1997 Russian Third League

Russian football league season

Football league season

Russian Third LeagueSeason| 1997

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The 1997 Russian Third League was the 4th and, so far, final time competition on the fourth level of Russian football was professional. In 1998 Russian Third League was disbanded and the Amateur Football League moved back to fourth level of the Russian football pyramid. All the 1997 Russian Third League teams that were not promoted to the Second Division moved to the Amateur Football League (unless otherwise noted below). There were 5 zones with 88 teams starting the competition (6 were excluded before the end of the season).

## Zone 1

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### Overview

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Team  | Head coach

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FC Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody | Aleksandr Babayan
FC Mozdok | Yuri Gazzaev
FC Torpedo Georgiyevsk | Yuri Kotov
FC Anzhi-d Makhachkala |
FC Nart Nartkala | Vladimir Kurashinov
FC Iriston Vladikavkaz | Ruslan Merdenov
FC Nart Cherkessk | Nurbiy Lakhov
FC Dynamo-d Stavropol |
FC Alania-d Vladikavkaz |
PFC Spartak-d Nalchik |
FC Dynamo-Imamat Makhachkala | Kosim Akchurin
FC Olimp Kislovodsk | Aleksandr Grosberg
FC Beshtau Lermontov | Valentin Lobachyov

### Standings

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion

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1  | Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody (A) | 48  | 33  | 11  | 4  | 112  | 40  | +72  | 110  | Promotion to Second Division
2  | Mozdok (A) | 48  | 29  | 8  | 11  | 105  | 46  | +59  | 95
3  | Torpedo Georgiyevsk (A) | 48  | 28  | 9  | 11  | 85  | 36  | +49  | 93
4  | Anzhi-d Makhachkala | 48  | 29  | 5  | 14  | 114  | 58  | +56  | 92  |
5  | Nart Nartkala (A) | 48  | 27  | 6  | 15  | 109  | 74  | +35  | 87  | Promotion to Second Division
6  | Iriston Vladikavkaz (A) | 48  | 25  | 9  | 14  | 98  | 63  | +35  | 84
7  | Nart Cherkessk (A) | 48  | 21  | 7  | 20  | 83  | 80  | +3  | 70
8  | Dynamo-d Stavropol | 48  | 15  | 14  | 19  | 69  | 76  | −7  | 59  |
9  | Alania-d Vladikavkaz (A) | 48  | 12  | 7  | 29  | 66  | 119  | −53  | 43  | Promotion to Second Division
10  | Spartak-d Nalchik | 48  | 11  | 10  | 27  | 65  | 99  | −34  | 43  |
11  | Dynamo-Imamat Makhachkala (A) | 48  | 12  | 6  | 30  | 67  | 131  | −64  | 42  | Promotion to Second Division
12  | Olimp Kislovodsk | 48  | 11  | 7  | 30  | 54  | 116  | −62  | 40  |
13  | Beshtau Lermontov (A) | 48  | 7  | 5  | 36  | 50  | 139  | −89  | 26  | Promotion to Second Division

Source: RSSSF
(A) Advance to a further round

Notes.

1. FC Alania-d Vladikavkaz were excluded from the league after playing 35 games and gaining 43 points. Opponents were awarded a 3–0 win in the remaining games.
2. FC Iriston Vladikavkaz and FC Dynamo-Imamat Makhachkala were awarded 1 home win each.
3. FC Torpedo Georgiyevsk played their first professional season.
4. FC Anzhi-2 Kaspiysk renamed to FC Anzhi-d and moved to Makhachkala. They did not participate in national-level competitions in 1998.
5. FC Dynamo-d Stavropol, PFC Spartak-d Nalchik and FC Olimp Kislovodsk did not participate in national-level competitions in 1998.
6. FC Alania-d Vladikavkaz last played professionally in 1995 as FC Spartak-Alania-d Vladikavkaz.

### Top goalscorers

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35 goals

* Budun Budunov (FC Anzhi-d Makhachkala)

30 goals

* Kyamran Nurakhmedov (FC Dynamo-Imamat Makhachkala)

28 goals

* Alisher Gippot (FC Torpedo Georgiyevsk)

26 goals

* Aslan Maremukov (FC Nart Nartkala)

25 goals

* Nikolai Tkachenko (FC Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody)

24 goals

* Eduard Khachaturyan (FC Mozdok)

22 goals

* Mikhail Pavlov (FC Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody)
* Aleksandr Zaalishvili (FC Nart Nartkala)

21 goals

* Gadzhi Bamatov (FC Anzhi-d Makhachkala)
* Iosif Khuazhev (FC Mozdok)

## Zone 2

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### Overview

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Team  | Head coach

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FC Kuban Slavyansk-na-Kubani | Nikolai Smirnov
FC Rassvet Troitskoye  | Sergei Lushchin
FC Rostselmash-d Rostov-on-Don |
FC Spartak-Bratskiy Yuzhny | Sergei Antonkin
FC Niva Slavyansk-na-Kubani | Oleg Ivanov
FC Shakhtyor Shakhty | Yuri Shikunov
FC Volgodonsk | Nikolai Zlobin
FC Metallurg Krasny Sulin | Viktor Shchirov
FC Rotor-d Volgograd |
FC Salyut Saratov | Vladimir Khoroltsev
FC Kuban-d Krasnodar | Igor Kaleshin
FC Rotor-2 Mikhaylovka | Sergei Andreyev
FC Lokomotiv Yelets | Yuri Raznov
FC Zhemchuzhina-d Sochi | Anatoli Lyz
FC Energiya-d Kamyshin | Oleg Sizov
FC Fakel-d Voronezh | Yuri Litvinov

### Standings

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion

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1  | Kuban Slavyansk-na-Kubani (A) | 30  | 20  | 4  | 6  | 63  | 30  | +33  | 64  | Promotion to Second Division
2  | Rassvet Troitskoye  | 30  | 17  | 7  | 6  | 56  | 30  | +26  | 58  |
3  | Rostselmash-d Rostov-on-Don (A) | 30  | 16  | 9  | 5  | 52  | 18  | +34  | 57  | Promotion to Second Division
4  | Spartak-Bratskiy Yuzhny | 30  | 17  | 5  | 8  | 62  | 36  | +26  | 56  |
5  | Niva Slavyansk-na-Kubani | 30  | 16  | 5  | 9  | 58  | 35  | +23  | 53
6  | Shakhtyor Shakhty (A) | 30  | 14  | 6  | 10  | 40  | 27  | +13  | 48  | Promotion to Second Division
7  | Volgodonsk | 30  | 12  | 8  | 10  | 40  | 33  | +7  | 44  |
8  | Metallurg Krasny Sulin | 30  | 11  | 10  | 9  | 38  | 36  | +2  | 43
9  | Rotor-d Volgograd (A) | 30  | 12  | 6  | 12  | 44  | 43  | +1  | 42  | Promotion to Second Division
10  | Salyut Saratov (A) | 30  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 43  | 36  | +7  | 40
11  | Kuban-d Krasnodar | 30  | 11  | 5  | 14  | 28  | 40  | −12  | 38  |
12  | Rotor-2 Mikhaylovka | 30  | 9  | 9  | 12  | 37  | 33  | +4  | 36
13  | Lokomotiv Yelets | 28  | 11  | 1  | 16  | 32  | 50  | −18  | 34
14  | Zhemchuzhina-d Sochi (A) | 30  | 9  | 6  | 15  | 38  | 55  | −17  | 33  | Promotion to Second Division
15  | Energiya-d Kamyshin | 28  | 2  | 3  | 23  | 13  | 79  | −66  | 9  |
16  | Fakel-d Voronezh | 28  | 1  | 4  | 23  | 15  | 78  | −63  | 7

Source: RSSSF
(A) Advance to a further round

Notes.

1. FC Lokomotiv Yelets were excluded from the league after playing 15 games and gaining 34 points. Opponents were awarded a 3–0 win in the remaining games.
2. FC Energiya-d Kamyshin were excluded from the league after playing 15 games and gaining 9 points. Opponents were awarded a 3–0 win in the remaining games.
3. FC Fakel-d Voronezh was excluded from the league after playing 17 games and gaining 7 points. Opponents were awarded a 3–0 win in the remaining games.
4. FC Rassvet Troitskoye promoted from the Amateur Football League. They did not participate in the national-level competitions in 1998.
5. FC Spartak-Bratskiy Yuzhny, FC Niva Slavyansk-na-Kubani, FC Volgodonsk and FC Kuban-d Krasnodar did not participate in the national-level competitions in 1998.
6. FC Dynamo Mikhailovka renamed to FC Rotor-2.
7. FC Energiya-d Kamyshin last played professionally in 1992 as FC Tekstilshchik-d Kamyshin. They did not participate in the national-level competitions in 1998.
8. FC Fakel-d Voronezh played their first professional season. They did not participate in the national-level competitions in 1998.

### Top goalscorers

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16 goals

* Murat Gomleshko (FC Niva Slavyansk-na-Kubani)
* Viktor Ledovskikh (FC Spartak-Bratskiy Yuzhny)
* Denis Popov (FC Kuban Slavyansk-na-Kubani)

15 goals

* Gennadi Remezov (FC Rassvet Troitskoye)

11 goals

* Aleksandr Bocharnikov (FC Kuban Slavyansk-na-Kubani)
* Sergei Glazunov (FC Salyut Saratov)
* Valeri Prokulatov (FC Volgodonsk)

10 goals

* Sergei Afanasyev (FC Metallurg Krasny Sulin)
* Roman Oreshchuk (FC Rostselmash-d Rostov-on-Don)
* Sergei Pogarchenko (FC Shakhtyor Shakhty)

## Zone 3

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### Overview

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Team  | Head coach

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FC Dynamo-d Moscow | Aleksei Petrushin
FC Khimki | Vladimir Shtapov
FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow | Sergei Petrenko
FC Kosmos Dolgoprudny | Aleksandr Logunov
FC Roda Moscow | Vladimir Opochinskiy
FC Spartak-d Moscow | Sergey Rodionov
FC Titan Reutov | Aleksei Belenkov
PFC CSKA-d Moscow | Sergei Berezin
FC Sportakademklub Moscow | Aleksandr Yefremov
FC Kolomna | Viktor Korneyev
FC Spartak Lukhovitsy | Sergei Bondar
FC Monolit Moscow | Yuri Vereykin
FC Torgmash Lyubertsy | Anatoli Leshchenkov
FC Krasnogvardeyets Moscow | Aleksandr Rakov
FC Asmaral Moscow | Vladimir Mikhaylov
FC Torpedo-Luzhniki-d Moscow |
FC Lokomotiv-d Moscow | Nikolai Khudiyev
FC Fabus Bronnitsy | Vladimir Sautin
FC MEPhI Moscow | Rinat Bilyaletdinov
FC Dynamo-2 Moscow | Aleksandr Maksimenkov
FC Chertanovo Moscow | Viktor Borovikov

### Standings

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion

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1  | Dynamo-d Moscow (A) | 40  | 31  | 4  | 5  | 84  | 24  | +60  | 97  | Promotion to Second Division
2  | Khimki (A) | 40  | 26  | 6  | 8  | 80  | 38  | +42  | 84
3  | Torpedo-ZIL Moscow (A) | 40  | 23  | 8  | 9  | 77  | 29  | +48  | 77
4  | Kosmos Dolgoprudny (A) | 40  | 21  | 8  | 11  | 63  | 41  | +22  | 71
5  | Roda Moscow | 40  | 23  | 7  | 10  | 83  | 49  | +34  | 70  |
6  | Spartak-d Moscow (A) | 40  | 21  | 3  | 16  | 72  | 54  | +18  | 66  | Promotion to Second Division
7  | Titan Reutov (A) | 40  | 19  | 7  | 14  | 57  | 52  | +5  | 64
8  | CSKA-d Moscow (A) | 40  | 17  | 12  | 11  | 66  | 53  | +13  | 63
9  | Sportakademklub Moscow (A) | 40  | 17  | 8  | 15  | 58  | 47  | +11  | 59
10  | Kolomna (A) | 40  | 15  | 12  | 13  | 49  | 40  | +9  | 57
11  | Spartak Lukhovitsy (A) | 40  | 17  | 5  | 18  | 59  | 53  | +6  | 56
12  | Monolit Moscow (A) | 40  | 15  | 8  | 17  | 57  | 70  | −13  | 53
13  | Torgmash Lyubertsy (A) | 40  | 13  | 9  | 18  | 42  | 61  | −19  | 48
14  | Krasnogvardeyets Moscow | 40  | 13  | 8  | 19  | 43  | 61  | −18  | 47  |
15  | Asmaral Moscow (A) | 40  | 14  | 3  | 23  | 50  | 77  | −27  | 45  | Promotion to Second Division
16  | Torpedo-Luzhniki-d Moscow (A) | 40  | 13  | 6  | 21  | 56  | 58  | −2  | 45
17  | Lokomotiv-d Moscow (A) | 40  | 12  | 7  | 21  | 52  | 73  | −21  | 43
18  | Fabus Bronnitsy (A) | 40  | 10  | 13  | 17  | 52  | 57  | −5  | 43
19  | MEPhI Moscow | 40  | 11  | 9  | 20  | 40  | 53  | −13  | 42  |
20  | Dynamo-2 Moscow | 40  | 10  | 9  | 21  | 50  | 83  | −33  | 39
21  | Chertanovo Moscow | 40  | 1  | 4  | 35  | 18  | 135  | −117  | 7

Source: RSSSF
(A) Advance to a further round

Notes.

1. FC Roda Moscow deducted 6 points.
2. FC Khimki and FC Spartak Lukhovitsy promoted from the Amateur Football League.
3. FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow played their first professional season.
4. FC Roda Moscow and FC Chertanovo Moscow did not participate in the national-level competitions in 1998.
5. FC Mashinostroitel Sergiyev Posad moved to Moscow and renamed to FC Sportakademklub.
6. FC Avangard-Kortek Kolomna renamed to FC Kolomna.
7. FC MEPhI Moscow promoted from the Amateur Football League, where it played in 1996 as FSh MEPhI. They did not participate in the national-level competitions in 1998.
8. FC Dynamo-2 Moscow did not participate in the national-level competitions in 1998 (FC Dynamo-d Moscow was renamed to FC Dynamo-2 in 1998).

### Top goalscorers

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21 goals

* Sergei Kulichenko (PFC CSKA-d Moscow)

20 goals

* Viktor Voronkov (FC Roda Moscow)

19 goals

* Sergei Lutovinov (FC Spartak-d Moscow)

17 goals

* Sabir Khamzin (FC Sportakademklub Moscow)
* Sergei Kravchuk (FC Khimki)
* Sergei Lavrentyev (FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow)

16 goals

* Sergei Artyomov (FC Dynamo-d Moscow)
* Gleb Panfyorov (FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow)
* Aleksei Snigiryov (FC Lokomotiv-d Moscow/FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow)

15 goals

* Guy-Martin Ngaha Tchamoah (FC Roda Moscow)
* Aleksandr Rogachyov (FC Kolomna)
* Vadim Shatalin (FC Khimki)

## Zone 4

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### Overview

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Team  | Head coach

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FC Metallurg Vyksa | Mikhail Beketov
FC Energetik Uren | Viktor Pavlyukov
FC Torpedo Vladimir | Yevgeni Skomorokhov
FC Torpedo-Viktoriya Nizhny Novgorod | Aleksandr Platonychev
FC Spartak Bryansk | Viktor Ozhoga
FC Stroitel Morshansk | Vyacheslav Vlasov
FC Luch Tula | Yuri Cheryevskiy
FC Lokomotiv Kaluga | Aleksandr Sakharov
FC Energiya Velikiye Luki | Vladimir Gogin
FC Volochanin Vyshny Volochyok | Viktor Demidov
FC Zenit-d Saint Petersburg |
FC Mashinostroitel Pskov | Sergei Markelov
FC Dynamo Bryansk | Viktor Zimin
FC Neftyanik Yaroslavl | Valentin Volkov
FC Spartak Kostroma | Valeri Volchanovskiy
FC Lokomotiv-d Saint Petersburg |
FC Lokomotiv-d Nizhny Novgorod |
FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk | Andrei Sergeyev
FC Industriya Borovsk | Yuri Karamyan
FC Spartak Rybnoye |

### Standings

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion

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1  | Metallurg Vyksa | 36  | 24  | 7  | 5  | 54  | 20  | +34  | 79  |
2  | Energetik Uren (A) | 36  | 23  | 7  | 6  | 70  | 35  | +35  | 76  | Promotion to Second Division
3  | Torpedo Vladimir (A) | 36  | 21  | 10  | 5  | 60  | 27  | +33  | 73
4  | Torpedo-Viktoriya Nizhny Novgorod (A) | 36  | 21  | 7  | 8  | 62  | 18  | +44  | 70
5  | Spartak Bryansk (A) | 36  | 17  | 10  | 9  | 54  | 38  | +16  | 61
6  | Stroitel Morshansk (A) | 36  | 19  | 2  | 15  | 53  | 42  | +11  | 59
7  | Luch Tula (A) | 36  | 17  | 7  | 12  | 41  | 37  | +4  | 58
8  | Lokomotiv Kaluga (A) | 36  | 16  | 6  | 14  | 56  | 47  | +9  | 54
9  | Energiya Velikiye Luki (A) | 36  | 13  | 14  | 9  | 43  | 36  | +7  | 53
10  | Volochanin Vyshny Volochyok (A) | 36  | 14  | 8  | 14  | 33  | 40  | −7  | 50
11  | Zenit-d St. Petersburg (A) | 36  | 12  | 13  | 11  | 49  | 32  | +17  | 49
12  | Mashinostroitel Pskov | 36  | 13  | 7  | 16  | 28  | 40  | −12  | 46  |
13  | Dynamo Bryansk (A) | 36  | 13  | 7  | 16  | 38  | 42  | −4  | 46  | Promotion to Second Division
14  | Neftyanik Yaroslavl (A) | 36  | 12  | 8  | 16  | 41  | 46  | −5  | 44
15  | Spartak Kostroma (A) | 36  | 10  | 8  | 18  | 30  | 48  | −18  | 38
16  | Lokomotiv-d St. Petersburg | 36  | 8  | 7  | 21  | 28  | 57  | −29  | 31  |
17  | Lokomotiv-d Nizhny Novgorod | 36  | 6  | 6  | 24  | 24  | 61  | −37  | 24
18  | Khimik Dzerzhinsk (A) | 36  | 4  | 8  | 24  | 18  | 64  | −46  | 20  | Promotion to Second Division
19  | Industriya Borovsk | 36  | 4  | 8  | 24  | 21  | 73  | −52  | 20  |

Source: RSSSF
(A) Advance to a further round

Notes.

1. FC Spartak Rybnoye were excluded from the league after playing 18 games and gaining 14 points. All their results were discarded. That was their first professional season. They did not participate in the national-level competitions in 1998.
2. FC Industriya Borovsk were excluded from the league after playing 19 games and gaining 20 points. Opponents were awarded 3-0 wins in the remaining games. They did not participate in the national-level competitions in 1998.
3. FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk awarded one home loss.
4. FC Torpedo-Viktoriya Nizhny Novgorod played their first professional season.
5. FC Lokomotiv Kaluga promoted from the Amateur Football League, where they played in 1996 as FC Smena-PRMZ Kaluga.
6. FC Energiya Velikiye Luki promoted from the Amateur Football League.
7. FC Lokomotiv-d Saint Petersburg and FC Lokomotiv-d Nizhny Novgorod did not participate in the national-level competitions in 1998.

### Top goalscorers

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18 goals

* Nikolai Sidorov (FC Lokomotiv Kaluga)

17 goals

* Valeri Korneyev (FC Spartak Bryansk)

14 goals

* Andrei Alenichev (FC Energiya Velikiye Luki)
* Dmitri Golubev (FC Metallurg Vyksa)

13 goals

* Yevgeni Losev (FC Lokomotiv Kaluga)
* Dmitri Pozhidayev (FC Energetik Uren)

12 goals

* Anatoli Lychagov (FC Energetik Uren)
* Nail Safayev (FC Torpedo Vladimir)
* Valeri Vasilyev (FC Stroitel Morshansk)

11 goals

* Aleksandr Gultyayev (FC Mashinostroitel Pskov)
* Vladislav Khakhalev (FC Torpedo Vladimir)

## Zone 5

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### Overview

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Team  | Head coach

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FC Zenit Penza | Aleksandr Komissarov
FC Dynamo Perm | Viktor Arkhapchev
FC Zenit Chelyabinsk | Oleg Kudelin
FC Metiznik Magnitogorsk | Aleksandr Kukushkin
FC Neftyanik Pokhvistnevo | Yevgeni Sarychev (until July)
Ishtvan Sekech (from July)
FC Uralets Nizhny Tagil | Anatoli Garenskikh
FC Biokhimik-Mordovia Saransk | Igor Shinkarenko
FC Energiya Ulyanovsk | Mikhail Fursenko
FC Gazovik Orenburg | Valeri Bogdanov
FC Trubnik Kamensk-Uralsky | Vasili Petrovich
FC Iskra Engels | Anatoli Surovtsev
FC Progress Zelenodolsk | Aleksandr Klobukov
FC Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola | Igor Pochuyenkov]
FC Neftyanik Bugulma | German Bobek
FC Elektron Vyatskiye Polyany | Yuri Osin
FC Gornyak Kachkanar | Viktor Stavrov
FC Volga Balakovo | Aleksandr Krokhin
FC KAMAZ-Chally-d Naberezhnye Chelny |

### Standings

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion

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1  | Zenit Penza (A) | 34  | 21  | 8  | 5  | 62  | 27  | +35  | 71  | Promotion to Second Division
2  | Dynamo Perm (A) | 34  | 20  | 6  | 8  | 55  | 32  | +23  | 66
3  | Zenit Chelyabinsk (A) | 34  | 19  | 9  | 6  | 55  | 27  | +28  | 66
4  | Metiznik Magnitogorsk | 34  | 18  | 7  | 9  | 65  | 44  | +21  | 61  |
5  | Neftyanik Pokhvistnevo (A) | 34  | 17  | 8  | 9  | 59  | 32  | +27  | 59  | Promotion to Second Division
6  | Uralets Nizhny Tagil (A) | 34  | 17  | 8  | 9  | 41  | 27  | +14  | 59
7  | Biokhimik-Mordovia Saransk (A) | 34  | 16  | 11  | 7  | 47  | 28  | +19  | 59
8  | Energiya Ulyanovsk (A) | 34  | 18  | 3  | 13  | 50  | 42  | +8  | 57
9  | Gazovik Orenburg (A) | 34  | 16  | 9  | 9  | 48  | 33  | +15  | 57
10  | Trubnik Kamensk-Uralsky (A) | 34  | 15  | 8  | 11  | 53  | 43  | +10  | 53
11  | Iskra Engels (A) | 34  | 14  | 9  | 11  | 41  | 39  | +2  | 51
12  | Progress Zelenodolsk (A) | 34  | 11  | 9  | 14  | 46  | 56  | −10  | 42
13  | Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola (A) | 34  | 10  | 7  | 17  | 42  | 50  | −8  | 37
14  | Neftyanik Bugulma | 34  | 8  | 9  | 17  | 35  | 54  | −19  | 33  |
15  | Elektron Vyatskiye Polyany | 34  | 7  | 7  | 20  | 33  | 62  | −29  | 28
16  | Gornyak Kachkanar | 34  | 5  | 8  | 21  | 33  | 65  | −32  | 23
17  | Volga Balakovo (A) | 34  | 5  | 5  | 24  | 32  | 73  | −41  | 20  | Promotion to Second Division
18  | KAMAZ-Chally-d Naberezhnye Chelny | 34  | 1  | 5  | 28  | 24  | 87  | −63  | 8  |

Source: RSSSF
(A) Advance to a further round

Notes.

1. FC Zenit Chelyabinsk and FC Energiya Ulyanovsk promoted from the Amateur Football League.
2. FC Metiznik Magnitogorsk, FC Elektron Vyatskiye Polyany, and FC KAMAZ-Chally-d Naberezhnye Chelny did not participate in the national-level competitions in 1998.

### Top goalscorers

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23 goals

* Vyacheslav Ulitin (FC Zenit Penza)

21 goals

* Vyacheslav Khovanskiy (FC Trubnik Kamensk-Uralsky)

19 goals

* Andrei Eskov (FC Iskra Engels)

17 goals

* Pavel Yumatov (FC Neftyanik Pokhvistnevo)

16 goals

* Aleksandr Fedoseyev (FC Zenit Penza)

15 goals

* Sergei Sviridkin (FC Gazovik Orenburg)

14 goals

* Aleksandr Fyodorov (FC Progress Zelenodolsk)
* Aleksandr Nikulin (FC Neftyanik Pokhvistnevo)
* Yuri Petrov (FC Dynamo Perm)

13 goals

* Igor Shiropatin (FC Uralets Nizhny Tagil)

## See also

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* 1997 Russian Top League
* 1997 Russian First League
* 1997 Russian Second League

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* Dynamo
* Fakel
* KAMAZ
* Krylia
* Lokomotiv
* Lokomotiv N.N.
* Rostselmash
* Rotor
* Shinnik
* Spartak
* Torpedo
* Tyumen
* Zenit
* Zhemchuzhina

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Football in Russia

* Russian Football Union
* Russian Premier League
* Russian First League
* Russian Second League
* Amateur Football League

National teams|

| Men|

* National team
* Second team
* Olympic (U-23)
* U-21
* U-20
* U-19
* U-17
* Students

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Women|

* Women's national team
* Women's U-19
* Women's U-17
* Women's U-15

League system|

| Men|

* Premier League
* First League
* Second League
* Division A
* Division B
* Amateur League
* Regional League

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Women|

* Superleague

Youth|

* Youth Football League

Domestic cups|

| Men|

* Russian Cup
* Russian Super Cup
* FNL Cup
* Premier League Cup (defunct)
* Football Cup of the Russian SFSR (defunct)
* PFL Cup
* PFL-Pereprava Cup (young)

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Women|

* Russian Women's Cup

Awards|

* Footballer of the Year
* Sport-Express
* Futbol
* The best 33 (Russia)
* 100 club
* Grigory Fedotov club
* Igor Netto club
* Lev Yashin club

Lists|

* Soviet and Russian football champions
* List of Russia international footballers
* List of clubs
* List of clubs by honours won
* List of venues
* Foreign players
* All-time Table
* Records

Categories|

* Men's clubs
* Women's clubs
* Men's players
* Women's players
* Expatriate footballers
* Managers
* Referees
* Venues

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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