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1998 Russian First Division

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The Russian First Division 1998 was the seventh edition of the Russian First Division. The competition was renamed from Russian First League to Russian First Division this year.

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Standings

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: unknown
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Notes.

  1. FC Lada-Togliatti-VAZ Togliatti deducted 6 points and awarded 1 home win.
  2. FC Lokomotiv Chita awarded 5 home wins.
  3. FC Sokol-PZhD Saratov renamed to FC Sokol.
  4. FC CSK VVS-Kristall Smolensk renamed to FC Kristall after playing 6 games.

Top goalscorers

27 goals
  • Andradina (FC Arsenal Tula)
  • 19 goals
  • Igor Gavrilin (FC Saturn Ramenskoye)
  • 18 goals
  • Vladyslav Zubkov (FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod)
  • 17 goals
  • Gurban Gurbanov (FC Dynamo Stavropol)
  • Valeri Shushlyakov (FC Kristall Smolensk)
  • 16 goals
  • Aleksei Chernov (FC Lada-Grad Dimitrovgrad)
  • 15 goals
  • Oleg Garin (FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod)
  • Ibragim Gasanbekov (FC Anzhi Makhachkala)
  • Aleksandr Kuzmichyov (FC Rubin Kazan)
  • Vladimir Lebed (FC Sokol Saratov)
  • Promotion play-offs

    FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow promoted to the Russian First Division for 1999 on aggregate, FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk relegated to the Russian Second Division.

    References

    1998 Russian First Division Wikipedia