik Orenburg Viktor Dyomkin FC Uralmash-d Yekaterinburg Viktor Yerokhin FC Dynamo-Gazovik-d Tyumen Viktor Ivanov FC Dynamo Perm Anatoli Timofeyev FC KAMAZ-Chally-d Naberezhnye Chelny
Standings
Notes:
FC Sodovik Sterlitamak awarded 1 home win. FC Dynamo Perm and FC KamAZ-Chally-d Naberezhnye Chelny awarded 1 home loss. FC Amkar Perm and FC Dynamo-Gazovik-d Tyumen played their first professional season. FC Gornyak Kachkanar renamed to FC Gornyak-Vanadiy. FC Gornyak Kushva promoted from the Amateur Football League. FC Estel Ufa renamed to FC Agidel. Agidel did not play in any national-level competitions in 1996. FC KAMAZ-d Naberezhnye Chelny renamed to FC KAMAZ-Chally-d Naberezhnye Chelny.
Top goalscorers
12 goals
Aleksandr Feofanov (FC Sodovik Sterlitamak) Vladimir Titov (FC Trubnik Kamensk-Uralsky)
11 goals
Aleksei Kolotov (FC Elektron Vyatskiye Polyany)
10 goals
Vyacheslav Ivanov (FC Agidel Ufa) Denis Malyavkin (FC Metiznik Magnitogorsk) Andrei Shabanov (FC Uralmash-d Yekaterinburg) Arslon Talipov (FC Amkar Perm)
9 goals
Aleksandr Chernykh (FC Gornyak-Vanadiy Kachkanar)
8 goals
Sergei Chebanov (FC Amkar Perm) Sergei Cherkasov (FC Metiznik Magnitogorsk) Nazar Polishchuk (FC Energiya Chaikovsky) Igor Shmidt (FC Gornyak-Vanadiy Kachkanar) Sergei Sidorov (FC Sodovik Sterlitamak) Robert Zinnyatulov (FC Sodovik Sterlitamak) Konstantin Zyryanov (FC Amkar Perm)
See also 1995 Russian Top League 1995 Russian First League 1995 Russian Second League
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