Second League - Group 2 is a Russian men’s league competition formed in 1998, with recorded seasons spanning 2020 to 2025. Visitors can follow live scores, fixtures and results, review standings, and explore player and team statistics in one place, making it easy to track the competition across its available seasons.
Upcoming matches, Second League - Group 2
Group 2 - 25
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- Group 2 - 25
Spartak Moscow 2
Irkutsk
Group 2 - 19
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- Group 2 - 19
Torpedo Vladimir
Irkutsk
Group 2 - 20
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- Group 2 - 20
Irkutsk
Zvezda St. Petersburg
Group 2 - 21
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- Group 2 - 21Luki-Energiya
Irkutsk
Stadion Ekspress
Group 2 - 22
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- Group 2 - 22
Irkutsk
Murom
Group 2 - 23
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- Group 2 - 23
Irkutsk
Group 2 - 24
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- Group 2 - 24
Dinamo Vologda
Spartak Moscow 2
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- Group 2 - 24
Zvezda St. Petersburg
Murom
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- Group 2 - 24
Yenisey II
Dinamo St. Petersburg
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- Group 2 - 24
Torpedo Vladimir
Latest played matches, Second League - Group 2
Group 2 - 23
Group 2 - 22
Second League - Group 2 Standings
West
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Murom | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 44 | WLDWW |
| 2 |
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Dinamo St. Petersburg | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 42 | WDDWD |
| 3 | Luki-Energiya | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 42 | WDLLW | |
| 4 |
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Baltika II | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 40 | DDWWW |
| 5 |
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Chertanovo Moscow | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 39 | WDWWL |
| 6 |
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Torpedo Vladimir | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 32 | LWWDD |
| 7 |
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Kosmos Dolgoprudny | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 28 | LWWLW |
| 8 |
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Tver | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 24 | DDLWL |
| 9 |
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Cherepovets | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 24 | LLDDL |
| 10 |
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Zvezda St. Petersburg | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 24 | LDLWD |
| 11 |
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Dinamo Vologda | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 23 | LLDDL |
| 12 |
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Spartak Moscow 2 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 23 | WDLDD |
| 13 |
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Yenisey II | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 40 | -17 | 19 | LDWDW |
| 14 | Iskra Smolensk | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 44 | -25 | 15 | WDLLL | |
| 15 |
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Irkutsk | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 46 | -35 | 11 | DLLWD |
Second League - Group 2 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 2 teams participation since 2020
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| Zenit 2 | 5 |
| Luki-Energiya | 5 |
| Torpedo Vladimir | 5 |
| Zvezda St. Petersburg | 5 |
| Tver | 5 |
| Znamya Truda | 4 |
| Dinamo Moskva II | 4 |
| Yenisey II | 4 |
| Chertanovo Moscow | 3 |
| Leningradets | 3 |
| Murom | 3 |
| Khimik Dzerzhinsk | 3 |
| Baltika BFU | 3 |
| Dinamo St. Petersburg | 3 |
| Dinamo Vologda | 3 |
| Chita | 2 |
| Elektron VN | 2 |
| Kolomna | 2 |
| Zorkiy | 2 |
| Kazanka | 2 |
| Smolensk | 2 |
| Rodina Moskva III | 2 |
| Torpedo Moskva II | 2 |
| Irkutsk | 2 |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | 1 |
| Spartak Moscow 2 | 1 |
| Tekstilshchik | 1 |
| Dolgoprudny | 1 |
| Rodina Moskva | 1 |
| Saturn Ramenskoye | 1 |
| Zenit Irkutsk | 1 |
| Volna Nizhegorodskaya | 1 |
| Kairat Moskva | 1 |
| Krasava Odintsovo | 1 |
| Yadro St. Petersburg | 1 |
| Olimp-Dolgoprudny II | 1 |
| Spartak Kostroma | 1 |
| Kosmos Dolgoprudny | 1 |
| Dinamo Kirov | 1 |
| Cherepovets | 1 |
| Baltika II | 1 |
Second League - Group 2 top scorer teams
Second League - Group 2 About
Second League - Group 2 is a Russian men’s league competition now known as Russian Second League Division B Group 2, forming part of the country’s professional football pyramid. It is a regional fourth-tier group designed to give clubs a structured route into higher-level national football.
Role in Russian football
Russian Second League Division B Group 2 provides a competitive platform for clubs from the northwestern and western regions of Russia, including emerging sides and reserve teams seeking regular senior football. Its regional structure helps reduce the travel demands created by Russia’s vast geography while maintaining a nationally recognised professional environment.
The group sits at the fourth level of the Russian football system. Its principal sporting objective is progression to Russian Second League Division A, the third tier, while participation also gives clubs the opportunity to develop players, strengthen their organisations and establish themselves within professional football. The competition therefore links regional football with the higher national divisions and, indirectly, the route towards the Russian Premier League.
History and development
The competition’s recorded formation date is 1998, although its broader historical background lies in the evolution of Soviet and Russian second-level football. The structure has been reshaped and renamed several times, including periods associated with the Professional Football League and the FNL 2 title. The FNL 2 branding became prominent in 2021, before the competition returned to the Second League naming framework in 2022. The current Division B identity reflects a later division of the Second League into separate levels.
Xtra-Stats records events for this competition from 18 July 2021 and covers six recorded seasons, from 2020 through 2025. Those records span the modern period in which the group has operated within the restructured Second League system.
Governance and access
The competition is governed by the Football National League under the authority of the Russian Football Union. Clubs must satisfy the relevant professional licensing requirements, including financial and stadium standards, before they can participate. Sporting entry can involve promotion from the amateur level or movement down from Second League Division A, with final admission subject to licensing and competition regulations.
This combination of sporting results and administrative eligibility is important at this level. A club’s finishing position alone does not always guarantee entry to the next division or continued professional participation; financial stability, infrastructure and licensing status also influence the final composition of the competition.
Format and match rules
Second League - Group 2 is normally played as a round-robin league. Teams generally meet twice, once at home and once away, although the precise number of fixtures can vary with the season’s approved structure and the number of participating clubs. Earlier versions of the competition used subgroup stages, with teams divided into promotion and relegation sections after an initial phase. More recent editions have generally favoured a single-table format.
Matches use the standard football points system: three points for a win, one for a draw and no points for a defeat. Regulation matches finish after 90 minutes plus added time; extra time and penalty shoot-outs are not normally part of ordinary league fixtures and are instead associated with cup matches or specific play-offs.
When clubs finish level on points, standings are typically separated first by their head-to-head record, followed by criteria such as total wins, goal difference and goals scored. The precise order is determined by the regulations for the relevant edition, so historical tables should be read alongside the rules in force for that season.
Promotion, relegation and the season calendar
The group winner is generally the leading candidate for promotion to Russian Second League Division A’s Silver Group, subject to the applicable sporting and licensing conditions. At the other end of the table, struggling clubs may face relegation to amateur football or the loss of professional status, particularly when they cannot satisfy financial or infrastructure requirements. These consequences make every position significant, even when a club is outside the promotion race.
The competition traditionally follows Russia’s spring-to-autumn football calendar, with fixtures commonly scheduled between March and November to limit the effects of the harshest winter conditions. Individual seasons can begin or end at different points, however, and the recorded first event in the available coverage took place in July 2021.
For supporters, players and clubs, the group combines regional identity with a clear national pathway. It rewards consistent league performance, offers developing footballers a professional setting and gives ambitious organisations a route towards the higher divisions. That combination explains why Russian Second League Division B Group 2 remains an important part of the country’s football ecosystem.