2016–17 Russian Professional Football League
# Team Head coach Stadium Capacity
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
Ural-Povolzhye -- Teams and stadia
ChelyabinskDinamoKAMAZNostaVolga RegionZenitVolga Region teams : Lada-TogliattiOlimpiyetsSyzran-2003Volga Locations of teams in the 2016–17 Russian Professional Football League ( Center )
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.