2017–18 Russian Professional Football League

Russian Professional Football League
Season	2017–18
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Professional Football League is the third highest division in Russian football. The Professional Football League is geographically divided into 5 zones. The winners of each zone are automatically promoted into the National Football League. The bottom finishers of each zone lose professional status and are relegated into the Amateur Football League.

West

Standings


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Chertanovo Moscow	26	19	4	3	52	15	+37	61\|	Russian National Football League
2	Tekstilshchik Ivanovo	26	16	6	4	49	20	+29	54
3	Lokomotiv-Kazanka Moscow	26	16	4	6	50	23	+27	52
4	Veles Moscow	26	14	4	8	46	32	+14	46
5	Spartak Kostroma	26	12	7	7	34	26	+8	43
6	Dolgoprudny	26	11	10	5	49	27	+22	43
7	Pskov-747 Pskov	26	11	4	11	30	36	−6	37
8	Torpedo Vladimir	26	10	6	10	38	34	+4	36
9	Murom	26	8	8	10	24	28	−4	32
10	Dynamo-2 Saint Petersburg	26	8	8	10	29	35	−6	32
11	Luki-Energiya Velikiye Luki	26	7	7	12	19	23	−4	28
12	CRFSO Smolensk	26	7	4	15	26	40	−14	25
13	Kolomna	26	5	1	20	18	59	−41	16
14	Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo (R)	26	1	1	24	12	78	−66	4\|	Amateur Football League

Updated to games played on 27 May 2018.
Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1. points won; 2. games won; 3. points in head-to-head matches; 4. games won in head-to-head matches; 5. goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6. goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7. away goals in head-to-head matches; 8. total goal difference; 9. total goals scored; 10. total away goals scored.^[2]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Anton Zinkovskiy	Chertanovo Moscow	12
2	Roman Tugarev	Kazanka Moscow	11
3	Aleksei Bayev	Torpedo Vladimir	9
	Nikita Bazhenov	Dolgoprudny

Ilya Zinin	Torpedo Vladimir
7	Aleksei Trinitatskiy	Dolgoprudny	7
8	Maksim Sidorov	Spartak Kostroma	6
8	Anton Shishayev	Pskov-747	6

Centre

Teams and stadia

Rules

Standings


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ararat Moscow	26	19	6	1	52	17	+35	63\|	Dissolved after season
2	Energomash Belgorod	26	15	8	3	45	20	+25	53\|	Dissolved after season
3	Ryazan	26	14	4	8	37	23	+14	46
4	Zorky Krasnogorsk	26	13	4	9	42	26	+16	43
5	Metallurg Lipetsk	26	12	7	7	34	34	0	43
6	Torpedo Moscow	26	11	9	6	44	22	+22	42
7	Sokol Saratov	26	11	6	9	36	38	−2	39
8	Saturn Ramenskoye	26	10	7	9	37	34	+3	37
9	Strogino Moscow	26	11	3	12	38	37	+1	36
10	Dynamo Bryansk	26	10	4	12	33	29	+4	34
11	Khimik Novomoskovsk	26	9	4	13	31	35	−4	31
12	Kaluga	26	5	6	15	20	37	−17	21
13	Rotor-2 Volgograd	26	3	2	21	19	51	−32	11
14	Zenit Penza	26	3	2	21	12	77	−65	11\|	Amateur Football League

Updated to games played on 27 May 2018.
Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1. points won; 2. games won; 3. points in head-to-head matches; 4. games won in head-to-head matches; 5. goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6. goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7. away goals in head-to-head matches; 8. total goal difference; 9. total goals scored; 10. total away goals scored.^[2]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Top scorers

As of match played 12 November 2017^[3]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ivan Sergeyev	Strogino Moscow	16
2	Roman Pavlyuchenko	Ararat Moscow	9
3	Vasili Pavlov	Zorky Krasnogorsk	8
3	Rahim Sadykhov	Torpedo Moscow	8
5	Viktor Sergeyev	Energomash Belgorod	7
5	Damir Tregulov	Torpedo Moscow	7
7	Ruslan Akhvlediani	Metallurg Lipetsk	6
	Nikita Dubchak	Zorky Krasnogorsk
	Sergey Tsyganov	Zorky Krasnogorsk
10	Igor Bugayenko	Sokol Saratov	5
	Yuri Dubrovin	Kaluga
	Yevgeni Dudikov	Sokol Saratov
	Konstantin Korzh	Saturn Ramenskoye
	Igor Lebedenko	Ararat Moscow
	Butta Magomedov	Saturn Ramenskoye

South

Teams and stadia

Standings


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Armavir	32	24	7	1	70	16	+54	79\|	Russian National Football League
2	Afips Afipsky	32	24	6	2	70	15	+55	78\|	Dissolved after season
3	Chayka Peschanokopskoye	32	17	7	8	51	25	+26	58
4	Krasnodar-2	32	16	6	10	58	37	+21	54\|	Russian National Football League
5	Chernomorets Novorossiysk	32	15	6	11	45	27	+18	51
6	Druzhba Maykop	32	15	5	12	36	45	−9	50
7	Spartak Nalchik	32	11	11	10	36	27	+9	44
8	SKA Rostov-on-Don	32	12	8	12	40	38	+2	44
9	Legion-Dynamo Makhachkala	32	11	10	11	32	29	+3	43
10	Akademiya Futbola Rostov	32	12	6	14	26	44	−18	42
11	Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk	32	10	8	14	27	32	−5	38
12	Biolog-Novokubansk	32	9	7	16	28	44	−16	34
13	Spartak Vladikavkaz	32	8	8	16	26	41	−15	32
14	Dynamo Stavropol	32	8	7	17	39	69	−30	31
15	Angusht Nazran	32	7	7	18	29	56	−27	28
16	Anzhi-2 Makhachkala	32	6	7	19	26	52	−26	25
17	Kuban-2 Krasnodar	32	7	4	21	25	69	−44	25\|	Amateur Football League

Updated to games played on 27 May 2018.
Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1. points won; 2. games won; 3. points in head-to-head matches; 4. games won in head-to-head matches; 5. goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6. goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7. away goals in head-to-head matches; 8. total goal difference; 9. total goals scored; 10. total away goals scored.^[2]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ilya Belous	Krasnodar-2	13
2	Amur Kalmykov	Afips Afipsky	10
3	Islam Tlupov	Spartak Nalchik	9
4	David Karayev	SKA Rostov-on-Don	8
5	Oleg Polyakov	Armavir	7
	Aleksandr Morgunov	Krasnodar-2
	Sergei Miroshnichenko	Armavir

Ural-Povolzhye

Standings


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mordovia Saransk	24	17	5	2	38	8	+30	56\|	Russian National Football League
2	Chelyabinsk	24	14	7	3	41	19	+22	49
3	Syzran-2003	24	14	4	6	35	22	+13	46
4	KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny	24	13	6	5	37	19	+18	45
5	Zenit-Izhevsk	24	13	3	8	28	17	+11	42
6	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	24	12	6	6	42	21	+21	42
7	Volga Ulyanovsk	24	12	5	7	33	17	+16	41
8	Nosta Novotroitsk	24	10	6	8	40	30	+10	36
9	Lada-Togliatti	24	8	1	15	25	51	−26	25
10	Ural-2 Yekaterinburg	24	5	2	17	19	33	−14	17
11	Anzhi-Yunior Zelenodolsk (R)	24	4	4	16	18	44	−26	16\|	Amateur Football League
12	Orenburg-2	24	2	7	15	15	45	−30	13
13	Krylia Sovetov-2 Samara	24	3	2	19	15	63	−48	11\|	Amateur Football League

Updated to games played on 27 May 2018.
Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1. points won; 2. games won; 3. points in head-to-head matches; 4. games won in head-to-head matches; 5. goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6. goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7. away goals in head-to-head matches; 8. total goal difference; 9. total goals scored; 10. total away goals scored.^[2]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Denis Uryvkov	Chelyabinsk	8
2	Ruslan Mukhametshin	Mordovia Saransk	7
2	Ruslan Galiakberov	Syzran-2003	7
4	Rizvan Umarov	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	6
	Andrei Yegorychev	Nosta Novotroitsk
	Artur Gilyazetdinov	Anzhi-Yunior Zelenodolsk
	Dmitri Otstavnov	Volga Ulyanovsk

East

Teams and stadia

Rules

Standings


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	20	14	0	6	37	17	+20	42 \|	Refused promotion to Russian National Football League
2	Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure	20	10	3	7	24	20	+4	33
3	Dynamo Barnaul	20	7	8	5	18	18	0	29
4	Chita	20	6	9	5	20	16	+4	27
5	Zenit Irkutsk	20	6	4	10	22	34	−12	22
6	Irtysh Omsk	20	4	4	12	15	31	−16	16\|	Amateur Football League

Updated to games played on 27 May 2018.
Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1. points won; 2. games won; 3. points in head-to-head matches; 4. games won in head-to-head matches; 5. goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6. goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7. away goals in head-to-head matches; 8. total goal difference; 9. total goals scored; 10. total away goals scored.^[2]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ilya Yurchenko	Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure	6
1	Ivan Yakovlev	Zenit Irkutsk	6
3	Andrei Razborov	Chita	5
4	Vladislav Aksyutenko	Dynamo Barnaul	4
4	Aleksandr Gagloyev	Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	4

References

1 2 3 4 5 Dryomin, Mike (8 December 2016). "Russia 2016/17 - Second Division - West". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 "2. Division 2016-17 Rules". scoresway.com. Perform Group.
↑ "2. DIVISION". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

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[RSSSF-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Dryomin, Mike (8 December 2016). "Russia 2016/17 - Second Division - West". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[Scoresway-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "2. Division 2016-17 Rules". scoresway.com. Perform Group.

[3] "2. DIVISION". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

2018–19 Russian Professional Football League teams
West	Chertanovo-2 Moscow Dnepr Smolensk Dolgoprudny Kazanka Moscow Kolomna Leningradets Leningrad Oblast Luki-Energiya Velikiye Luki Murom Pskov-747 Tekstilshchik Ivanovo Torpedo Vladimir Veles Moscow Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo
Center	Dynamo Bryansk Kaluga Khimik Novomoskovsk Khimki-M Kvant Obninsk Metallurg Lipetsk Rotor-2 Volgograd Ryazan Salyut Belgorod Saturn Ramenskoye Sokol Saratov Strogino Moscow Torpedo Moscow Zorky Krasnogorsk
South	Akademiya Futbola Rostov-on-Don Angusht Nazran Biolog-Novokubansk Chayka Peschanokopskoye Chernomorets Novorossiysk Druzhba Maykop Dynamo Stavropol Krasnodar-3 Legion Dynamo Makhachkala Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk SKA Rostov-on-Don Spartak Nalchik Spartak Vladikavkaz Urozhay Krasnodar Volgar Astrakhan
Ural-Privolzhye	Chelyabinsk KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny Lada-Togliatti Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Nosta Novotroitsk Syzran-2003 Ufa-2 Ural-2 Yekaterinburg Volga Ulyanovsk Zenit-Izhevsk Zvezda Perm
East	Dynamo Barnaul Chita Irtysh Omsk Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Sibir-2 Zenit Irkutsk

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