Russian championship among amateur football clubs (III division) (russian: Первенство России среди любительских футбольных клубов (III дивизион)) is the fourth overall tier of the

Russian football league system 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 ...

. Sometimes it is called Amateur Football League, after the organization that holds the competition (russian: Любительская Футбольная Лига). The league has amateur/semi-pro status. At the end of each season ten teams are promoted from the Amateur Football League to the full professional Second Division, located one step above (even though often the winning teams voluntarily choose to stay in the AFL due to higher financial commitments in the Second Division). Bottom-ranked clubs in the first divisions of Moscow, Moscow Oblast, and Siberia may be or are relegated to the second (fifth tier). The league is divided into ten regional divisions. From 1994 to 1997 a professional fourth-level Russian Third League existed. Its teams moved back to amateur competition in 1998. For more details, see 1994 Russian Third League, 1995 Russian Third League,

1996 Russian Third League The Russian Third League 1996 was the 3rd time competition on the fourth level of Russian football was professional. There were 6 zones with 102 teams starting the competition (6 were excluded before the end of the season). Zone 1 Overview Standi ...

1997 Russian Third League 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 Rus ...

. Current name: Russian Amateur Football Championship (LFK).

Far East

Champions: *1987 – FC Montazhnik Yakutsk *1991 – FC Lokomotiv Ussuriysk *1992 – FC Portovik Vladivostok *1994 – FC Voskhod Vladivostok *1995 – FC Rybak Starodubskoye *1996 – FC Portovik Vladivostok *1997 – FC Gornyak Raychikhinsk *1998 – FC Viktoriya Komsomolsk-on-Amur *1999 – FC Viktoriya Komsomolsk-on-Amur *2000 – FC Viktoriya Komsomolsk-on-Amur *2001 – FC Portovik Kholmsk *2002 – FC Neftyanik Nogliki *2003 – FC Portovik Kholmsk *2004 – FC Portovik Kholmsk *2005 – FC Portovik Kholmsk *2006 – FC Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk *2007 – FC Portovik-Energiya Kholmsk *2008 – FC LuTEK Luchegorsk *2009 – FC LuTEK-Energiya Luchegorsk *2010 – FC LuTEK-Energiya Luchegorsk *2012 – FC LuTEK-Energiya Luchegorsk *2012 – FC LuTEK-Energiya Luchegorsk (transitional) *2013 – FC LuTEK-Energiya Luchegorsk *2014 –

FC Belogorsk FC may refer to: Businesses, organisations, and schools * Fergusson College, a science and arts college in Pune, India * Finncomm Airlines (IATA code) * FranklinCovey company, NYSE stock symbol FC * Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force in Pakist ...

*2015 – FC Dalstroyindustriya Komsomolsk *2016 – FC Belogorsk *2017 – FC Nogliki *2018 – FC Nogliki *2019 – FC Nogliki

Siberia

Champions: *1991 – FC Metallurg Aldan (Group 1) / FC Neftianik Urai (Group 2) *1992 – FC Motor Prokopyevsk *1993 – FC Dorozhnik Uyar *1994 – FC Viktoriya Nazarovo *1995 – FC Yantar Seversk *1996 – FC Atom Zheleznogorsk *1997 – FC Sibiryak Bratsk *1998 – FC Reformatsiya Abakan *1999 – FC Olimpik Novosibirsk *2000 – FC Chkalovets-1936 Novosibirsk *2001 – FC Torpedo-Alttrak Rubtsovsk *2002 – FC Energis Irkutsk *2003 – FC Shakhta Raspadskaya Mezhdurechensk *2004 – FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk *2005 – FC Raspadskaya Mezhdurechensk *2006 – FC Raspadskaya Mezhdurechensk *2007 – FC Raspadskaya Mezhdurechensk *2008 –

FC Dynamo Biysk FC may refer to: Businesses, organisations, and schools * Fergusson College, a science and arts college in Pune, India * Finncomm Airlines (IATA code) * FranklinCovey company, NYSE stock symbol FC * Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force in Paki ...

*2009 –

*2010 – FC Raspadskaya Mezhdurechensk *2012 –

*2013 – FC Shakhta Raspadskaya Mezhdurechensk *2013 – FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk (transitional) *2014 – FC Restavratsiya Krasnoyarsk *2015 – FC Restavratsiya Krasnoyarsk *2016 – FC Restavratsiya Krasnoyarsk *2017 –

FC Novokuznetsk FC Novokuznetsk (Russian: ФК Новокузнецк) is a Russian football club from Novokuznetsk. Recent history MKN were relegated to the Russian Second Division after an 18th-place finish in 2005, and only finished 2nd in the "East" region, ...

*2018 – FC Novokuznetsk *2019 – FC Novokuznetsk

Ural and West Siberia

Champions: *1991 – FC Gornyak Kachkanar (as in Ural) *1998 – FC RTI Yekaterinburg *1999 – FC Titan Berezniki *2000 – FC Titan Berezniki *2001 – FC Lukoil Chelyabinsk *2002 – FC Tobol Kurgan *2003 – FC Metallurg Zlatoust *2004 – FC Tyumen *2005 – FC Tyumen *2006 – FC Magnitogorsk *2007 – FC Gornyak Uchaly *2008 – FC Torpedo Miass *2009 – FC Torpedo Miass *2010 – FC Torpedo Miass *2012 – FC Tobol Tobolsk *2013 –

FC Metallurg Asha FC may refer to: Businesses, organisations, and schools * Fergusson College, a science and arts college in Pune, India * Finncomm Airlines (IATA code) * FranklinCovey company, NYSE stock symbol FC * Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force in Pakis ...

(transitional) *2013 – FC Metallurg Asha *2014 – FC Metallurg Asha *2015 – FC Metallurg Asha *2016 – FC Ural-2 Yekaterinburg *2017 – FC Metallurg Asha *2018 – FC Metallurg Asha *2019 – FC Metallurg Asha

North West

Champions: *1991 –

FC Lokomotiv Leningrad FC Lokomotiv Saint Petersburg (russian: ФК «Локомотив» Санкт‑Петербург) was a Russian football team from Saint Petersburg. It played professionally in 1969 and from 1992 to 2000, including 5 seasons (1996 to 2000) in t ...

(as in North) *1998 – FC Oazis Yartsevo *1999 – FC Pskov *2000 – FC Svetogorets Svetogorsk *2001 – FC Kondopoga *2002 – FC Pikalyovo *2003 – FC Baltika-Tarko Kaliningrad *2004 – FC Lokomotiv St. Petersburg *2005 – FC Baltika-2 Kaliningrad *2006 – FC Apatit Kirovsk *2007 –

FC Sever Murmansk FC Sever Murmansk (russian: ФК «Север» Мурманск) was a Russian association football club from Murmansk, founded in 1961. It played professionally from 1961 to 1984 and again from 2008 until 2013/14 season, after which it was disso ...

*2008 – FC Torpedo St. Petersburg *2009 – FC Apatit Kirovsk *2010 – FC Khimik Koryazhma *2012 – FC Rus Saint Petersburg *2013 –

FC Zvezda Saint Petersburg FC Zvezda Saint Petersburg (russian: ФК Звезда Санкт-Петербург) is a Russian football club based in Saint Petersburg. It plays in the third-tier Russian Second League. History The team was licensed for Russian Professional Fo ...

*2013 – FC Zvezda Saint Petersburg (transitional) *2014 – FC Karelia Petrozavodsk *2015 - FC Zvezda Saint Petersburg *2016 – FC Zvezda Saint Petersburg *2017 – FC Zvezda Saint Petersburg *2018 – FC Khimik Koryazhma *2019 – FC Market Sveta Saint Petersburg

Centre (Moscow)

Champions: *1998 – FC Spartak-Chukotka Moscow *1999 – FC Moskabelmet Moscow *2000 –

FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow FC Torpedo-ZIL (Russian: Футбольный клуб Торпедо-ЗИЛ) was a Russian football club from Moscow. History The team was founded in 1997 after Torpedo Moscow, which played in the Russian Top Division, became a property of SC ...

(youth) *2001 – FC Mostransgaz Selyatino *2002 – FC Nosorogi Volodarskogo *2003 – FC Almaz Moscow *2004 – FC Presnya Moscow *2005 –

FC Torpedo-RG Moscow FC Torpedo-ZIL was a Russian association football club from Moscow. The club, however, should not be confused with the former Russian Premier League club FC Torpedo-ZIL, renamed ''"Torpedo-Metallurg"'' in 2003 (''the club that later served as a ...

*2006 – FC Zelenograd *2007 – FC Spartak-Avto Moscow *2008 – FC Spartak-Avto Moscow *2009 – FC Torpedo Moscow *2010 – FC KAIT-Sport Moscow *2012 – FC Prialit Reutov *2012 – FC Zelenograd (transitional) *2013 – FC Zelenograd *2014 – FC Zelenograd *2015 – FC Zelenograd *2016 – FC Troitsk *2017 – Rosich M *2018 – Rosich M *2019 – Rosich M *2020 – Rosich M *2021 –

Centre (Moscow Oblast)

Champions: *1997 – FC Gigant Voskresensk *1998 – FC Vityaz Podolsk *1999 – FC Krasnoznamensk-Selyatino *2000 – :*Group A – FC Vityaz Podolsk :*Group B – CYSS Khimki *2001 –

FC Reutov FC Reutov (russian: «Реутов» (Реутов)) was a Russian football team from Reutov. It played professionally from 2003 to 2008. Their best result was 4th place in the Zone West of the Russian Second Division in 2006. Football in Reutov ...

*2002 – FC Lobnya-Alla Lobnya *2003 – FC Lobnya-Alla Lobnya *2004 – FC Lokomotiv-Mosotryad No. 99 Protvino *2005 – :*Group A –

FC Fortuna Mytishchi FC Fortuna Mytishchi (russian: «Фортуна» (Мытищи)) was a Russian football team from Mytishchi. It played professionally in the Russian Second Division The Russian Second League (russian: Первенство России II ди ...

:*Group B – FC Dmitrov *2006 – :*Group A –

FC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo Znamya Truda is a Russian football club from Orekhovo-Zuevo, Moscow Oblast. The club is most noted because they are the oldest now-playing club in Russia, founded in 1909. They currently play in the FNL 2. The club's finest hour came in 1962 w ...

:*Group B –

FC Titan Klin FC Titan Klin (russian: «Титан» (Клин)) is an association football team from Klin, Klinsky District, Moscow Oblast, Klin, Moscow Oblast, Russia. It played professionally from 1992 to 2005. Their best result was 6th place in the Russian ...

*2007 – :*Group A –

FC Istra FC Istra (russian: ФК "Истра") is an association football club from Istra, Russia, founded in 1997. It played in the Russian Second Division from 2008 to 2012, at which point it lost the financing and dropped back to the amateur levels. Th ...

:*Group B – FC Senezh Solnechnogorsk *2008 –

FC Avangard Podolsk FC Avangard Podolsk (russian: ФК «Авангард» Подольск) was a Russian association football club from Podolsk, existed in 2001–2010. The club played in the Russian Second Division The Russian Second League (russian: Перв� ...

*2009 – :*Group A – FC Zorkiy Krasnogorsk :*Group B –

FC Mytishchi FC may refer to: Businesses, organisations, and schools * Fergusson College, a science and arts college in Pune, India * Finncomm Airlines (IATA code) * FranklinCovey company, NYSE stock symbol FC * Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force in Paki ...

*2010 – :*Group A – FC Podolye Voronovo :*Group B – FC Oka Beloomut *2012 – :*Group A – FC Dolgoprudniy :*Group B – FC Znamya Noginsk *2012 (Transitional) – :*Group A – FC Kolomna :*Group B – FC Povarovo *2013 – FC Olimpik Mytishchi *2014 –

*2015 –

FC Lyubertsy FK Lyubertsy (russian: «ФК Люберцы) is a Russian football team from Lyubertsy. It played professionally in 1946, 1966–1969 and 1990–1998. Their best result was 5th place in the Soviet Second League The Soviet Second League (russi ...

*2016 – FC Olimpik Mytishchi *2017 – FC Kvant Obninsk *2018 –

*2019 – FC Olimp-2 Khimki *2020 –

Legion Legion may refer to: Military * Roman legion, the basic military unit of the ancient Roman army * Spanish Legion, an elite military unit within the Spanish Army * Legion of the United States, a reorganization of the United States Army from 179 ...

*2021 –

Golden Ring

Champions: *1998 – FC Kovrovets Kovrov *1998 – FC Mashinostroitel Kirov *1999 – FC Severstal Cherepovets *2000 –

FC Torpedo Vladimir Football Club Torpedo Vladimir (russian: Футбольный клуб "Торпедо" Владимир) is a Russian football club from Vladimir, founded in 1959. In 2011, they played in the Russian First Division after winning their zone of t ...

*2001 – FC BSK Spirovo *2002 – FC Ratmir Tver *2003 –

FC Volga Tver FC Tver (russian: link=no, ФК «Тверь») 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. In 1 ...

*2004 – FC MZhK Ryazan *2005 – FC Ryazanskaya GRES Novomichurinsk *2006 – FC Kooperator Vichuga *2007 – FC Kooperator Vichuga *2008 – FC Dynamo Kostroma *2009 – FC Kooperator Vichuga *2010 – FC Kooperator Vichuga *2012 – FC Kooperator Vichuga *2012 – FC Dynamo Kostroma (transitional) *2013 – FC Dynamo Kostroma *2014 – FC Shinnik-M Yaroslavl *2015 – FC Dynamo Kostroma *2016 – FC Murom *2017 – FC Cherepovets *2018 – FC Fakel Kirov *2019 – FC Cherepovets

Chernozemye (South-West Region)

Champions: *1998 –

FC Oskol Stary Oskol FC Stary Oskol (russian: ФК «Старый Оскол») was a Russian association football, football team from Stary Oskol. It played professionally on two occasions, in 1990 and 1993. Their best result was 13th place in Zone 3 of the Russian S ...

*1999 – FC Yelets *2000 – FC Salyut-Energia Belgorod *2001 – FC Magnit Zheleznogorsk *2002 –

FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Текстильщик» Камышин; Futbol'niy Klub "Tekstilshchik" Kamyshin) is a Russian football club based in Kamyshin, Volgograd Oblast. In the 1990s the club spent fi ...

*2003 – FC Rotor-2 Volgograd *2004 –

FC Lokomotiv Liski FC Lokomotiv Liski (russian: ФК "Локомотив" Лиски) 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 Russ ...

*2005 – FC Dynamo Voronezh *2006 –

FC Torpedo Volzhsky FC Energiya Volzhsky (russian: ФК "Энергия Волжский") is an association football club from Volzhsky, Russia, founded in 1956. It plays in the Russian Amateur Football League Russian championship among amateur football clubs (II ...

*2007 – FC Zodiak Stary Oskol *2008 – FC Fakel-StroyArt Voronezh *2009 –

FC MiK Kaluga FC Kaluga (russian: ФК Калуга) is an association football club from Kaluga, Russia, founded in 2009. The club is playing in the FNL 2. The team appeared after uniting two football Clubs from Kaluga: FC MiK Kaluga and FC Lokomotiv Kaluga ...

*2010 – FC Yelets *2012 – FC Khimik Rossosh *2013 –

FC Dynamo Bryansk FC Dynamo-Bryansk is a Russian football club based in Bryansk. The team colours are (Home) all blue. (Away) all white with blue shorts. History The club was founded in 1931 by GPU officer Filaret Adamovich. The team initially consisted of play ...

*2013 – FC Vybor Kurbatov (transitional) *2014 – FC Energomash Belgorod *2015 –

FC Rotor Volgograd SC Rotor Volgograd (russian: СK Ротор) is a Russian professional football club from the large city of Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast (formerly Stalingrad). The club will play in the third-tier Russian Football National League 2 in the 2022– ...

*2016 – FC Atom Novovoronezh *2017 – FC Metallurg-Oskol Stary Oskol *2018 – FC Metallurg-OEMK Stary Oskol *2019 – FC Krasny

Privolzhye (Volga Region)

Champions: *1991 – FC Tekstilschik Isheyevka (Group 1) / FC Trikotazhnik Astrakhan (Group 2) (both as in Povolzhye) *1998 –

FC Metallurg Vyksa FC Metallurg Vyksa (russian: «Металлург» (Выкса)) is a Russian football team from Vyksa. It played professionally from 1994 to 1997, from 1999 to 2003 and again from the 2012–13 season until February 2015. Their best result was ...

*1999 – FC Yoshkar-Ola *2000 – FC Alnas Almetyevsk *2001 – FC Zenit Penza *2002 –

FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod was a Russian football club based in Nizhny Novgorod. They spent eight seasons in the Russian Premier League. History Early years The team of the railway workers was founded in Nizhny Novgorod in 1916. Later it was k ...

*2003 –

FC Rubin-2 Kazan FC Rubin-2 Kazan (russian: ФК «Рубин-2» Казань) 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 dis ...

*2004 –

FC Naberezhnye Chelny FC may refer to: Businesses, organisations, and schools * Fergusson College, a science and arts college in Pune, India * Finncomm Airlines (IATA code) * FranklinCovey company, NYSE stock symbol FC * Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force in Pakist ...

*2005 –

FC Yunit Samara FC Yunit Samara (russian: «Юнит» (Самара)) was a Russian football team from Samara. It played professionally from 2006 to 2008. Their best result was 9th place in Zone Ural-Povolzhye of the Russian Second Division The Russian Seco ...

*2006 – FC Sokol-Saratov *2007 –

FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk (russian: ФК «Химик» Дзержинск) is an association football club from Dzerzhinsk, Russia, founded in 1946. It played in the Soviet First League The Soviet First League in football (russian: Первая л ...

*2008 – FC RossKat Neftegorsk *2009 – FC Zenit Penza *2010 – FC Syzran-2003 Syzran *2012 – FC Spartak Yoshkar-Ola *2012 – FC Shakhtyor Volga-Olimpinets (transitional) *2013 – FC Shakhtyor Volga-Olimpinets *2014 – FC Sergiyevsk *2015 – FC Sergiyevsk *2016 –

FC Dzherzhinsk-TS FC may refer to: Businesses, organisations, and schools * Fergusson College, a science and arts college in Pune, India * Finncomm Airlines (IATA code) * FranklinCovey company, NYSE stock symbol FC * Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force in Paki ...

*2017 – FC Torpedo Dimitrovgrad *2018 – FC Khimik-Avgust Vurnary *2019 – FC Khimik-Avgust Vurnary

South

Champions: *1996 – FC Avangard Kamyshin *1997 – FC Sudostroitel Astrakhan *1998 –

FC SKA Rostov-on-Don FC SKA Rostov-on-Don (russian: ФК СКА Ростов-на-Дону) is a Russian association football club based in Rostov-on-Don. The club's history includes becoming runners-up of the Soviet Top League in 1966 and winning the Soviet Cup in 1 ...

*1999 – FC Signal Izobilny *2000 – FC Lokomotiv-Taym Mineralnye Vody *2001 –

FC Nart Cherkessk FC Nart Cherkessk (russian: ФК «Нарт» Черкесск) 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 Fi ...

*2002 –

FC Mashuk Pyatigorsk FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk (russian: Кавминводский Фонд ФК «Машук-КМВ») is a Russian football club based in Pyatigorsk. The club plays in the FNL 2. History The history of Mashuk-KMV dates back to the 1920s and the t ...

*2003 – FC Aruan Nartkala *2004 – FC Avangard Lazarevskoye *2005 –

FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk (russian: ФК "Черноморец" Новороссийск) is the oldest Russian association football club based in Novorossiysk. It plays in the third-tier FNL 2. History The club was founded as a part of the ...

*2006 – FC Bataysk-2007 *2007 – FC Nika Krasny Sulin *2008 – FC Abinsk *2009 –

FC Malka FC may refer to: Businesses, organisations, and schools * Fergusson College, a science and arts college in Pune, India * Finncomm Airlines (IATA code) * FranklinCovey company, NYSE stock symbol FC * Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force in Pakist ...

*2010 – FC Biolog Novokubansk *2012 –

FC Volgar Astrakhan Volgar FC (russian: Футбольный Клуб "Волгарь") is an association football club based in Astrakhan, Russia. They play in the Russian First League. History The club has been known under following names: *''Pishchevik'' (food in ...

*2013 – FC Dynamo Rostov-on-Don *2013 – FC Dynamo Sbornaya Stavropol (transitional) *2014 –

*2015 –

*2016 – FC Sbornaya RO Rostselmash *2017 – FC Akhmat Khosi-Yurt Tsentaroy *2018 – FC Maras-IngGU Nazran *2019 – FC Aksay

External links

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