

Second League B - Group 3 (Russia) - a territorial group of the national Second League B club competition within Russia’s professional league system below Second League A. Regulations: the organizer approves the group’s participants and fixture list, matches are played in a double round-robin format, with each team meeting every opponent home and away, 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. If two clubs are level on points, positions are decided in order by head-to-head points, head-to-head goal difference, head-to-head away goals, then by total wins, overall goal difference, overall goals scored, away wins, away goals scored, then by fewer disciplinary points and finally by drawing of lots, and for three or more clubs level on points a separate tie-break sequence applies starting with results among the tied teams. The group winner earns the right to move up next season to Second League A in the Silver group subject to holding the RFU 3-A licence and the rule preventing two teams from the same club competing in the same competition, if the winner does not obtain the licence or declines, the right passes to the second-placed team that holds the licence. Clubs finishing at the bottom end of the table may lose eligibility for the next season under the competition rules, including special provisions for withdrawals or exclusions during the season.



















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































