| Competition: | Russian National Football League |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Winners: | Mordovia Saransk |
| Promoted: | Alania Vladikavkaz |
| Matches: | 495 |
| Total Goals: | 1134 |
| League Topscorer: | Ruslan Mukhametshin 31 goals (Mordovia Saransk) |
| Biggest Home Win: | 5-0 Shinnik Yaroslavl v Dynamo Bryansk (010/11/2012) |
| Biggest Away Win: | 0-6 FK Khimki v Mordovia Saransk (04/06/2011) |
| Highest Scoring: | 4-4 SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk v Mordovia Saransk 2-6 Torpedo Moskva v Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Alania Vladikavkaz 12 games (4 May 2011 to 27 June 2011 inclusive) |
| Prevseason: | 2010 |
| Nextseason: | 2012–13 |
The 2011–12 Russian National Football League the 20th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 4 April.
FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi officially withdrew from the competition on 7 August 2011 due to lack of financing.[1] Because they played more than half of their games, all their remaining opponents will be awarded a 3–0 victory.
| Team | Outgoing | Manner | Date | Table | Incoming | Date | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luch-Energiya |  Francisco Arcos | Sacked | 6 May 2011 | 19th | Sergei Pavlov | 7 May 2011[2] | 19th |
| Volgar-Gazprom | Lev Ivanov | Sacked | 7 May 2011 | 17th | Aleksandr Krotov | 7 May 2011[3] | 19th |
| Sibir |  Igor Kriushenko | Resigned | 9 May 2011 | 10th | Dmitri Radyukin | 9 May 2011[4] | 10th |
| Dynamo | Aleksandr Smirnov | Sacked | 20 May 2011 | 18th | Oleg Garin (caretaker) | 20 May 2011[5] | 19th |
| Dynamo | Oleg Garin (caretaker) | Caretaking spell over | 26 May 2011 | 18th | 26 May 2011[6] | 18th | |
| Ural |  Dmitriy Ogai | Sacked | 30 May 2011 | 10th | Yuri Matveyev (caretaker) | 26 May 2011[7] | 10th |
| Shinnik |  Aleksandr Pobegalov | Sacked | 6 June 2011 | 11th | Galimdzhan Khayrulin (caretaker) | 6 June 2011[8] | 11th |
| Shinnik | Galimdzhan Khayrulin (caretaker) | Caretaking spell over | 21 June 2011 | 11th | Yuri Gazzaev | 21 June 2011[9] | 11th |
| Baltika | Sergey Frantsev | Resigned | 28 June 2011 | 18th | Aleksandr Gorbachyov (caretaker) | 28 June 2011[10] | 18th |
| Khimki | Aleksandr Grigoryan | Resigned | 4 July 2011 | 15th | 5 July 2011 | 15th | |
| Baltika | Aleksandr Gorbachyov (caretaker) | Caretaking spell over | 20 July 2011 | 18th | 20 July 2011 | 18th | |
| Chernomorets | Khazret Dyshekov | Resigned | 4 September 2011 | 14th | 4 September 2011 | 14th | |
| Volgar-Gazprom | Aleksandr Krotov | Sacked | 7 September 2011 | 18th | 7 September 2011 | 18th | |
| SKA-Energiya | Igor Protasov | Sacked | 11 October 2011 | 11th | 11 October 2011 | 11th | |
Source: Onedivision.ru
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruslan Mukhametshin | Mordovia | 31 |
| 2 | Dmitri Golubov | Baltika / Dynamo | 22 |
| 3 | Dmitri Akimov | Sibir | 20 |
| 3 | Maksim Astafyev | Sibir | 16 |
| 4 | Kirill Panchenko | Mordovia | 15 |
| 5 | Artyom Delkin | Torpedo Vladimir | 14 |
| Eldar Nizamutdinov | Shinnik |
