The 1993 Russian Second League was the second edition of Russian Second Division. There were 7 zones with 124 teams in total. In 1994 the Russian League system was reorganized, with First League reduced to one tournament instead of 3 zones and new professional Third League organized, where most of the teams from the 1993 Second League ended up. No teams were promoted to the 1994 Russian First League.
Zone 1
Stage 1
Notes:
- FC Baysachnr Elista played on the amateur level as FC Gilyan Elista in 1992.
- FC Etalon Baksan renamed to FC Avtozapchast Baksan.
1st to 7th places tournament
8th to 14th places tournament
Notes:
- FC Sherstyanik Nevinnomyssk did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1994.
- FC Baysachnr Elista was converted to the reserve team of FC Uralan Elista called FC Uralan-d Elista in 1994.
Top scorers
30 goals
24 goals
19 goals
18 goals
17 goals
15 goals
14 goals
13 goals
Zone 2
Standings
Notes:
- FC Torpedo Adler was excluded from the league after playing 8 games and gaining 4 points. Their head coach was Vadim Nikiforov. All their results were discarded.
- FC ISM Volzhsky was excluded from the league before playing any games. They were promoted from the Amateur Football League where they played as FC Metallurg ISM Volzhsky in 1992.
- FC Istochnik Rostov-on-Don and FC Kolos-2 Krasnodar played their first professional season.
- FC Energomash Belgorod renamed to FC Salyut Belgorod.
- FC Rostselmash-d Rostov-on-Don did not play in any national-level competitions in 1994.
Top scorers
16 goals
- Konstantin Boyko (FC SKA Rostov-on-Don)
- Vladimir Korsunov (FC Shakhtyor Shakhty)
15 goals
14 goals
13 goals
12 goals
11 goals
Zone 3
Standings
Notes:
- FC Kristall Smolensk were promoted from the Amateur Football League where they played as FC SKD Smolensk in 1992.
- FC Zavolzhye Engels and FC Khimik Uvarovo were promoted from the Amateur Football League.
- FC Metallurg Stary Oskol played their first professional season.
- FC Don Novomoskovsk did not play professionally in 1992.
- FC MGU Saransk renamed to FC Saranskeksport Saransk.
- FC Spartak Oryol renamed to FC Oryol.
- FC Saranskeksport Saransk, FC Zavolzhye Engels and FC Metallurg Stary Oskol did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1994.
Top scorers
22 goals
16 goals
15 goals
14 goals
13 goals
Zone 4
Standings
Note:
- FC Obninsk and FC Spartak Shchyolkovo promoted from the Amateur Football League.
- FC Kosmos-Kvest Dolgoprudny promoted from the Amateur Football League, where they played in 1992 as FC Kosmos Dolgoprudny.
- FC Viktor-Gigant Voskresensk, FC Rekord Aleksandrov and FC SUO Moscow played their first professional season.
- FC Torpedo Mytishchi renamed to FC Torpedo-MKB Mytishchi.
- FC Avangard Kolomna renamed to FC Viktor-Avangard Kolomna.
- FC Presnya Moscow renamed to FC Asmaral-d Moscow.
Top scorers
32 goals
29 goals
22 goals
21 goals
20 goals
18 goals
17 goals
Zone 5
Standings
Notes:
- FC Sputnik Kimry was excluded after playing 7 games and gaining 1 point. Their head coach was Aleksandr Shchetinin. All their results were discarded.
- FC Kraneks Ivanovo was promoted from the Amateur Football League.
- FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg, FC Vest Kaliningrad and FC Spartak-Arktikbank Arkhangelsk played their first professional season.
- FC Karelia Petrozavodsk renamed to FC Erzi Petrozavodsk.
- FC Aleks Gatchina renamed to FC Gatchina.
- FC Zvolma-Spartak Kostroma renamed to FC Spartak Kostroma.
- FC Progress Chernyakhovsk, FC Spartak-Arktikbank Arkhangelsk and FC Kosmos-Kirovets St. Petersburg did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1994.
Top scorers
15 goals
14 goals
13 goals
11 goals
10 goals
Zone 6
Standings
Notes:
- FC Metiznik Magnitogorsk were promoted from the Amateur Football League, where they played in 1992 as FC Metiznik-Alternativa Magnitogorsk.
- FC Uralelektromed Verkhnyaya Pyshma were promoted from the Amateur Football League, where they played in 1992 as FC MTsOP-Metallurg Verkhnyaya Pyshma.
- FC SKD Samara, FC Progress Zelenodolsk, FC Dynamo Perm and FC Volga Balakovo did not play professionally in 1992.
- FC KAMAZ-d Naberezhnye Chelny played their first professional season.
- FC Avtopribor Oktyabrsky renamed to FC Devon Oktyabrsky.
- FC Dynamo Kirov renamed to FC Vyatka Kirov.
- FC KATs-Skif Naberezhnye Chelny renamed to FC KamAZavtotsentr Naberezhnye Chelny.
- FC Gastello Ufa renamed to FC KDS Samrau Ufa.
- FC Torpedo-UdGu Izhevsk renamed to FC Torpedo Izhevsk.
- FC Uralelektromed Verkhnyaya Pyshma was converted to the reserve team of FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg called FC Uralmash-d Yekaterinburg in 1994.
- FC Elektron Almetyevsk played in the Amateur Football League in 1994 as FC Devon Almetyevsk.
- FC Azamat Cheboksary and FC Torpedo Izhevsk did not participate in any national-level competition in 1994.
Top scorers
31 goals
28 goals
25 goals
24 goals
23 goals
22 goals
20 goals
Zone 7
Standings
Notes:
- FC Shakhtyor Kiselyovsk were promoted from the Amateur Football League, where they played in 1992 as FC Nika Kiselyovsk.
- FC Lokomotiv Ussuriysk were promoted from the Amateur Football League.
- FC Dynamo Omsk and FC Okean-d Nakhodka played their first professional season.
- FC Aleks Angarsk renamed to FC Angara Angarsk.
- FC Dynamo Kemerovo, FC Gornyak Gramoteino, FC Shakhtyor Artyom, FC Okean-d Nakhodka and FC Lokomotiv Ussuriysk did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1994.
Top scorers
20 goals
11 goals
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals
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