2015–16 Russian Football National League

The 2015–16 Russian National Football League is the 24th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 11 July 2015 and is due to end on 21 May 2016.

Russian National Football League
Season2015–16
PromotedGazovik
Arsenal
Tom
RelegatedTorpedo
Baikal
KAMAZ
Matches played380
Goals scored901 (2.37 per match)
Top goalscorerArtyom Delkin
(16 goals)
Biggest away winBaikal 0–6 Sibir
Longest winning runVolgar (8)
Longest unbeaten runVolgar (13)
Arsenal (13)
Longest winless runKAMAZ (15)
Longest losing runBaikal (8)
← 2014–15
2016–17 →

Teams
Team locations

Stadiums, personnel and sponsorship
Team Head coach Captain Kitmaker Sponsor Stadium Capacity
Arsenal Sergei Pavlov Dmitry Aydov Adidas Arsenal, Tula 20,048
Baikal Dmitri Petrenko Andrei Mayboroda Adidas Trud, Irkutsk 17,800
Baltika Khazret Dyshekov Yevgeny Ovsiyenko Nike Baltika, Kaliningrad 14,660
Fakel Pavel Gusev Andrei Murnin Adidas TNS Energo Tsentralnyi Profsoyuz, Voronezh 31,793
Gazovik Robert Yevdokimov Dmitri Andreev Adidas Gazprom Gazovik, Orenburg 4,800
KAMAZ Vladimir Klontsak Irek Ganiyev Adidas Rubin Neftekhimik, Nizhnekamsk 3,200
Luch-Energiya Sergei Perednya Roman Slavnov Joma Dynamo, Vladivostok 10,200
Shinnik Aleksandr Pobegalov Aleksandr Pavlenko Jako Shinnik, Yaroslavl 22,990
Sibir Boris Stukalov Victor Golovatenco Joma Sibmost Spartak, Novosibirsk 12,500
SKA-Energiya Aleksandr Grigoryan Igor Udaly Adidas Lenin, Khabarovsk 15,200
Sokol Valeri Burlachenko Aleksandr Degtyaryov Adidas ZMK Lokomotiv, Saratov 15,000
Spartak-2 Yevgeny Bushmanov Vladimir Obukhov Nike Lukoil Spartak Academy, Moscow 2,700
Tom Valery Nepomnyashchy Martin Jiránek Adidas Trud, Tomsk 10,000
Torpedo Valery Karpin Sergei Miroshnichenko Adidas RGMK Yunost, Armavir 3,650
Tosno Dmytro Parfyonov Andrei Bochkov Adidas Fort Group MSA Petrovsky, Saint Petersburg 2,809
Tyumen Aleksandr Ivchenko Khasan Mamtov Umbro Sibur Geolog, Tyumen 13,057
Volga Andrei Talalayev Dmitri Polyanin Adidas Lokomotiv, Nizhny Novgorod 17,856
Volgar Yuri Gazzayev Aleksei Kolomiychenko Adidas Gazprom Tsentralny, Astrakhan 17,500
Yenisey Omari Tetradze Yevgeni Kachan 2K Sport Tsentralny, Krasnoyarsk 22,500
Zenit-2 Vladislav Radimov Konstantin Lobov Nike Gazprom MSA Petrovsky, Saint Petersburg 2,809

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Gazovik Orenburg (C, P) 38 26 8 4 61 20 +41 86 Promotion to Premier League
2 Arsenal Tula (P) 38 25 7 6 64 36 +28 82
3 Tom Tomsk (O, P) 38 22 8 8 58 35 +23 74 Qualification to Premier League play-offs
4 Volgar Astrakhan 38 17 12 9 57 37 +20 63
5 Spartak-2 Moscow 38 17 8 13 52 49 +3 59
6 Fakel Voronezh 38 17 5 16 51 42 +9 56
7 Tosno 38 17 4 17 57 53 +4 55
8 Tyumen 38 15 9 14 44 45 −1 54
9 Sokol Saratov 38 14 11 13 43 38 +5 53
10 Volga Nizhny Novgorod[lower-alpha 1] 38 14 9 15 39 37 +2 51[lower-alpha 2] Dissolved after the season
11 Sibir Novosibirsk 38 14 9 15 47 50 −3 51[lower-alpha 2]
12 Shinnik Yaroslavl 38 13 11 14 50 49 +1 50[lower-alpha 3]
13 Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg 38 13 11 14 61 56 +5 50[lower-alpha 3]
14 SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk 38 13 10 15 36 35 +1 49
15 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok 38 12 9 17 31 46 −15 45
16 Yenisey Krasnoyarsk[lower-alpha 4] 38 12 8 18 36 49 −13 44
17 Baltika Kaliningrad[lower-alpha 1] 38 11 11 16 37 47 −10 44
18 Torpedo Armavir (R) 38 10 10 18 28 44 −16 40 Relegation to Professional Football League
19 Baikal Irkutsk (R) 38 8 2 28 29 73 −44 26
20 KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny (R) 38 6 6 26 20 60 −40 24
Source: Football National League (Russian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head matches won; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored.[3]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. On 15 June 2016, it was announced that FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod would be dissolved due to debt.[1] According to league regulations, its place in the league would be taken by FC Baltika Kaliningrad, which would not be relegated.
  2. Head-to-head record: Volga – Sibir 2–1, Sibir – Volga 1–2.
  3. Head-to-head record: Zenit-2 – Shinnik 2–2, Shinnik – Zenit-2 4–0.
  4. On 4 June 2016, it was announced that FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk would not be relegated as one of the teams that won one of the PFL zones, FC Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure, refused to be promoted.[2]

Results
Home \ Away ARS BAI BAL FAK GAZ KAM LUE SHI SIB SKA SOK SP2 TOM ARM TOS TYU VNN VOL YEN ZE2
Arsenal Tula 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 4–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 4–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1
Baikal Irkutsk 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–3 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–6 2–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–1
Baltika Kaliningrad 1–4 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 0–3 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 3–1
Fakel Voronezh 3–1 3–2 1–0 1–2 4–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–3 3–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–1
Gazovik Orenburg 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–3 0–1 0–3 1–2 0–2 3–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 0–2 0–3 0–1 0–5
Luch-Energiya Vladivostok 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 2–3 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–0
Shinnik Yaroslavl 0–4 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 5–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–3 1–1 4–0
Sibir Novosibirsk 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–4 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–0
SKA-Khabarovsk 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–1
Sokol Saratov 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 3–2 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–0
Spartak-2 Moscow 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 4–3 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–2
Tom Tomsk 1–3 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 4–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–3
Armavir 1–3 0–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–3 2–0
Tosno 2–3 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–1 3–2 1–0 6–1 3–1 1–0 2–4 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–2
Tyumen 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–4 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 3–1 2–1
Volga Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 4–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 4–0 2–2
Volgar Astrakhan 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 4–1 4–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–3
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–4 1–2 3–1 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–3
Zenit-2 St. Petersburg 2–2 4–3 3–1 2–4 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–2 3–3 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 4–2 1–1 2–3 1–2
Source: FNL (in Russian)
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

Scoring
  • First goal of the season: Denis Klopkov for Luch-Energiya against SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk (11 July 2015)

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Artyom Delkin Gazovik 16
Khasan Mamtov Tyumen
Maksim Zhitnev Sibir
4 Mikhail Biryukov Fakel 13
5 Kirill Pogrebnyak Tom Tomsk 12
Aleksandr Kutyin Arsenal Tula/Tosno
Vladimir Ilyin Tosno
Aleksandr Degtyaryov Sokol

Last updated: 10 May 2016[4]

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Denis TkachukZenit-2Tom Tomsk3–2[5]27 July 2015
Artyom DelkinGazovikBaykal3–0[6]27 July 2015
Aleksei PuginTomTorpedo4–0[7]17 August 2015
Aleksandr Alkhazov**VolgarLuch-Energiya4–1[8]15 October 2015
Sergei MaslovArsenalSpartak-24–1[9]26 October 2015
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals
  • ** All goals scored from the penalty spot

Last updated: 8 November 2015[10]

Attendance

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.[11]

Updated as of 8 November 2015

Team GP Total High Low Average
Fakel990,40012,8007,20010,044
Arsenal1163,0008,2003,2005,727
Baltika946,4007,5003,4005,156
Sokol935,1506,6001,1503,906
Luch-Energiya927,5006,1001,1003,056
Tom1235,5204,5001,5002,960
Volga1024,4503,8001,0002,445
Gazovik1024,2003,0002,0002,420
Yenisey920,4504,9009002,272
Sibir919,9504,0001,0002,217
Torpedo815,9002,5008001,988
SKA-Energiya1019,5003,1001,0001,950
Shinnik1120,2005,6001,0001,836
Tyumen1120,0502,5001,0001,823
Baikal913,9503,2002501,550
Volgar1013,1002,2009501,310
Zenit-2910,0151,5004951,113
Spartak-287,9622,506107964
Tosno85,2501,900350656
KAMAZ92,250450100250

References
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  2. «Енисей» займёт место «Смены» в ФНЛ (in Russian). Championat.com. 4 June 2016.
  3. "FNL 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  4. "Russian Football National League top goalscorers". Championat.com. 8 November 2015.
  5. "Tom Tomsk 2-3 Zenit-2". Soccerway. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  6. "Baykal 0-3 Gazovik". Soccerway. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  7. "Tom 4-0 Torpedo". Championat.com. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  8. "Volgar 4-1 Luch-Energiya". Championat.com. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  9. "Arsenal 4-1 Spartak-2". Championat.com. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  10. "Russian Football National League top goalscorers". Championat.com. 8 November 2015.
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