Second League - Group 3 is a men’s football league in Russia, with recorded season coverage spanning 2020 through 2025. Use this page to follow live scores, fixtures, results and standings, alongside player and team statistics across the competition’s recorded seasons, with key league information brought together on Xtra-Stats for quick, easy reference.
Upcoming matches, Second League - Group 3
Group 3 - 24
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- Group 3 - 24
Orel
Shumbrat
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- Group 3 - 24Ryazan
Saturn Ramenskoye
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- Group 3 - 24Metallurg Lipetsk
StroginoStadion Metallurg
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- Group 3 - 24
Zenit Penza
Arsenal Tula II
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- Group 3 - 24
Rodina Moskva III
SKA Khabarovsk II
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- Group 3 - 24
Salyut-Belgorod
FK Spartak Tambov
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- Group 3 - 24
Rotor-2
Volna Nizhegorodskaya
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- Group 3 - 24
Kvant
Avangard Kursk
Group 3 - 25
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- Group 3 - 25
SKA Khabarovsk II
Orel
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- Group 3 - 25
Zenit Penza
Saturn Ramenskoye
Latest played matches, Second League - Group 3
Group 3 - 23
Group 3 - 22
Second League - Group 3 Standings
Central
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Volna Nizhegorodskaya | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 13 | 34 | 56 | WWDWW |
| 2 |
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FK Spartak Tambov | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 12 | 25 | 53 | WWLDL |
| 3 |
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Shumbrat | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 40 | WLDDW |
| 4 |
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Saturn Ramenskoye | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 40 | WWWWL |
| 5 | Ryazan | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 40 | WWWWD | |
| 6 |
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Salyut-Belgorod | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 39 | LLWWW |
| 7 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 38 | LLWLD | |
| 8 |
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Avangard Kursk | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 30 | WLLWD |
| 9 |
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Rodina Moskva III | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 28 | LWDLW |
| 10 | Strogino | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 25 | WLLDW | |
| 11 |
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SKA Khabarovsk II | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 24 | LDWLL |
| 12 |
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Zenit Penza | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 23 | WWWLL |
| 13 |
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Orel | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 23 | LLLDW |
| 14 |
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Rotor-2 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 35 | -20 | 14 | LWLDL |
| 15 |
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Arsenal Tula II | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 44 | -25 | 14 | LDDDD |
| 16 |
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Kvant | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 64 | -42 | 6 | LLLLL |
Second League - Group 3 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 3 teams participation since 2020
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| Kvant | 6 |
| Ryazan | 6 |
| Strogino | 6 |
| Khimki II | 6 |
| Sakhalin | 5 |
| Salyut-Belgorod | 5 |
| Zenit Penza | 5 |
| Arsenal Tula II | 5 |
| SKA Khabarovsk II | 5 |
| Kaluga | 4 |
| Kolomna | 4 |
| Saturn Ramenskoye | 4 |
| Znamya Noginsk | 4 |
| Dinamo Vladivostok | 4 |
| FK Spartak Tambov | 4 |
| FK Sokol Saratov | 3 |
| Avangard Kursk | 3 |
| Dinamo Bryansk | 3 |
| Metallurg Lipetsk | 3 |
| Peresvet Podolsk | 3 |
| Kosmos Dolgoprudny | 3 |
| Metallurg Vidnoye | 2 |
| Fakel II | 2 |
| Sakhalinets | 2 |
| Kompozit | 2 |
| Orel | 2 |
| Krasnyy-SGAFKST | 1 |
| Rodina Moskva | 1 |
| Znamya Truda | 1 |
| Khimik-Arsenal | 1 |
| Rotor-2 | 1 |
| Balashikha | 1 |
| Saransk | 1 |
| Dinamo St. Petersburg | 1 |
| Rodina Moskva III | 1 |
| Rodina Moskva II | 1 |
Second League - Group 3 top scorer teams
Second League - Group 3 About
Second League - Group 3 is a league in Russia, currently part of the Russian Second League Division B and also known as Russia FNL 2 Group 3. It is a regional professional competition positioned at the fourth tier of the Russian football pyramid, providing clubs from the Centre region with a structured route into the country’s higher professional divisions.
Identity and role in Russian football
The competition exists to give ambitious regional clubs, developing organisations and reserve teams a national professional platform. Although its participation is regionalised to reduce travel across Russia’s vast territory, it operates within the country’s professional football system and follows standard football regulations. Group 3 is therefore both a competitive league in its own right and an important bridge between amateur football and the more centralised national levels, including the Russian Second League Division A, the Russian First League and, ultimately, the Russian Premier League.
The competition’s recorded lineage dates from 1998, while the available season record covers six editions from 2020 through 2025. Its first recorded event in that coverage began on 18 July 2021. The modern structure must also be understood in the context of the 2023 reorganisation of Russia’s professional football pyramid, when the Second League was divided into Division A and Division B. Group 3 is associated with the Division B arrangement created by that reform; earlier references may use the FNL 2 name or describe the competition within the former unified structure.
Governance, access and eligibility
The league is organised by the Football National League under the authority of the Russian Football Union. Participation depends on professional licensing, with clubs expected to satisfy financial, legal and infrastructural requirements. Entry may be available to regional clubs progressing from the Amateur Football League, including eligible champions or cup winners, as well as to teams retaining professional status after relegation from a higher level.
Group 3 can also include reserve or “B” teams connected to higher-tier clubs. These sides add a development dimension to the competition, giving younger players experience of senior professional football while allowing their parent organisations to maintain a competitive pathway. Licensing remains essential: sporting achievement alone does not guarantee entry or progression if a club cannot meet the applicable administrative and infrastructure standards.
Format and match regulations
Second League - Group 3 uses a group-based round-robin format. Teams generally meet one another twice, once at home and once away, with the fixture calendar arranged before the season. Geographic grouping is central to the format, helping contain travel demands while preserving meaningful regional rivalries.
League matches use the standard points system: three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. The principal method of separating teams level on points is based on their head-to-head record. This comparison can consider points, goal difference and goals scored in matches between the tied clubs, followed by wider season measures such as total wins, overall goal difference and goals scored. Exact ordering can depend on the regulations applying to the relevant edition, but the competition is decided through its league table rather than a knockout final.
Fixtures last 90 minutes, apart from the customary allowance for stoppage time. Extra time and penalties are not normal features of league matches and are generally associated with cup ties or exceptional promotion and relegation play-offs.
Promotion, relegation and sporting stakes
The group winner earns the strongest sporting reward available within the competition: progression to the Russian Second League Division A Silver Group for the following stage or season, subject to the relevant licensing and competition regulations. This places the title at the centre of the league’s purpose. Winning Group 3 is not simply a regional honour; it can move a club closer to the Russian First League and the top level of domestic football.
At the opposite end of the table, bottom-placed clubs have historically faced relegation to the Amateur Football League, also referred to in some contexts as the Third Division. Reorganisation and licensing decisions have sometimes altered how relegation is applied, with clubs potentially leaving the professional system because they do not secure the required licence rather than solely because of their final position. The consequences of every campaign can therefore be sporting and administrative.
Seasonal calendar and competition identity
The competition follows a spring-to-autumn football cycle, typically running from around March to November, rather than the winter-based calendar common in many European leagues. A winter break is necessary because of Russia’s climate, and promotion, relegation and divisional movement are generally settled during the off-season interval.
For supporters and clubs, Group 3 combines the character of regional football with the demands of the professional game. Local travel patterns encourage rivalries and reduce logistical pressures, while the league table offers a clear route upward. Its evolution from the FNL 2 era into the Russian Second League Division B structure reflects the wider effort to organise professional football across Russia’s extensive geography without removing the pathway for smaller and developing clubs.