# 2022–23 Russian Second League

The 2022–23 Russian Second League is the 31st season of Russia's third-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 15 July 2022. On 23 June 2022, the league was renamed from Russian Football National League 2 to Russian Second League.
The Russian Second League is geographically divided into 4 groups. The winners of each zone are automatically promoted into the First League. The bottom finishers of each zone lose professional status and are relegated into the Amateur Football League.

## Group 1
### First stage
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 17 | +37 | 63 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 2 | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 55 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 3 | Rotor Volgograd | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 19 | +28 | 52 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 4 | Biolog-Novokubansk Progress | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 46 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 5 | Forte Taganrog | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 45 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 6 | Kuban-Holding Pavlovskaya | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 42 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 7 | Spartak Nalchik | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 37 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 8 | Druzhba Maykop | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 35 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 9 | SKA Rostov-on-Don | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 34 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 10 | Dynamo Stavropol | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 31 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 11 | Legion Makhachkala | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 21 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 12 | Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 21 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 13 | Alania-2 Vladikavkaz | 26 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 53 | −35 | 13 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 14 | Yessentuki | 26 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 24 | −19 | 5 | Team withdrew |

### Second stage

At the second stage, the teams of subgroup A retain the statistics from the first stage (points, wins, draws, losses, scored and missed goals). The teams of subgroup B retain the statistics from the first stage only in matches against teams from subgroup. Thus, before the second stage, new standings are formed in subgroup B. The teams in each subgroup will play in a single round-robin tournament.
The winner of subgroup A becomes the winner of the group and can qualify to the First league. The two last teams of subgroup B (13th and 14th places in the group) eliminate from the Second League.

#### Subgroup A
##### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 17 | +37 | 63 | Promotion to the First League |
| 2 | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 55 | |
| 3 | Rotor Volgograd | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 19 | +28 | 52 | |
| 4 | Biolog-Novokubansk Progress | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 46 | |
| 5 | Forte Taganrog | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 45 | |
| 6 | Kuban-Holding Pavlovskaya | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 42 | |

#### Subgroup B
##### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Druzhba Maykop | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 21 | |
| 2 | Spartak Nalchik | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 20 | |
| 3 | SKA Rostov-on-Don | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 20 | |
| 4 | Dynamo Stavropol | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 18 | |
| 5 | Legion Makhachkala | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 14 | |
| 6 | Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 12 | |
| 7 | Alania-2 Vladikavkaz | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 5 | Relegation to the Amateur League |

## Group 2
### First stage
#### Subgroup 1
##### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Leningradets Leningrad Oblast | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 11 | +37 | 51 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 2 | Zvezda Saint Petersburg | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 41 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 3 | Zorkiy Krasnogorsk | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 32 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 4 | Baltika-BFU Kaliningrad | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 29 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 5 | Yenisey-2 Krasnoyarsk | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 29 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 6 | Luki-Energiya Velikiye Luki | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 27 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 7 | Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 27 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 8 | Dynamo Saint Petersburg | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 23 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 9 | Yadro Saint Petersburg | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 15 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 10 | Rodina-M Moscow | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 44 | −31 | 13 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 11 | Elektron Veliky Novgorod | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 53 | −40 | 13 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |

#### Subgroup 2
##### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tekstilshchik Ivanovo | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 42 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 2 | Murom | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 39 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 3 | Chertanovo Moscow | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 36 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 4 | Spartak Kostroma | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 29 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 5 | Torpedo Vladimir | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 28 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 6 | Dynamo Vologda | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 27 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 7 | FC Torpedo-2 Moscow | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 27 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 8 | Dynamo-2 Moscow | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 24 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 9 | Tver | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 22 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 10 | Khimik Dzerzhinsk | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 21 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 11 | Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 38 | −24 | 13 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |

### Second stage

At the second stage, the teams of subgroup A retain the statistics from the first stage (points, wins, draws, losses, scored and missed goals). The teams of subgroup B retain the statistics from the first stage only in matches against teams from subgroup. Thus, before the second stage, new standings are formed in subgroup B. The teams in each subgroup will play in a double round-robin tournament.
The winner of subgroup A becomes the winner of the group and can qualify to the First league. The three last teams of subgroup B (8th, 9th and 10th places in the subgroup) eliminate from the Second League.

## Group 3
### First stage
#### Subgroup 1
##### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Dynamo Bryansk | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 30 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 2 | Avangard Kursk | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 29 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 3 | Sakhalinets Moscow | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 24 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 4 | Ryazan | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 23 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 5 | Rodina-2 Moscow | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 23 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 6 | Strogino Moscow | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 23 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 7 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 22 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 8 | Arsenal-2 Tula | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 20 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 9 | Spartak Tambov | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 12 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 10 | Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 34 | −20 | 10 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 11 | Peresvet Domodedovo | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 9 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 12 | Kvant Obninsk | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 8 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |

#### Subgroup 2
##### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Salyut Belgorod | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 30 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 2 | Kaluga | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 29 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 3 | Sokol Saratov | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 27 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 4 | Dynamo Vladivostok | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 23 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 5 | Saturn Ramenskoye | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 21 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 6 | Khimki-M | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 21 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 7 | Kosmos Dolgoprudny | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 20 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 8 | Kolomna | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 17 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 9 | Znamya Noginsk | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 15 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 10 | Balashikha | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 13 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 11 | SKA-Khabarovsk-2 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 13 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 12 | Zenit Penza | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 29 | −22 | 7 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |

### Second stage

At the second stage, the teams of subgroup A retain the statistics from the first stage (points, wins, draws, losses, scored and missed goals). The teams of subgroup B retain the statistics from the first stage only in matches against teams from subgroup. Thus, before the second stage, new standings are formed in subgroup B. The teams in each subgroup will play in a double round-robin tournament.
The winner of subgroup A becomes the winner of the group and can qualify to the First league. The three last teams of subgroup B (10th, 11th and 12th places in the subgroup) eliminate from the Second League.

## Group 4
### First stage
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tyumen | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 22 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 2 | Irtysh Omsk | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 21 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 3 | Chelyabinsk | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 21 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 4 | Amkar Perm | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 20 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 5 | Zenit-Izhevsk | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 18 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 6 | Novosibirsk | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 17 | Qualification to the Subgroup A (Promotion round) |
| 7 | Torpedo Miass | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 15 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 8 | Orenburg-2 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 14 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 9 | Nosta Novotroitsk | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 10 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 10 | Dynamo Barnaul | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 7 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 11 | Khimik-Avgust Vurnary | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 7 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |
| 12 | Ural-2 Yekaterinburg | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 6 | Qualification to the Subgroup B (Relegation round) |

### Second stage

At the second stage, the teams of subgroup A retain the statistics from the first stage (points, wins, draws, losses, scored and missed goals). The teams of subgroup B retain the statistics from the first stage only in matches against teams from subgroup. Thus, before the second stage, new standings are formed in subgroup B. The teams in each subgroup will play in a single round-robin tournament.
The winner of subgroup A becomes the winner of the group and can qualify to the First league. The two last teams of subgroup B (11th and 12th places in the group) eliminate from the Second League.