Mir Russian Premier Liga
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2022-2023
Location
Russia
Abbreviation
RUS1

Summary

The Russian Premier Liga (RUS1) is the top football league in Russia's football system. At the end of the 2022-2023 RUS1 season, the RUS1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, teams from RUS1 will not be allowed to participate in 2022-2023 international club compeitions (UEFACL, UEFAEL, and UEFAECL).

Leagues Pyramid - Russia

Abbrev League # of Teams
RUS1 Russian Premier Liga 16
RUS2 Russian First League 18
RUS3 Football National League 2 76

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

15 Jul 2022 - 3 Jun 2023  16: RUS1 (12 minimum), RUS2 (4 maximum)

Season Format

Each RUS1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 15 RUS1 teams for a total of 30 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head wins, (3) head-to-head goal difference, (4) head-to-head goals scored, (5) matches won, (6) goal difference, (7) goals scored, then (8) a playoff.

(Note: The RUS1 shuts down for the Winter, typically mid-November to mid-March.)

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2022-2023 RUS1 season, the 15th and 16th place RUS1 teams will be relegated to the RUS2, and the 1st and 2nd place RUS2 teams will be promoted to the 2023-2024 RUS1. The 13th place RUS1 team enters into a Home-Away highest aggregate score playoff with the 4th place RUS2 teams, and the 14th place RUS1 team enters into a Home-Away highest aggregate score playoff with the 3rd place RUS2 teams. The playoff winners will play in the 2023-2024 RUS1, and the losers will play in the RUS2.


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Relegation Playoffs

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateFK Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (RUS2) 03 FC Fakel Voronezh (RUS1) 
07.06.23FK Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 01 FC Fakel VoronezhFutbol-arena Enisey
10.06.23FC Fakel Voronezh 20 FK Yenisey KrasnoyarskCentral'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov
 FC Fakel Voronezh remains in RUS1 
AggregateFK Rodina Moskva (RUS2) 23 FC Nizhny Novgorod (RUS1) 
07.06.23FK Rodina Moskva 03 FC Nizhny NovgorodFutbol'noe pole 1 Akademiya Spartak im F Cherenkova
10.06.23FC Nizhny Novgorod 02 FK Rodina MoskvaStadion Nizhny Novgorod
 FC Nizhny Novgorod remains in RUS1 

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Zenit St Petersburg 3021 -7-270-7420541513 -1-140481137158 -6-13026917
2CSKA Moskva 3017 -7-658-5627291511 -3-136381127156 -4-52218162
3Spartak Moskva 3015 -9-654-603822159 -5-132351718156 -4-52225214
4FK Rostov-na-Donu 3015 -8-753-48444159 -3-33025205156 -5-4232324-1
5FK Akhmat Grozny 3015 -5-1050-513912157 -3-52421174158 -2-52630228
6FK Krasnodar 3013 -9-848-624616158 -4-328291811155 -5-52033285
7FC Orenburg 3014 -4-1246-585531510 -3-233371918154 -1-10132136-15
8Lokomotiv Moskva 3013 -6-1145-54468156 -3-62130237157 -3-52424231
9Dinamo Moscow 3013 -6-1145-49454158 -2-52625205155 -4-6192425-1
10PFC Sochi 3011 -5-1438-3754-17158 -4-32826188153 -1-11101136-25
11Ural Sverdlovsk 3010 -6-1436-3345-12156 -1-8191723-6154 -5-6171622-6
12Kryliya Sovetov 308 -8-1432-3245-13154 -6-5181417-3154 -2-9141828-10
13FC Fakel Voronezh 306 -12-1230-3648-12154 -8-32022220152 -4-9101426-12
14FC Nizhny Novgorod 308 -6-1630-3350-17155 -3-7182228-6153 -3-9121122-11
15FC Khimki 304 -6-2018-2567-42153 -4-8131325-12151 -2-1251242-30
16FC Torpedo Moscow 303 -4-2313-2261-39152 -1-127930-21151 -3-1161331-18
Relegation Playoff
Relegation to RUS2

Results

Sat - 3 Jun 2023
 Zenit St Petersburg 10 FC Fakel VoronezhSaint-Petersburg Stadium
 CSKA Moskva 41 FK Rostov-na-DonuVEB Arena (Moskva)
 Kryliya Sovetov 10 Spartak MoskvaSolidarnost Arena
 FC Orenburg 30 Dinamo MoscowStadion Gazovik
 FC Nizhny Novgorod 20 FC KhimkiStadion Nizhny Novgorod
 Ural Sverdlovsk 10 PFC SochiStadion Central'nyj (Yekaterinburg)
Sun - 28 May 2023
 FC Fakel Voronezh 21 Kryliya SovetovCentral'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov
 Spartak Moskva 00 FC Nizhny NovgorodOtkritie Bank Arena
Sat - 27 May 2023
 PFC Sochi 11 Zenit St PetersburgOlimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht
 FK Krasnodar 00 CSKA MoskvaStadion FK Krasnodar
 FC Torpedo Moscow 13 FC OrenburgStadion Saturn (Ramenskoe)
 FC Khimki 03 Ural SverdlovskArena Khimki
Mon - 22 May 2023
 FC Nizhny Novgorod 40 PFC SochiStadion Nizhny Novgorod
Sun - 21 May 2023
 FK Krasnodar 30 FK Rostov-na-DonuStadion FK Krasnodar
 Spartak Moskva 21 CSKA MoskvaOtkritie Bank Arena
 Kryliya Sovetov 30 Ural SverdlovskSolidarnost Arena