# 1995 Russian Third League

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Olimp Kislovodsk (A) | 28 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 73 | 17 | +56 | 66 | Promotion to Second League |
| 2 | Angusht Malgobek (A) | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 14 | +53 | 62 | Promotion to Second League |
| 3 | Anzhi-2 Makhachkala | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 53 | |
| 4 | Armavir (A) | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 50 | Promotion to Second League |
| 5 | Dynamo Makhachkala | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 71 | 33 | +38 | 49 | |
| 6 | Iriston Mozdok | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 46 | |
| 7 | Spartak-2 Nartkala | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 44 | |
| 8 | Derbent | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 39 | |
| 9 | Dynamo-d Stavropol | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 37 | |
| 10 | Uralan-d Elista | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 63 | −30 | 37 | |
| 11 | Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 36 | |
| 12 | Druzhba-d Maykop | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 33 | |
| 13 | Spartak-d Vladikavkaz (R) | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 62 | −35 | 19 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 14 | Spartak Alagir (R) | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 82 | −60 | 16 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 15 | Beshtau Lermontov | 28 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 85 | −62 | 12 | |
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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Avangard Kursk (A) | 30 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 65 | Promotion to Second League |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Liski (A) | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 63 | Promotion to Second League |
| 3 | Volgodonsk (A) | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 62 | 19 | +43 | 61 | Promotion to Second League |
| 4 | Kuban Slavyansk-na-Kubani | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 61 | |
| 5 | Istochnik Rostov-on-Don | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 24 | +26 | 58 | |
| 6 | Niva Slavyansk-na-Kubani | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 48 | |
| 7 | Luch Tula | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 45 | |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Yelets | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 44 | |
| 9 | Metallurg Krasny Sulin | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 44 | |
| 10 | Oryol | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 43 | |
| 11 | Shakhtyor Shakhty | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 29 | |
| 12 | APK Morozovsk | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 28 | |
| 13 | Rotor-d Volgograd | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 26 | |
| 14 | Dynamo Mikhaylovka | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 26 | |
| 15 | Spartak-Bratskiy Yuzhny | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 30 | 70 | −40 | 23 | |
| 16 | Ritm Alekseyevka (R) | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 79 | −62 | 17 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Don Novomoskovsk (A) | 44 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 84 | 19 | +65 | 111 | Promotion to Second League |
| 2 | Spartak-d Moscow | 44 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 139 | 32 | +107 | 107 | |
| 3 | Kosmos Dolgoprudny (A) | 44 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 68 | 28 | +40 | 90 | Promotion to Second League |
| 4 | Moskovskiy-Selyatino Selyatino (A) | 44 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 114 | 51 | +63 | 89 | Promotion to Second League |
| 5 | Dynamo-d Moscow | 44 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 102 | 56 | +46 | 86 | |
| 6 | Mosenergo Moscow | 44 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 78 | 46 | +32 | 84 | |
| 7 | Titan Reutov | 44 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 78 | |
| 8 | Avtomobilist Noginsk | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 75 | |
| 9 | CSKA-d Moscow | 44 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 55 | +16 | 73 | |
| 10 | Torgmash Lyubertsy | 44 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 70 | |
| 11 | Torpedo-d Moscow | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 64 | |
| 12 | Torpedo Mytishchi (R) | 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 57 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 13 | Fabus Bronnitsy | 44 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 53 | |
| 14 | Mashinostroitel Sergiyev Posad | 44 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 51 | |
| 15 | Monolit Moscow | 44 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 47 | |
| 16 | Oka Kolomna | 44 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 46 | |
| 17 | Krasnogvardeyets Moscow | 44 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 56 | 103 | −47 | 42 | |
| 18 | Dynamo-2 Moscow | 44 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 47 | 83 | −36 | 41 | |
| 19 | Chertanovo Moscow | 44 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 40 | |
| 20 | TRASKO Moscow | 44 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 101 | −63 | 37 | |
| 21 | Lokomotiv-d Moscow | 44 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 78 | −41 | 34 | |
| 22 | Smena Moscow | 44 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 22 | 86 | −64 | 28 | |
| 23 | Asmaral-d Moscow (R) | 44 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 16 | 138 | −122 | 4 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Turbostroitel Kaluga (A) | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 53 | Promotion to Second League |
| 2 | Dynamo St. Petersburg (A) | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 49 | Promotion to Second League |
| 3 | Neftyanik Yaroslavl | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 42 | |
| 4 | Mashinostroitel Pskov | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 42 | |
| 5 | Dynamo Bryansk | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 38 | |
| 6 | Bulat Cherepovets | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 35 | |
| 7 | Vympel Rybinsk (R) | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 33 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 8 | Spartak Kostroma | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 28 | |
| 9 | Kristall Dyatkovo | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 27 | |
| 10 | Volochanin Vyshny Volochyok | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 25 | |
| 11 | Metallurg Pikalyovo (R) | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 37 | −16 | 21 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 12 | Zenit-d St. Petersburg | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 19 | |
| 13 | Kraneks Ivanovo | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 39 | −25 | 16 | |
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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Zenit Penza (A) | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 17 | +37 | 64 | Promotion to Second League |
| 2 | Zavodchanin Saratov (A) | 28 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 59 | Promotion to Second League |
| 3 | Khimik Dzerzhinsk | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 57 | |
| 4 | Spartak Tambov | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 45 | |
| 5 | Astrateks Astrakhan | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 42 | |
| 6 | Kristall Sergach | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 41 | |
| 7 | Planeta Bugulma | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 37 | |
| 8 | Volga Ulyanovsk | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 34 | |
| 9 | Volga Balakovo | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 32 | |
| 10 | Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 31 | |
| 11 | Salyut Saratov | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 30 | |
| 12 | Neftyanik Pokhvistnevo | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 29 | |
| 13 | Progress Zelenodolsk | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 29 | |
| 14 | Metallurg Vyksa | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 28 | |
| 15 | Lada-d Togliatti (R) | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 23 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Energiya Chaikovsky (A) | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 58 | Promotion to Second League |
| 2 | Amkar Perm (A) | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 15 | +35 | 56 | |
| 3 | Sodovik Sterlitamak | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 51 | |
| 4 | Metiznik Magnitogorsk | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 49 | |
| 5 | Gornyak-Vanadiy Kachkanar | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 47 | |
| 6 | Elektron Vyatskiye Polyany | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 40 | |
| 7 | Gornyak Kushva | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 37 | |
| 8 | Trubnik Kamensk-Uralsky | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 35 | |
| 9 | Agidel Ufa (R) | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 35 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 10 | Gazovik Orenburg | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 29 | |
| 11 | Uralmash-d Yekaterinburg | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 26 | |
| 12 | Dynamo-Gazovik-d Tyumen | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 25 | |
| 13 | Dynamo Perm | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 23 | |
| 14 | KAMAZ-Chally-d Naberezhnye Chelny | 26 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 73 | −56 | 7 | |
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)