2015–16 Russian Professional Football League

Russian Professional Football League
Season 2015–16
2016–17

All statistics correct as of 9 November 2015.

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 Russia Vladimir Silovanov Russia Sergei Davydov SGAFKST, Smolensk 2,000
Dolgoprudny Russia Andrei Meshchaninov Salyut, Dolgoprudny 5,750
Domodedovo Russia Artyom Gorlov Avangard, Domodedovo 6,000
Dinamo St. Petersburg Russia Aleksandr Tochilin Russia Evgeny Pesegov MSA Petrovsky, Saint Petersburg 2,835
Kareliya Russia Denis Zubko Spartak, Petrozavodsk 14,545
Khimki Russia Vadim Khafizov Rodina, Khimki 5,080
Kolomna Russia Vladimir Bondarenko Russia Aleksei Voronkov Avangard, Kolomna 8,000
Pskov-747 Russia Igor Vasilyev Russia Igor Surin Lokomotiv, Pskov 3,010
Solyaris Russia Sergei Shustikov Russia Vyacheslav Danilin Spartakovets, Moscow 5,100
Strogino Russia Vladimir Shcherbak Russia Danila Polyakov Yantar, Moscow 2,000
Spartak Kostroma Russia Galimdzhan Khairulin Russia Mikhail Solovei Urozhai, Kostroma 3,000
Tekstilshchik Ivanovo Russia Ravil Sabitov Russia Andrei Romanov Tekstilshchik, Ivanovo 9,565
Torpedo-Vladimir Russia Evgeny Durnev Russia Ivan Karatygin Torpedo, Vladimir 18,000
Volga Tver Azerbaijan Emin Ağayev Russia Sergei Korovushkin Khimik, Tver 8,331
Znamya Truda Russia Sergei Bondar Russia Mikhail Sorokin Torpedo, Orekhovo-Zuyevo 1,500

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Khimki (P) 28 21 6 1 53 14 +39 69|Promotion to Russian National Football League
2 Dolgoprudny 28 17 4 7 49 30+19 55
3 Solyaris Moscow 28 17 4 7 50 24+26 55
4 Tekstilshchik Ivanovo 28 15 8 5 49 23+26 53
5 Torpedo Vladimir 28 14 9 5 37 24+13 51
6 Spartak Kostroma 28 14 5 9 42 33+9 47
7 Dynamo St. Petersburg 28 14 5 9 44 31+13 47
8 Pskov-747 Pskov 28 11 5 12 38 380 38
9 Strogino Moscow 28 8 9 11 28 27+1 33
10 Dnepr Smolensk 28 7 10 11 26 326 31
11 Volga Tver 28 7 7 14 26 4317 28
12 Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo 28 7 4 17 28 5426 25
13 Domodedovo Moscow 28 5 7 16 30 5222 22
14 Kareliya Petrozavodsk 28 5 5 18 26 58 32 20|Relegation to Amateur Football League[1]
15 Kolomna 28 2 4 22 20 65 45 10

Updated to games played on 31 May 2016.
Source: pfl-russia.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th away goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Top scorers

As of 31 May 2016[2]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Russia Mikhail Markosov Solyaris 14
2 Russia Aleksandr Alexeev Pskov-747 13
3 Russia Andrey Pochipov Pskov-747 11
4 Russia Sergei Orlov Tekstilshchik 10
Russia Maksim Rogov Dynamo St. Petersburg
Russia Ivan Sergeyev Strogino

Center

Teams and stadiums

Team Head coach Captain Stadium Capacity
Arsenal-2 Tula Russia Vasily Rozhnov DYuSSh Arsenal, Tula 1,500
Avangard Kursk Russia Igor Belyaev Russia Denis Sinyaev Trudovye Rezervy, Kursk 11,329
Chertanovo Russia Mikhail Semernya Russia Aleksandr Kotov Yantar, Moscow 2,000
Dynamo-Bryansk Russia Oleg Garin Russia Aleksandr Fomichyov Dynamo, Bryansk 10,100
Energomash Russia Viktor Navochenko Russia Andrei Kolesnikov Energomash, Belgorod 11,456
Kaluga Russia Vitaly Safronov Russia Dmitri Baranov Annenki, Kaluga 3,643
Lokomotiv Liski Russia Igor Pyvin Tsentralnyi Profsoyuz, Voronezh 31,793
Metallurg Lipetsk Russia Sergei Mashnin Metallurg, Lipetsk 14,578
Oryol Russia Eduard Dyomin Tsentralny, Oryol 14,600
Ryazan Armenia Garnik Avalyan Russia Oleg Yeliseyev Olimpiets, Ryazan 5,880
Tambov Russia Valery Esipov Russia Aleksei Mikhalyov Spartak, Tambov 6,300
Torpedo Moscow Russia Valery Petrakov Russia Andrei Shiryaev Spartak Academy, Moscow 2,700
Vityaz Podolsk Russia Sergei Polstyanov Russia Aleksei Khrapov Trud, Podolsk 11,887
Zenit Penza Russia Denis Belobayev Pervomaisky, Penza 5,100

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Tambov 26 15 9 2 41 19+22 54|Promotion to Russian National Football League
2 Energomash Belgorod 26 13 7 6 28 16+12 46
3 Ryazan 26 10 10 6 19 15+4 40
4 Metallurg Lipetsk 26 9 13 4 26 21+5 40
5 Avangard Kursk 26 10 9 7 33 22+11 39
6 Lokomotiv Liski 26 9 12 5 27 19+8 39|
7 Zenit Penza 26 10 8 8 25 21+4 38
8 Kaluga 26 9 6 11 24 273 33
9 Dynamo Bryansk 26 8 7 11 22 253 31
10 Vityaz Podolsk 26 8 7 11 31 321 31
11 Chertanovo Moscow 26 8 6 12 31 4211 30
12 Torpedo Moscow 26 8 6 12 21 287 30
13 Oryol 26 5 7 14 9 2516 22
14 Arsenal-2 Tula 26 2 9 15 22 4725 15

Updated to games played on 30 May 2016.
Source: pfl-russia.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th away goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Top scorers

As of 30 May 2016[3]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Russia Roman Grigoryan Tambov 8
Russia Denis Sinyaev Avangard Kursk
Russia Elbrus Tandelov Ryazan
4 Russia Sergei Anokhin Kaluga 7
Russia Nikita Salamatov Vityaz Podolsk

South

Teams and stadiums

Team Head coach Captain Stadium Capacity
Afips Russia Nikolai Yuzhanin Russia Evgeny Shamrin Andrei-Arena, Afipsky 3,000
Alania Russia Zaur Tedeyev Russia German Tuayev Spartak, Vladikavkaz 30,901
Angusht Russia Gennady Bondaruk Rashid Aushev, Nazran 3,000
Astrakhan Russia Sergei Gunko Astrakhan, Astrakhan 3,000
Biolog-Novokubansk Russia Leonid Nazarenko Russia Maksim Farinov Biolog, Progress 2,300
Druzhba Maykop United States Bibert Kaghado Respublikansky, Maykop 16,000
Dynamo Stavropol Russia Valery Zazdravnykh Russia Anatoly Baklanov Dynamo, Stavropol 16,000
Krasnodar-2 Russia Igor Shalimov Russia Ilya Zhigulyov Krasnodar Academy, Krasnodar 1,500
Mashuk-KMV Russia Sergei Trubitsyn Tsentralny, Pyatigorsk 10,365
MITOS Yermak, Novocherkassk 2,500
SKA Rostov-na-Donu Russia Mikhail Kupriyanov Russia Vyacheslav Bokov SKA SKVO, Rostov-on-Don 11,000
Spartak-Nalchik Russia Khasanbi Bidzhiyev Russia Amir Bazhev Spartak, Nalchik 13,800
Terek-2 Russia Magomed Adiyev Sultan Bilimkhanov, Grozny 10,300
Chernomorets Novorossiysk Russia Eduard Sarkisov Russia Kirill Kochubey Tsentralny, Novorossiysk 12,500

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Spartak Nalchik 26 19 6 1 43 6+37 63|Promotion to Russian National Football League
2 Afips Afipsky 26 15 4 7 35 27+8 49
3 Krasnodar-2 26 14 6 6 53 26+27 48
4 Chernomorets Novorossiysk 26 14 6 6 35 22+13 48
5 Angusht Nazran 26 11 8 7 21 17+4 41
6 SKA Rostov-on-Don 26 11 5 10 34 24+10 38
7 Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk 26 10 5 11 26 326 35
8 Dynamo Stavropol 26 9 8 9 30 300 35
9 Terek-2 Grozny 26 8 7 11 32 31+1 31|
10 Biolog-Novokubansk 26 7 6 13 21 34 13 27
11 Alania Vladikavkaz 26 6 7 13 19 3718 25
12 MITOS Novocherkassk 26 6 5 15 30 4818 23|
13 Astrakhan 26 5 6 15 23 4926 21|
14 Druzhba Maykop 26 5 5 16 22 4422 20

Updated to games played on 30 May 2016.
Source: pfl-russia.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th away goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Top scorers

As of 30 May 2016[4]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Russia Nikolai Komlichenko Krasnodar-2 24
2 Russia Ruslan Aliyev Mashuk-KMV 13
3 Russia Nikolai Boyarintsev Chernomorets Novorossiysk 12
Russia Artem Maslevsky Afips Afipsky
5 Russia Alexandr Podbeltsev SKA Rostov-on-Don 10

Ural-Povolzhye

Teams and stadiums

Team Head coach Captain Stadium Capacity
Chelyabinsk Russia Igor Lazarev Tsentralny, Chelyabinsk 15,000
Dynamo Kirov Russia Aleksei Lipatnikov Russia Aleksandr Zakhlestin Rossiya, Kirov 3,000
Khimik Dzerzhinsk Khimik, Dzerzhinsk 5,266
Lada-Tolyatti Russia Vladimir Kukhlevsky Russia Aleksei Churavtsev Torpedo, Tolyatti 18,000
Neftekhimik Russia Rustem Khuzin Russia Sergei Morozov Neftekhimik, Nizhnekamsk 3,140
Nosta Russia Konstantin Galkin Russia Valery Sorokin Metallurg, Novotroitsk 6,000
Syzran-2003 Russia Dmitri Voyetsky Russia Sergei Simonov Kristall, Syzran 2,070
Volga Ulyanovsk Russia Sergei Sedyshev Russia Aleksei Storozhuk Start, Ulyanovsk 4,700
Volga-Olimpiyets Moldova Valery Bogdanets Russia Aleksei Domshinskiy Severny, Nizhny Novgorod 4,500
Zenit-Izhevsk Russia Igor Menshchikov Zenit, Izhevsk 18,000

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 27 18 6 3 56 15+41 60|Promotion to Russian National Football League
2 Zenit Izhevsk 27 17 3 7 49 25 +24 54
3 Volga-Olimpiyets 27 15 8 4 38 19 +19 53
4 Syzran-2003 27 13 7 7 35 29 +6 46
5 Chelyabinsk 27 13 5 9 41 27+14 44
6 Volga Ulyanovsk 27 10 5 12 33 32+1 35
7 Nosta Novotroitsk 27 7 7 13 33 418 28
8 Khimik Dzerzhinsk 27 7 4 16 28 5426 25|
9 Lada Tolyatti 27 5 7 15 23 56 33 22
10 Dynamo Kirov 27 1 6 20 18 5638 9

Updated to games played on 31 May 2016.
Source: pfl-russia.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th away goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Top scorers

As of 31 May 2016[5]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Russia Dmitri Otstavnov Volga Ulyanovsk 16
2 Russia Marat Safin Zenit-Izhevsk 13
3 Russia Denis Uryvkov Chelyabinsk 10
4 Russia Maksim Malakhovskiy Zenit-Izhevsk 9
5 Russia Viktor Karpukhin Nosta 7
Russia Leonid Reshetnikov Neftekhimik

East

Teams and stadiums

Team Head coach Captain Stadium Capacity
Chita Russia Ilya Makienko Russia Artyom Drobyshev Lokomotiv, Chita 10,200
Dynamo-Barnaul Russia Oleg Yakovlev Russia Bogdan Karyukin Dynamo, Barnaul 15,000
Irtysh Omsk Russia Sergei Boyko Russia Anton Bagayev Krasnaya Zvezda, Omsk 4,655
Novokuznetsk Metallurg, Novokuznetsk 8,000
Sakhalin Russia Aleksandr Alfyorov Russia Murtazi Alakhverdov Spartak, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 4,200
Sibir-2 Kazakhstan Dmitri Mamonov Spartak, Novosibirsk 12,500
Smena Russia Mikhail Semyonov Russia Soslan Takazov Metallurg, Komsomolsk-na-Amure 3,000
Tom-2 Russia Viktor Sebelev Russia Mikhail Bashilov Temp, Tomsk 3,000
Yakutiya Russia Sergei Shishkin Tuymaada, Yakutsk 12,500

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure 24 14 7 3 45 25 +20 49|Refused promotion due to lack of financing
2 Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 24 14 6 4 40 17+23 48
3 Chita 24 9 7 8 30 25+5 34
4 Dynamo Barnaul 24 7 10 7 33 29+4 31
5 Irtysh Omsk 24 7 10 7 25 23+2 31
6 Sibir-2 Novosibirsk 23 7 5 11 29 40 11 26
7 Tom-2 Tomsk 23 6 7 10 27 35 8 25
8 Yakutiya Yakutsk 24 6 7 11 38 4911 25|
9 Novokuznetsk 24 5 5 14 24 48 24 20|Relegation to Amateur Football League[6]

Updated to games played on 29 May 2016.
Source: pfl-russia.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th away goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Top scorers

As of 29 May 2016[7]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Russia Vladislav Aksyutenko Dynamo Barnaul 12
Russia Aleksandr Gagloyev Sakhalin
3 Russia Ibragim Bazayev Smena 10
4 Russia Andrei Razborov Chita 9
5 Russia Almaz Fatikhov Chita 8
Russia Aleksei Sabanov Novokuznetsk
Russia Alexandr Yashan Smena

References

  1. Kareliya didn't receive the license for the next season due to lack of financing.
  2. "Бомбардиры".
  3. "Бомбардиры".
  4. "Бомбардиры".
  5. "Бомбардиры".
  6. FC Novokuznetsk dropped out of the competition in February 2016 after playing 16 games and gaining 20 points. All the remaining games will be awarded to the opponents with the score of 3-0.
  7. "Бомбардиры".
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