title: 2012–13 Russian Second Division
text: # 2012–13 Russian Second Division
  
  The 2012–13 Russian Second Division was the third strongest division in Russian football. 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.
  
  ## West
  
  ### Standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Khimik Dzerzhinsk (P) | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 52 | Promotion to Russian National Football League |
  | 2 | Pskov-747 Pskov | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 49 | |
  | 3 | Tekstilshchik Ivanovo | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 49 | |
  | 4 | Dolgoprudny | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 45 | |
  | 5 | Volga Tver | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 41 | |
  | 6 | Dnepr Smolensk | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 41 | |
  | 7 | Lokomotiv-2 Moscow | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 40 | |
  | 8 | Spartak Kostroma | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 40 | |
  | 9 | Sever Murmansk | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 37 | |
  | 10 | Karelia Petrozavodsk | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 29 | |
  | 11 | Vologda | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 24 | |
  | 12 | Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 36 | −22 | 19 | |
  | 13 | Rus Saint Petersburg | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 19 | |
  | 14 | Piter Saint Petersburg (R) | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 16 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
  
  * 1 2 PSK 3–1 TEK; TEK 2–1 PSK
  * 1 2 LOK 2–0 SPA; SPA 0–1 LOK
  * 1 2 ZNA 3–2 RUS; RUS 0–0 ZNA
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  Source: rfspro.ru (in Russian)
  
  **11 goals**
  
  * Aleksei Zhdanov (Khimik)
  
  **10 goals**
  
  * Konstantin Podkorytov (Tekstilshchik)
  * Mukhammad Sultonov (Lokomotiv-2)
  
  **8 goals**
  
  * Anton Shishayev (Pskov-747)
  * Artyom Sivayev (Dnepr)
  * Aleksandr Yevstafyev (Rus)
  
  ## Center
  
  ### Standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Arsenal Tula (P) | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 74 | 20 | +54 | 73 | Promotion to Russian National Football League |
  | 2 | Fakel Voronezh | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 64 | |
  | 3 | Sokol Saratov | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 17 | +27 | 54 | |
  | 4 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 49 | |
  | 5 | Kaluga | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 47 | |
  | 6 | Zenit Penza | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 46 | |
  | 7 | Podolye Podolsky district | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 44 | |
  | 8 | Vityaz Podolsk | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 43 | |
  | 9 | Avangard Kursk | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 41 | |
  | 10 | Lokomotiv Liski | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 41 | |
  | 11 | Zvezda Ryazan | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 39 | |
  | 12 | Gubkin (R) | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 37 | Excluded from professional football |
  | 13 | Metallurg Vyksa | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 31 | |
  | 14 | Metallurg-Oskol Stary Oskol | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 61 | −33 | 26 | |
  | 15 | Spartak Tambov (R) | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 28 | 77 | −49 | 21 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
  | 16 | Oryol | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 56 | −38 | 11 | |
  
  * 1 2 LOK 1–1 AVA; AVA 0–0 LOK
  * ↑ FC Gubkin excluded from professional football for financial reasons.
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  Source: rfspro.ru (in Russian)
  
  **16 goals**
  
  * Aleksandr Kutyin (Arsenal)
  
  **13 goals**
  
  * Rinat Timokhin (Arsenal)
  
  **12 goals**
  
  * Aleksei Antonnikov (Zenit)
  * Aleksei Averyanov (Podolye)
  
  **11 goals**
  
  * Sergei Anokhin (Kaluga)
  * Maksim Protserov (Metallurg Vyksa)
  * Yevgeny Savin (Arsenal)
  
  **10 goals**
  
  * Karen Sargsyan (Sokol / Kaluga)
  * Dmitri Sokolov (Sokol)
  
  ## South
  
  ### Standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Angusht Nazran (P) | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 69 | Promotion to Russian National Football League |
  | 2 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 32 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 53 | 17 | +36 | 69 | |
  | 3 | Armavir | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 63 | |
  | 4 | Astrakhan | 32 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 62 | 31 | +31 | 62 | |
  | 5 | Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 53 | |
  | 6 | Taganrog | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 51 | |
  | 7 | Alania-d Vladikavkaz | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 49 | |
  | 8 | Dagdizel Kaspiysk | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 48 | |
  | 9 | MITOS Novocherkassk | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 45 | |
  | 10 | Biolog-Novokubansk Progress | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 45 | |
  | 11 | Energiya Volzhsky | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 44 | |
  | 12 | Slavyansky Slavyansk-na-Kubani | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 39 | |
  | 13 | Druzhba Maykop | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 35 | |
  | 14 | Kavkaztransgaz-2005 Ryzdvyany | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 28 | |
  | 15 | Olimpia Volgograd | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 55 | −30 | 24 | |
  | 16 | Volgar-Astrakhan Astrakhan | 32 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 23 | |
  | 17 | SKA Rostov-on-Don (R) | 32 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 6 | 82 | −76 | 6 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  Source: rfspro.ru (in Russian)
  
  **16 goals**
  
  * Yuri Pugachyov (Astrakhan)
  
  **15 goals**
  
  * Magomed Guguyev (Angusht)
  * Sergei Verkashanskiy (Torpedo)
  
  **12 goals**
  
  * Vyacheslav Bokov (MITOS)
  * Anatoly Shevchenko (Torpedo / Chernomorets)
  
  **11 goals**
  
  * Sergei Sechin (Astrakhan)
  
  **10 goals**
  
  * Sergei Sinyayev (Astrakhan)
  
  ## Ural-Povolzhye
  
  ### Standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gazovik Orenburg (P) | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 15 | +39 | 69 | Promotion to Russian National Football League |
  | 2 | Tyumen | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 15 | +41 | 66 | |
  | 3 | Volga Ulyanovsk | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 52 | |
  | 4 | Chelyabinsk | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 50 | |
  | 5 | Lada-Togliatti Togliatti | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 48 | |
  | 6 | Zenit-Izhevsk | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 47 | |
  | 7 | Syzran-2003 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 42 | |
  | 8 | Rubin-2 Kazan | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 35 | |
  | 9 | Gornyak Uchaly | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 31 | |
  | 10 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 30 | |
  | 11 | Dynamo Kirov | 28 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 30 | |
  | 12 | Nosta Novotroitsk | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 23 | |
  | 13 | Oktan Perm | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 22 | |
  | 14 | Akademiya Togliatti | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 57 | −41 | 20 | |
  | 15 | Spartak Yoshkar-Ola (R) | 28 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 62 | −36 | 12 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  Source: rfspro.ru (in Russian)
  
  **14 goals**
  
  * Dmitri Zarva (Chelyabinsk)
  
  **10 goals**
  
  * Sergei Dzodziyev (Lada-Togliatti)
  
  **9 goals**
  
  * Maksim Barsov (Volga)
  * Vasili Panev (Zenit-Izhevsk)
  
  **8 goals**
  
  * Ruslan Galiakberov (Rubin-2)
  * Sergei Serdyukov (Gazovik)
  
  **7 goals**
  
  * Vladislav Aksyutenko (Gazovik)
  * Anton Kilin (Chelyabinsk)
  * Khasan Mamtov (Tyumen)
  * Sergei Titov (Spartak Yoshkar-Ola)
  
  ## East
  
  ### Standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Luch-Energiya Vladivostok (P) | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 62 | Promotion to Russian National Football League |
  | 2 | Chita | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 61 | |
  | 3 | Amur-2010 Blagoveshchensk | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 50 | 21 | +29 | 55 | |
  | 4 | Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 54 | |
  | 5 | Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 50 | |
  | 6 | Dynamo Barnaul | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 37 | |
  | 7 | Yakutiya Yakutsk | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 35 | |
  | 8 | Baikal Irkutsk | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 28 | |
  | 9 | Irtysh Omsk | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 62 | −25 | 24 | |
  | 10 | Sibiryak Bratsk | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 23 | |
  | 11 | Sibir-2 Novosibirsk (R) | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 21 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  Source: rfspro.ru (in Russian)
  
  **14 goals**
  
  * Andrei Polyanskiy (Dynamo)
  * Aleksandr Tikhonovetsky (Luch-Energiya)
  
  **12 goals**
  
  * Anton Bagayev (Irtysh)
  * Yevgeni Dudikov (Baikal)
  
  **11 goals**
  
  * Pavel Garannikov (Chita)
  
  **9 goals**
  
  * Stanislav Goncharov (Smena)
  
  **8 goals**
  
  * Aleksei Buznyakov (Amur-2010)
  * Marat Sagirov (Luch-Energiya)
  