2016–17 Russian Professional Football League
The 2016–17 Professional Football League is the third highest division in Russian football. The Professional Football League is geographically divided into 5 zones.
The winners of each zone are automatically promoted into the National Football League. The bottom finishers of each zone lose professional status and are relegated into the Amateur Football League.
West
Teams and stadia
| # | Team | Head coach | Stadium | Capacity | Ref |
| 1 | CRFSO Smolensk |  Vladimir Silovanov, Sergei Gunko | SGAFKST, Smolensk | 2,000 | |
| 2 | Dynamo St Petersburg | Aleksandr Tochilin | MSA Petrovsky, Saint Petersburg | 2,835 | |
| 3 | Dolgoprudny | Andrei Meshchaninov | Salyut, Dolgoprudny | 5,750 | |
| 4 | Domodedovo | Artyom Gorlov | Avangard, Domodedovo | 6,000 | |
| 5 | Dynamo-2 Moscow | Sergei Chikishev | Arena Khimki, Khimki | 18,636 | |
| 6 | Kolomna | Aleksandr Bodrov | Avangard, Kolomna | 8,000 | |
| 7 | Pskov-747 | Igor Vasilyev | Lokomotiv, Pskov | 3,010 | |
| 8 | Solyaris | Vladimir Maminov | Spartakovets, Moscow | 5,100 | |
| 9 | Strogino | Vladimir Shcherbak | Yantar, Moscow | 2,000 | |
| 10 | Spartak Kostroma | Aleksandr Gushchin | Urozhai, Kostroma | 3,000 | |
| 11 | Tekstilshchik Ivanovo | Sergei Petrov | Tekstilshchik, Ivanovo | 9,565 | |
| 12 | Torpedo-Vladimir | Aleksandr Akimov | Torpedo, Vladimir | 18,000 | |
| 13 | Volga Tver | Vladimir Antipov | Khimik, Tver | 8,331 | |
| 14 | Znamya Truda | Sergei Bondar | Torpedo, Orekhovo-Zuyevo | 1,500 |
Rules
- Format: for the 2016-17 season, the Russian Professional Football League West consists of 14 teams, each team plays the others twice on a home and away basis for a total of 26 games each, over 26 game weeks.
- Points scored: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss.
- Rules for classification: 1. Points won; 2. Games won; 3. Points in head-to-head matches; 4. Games won in head-to-head matches; 5. Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6. Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7. Away goals in head-to-head matches; 8. Total goal difference; 9. Total goals scored; 10. Total away goals scored.
- Relegation to the Professional Football League from the Football National League: 0-5 teams
- Promotion from the Professional Football League to the Football National League: 1 team
- Relegation from the Professional Football League to the Amateur Football League: 1 team
- Promotion to the Professional Football League from the Amateur Football League: no set number of teams to be promoted
- Promotion and relegation of club second teams:
Standings
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Maksim Barsov | Solyaris | 15 |
| 1 | Mikhail Markosov | Dynamo St Petersburg | 15 |
| 3 | Artyom Kulishev | Dynamo St Petersburg | 12 |
| 4 | Nikolay Obolsky | Dynamo-2 Moscow | 10 |
| 4 | Aleksei Rogov | Dolgoprudny | 10 |
| 4 | Maksim Rogov | Dynamo St Petersburg | 10 |
Center
Teams and stadia
| # | Team | Head coach | Stadium | Capacity | Ref |
| 1 | Arsenal-2 Tula | Yuri Cheryevskiy | DYuSSh Arsenal, Tula | 1,500 | |
| 2 | Avangard Kursk | Igor Belyaev | Trudovye Rezervy, Kursk | 11,329 | |
| 3 | Chertanovo | Igor Osinkin | Yantar, Moscow | 2,000 | |
| 4 | Dynamo-Bryansk | Yuri Bykov | Dynamo, Bryansk | 10,100 | |
| 5 | Energomash | Viktor Navochenko | Energomash, Belgorod | 11,456 | |
| 6 | Kaluga | Vitaly Safronov | Annenki, Kaluga | 3,643 | |
| 7 | Metallurg Lipetsk | Sergei Mashnin | Metallurg, Lipetsk | 14,578 | |
| 8 | Oryol | Anatoli Shelest | Tsentralny, Oryol | 14,600 | |
| 9 | Ryazan |  Garnik Avalyan | Olimpiets, Ryazan | 5,880 | |
| 10 | Saturn Ramenskoye | Dmitri Seryozhkin | Saturn, Ramenskoye | 14,685 | |
| 11 | Torpedo Moscow | Viktor Bulatov | Spartak Academy, Moscow | 2,700 | |
| 12 | Vityaz Podolsk | Andrei Romanov Sergei Polstyanov | Trud, Podolsk | 11,887 | |
| 13 | Zenit Penza | Mikhail Solovyov | Pervomaisky, Penza | 5,100 |
Rules
- Format: for the 2016-17 season, the Russian Professional Football League West consists of 13 teams, each team plays the others twice on a home and away basis for a total of 24 games each, over 26 game weeks.
- Points scored: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss.
- Rules for classification: 1. Points won; 2. Games won; 3. Points in head-to-head matches; 4. Games won in head-to-head matches; 5. Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6. Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7. Away goals in head-to-head matches; 8. Total goal difference; 9. Total goals scored; 10. Total away goals scored.
- Relegation to the Professional Football League from the Football National League: 0-5 teams
- Promotion from the Professional Football League to the Football National League: 1 team
- Relegation from the Professional Football League to the Amateur Football League: 1 team
- Promotion to the Professional Football League from the Amateur Football League: no set number of teams to be promoted
- Promotion and relegation of club second teams:
Standings
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Nikolai Prudnikov | Chertanovo Moscow | 12 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Podymov | Vityaz Podolsk | 9 |
| 3 | Mikhail Markin | Zenit Penza | 8 |
| 3 | Dmitri Samoilov | Energomash Belgorod | 8 |
| 3 | Viktor Sergeyev | Energomash Belgorod | 8 |
| 3 | Aleksandr Yuryev | Vityaz Podolsk | 8 |
South
Teams and stadia
| # | Team | Head coach | Stadium | Capacity | Ref |
| 1 | Afips | Dmitry Petrenko | Andrei-Arena, Afipsky | 3,000 | |
| 2 | Angusht Nazran | Valeri Zazdravnykh | Rashid Aushev, Nazran | 3,000 | |
| 3 | Armavir | Arsen Papikyan | Yunost, Armavir | 5,000 | |
| 4 | Biolog-Novokubansk | Leonid Nazarenko | Biolog, Progress | 2,300 | |
| 5 | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | Albert Borzenkov | I.P. Chayka, Peschanokopskoye | 1,915 | |
| 6 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | Eduard Sarkisov | Tsentralny, Novorossiysk | 12,500 | |
| 7 | Druzhba Maykop | Aleksandr Deriberin | Respublikansky, Maykop | 16,000 | |
| 8 | Dynamo Stavropol | Andrei Mulikov | Dynamo, Stavropol | 16,000 | |
| 9 | Krasnodar-2 | Dmitry Kudinov | Krasnodar Academy, Krasnodar | 1,500 | |
| 10 | Kuban-2 Krasnodar | Andriy Yudin Yevgeny Kaleshin | Trud, Krasnodar | 31,798 | |
| 11 | Legion-Dynamo Makhachkala | Muslim Daliyev | Dinamo, Makhachkala | 12,100 | |
| 12 | Mashuk-KMV | Zurab Sanaya | Tsentralny, Pyatigorsk | 10,365 | |
| 13 | Rotor Volgograd | Lev Ivanov | Zenit, Volgograd | 3,470 | |
| 14 | SKA Rostov-on-Don | Mikhail Kupriyanov | Lokomotiv, Rostov-on-Don | 3,000 | |
| 15 | Sochi | Khazret Dyshekov Gennady Bondaruk | Sochi Central, Sochi | 10,200 | |
| 16 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | Marat Dzoblayev | Spartak, Vladikavkaz | 30,901 |
Rules
- Format: for the 2016-17 season, the Russian Professional Football League South consists of 16 teams, each team plays the others twice on a home and away basis for a total of 30 games each, over 30 game weeks.
- Points scored: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss.
- Rules for classification: 1. Points won; 2. Games won; 3. Points in head-to-head matches; 4. Games won in head-to-head matches; 5. Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6. Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7. Away goals in head-to-head matches; 8. Total goal difference; 9. Total goals scored; 10. Total away goals scored.
- Relegation to the Professional Football League from the Football National League: 0-5 teams
- Promotion from the Professional Football League to the Football National League: 1 team
- Relegation from the Professional Football League to the Amateur Football League: 1 team
- Promotion to the Professional Football League from the Amateur Football League: no set number of teams to be promoted
- Promotion and relegation of club second teams:
Standings
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Alexei Zhdanov | Rotor Volgograd | 23 |
| 2 | Marat Safin | Sochi | 16 |
| 3 |  Artur Grigoryan | Chernomorets | 10 |
| 3 | Sergei Sechin | Rotor Volgograd | 10 |
| 5 | Sergei Miroshnichenko | Armavir | 9 |
| 5 | Maxim Obozny | Chayka | 9 |
Ural-Povolzhye
Teams and stadia
| # | Team | Head coach | Stadium | Capacity | Ref |
| 1 | Chelyabinsk |  Ruslan Uzakov | Central Stadium, Chelyabinsk | 14,400 | |
| 2 | Dynamo Kirov | Konstantin Olenev | Russia Stadium, Kirov | 3,000 | |
| 3 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | Vladimir Klontsak | KAMAZ Stadium, Naberezhnye Chelny | 6,200 | |
| 4 | Lada-Togliatti | Rustem Khuzin | Torpedo, Tolyatti | 16,311 | |
| 5 | Nosta Novotroitsk | Mikhail Belov | Metallurg, Novotroitsk | 6,000 | |
| 6 | Olimpiyets Nizhny Novgorod | Nikolai Pisarev | Lokomotiv, Nizhny Novgorod | 17,800 | |
| 7 | Syzran-2003 | Dmitri Voyetskiy | Kristall, Syzran | 2,070 | |
| 8 | Volga Ulyanovsk | Sergei Sedyshev | Start, Ulyanovsk | 4,320 | |
| 9 | Zenit-Izhevsk | Igor Menshchikov | Central Stadium, Izhevsk | 18,000 |
Standings
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Igor Gorbunov | Olimpiyets | 10 |
| 1 | Marat Shaymordanov | Chelyabinsk | 10 |
| 3 | Viktor Karpukhin | Nosta | 9 |
| 4 | Igor Belyakov | Olimpiyets | 7 |
| 4 | Aleksei Sazonov | Chelyabinsk | 7 |
| 4 | Pavel Shadrin | Zenit-Izhevsk | 7 |
| 4 | Vladimir Yatsuk | Zenit-Izhevsk | 7 |
East
Teams and stadia
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Stadium | Capacity |
| Chita | Ilya Makienko | Artyom Drobyshev | Lokomotiv, Chita | 10,200 |
| Dynamo-Barnaul | Oleg Yakovlev | Bogdan Karyukin | Dynamo, Barnaul | 15,000 |
| Irtysh Omsk | Sergei Boyko | Anton Bagayev | Krasnaya Zvezda, Omsk | 4,655 |
| Sakhalin | Aleksandr Alfyorov | Murtazi Alakhverdov | Spartak, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | 4,200 |
| Smena | Mikhail Semyonov | Soslan Takazov | Metallurg, Komsomolsk-na-Amure | 3,000 |
| Zenit Irkutsk | Sergei Shishkin | Tuymaada, Yakutsk | 12,500 |
Rules
- Format: for the 2016-17 season, the Russian Professional Football League East consists of 6 teams, each team plays the others 4 times on a 2 at home and 2 away basis for a total of 20 games each, over 20 game weeks.
- Points scored: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss.
- Rules for classification: 1. Points won; 2. Games won; 3. Points in head-to-head matches; 4. Games won in head-to-head matches; 5. Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6. Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7. Away goals in head-to-head matches; 8. Total goal difference; 9. Total goals scored; 10. Total away goals scored.
- Relegation to the Professional Football League from the Football National League: 0-5 teams
- Promotion from the Professional Football League to the Football National League: 1 team
- Relegation from the Professional Football League to the Amateur Football League: 1 team
- Promotion to the Professional Football League from the Amateur Football League: no set number of teams to be promoted
Standings
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Sergei Narylkov | Chita | 9 |
| 2 | Vladimir Zavyalov | Dynamo Barnaul | 8 |
| 3 | Ibragim Bazayev | Smena | 7 |
| 3 | Almaz Fatikhov | Chita | 7 |
| 5 | Vadim Larionov | Irtysh Omsk | 6 |
| 5 | Viktor Lipin | Dynamo Barnaul | 6 |
| 5 | Roman Tuzovskiy | Dynamo Barnaul | 6 |