1994 Russian Third League

Zone 1

Overview

Standings

1. FC Kolos-2 Krasnodar were excluded from the league after playing 25 games. The opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games.
2. FC Urartu Grozny renamed to FC Gigant Grozny. Gigant was excluded from the league after playing 18 games. The opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games. Gigant did not play in national competitions in 1995 due to First Chechen War.
3. FC Druzhba Budyonnovsk was excluded from the league after playing 15 games. The opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games, except for the game against FC Gigant Grozny, in which both teams were awarded a loss. Druzhba did not play in national competitions in 1995.
4. FC Khimik Belorechensk were excluded from the league after playing 14 games. All the results of their games were discarded. Khimik did not play in national competitions in 1995.
5. FC Iriston Vladikavkaz were awarded 2 home wins.
6. FC Niva Slavyansk-na-Kubani, FC Kuban Slavyansk-na-Kubani and FC Spartak Alagir were awarded 1 home win each.
7. FC Argo Kaspiysk were awarded 1 home loss and 1 home win.
8. FC Mashuk Pyatigorsk renamed to FC Energiya.
9. FC Kuban Barannikovsky moved to Slavyansk-na-Kubani.
10. FC Asmaral Kislovodsk renamed to FC Olimp.
11. FC Kaspiy Kaspiysk renamed to FC Argo.
12. FC Iriston Mozdok and FC Spartak Alagir promoted from the Amateur Football League.
13. FC Dynamo-d Stavropol played their first professional season.
14. FC Uralan-d Elista converted from FC Baysachnr Elista.
15. FC Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody did not play on the national level in 1993.

    Top goalscorers

• Nikolay Komlichenko

• Yevgeni Likhachyov

• Arif Romanov

• Oleg Alyoshin
• Vladimir Grishchenko
• Oleg Kozemov
• Abilfez Madanov

• Aleksandr Durnev

• Andrei Stepanov

• Giya Chokhonelidze
• Aleksei Kozlov

  Zone 2

Overview

Standings

1. FC Kristall Dyatkovo were promoted from the Amateur Football League. Kristall were excluded from the league after playing 24 games. The opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games.
2. FC Ingushetiya Nazran were awarded 9 home wins.
3. FC Khimik Dankov were promoted from the Amateur Football League. They returned to that level after the season.
4. FC Kolos Bykovo were promoted from the Amateur Football League. They did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1995.
5. FC Ingushetiya Nazran and FC Spartak-Bratskiy Yuzhny played their first professional season.
6. FC Avangard Kamyshin did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1995.

   Top goalscorers

• Yevgeni Kuzka

• Viktor Kontsevenko

• Valeri Klimov

• Konstantin Boyko

• Yuri Sirota

• Andrei Anisimov

• Mikhail Sukhorukov

• Vitali Ivanov

• Yuri Aksenov
• Sergei Dogunkov
• Kamil Ferkhanov
• Oleg Popov
• Otari Pruidze

  Zone 3

Overview

Standings

1. FC Asmaral-d Moscow were excluded from the league after playing 33 games. The opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games.
2. FC Don Novomoskovsk and FC Dynamo-2 Moscow were awarded 1 home wins each.
3. PFC CSKA-d Moscow, FC Kosmos Dolgoprudny and FC Oka Kolomna were awarded 1 home loss each.
4. FC Spartak-d Moscow were not promoted to the Second League as they were the reserve team of FC Spartak Moscow and reserve teams were not eligible for promotion.
5. FC Avtomobilist Noginsk, FC Rossiya Moscow and FC Mashinostroitel Sergiyev Posad promoted from the Amateur Football League.
6. PFC CSKA-2 Moscow and FC Rekord Aleksandrov did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1995.
7. FC Viktor-Gigant Voskresensk renamed to FC Gigant. FC Gigant did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1995.
8. FC Kosmos-Kvest Dolgoprudny renamed to FC Kosmos.
9. FC SUO Moscow renamed to FC Chertanovo.

   Top goalscorers

• Andrey Movsisyan

• Aleksandr Antonov

• Rashid Gallakberov

• Aleksei Kutsenko

• Aleksandr Drozdov
• Andrey Tikhonov

• Sergei Gavrilin

• Andrei Bulanov
• Igor Reutov
• Igor Voronin

  Zone 4

Overview

Standings

1. FC Vest Kaliningrad were excluded from the league after playing 11 games. All the results of their games were discarded. FC Vest did not play in any national-level competitions in 1995.
2. FC Zenit-d St. Petersburg were excluded from the league after playing 10 games. All the results of their games were discarded.
3. FC Khimik Koryazhma promoted from the Amateur Football League. Khimik did not play in any national-level competitions in 1995.
4. FC Baltika-d Kaliningrad played their first professional season. Baltika-d did not play in any national-level competitions in 1995.
5. FC Neftyanik Yaroslavl and FC Metallurg Pikalyovo promoted from the Amateur Football League.

   Top goalscorers

• Valeri Solyanik

• Vladimir Ivanov

• Sergei Rybakov

• Pavel Barankov
• Aleksei Gudkov
• Vladimir Vasilyev

• Igor Aksyonov
• Sergei Grabazdin
• Maksim Olkhovik
• Yuri Sokolov

  Zone 5

Overview

Standings

1. FC Astrateks Astrakhan awarded 2 home wins.
2. FC Salyut Saratov awarded 1 home win.
3. FC Sokol-d Saratov was not promoted as it was a reserves team of FC Sokol Saratov and reserve teams were not eligible for promotion. It played their first professional season and did not play in any national-level competitions in 1995.
4. FC Zarya Krotovka moved to Samara and renamed to FC Yudzhin. Yudzhin did not play in any national-level competitions in 1995.
5. FC Kristall Sergach and FC Metallurg Vyksa played their first professional seasons.
6. FC Salyut Saratov and FC Neftyanik Pokhvistnevo promoted from the Amateur Football League.
7. FC Khimik Uvarovo did not play in any national-level competitions in 1995.

   Top goalscorers

• Dmitri Yemelyanov

• Zurab Tsiklauri

• Dmitri Borisko

• Yuri Telyushov
• Vyacheslav Ulitin

• Oleg Sofonov
• Vadim Zhukovskiy

• Vladimir Anisimov
• Oleg Gordeyev
• Sergei Khokhlov
• Valeri Makarov

  Zone 6

Overview

Standings

1. FC Sibir Kurgan and FC Gornyak Kachkanar awarded 1 home win each.
2. FC KDS Samrau Ufa renamed to FC Estel.
3. FC Uralmash-d Yekaterinburg played their first professional season.
4. FC Trubnik Kamensk-Uralsky promoted from the Amateur Football League.
5. FC Khimik Meleuz promoted from the Amateur Football League. Khimik did not play in any national-level competitions in 1995.
6. FC KamAZavtotsentr Naberezhnye Chelny did not play in any national-level competitions in 1995.

   Top goalscorers

• Vladimir Naydanov

• Eduard Rakhmangulov

• Albert Gubaydulin
• Vitali Lazin

• Aleksandr Muzyka
• Sergei Sviridkin
• Oleg Yeryomin

• Oleg Dudlya

• Vyacheslav Suspitsin

• Oleg Vladimirov