2026 Russian Second League Division B
| Season | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 March 2026 – November 2026 |
← 2025 2027 → | |
The 2026 Russian Second League Division B is the fourth season of Russia's fourth-tier football league. The season began on 28 March 2026 and will end in November 2026.
Overview
In the summer of 2023, the Russian Second League was reorganized and split into two tiers - third-tier Russian Second League Division A and fourth-tier Russian Second League Division B. Division B also switched to the spring-to-autumn, March-to-November schedule. 2023 was a transitional half-year season. 2024 season was the first full-length season.
Division B is split into 4 groups, mostly based on geographical location. At the end of the year, four winners of their groups will be promoted into the Division B Second Stage Silver Group. Four bottom teams from the Division A First Stage Silver Group will be relegated to 2027 Division B.
Team movement
At the end of the 2025 season, Dynamo Stavropol, Zenit-2 St. Petersburg, Dynamo Bryansk and Amkar Perm were promoted to Division A as winners of their Division B groups. Avangard Kursk and Murom were relegated to Division B from Division A.
Kuban-Holding Pavlovskaya, Sochi-2, Kolomna, Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Uralets-TS Nizhny Tagil and Sokol Kazan were relegated or voluntarily dropped out.[1][2][3][4]
Legion Makhachkala was relocated and renamed to Pobeda Nizhny Novgorod, also moving from Zone 1 to Zone 4.[5] Rodina-M Moscow was renamed to Rodina-3 Moscow. Dynamo St. Petersburg moved from Group 3 to Group 2, Saturn Ramenskoye moved from Group 2 to Group 3, Volna Nizhny Novgorod Oblast moved from Group 4 to Group 3.
Spartak Nalchik, Dynamo-2 Makhachkala, Yenisey-2 Krasnoyarsk, Kvant Obninsk and Nosta Novotroitsk, which finished the 2025 season in relegation spots, were kept in the league because of the other teams dropping out or moving zones. That was the second consecutive occasion that happened for Dynamo-2, Yenisey-2 and Kvant.
New teams were Zarya Lugansk, Kyzyltash Bakhchisaray, Neftyanik Izberbash, PSK Dinskaya, Shakhtyor, Iskra Smolensk, Shumbrat Saransk, Izhevsk (all promoted from lower-level amateur leagues) and Chayka-M Peschanokopskoye (reserve team of a Russian First League club).
Group 1
Group 1 includes 15 teams that will play each other twice, home and away, from 28 March 2026 to 30 October 2026. The group winner will be promoted to the Division A Second Stage Silver Group, the bottom team will be relegated from Division B.[6]
FC PSK Dinskaya dropped out of the league on 17 June 2026 for financial reasons. As they played less than half of their scheduled games, all their results have been discarded.[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sevastopol | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 44 | Promotion to the Division A Second Stage Silver Group |
| 2 | Shakhtyor Donetsk | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 42 | |
| 3 | Rostov-2 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 40 | |
| 4 | Rubin Yalta | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 31 | |
| 5 | Pobeda Khasavyurt | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 30 | |
| 6 | Kyzyltash Bakhchisaray | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 28 | |
| 7 | Spartak Nalchik | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 28 | |
| 8 | Nart Cherkessk | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 27 | |
| 9 | Druzhba Maykop | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 24 | |
| 10 | Zarya Lugansk | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 20 | |
| 11 | Astrakhan | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 19 | |
| 12 | Neftyanik Izberbash | 19 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 52 | −35 | 18 | |
| 13 | Angusht Nazran | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 16 | |
| 14 | Dynamo-2 Makhachkala | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 13 | |
| 15 | Chayka-M Peschanokopskoye | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 40 | −26 | 11 | Relegation to the Russian Amateur Football League |
Group 2
Group 2 includes 15 teams that will play each other twice, home and away, from 28 March 2026 to 1 November 2026. The group winner will be promoted to the Division A Second Stage Silver Group, the bottom two teams will be relegated from Division B.[6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynamo St. Petersburg | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 10 | +20 | 39 | Promotion to the Division A Second Stage Silver Group |
| 2 | Baltika-2 Kaliningrad | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 38 | |
| 3 | Murom | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 38 | |
| 4 | Luki-Energiya Velikiye Luki | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 36 | |
| 5 | Chertanovo Moscow | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 35 | |
| 6 | Torpedo Vladimir | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 29 | |
| 7 | Kosmos Dolgoprudny | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 25 | |
| 8 | Zvezda Saint Petersburg | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 24 | |
| 9 | Cherepovets | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 24 | |
| 10 | Dynamo Vologda | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 23 | |
| 11 | Tver | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 22 | |
| 12 | Spartak-2 Moscow | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 19 | |
| 13 | Yenisey-2 Krasnoyarsk | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 37 | −16 | 18 | |
| 14 | Irkutsk[a] (R) | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 11 | Relegation to the Russian Amateur Football League |
| 15 | Iskra Smolensk | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 41 | −26 | 11 |
- ↑ FC Irkutsk dropped out of the competition on 22 July 2026. As they played half of their games by that time, the results of those games will remain in the table, and all of their remaining games will be awarded to their opponents without changing their goal difference.
Group 3
Group 3 includes 16 teams that will play each other twice, home and away, from 28 March 2026 to 31 October 2026. The group winner will be promoted to the Division A Second Stage Silver Group, the bottom two teams will be relegated from Division B.[6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volna Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 13 | +31 | 50 | Promotion to the Division A Second Stage Silver Group |
| 2 | Spartak Tambov | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 47 | |
| 3 | Salyut Belgorod | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 39 | |
| 4 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 38 | |
| 5 | Shumbrat Saransk | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 37 | |
| 6 | Saturn Ramenskoye | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 34 | |
| 7 | Ryazan | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 34 | |
| 8 | Avangard Kursk | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 27 | |
| 9 | Rodina-3 Moscow | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 25 | |
| 10 | SKA-Khabarovsk-2 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 23 | |
| 11 | Oryol | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 23 | |
| 12 | Strogino Moscow | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 22 | |
| 13 | Zenit Penza | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 17 | |
| 14 | Arsenal-2 Tula | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 | −24 | 13 | |
| 15 | Rotor-2 Volgograd | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 32 | −20 | 11 | Relegation to the Russian Amateur Football League |
| 16 | Kvant Obninsk | 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 59 | −38 | 6 |
Group 4
Group 4 includes 12 teams.
In the first stage, 12 teams played each other twice, home and away, from 5 April 2026 to 23 August 2026. At the end of the first stage, top 6 teams qualified for the second stage subgroup 4A, and the remaining 6 qualified for the second stage subgroup 4B. All the first stage results were included in the initial subgroup 4A and 4B standings. The teams in subgroups 4A and 4B will play each other team in their respective subgroups home and away, for 10 additional games.
If any of the top 6 first-stage teams drop out of the league before the second stage begins, the 7th-placed first-stage team will be included in subgroup 4A. If any of the bottom 6 first-stage teams drop out, the league reserves the right to reorganize the 4B group competition structure.
The winner of subgroup 4A will be promoted to the Division A Second Stage Silver Group, the bottom two teams of subgroup 4B will be relegated from Division B.[6]
First stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khimik Dzerzhinsk | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 16 | +41 | 56 | Qualification for the Second Stage Subgroup 4A |
| 2 | KDV Tomsk | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 53 | |
| 3 | Pobeda Nizhny Novgorod | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 43 | |
| 4 | Akron-2 Tolyatti | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 32 | |
| 5 | Krylia Sovetov-2 Samara | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 27 | |
| 6 | Dynamo Barnaul | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 26 | |
| 7 | Orenburg-2 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 26 | Qualification for the Second Stage Subgroup 4B |
| 8 | Izhevsk | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 23 | |
| 9 | Ural-2 Yekaterinburg | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 22 | |
| 10 | Rubin-2 Kazan | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 20 | |
| 11 | Nosta Novotroitsk | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 48 | −28 | 18 | |
| 12 | Chelyabinsk-2 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 17 |
Second stage
Subgroup 4A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khimik Dzerzhinsk | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 16 | +41 | 56 | Promotion to the Division A Second Stage Silver Group |
| 2 | KDV Tomsk | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 53 | |
| 3 | Pobeda Nizhny Novgorod | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 43 | |
| 4 | Akron-2 Tolyatti | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 32 | |
| 5 | Krylia Sovetov-2 Samara | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 27 | |
| 6 | Dynamo Barnaul | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 26 |
Subgroup 4B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orenburg-2 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 26 | |
| 2 | Izhevsk | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 23 | |
| 3 | Ural-2 Yekaterinburg | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 22 | |
| 4 | Rubin-2 Kazan | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 20 | |
| 5 | Nosta Novotroitsk | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 48 | −28 | 18 | Relegation to the Russian Amateur Football League |
| 6 | Chelyabinsk-2 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 17 |
References
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- ↑ ""Сочи-2" не сыграет в следующем сезоне Второй лиги" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 27 December 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ↑ ""Знамя труда" в 2026 году не будет играть во второй лиге" (in Russian). Tula Football. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ↑ "Свердловская область осталась без футбола во Второй лиге" (in Russian). Signal Ural. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ↑ "Бизнесмен Вадим Галицкий выкупил ФК "Легион" — клуб сменит название и переедет в Нижний Новгород" (in Russian). Dagestan Online. 24 September 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
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- ↑ "ФК «ПСК» исключен из состава участников LEON-Второй Лиги Б сезона 2026" (in Russian). Russian Football National League. 17 June 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.