The Russian Second Division 1998 was the seventh edition of the Russian Second Division. The competition was renamed from Russian Second League to Russian Second Division this year. Russian Third League was dissolved this season and Second Division became once again the lowest level of professional football in Russia. There were 6 zones with 119 teams starting the competition (5 were excluded before the end of the season).
Zone West
Overview
Standings
Top goalscorers
;32 goals
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Aleksei Snigiryov
Aleksei Anatolyevich Snigiryov (russian: Алексей Анатольевич Снигирёв; born 19 January 1968) is a former Russian professional footballer.
Club career
He made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1991 for FC Dynamo Mos ...
(FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow)
;23 goals
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Anatoli Balaluyev (FC Avtomobilist Noginsk)
;18 goals
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Aleksei Kocharygin (FC Spartak-2 Moscow)
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Sergey Korovushkin (PFC CSKA-2 Moscow)
;17 goals
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Maksim Grevtsev (FC Spartak Shchyolkovo)
*
Sergei Lutovinov (FC Spartak-2 Moscow)
;16 goals
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Maksim Aristarkhov (FC Torpedo-2 Moscow)
;15 goals
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Yuri Bagdasaryan (FC Mosenergo Moscow)
*
Yuriy Yakovenko
Yuriy Yakovenko ( ua, Юрій Павлович Яковенко; born 3 September 1993) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Career
Yakovenko is product of youth team systems of FC Arsenal Kyiv, but in July 2010 tra ...
(FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow)
;14 goals
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Dmitri Rudanov (FC Neftyanik Yaroslavl)
Zone Center
Overview
Standings
Top goalscorers
;24 goals
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Aleksei Medvedev (FC Spartak-Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo)
;21 goals
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Anatoli Sigachyov (FC Don Novomoskovsk)
;19 goals
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Andrei Boldin (FC Kolomna)
;17 goals
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Sergei Gavrilov (FC Spartak Tambov)
;16 goals
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Mikhail Filyunov (FC Oryol)
;15 goals
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Konstantin Kaynov (FC Fabus Bronnitsy)
*
Valeri Korneyev (FC Spartak Bryansk)
;14 goals
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Yevgeni Kuzka (FC Spartak Ryazan)
;12 goals
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Igor Grokhovskiy (FC Arsenal-2 Tula)
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Vladimir Kharin (FC Lokomotiv Liski)
*Andrei Meshchaninov (FC Kosmos Dolgoprudny)
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Aleksandr Rogachyov (FC Spartak Lukhovitsy)
Zone South
Overview
Standings
Top goalscorers
;29 goals
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Yusup Guguyev (FC Angusht Nazran)
;28 goals
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Aleksandr Krotov (FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan)
;26 goals
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Isa Markhiyev (FC Angusht Nazran)
;20 goals
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Ihor Stasyuk (FC Torpedo Taganrog)
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Aleksandr Tatarkin (FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan)
*
Stanislav Tskhovrebov (FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz)
;16 goals
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Andranik Babayan (FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan)
*
Aleksei Burlutskiy (FC Torpedo Taganrog)
;14 goals
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Grigori Ivanov (FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan)
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Andrey Perederiy (FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz)
Zone Povolzhye
Overview
Standings
Top goalscorers
;31 goals
*
Andrei Bakalets
Andrei Vasilyevich Bakalets (russian: Андрей Васильевич Бакалец; born 7 January 1972) is a former Russian professional football player.
Club career
He played 3 seasons in the Russian Football National League for FC Torped ...
(FC Torpedo-Viktoriya Nizhny Novgorod)
;15 goals
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Aleksandr Fedoseyev (FC Zenit Penza)
;14 goals
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Mikhail Mysin (FC Rotor-2 Volgograd)
*
Aleksandr Popov (FC Iskra Engels)
;13 goals
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Rafael Khayrulov (FC Energiya Ulyanovsk)
*
Yuri Konovalov (FC Torpedo Volzhsky)
;12 goals
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Anatoli Lychagov (FC Energiya Uren)
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Igor Mordvinov (FC Torpedo Pavlovo)
*
Vitali Papadopulo (FC Torpedo Arzamas)
;11 goals
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Oleg Sofonov (FC Torpedo Pavlovo)
Zone Ural
Overview
Standings
Top goalscorers
;30 goals
*
Konstantin Paramonov
Konstantin Valentinovich Paramonov (russian: Константин Валентинович Парамонов; born 26 November 1973) is a Russian football coach and a former player.
Playing career
He scored the most league goals in Amkar's hi ...
(FC Amkar Perm)
;28 goals
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Vladimir Filippov (FC Nosta Novotroitsk)
;19 goals
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Andrei Ivanov (FC Energiya Chaikovsky)
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Sergei Kireyev (FC Zenit Chelyabinsk)
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Vladimir Raykov (FC UralAZ Miass)
;17 goals
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Konstantin Zyryanov (FC Amkar Perm)
;14 goals
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Serhiy Yakovenko (FC Energiya Chaikovsky)
;13 goals
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Lev Matveyev (FC Amkar Perm)
*
Yawhen Tsarkov (FC Zenit Chelyabinsk)
;12 goals
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Aleksei Alekseyev (FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg)
*
Denis Malyavkin (FC Metallurg-Metiznik Magnitogorsk)
*
Vladimir Pantyushenko (FC Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk)
*
Sergei Sviridkin (FC Gazovik Orenburg)
Zone East
Overview
Standings
Top goalscorers
;13 goals
*
Sergei Bogdanov (FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk)
*Igor Zykov (FC Selenga Ulan-Ude)
;10 goals
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Stanislav Chaplygin (FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk)
*
Anatoli Panchenko (FC Dynamo Barnaul)
*
Vladimir Shipovskiy (FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk)
;9 goals
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Viktor Kuchin (FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk)
*
Oleg Nikulin (FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk)
*
Oleg Yakovlev (FC Zvezda Irkutsk)
;8 goals
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Vadim Belokhonov (FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk)
*
Pavel Bondarenko (FC SKA Khabarovsk)
*
Vyacheslav Kholosha (FC Zvezda Irkutsk)
*
Roman Melnik (FC Luch Vladivostok)
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Aleksei Tikhonkikh (FC Selenga Ulan-Ude)
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Igor Yefremov (FC Amur-Energiya Blagoveshchensk)
See also
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1998 Russian Top Division
Spartak Moscow won their third consecutive Russian title, and sixth overall.
Overview
Standings
Results
Top goalscorers
Medal squads
See also
* 1998 in Russian football
* 1998 Russian First Division
* 1998 Russian Second Division ...
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1998 Russian First Division
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1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
Russia
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Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...