1997 Russian First League
CompetitionRussian First League
Season1997
Prevseason1996
Nextseason1998

The 1997 Russian First League was the 6th edition of the Russian First Division.

Overview

TeamHead coach
FC Uralan ElistaPavlo Yakovenko
FC Metallurg LipetskValeri Tretyakov
FC Sokol-PZhD SaratovNikolay Kiselyov
PFC Spartak NalchikViktor Kumykov
FC Lokomotiv St. PetersburgGivi Nodia
FC Lada-Grad DimitrovgradVladimir Yevsyukov
FC CSK VVS-Kristall SmolenskValeri Nenenko
FC Lokomotiv ChitaAleksandr Kovalyov
FC Saturn RamenskoyeVladimir Mukhanov (until April)
Vladimir Shevchuk (from April)
FC Dynamo StavropolSergei Zimenkov (until June)
Boris Stukalov (from July)
FC Neftekhimik NizhnekamskViktor Antikhovich (until July)
FC Gazovik-Gazprom IzhevskVitaliy Shevchenko (until September)
Aleksandr Kishinevsky (from September)
FC Anzhi MakhachkalaEduard Malofeyev
FC Lada-Togliatti-VAZ TogliattiViktor Tishchenko (until June)
Vladimir Dergach (from June)
FC Druzhba MaykopSoferbi Yeshugov (until August)
Vitali Aksyonov (from August)
FC Kuban KrasnodarVladimir Brazhnikov
FC Irtysh OmskAleksandr Ivchenko
FC Zarya Leninsk-KuznetskySergei Vasyutin
FC Energiya KamyshinSergei Pavlov
FC Uralmash YekaterinburgViktor Yerokhin
FC Torpedo VolzhskyOleg Dudarin
FC Luch VladivostokVitali Koberskiy

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1Aleksei ChernovLada-Grad29
2Valeri SolyanikCSK VVS-Kristall23
3Marat MulashevIrtysh18
4Rustyam FakhrutdinovNeftekhimik17
Ibragim GasanbekovAnzhi
Aleksandrs JelisejevsMetallurg
Oleg NechayevLada-Grad
8Igor MenshchikovMetallurg15
Valeri ShushlyakovKuban
Narvik SirkhayevAnzhi

See also