The 1994 Russian Third League was the first time the competition of the fourth level of Russian football was professional. There were six zones with 105 teams starting the competition in total (8 of them were excluded before the end of the season).

Zone 1

Overview

Standings

Notes: # FC Kolos-2 Krasnodar were excluded from the league after playing 25 games. The opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games. # 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

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. # 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. # 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. # FC Iriston Vladikavkaz were awarded 2 home wins. # FC Niva Slavyansk-na-Kubani, FC Kuban Slavyansk-na-Kubani and FC Spartak Alagir were awarded 1 home win each. # FC Argo Kaspiysk were awarded 1 home loss and 1 home win. # FC Mashuk Pyatigorsk renamed to FC Energiya. # FC Kuban Barannikovsky moved to Slavyansk-na-Kubani. # FC Asmaral Kislovodsk renamed to FC Olimp. # FC Kaspiy Kaspiysk renamed to FC Argo. # FC Iriston Mozdok and FC Spartak Alagir promoted from the

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. # FC Dynamo-d Stavropol played their first professional season. # FC Uralan-d Elista converted from FC Baysachnr Elista. # FC Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody did not play on the national level in 1993.

Top goalscorers

;22 goals * Nikolay Komlichenko (FC Niva Slavyansk-na-Kubani) ;21 goals * Yevgeni Likhachyov (FC Avtozapchast Baksan) ;17 goals * Arif Romanov (FC Olimp Kislovodsk) ;14 goals * Oleg Alyoshin (FC Kuban Slavyansk-na-Kubani) *

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(FC Slavyansk Slavyansk-na-Kubani) * Oleg Kozemov (FC Energiya Pyatigorsk) * Abilfez Madanov (FC Energiya Pyatigorsk) ;13 goals * Aleksandr Durnev (FC Beshtau Lermontov) ;12 goals * Andrei Stepanov (FC Torpedo Armavir) ;11 goals * Giya Chokhonelidze (FC Kolos-2 Krasnodar) * Aleksei Kozlov (FC Dynamo-d Stavropol)

Zone 2

Overview

Standings

Notes: # FC Kristall Dyatkovo were promoted from the

. Kristall were excluded from the league after playing 24 games. The opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games. # FC Ingushetiya Nazran were awarded 9 home wins. # FC Khimik Dankov were promoted from the

. They returned to that level after the season. # FC Kolos Bykovo were promoted from the

. They did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1995. # FC Ingushetiya Nazran and FC Spartak-Bratskiy Yuzhny played their first professional season. # FC Avangard Kamyshin did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1995.

Top goalscorers

;23 goals * Yevgeni Kuzka (FC Khimik Dankov) ;18 goals * Viktor Kontsevenko (FC Shakhtyor Shakhty) ;17 goals * Valeri Klimov (FC Oryol) ;16 goals * Konstantin Boyko (FC Istochnik Rostov-on-Don) ;14 goals *

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(FC Atommash Volgodonsk) ;13 goals * Andrei Anisimov (FC Volgar Astrakhan) ;12 goals *

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(FC Avangard Kursk) ;11 goals * Vitali Ivanov (FC Kolos Bykovo) ;10 goals *

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(FC Rotor-d Volgograd) * Sergei Dogunkov (FC Volgar Astrakhan) *

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(FC Turbostroitel Kaluga) *

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(FC Avangard Kamyshin) * Otari Pruidze (FC Volgar Astrakhan)

Zone 3

Overview

Standings

Notes: # FC Asmaral-d Moscow were excluded from the league after playing 33 games. The opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games. # FC Don Novomoskovsk and FC Dynamo-2 Moscow were awarded 1 home wins each. # PFC CSKA-d Moscow, FC Kosmos Dolgoprudny and FC Oka Kolomna were awarded 1 home loss each. # 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. # FC Avtomobilist Noginsk, FC Rossiya Moscow and FC Mashinostroitel Sergiyev Posad promoted from the

. # PFC CSKA-2 Moscow and FC Rekord Aleksandrov did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1995. # FC Viktor-Gigant Voskresensk renamed to FC Gigant. FC Gigant did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1995. # FC Kosmos-Kvest Dolgoprudny renamed to FC Kosmos. # FC SUO Moscow renamed to FC Chertanovo.

Top goalscorers

;30 goals * Andrey Movsisyan (FC Spartak-d Moscow) ;28 goals * Aleksandr Antonov (FC Spartak Shchyolkovo) ;26 goals * Rashid Gallakberov (FC Saturn Ramenskoye) ;24 goals * Aleksei Kutsenko (FC Dynamo-d Moscow) ;23 goals * Aleksandr Drozdov (FC Torgmash Lyubertsy) *

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(FC Spartak-d Moscow) ;22 goals * Sergei Gavrilin (FC Kosmos Dolgoprudny) ;21 goals * Andrei Bulanov (FC Torpedo-MKB Mytishchi) * Igor Reutov (FC Avtomobilist Noginsk) * Igor Voronin (FC Mosenergo Moscow)

Zone 4

Overview

Standings

Notes: # 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. # FC Zenit-d St. Petersburg were excluded from the league after playing 10 games. All the results of their games were discarded. # FC Khimik Koryazhma promoted from the

. Khimik did not play in any national-level competitions in 1995. # FC Baltika-d Kaliningrad played their first professional season. Baltika-d did not play in any national-level competitions in 1995. # FC Neftyanik Yaroslavl and FC Metallurg Pikalyovo promoted from the

Top goalscorers

;24 goals * Valeri Solyanik (FC Kristall Smolensk) ;14 goals * Vladimir Ivanov (FC Gatchina) ;11 goals * Sergei Rybakov (FC Gatchina) ;10 goals * Pavel Barankov (FC Kristall Smolensk) * Aleksei Gudkov (FC Kristall Smolensk) * Vladimir Vasilyev (FC Mashinostroitel Pskov) ;8 goals *

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(FC Neftyanik Yaroslavl) * Sergei Grabazdin (FC Volochanin Vyshny Volochyok) * Maksim Olkhovik (FC Iskra Smolensk) *

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(FC Mashinostroitel Pskov)

Zone 5

Overview

Standings

Notes: # FC Astrateks Astrakhan awarded 2 home wins. # FC Salyut Saratov awarded 1 home win. # 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. # FC Zarya Krotovka moved to Samara and renamed to FC Yudzhin. Yudzhin did not play in any national-level competitions in 1995. # FC Kristall Sergach and FC Metallurg Vyksa played their first professional seasons. # FC Salyut Saratov and FC Neftyanik Pokhvistnevo promoted from the

. # FC Khimik Uvarovo did not play in any national-level competitions in 1995.

Top goalscorers

;18 goals *

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(FC SKD Samara) ;15 goals *

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(FC SKD Samara) ;14 goals * Dmitri Borisko (FC SKD Samara) ;13 goals *

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(FC Zenit Penza) * Vyacheslav Ulitin (FC Zenit Penza) ;12 goals * Oleg Sofonov (FC Torpedo Pavlovo) * Vadim Zhukovskiy (FC Yudzhin Samara) ;11 goals *

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(FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk) * Oleg Gordeyev (FC Yudzhin Samara) * Sergei Khokhlov (FC Salyut Saratov) * Valeri Makarov (FC Tekstilshchik Isheyevka)

Zone 6

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Standings

Notes: # FC Sibir Kurgan and FC Gornyak Kachkanar awarded 1 home win each. # FC KDS Samrau Ufa renamed to FC Estel. # FC Uralmash-d Yekaterinburg played their first professional season. # FC Trubnik Kamensk-Uralsky promoted from the

. # FC Khimik Meleuz promoted from the

. Khimik did not play in any national-level competitions in 1995. # FC KamAZavtotsentr Naberezhnye Chelny did not play in any national-level competitions in 1995.

Top goalscorers

;19 goals * Vladimir Naydanov (FC Sibir Kurgan) ;16 goals * Eduard Rakhmangulov (FC Estel Ufa) ;15 goals * Albert Gubaydulin (FC Sodovik Sterlitamak) * Vitali Lazin (FC Zenit Izhevsk) ;14 goals *

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(FC Uralmash-d Yekaterinburg) * Sergei Sviridkin (FC Gazovik Orenburg) * Oleg Yeryomin (FC Estel Ufa) ;13 goals * Oleg Dudlya (FC Gornyak Kachkanar) ;12 goals * Vyacheslav Suspitsin (FC Gazovik Orenburg) ;10 goals * Oleg Vladimirov (FC Energiya Chaikovsky)

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Zone 2

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Zone 3

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Zone 4

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Zone 5

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Zone 6

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