Second League - Group 1 is a men’s football league in Russia, with recorded coverage from 2020 to 2025. Use this competition page to follow live scores, upcoming fixtures, completed results and standings across the available seasons. Explore player and team statistics alongside the match schedule to keep track of competition activity in one place.
Upcoming matches, Second League - Group 1
Group 1 - 21
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- Group 1 - 21
PSK Dinskaya
Angust Nazran
Group 1 - 24
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- Group 1 - 24
Astrakhan
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- Group 1 - 24
Nart Cherkessk
Angust Nazran
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- Group 1 - 24
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- Group 1 - 24
Rostov II
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- Group 1 - 24Druzhba
Spartak Nalchik
Adygeyskiy Respublikanskiy Stadion Druzhba -
- Group 1 - 24
Dynamo Makhachkala II
Pobeda
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- Group 1 - 24Sevastopol
Rubin Yalta
Group 1 - 25
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- Group 1 - 25
Kyzyltash
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- Group 1 - 25
Angust Nazran
Astrakhan
Latest played matches, Second League - Group 1
Group 1 - 23
Group 1 - 22
Second League - Group 1 Standings
South
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
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| 1 | Sevastopol | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 50 | WWWLW | |
| 2 | Shahter Taganrog | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 20 | 22 | 46 | DWWWW | |
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Rostov II | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 16 | 29 | 46 | WWDDW |
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Rubin Yalta | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 34 | WWWDW |
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Pobeda | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 33 | WLWLW |
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Kyzyltash | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 31 | LWDLW |
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Nart Cherkessk | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 30 | WLLLW |
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Spartak Nalchik | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 28 | LLDLW |
| 9 | Druzhba | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 27 | WLDDL | |
| 10 | Lugansk | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 24 | DWLDD | |
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Astrakhan | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 20 | DLDWL |
| 12 | Izberbash | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 57 | -38 | 18 | LLLLL | |
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Angust Nazran | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 16 | LLDDL |
| 14 | FK Chayka 2 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 43 | -26 | 14 | LWWDL | |
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Dynamo Makhachkala II | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 39 | -20 | 14 | DLLWD |
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PSK Dinskaya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LLDWD |
South Promotion Group
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
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Khimik Dzerzhinsk | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 17 | 45 | 62 | |
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KDV | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 53 | |
| 3 | Pobeda Nizhniy Novgorod | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 35 | 20 | 49 | ||
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Akron II | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 49 | 38 | 11 | 33 | |
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Krylya Sovetov II | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 30 | |
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Dinamo Barnaul | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 54 | -22 | 27 |
South Relegation Group
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
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Orenburg II | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 29 | |
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Ural II | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 47 | -10 | 25 | |
| 3 | Izhevsk | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 23 | ||
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Rubin Kazan 2 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 23 | |
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Nosta | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 50 | -28 | 21 | |
| 6 | Chelyabinsk II | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 38 | -18 | 20 |
Second League - Group 1 Statistics
Top scorers 2026
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Top assists 2026
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
Second League - Group 1 teams participation since 2020
History
| Team | Nb participations |
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| Spartak Nalchik | 6 |
| Dinamo Stavropol | 6 |
| Druzhba | 6 |
| Kuban Kholding | 6 |
| Legion Dynamo | 6 |
| Biolog | 5 |
| Mashuk-KMV | 4 |
| SKA Rostov | 4 |
| Forte Taganrog | 4 |
| Alaniya Vladikavkaz II | 4 |
| Chernomorets | 3 |
| Sevastopol | 3 |
| Essentuki | 3 |
| Rubin Yalta | 3 |
| Astrakhan | 3 |
| Dynamo Makhachkala II | 3 |
| Pobeda | 3 |
| Anzhi | 2 |
| Chayka | 2 |
| Makhachkala | 2 |
| Tuapse | 2 |
| Angust Nazran | 2 |
| Nart Cherkessk | 2 |
| Rostov II | 2 |
| Rotor Volgograd | 1 |
| Inter Cherkessk | 1 |
| Urozhay | 1 |
| Rotor-2 | 1 |
| Krasnodar III | 1 |
| Stroitel Kamensk-Shakht. | 1 |
| Sochi II | 1 |
Second League - Group 1 top scorer teams
Second League - Group 1 About
Second League - Group 1 is a regional men’s league in Russia and forms part of the Second League Division B, the fourth tier of the country’s professional football pyramid. Also recorded as Russia FNL 2 Group 1, it gives clubs from Southern and North Caucasian regions a structured route into professional football while maintaining a broad competitive network across a vast geographical area.
Identity and role in Russian football
Group 1 sits below Division A and above the amateur game. Its central purpose is to bridge regional football and the higher professional divisions: established clubs can rebuild their status, emerging teams can develop, and local players receive a regular platform in a national league system. Participation is open to professional clubs and, where permitted by the regulations, the reserve or farm teams of organisations competing at higher levels.
The competition is associated principally with Southern Russia and the North Caucasus. Regionalisation helps limit the travel demands that would arise from a single nationwide fourth tier, while preserving a meaningful standard of professional competition. For many clubs, the group is both a sporting contest and a test of whether their finances, facilities, administration and player-development structures are strong enough for the next level.
History and governance
The competition’s formation is dated to 1998, although its present identity belongs to the modern reorganisation of Russian professional football. The former Professional Football League structure was reshaped in 2023 into Division A and Division B, creating the current framework for the second-tier professional competition below the First League. Group 1 is therefore best understood as part of a continuing regional tradition within a reorganised national pyramid, rather than as an entirely new competition.
The Russian Football Union (RFU) and the Football National League (FNL) oversee the professional framework. Clubs must hold the appropriate professional licence and satisfy regulatory requirements covering areas such as finance, infrastructure and sporting operations. Entry may come through promotion from the amateur level, subject to meeting those requirements, or through the admission and restructuring of clubs already connected to the professional system. The recent statistical record covers six seasons from 2020 to 2025, beginning with a listed event on 23 July 2021.
Competition format and stages
Group 1 uses a hybrid format in which the season is divided into stages. In the first stage, participating teams generally meet in a home-and-away round-robin. The final standings from that phase determine the next stage: the leading clubs enter Subgroup 1A, where promotion is contested, while the remaining clubs enter Subgroup 1B and compete under the pressure of retaining professional status. Placement is determined by first-stage standings rather than by a separate open draw.
The number of participating teams and the precise scheduling details can vary between editions, but the principle remains consistent: early-season results shape the competitive environment for the decisive part of the campaign. This structure gives the leading sides a direct promotion objective while ensuring that lower-ranked clubs continue to play meaningful matches instead of entering an uneventful closing phase.
The winner of Subgroup 1A advances to the Second League Division A Silver Group, the third tier of the Russian professional pyramid. At the other end of the table, the bottom teams in Subgroup 1B can lose professional status and return to amateur football. Promotion is consequently more than a symbolic title; it offers a route towards the national divisions and, ultimately, the Russian Premier League. Relegation can affect a club’s finances, recruitment and long-term place in the football structure.
Points, rankings and match rules
League matches follow the standard points system: three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. A regular fixture is settled after 90 minutes; extra time and penalties are not part of ordinary league play. They may apply in specific promotion or relegation play-offs, or in separate knockout competitions such as the Russian Cup.
When teams finish level on points, head-to-head performance is the primary comparison. The relevant sequence begins with points gained in the meetings between the tied teams, followed by matches won and then goal difference. This makes individual encounters especially important in a compact regional group: a result against a direct rival can influence both the table and the eventual stage allocation.
Seasonal rhythm and sporting significance
The competition is generally built around a spring-to-autumn football calendar, with the first stage running from spring into late summer and the subgroup programme following in the autumn. Exact dates can change under the regulations for a particular edition, but the arrangement is designed to reduce the impact of Russia’s harshest winter conditions and to keep the decisive fixtures within a practical playing window.
For supporters, Group 1 combines local identity with a clear national pathway. Clubs compete for promotion, professional survival and the chance to measure themselves against ambitious regional rivals. Its value lies not only in producing a champion, but also in sustaining professional football outside the country’s largest centres and giving players, coaches and clubs a credible route towards higher-level competition.