2009 Russian Second Division

Russian Second Division
Season	2009
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The 2009 Russian Second Division was the third strongest division in Russian football. The Second Division is geographically divided into 5 zones.The winners of each zone are automatically promoted into the First Division. The bottom finishers of each zone lose professional status and are relegated into the Amateur Football League.

South

Team	Location	Head Coach	Venue	Capacity	Position in 2008	Official site
FC Abinsk	Abinsk	Kalin Stepanyan	Abinsk Stadium		1st, LFL-"South"
Avtodor	Vladikavkaz	Georgi Botsiyev	"SOK" im. E. Tedeeva	3,000	18th, "South"	[1]
Angusht	Nazran	Umar Markhiyev	Tsentralny	3,200	13th, LFL-"South"
FC Astrakhan	Astrakhan	Sergei Popkov	Gorodskoy	5,000	14th, "South"
Bataysk-2007	Bataysk	Aleksandr Vorobyev	Lokomotiv	3,000	2nd, "South"	[2]
Volgograd	Volgograd	Valeri Burlachenko	Olimpia Stadium	3,000		[3]
Dagdizel	Kaspiysk	Magomed-Rasul Akhmedov	Trud	1,500	7th, "South"
Druzhba	Maykop	Soferbi Yeshugov	Druzhba	7,000	10th, "South"	[4]
Zhemchuzhina-Sochi	Sochi	Oleg Vasilenko	Tsentralny	10,200	6th, "South"
Kavkaztransgaz-2005	Ryzdvyany	Sergei Ponomaryov	Fakel	1,500	8th, "South"
Krasnodar-2000	Krasnodar	Igor Zakharyak	Yunost	1,000	15th, "South"	[5]
Mashuk-KMV	Pyatigorsk	Yuri Svirkov	Tsentralny	10,365	19th, D1	[6]
Rotor	Volgograd	Igor Menshchikov	Tsentralny	32,216	13th, "South"	[7]
SKA	Rostov-on-Don	Igor Khankeyev	SKA SKVO	27,300	13th, D1	[8]
FC Stavropol	Stavropol	Boris Stukalov	Dynamo	15,982	2nd, LFL-"South"	[9]
Stavropolye-2009	Stavropol	Anatoli Shelest	Dynamo	15,982
FC Taganrog	Taganrog	Aleksei Sereda	Torpedo	3,500	12th, "South"	[10]
Torpedo	Armavir	Arsen Papikyan	Yunost	5,000
Energiya	Volzhsky	Dmitri Petrenko	Loginov Stadium	7,500	9th, "South"	[11]

FC Abinsk were excluded from the league for failing to fulfil two fixtures (on 28 June and 5 July). They have played 14 matches and were in the 18th position with 5 points. Results of Abinsk were discarded.

On 31 July 2009 Oleg Mikheyev, president of FC Rotor Volgograd, announced Rotor's resignation from the league, citing problems with authorities. They have played 18 games and were in the 13th position with 21 points.^[1]

SKA

Mashuk-KMV

Bataysk-2007

Zhemchuzhina

Dagdizel

Kavkaztransgaz-2005

Energia

Druzhba

Taganrog

Rotor,
Volgograd

Astrakhan

Krasnodar-
2000

Abinsk

Torpedo

Stavropol,
Stavropolye-2009

Angusht

Avtodor

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Location of teams

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Zhemchuzhina-Sochi (C, P)	34	29	2	3	91	22	+69	89	Promotion to First Division
2	Stavropol	34	22	5	7	66	37	+29	71	Excluded from professional football
3	Volgograd (P)	34	21	7	6	65	28	+37	70	Promotion to First Division
4	Armavir	34	19	6	9	54	32	+22	63
5	Avtodor Vladikavkaz	34	15	12	7	47	38	+9	57
6	Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk	34	15	8	11	45	39	+6	53
7	Energiya Volzhsky	34	12	12	10	41	33	+8	48
8	Bataysk-2007	34	12	9	13	43	39	+4	45
9	Krasnodar-2000	34	11	12	11	40	43	−3	45
10	Astrakhan	34	11	10	13	36	39	−3	43
11	Druzhba Maykop	34	12	6	16	45	47	−2	42
12	SKA Rostov-on-Don	34	11	9	14	49	61	−12	42
13	Stavropolye-2009	34	10	11	13	45	44	+1	41
14	Dagdizel Kaspiysk	34	11	5	18	46	65	−19	38
15	Kavkaztransgaz-2005 Ryzdvyany	34	10	3	21	28	54	−26	33
16	Angusht Nazran	34	8	7	19	36	61	−25	31
17	Rotor Volgograd	34	5	6	23	23	72	−49	21
18	Taganrog	34	4	6	24	27	73	−46	18

Source: PFL
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th away goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Top scorers

Source: [PFL] (in Russian), Sporbox.ru (in Russian)

23 goals

Aleksei Zhdanov (Volgograd) (3 - from penalty kick)

22 goals

Stanislav Dubrovin (Zhemchuzhina-Sochi) (4 - from penalty kick)

20 goals

Robert Zebelyan (Zhemchuzhina-Sochi) (1 - from penalty kick)

19 goals

Sergei Verkashanskiy (Torpedo Armavir) (7 - from penalty kick)

16 goals

Azamat Kurachinov (Stavropol) (6 - from penalty kick)

13 goals

Mikhail Markosov (SKA / Stavropol)
Stanislav Lebedintsev (SKA) (1 - from penalty kick)
Mikhail Surshkov (Druzhba) (2 - from penalty kick)

12 goals

Ivan Grinyuk (Bataysk-2007)
Timirlan Shavanov (Dagdizel) (2 - from penalty kick)

West

Dynamo SPb, Smena-Zenit

Torpedo

Spartak K

Istra

Lokomotiv-2, Torpedo-ZIL, Sportakademklub

Volga

Dynamo V

Dmitrov

Nara-ShBFR

Sheksna

Volochanin-Ratmir

Zelenograd

Pskov-747

Tekstilshchik

Spartak S

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Location of teams. Not shown: Sever (further north)

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Dynamo St. Petersburg (C, P)	36	24	7	5	63	28	+35	79	Promotion to First Division
2	Torpedo Vladimir	36	22	7	7	59	25	+34	73
3	Spartak Kostroma	36	19	10	7	47	27	+20	67
4	Istra	36	18	8	10	56	42	+14	62
5	Lokomotiv-2 Moscow	36	16	10	10	62	38	+24	58
6	Sever Murmansk	36	16	8	12	57	56	+1	56
7	Volga Tver	36	15	10	11	47	45	+2	55
8	Dynamo Vologda	36	14	11	11	52	40	+12	53
9	Volochanin-Ratmir Vyshny Volochyok	36	12	16	8	52	38	+14	52
10	Dmitrov	36	14	8	14	40	36	+4	50	Excluded from professional football
11	Zelenograd	36	13	9	14	44	43	+1	48
12	Pskov-747 Pskov	36	12	12	12	51	48	+3	48
13	Sheksna Cherepovets	36	11	13	12	44	45	−1	46
14	Torpedo-ZIL Moscow	36	11	9	16	35	43	−8	42
15	Nara-ShBFR Naro-Fominsk	36	10	12	14	47	55	−8	42
16	Smena-Zenit St. Petersburg	36	10	9	17	36	52	−16	39	Excluded from professional football
17	Tekstilshchik Ivanovo	36	8	10	18	43	65	−22	34
18	Sportakademklub Moscow	36	7	9	20	43	67	−24	30
19	Spartak Shchyolkovo (R)	36	0	2	34	9	93	−84	2	Relegation to Amateur Football League^[a]

Source: PFL
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th away goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Top scorers

Source: [PFL] (in Russian)

17 goals

Andrei Opanasyuk (Dynamo Vologda)

16 goals

Azamat Gonezhukov (Dynamo St. Petersburg)
Vadim Klass (Sever)

15 goals

13 goals

Yuri Kapusta (Nara-ShBFR)
Anton Kryuchkov (Volochanin-Ratmir)
Stanislav Murygin (Istra)

12 goals

Sergei Lokhanov (Volochanin-Ratmir)
Maksim Protserov (Dynamo St. Petersburg)
Vladimir Svizhuk (Istra)

Center

First games on April 22, last games on October 28.

Dynamo

Avangard K

Gubkin

Zvezda

Fakel−Voronezh, FSA

Ryazan

Yelets

Lokomotiv

Spartak

Rusichi

Zodiak-Oskol

Saturn-2

Znamya Truda

Nika

Avangard P

Dnepr

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Location of teams

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Avangard Kursk (C, P)	32	24	1	7	68	23	+45	73	Promotion to First Division
2	Dynamo Bryansk (P)	32	20	9	3	57	22	+35	69	Promotion to First Division
3	Avangard Podolsk	32	21	4	7	50	17	+33	67
4	Gubkin	32	18	4	10	51	29	+22	58
5	Zodiak-Oskol Stary Oskol	32	17	5	10	51	41	+10	56
6	Lokomotiv Liski	32	16	8	8	43	21	+22	56
7	Rusichi Oryol	32	15	6	11	48	36	+12	51
8	Ryazan	32	13	6	13	39	34	+5	45	Excluded from professional football
9	Spartak Tambov	32	12	8	12	41	45	−4	44
10	Zvezda Serpukhov	32	12	5	15	45	47	−2	41	Excluded from professional football
11	FSA Voronezh	32	11	6	15	44	48	−4	39	Excluded from professional football
12	Saturn Moscow Oblast	32	10	8	14	35	38	−3	38
13	Dnepr Smolensk	32	9	10	13	31	33	−2	37
14	Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo	32	9	6	17	38	50	−12	33
15	Fakel Voronezh	32	9	4	19	26	55	−29	31^[a]
16	Nika Moscow	32	4	5	23	20	86	−66	17
17	Yelets (R)	32	2	3	27	8	70	−62	9^[a]	Relegation to Amateur Football League

Source: PFL
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th away goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Top scorers

Source: [PFL] (in Russian)

17 goals

Mikhail Tyufyakov (Dynamo Bryansk)

16 goals

Sergei Faustov (FC Gubkin)

13 goals

Aleksei Gavrilov (Ryazan)

12 goals

Kirill Makarov (FSA)

11 goals

Igor Borozdin (Avangard Kursk)
Andrei Meshchaninov (Zvezda)

Ural-Povolzhye

Mordovia

SOYUZ-Gazprom

Volga

Gornyak

Chelyabinsk

Lada, Togliatti

Sokol-Saratov

Khimik

BIS-Dynamo

Gazovik

Dynamo

Neftekhimik

Rubin-2

Academia

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Location of teams. Not shown: Tyumen (further east)

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Mordovia Saransk (C, P)	30	24	5	1	68	13	+55	77	Promotion to First Division
2	Gornyak Uchaly	30	17	6	7	42	25	+17	57
3	SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk	30	17	4	9	42	25	+17	55
4	Volga Ulyanovsk	30	15	10	5	44	27	+17	55
5	Chelyabinsk	30	15	8	7	49	18	+31	53^[a]
6	Tyumen	30	15	8	7	54	32	+22	53^[a]
7	Gazovik Orenburg	30	14	3	13	43	29	+14	45
8	Lada-Togliatti	30	12	8	10	36	35	+1	44	Excluded from professional football
9	Bashinformsvyaz-Dynamo Ufa	30	12	7	11	40	40	0	43
10	Khimik Dzerzhinsk	30	13	3	14	32	44	−12	42
11	Sokol Saratov	30	10	7	13	30	41	−11	37
12	Togliatti	30	8	8	14	32	43	−11	32	Excluded from professional football
13	Dynamo Kirov	30	6	5	19	28	50	−22	23
14	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	30	5	6	19	32	72	−40	21
15	Rubin-2 Kazan	30	3	8	19	20	53	−33	17
16	Akademiya Dimitrovgrad	30	4	4	22	25	71	−46	16

Source: PFL
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th away goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

Top scorers

Source: [PFL] (in Russian)

19 goals

Ruslan Mukhametshin (SOYUZ-Gazprom / Mordovia)

14 goals

Ivan Luzhnikov (Mordovia / FC Tyumen)
Dmitri Sysuyev (Mordovia)

13 goals

Marat Shogenov (Gazovik)

12 goals

Vitali Burmakov (Volga Ulyanovsk)

11 goals

Marat Safin (Volga Ulyanovsk)
Dmitri Zarva (FC Tyumen)

East

Metallurg-Kuzbass

Dynamo

Smena

Irtysh

Sibiryak

Metallurg

Okean

Kuzbass

Amur

Sakhalin

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Location of teams

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Irtysh Omsk (C, P)	27	17	6	4	49	20	+29	57	Promotion to First Division
2	Dynamo Barnaul	27	16	4	7	41	28	+13	52
3	Metallurg Krasnoyarsk	27	15	5	7	51	27	+24	50
4	Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk	27	14	8	5	52	32	+20	50
5	Sibiryak Bratsk	27	12	3	12	36	48	−12	39
6	Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure	27	9	10	8	35	30	+5	37
7	Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	27	8	8	11	29	28	+1	32^[a]
8	KUZBASS Kemerovo	27	8	8	11	32	36	−4	32^[a]
9	Okean Nakhodka	27	3	4	20	21	53	−32	13
10	Amur Blagoveshchensk (R)	27	2	6	19	23	67	−44	12	Relegation to Amateur Football League^[b]

Source: PFL
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th away goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Top scorers

Source: [PFL] (in Russian)

15 goals

Valentin Yegunov (Metallurg-Kuzbass)

14 goals

Yevgeni Yaroslavtsev (Metallurg-Kuzbass)

11 goals

Anton Bagayev (Irtysh)

10 goals

8 goals

Awards

On November 25, 2009, Professional Football League announced the award winners for the season.

Zone West

Best player: Dmitri Vyazmikin (FC Torpedo Vladimir).
Best goalkeeper: Andrei Romanov (FC Spartak Kostroma).
Best defender: Emin Agaev (FC Volga Tver).
Best midfielder: Aleksei Melyoshin (FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow).
Best striker: Andrei Opanasyuk (FC Dynamo Vologda).
Best manager: Eduard Malofeyev (FC Dynamo Saint-Petersburg).

Zone Center

Best player: Mikhail Tyufyakov (FC Dynamo Bryansk).
Best goalkeeper: Valeri Chizhov (FC Avangard Kursk).
Best defender: Maksim Tishchenko (FC Avangard Kursk).
Best midfielder: Igor Borozdin (FC Avangard Kursk).
Best striker: Mikhail Tyufyakov.
Best manager: Valeri Yesipov (FC Avangard Kursk).

Zone South

Best player: Oleg Veretennikov (FC Volgograd).
Best goalkeeper: Aleksandr Chikhradze (FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi).
Best defender: Konstantin Gordiyuk (FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi).
Best midfielder: Oleg Veretennikov.
Best striker: Aleksei Zhdanov (FC Volgograd).
Best manager: Oleg Vasilenko (FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi).

Zone Ural-Povolzhye

Best player: Ruslan Mukhametshin (FC Mordovia Saransk).
Best goalkeeper: Fyodor Dyachenko (FC Mordovia Saransk).
Best defender: Aleksei Muldarov (FC Mordovia Saransk).
Best midfielder: Marat Shogenov (FC Gazovik Orenburg).
Best striker: Ruslan Mukhametshin.
Best manager: Fyodor Shcherbachenko (FC Mordovia Saransk).

Zone East

Best player: Valentin Yegunov (FC Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk).
Best goalkeeper: Aleksei Krasnokutskiy (FC Irtysh Omsk).
Best defender: Sergei Pyatikopov (FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk).
Best midfielder: Yevgeni Andreyev (FC Irtysh Omsk).
Best striker: Valentin Yegunov.
Best manager: Aleksandr Ivchenko (FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk).

References

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2009 Russian Second Division

Contents

South

Standings

Top scorers

West

Standings

Top scorers

Center

Standings

Top scorers

Ural-Povolzhye

Standings

Top scorers

East

Standings

Top scorers

Awards

References