2015–16 Russian Football National League

The 2015–16 Russian National Football League was the 24th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 11 July 2015 and is due to end on 21 May 2016.

Russian National Football League
Season2015–16
PromotedGazovik
Arsenal
Tom
RelegatedTorpedo
Baikal
KAMAZ
Matches played380
Goals scored901 (2.37 per match)
Top goalscorerArtyom Delkin
(16 goals)
Biggest away winBaikal 0–6 Sibir
Longest winning runVolgar (8)
Longest unbeaten runVolgar (13)
Arsenal (13)
Longest winless runKAMAZ (15)
Longest losing runBaikal (8)

Teams edit

Stadiums, personnel and sponsorship edit

Team Head coach Captain Kitmaker Sponsor Stadium Capacity
Arsenal   Sergei Pavlov   Dmitry Aydov Adidas Arsenal, Tula 20,048
Baikal   Dmitri Petrenko   Andrei Mayboroda Adidas Trud, Irkutsk 17,800
Baltika   Khazret Dyshekov   Yevgeny Ovsiyenko Nike Baltika, Kaliningrad 14,660
Fakel   Pavel Gusev   Andrei Murnin Adidas TNS Energo Tsentralnyi Profsoyuz, Voronezh 31,793
Gazovik   Robert Yevdokimov   Dmitri Andreev Adidas Gazprom Gazovik, Orenburg 4,800
KAMAZ   Vladimir Klontsak   Irek Ganiyev Adidas Rubin Neftekhimik, Nizhnekamsk 3,200
Luch-Energiya   Sergei Perednya   Roman Slavnov Joma Dynamo, Vladivostok 10,200
Shinnik   Aleksandr Pobegalov   Aleksandr Pavlenko Jako Shinnik, Yaroslavl 22,990
Sibir   Boris Stukalov   Victor Golovatenco Joma Sibmost Spartak, Novosibirsk 12,500
SKA-Energiya   Aleksandr Grigoryan   Igor Udaly Adidas Lenin, Khabarovsk 15,200
Sokol   Valeri Burlachenko   Aleksandr Degtyaryov Adidas ZMK Lokomotiv, Saratov 15,000
Spartak-2   Yevgeny Bushmanov   Vladimir Obukhov Nike Lukoil Spartak Academy, Moscow 2,700
Tom   Valery Nepomnyashchy   Martin Jiránek Adidas Trud, Tomsk 10,000
Torpedo   Valery Karpin   Sergei Miroshnichenko Adidas RGMK Yunost, Armavir 3,650
Tosno   Dmytro Parfyonov   Andrei Bochkov Adidas Fort Group MSA Petrovsky, Saint Petersburg 2,809
Tyumen   Aleksandr Ivchenko   Khasan Mamtov Umbro Sibur Geolog, Tyumen 13,057
Volga   Andrei Talalayev   Dmitri Polyanin Adidas Lokomotiv, Nizhny Novgorod 17,856
Volgar   Yuri Gazzayev   Aleksei Kolomiychenko Adidas Gazprom Tsentralny, Astrakhan 17,500
Yenisey   Omari Tetradze   Yevgeni Kachan 2K Sport Tsentralny, Krasnoyarsk 22,500
Zenit-2   Vladislav Radimov   Konstantin Lobov Nike Gazprom MSA Petrovsky, Saint Petersburg 2,809

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Gazovik Orenburg (C, P) 38 26 8 4 61 20 +41 86 Promotion to Premier League
2 Arsenal Tula (P) 38 25 7 6 64 36 +28 82
3 Tom Tomsk (O, P) 38 22 8 8 58 35 +23 74 Qualification to Premier League play-offs
4 Volgar Astrakhan 38 17 12 9 57 37 +20 63
5 Spartak-2 Moscow 38 17 8 13 52 49 +3 59
6 Fakel Voronezh 38 17 5 16 51 42 +9 56
7 Tosno 38 17 4 17 57 53 +4 55
8 Tyumen 38 15 9 14 44 45 −1 54
9 Sokol Saratov 38 14 11 13 43 38 +5 53
10 Volga Nizhny Novgorod[a] 38 14 9 15 39 37 +2 51[b] Dissolved after the season
11 Sibir Novosibirsk 38 14 9 15 47 50 −3 51[b]
12 Shinnik Yaroslavl 38 13 11 14 50 49 +1 50[c]
13 Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg 38 13 11 14 61 56 +5 50[c]
14 SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk 38 13 10 15 36 35 +1 49
15 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok 38 12 9 17 31 46 −15 45
16 Yenisey Krasnoyarsk[d] 38 12 8 18 36 49 −13 44
17 Baltika Kaliningrad[a] 38 11 11 16 37 47 −10 44
18 Torpedo Armavir (R) 38 10 10 18 28 44 −16 40 Relegation to Professional Football League
19 Baikal Irkutsk (R) 38 8 2 28 29 73 −44 26
20 KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny (R) 38 6 6 26 20 60 −40 24
Source: Football National League (Russian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head matches won; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored.[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b On 15 June 2016, it was announced that FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod would be dissolved due to debt.[1] According to league regulations, its place in the league would be taken by FC Baltika Kaliningrad, which would not be relegated.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Volga – Sibir 2–1, Sibir – Volga 1–2.
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Zenit-2 – Shinnik 2–2, Shinnik – Zenit-2 4–0.
  4. ^ On 4 June 2016, it was announced that FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk would not be relegated as one of the teams that won one of the PFL zones, FC Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure, refused to be promoted.[2]

Results edit

Home \ Away ARS BAI BAL FAK GAZ KAM LUE SHI SIB SKA SOK SP2 TOM ARM TOS TYU VNN VOL YEN ZE2
Arsenal Tula 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 4–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 4–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1
Baikal Irkutsk 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–3 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–6 2–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–1
Baltika Kaliningrad 1–4 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 0–3 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 3–1
Fakel Voronezh 3–1 3–2 1–0 1–2 4–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–3 3–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–1
Gazovik Orenburg 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–3 0–1 0–3 1–2 0–2 3–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 0–2 0–3 0–1 0–5
Luch-Energiya Vladivostok 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 2–3 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–0
Shinnik Yaroslavl 0–4 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 5–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–3 1–1 4–0
Sibir Novosibirsk 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–4 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–0
SKA-Khabarovsk 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–1
Sokol Saratov 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 3–2 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–0
Spartak-2 Moscow 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 4–3 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–2
Tom Tomsk 1–3 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 4–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–3
Armavir 1–3 0–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–3 2–0
Tosno 2–3 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–1 3–2 1–0 6–1 3–1 1–0 2–4 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–2
Tyumen 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–4 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 3–1 2–1
Volga Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 4–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 4–0 2–2
Volgar Astrakhan 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 4–1 4–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–3
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–4 1–2 3–1 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–3
Zenit-2 St. Petersburg 2–2 4–3 3–1 2–4 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–2 3–3 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 4–2 1–1 2–3 1–2
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics edit

Scoring edit

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Artyom Delkin Gazovik 16
  Khasan Mamtov Tyumen
  Maksim Zhitnev Sibir
4   Mikhail Biryukov Fakel 13
5   Kirill Pogrebnyak Tom Tomsk 12
  Aleksandr Kutyin Arsenal Tula/Tosno
  Vladimir Ilyin Tosno
  Aleksandr Degtyaryov Sokol

Last updated: 10 May 2016[4]

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date
  Denis Tkachuk Zenit-2 Tom Tomsk 3–2[5] 27 July 2015
  Artyom Delkin Gazovik Baykal 3–0[6] 27 July 2015
  Aleksei Pugin Tom Torpedo 4–0[7] 17 August 2015
  Aleksandr Alkhazov** Volgar Luch-Energiya 4–1[8] 15 October 2015
  Sergei Maslov Arsenal Spartak-2 4–1[9] 26 October 2015
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals
  • ** All goals scored from the penalty spot

Last updated: 8 November 2015[10]

Attendance edit

Average home attendances edit

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.[11]

Updated as of 8 November 2015

Team GP Total High Low Average
Fakel 9 90,400 12,800 7,200 10,044
Arsenal 11 63,000 8,200 3,200 5,727
Baltika 9 46,400 7,500 3,400 5,156
Sokol 9 35,150 6,600 1,150 3,906
Luch-Energiya 9 27,500 6,100 1,100 3,056
Tom 12 35,520 4,500 1,500 2,960
Volga 10 24,450 3,800 1,000 2,445
Gazovik 10 24,200 3,000 2,000 2,420
Yenisey 9 20,450 4,900 900 2,272
Sibir 9 19,950 4,000 1,000 2,217
Torpedo 8 15,900 2,500 800 1,988
SKA-Energiya 10 19,500 3,100 1,000 1,950
Shinnik 11 20,200 5,600 1,000 1,836
Tyumen 11 20,050 2,500 1,000 1,823
Baikal 9 13,950 3,200 250 1,550
Volgar 10 13,100 2,200 950 1,310
Zenit-2 9 10,015 1,500 495 1,113
Spartak-2 8 7,962 2,506 107 964
Tosno 8 5,250 1,900 350 656
KAMAZ 9 2,250 450 100 250

References edit

  1. ^ ФК «Волга» будет расформирован (in Russian). FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  2. ^ «Енисей» займёт место «Смены» в ФНЛ (in Russian). Championat.com. 4 June 2016.
  3. ^ "FNL 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Russian Football National League top goalscorers". Championat.com. 8 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Tom Tomsk 2-3 Zenit-2". Soccerway. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Baykal 0-3 Gazovik". Soccerway. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Tom 4-0 Torpedo". Championat.com. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Volgar 4-1 Luch-Energiya". Championat.com. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Arsenal 4-1 Spartak-2". Championat.com. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Russian Football National League top goalscorers". Championat.com. 8 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Футбол. ФНЛ 2015/2016 - Стадионы - Чемпионат". championat.com. championat.com.

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