# 1994 Russian Second League

The 1994 Russian Second League was the third edition of Russian Second Division. There were 4 zones with 62 teams starting the competition in total (5 of them were excluded before the end of the season).

## Zone West
### Overview

| Team | Head coach |
| FC Fakel Voronezh | Sergei Savchenkov |
| FC Kolos Krasnodar | Aleksandr Ploshnik (until September) Fyodor Novikov (from October) |
| PFC Spartak Nalchik | Yuri Naurzokov |
| FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo | Vladimir Belkov |
| FC Spartak Anapa | Aleksandr Averyanov (until May) Akop Kalandzhan (from June) |
| FC Kuban Krasnodar | Leonid Nazarenko |
| FC Metallurg Lipetsk | Boris Streltsov |
| FC Lokomotiv St. Petersburg | Lev Burchalkin (until October) |
| FC Torpedo Taganrog | Vladimir Novik (until May) Anatoly Bulgakov (from May) |
| FC Anzhi Makhachkala | Akhmed Aleskerov (until June) Rafael Safarov (from June) |
| FC Vympel Rybinsk | Vladimir Bubnov |
| FC Kavkazkabel Prokhladny | Sergei Ponomaryov |
| FC Salyut Belgorod | Aleksandr Kryukov (until July) Anatoli Bogdanov (from July) |
| FC Trion-Volga Tver | Andrei Sergeyev |
| FC Dynamo Vologda | Vadim Ivanov (until May) Vladimir Pavlenko (from May) |
| FC Avangard-Kortek Kolomna | Mark Tunis |
| FC Iriston Vladikavkaz | Aleksandr Katsiyev |
| FC Venets Gulkevichi | Anatoli Lyz |
| FC Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo | Vladimir Yermichev (until May) Yuri Karamyan (from May) |
| FC Dynamo Makhachkala | Kamach Kabayev |
| FC Terek Grozny | Anatoli Mikheyev |
| FC Erzi Petrozavodsk | Vladimir Pronin (until May) Anatoli Zinchenko (May to July) |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Fakel Voronezh (A) | 40 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 89 | 25 | +64 | 62 | Promotion to First League |
| 2 | Kolos Krasnodar (A) | 40 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 105 | 47 | +58 | 61 | Promotion to First League |
| 3 | Spartak Nalchik | 40 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 98 | 33 | +65 | 59 | |
| 4 | Tekstilshchik Ivanovo | 40 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 93 | 42 | +51 | 59 | |
| 5 | Spartak Anapa | 40 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 71 | 37 | +34 | 54 | |
| 6 | Kuban Krasnodar | 40 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 83 | 44 | +39 | 52 | |
| 7 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 40 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 49 | |
| 8 | Lokomotiv St. Petersburg | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 47 | |
| 9 | Torpedo Taganrog | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 47 | |
| 10 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 40 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 43 | |
| 11 | Vympel Rybinsk | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 36 | |
| 12 | Kavkazkabel Prokhladny | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 46 | 70 | −24 | 35 | |
| 13 | Salyut Belgorod | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 34 | |
| 14 | Trion-Volga Tver | 40 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 40 | 70 | −30 | 32 | |
| 15 | Dynamo Vologda | 40 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 38 | 64 | −26 | 29 | |
| 16 | Avangard-Kortek Kolomna | 40 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 28 | |
| 17 | Iriston Vladikavkaz | 40 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 42 | 73 | −31 | 27 | |
| 18 | Venets Gulkevichi | 40 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 35 | 76 | −41 | 25 | |
| 19 | Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo | 40 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 32 | 78 | −46 | 21 | |
| 20 | Dynamo Makhachkala (R) | 40 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 29 | 99 | −70 | 19 | Relegation to Third League |
| 21 | Terek Grozny (R) | 40 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 83 | −61 | 19 | Relegation to Third League |
| – | Erzi Petrozavodsk | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0 | |
* 1 2 FC Spartak Anapa and FC Iriston Vladikavkaz were each awarded 1 home win when opponents did not arrive for the game.
* ↑ FC Anzhi Makhachkala were awarded 5 home wins when opponents did not arrive for the game.
* ↑ FC Salyut Belgorod were awarded 3 home losses without a game played.
* ↑ FC Viktor-Avangard Kolomna renamed to FC Avangard-Kortek Kolomna.
* ↑ FC Dynamo Makhachkala was excluded from the league after playing 19 games. The opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games.
* ↑ FC Terek Grozny was excluded from the league after playing 21 games. The opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games (except for game against Dynamo Makhachkala where both teams received a loss). Terek did not play professionally in 1995 due to First Chechen War.
* ↑ FC Erzi Petrozavodsk were excluded from the league after playing 16 games. All the results of their games were discarded. Erzi did not play professionally in 1995.

### Top goalscorers
#### 29 goals

* Aslan Goplachev (PFC Spartak Nalchik)
* Igor Tikhonov (FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo)

#### 24 goals

* Konstantin Kovalenko (FC Kolos Krasnodar)

#### 22 goals

* Aleksandr Khalzov (FC Metallurg Lipetsk)
* Eduard Kugotov (PFC Spartak Nalchik)

#### 19 goals

* Aleksandr Zernov (FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo)

#### 17 goals

* Vladimir Zinich (FC Fakel Voronezh)

#### 16 goals

* Ihar Fralow (FC Kolos Krasnodar)
* Aleksei Gerasimenko (FC Kuban Krasnodar)

#### 15 goals

* Yuri Vostrukhin (FC Torpedo Taganrog)

## Zone Center
### Overview

| Team | Head coach |
| FC Torpedo Volzhsky | Oleg Dudarin |
| FC Torpedo Arzamas | Vladimir Dergach |
| FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk | Aleksandr Salnov |
| FC Torpedo Ryazan | Sergei Nedosekin |
| FC Metallurg Novotroitsk | Oleg Alemastsev |
| FC Lada Dimitrovgrad | Vladimir Yurin |
| FC Zvezda Gorodishche | Sergei Mukovnin |
| FC Uralets Nizhny Tagil | Igor Kuznetsov |
| FC Arsenal Tula | Aleksei Petrushin |
| FC Torpedo Miass | Viktor Lukashenko |
| FC Metallurg Magnitogorsk | Viktor Sokolovskiy |
| FC Svetotekhnika Saransk | Vladimir Solovyov |
| FC Devon Oktyabrsky | Viktor Khaydarov |
| FC Vyatka Kirov | Aleksandr Sokovnin |
| FC Rubin Kazan | Murat Zadikashvili |
| FC Obninsk | Boris Sinitsyn |
| FC Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola | Vladimir Petrov |
| FC Irgiz Balakovo | Vladimir Proskurin |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Torpedo Volzhsky (A) | 32 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 84 | 28 | +56 | 50 | Promotion to First League |
| 2 | Torpedo Arzamas (A) | 32 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 48 | Promotion to First League |
| 3 | Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 50 | 20 | +30 | 47 | |
| 4 | Torpedo Ryazan | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 43 | |
| 5 | Metallurg Novotroitsk | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 42 | |
| 6 | Lada Dimitrovgrad | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 40 | |
| 7 | Zvezda Gorodishche | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 37 | |
| 8 | Uralets Nizhny Tagil | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 37 | |
| 9 | Arsenal Tula | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 35 | |
| 10 | Torpedo Miass | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 32 | |
| 11 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 28 | |
| 12 | Svetotekhnika Saransk | 32 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 25 | |
| 13 | Devon Oktyabrsky | 32 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 20 | |
| 14 | Vyatka Kirov (R) | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 19 | Relegation to Third League |
| 15 | Rubin Kazan | 32 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 65 | −50 | 16 | |
| 16 | Obninsk | 32 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 62 | −41 | 15 | |
| 17 | Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola (R) | 32 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 65 | −48 | 10 | Relegation to Third League |
| – | Irgiz Balakovo | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0 | |
* 1 2 FC Torpedo Volzhsky and FC Zvezda Gorodishche were each awarded 2 home wins when opponents did not arrive for the game.
* ↑ FC Gazovik Izhevsk renamed to FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk.
* 1 2 3 4 FC Lada Dimitrovgrad, FC Uralets Nizhny Tagil, FC Arsenal Tula and FC Devon Oktyabrsky were each awarded 1 home win when opponents did not arrive for the game.
* ↑ FC Zvezda-Rus Gorodishche renamed to FC Zvezda Gorodishche.
* ↑ FC Vyatka Kirov did not play professionally in 1995.
* ↑ FC Rubin-TAN Kazan renamed to FC Rubin Kazan.
* ↑ FC Irgiz Balakovo was excluded from the league after playing 8 games (and gaining 5 points). All the results of their games were discarded. Irgiz did not play professionally in 1995.

### Top goalscorers
#### 20 goals

* Oleg Umurzakov (FC Torpedo Volzhsky)

#### 16 goals

* Aleksei Chernov (FC Zvezda Gorodishche)
* Eduard Novozhilov (FC Torpedo Arzamas)

#### 15 goals

* Sergei Budarin (FC Metallurg Novotroitsk)

#### 14 goals

* Mikhail Belov (FC Torpedo Volzhsky)

#### 13 goals

* Igor Syrov (FC Devon Oktyabrsky)

#### 12 goals

* Robert Gay (FC Torpedo Miass)
* Andrei Knyazev (FC Metallurg Magnitogorsk)

#### 11 goals

* Sergei Ilyushin (FC Torpedo Volzhsky)

#### 10 goals

* Andrei Ivanov (FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk)
* Anatoli Kanishchev (FC Torpedo Arzamas)
* Igor Safonov (FC Metallurg Novotroitsk)

## Zone Siberia
### Overview

| Team | Head coach |
| FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk | Leonid Shevchenko |
| FC Tom Tomsk | Vladimir Pomeshchikov |
| FC Kuzbass Kemerovo | Sergei Bologov |
| FC Dynamo Barnaul | Stanislav Kaminskiy |
| FC Irtysh Tobolsk | Rudolf Atamalyan |
| FC Torpedo Rubtsovsk | Vladimir Vorzhev |
| FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk | Valeri Suldin |
| FC Dynamo Omsk | Anatoli Chikinskiy |
| FC Motor Prokopyevsk | Vitali Golopolosov |
| FC Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk | Yuri Kurnenin |
| FC Shakhtyor Kiselyovsk | Anatoli Kuznetsov |
| FC Politekhnik-92 Barnaul | Aleksandr Zakhryapin |
| FC Agan Raduzhny | Aleksandr Umrikhin |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Chkalovets Novosibirsk (A) | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 12 | +39 | 35 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Tom Tomsk | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 15 | +32 | 30 | |
| 3 | Kuzbass Kemerovo | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 29 | |
| 4 | Dynamo Barnaul | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 27 | |
| 5 | Irtysh Tobolsk | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 26 | |
| 6 | Torpedo Rubtsovsk | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 25 | |
| 7 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 21 | |
| 8 | Dynamo Omsk | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 19 | |
| 9 | Motor Prokopyevsk | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 33 | −17 | 19 | |
| 10 | Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 17 | |
| 11 | Shakhtyor Kiselyovsk (R) | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 67 | −43 | 9 | Relegation to Third League |
| 12 | Politekhnik-92 Barnaul (R) | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 35 | −24 | 7 | Relegation to Third League |
| – | Agan Raduzhny | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0 | |
* ↑ FC Irtysh Tobolsk promoted from the Amateur Football League where it played in 1993 as FC Neftekhimik Tobolsk.
* 1 2 FC Irtysh Tobolsk and FC Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk were each awarded 1 home win when opponents did not arrive for the game.
* ↑ FC Motor Prokopyevsk promoted from the Amateur Football League.
* ↑ FC Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk played their first professional season.
* 1 2 FC Shakhtyor Kiselyovsk and FC Politekhnik-92 Barnaul did not play professionally in 1995.
* ↑ FC Agan Raduzhny was excluded from the league after playing 3 games (and gaining no points). All the results of their games were discarded. Agan did not play professionally in 1995.

### Top goalscorers
#### 18 goals

* Ruslan Akhidzhak (FC Tom Tomsk)
* Anatoli Kisurin (FC Dynamo Omsk)

#### 13 goals

* Sergei Chernov (FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk)

#### 12 goals

* Oleg Nikulin (FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk)

#### 11 goals

* Yevgeni Zarva (FC Irtysh Tobolsk)

#### 9 goals

* Yevgeni Shipovskiy (FC Torpedo Rubtsovsk)
* Vladimir Tregub (FC Torpedo Rubtsovsk)

#### 8 goals

* Andrei Bazankov (FC Kuzbass Kemerovo)
* Sergei Galkin (FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk)

#### 7 goals

* Yevgeni Kultayev (FC Shakhtyor Kiselyovsk)
* Vladimir Makeyev (FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk)
* Viktor Sebelev (FC Tom Tomsk)

## Zone East
### Overview

| Team | Head coach |
| FC Dynamo Yakutsk | Anatoli Samkov |
| FC Angara Angarsk | Oleg Izmaylov |
| FC Sakhalin Kholmsk | Valeri Yerkovich |
| FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk | Aleksandr Kishinyovskiy |
| FC Amur Blagoveshchensk | Rudolf Mkrtychev |
| FC SKA Khabarovsk | Vladimir Bychek |
| FC Kristall Neryungri | Viktor Kurlyuk |
| FC Avtomobilist Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | Vyacheslav Mordasov |
| FC Amur Komsomolsk-na-Amure | Oleg Manzhukov |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dynamo Yakutsk (A) | 32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 69 | 24 | +45 | 50 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Angara Angarsk | 32 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 47 | |
| 3 | Sakhalin Kholmsk | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 87 | 38 | +49 | 44 | |
| 4 | Metallurg Krasnoyarsk | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 73 | 33 | +40 | 42 | |
| 5 | Amur Blagoveshchensk | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 32 | |
| 6 | SKA Khabarovsk | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 30 | |
| 7 | Kristall Neryungri | 32 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 21 | |
| 8 | Avtomobilist Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (R) | 32 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 28 | 101 | −73 | 14 | Relegation to Third League |
| 9 | Amur Komsomolsk-na-Amure (R) | 32 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 80 | −63 | 8 | Relegation to Third League |
* 1 2 FC Dynamo Yakutsk and FC Amur Blagoveshchensk were each awarded 2 home wins when opponents did not arrive for the game.
* ↑ FC Selenga Ulan-Ude moved to Neryungri and was renamed to FC Kristall Neryungri.
* ↑ FC Avtomobilist Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk promoted from the Amateur Football League. The team did not play professionally in 1995.
* ↑ FC Amur Komsomolsk-na-Amure did not play professionally in 1995.
* ↑ FC Amur Komsomolsk-na-Amure was excluded from the league after playing 16 games. The opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games.

### Top goalscorers
#### 34 goals

* Vladislav Kadyrov (FC Sakhalin Kholmsk)

#### 21 goals

* Vadim Belokhonov (FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk)

#### 20 goals

* Andrei Korovin (FC SKA Khabarovsk)

#### 19 goals

* Yuri Kuznetsov (FC Angara Angarsk)

#### 13 goals

* Denis Laktionov (FC Sakhalin Kholmsk)

#### 11 goals

* Vitali Fedenko (FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk)
* Aleksandr Kharasakhal (FC Dynamo Yakutsk)
* Igor Khimushkin (FC Dynamo Yakutsk)
* Viktor Rybakov (FC Sakhalin Kholmsk)

#### 10 goals

* Mikhail Semyonov (FC SKA Khabarovsk)

## Promotion playoffs

Winners of zones Siberia and East played a home-and-away series for promotion to the 1995 Russian First League.
FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk lost to FC Dynamo Yakutsk in Yakutsk 1:2, won 2:0 in Novosibirsk and were promoted on goal difference.