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

TeamHead coachCaptainKitmakerSponsorStadiumCapacity
Arsenal Sergei Pavlov Dmitry AydovAdidasArsenal, Tula20,048
Baikal Dmitri Petrenko Andrei MayborodaAdidasTrud, Irkutsk17,800
Baltika Khazret Dyshekov Yevgeny OvsiyenkoNikeBaltika, Kaliningrad14,660
Fakel Pavel Gusev Andrei MurninAdidasTNS EnergoTsentralnyi Profsoyuz, Voronezh31,793
Gazovik Robert Yevdokimov Dmitri AndreevAdidasGazpromGazovik, Orenburg4,800
KAMAZ Vladimir Klontsak Irek GaniyevAdidasRubinNeftekhimik, Nizhnekamsk3,200
Luch-Energiya Sergei Perednya Roman SlavnovJomaDynamo, Vladivostok10,200
Shinnik Aleksandr Pobegalov Aleksandr PavlenkoJakoShinnik, Yaroslavl22,990
Sibir Boris Stukalov Victor GolovatencoJomaSibmostSpartak, Novosibirsk12,500
SKA-Energiya Aleksandr Grigoryan Igor UdalyAdidasLenin, Khabarovsk15,200
Sokol Valeri Burlachenko Aleksandr DegtyaryovAdidasZMKLokomotiv, Saratov15,000
Spartak-2 Yevgeny Bushmanov Vladimir ObukhovNikeLukoilSpartak Academy, Moscow2,700
Tom Valery Nepomnyashchy Martin JiránekAdidasTrud, Tomsk10,000
Torpedo Valery Karpin Sergei MiroshnichenkoAdidasRGMKYunost, Armavir3,650
Tosno Dmytro Parfyonov Andrei BochkovAdidasFort GroupMSA Petrovsky, Saint Petersburg2,809
Tyumen Aleksandr Ivchenko Khasan MamtovUmbroSiburGeolog, Tyumen13,057
Volga Andrei Talalayev Dmitri PolyaninAdidasLokomotiv, Nizhny Novgorod17,856
Volgar Yuri Gazzayev Aleksei KolomiychenkoAdidasGazpromTsentralny, Astrakhan17,500
Yenisey Omari Tetradze Yevgeni Kachan2K SportTsentralny, Krasnoyarsk22,500
Zenit-2 Vladislav Radimov Konstantin LobovNikeGazpromMSA Petrovsky, Saint Petersburg2,809

League table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Gazovik Orenburg (C, P)3826846120+4186Promotion to Premier League
2Arsenal Tula (P)3825766436+2882
3Tom Tomsk (O, P)3822885835+2374Qualification to Premier League play-offs
4Volgar Astrakhan38171295737+2063
5Spartak-2 Moscow38178135249+359
6Fakel Voronezh38175165142+956
7Tosno38174175753+455
8Tyumen38159144445−154
9Sokol Saratov381411134338+553
10Volga Nizhny Novgorod[a]38149153937+251[b]Dissolved after the season
11Sibir Novosibirsk38149154750−351[b]
12Shinnik Yaroslavl381311145049+150[c]
13Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg381311146156+550[c]
14SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk381310153635+149
15Luch-Energiya Vladivostok38129173146−1545
16Yenisey Krasnoyarsk[d]38128183649−1344
17Baltika Kaliningrad[a]381111163747−1044
18Torpedo Armavir (R)381010182844−1640Relegation to Professional Football League
19Baikal Irkutsk (R)3882282973−4426
20KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny (R)3866262060−4024
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 \ AwayARSBAIBALFAKGAZKAMLUESHISIBSKASOKSP2TOMARMTOSTYUVNNVOLYENZE2
Arsenal Tula2–11–01–00–31–01–04–13–11–00–04–11–20–03–11–21–01–12–02–1
Baikal Irkutsk0–21–00–20–32–10–10–20–62–30–31–21–21–20–20–01–03–21–02–1
Baltika Kaliningrad1–43–11–12–11–23–00–33–11–00–01–10–30–11–31–10–12–10–03–1
Fakel Voronezh3–13–21–01–24–12–03–12–10–11–02–21–32–01–33–01–20–10–10–1
Gazovik Orenburg4–12–02–01–02–02–02–02–10–02–12–01–02–03–11–11–10–01–11–0
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny0–10–10–00–00–30–10–31–20–23–00–10–11–13–00–10–20–30–10–5
Luch-Energiya Vladivostok0–01–02–21–01–12–11–10–31–02–31–10–30–10–11–02–01–12–20–0
Shinnik Yaroslavl0–41–00–11–20–10–21–15–02–11–01–10–13–02–11–12–13–31–14–0
Sibir Novosibirsk3–01–01–01–11–10–02–02–12–11–30–01–02–21–21–41–21–11–02–0
SKA-Khabarovsk0–10–01–10–11–14–02–02–21–11–22–11–00–00–11–01–12–10–22–1
Sokol Saratov1–13–01–13–20–20–00–10–12–02–02–21–20–03–20–12–02–11–00–0
Spartak-2 Moscow1–22–00–11–31–04–02–12–03–01–04–30–11–03–11–11–01–02–01–2
Tom Tomsk1–32–12–10–01–02–00–21–11–02–02–14–14–03–21–11–01–12–12–3
Armavir1–30–21–21–23–00–02–00–22–00–20–01–21–10–02–11–01–02–32–0
Tosno2–31–03–11–00–11–20–22–00–13–21–06–13–11–02–41–02–22–21–2
Tyumen1–21–13–11–20–41–01–02–10–10–21–22–01–11–01–02–10–23–12–1
Volga Nizhny Novgorod1–24–10–11–01–32–11–01–12–10–00–00–03–21–01–11–00–14–02–2
Volgar Astrakhan1–13–11–02–10–13–04–14–01–10–12–02–11–12–01–01–12–11–10–3
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk0–24–01–12–00–12–00–20–01–02–00–10–41–23–11–31–00–10–20–3
Zenit-2 St. Petersburg2–24–33–12–41–21–23–12–23–30–01–13–00–00–02–14–21–12–31–2
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics edit

Scoring edit

Top goalscorers edit

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Artyom DelkinGazovik16
Khasan MamtovTyumen
Maksim ZhitnevSibir
4 Mikhail BiryukovFakel13
5 Kirill PogrebnyakTom Tomsk12
Aleksandr KutyinArsenal Tula/Tosno
Vladimir IlyinTosno
Aleksandr DegtyaryovSokol

Last updated: 10 May 2016[4]

Hat-tricks edit

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Denis TkachukZenit-2Tom Tomsk3–2[5]27 July 2015
Artyom DelkinGazovikBaykal3–0[6]27 July 2015
Aleksei PuginTomTorpedo4–0[7]17 August 2015
Aleksandr Alkhazov**VolgarLuch-Energiya4–1[8]15 October 2015
Sergei MaslovArsenalSpartak-24–1[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

TeamGPTotalHighLowAverage
Fakel990,40012,8007,20010,044
Arsenal1163,0008,2003,2005,727
Baltika946,4007,5003,4005,156
Sokol935,1506,6001,1503,906
Luch-Energiya927,5006,1001,1003,056
Tom1235,5204,5001,5002,960
Volga1024,4503,8001,0002,445
Gazovik1024,2003,0002,0002,420
Yenisey920,4504,9009002,272
Sibir919,9504,0001,0002,217
Torpedo815,9002,5008001,988
SKA-Energiya1019,5003,1001,0001,950
Shinnik1120,2005,6001,0001,836
Tyumen1120,0502,5001,0001,823
Baikal913,9503,2002501,550
Volgar1013,1002,2009501,310
Zenit-2910,0151,5004951,113
Spartak-287,9622,506107964
Tosno85,2501,900350656
KAMAZ92,250450100250

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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