The 2008 Russian Second Division was the third strongest Division in

Russian football Association football is the most popular sport in Russia, surpassing ice hockey by a wide margin. Men's football is overseen by the Russian Football Union, having the Russian Premier League as the first tier of the Russian football league sys ...

. 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.

South

Top scorers

;27 goals * Mikhail Markosov (

FC Dynamo Stavropol PFC Dynamo Stavropol () is an association football club from Stavropol, south Russia, best known for winning the 1949 RSFSR championship in one of the 9 zones. In recent years it played mostly in Russian Second League, the third league in the na ...

) ;17 goals *Dmitry Mezinov (

FC Bataysk-2007 FC Bataysk-2007 () was a Russian association football club from Bataysk, founded in 1998 and playing on the professional level since 2007 until 2010. On July 31, 2010, it dropped out from the Russian Second Division The Russian Second League (), ...

) * Vladimir Serov (

FC Rotor Volgograd SC Rotor Volgograd () is a Russian professional football club from the large city of Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast (formerly Stalingrad). The club plays in the second-tier Russian First League, and are the largest and best supported Volgograd club. ...

) *

Artur Yelbayev Artur Sergeyevich Yelbayev (; born 5 November 1988) is a Russian former professional football player. Honours * Top goal scorer: 2011–12 Russian Cup The 2011–12 Russian Cup, known as the 2011–12 Pirelli–Russian Football Cup for spon ...

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FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz () was a Russian association football club from Vladikavkaz, founded in 1983. It first played on the professional level in 1990. The highest level it ever achieved was Russian First Division where it played in 1993 and 1994. ...

) ;16 goals * Ivan Gerasimov (

FC Olimpia Volgograd FC Olimpia Volgograd () is a Russian football team from the large city of Volgograd. They are the second- or third-largest club in the city after the famous Rotor Volgograd. History From their founding in 1989 until 1997, the club participated i ...

) ;15 goals * Dmitri Pinchuk (

FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi () was a Russian association football club based in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai founded in 1991 and dissolved in 2012. History Zhemchuzhina Sochi was founded in 1991 and named after a hotel which was one of the founders. Zhemchuzh ...

) ;14 goals * Yevgeni Losev (

FC Volgar-Gazprom-2 Astrakhan Volgar FC () is an association football club based in Astrakhan, Russia. They play in the Russian Second League Division A (third tier). History The club has been known under following names: *''Pishchevik'' (food industry worker) (1925−1958) * ...

) ;12 goals * Nizar Al-Taravna (

) *

Denis Dorozhkin Denis Igorevich Dorozhkin (; born 8 June 1987) is a Russian former professional football player. Career Club He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Ural Yekaterinburg on 8 March 2014 in a game against FC Krasnodar. On 1 June 2019, Do ...

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FC Krasnodar FC Krasnodar is a Russian professional football club based in Krasnodar that plays in the Russian Premier League. They are the league's reigning champions. The club was founded in 2008. In 2009, the club was promoted to the Russian First Divis ...

) * Dmitri Kovalenko (

)

West

Top scorers

;18 goals * Aleksei Baranov ( FC Torpedo-RG Moscow / FC MVD Rossii Moscow) ;17 goals * Ramaz Dzhabnidze (

FC Dmitrov PFC Dmitrov () is a Russian football club from Dmitrov, founded in 1997. Its first season on the professional level was 2008 in the Russian Second Division, where it played in 2009. In 2010, it voluntarily dropped out of the Russian Second Divisi ...

FC Zelenograd FC Zelenograd () is an association football club from Zelenograd, Moscow. The club was founded in 2002 and plays in the Russian Amateur Football League, which is the fourth level of the Russian football league system. History Amateur Football L ...

) ;16 goals * Andrei Opanasyuk (

FC Spartak Kostroma FC Spartak Kostroma () is a Russian association football club from Kostroma, founded in 1959. History The highest level it achieved in its history was second-highest Soviet First League, where it played in 1981 and 1982. In the past, the club w ...

) ;15 goals * Yuri Kapusta (

FC Nara-ShBFR Naro-Fominsk FC Nara-ShBFR Naro-Fominsk () is an association football club from Naro-Fominsk, Russia, founded in 1994. It played in the Russian Second Division The Russian Second League (), formerly the Russian Professional Football League, are both the th ...

) * Vadim Klass (

FC Sever Murmansk FC Sever Murmansk () was a Russian association football club from Murmansk Murmansk () is a port city and the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast in the far Far North (Russia), northwest part of Russia. It is the world's largest city north ...

) ;13 goals *Grigory Gnedov (

) ;12 goals *

Dmitri Vyazmikin Dmitri Vladimirovich Vyazmikin (; born 27 September 1972) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He was a striker. Dmitri Vyazmikin is most famous for becoming Russian Top Division top scorer in 2001. Club career Vyazmikin played in ...

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FC Torpedo Vladimir Football Club Torpedo Vladimir () is a Russian football club from Vladimir, founded in 1959. In 2011, they played in the Russian First Division after winning their zone of the Russian Second Division in 2010. The club has been called Trud (195 ...

) ;10 goals * Andrei Bubchikov (

FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo () is a Russian association football club based in the city of Ivanovo, playing in the third-tier Russian Second League. It enjoyed Soviet Union football league system, Soviet and Football in Russia#League system, Russi ...

) * Andrei Dyomkin (

FC Sheksna Cherepovets FC Cherepovets () is an association football club from Cherepovets, Russia. It completes in the Russian Second League Division B since 2025. Before 2025, Cherepovets club last competed professionally in the Russian Second Division The Russian ...

/ FC MVD Rossii Moscow) * Kirill Makarov ( FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg) * Andrei Smirnov (

) *

Ivan Stolbovoy Ivan Aleksandrovich Stolbovoy (; born 11 August 1986) is a Russian former professional football player. Career Club career He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Dynamo Makhachkala on 26 March 2006 in a game against FC Mashu ...

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FC Volga Tver FC Tver () is an association football club from Tver, Russia, firstly founded in 1908 as FC Volga Tver. It has played professionally in 1937, 1949, 1953 to 1956, 1958 to 1999, 2004 to 2017, and from 2020 to 2023. In 1992–1995, the club was call ...

) * Ruslan Usikov ( FC Dynamo St. Petersburg / FC MVD Rossii Moscow) * Aleksei Zhelatin (

FC Pskov-747 FC Pskov-747 () was an association football club from Pskov, Russia, founded in 2006. It played in the Russian Professional Football League The Russian Second League (), formerly the Russian Professional Football League, are both the third (Div ...

)

Center

Top scorers

;17 goals * Andrei Meshchaninov (

FC Zvezda Serpukhov FC Zvezda Serpukhov () is a Russian football club from Serpukhov. History It was founded in 2006 by merger of Serpukhov clubs FC Lokomotiv-M (2002–2005) and FC Serpukhov (1999–2005). Zvezda played in Russian Second Division The Russian Se ...

) ;16 goals * Artur Grigoryan (

FC Lokomotiv Liski FC Lokomotiv Liski () is a Russian association football club from Liski, founded in 1936. It first played on the professional league level in 1995. The highest level it achieved was the third-tier Russian Professional Football League The Russi ...

) ;14 goals * Oleg Shchyotkin (

FC Zenit Penza FC Zenit Penza () is a Russian association football, football club based in Penza. It played professionally in 1948–49, 1961–1973, 1990–1999, 2002–2008, 2010–2017 and from 2021. It played on the second-highest level in the Soviet First ...

) ;13 goals * Anzour Nafash ( FC Lukhovitsy) * Denis Zhukovskiy ( FC Dynamo-Voronezh Voronezh) ;11 goals * Sergei Faustov ( FC Gubkin) * Andrei Meshcheryakov (

) ;10 goals * Kirill Kurochkin (

FC Mordovia Saransk FC Mordovia Saransk () was a Russian association football club from Saransk, Republic of Mordovia. In its current state it was formed in 2005, through the merge of Biokhimik-Mordovia and Lisma-Mordovia. History The club was founded in 1961. In ...

) * Sergei Mikhailov (

FC Avangard Kursk FC Avangard Kursk is an association football club based in Kursk, Russia, currently playing in the third tier of Russian football. The team's colors are: home all blue, and away all white. History The club has been known under the following nam ...

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Anton Sereda Anton Vladimirovich Sereda (; born 18 January 1980) is a Russian former professional Association football, football player. Club career He played in the Russian Football National League for FC Metallurg Lipetsk in 2009. References External l ...

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FC Yelets FC Yelets () is a Russian football club from Yelets, founded in 1968. In 2009, it played in the Russian Second Division, which is the highest level it ever reached. In the past, the team was called Elta Yelets (1968–1969), Torpedo Yelets (1970� ...

) * Vasili Shatalov (

FC Saturn-2 Moscow Oblast FC Saturn Moscow Oblast () was an association football club from Russia founded in 1991 and playing on professional level between 1993 and 2010. Since 2004 it was the farm club of FC Saturn Moscow Oblast. In early 2011, the parent club FC Saturn ...

) * Denis Snimshchikov (

)

Ural-Povolzhye

Top scorers

;27 goals * Mikhail Tyufyakov (

FC Rubin-2 Kazan FC Rubin-2 Kazan () is a Russian association football club from Kazan, founded in 1997. It played in the third-tier Russian Second League beginning in 2004. It is a farm club of FC Rubin Kazan. It was dissolved after the 2014–15 season. For the ...

FC Lada Togliatti FC Lada-Tolyatti () is a Russian football club based in Tolyatti. History The club was founded in 1970 at the VAZ automobile company under the name of ''Torpedo''. The team played in the Soviet Second League until the dissolution of USSR. In 198 ...

) ;23 goals * Ilya Borodin (

FC Nizhny Novgorod FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod (), also known as FC Pari NN or simply Nizhny Novgorod is a Russian professional association football, football club from Nizhny Novgorod, founded in 2015. It made its debut in the Russian Premier League in the 2021–22 ...

) ;17 goals * Stanislav Prokofyev (

FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod () was a Russian football club from Nizhny Novgorod, founded in 1998. In 2008, FC Volga won the Ural-Povolzhye (Volga Region in Russian) zone of the Russian Second Division and advanced to the Russian First Division. In ...

) ;15 goals * Marat Shogenov (

FC Gazovik Orenburg FC Orenburg () is a Russian professionalism in association football, professional football club based in Orenburg. Founded in 1976, it will return to the Russian First League in the 2025–26 season. History It played professionally as Gazovik ...

) ;14 goals * Yevgeni Yaroslavtsev (

FC SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk FC SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk ({{langx, ru, ФК «СОЮЗ-Газпром» Ижевск) was a Russian association football club from Izhevsk, founded in 1988 and playing on the professional level since 1991. In 2010, it played in the Russian Second ...

) * Dmitri Zarva (

FC Tyumen FC Tyumen () is a Russian football club based in Tyumen. The former member of the Russian Premier League will play in the third-tier Russian Second League Division A in the 2025–26 season. The club was previously known as ''Geolog'' (in 1 ...

) ;13 goals *

Artyom Delkin Artyom Valeryevich Delkin (; born 2 August 1990) is a Russian professional football player who plays as a forward. Club career He made his Russian Football National League The Russian First League (, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian ...

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FC Togliatti FC Tolyatti () was a Russian football club from Tolyatti, founded in 2008. Most of the players on the 2008 roster came from FC Krylia Sovetov-SOK Dimitrovgrad 2007 roster, and the club actually plays their home games in Dimitrovgrad. In March 20 ...

) * Vladimir Morozov ( FC Zenit Chelyabinsk) * Aleksandr Pavlov (

) ;12 goals * Yuri Budylin ( FC Alnas Almetyevsk) * Anatoli Zavyalov (

FC Gornyak Uchaly FC Gornyak Uchaly () is a Russian football club from Uchaly. History In 2005, playing at the regional level, the team was the second in the Bashkortostan championship and won the Bashkortostan cup. In 2007, the team won Ural and West Siberia zon ...

)

East

Top scorers

;14 goals * Anton Bagayev ( FC Irtysh-1946 Omsk) ;13 goals *

Stanislav Goncharov Stanislav Viktorovich Goncharov (; born 9 June 1983) is a former Russian professional football player. Club career He played two seasons in the Russian Football National League for FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. Honours * Russian Second Division Zone ...

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FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk FK Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (ФК Енисей Красноярск) is a Russian football club based in Krasnoyarsk, in Krasnoyarsk Krai. The club plays in the Russian First League. History The club was founded in 1937 as ''Lokomotiv Krasnoyarsk'' ...

) ;12 goals * Vyacheslav Chadov (

FC Amur Blagoveshchensk FC Amur Blagoveshchensk () was a Russian football club from Blagoveshchensk, founded in 1960 and dissolved in 2010. The club played on the second-highest level (Soviet First League and Russian First Division) in 1960–1962, 1992 and 2005. Betwe ...

) *

Andrei Lodis Andrei Nikolayevich Lodis (; born 3 April 1980) is a Belarusian former professional Association football, football player. Honours * Russian Second Division Zone East best midfielder: 2005. External links * Profile at BATE website
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FC Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure FC Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure () is a Russian football club from Komsomolsk-on-Amur, founded in 1935. It played in the Russian Professional Football League. It played professionally in 1946, 1957–1970, 1978–1994 and from 2002 to 2018. It reach ...

) * Grigori Pogonyshev (

FC Sibiryak Bratsk FC Sibiryak Bratsk () was a Russian football club from Bratsk Bratsk (, ; ) is a Types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Angara, Angara River near the vast Bratsk Reservoir. It had population ...

) ;9 goals * Roman Belyayev (

FC Sibir-2 Novosibirsk FC Sibir-2 Novosibirsk () was a Russian football club, based in Novosibirsk. The club plays at the Spartak Stadium. It competed professionally in the Russian Second Division (East Zone) for a single season in 2008, taking 4th place. It previousl ...

) * Aleksandr Shtyn (

FC KUZBASS Kemerovo FC Kuzbass Kemerovo () was an association football club from Kemerovo, Russia, founded in 1946. It played professionally in 1946, 1948–1949, 1957–2002 and from 2005 to 2012, when it was dissolved. The highest level it achieved was the second-h ...

) * Maksim Zhivnovitskiy (

FC Chita FC Chita is a Russian association football club based in Chita. The club was founded in 1984 as a result of reorganization of FC Lokomotiv Chita which was excluded from the First Division. FC Chita was immediately admitted to the Second Divis ...

) ;8 goals * Ilya Levin (

) * Yevgeni Polyakov (

) * Artyom Rudovskiy (

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