2008 Russian First Division
The 16th season of the 2nd Russian Football League 1 Football Division 2008 lasted from March 27 to November 6. With the champions FK Rostov and the Vice- champions FK Kuban Krasnodar both Premjer League relegation could rise again in 2007 immediately. Due to a reduction of the field for the 2009 season came up seven instead of the usual five athletic clubs in the 3rd Russian league, the 2nd Division from. The 458 games ( Zvezda Irkutsk pulled four games before season end back ) saw 1,950,000 viewers, which corresponds to an average attendance of about 4230.
Participant
2008 last time took 22 teams participate in the game operation of the 1st Division. These were the two Premjer League relegation 2007 FK Kuban Krasnodar and FC Rostov, the third place between 15 and 17 placed first - Divisionists 2007 Sibir Novosibirsk, KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny, Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast, Torpedo Moscow, Nosta Novotroitsk, Dynamo Bryansk, Salyut - Energia Belgorod, Anzhi Makhachkala, Zvezda Irkutsk, Alania Vladikavkaz, SKA- Energiya Khabarovsk, Maschuk - KMW Pyatigorsk, Baltika Kaliningrad, Metallurg Novokuznetsk and SKA Rostov - Kuzbass. Then there were the masters of the five seasons of the three Russian league, the 2nd Division Sportakademklub Moscow ( West), Chernomorets Novorossiysk (South), Vityaz Podolsk ( center ), Ulyanovsk Volga ( Volga / Urals ) and Dynamo Barnaul (East).
On 23 October, Zvezda Irkutsk pulled in front of the fourth- last game with immediate effect due to acute financial difficulties shortly before the bankruptcy from the running game back operation; the remaining four games of the association counted 3-0 for the respective opponents.
Mode
The 1st Division 2008 was held in a double round-robin tournament mode with one away and one home game in 41 game days. The top two got into the Premjer - League 2009, the five worst teams in the 2nd Division from.
About the placement first decided the points scored in a tie the number of wins, with victory and the teams of direct comparison. For direct comparison, the points of the winning point and rich teams then the victories, in consequence, the goal difference, goals scored and finally the away goals were first among themselves, taken into account. Case of a tie even after the combined score, goals scored and away goals were decided upon further tie would have been solved.
There were three times two and even four-point equal teams. Sportakademklub Moscow managed for two more games and won despite a worse goal difference than 15th in the league against the same number of points Kuzbass Novokuznetsk Metallurg- even point for the other two matched pairs had a team won more victories. The four teams finish equal on points in eleventh place until 14 it was more complex: Sibir Novosibirsk with the fewest wins ( 14) 14 and SKA Rostov with a win over 13th Salyut - Energia Belgorod Vityaz Podolsk and however were point - and victorious equal, the However, direct comparison Vityaz decided with two victories for itself.
Final Table
( ) = Relegated from the league Premjer 2007; (-) = Promoted from the 2nd Division
Cross Table
1Swesda Irkutsk withdrew before the 39th matchday of the 1st Division back, the remaining four games were scored 3-0 for the opponent.