The 2011–12 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.

West

Standings

Top scorers

''Source
rfspro.ru
'' ;20 goals *Viktor Svistunov ''( Petrotrest)'' ;18 goals *

Azamat Kurachinov Azamat Khasanovich Kurachinov (russian: Азамат Хасанович Курачинов; born 22 December 1989) is a Russian professional football player. Club career He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Salyut Belgorod ...

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Sheksna The Sheksna (russian: Шексна́) is a river in Belozersky, Kirillovsky, Sheksninsky, and Cherepovetsky Districts of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Volga. It is long, and the area of its basin .

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Dmitri Vakulich Dmitri Nikolayevich Vakulich (russian: Дмитрий Николаевич Вакулич; born 25 April 1990) is a former Russian professional football player. Club career He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Fakel Voronezh ...

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Karelia Karelia ( Karelian and fi, Karjala, ; rus, Каре́лия, links=y, r=Karélija, p=kɐˈrʲelʲɪjə, historically ''Korjela''; sv, Karelen), the land of the Karelian people, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for ...

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Aleksei Antonnikov Aleksei Konstantinovich Antonnikov (russian: Алексей Константинович Антонников; born 5 December 1983) is a former Russian professional football player. Club career He played two seasons in the Russian Football Nat ...

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Volga The Volga (; russian: Во́лга, a=Ru-Волга.ogg, p=ˈvoɫɡə) is the longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of , and a catchm ...

)'' *Fyodor Pronkov ''(

Saturn Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant with an average radius of about nine and a half times that of Earth. It has only one-eighth the average density of Earth; ...

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Murat Khotov Murat Ansorbiyevich Khotov (russian: Мурат Ансорбиевич Хотов; born 2 June 1987) is a Russian former professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a ...

''( Dnepr / Petrotrest)''

Center

Standings

Top scorers

''Source
rfspro.ru
'' ;20 goals *

Aleksandr Kutyin Aleksandr Stanislavovich Kutyin (russian: Александр Станиславович Кутьин; born 13 February 1986) is a Russian professional football player who plays as a striker for FC Yelets. Club career He made his Russian Premi ...

''( Metallurg)'' ;18 goals * Yevgeni Polyakov ''( Rusichi)'' *

Denis Tkachuk Denis Gennadyevich Tkachuk (russian: Денис Геннадьевич Ткачук; born 2 July 1989) is a Russian professional football player. He plays as a left midfielder or left back for Volgar Astrakhan. Club career He made his Russian ...

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Salyut The ''Salyut'' programme (russian: Салют, , meaning "salute" or "fireworks") was the first space station programme, undertaken by the Soviet Union. It involved a series of four crewed scientific research space stations and two crewed ...

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Ivan Rodin Ivan Alekseyevich Rodin (russian: Иван Алексеевич Родин; born 14 April 1987) is a Russian former professional football player. Club career He played two seasons in the Russian Football National League for FC Torpedo Moscow. ...

''( Vityaz)'' * Karen Sargsyan ''( Avangard)'' ;16 goals *

Georgi Smurov Georgi Vladimirovich Smurov (russian: Георгий Владимирович Смуров; born 29 May 1983) is a Russian former professional footballer. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2005 for FC Rostov. Exte ...

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Sokol The Sokol movement (, ''falcon'') is an all-age gymnastics organization first founded in Prague in the Czech region of Austria-Hungary in 1862 by Miroslav Tyrš and Jindřich Fügner. It was based upon the principle of " a strong mind in a ...

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Amir Bazhev Amir Khautiyevich Bazhev (russian: Амир Хаутиевич Бажев; born 15 October 1988) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Bazhev made his professional debut in the Russian First Divisio ...

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South

Standings

Top scorers

''Source
rfspro.ru
'' ;19 goals * Mikhail Biryukov ''(

Astrakhan Astrakhan ( rus, Астрахань, p=ˈastrəxənʲ) is the largest city and administrative centre of Astrakhan Oblast in Southern Russia. The city lies on two banks of the Volga, in the upper part of the Volga Delta, on eleven islands of ...

)'' ;16 goals *Artyom Maslevskiy ''(

Taganrog Taganrog ( rus, Таганрог, p=təɡɐnˈrok) is a port city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the north shore of the Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov, several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: History of Taganrog ...

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Valeri Basiyev Valeri Astemirovich Basiyev (russian: Валерий Астемирович Басиев; born 2 June 1985) is a Russian former professional football player. Club career He played in the Russian Football National League for FC SKA-Energiya Kha ...

''( Olimpia)'' ;13 goals *Dmitry Mezinov ''( MITOS)'' *Denis Pavlov ''(

Torpedo A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target. Historically, s ...

)'' *Timirlan Shavanov ''( Dagdizel)'' ;11 goals *

Magomed Guguyev Magomed Ruslanovich Guguyev (russian: Магомед Русланович Гугуев; born 15 September 1988) is a Russian professional football player who plays for FC Angusht Nazran. Club career He made his Russian Football National League ...

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Angusht Tarskoye, formerly known as Angusht,; os, Тарскæй; inh, Ангуште/Онгуште. is a rural locality (a selo) in Prigorodny District of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia. Population: Nomenclature The modern name ''T ...

)'' *Rustam Khabekirov ''( Druzhba)'' *Aslanbek Konov ''( Kavkaztransgaz-2005)'' *

Sergei Verkashanskiy Sergey Sergeyevich Verkashansky (russian: Сергей Сергеевич Веркашанский; born 6 September 1989) is a Russian former professional football player. Club career He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC V ...

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Ruslan Zyazikov Ruslan Magametaliyevich Zyazikov (russian: Руслан Магаметалиевич Зязиков; born 13 December 1984) is a Russian former professional football player. Club career He played in the Russian Football National League for FC ...

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Ural-Povolzhye

Standings

Top scorers

''Source
rfspro.ru
'' ;25 goals * Aleksandr Korotayev ''( Akademiya)'' ;17 goals *

Aleksei Sapogov Aleksei Viktorovich Sapogov (russian: Алексей Викторович Сапогов; born 2 April 1988) is a former Russian professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball ...

''( Gornyak)'' ;16 goals *

Yuri Budylin Yuri Vladimirovich Budylin (russian: Юрий Владимирович Будылин; born 8 January 1982) is a former Russian professional football player. Club career He played 4 seasons in the Russian Football National League for FC Neftekhi ...

''( Neftekhimik)'' ;11 goals *Anton Bobylev ''(

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Ruslan Galiakberov Ruslan Albertovich Galiakberov ( tt-Cyrl, Руслан Әлбирт улы Галиәкбәров, russian: Руслан Альбертович Галиакберов; born 20 November 1989) is a Russian professional football coach and a former p ...

''( Rubin-2)'' ;10 goals *

Aleksei Kotlyarov Aleksei Olegovich Kotlyarov (russian: Алексей Олегович Котляров; born 11 May 1989) is a former Russian professional Association football, footballer. Club career He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Divisio ...

''( Neftekhimik)'' *

Oleg Makeyev Oleg Aleksandrovich Makeyev (russian: Олег Александрович Макеев; born 24 February 1978) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player who is the manager of FC Volna Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Club career He pla ...

''( Khimik)''

East

Standings

Top scorers

''Source
rfspro.ru
'' ;18 goals * Sergei Vinogradov ''(

Sakhalin Sakhalin ( rus, Сахали́н, r=Sakhalín, p=səxɐˈlʲin; ja, 樺太 ''Karafuto''; zh, c=, p=Kùyèdǎo, s=库页岛, t=庫頁島; Manchu: ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ, ''Sahaliyan''; Orok: Бугата на̄, ''Bugata nā''; Nivkh: ...

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Yevgeni Alkhimov Yevgeni Valeryevich Alkhimov (russian: Евгений Валерьевич Алхимов; born 11 February 1977) is a Russian professional football official and a former player. He is the director of sports for FC Ural Yekaterinburg, where ...

''( Chita)'' * Vyacheslav Kirillov ''( Sibiryak / Metallurg-Kuzbass)'' ;13 goals * Andrei Lodis ''( Smena)'' * Ivan Shpakov ''( Metallurg-Kuzbass)'' ;10 goals * Aleksandr Golubev ''( Metallurg-Kuzbass)'' * Andrei Volgin ''( Metallurg-Kuzbass)'' ;9 goals *

Anton Bagayev Anton Vyacheslavovich Bagayev (russian: Антон Вячеславович Багаев; born 11 June 1979) is a former Russian professional football player. Club career He played in the Russian Football National League for FC Irtysh Omsk in ...

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Irtysh The Irtysh ( otk, 𐰼𐱅𐰾:𐰇𐰏𐰕𐰏, Ertis ügüzüg, mn, Эрчис мөрөн, ''Erchis mörön'', "erchleh", "twirl"; russian: Иртыш; kk, Ертіс, Ertis, ; Chinese: 额尔齐斯河, pinyin: ''É'ěrqísī hé'', Xiao'er ...

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Aleksandr Bulanovskiy Aleksandr Sergeyevich Bulanovskiy (russian: Александр Серге́евич Булановский; born 29 June 1987) is a former Russian professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, ...

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Ivan Goryunov Ivan Andreyevich Goryunov (russian: Иван Андреевич Горюнов; born 28 May 1988) is a Russian former professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a g ...

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Dynamo "Dynamo Electric Machine" (end view, partly section, ) A dynamo is an electrical generator that creates direct current using a commutator. Dynamos were the first electrical generators capable of delivering power for industry, and the foundat ...

)'' *Aleksei Sabanov ''( Sibiryak)'' * Yevgeni Shcherbakov ''( Chita /

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Maksim Zhitnev Maksim Igorevich Zhitnev (russian: Максим Игоревич Житнев; born 5 May 1990) is a Russian football striker who plays for Novosibirsk. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Second Division for FC Sibir-2 Novosibirsk on 2 ...

''( Sibir-2)''

Team names

In the Russian sports tradition, each team has a proper name written in parentheses followed by the indication of the city it represents in brackets: "Spartak" (Moscow), rather than Moscow Spartak, as would be in the English-language tradition. In English, the parentheses and brackets are usually omitted. Further, while North American team names normally use the plural (

Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on Januar ...

), Russian team names are usually singular. The names tend to reflect the imagined profession of the team players (or rather their fans, like with

Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...

), or refer to a geographical object related to the city the team represents (usually, a river or a mountain range), or to one of the former Russian-wide sports associations (Spartak, Dynamo etc.), or else to the sponsoring corporation. Below is the list of Second Division teams with their names translated:

References

External links

Official site
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