2009 Russian Second Division Explained
The 2009 Russian Second Division was the third strongest division in Russian football. The Second Division is geographically divided into 5 zones.The winners of each zone are automatically promoted into the First Division. The bottom finishers of each zone lose professional status and are relegated into the Amateur Football League.
South
| Team | Location | Head Coach | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2008 | Official site |
|---|
| Abinsk |  Kalin Stepanyan | Abinsk Stadium | | | |
| Vladikavkaz | Georgi Botsiyev | "SOK" im. E. Tedeeva | 3,000 | | https://web.archive.org/web/20090408042639/http://www.fcavtodor.ru/ |
| Nazran | Umar Markhiyev | Tsentralny | 3,200 | | |
| Astrakhan | Sergei Popkov | Gorodskoy | 5,000 | | |
| Bataysk | Aleksandr Vorobyev | Lokomotiv | 3,000 | | https://web.archive.org/web/20180322043606/http://fc-bataysk.ru/ |
| Volgograd | Valeri Burlachenko | Olimpia Stadium | 3,000 | | http://fkvolgograd.ru |
| Kaspiysk | Magomed-Rasul Akhmedov | Trud | 1,500 | | |
| Maykop | Soferbi Yeshugov | Druzhba | 7,000 | | https://web.archive.org/web/20090331123324/http://www.fc-druzhba.narod.ru/ |
| Sochi | Oleg Vasilenko | Tsentralny | 10,200 | | |
| Ryzdvyany | Sergei Ponomaryov | Fakel | 1,500 | | |
| Krasnodar | Igor Zakharyak | Yunost | 1,000 | | http://krasnodar2000.ru |
| Pyatigorsk | Yuri Svirkov | Tsentralny | 10,365 | | http://mashuk-kmv.ru |
| Volgograd | Igor Menshchikov | Tsentralny | 32,216 | | http://fc-rotor.ru |
| Rostov-on-Don | Igor Khankeyev | SKA SKVO | 27,300 | | http://ska-rostov.ru |
| Stavropol | Boris Stukalov | Dynamo | 15,982 | | https://web.archive.org/web/20090228181919/http://fc-stavropol.ru/ |
| Stavropol | Anatoli Shelest | Dynamo | 15,982 | | |
| Taganrog | Aleksei Sereda | Torpedo | 3,500 | | http://fctaganrog.ru |
| Armavir | Arsen Papikyan | Yunost | 5,000 | | |
| Volzhsky | Dmitri Petrenko | Loginov Stadium | 7,500 | | http://energy.voljsky.ru | |
FC Abinsk were excluded from the league for failing to fulfil two fixtures (on 28 June and 5 July). They have played 14 matches and were in the 18th position with 5 points. Results of Abinsk were discarded.
On 31 July 2009 Oleg Mikheyev, president of FC Rotor Volgograd, announced Rotor's resignation from the league, citing problems with authorities. They have played 18 games and were in the 13th position with 21 points.[1]
Top scorers
Source: [PFL], Sporbox.ru
- 23 goals
- 22 goals
- 20 goals
- 19 goals
- 16 goals
- 13 goals
- 12 goals
West
Standings
Top scorers
Source: [PFL]
- 17 goals
- 16 goals
- 15 goals
- 13 goals
- 12 goals
Center
First games on April 22, last games on October 28.
Top scorers
Source: [PFL]
- 17 goals
- 16 goals
- 13 goals
- 12 goals
- 11 goals
Ural-Povolzhye
Top scorers
Source: [PFL]
- 19 goals
- 14 goals
- 13 goals
- 12 goals
- 11 goals
East
Standings
Top scorers
Source: [PFL]
- 15 goals
- 14 goals
- 11 goals
- 10 goals
- 8 goals
Awards
On November 25, 2009, Professional Football League announced the award winners for the season.
Zone West
Zone Center
Zone South
Zone Ural-Povolzhye
Zone East
Notes and References
- Web site: "Ротор" остался вне игры . . 1 August 2009 . 29 August 2009.
Emin Agaev (FC Volga Tver).
Eduard Malofeyev (FC Dynamo Saint-Petersburg).