2017–18 Russian Professional Football League

The 2017–18 Professional Football League was the third highest division in Russian football. The Professional Football League is geographically divided into 5 zones. The winners of each zone are automatically promoted into the National Football League. The bottom finishers of each zone lose professional status and are relegated into the Amateur Football League.

Russian Professional Football League

Season	2017–18
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

West

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Chertanovo Moscow	26	19	4	3	52	15	+37	61	Promotion to Russian National Football League
2	Tekstilshchik Ivanovo	26	16	6	4	49	20	+29	54
3	Lokomotiv-Kazanka Moscow	26	16	4	6	50	23	+27	52
4	Veles Moscow	26	14	4	8	46	32	+14	46
5	Spartak Kostroma	26	12	7	7	34	26	+8	43
6	Dolgoprudny	26	11	10	5	49	27	+22	43
7	Pskov-747 Pskov	26	11	4	11	30	36	−6	37
8	Torpedo Vladimir	26	10	6	10	38	34	+4	36
9	Murom	26	8	8	10	24	28	−4	32
10	Dynamo-2 Saint Petersburg	26	8	8	10	29	35	−6	32
11	Luki-Energiya Velikiye Luki	26	7	7	12	19	23	−4	28
12	CRFSO Smolensk	26	7	4	15	26	40	−14	25
13	Kolomna	26	5	1	20	18	59	−41	16
14	Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo (R)	26	1	1	24	12	78	−66	4	Relegation to Amateur Football League

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1. points won; 2. games won; 3. points in head-to-head matches; 4. games won in head-to-head matches; 5. goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6. goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7. away goals in head-to-head matches; 8. total goal difference; 9. total goals scored; 10. total away goals scored.^[2]
(R) Relegated

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Anton Zinkovskiy	Chertanovo	18
2	Roman Tugarev	Kazanka	13
3	Aleksei Bayev	Torpedo Vladimir	11
	Aleksei Trinitatskiy	Dolgoprudny
5	Artyom Galadzhan	Kazanka	10
	Anton Shishayev	Pskov-747
7	Nikita Bazhenov	Dolgoprudny	9
	Ilya Zinin	Torpedo Vladimir
9	Maksim Glushenkov	Chertanovo	8
	Yevgeni Popov	Tekstilshchik
	Aleksey Rogov	Dolgoprudny
	Aleksandr Shchanitsyn	Tekstilshchik
	Vladislav Sarveli	Chertanovo

Centre

Teams and stadia

Rules

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Ararat Moscow	26	19	6	1	52	17	+35	63	Dissolved after season
2	Energomash Belgorod	26	15	8	3	45	20	+25	53
3	Ryazan	26	14	4	8	37	23	+14	46
4	Zorky Krasnogorsk	26	13	4	9	42	26	+16	43
5	Metallurg Lipetsk	26	12	7	7	34	34	0	43
6	Torpedo Moscow	26	11	9	6	44	22	+22	42
7	Sokol Saratov	26	11	6	9	36	38	−2	39
8	Saturn Ramenskoye	26	10	7	9	37	34	+3	37
9	Strogino Moscow	26	11	3	12	38	37	+1	36
10	Dynamo Bryansk	26	10	4	12	33	29	+4	34
11	Khimik Novomoskovsk	26	9	4	13	31	35	−4	31
12	Kaluga	26	5	6	15	20	37	−17	21
13	Rotor-2 Volgograd	26	3	2	21	19	51	−32	11
14	Zenit Penza	26	3	2	21	12	77	−65	11	Relegation to Amateur Football League

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1. points won; 2. games won; 3. points in head-to-head matches; 4. games won in head-to-head matches; 5. goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6. goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7. away goals in head-to-head matches; 8. total goal difference; 9. total goals scored; 10. total away goals scored.^[2]

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ivan Sergeyev	Strogino Moscow	16
2	Ruslan Akhvlediani	Metallurg Lipetsk	10
	Vasili Pavlov	Zorky Krasnogorsk
	Rahim Sadykhov	Torpedo Moscow
	Yuri Andreychenko	Khimik Novomoskovsk
	Yevgeni Dudikov	Sokol Saratov
7	Roman Pavlyuchenko	Ararat Moscow	9
	Nikita Dubchak	Zorky Krasnogorsk
9	Sergey Tsyganov	Zorky Krasnogorsk	8
	Yevgeni Marichev	Ryazan

South

Teams and stadia

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Armavir	32	24	7	1	70	16	+54	79	Promotion to Russian National Football League
2	Afips Afipsky	32	24	6	2	70	15	+55	78	Dissolved after season
3	Chayka Peschanokopskoye	32	17	7	8	51	25	+26	58
4	Krasnodar-2	32	16	6	10	58	37	+21	54	Promotion to Russian National Football League
5	Chernomorets Novorossiysk	32	15	6	11	45	27	+18	51
6	Druzhba Maykop	32	15	5	12	36	45	−9	50
7	Spartak Nalchik	32	11	11	10	36	27	+9	44
8	SKA Rostov-on-Don	32	12	8	12	40	38	+2	44
9	Legion-Dynamo Makhachkala	32	11	10	11	32	29	+3	43
10	Akademiya Futbola Rostov	32	12	6	14	26	44	−18	42
11	Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk	32	10	8	14	27	32	−5	38
12	Biolog-Novokubansk	32	9	7	16	28	44	−16	34
13	Spartak Vladikavkaz	32	8	8	16	26	41	−15	32
14	Dynamo Stavropol	32	8	7	17	39	69	−30	31
15	Angusht Nazran	32	7	7	18	29	56	−27	28
16	Anzhi-2 Makhachkala	32	6	7	19	26	52	−26	25
17	Kuban-2 Krasnodar	32	7	4	21	25	69	−44	25	Relegation to Amateur Football League

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1. points won; 2. games won; 3. points in head-to-head matches; 4. games won in head-to-head matches; 5. goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6. goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7. away goals in head-to-head matches; 8. total goal difference; 9. total goals scored; 10. total away goals scored.^[2]

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Artyom Gevorkyan	Afips Afipsky	17
2	Ilya Belous	Afips Afipsky/Krasnodar-2	15
3	Aleksandr Podbeltsev	Afips Afipsky	13
	Sergei Miroshnichenko	Armavir
5	Amir Mohammad	Legion Dynamo Makhachkala	11
	Semyon Sinyavsky	Armavir
7	Vladislav Rudenko	Chayka Peschanokopskoye	10
	Amur Kalmykov	Anzhi-2 Makhachkala/Afips Afipsky
9	Yuri Dmitriyenko	Biolog-Novokubansk	9
	Maksim Obozny	Chayka Peschanokopskoye
	Sergei Serdyukov	Dynamo Stavropol
	Islam Tlupov	Spartak Nalchik

Ural-Povolzhye

Teams and stadia

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Mordovia Saransk	24	17	5	2	38	8	+30	56	Promotion to Russian National Football League
2	Chelyabinsk	24	14	7	3	41	19	+22	49
3	Syzran-2003	24	14	4	6	35	22	+13	46
4	KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny	24	13	6	5	37	19	+18	45
5	Zenit-Izhevsk	24	13	3	8	28	17	+11	42
6	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	24	12	6	6	42	21	+21	42
7	Volga Ulyanovsk	24	12	5	7	33	17	+16	41
8	Nosta Novotroitsk	24	10	6	8	40	30	+10	36
9	Lada-Togliatti	24	8	1	15	25	51	−26	25
10	Ural-2 Yekaterinburg	24	5	2	17	19	33	−14	17
11	Anzhi-Yunior Zelenodolsk (R)	24	4	4	16	18	44	−26	16	Relegation to Amateur Football League
12	Orenburg-2	24	2	7	15	15	45	−30	13
13	Krylia Sovetov-2 Samara	24	3	2	19	15	63	−48	11	Relegation to Amateur Football League

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1. points won; 2. games won; 3. points in head-to-head matches; 4. games won in head-to-head matches; 5. goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6. goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7. away goals in head-to-head matches; 8. total goal difference; 9. total goals scored; 10. total away goals scored.^[2]
(R) Relegated

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Sergei Ignatyev	Chelyabinsk	12
	Ruslan Mukhametshin	Mordovia Saransk
3	Rizvan Umarov	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	11
4	Ruslan Galiakberov	Syzran-2003/KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny	10
5	Denis Uryvkov	Chelyabinsk	8
6	Aznaur Geryugov	Lada-Tolyatti	7
	Maksim Malakhovskiy	Zenit-Izhevsk
8	Artur Gilyazetdinov	Anzhi-Yunior Zelenodolsk/Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	6
	Andrei Yegorychev	Nosta Novotroitsk/Ural-2 Yekaterinburg
	Dmitri Otstavnov	Volga Ulyanovsk
	Merabi Uridia	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
	David Khubayev	KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny
	Aleksandr Krendelev	Mordovia Saransk

East

Teams and stadia

Rules

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	20	14	0	6	37	17	+20	42	Refused promotion to Russian National Football League
2	Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure	20	10	3	7	24	20	+4	33
3	Dynamo Barnaul	20	7	8	5	18	18	0	29
4	Chita	20	6	9	5	20	16	+4	27
5	Zenit Irkutsk	20	6	4	10	22	34	−12	22
6	Irtysh Omsk	20	4	4	12	15	31	−16	16

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1. points won; 2. games won; 3. points in head-to-head matches; 4. games won in head-to-head matches; 5. goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6. goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7. away goals in head-to-head matches; 8. total goal difference; 9. total goals scored; 10. total away goals scored.^[2]

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Aleksandr Gagloyev	Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	13
2	Ivan Yakovlev	Zenit Irkutsk	10
3	Ilya Yurchenko	Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure	8
4	Andrei Razborov	Chita	6
5	Vladislav Aksyutenko	Dynamo Barnaul	5
	Yuri Kolomyts	Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk