The Russian Third League 1997 was the 4th and, so far, final time competition on the fourth level of Russian football was professional. In 1998 Russian Third League was disbanded and the Amateur Football League moved back to fourth level of the Russian football pyramid. All the 1997 Russian Third League teams that were not promoted to the Second Division moved to the Amateur Football League (unless otherwise noted below). There were 5 zones with 88 teams starting the competition (6 were excluded before the end of the season).

Overview

Team	Head coach
FC Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody	Aleksandr Babayan
FC Mozdok FC Mozdok FC Mozdok was a Russian football team from Mozdok. It played professionally in 1968-1969 and 1994-2002. Their best result was 6th place in Zone 4 of the Soviet First League in 1969.-External links:...	Yuri Gazzaev Yuri Gazzaev Yuri Farzunovich Gazzaev is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. Currently he manages FC Shinnik Yaroslavl. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet First League in 1978 for Spartak Ordzhonikidze....
FC Torpedo Georgiyevsk	Yuri Kotov Yuri Kotov Yuri Kharlampiyevich Kotov is a Russian professional football coach.-External links:*...
FC Anzhi-d Makhachkala
FC Nart Nartkala	Vladimir Kurashinov
FC Iriston Vladikavkaz	Ruslan Merdenov Ruslan Merdenov Ruslan Akhsarbekovich Merdenov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he manages FC Alania-d Vladikavkaz. As a player, he made his debut in the Russian Second League in 1993 for FC Iriston Vladikavkaz....
FC Nart Cherkessk FC Nart Cherkessk FC Nart Cherkessk was a Russian football team from Cherkessk. It was founded in 1982 and played professionally from 1982 to 1998 and from 2002 to 2003. It played on the second-highest level, Russian First Division, in 1992 and 1993.-External links:...	Nurbiy Lakhov Nurbiy Lakhov Nurbiy Turkubiyevich Lakhov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.-External links:*...
FC Dynamo-d Stavropol
FC Alania-d Vladikavkaz FC Alania-d Vladikavkaz FC Alania-d Vladikavkaz is a Russian football team from Vladikavkaz, founded in 2011. It is playing, as of 2011, in the Russian Second Division....
PFC Spartak-d Nalchik
FC Dynamo-Imamat Makhachkala	Kosim Akchurin
FC Olimp Kislovodsk	Aleksandr Grosberg
FC Beshtau Lermontov	Valentin Lobachyov

Standings

Notes.

1. FC Alania-d Vladikavkaz were excluded from the league after playing 35 games and gaining 43 points. Opponents were awarded a 3-0 win in the remaining games.
2. FC Iriston Vladikavkaz and FC Dynamo-Imamat Makhachkala were awarded 1 home win each.
3. FC Torpedo Georgiyevsk played their first professional season.
4. FC Anzhi-2 Kaspiysk renamed to FC Anzhi-d and moved to Makhachkala. They did not participate in national-level competitions in 1998.
5. FC Dynamo-d Stavropol, PFC Spartak-d Nalchik and FC Olimp Kislovodsk did not participate in national-level competitions in 1998.
6. FC Alania-d Vladikavkaz last played professionally in 1995 as FC Spartak-Alania-d Vladikavkaz.

Top goalscorers

35 goals

• Budun Budunov
  Budun Budunov
  Budun Khachabekovich Budunov is a retired 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 1 top scorer: 1997 ....
  
   (FC Anzhi-d Makhachkala)

30 goals

• Kyamran Nurakhmedov (FC Dynamo-Imamat Makhachkala)

28 goals

• Alisher Gippot (FC Torpedo Georgiyevsk)

26 goals

• Aslan Maremukov (FC Nart Nartkala)

25 goals

• Nikolai Tkachenko (FC Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody)

24 goals

• Eduard Khachaturyan (FC Mozdok)

22 goals

• Mikhail Pavlov (FC Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody) Aleksandr Zaalishvili (FC Nart Nartkala)

21 goals

• Gadzhi Bamatov (FC Anzhi-d Makhachkala)
• Iosif Khuazhev (FC Mozdok)

Overview

Team	Head coach
FC Kuban Slavyansk-na-Kubani	Nikolai Smirnov Nikolai Petrovich Smirnov Nikolai Petrovich Smirnov is a Russian professional football coach.-External links:*...
FC Rassvet Troitskoye	Sergei Lushchin
FC Rostselmash-d Rostov-on-Don
FC Spartak-Bratskiy Yuzhny	Sergei Antonkin
FC Niva Slavyansk-na-Kubani	Oleg Ivanov
FC Shakhtyor Shakhty	Yuri Shikunov
FC Volgodonsk FC Volgodonsk FC Volgodonsk was a Russian football team from Volgodonsk. It played professionally from 1980 to 1997, including one season in the second-highest Russian First Division in 1992. Before 1995 it was called Atommash Volgodonsk.-External links:...	Nikolai Zlobin
FC Metallurg Krasny Sulin	Viktor Shchirov
FC Rotor-d Volgograd
FC Salyut Saratov	Vladimir Khoroltsev
FC Kuban-d Krasnodar	Igor Kaleshin Igor Viktorovich Kaleshin Igor Viktorovich Kaleshin is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.His sons Vitali Kaleshin and Yevgeni Kaleshin are professional footballers.-External links:*...
FC Rotor-2 Mikhaylovka	Sergei Andreyev
FC Lokomotiv Yelets	Yuri Raznov
FC Zhemchuzhina-d Sochi	Anatoli Lyz Anatoli Lyz Anatoli Nikolayevich Lyz is a Russian professional football coach.-External links:*...
FC Energiya-d Kamyshin
FC Fakel-d Voronezh	Yuri Litvinov

Standings

Notes.

1. FC Lokomotiv Yelets were excluded from the league after playing 15 games and gaining 34 points. Opponents were awarded a 3-0 win in the remaining games.
2. FC Energiya-d Kamyshin were excluded from the league after playing 15 games and gaining 9 points. Opponents were awarded a 3-0 win in the remaining games.
3. FC Fakel-d Voronezh were excluded from the league after playing 17 games and gaining 7 points. Opponents were awarded a 3-0 win in the remaining games.
4. FC Rassvet Troitskoye promoted from the Amateur Football League. They did not participate in the national-level competitions in 1998.
5. FC Spartak-Bratskiy Yuzhny, FC Niva Slavyansk-na-Kubani, FC Volgodonsk and FC Kuban-d Krasnodar did not participate in the national-level competitions in 1998.
6. FC Dynamo Mikhailovka renamed to FC Rotor-2.
7. FC Energiya-d Kamyshin last played professionally in 1992 as FC Tekstilshchik-d Kamyshin. They did not participate in the national-level competitions in 1998.
8. FC Fakel-d Voronezh played their first professional season. They did not participate in the national-level competitions in 1998.

Top goalscorers

16 goals

• Murat Gomleshko
  Murat Gomleshko
  Murat Ruslanovich Gomleshko is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He is the president of FC Torpedo Armavir.-External links:*...
  
   (FC Niva Slavyansk-na-Kubani)
• Viktor Ledovskikh
  Viktor Ledovskikh
  Viktor Nikolayevich Ledovskikh is a retired Russian professional football player.-External links:*...
  
   (FC Spartak-Bratskiy Yuzhny)
• Denis Popov
  Denis Popov
  Denis Aleksandrovich Popov is a retired association footballer who played striker. He used to play for Russia. In February 2010, he moved into politics and is running for the Novorossiysk city council.-Honours:...
  
   (FC Kuban Slavyansk-na-Kubani)

15 goals

• Gennadi Remezov
  Gennadi Remezov
  Gennadi Viktorovich Remezov is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1982 for FC Strela Voronezh.-References:...
  
   (FC Rassvet Troitskoye)

11 goals

• Aleksandr Bocharnikov (FC Kuban Slavyansk-na-Kubani)
• Sergei Glazunov (FC Salyut Saratov)
• Valeri Prokulatov (FC Volgodonsk)

10 goals

• Sergei Afanasyev (FC Metallurg Krasny Sulin)
• Roman Oreshchuk
  Roman Oreshchuk
  Roman Gennadyevich Oreshchuk is a Russian professional footballer. He last played for FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1993 for PFC CSKA Moscow. He played 2 games in the UEFA Cup 2001–02 for FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk.- External links :...
  
   (FC Rostselmash-d Rostov-on-Don)
• Sergei Pogarchenko (FC Shakhtyor Shakhty)

Overview

Team	Head coach
FC Dynamo-d Moscow	Aleksei Petrushin Aleksei Petrushin Aleksei Alekseyevich Petrushin is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He made his professional debut as a player in the Soviet Second League in 1969 for FC Torpedo Lyubertsy.-Honours as a player:...
FC Khimki FC Khimki FC Khimki is a Russian association football club based in Khimki.-History:The team was formed in 1996 by merging two amateur clubs from Khimki, Rodina, and Novator. Khimki entered the amateur league and played their first official match on 17 May 1996. Of more than 150 amateur teams in the...	Vladimir Shtapov Vladimir Shtapov Vladimir Mikhailovich Shtapov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As a player, he made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1965 for FC Dynamo Moscow.-Honours:* Soviet Top League runner-up: 1967, 1970....
FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow	Sergei Petrenko Sergei Petrenko (footballer) Sergei Anatolyevich Petrenko is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1972 for FC Torpedo Moscow....
FC Kosmos Dolgoprudny	Aleksandr Logunov Aleksandr Logunov Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Logunov is a Russian professional football coach.-External links:...
FC Roda Moscow	Vladimir Opochinskiy
FC Spartak-d Moscow	Sergey Rodionov Sergey Rodionov Sergei Yurievich Rodionov is a Russian football coach. Previously, he was a footballer who played most of his career as a striker for Spartak Moscow....
FC Titan Reutov	Aleksei Belenkov Aleksei Belenkov Aleksei Ilyich Belenkov is a Russian professional football coach and former player.-External links:...
PFC CSKA-d Moscow	Sergei Berezin Sergei Ivanovich Berezin Sergei Ivanovich Berezin is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.-External links:...
FC Sportakademklub Moscow FC Sportakademklub Moscow FC Sportakademklub Moscow is a Russian professional association football club, based in Moscow.Despite finishing outside of the Russian First Division relegation zone in 2008 , the club could not afford to participate in the 2009 season in the division and volunteered to get relegated to the...	Aleksandr Yefremov
FC Kolomna FC Kolomna FC Kolomna is a Russian football team from Kolomna. It was founded in 1997 from a merger of two Kolomna teams, FC Oka and FC Avangard-Kortek. It played professionally from 1997 to 2002. As of 2009, it plays in the fourth-highest Amateur Football League. Their best result was 2nd place in the...	Viktor Korneyev
FC Spartak Lukhovitsy	Sergei Bondar Sergei Bondar Sergei Ivanovich Bondar is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he is a president of FC Saturn-2 Moscow Oblast. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Second League in 1991 for FC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo....
FC Monolit Moscow	Yuri Vereykin Yuri Vereykin Yuri Petrovich Vereykin is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.He also worked as a referee.-External links:*...
FC Torgmash Lyubertsy	Anatoli Leshchenkov Anatoli Leshchenkov Anatoli Mikhailovich Leshchenkov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.-External links:*...
FC Krasnogvardeyets Moscow	Aleksandr Rakov Aleksandr Rakov Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Rakov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.-External links:*...
FC Asmaral Moscow	Vladimir Mikhaylov Vladimir Alekseyevich Mikhaylov Vladimir Alekseyevich Mikhaylov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.-Honours:* Soviet Top League champion: 1965.* Soviet Top League bronze: 1968.* Soviet Cup winner: 1968.-External links:*...
FC Torpedo-Luzhniki-d Moscow
FC Lokomotiv-d Moscow	Nikolai Khudiyev Nikolai Khudiyev Nikolai Uruzmakovich Khudiyev is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.-External links:*...
FC Fabus Bronnitsy	Vladimir Sautin
FC MEPhI Moscow	Rinat Bilyaletdinov Rinat Bilyaletdinov Rinat Sayarovich Bilyaletdinov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He is of Tatar descent. As of July 2009, he manages the Lokomotiv Moscow youths squad.He is the father of Everton midfielder, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov.-External links:...
FC Dynamo-2 Moscow	Aleksandr Maksimenkov Aleksandr Maksimenkov Aleksandr Ivanovich Maksimenkov is a retired Soviet football player and a current Russian coach.-International career:...
FC Chertanovo Moscow	Viktor Borovikov

Standings

Notes.

1. FC Roda Moscow deducted 6 points.
2. FC Khimki and FC Spartak Lukhovitsy promoted from the Amateur Football League.
3. FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow played their first professional season.
4. FC Roda Moscow and FC Chertanovo Moscow did not participate in the national-level competitions in 1998.
5. FC Mashinostroitel Sergiyev Posad moved to Moscow and renamed to FC Sportakademklub.
6. FC Avangard-Kortek Kolomna renamed to FC Kolomna.
7. FC MEPhI Moscow promoted from the Amateur Football League, where it played in 1996 as FSh MEPhI. They did not participate in the national-level competitions in 1998.
8. FC Dynamo-2 Moscow did not participate in the national-level competitions in 1998 (FC Dynamo-d Moscow was renamed to FC Dynamo-2 in 1998).

Top goalscorers

21 goals

• Sergei Kulichenko
  Sergei Kulichenko
  Sergei Valeryevich Kulichenko is a retired Russian professional footballer.-External links:*...
  
   (PFC CSKA-d Moscow)

20 goals

• Viktor Voronkov
  Viktor Voronkov
  Viktor Viktorovich Voronkov is a Russian professional footballer. As of May 2009, he is a free agent. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2000 for FC Dynamo Moscow.-References:...
  
   (FC Roda Moscow)

19 goals

• Sergei Lutovinov
  Sergei Lutovinov
  Sergei Aleksandrovich Lutovinov is a Russian professional footballer. As of May 2009, he plays for an Amateur Football League FC Oka Stupino. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 1992 for FC Oka Kolomna.-Honours:...
  
   (FC Spartak-d Moscow)

17 goals

• Sabir Khamzin
  Sabir Khamzin
  Sabir Shirbalayevich Khamzin is a retired Russian professional footballer.-External links:*...
  
   (FC Sportakademklub Moscow)
• Sergei Kravchuk (FC Khimki)
• Sergei Lavrentyev
  Sergei Lavrentyev
  Sergei Nikolayevich Lavrentyev is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. In 2010, he managed FC Nara-ShBFR Naro-Fominsk. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 for FC Dynamo-2 Moscow.-References:...
  
   (FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow)

16 goals

• Sergei Artyomov
  Sergei Artyomov
  Sergei Nikolayevich Artyomov is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1996 for FC Dynamo Moscow.-Honours:* Russian Premier League bronze: 1997.* Russian Third League Zone 3 top scorer: 1996....
  
   (FC Dynamo-d Moscow)
• Gleb Panfyorov
  Gleb Panfyorov
  Gleb Nikolayevich Panfyorov is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 for FC Chayka-CSKA Moscow. He played for the main team of PFC CSKA Moscow in the USSR Federation Cup.-References:...
  
   (FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow)
• Aleksei Snigiryov
  Aleksei Snigiryov
  Aleksei Anatolyevich Snigiryov is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1991 for FC Dynamo Moscow....
  
   (FC Lokomotiv-d Moscow/FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow)

15 goals
Guy-Martin Ngaha Tchamoah (FC Roda Moscow)

• Aleksandr Rogachyov (FC Kolomna)
• Vadim Shatalin (FC Khimki)

Overview

Team	Head coach
FC Metallurg Vyksa	Mikhail Beketov Mikhail Beketov Mikhail Vasilyevich Beketov is a Russian journalist who came to widespread attention when he was attacked in an assault thought to be connected with his coverage of the construction of the Moscow – Saint Petersburg motorway.-Career:Beketov graduated from Moscow State University and worked on the...
FC Energetik Uren	Viktor Pavlyukov Viktor Pavlyukov Viktor Fyodorovich Pavlyukov is a Russian professional football coach. Currently, he manages FC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo.-External links:*...
FC Torpedo Vladimir FC Torpedo Vladimir Football Club Torpedo Vladimir is a Russian football club from Vladimir, founded in 1959. In 2011, they will play in the Russian First Division after winning their zone of the Russian Second Division in 2010. The club has been called Trud , Traktor and Motor . Their best historical result was 6th...	Yevgeni Skomorokhov Yevgeni Skomorokhov Yevgeni Vasilyevich Skomorokhov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.-External links:*...
FC Torpedo-Viktoriya Nizhny Novgorod	Aleksandr Platonychev
FC Spartak Bryansk	Viktor Ozhoga
FC Stroitel Morshansk	Vyacheslav Vlasov
FC Luch Tula	Yuri Cheryevskiy
FC Lokomotiv Kaluga	Aleksandr Sakharov
FC Energiya Velikiye Luki	Vladimir Gogin
FC Volochanin Vyshny Volochyok	Viktor Demidov Viktor Demidov Viktor Viktorovich Demidov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he manages FC Volga Tver.-External links:...
FC Zenit-d Saint Petersburg
FC Mashinostroitel Pskov	Sergei Markelov
FC Dynamo Bryansk FC Dynamo Bryansk FC Dynamo Bryansk are a Russian football club based in Bryansk.In 2009 it came second in its Russian Second Division zone and was not promoted...	Viktor Zimin Viktor Vasilyevich Zimin Viktor Vasilyevich Zimin is a Russian professional football coach. Currently, he is an assistant coach with FC Dynamo Bryansk.-External links:*...
FC Neftyanik Yaroslavl	Valentin Volkov Valentin Volkov Valentin Viktorovich Volkov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.-External links:*...
FC Spartak Kostroma FC Spartak Kostroma FC Spartak Kostroma is a Russian association football club from Kostroma, founded in 1959. In 2011, it plays in the Russian Second Division. The highest level it achieved in its history was second-highest Soviet First League, where it played in 1981 and 1982...	Valeri Volchanovskiy
FC Lokomotiv-d Saint Petersburg
FC Lokomotiv-d Nizhny Novgorod
FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk is an association football club from Dzerzhinsk, Russia, founded in 1946. As of 2009, it plays in the Russian Second Division. It played in the Soviet First League from 1947 to 1949 and 1960 to 1962.-Team name history:...	Andrei Sergeyev
FC Industriya Borovsk	Yuri Karamyan Yuri Karamyan Yuri Rubenovich Karamyan is a Russian professional football coach.-External links:*...
FC Spartak Rybnoye

Standings

Notes.

1. FC Spartak Rybnoye were excluded from the league after playing 18 games and gaining 14 points. All their results were discarded. That was their first professional season. They did not participate in the national-level competitions in 1998.
2. FC Industriya Borovsk were excluded from the league after playing 19 games and gaining 20 points. Opponents were awarded 3-0 wins in the remaining games. They did not participate in the national-level competitions in 1998.
3. FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk awarded one home loss.
4. FC Torpedo-Viktoriya Nizhny Novgorod played their first professional season.
5. FC Lokomotiv Kaluga promoted from the Amateur Football League, where they played in 1996 as FC Smena-PRMZ Kaluga.
6. FC Energiya Velikiye Luki promoted from the Amateur Football League.
7. FC Lokomotiv-d Saint Petersburg and FC Lokomotiv-d Nizhny Novgorod did not participate in the national-level competitions in 1998.

Top goalscorers

18 goals

• Nikolai Sidorov
  Nikolai Sidorov (footballer)
  Nikolai Sergeyevich Sidorov is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1998 for FC Shinnik Yaroslavl. He played 2 games in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1998 for FC Shinnik Yaroslavl.-External links:...
  
   (FC Lokomotiv Kaluga)

17 goals

• Valeri Korneyev
  Valeri Korneyev
  Valeri Vladimirovich Korneyev is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of June 2009, he works as a director with FC Dynamo Bryansk. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1981 for FC Dynamo Bryansk.-References:...
  
   (FC Spartak Bryansk)

14 goals

• Andrei Alenichev
  Andrei Alenichev
  Andrei Anatolyevich Alenichev is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Second League in 1990 for FC Mashinostroitel Pskov.He is the older brother of Dmitri Alenichev.-External sources:...
  
   (FC Energiya Velikiye Luki)
• Dmitri Golubev (FC Metallurg Vyksa)

13 goals

• Yevgeni Losev
  Yevgeni Losev
  Yevgeni Sergeyevich Losev is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2002 for FC Shinnik Yaroslavl.-References:...
  
   (FC Lokomotiv Kaluga)
• Dmitri Pozhidayev (FC Energetik Uren)

12 goals

• Anatoli Lychagov (FC Energetik Uren)
• Nail Safayev (FC Torpedo Vladimir)
• Valeri Vasilyev (FC Stroitel Morshansk)

11 goals

• Aleksandr Gultyayev (FC Mashinostroitel Pskov)
• Vladislav Khakhalev
  Vladislav Khakhalev
  Vladislav Gennadyevich Khakhalev is a retired Russian professional football player.-External links:*...
  
   (FC Torpedo Vladimir)

Overview

Team	Head coach
FC Zenit Penza	Aleksandr Komissarov Aleksandr Komissarov Aleksandr Pavlovich Komissarov is a Russian professional football coach. As of 2009, he manages an Amateur Football League team FC Stroitel Penza.-External links:*...
FC Dynamo Perm	Viktor Arkhapchev
FC Zenit Chelyabinsk	Oleg Kudelin
FC Metiznik Magnitogorsk	Aleksandr Kukushkin Aleksandr Kukushkin Aleksandr Ivanovich Kukushkin is a Russian professional football coach.-External links:*...
FC Neftyanik Pokhvistnevo	Yevgeni Sarychev (until July) Ishtvan Sekech Ishtvan Sekech Ishtvan Sekech ) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He is an ethnic Magyar.As a player, Sekech appeared in 223 matches and scored 43 goals in the Soviet championships. He captained FC Chornomorets Odessa from 1969 to 1971. Following his retirement, he became a manager and led FC...  (from July)
FC Uralets Nizhny Tagil FC Uralets Nizhny Tagil FC Uralets Nizhny Tagil was a Russian football team from Nizhny Tagil. It played professionally from 1946 to 1949 and 1958 to 2006. The highest level it ever achieved was the second-highest , where it played in 1947-1949, 1958-1962 and 1992-1993...	Anatoli Garenskikh
FC Biokhimik-Mordovia Saransk	Igor Shinkarenko Igor Shinkarenko Igor Vladimirovich Shinkarenko is a Russian professional football coach.-External links:*...
FC Energiya Ulyanovsk	Mikhail Fursenko
FC Gazovik Orenburg FC Gazovik Orenburg FC Gazovik Orenburg is a Russian association football club from Orenburg, founded in 1976. In 2011, it will play in the second-highest Russian First Division after winning the 2010 Russian Second Division zone. It played professionally from 1976 to 1982 and from 1989 on...	Valeri Bogdanov Valeri Bogdanov Valeri Petrovich Bogdanov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.-External links:*...
FC Trubnik Kamensk-Uralsky	Vasili Petrovich
FC Iskra Engels	Anatoli Surovtsev
FC Progress Zelenodolsk	Aleksandr Klobukov Aleksandr Klobukov Aleksandr Lavrovich Klobukov is a Russian professional football coach. For most of his career he worked with children . Currently, he is the director of FC Rubin Kazan's boarding school....
FC Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola	Igor Pochuyenkov
FC Neftyanik Bugulma	German Bobek
FC Elektron Vyatskiye Polyany	Yuri Osin Yuri Osin Yuri Viktorovich Osin is a Russian professional football coach.-External links:*...
FC Gornyak Kachkanar	Viktor Stavrov
FC Volga Balakovo	Aleksandr Krokhin
FC KAMAZ-Chally-d Naberezhnye Chelny

Standings

Notes.

1. FC Zenit Chelyabinsk and FC Energiya Ulyanovsk promoted from the Amateur Football League.
2. FC Metiznik Magnitogorsk, FC Elektron Vyatskiye Polyany and FC KAMAZ-Chally-d Naberezhnye Chelny did not participate in the national-level competitions in 1998.

Top goalscorers

23 goals

• Vyacheslav Ulitin
  Vyacheslav Ulitin
  Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ulitin is a retired Russian professional football player.-External links:*...
  
   (FC Zenit Penza)

21 goals

• Vyacheslav Khovanskiy (FC Trubnik Kamensk-Uralsky)

19 goals

• Andrei Eskov (FC Iskra Engels)

17 goals

• Pavel Yumatov (FC Neftyanik Pokhvistnevo)

16 goals

• Aleksandr Fedoseyev (FC Zenit Penza)

15 goals

• Sergei Sviridkin (FC Gazovik Orenburg)

14 goals

• Aleksandr Fyodorov (FC Progress Zelenodolsk)
• Aleksandr Nikulin (FC Neftyanik Pokhvistnevo)
• Yuri Petrov (FC Dynamo Perm)

13 goals

• Igor Shiropatin (FC Uralets Nizhny Tagil)

See also

• Russian Top League 1997
• Russian First League 1997
  Russian First League 1997
  -Overview:-Standings:Notes.# FC Lokomotiv Chita awarded 2 home wins, FC Luch Vladivostok awarded 1 home win.# FC Lada Dimitrovgrad renamed to FC Lada-Grad.# FC Lada Togliatti renamed to FC Lada-Togliatti-VAZ....
  
  
• Russian Second League 1997
  Russian Second League 1997
  The Russian Second League 1997 was the 6th edition of the Second Division. There were 3 zones with 61 teams starting the competition . This was the last season that the professional Russian Third League existed...