Mir Russian Premier Liga
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2024-2025
Location
Russia
Abbreviation
RUS1

Summary

The Russian Premier Liga (RUS1) or the Mir Russian Premier League, is the top football league in Russia's football system. Russia is not allowed to participate in the UEFACL, the UEFAEL, or the UEFAECL due to its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, teams from RUS1 will not be allowed to participate in 2023-2024 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 79

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

20 Jul 2024 - 23 May 2025  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, (8) 2021-2022 table position, then (9) 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 2024-2025 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 2025-2026 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 2025-2026 RUS1, and the losers will play in the RUS2.


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 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Zenit St Petersburg 1812 -3-339-37122595 -2-217168897 -1-12221417
2FK Krasnodar 1811 -6-139-34122296 -2-1201651195 -4-01918711
3Spartak Moskva 1811 -4-337-36142296 -2-1202171495 -2-2171578
4Dinamo Moscow 1810 -5-335-37201796 -1-21920101094 -4-11617107
5Lokomotiv Moskva 1811 -2-535-3326797 -0-2211612494 -2-31417143
6CSKA Moskva 189 -4-531-28141493 -2-411159696 -2-1201358
7FK Rostov-na-Donu 187 -5-626-29281105 -3-2182011982 -2-48917-8
8FK Rubin Kazan 187 -5-626-2526-193 -2-4111115-494 -3-21514113
9FK Akron Togliatti 186 -4-822-2234-1283 -1-4101116-5103 -3-4121118-7
10Kryliya Sovetov 185 -3-1018-1929-1093 -1-5101014-492 -2-58915-6
11FK Dynamo Makhachkala 183 -8-717-1117-692 -3-4979-291 -5-3848-4
12FC Khimki 183 -7-816-2235-1381 -4-371013-3102 -3-591222-10
13FC Nizhny Novgorod 184 -4-1016-1534-1981 -2-55516-11103 -2-5111018-8
14FC Fakel Voronezh 182 -8-814-1125-14101 -6-3949-581 -2-55716-9
15FK Akhmat Grozny 182 -7-913-1632-16101 -5-481018-881 -2-55614-8
16FC Orenburg 181 -5-128-1633-1791 -4-471215-390 -1-81418-14
Relegation Playoff
Relegation to RUS2

Fixtures

Sat - 1 Mar 2025
 Spartak Moskva   FC OrenburgLukoil Arena
 FK Krasnodar   Kryliya SovetovStadion FK Krasnodar
 FC Nizhny Novgorod   FK Akron TogliattiStadion Nizhny Novgorod
 FK Dynamo Makhachkala   Lokomotiv MoskvaAnzhi-Arena (Kaspiysk)
Sat - 8 Mar 2025
 CSKA Moskva   FC KhimkiVEB Arena (Moskva)
 FC Fakel Voronezh   Zenit St PetersburgCentral'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov
 FC Nizhny Novgorod   FK KrasnodarStadion Nizhny Novgorod
 FC Orenburg   FK Rostov-na-DonuStadion Gazovik
Sat - 15 Mar 2025

Results

Sun - 8 Dec 2024
 FK Krasnodar 00 Lokomotiv MoskvaStadion FK Krasnodar
 FC Fakel Voronezh 01 CSKA MoskvaCentral'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov
Sat - 7 Dec 2024
 FK Dynamo Makhachkala 23 FK Rubin KazanAnzhi-Arena (Kaspiysk)
Mon - 2 Dec 2024
Sun - 1 Dec 2024
 FK Krasnodar 03 Spartak MoskvaStadion FK Krasnodar
 FK Dynamo Makhachkala 00 FC Fakel VoronezhAnzhi-Arena (Kaspiysk)
Sat - 30 Nov 2024
 CSKA Moskva 22 FK Rubin KazanVEB Arena (Moskva)
 FK Akron Togliatti 10 FC OrenburgSolidarnost Arena
Sun - 24 Nov 2024
 FC Nizhny Novgorod 00 FK Dynamo MakhachkalaStadion Nizhny Novgorod
 FC Fakel Voronezh 11 Dinamo MoscowCentral'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov
 Kryliya Sovetov 21 FK Akhmat GroznySolidarnost Arena
Sat - 23 Nov 2024