2015–16 Russian Professional Football League Explained
The 2015–16 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
Teams and stadiums
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|
| Dnepr Smolensk | Vladimir Silovanov | Sergei Davydov | SGAFKST, Smolensk | 2,000 |
| Dolgoprudny | Andrei Meshchaninov | | Salyut, Dolgoprudny | 5,750 |
| Domodedovo | Artyom Gorlov | | Avangard, Domodedovo | 6,000 |
| Dinamo St. Petersburg | Aleksandr Tochilin | Evgeny Pesegov | MSA Petrovsky, Saint Petersburg | 2,835 |
| Kareliya | Denis Zubko | | Spartak, Petrozavodsk | 14,545 |
| Khimki | Vadim Khafizov | | Rodina, Khimki | 5,080 |
| Kolomna | Vladimir Bondarenko | Aleksei Voronkov | Avangard, Kolomna | 8,000 |
| Pskov-747 | Igor Vasilyev | Igor Surin | Lokomotiv, Pskov | 3,010 |
| Solyaris | Sergei Shustikov | Vyacheslav Danilin | Spartakovets, Moscow | 5,100 |
| Strogino | Vladimir Shcherbak | Danila Polyakov | Yantar, Moscow | 2,000 |
| Spartak Kostroma | Galimdzhan Khairulin | Mikhail Solovei | Urozhai, Kostroma | 3,000 |
| Tekstilshchik Ivanovo | Ravil Sabitov | Andrei Romanov | Tekstilshchik, Ivanovo | 9,565 |
| Torpedo-Vladimir | Evgeny Durnev | Ivan Karatygin | Torpedo, Vladimir | 18,000 |
| Volga Tver |  Emin Ağayev | Sergei Korovushkin | Khimik, Tver | 8,331 |
| Znamya Truda | Sergei Bondar | Mikhail Sorokin | Torpedo, Orekhovo-Zuyevo | 1,500 | |
Top scorers
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Center
Teams and stadiums
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|
| Arsenal-2 Tula | Vasily Rozhnov | | DYuSSh Arsenal, Tula | 1,500 |
| Avangard Kursk | Igor Belyaev | Denis Sinyaev | Trudovye Rezervy, Kursk | 11,329 |
| Chertanovo | Mikhail Semernya | Aleksandr Kotov | Yantar, Moscow | 2,000 |
| Dynamo-Bryansk | Oleg Garin | Aleksandr Fomichyov | Dynamo, Bryansk | 10,100 |
| Energomash | Viktor Navochenko | Andrei Kolesnikov | Energomash, Belgorod | 11,456 |
| Kaluga | Vitaly Safronov | Dmitri Baranov | Annenki, Kaluga | 3,643 |
| Lokomotiv Liski | Igor Pyvin | | Tsentralnyi Profsoyuz, Voronezh | 31,793 |
| Metallurg Lipetsk | Sergei Mashnin | | Metallurg, Lipetsk | 14,578 |
| Oryol | Eduard Dyomin | | Tsentralny, Oryol | 14,600 |
| Ryazan |  Garnik Avalyan | Oleg Yeliseyev | Olimpiets, Ryazan | 5,880 |
| Tambov | Valery Esipov | Aleksei Mikhalyov | Spartak, Tambov | 6,300 |
| Torpedo Moscow | Valery Petrakov | Andrei Shiryaev | Spartak Academy, Moscow | 2,700 |
| Vityaz Podolsk | Sergei Polstyanov | Aleksei Khrapov | Trud, Podolsk | 11,887 |
| Zenit Penza | | Denis Belobayev | Pervomaisky, Penza | 5,100 | |
Top scorers
[2]
South
Teams and stadiums
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|
| Afips | Nikolai Yuzhanin | Evgeny Shamrin | Andrei-Arena, Afipsky | 3,000 |
| Alania | Zaur Tedeyev | German Tuayev | Spartak, Vladikavkaz | 30,901 |
| Angusht | Gennady Bondaruk | | Rashid Aushev, Nazran | 3,000 |
| Astrakhan | Sergei Gunko | | Astrakhan, Astrakhan | 3,000 |
| Biolog-Novokubansk | Leonid Nazarenko | Maksim Farinov | Biolog, Progress | 2,300 |
| Druzhba Maykop |  Bibert Kaghado | | Respublikansky, Maykop | 16,000 |
| Dynamo Stavropol | Valery Zazdravnykh | Anatoly Baklanov | Dynamo, Stavropol | 16,000 |
| Krasnodar-2 | Igor Shalimov | Ilya Zhigulyov | Krasnodar Academy, Krasnodar | 1,500 |
| Mashuk-KMV | Sergei Trubitsyn | | Tsentralny, Pyatigorsk | 10,365 |
| MITOS | | | Yermak, Novocherkassk | 2,500 |
| SKA Rostov-na-Donu | Mikhail Kupriyanov | Vyacheslav Bokov | SKA SKVO, Rostov-on-Don | 11,000 |
| Spartak-Nalchik | Khasanbi Bidzhiyev | Amir Bazhev | Spartak, Nalchik | 13,800 |
| Terek-2 | Magomed Adiyev | | Sultan Bilimkhanov, Grozny | 10,300 |
| Chernomorets Novorossiysk | Eduard Sarkisov | Kirill Kochubey | Tsentralny, Novorossiysk | 12,500 | |
Top scorers
[3]
Ural-Povolzhye
Teams and stadiums
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|
| Chelyabinsk | Igor Lazarev | | Tsentralny, Chelyabinsk | 15,000 |
| Dynamo Kirov | Aleksei Lipatnikov | Aleksandr Zakhlestin | Rossiya, Kirov | 3,000 |
| Khimik Dzerzhinsk | | | Khimik, Dzerzhinsk | 5,266 |
| Lada-Tolyatti | Vladimir Kukhlevsky | Aleksei Churavtsev | Torpedo, Tolyatti | 18,000 |
| Neftekhimik | Rustem Khuzin | Sergei Morozov | Neftekhimik, Nizhnekamsk | 3,140 |
| Nosta | Konstantin Galkin | Valery Sorokin | Metallurg, Novotroitsk | 6,000 |
| Syzran-2003 | Dmitri Voyetsky | Sergei Simonov | Kristall, Syzran | 2,070 |
| Volga Ulyanovsk | Sergei Sedyshev | Aleksei Storozhuk | Start, Ulyanovsk | 4,700 |
| Volga-Olimpiyets | Valery Bogdanets | Aleksei Domshinskiy | Severny, Nizhny Novgorod | 4,500 |
| Zenit-Izhevsk | Igor Menshchikov | | Zenit, Izhevsk | 18,000 | |
Top scorers
[4]
East
Teams and stadiums
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|
| Chita | Ilya Makienko | Artyom Drobyshev | Lokomotiv, Chita | 10,200 |
| Dynamo-Barnaul | Oleg Yakovlev | Bogdan Karyukin | Dynamo, Barnaul | 15,000 |
| Irtysh Omsk | Sergei Boyko | Anton Bagayev | Krasnaya Zvezda, Omsk | 4,655 |
| Novokuznetsk | | | Metallurg, Novokuznetsk | 8,000 |
| Sakhalin | Aleksandr Alfyorov | Murtazi Alakhverdov | Spartak, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | 4,200 |
| Sibir-2 |  Dmitri Mamonov | | Spartak, Novosibirsk | 12,500 |
| Smena | Mikhail Semyonov | Soslan Takazov | Metallurg, Komsomolsk-na-Amure | 3,000 |
| Tom-2 | Viktor Sebelev | Mikhail Bashilov | Temp, Tomsk | 3,000 |
| Yakutiya | Sergei Shishkin | | Tuymaada, Yakutsk | 12,500 | |
Top scorers
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Notes and References
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