The Russian Second Division 2009 was the third strongest division in

Russian football Association football is the most popular sport in Russia, since beating ice hockey by a huge 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 s ...

. 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

FC Abinsk were excluded from the league for failing to fulfil two fixtures (on 28 June and 5 July). They have played 14 matches and were in the 18th position with 5 points. Results of Abinsk were discarded. On 31 July 2009 Oleg Mikheyev, president of FC Rotor Volgograd, announced Rotor's resignation from the league, citing problems with authorities. They have played 18 games and were in the 13th position with 21 points.

Standings

Top scorers

''Source: FL
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)'' ;13 goals * Mikhail Markosov (''

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)'' ;12 goals * Ivan Grinyuk ('' Bataysk-2007'') * Timirlan Shavanov (''

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West

Standings

Top scorers

''Source: FL'' ;17 goals * Andrei Opanasyuk ('' Dynamo Vologda'') ;16 goals *

Azamat Gonezhukov Azamat Nurbiyevich Gonezhukov (russian: Азамат Нурбиевич Гонежуков; born 13 January 1987) is a former Russian professional football player. Club career He played 4 seasons in the Russian Football National League The ...

('' Dynamo St. Petersburg'') * Vadim Klass ('' Sever'') ;15 goals * Artyom Lopatkin ('' Tekstilshchik'') * Anton Proshin (''

Spartak Kostroma FC Spartak Kostroma (russian: ФК «Спартак» Кострома) is a Russian association football club from Kostroma, founded in 1959. The highest level it achieved in its history was second-highest Soviet First League, where it played in 1 ...

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Dmitri Vyazmikin Dmitri Vladimirovich Vyazmikin (russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Вязьмикин; born 27 September 1972) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He was a striker. Dmitri Vyazmikin is most famous for becoming Russi ...

('' Torpedo Vladimir'') ;13 goals * Yuri Kapusta ('' Nara-ShBFR'') * Anton Kryuchkov ('' Volochanin-Ratmir'') * Stanislav Murygin ('' Istra'') ;12 goals * Sergei Lokhanov ('' Volochanin-Ratmir'') * Maksim Protserov ('' Dynamo St. Petersburg'') * Vladimir Svizhuk ('' Istra'')

Center

First games on April 22, last games on October 28.

Standings

Top scorers

''Source: FL'' ;17 goals * Mikhail Tyufyakov ('' Dynamo Bryansk'') ;16 goals * Sergei Faustov (''

FC Gubkin FC Gubkin (russian: ФК Губкин) is a Russian association football club from Gubkin, founded in 1995. It first played on the professional league level in 2006 in the Russian Second Division The Russian Second League (russian: Первен� ...

'') ;13 goals * Aleksei Gavrilov (''

Ryazan Ryazan ( rus, Рязань, p=rʲɪˈzanʲ, a=ru-Ryazan.ogg) is the largest city and administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Oka River in Central Russia, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census ...

'') ;12 goals * Kirill Makarov ('' FSA'') ;11 goals * Igor Borozdin ('' Avangard Kursk'') * Andrei Meshchaninov ('' Zvezda'')

Ural-Povolzhye

Standings

Top scorers

''Source: FL'' ;19 goals * Ruslan Mukhametshin ('' SOYUZ-Gazprom /

Mordovia The Republic of Mordovia (russian: Респу́блика Мордо́вия, r=Respublika Mordoviya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə mɐrˈdovʲɪjə; mdf, Мордовия Республиксь, ''Mordovija Respublikś''; myv, Мордовия Рес ...

'') ;14 goals * Ivan Luzhnikov (''

FC Tyumen FC Tyumen is a Russian football club based in Tyumen. The former member of the Russian Premier League now plays in the third-tier FNL 2. The club was previously known as ''Geolog'' (in 1961–1963 and 1983–1991, meaning Geologist), ''Priboy' ...

'') * Dmitri Sysuyev (''

'') ;13 goals * Marat Shogenov ('' Gazovik'') ;12 goals * Vitali Burmakov ('' Volga Ulyanovsk'') ;11 goals *

Marat Safin Marat Mubinovich Safin ( rus, Мара́т Муби́нович Са́фин, , mɐˈrat ˈsafʲɪn, Ru-Marat-Safin.ogg; tt-Cyrl, Марат Мөбин улы Сафин; born 27 January 1980) is a Russian retired world No. 1 tennis player an ...

('' Volga Ulyanovsk'') * Dmitri Zarva (''

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East

Standings

Top scorers

''Source: FL'' ;15 goals * Valentin Yegunov ('' Metallurg-Kuzbass'') ;14 goals * Yevgeni Yaroslavtsev ('' Metallurg-Kuzbass'') ;11 goals * Anton Bagayev (''

Irtysh The Irtysh ( otk, 𐰼𐱅𐰾:𐰇𐰏𐰕𐰏, Ertis ügüzüg, mn, Эрчис мөрөн, ''Erchis mörön'', "erchleh", "twirl"; russian: Иртыш; kk, Ертіс, Ertis, ; Chinese: 额尔齐斯河, pinyin: ''É'ěrqísī hé'', Xiao'erj ...

'') ;10 goals * Aleksei Alekseyevtsev (''

Sakhalin Sakhalin ( rus, Сахали́н, r=Sakhalín, p=səxɐˈlʲin; ja, 樺太 ''Karafuto''; zh, c=, p=Kùyèdǎo, s=库页岛, t=庫頁島; Manchu: ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ, ''Sahaliyan''; Orok: Бугата на̄, ''Bugata nā''; Nivkh: ...

'') * Stanislav Goncharov ('' Metallurg'') * Dmitri Turutin ('' Sibiryak'') ;8 goals * Aleksei Bazanov ('' Metallurg'') * Dmitri Galin ('' Sibiryak'') * Maksim Galiullin (''

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'') * Aleksei Martynov ('' Metallurg'') * Anton Vasilyev (''

'')

Awards

On November 25, 2009, Professional Football League announced the award winners for the season. Zone West * Best player:

(FC Torpedo Vladimir). * Best goalkeeper: Andrei Romanov (FC Spartak Kostroma). * Best defender: Emin Agaev (FC Volga Tver). * Best midfielder:

Aleksei Melyoshin Aleksei Vladislavovich Melyoshin (russian: Алексей Владиславович Мелёшин; born 30 January 1976) is a Russian football coach and a former player. Personal life His son Pavel Melyoshin is a professional footballer. Ach ...

(FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow). * Best striker: Andrei Opanasyuk (FC Dynamo Vologda). * Best manager:

Eduard Malofeyev Eduard Vassilievich Malofeyev ( rus, Эдуа́рд Васи́льевич Малофе́ев, p=məlɐˈfʲeɪf, be, Эдуард Васілевіч Малафееў ''Eduard Malafyeyew''; born 2 June 1942 in Kolomna) is a Soviet and Belarusi ...

(FC Dynamo Saint-Petersburg). Zone Center * Best player: Mikhail Tyufyakov (FC Dynamo Bryansk). * Best goalkeeper:

Valeri Chizhov Valeri Nikolayevich Chizhov (russian: Валерий Николаевич Чижов; born 14 April 1975) is a Russian football coach and a former goalkeeper. He works as a goalkeeping coach with FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk in Belarus. Honours * Rus ...

(FC Avangard Kursk). * Best defender:

Maksim Tishchenko Maksim Viktorovich Tishchenko (russian: Максим Викторович Тищенко; uk, Максим Вікторович Тищенко; born 30 August 1974) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He also holds Ukra ...

(FC Avangard Kursk). * Best midfielder: Igor Borozdin (FC Avangard Kursk). * Best striker: Mikhail Tyufyakov. * Best manager:

Valeri Yesipov Valery Vyacheslavovich Yesipov (russian: Валерий Вячеславович Есипов; born 4 October 1971) is a Russian association football, football manager and a former player. Once, Yesipov held the record for most appearances in ...

(FC Avangard Kursk). Zone South * Best player: Oleg Veretennikov (FC Volgograd). * Best goalkeeper: Aleksandr Chikhradze (FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi). * Best defender: Konstantin Gordiyuk (FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi). * Best midfielder: Oleg Veretennikov. * Best striker: Aleksei Zhdanov (FC Volgograd). * Best manager: Oleg Vasilenko (FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi). Zone Ural-Povolzhye * Best player: Ruslan Mukhametshin (FC Mordovia Saransk). * Best goalkeeper: Fyodor Dyachenko (FC Mordovia Saransk). * Best defender: Aleksei Muldarov (FC Mordovia Saransk). * Best midfielder: Marat Shogenov (FC Gazovik Orenburg). * Best striker: Ruslan Mukhametshin. * Best manager: Fyodor Shcherbachenko (FC Mordovia Saransk). Zone East * Best player: Valentin Yegunov (FC Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk). * Best goalkeeper: Aleksei Krasnokutskiy (FC Irtysh Omsk). * Best defender: Sergei Pyatikopov (FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk). * Best midfielder: Yevgeni Andreyev (FC Irtysh Omsk). * Best striker: Valentin Yegunov. * Best manager: Aleksandr Ivchenko (FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk).

References

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