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.
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.
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.
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.