The 2012–13 Russian Second Division was the third strongest division in Russian football.
The Second Division is geographically divided into 5 zones.
The winners of each zone are automatically promoted into the First Division.
The bottom finishers of each zone lose professional status and are relegated into the Amateur Football League.
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