The 1995 Russian Third League was the 2nd time competition on the fourth level of Russian football was professional. It was the first season when 3 points were awarded for a win. There were 6 zones with 98 teams starting the competition (5 were excluded before the end of the season).

Zone 1

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Standings

Notes: # FC Spartak-d Vladikavkaz were excluded from the league after playing 21 games and gaining 19 points. Their opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games. They played their first professional season. Spartak-d did not play in any national-level competitions in 1996. # FC Spartak Alagir were excluded from the league after playing 17 games and gaining 16 points. Their opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games. Spartak did not play in any national-level competitions in 1996. # FC Zhemchuzhina-d Sochi was excluded from the league after playing 13 games and gaining 18 points. All their results were discarded. They played their first professional season. # FC Kolos-d Krasnodar was excluded from the league after playing 11 games and gaining 13 points. All their results were discarded. They were renamed from FC Kolos-2 Krasnodar. Kolos-d did not play in any national-level competitions in 1996. # FC Anzhi-2 Makhachkala was not promoted as reserve teams were not eligible for promotion. # FC Ingushetiya Nazran moved to Malgobek and was renamed to FC Angusht. # FC Argo Kaspiysk moved to Makhachkala and was renamed to FC Anzhi-2. # FC Spartak-2 Nartkala and FC Druzhba-d Maykop played their first professional season. # FC Derbent did not play professionally in 1994.

Top goalscorers

;21 goals * Isa Markhiyev (FC Angusht Malgobek) ;20 goals * Alisher Gippot (FC Olimp Kislovodsk) ;18 goals *

Budun Budunov Budun Khachabekovich Budunov (; born 4 December 1975) is a former Russian professional football player. He currently works as the president of the Dagestan's Football Union. Honours * Russian Cup finalist: 2001. * Russian Third League Zone ...

(FC Anzhi-2 Makhachkala) ;15 goals * Yuri Takliyev (FC Iriston Mozdok) ;14 goals *

Oleg Kamyshov Oleg (), Oleh (), or Aleh () is an East Slavic given name. The name is very common in Russia, Ukraine, and Belаrus. Origins ''Oleg'' derives from the Old Norse ''Helgi'' ( Helge), meaning "holy", "sacred", or "blessed". The feminine equival ...

(FC Olimp Kislovodsk) * Kyamran Nurakhmedov (FC Dynamo Makhachkala) ;13 goals *

Ruslan Musayev Ruslan Musayev (born 11 May 1979) is a retired Azerbaijani football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, footba ...

(FC Angusht Malgobek) ;12 goals *

Yaroslav Kazberov Yaroslav () is a Slavic masculine given name. Its variant spelling is Jaroslav and Iaroslav, and its feminine form is Yaroslava. The surname derived from the name is Yaroslavsky and its variants. East Slavic patronymics are Yaroslavovich and Yaro ...

(FC Angusht Malgobek) *

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(FC Dynamo Makhachkala) ;11 goals * Andranik Babayan (FC Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody)

Zone 2

Overview

Standings

Notes: # FC Kuban Slavyansk-na-Kubani awarded 1 home win. # FC Spartak-Bratskiy Yuzhny awarded 1 home loss. # FC Lokomotiv Liski, FC APK Morozovsk and FC Ritm Alekseyevka promoted from the

Amateur Football League Russian championship among amateur football clubs (III division) () is the fifth overall tier of the Russian football league system. Sometimes it is called Amateur Football League, after the organization that holds the competition (). The league ...

. # FC Atommash Volgodonsk renamed to FC Volgodonsk. # FC Luch Tula and FC Dynamo Mykhaylovka played their first professional season. # FC Lokomotiv Yelets promoted from the

, where they played in 1994 as FC Torpedo Yelets. # FC Ritm Alekseyevka did not play in any national-level competitions in 1996.

Top goalscorers

;21 goals * Vagif Shirinov (FC Kuban Slavyansk-na-Kubani) ;20 goals * Vladimir Kharin (FC Lokomotiv Liski) ;18 goals * German Telesh (FC Luch Tula) ;15 goals * Aleksandr Glazkov (FC Oryol) ;14 goals * Konstantin Boyko (FC Istochnik Rostov-on-Don) *

Aleksandr Korneyev Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are A ...

(FC Dynamo Mikhaylovka) ;12 goals *

Vladimir Grishchenko Vladimir Aleksandrovich Grishchenko (; born 20 March 1972) is a former Russian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. ...

(FC Niva Slavyansk-na-Kubani) * Nikolai Kolchugin (FC Rotor-d Volgograd) ;11 goals *

Valentin Shashkov Valentin is a male given name meaning "strong, healthy, power, rule". It comes from the Latin name ''Valentinus'', as in Saint Valentin. Commonly found in Argentina, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, Russia, Scandinavia, Ukraine, Latin A ...

(FC Shakhtyor Shakhty) *

Yuri Sirota Yuri may refer to: People Given name *Yuri (Slavic name), the Slavic masculine form of the given name George, including a list of people with the given name Yuri, Yury, etc. *Yuri (Japanese name), feminine Japanese given names, including a list o ...

(FC Volgodonsk)

Zone 3

Overview

Standings

Notes: # FC Asmaral-d Moscow was excluded from the league after playing 23 games and gaining 4 points. Their opponents were awarded a win in the remaining games. Asmaral-d did not play in any national-level competitions in 1996. # PFC CSKA-d Moscow and FC Torpedo-d Moscow awarded 1 home loss each. # FC Spartak-d Moscow was not promoted as reserves teams were not eligible for promotion. # FC Tekhinvest-M Moskovskiy moved to Selyatino and renamed to FC Moskovskiy-Selyatino. # FC Torpedo-MKB Mytishchi renamed to FC Torpedo. Torpedo did not play in any national-level competitions in 1996. # FC Fabus Bronnitsy played their first professional season. # FC Rossiya Moscow renamed to FC Monolit. # FC Krasnogvardeyets Moscow promoted from the

. # FC Smena Moscow promoted from the

, where they played in 1994 as FC Smena-Ronika Moscow.

Top goalscorers

;35 goals * Aleksei Kutsenko (FC Dynamo-d Moscow) ;32 goals * Aleksei Snigiryov (FC Moskovskiy-Selyatino Selyatino) ;27 goals *

Aleksandr Shirko Aleksandr Petrovich Shirko (; born 24 November 1976) is a Russian football scout and a former player. Playing career Shirko started his professional career with Spartak Moscow, with whom he won six Russian Premier League titles, from 1996 to ...

(FC Spartak-d Moscow) ;21 goals * Yuri Moiseyev (FC Don Novomoskovsk) ;20 goals * Andrey Movsisyan (FC Spartak-d Moscow) ;19 goals *

Dmitri Chesnokov Dmitri Yuryevich Chesnokov (; 26 April 1973 – 14 December 2019) was a Russian professional footballer. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1999 for FC Saturn Ramenskoye. His former club, FC Vityaz Podolsk, announced ...

(FC Titan Reutov) ;18 goals *

Anatoli Sigachyov Anatoli Vladimirovich Sigachyov (; born October 4, 1974) is a retired Russian professional Association football, football player. Club career He played two seasons in the Russian Football National League for FC Metallurg Lipetsk and FC Avangar ...

(FC Don Novomoskovsk) ;17 goals *

Andrei Afanasyev Andrey Igorevich Afanasyev (; born 15 May 1964) is a Russian association football coach and a former player. Honours * Russian Premier League bronze: 1995. * Russian Cup winner: 1993. * Soviet Cup runner-up: 1991. International career Born i ...

(FC Mosenergo Moscow) * Konstantin Golovskoy (FC Spartak-d Moscow) * Aleksei Kryuchkov (FC Titan Reutov) * Andrei Meshchaninov (FC Kosmos Dolgoprudny)

Zone 4

Overview

Standings

Notes: # FC Prometey-Dynamo St. Petersburg renamed to FC Dynamo. # FC Vympel Rybinsk did not play in any national-level competitions in 1996.

Top goalscorers

;11 goals *

Kamil Ferkhanov Kamil Abdulbariyevich Ferkhanov (; 5 September 1964 – 17 June 2021) was a Russian professional Association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward or midfielder. Career Ferkhanov played five seasons in th ...

(FC Turbostroitel Kaluga) ;9 goals * Sergei Grabazdin (FC Volochanin Vyshny Volochyok) * Aleksandr Gusev (FC Metallurg Pikalyovo) * Vadim Kovalyov (FC Kristall Dyatkovo) ;8 goals * Valeri Alistarov (FC Turbostroitel Kaluga) *

Aleksei Volkhonskiy Alexey ( ; ), is a Russian and Bulgarian male given name derived from the Greek ''Aléxios'' (), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin Alexius. Similar Ukrainian and Belarusian names are romanized as Oleksii (Олекс ...

(FC Spartak Kostroma) ;7 goals *

Nikolai Churakov Nikolai or Nikolay is an East Slavic variant of the masculine name Nicholas. It may refer to: People Royalty * Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855), or Nikolay I, Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855 * Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), or Niko ...

(FC Dynamo St. Petersburg) *

Sergei Subratov Sergius is a male given name of Ancient Roman origin after the name of the Latin ''gens'' Sergia or Sergii of regal and republican ages. It is a common Christian name, in honour of Saint Sergius, or in Kyivan Rus', of Sergius of the Holy Caves ...

(FC Dynamo Bryansk) *

Mikhail Zinikov Michael is a common masculine given name derived from the Hebrew phrase ''mī kāʼēl'', 'Who slike-El', in Aramaic: ܡܝܟܐܝܠ (''Mīkhāʼēl'' ). The theophoric name is often read as a rhetorical question – "Who slike he Hebrew Go ...

(FC Dynamo St. Petersburg) ;6 goals * Igor Aksyonov (FC Neftyanik Yaroslavl) * Aleksei Chikin (FC Spartak Kostroma) * Aleksandr Gultyayev (FC Mashinostroitel Pskov) * Sergei Kubryakov (FC Mashinostroitel Pskov) * Valeri Lenivkov (FC Vympel Rybinsk)

Zone 5

Overview

Standings

Notes: # FC Lada-d Togliatti was excluded from the league after playing 25 games. Opponents were awarded wins in the remaining games. That was their first professional season and they did not play in any national-level competitions in 1996. # FC Zavodchanin Saratov played their first professional season. # FC Planeta Bugulma promoted from the

. # FC Tekstilshchik Isheyevka moved to Ulyanovsk and renamed FC Volga.

Top goalscorers

;25 goals *

Vadim Tyurin Vadim Vyacheslavovich Tyurin (; born 13 April 1971) is a Russian professional Association football, football coach and a former player. Club career He made his debut for PFC CSKA Moscow on 16 June 1990 in a 1990 USSR Federation Cup, Federation ...

(FC Zavodchanin Saratov) ;20 goals *

Vladimir Anisimov Vladimir (, , pre-1918 orthography: ) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, widespread throughout all Slavic nations in different forms and spellings. The earliest record of a person with the name is Vladimir of Bulgaria (). Etymology T ...

(FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk) ;14 goals * Vladimir Mishin (FC Volga Ulyanovsk) ;11 goals * Viktor Zorkin (FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk) ;10 goals * Sergei Glazunov (FC Salyut Saratov) ;9 goals * Ruslan Adzhiyev (FC Lada-d Togliatti) *

Eduard Bazarov Eduard Model Accessories is a Czech Republic, Czech manufacturer of plastic models and finescale model accessories. History Formed in 1989 in the city of Most (city), Most, Eduard began in a rented cellar as a manufacturer of photoetching, ...

(FC Volga Balakovo) * Anatoli Lychagov (FC Kristall Sergach) * Sergei Panov (FC Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola) *

Yuri Telyushov Yuri may refer to: People Given name *Yuri (Slavic name), the Slavic masculine form of the given name George, including a list of people with the given name Yuri, Yury, etc. *Yuri (Japanese name), feminine Japanese given names, including a list o ...

(FC Zenit Penza) *

Aleksei Tilman Alexey ( ; ), is a Russian and Bulgarian male given name derived from the Greek ''Aléxios'' (), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin Alexius. Similar Ukrainian and Belarusian names are romanized as Oleksii (Олек� ...

(FC Astrateks Astrakhan) * Aleksei Tokarev (FC Zavodchanin Saratov) *

Oleg Zykov Oleg Alekseyevich Zykov (; born 17 August 1970 in Kirov) is a Russian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqua ...

(FC Zavodchanin Saratov)

Zone 6

Overview

Standings

Notes: # FC Sodovik Sterlitamak awarded 1 home win. # FC Dynamo Perm and FC KamAZ-Chally-d Naberezhnye Chelny awarded 1 home loss. # FC Amkar Perm and FC Dynamo-Gazovik-d Tyumen played their first professional season. # FC Gornyak Kachkanar renamed to FC Gornyak-Vanadiy. # FC Gornyak Kushva promoted from the

. # FC Estel Ufa renamed to FC Agidel. Agidel did not play in any national-level competitions in 1996. # FC KAMAZ-d Naberezhnye Chelny renamed to FC KAMAZ-Chally-d Naberezhnye Chelny.

Top goalscorers

;12 goals * Aleksandr Feofanov (FC Sodovik Sterlitamak) *

Vladimir Titov Vladimir Titov (Russian: Владимир Титов) may refer to the following notable people: * Vladimir Titov (cosmonaut) (born 1947), Russian cosmonaut * Vladimir Titov (diplomat) (1964-2025), Russian diplomat * Vladimir Titov (footballer) ( ...

(FC Trubnik Kamensk-Uralsky) ;11 goals * Aleksei Kolotov (FC Elektron Vyatskiye Polyany) ;10 goals * Vyacheslav Ivanov (FC Agidel Ufa) * Denis Malyavkin (FC Metiznik Magnitogorsk) * Andrei Shabanov (FC Uralmash-d Yekaterinburg) * Arslon Talipov (FC Amkar Perm) ;9 goals * Aleksandr Chernykh (FC Gornyak-Vanadiy Kachkanar) ;8 goals * Sergei Chebanov (FC Amkar Perm) *

Sergei Cherkasov Sergius is a male given name of Ancient Roman origin after the name of the Latin ''gens'' Sergia or Sergii of regal and republican ages. It is a common Christian name, in honour of Saint Sergius, or in Kyivan Rus', of Sergius of the Holy Caves ...

(FC Metiznik Magnitogorsk) * Nazar Polishchuk (FC Energiya Chaikovsky) * Igor Shmidt (FC Gornyak-Vanadiy Kachkanar) *

Sergei Sidorov Sergius is a male given name of Ancient Roman origin after the name of the Latin ''gens'' Sergia or Sergii of regal and republican ages. It is a common Christian name, in honour of Saint Sergius, or in Kyivan Rus', of Sergius of the Holy Caves ...

(FC Sodovik Sterlitamak) *

Robert Zinnyatulov The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, reno ...

(FC Sodovik Sterlitamak) *

Konstantin Zyryanov Konstantin Georgiyevich Zyryanov (; born 5 October 1977) is a Russian football manager and a former player of Komi descent. Club career Early career and Amkar Perm Zyryanov started to play football in local club Zvezda Perm. His professional ...

(FC Amkar Perm)

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