1.Division
Russia
League level:
Second Tier
- Number of teams: 18 teams
- Players: 470
- Foreigners: 53 Players 11.3%
- ø-Market value: €312k
- ø-Age: 26.1
Attendances 96/97
Crowd attendances
Table 1.Division
| # | Club | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Uralan | 42 | 45 | 92 |
| 2 |  |
Met. Lipetsk | 42 | 39 | 84 |
| 3 |  |
Sokol-PZD | 42 | 23 | 74 |
| 4 |  |
Spartak Nalchik | 42 | 21 | 72 |
| 5 |  |
Lokomotiv S-Pb | 42 | 17 | 70 |
| 6 |  |
Lada Dimitrovgr. | 42 | 9 | 69 |
| 7 |  |
Kristall | 42 | 25 | 68 |
| 8 |  |
L. Chita | 42 | -1 | 65 |
| 9 |  |
Saturn REN-TV | 42 | 10 | 63 |
| 10 |  |
Stavropol | 42 | -4 | 62 |
| 11 |  |
Gazovik-Gazprom | 42 | 3 | 61 |
| 12 |  |
Neftekhimik | 42 | -1 | 61 |
| 13 |  |
Lada-Togliat-VAZ | 42 | 5 | 60 |
| 14 |  |
Anzhi | 42 | -6 | 60 |
| 15 |  |
Irtysh Omsk | 42 | -1 | 57 |
| 16 |  |
Kuban Krasnodar | 42 | -3 | 57 |
| 17 |  |
Druzhba Maikop | 42 | -11 | 57 |
| 18 |  |
Zarya L-K. | 42 | -19 | 45 |
| 19 |  |
Energia Kamyshin | 42 | -21 | 38 |
| 20 |  |
Uralmash | 42 | -34 | 35 |
| 21 |  |
Torpedo Volzhsky | 42 | -43 | 30 |
| 22 |  |
Luch Vladivostok | 42 | -53 | 21 |