1998 Russian Second Division
The Russian Second Division 1998 was the seventh edition of the Russian Second Division. The competition was renamed from Russian Second League to Russian Second Division this year. Russian Third League was dissolved this season and Second Division became once again the lowest level of professional football in Russia. There were 6 zones with 119 teams starting the competition (5 were excluded before the end of the season). Zone West Overview Standings Top goalscorers 32 goals Aleksei Snigiryov (FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow) 23 goals Anatoli Balaluyev (FC Avtomobilist Noginsk) 18 goals Aleksei Kocharygin (FC Spartak-2 Moscow) Sergey Korovushkin (PFC CSKA-2 Moscow) 17 goals Maksim Grevtsev (FC Spartak Shchyolkovo) Sergei Lutovinov (FC Spartak-2 Moscow) 16 goals Maksim Aristarkhov (FC Torpedo-2 Moscow) 15 goals Yuri Bagdasaryan (FC Mosenergo Moscow) Yuriy Yakovenko (FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow) 14 goals Dmitri Rudanov (FC Neftyanik Yaroslavl) Zone Center Overview Standings Top goalscorers 24 goals Aleksei Medvedev (FC Spartak-Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo) 21 goals Anatoli Sigachyov (FC Don Novomoskovsk) 19 goals Andrei Boldin (FC Kolomna) 17 goals Sergei Gavrilov (FC Spartak Tambov) 16 goals Mikhail Filyunov (FC Oryol) 15 goals Konstantin Kaynov (FC Fabus Bronnitsy) Valeri Korneyev (FC Spartak Bryansk) 14 goals Yevgeni Kuzka (FC Spartak Ryazan) 12 goals Igor Grokhovskiy