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 17 13 4 0 32 7+25 43|Promotion to Russian National Football League
2 Solyaris Moscow 17 12 1 4 33 14+19 37
3 Dolgoprudny 17 9 3 5 27 18+9 30
4 Tekstilshchik Ivanovo 18 8 6 4 29 16+13 30
5 Pskov-747 Pskov 18 8 3 7 25 22+3 27
6 Torpedo Vladimir 17 7 6 4 21 18+3 27
7 Strogino Moscow 18 6 7 5 25 16+9 25
8 Spartak Kostroma 17 7 3 7 24 23+1 24
9 Dynamo St. Petersburg 17 7 2 8 23 230 23
10 Volga Tver 18 6 5 7 19 289 23
11 Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo 18 6 3 9 24 306 21
12 Dnepr Smolensk 18 3 9 6 17 203 18
13 Domodedovo Moscow 18 4 5 9 19 2910 17
14 Kareliya Petrozavodsk 18 4 2 12 16 38 22 14
15 Kolomna 18 2 1 15 13 4532 7|Relegation to Amateur Football League

Updated to games played on 9 November 2015.
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 9 November 2015[1]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Russia Mikhail Markosov Khimki 11
2 Russia Artyom Roshchin Volga Tver 9
3 Russia Andrei Pochipov Pskov-747 8
Russia Ivan Sergeyev Strogino
Russia Denis Santalov Solyaris

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 17 9 7 1 27 11+16 34|Promotion to Russian National Football League
2 Metallurg Lipetsk 17 7 8 2 19 13+6 29
3 Avangard Kursk 17 7 7 3 19 14+5 28
4 Ryazan 17 7 6 4 11 10+1 27
5 Zenit Penza 17 7 5 5 19 14+5 26
6 Lokomotiv Liski 17 6 8 3 22 13+9 26
7 Energomash Belgorod 17 6 6 5 17 14+3 24
8 Vityaz Podolsk 17 6 5 6 23 22+1 23
9 Chertanovo Moscow 17 5 5 7 21 265 20
10 Torpedo Moscow 17 5 5 7 13 163 20
11 Dynamo Bryansk 17 5 5 7 16 171 20
12 Kaluga 17 4 4 9 12 208 16
13 Oryol 17 3 4 10 6 1913 13
14 Arsenal-2 Tula 17 2 5 10 17 3316 11|Relegation to Amateur Football League

Updated to games played on 9 November 2015.
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 9 November 2015[2]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Russia Roman Grigoryan Tambov 8
2 Russia Nikita Salamatov Vityaz Podolsk 6
Russia Vladislav Sarveli Chertanovo
Russia Denis Sinyaev Avangard Kursk
5 Russia Sergei Tyupikov Torpedo Moscow 5
Russia Igor Fateyev Lokomotiv Liski
Russia Roman Kosyanchuk Chertanovo

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 Jordan 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 17 14 2 1 29 5+24 44|Promotion to Russian National Football League
2 Afips Afipsky 17 12 2 3 28 15+13 38
3 Krasnodar-2 17 10 2 5 34 18+16 32
4 Chernomorets Novorossiysk 17 9 4 4 25 16+9 31
5 Angusht Nazran 17 7 4 6 16 15+1 25
6 Terek-2 Grozny 17 6 6 5 25 18+7 24
7 Dynamo Stavropol 17 6 5 6 18 16+2 23
8 Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk 17 6 4 7 15 194 22
9 Astrakhan 17 5 5 7 19 234 20
10 SKA Rostov-on-Don 17 5 3 9 18 202 18
11 MITOS Novocherkassk 16 5 2 9 19 267 17
12 Biolog-Novokubansk 17 3 4 10 11 28 17 13
13 Alania Vladikavkaz 17 2 7 8 8 2315 13
14 Druzhba Maykop 17 3 2 12 14 3521 11|Relegation to Amateur Football League

Updated to games played on 9 November 2015.
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 9 November 2015[3]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Russia Artyom Maslevskiy Afips 11
2 Russia Nikolai Boyarintsev Chernomorets 9
Russia Nikolai Komlichenko Krasnodar-2
4 Russia Ruslan Aliyev Mashuk-KMV 8
5 Russia Adlan Katsayev Terek-2 7
Russia Andrei Batyutin Krasnodar-2

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 18 12 4 2 37 10+27 40|Promotion to Russian National Football League
2 Chelyabinsk 18 11 2 5 34 15+19 35
3 Zenit Izhevsk 18 10 3 5 32 20+12 33
4 Volga-Olimpiyets 18 9 6 3 25 13 +12 33
5 Syzran-2003 18 9 4 5 26 20 +6 31
6 Volga Ulyanovsk 18 7 2 9 23 22+1 23
7 Khimik Dzerzhinsk 18 6 3 9 22 308 21
8 Lada Tolyatti 18 4 3 11 16 45 29 15
9 Nosta Novotroitsk 18 3 6 9 13 2815 15
10 Dynamo Kirov 18 1 3 14 14 3925 6|Relegation to Amateur Football League

Updated to games played on 9 November 2015.
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 9 November 2015[4]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Russia Marat Safin Zenit-Izhevsk 12
2 Russia Denis Uryvkov Chelyabinsk 10
3 Russia Dmitri Otstavnov Volga Ulyanovsk 9
4 Russia Vyacheslav Steshin Chelyabinsk 6
Russia Aleksandr Bukharov Khimik Dzerzhinsk

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 16 9 5 2 28 18+10 32|Promotion to Russian National Football League
2 Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 16 8 5 3 29 14+15 29
3 Irtysh Omsk 15 5 6 4 18 16+2 21
4 FC Novokuznetsk 16 5 5 6 24 24 0 20
5 Dynamo Barnaul 16 4 7 5 19 201 19
6 Yakutiya Yakutsk 16 4 6 6 24 317 18
7 Sibir-2 Novosibirsk 16 4 5 7 19 2910 17
8 Tom-2 Tomsk 16 4 5 7 15 227 17
9 Chita 15 4 4 7 17 192 16|Relegation to Amateur Football League

Updated to games played on 9 November 2015.
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.

Note: 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 a score of 3-0.

Top scorers

As of 9 November 2015[5]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Russia Vladislav Aksyutenko Dynamo-Barnaul 11
2 Russia Aleksandr Gagloyev Sakhalin 10
3 Russia Aleksei Sabanov Novokuznetsk 8
4 Russia Ibragim Bazayev Smena 7
5 Russia Almaz Fatikhov Chita 6
Russia Aleksandr Yarkin Sakhalin
Russia Andrei Razborov Irtysh

References

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