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Russian Premier League

The Russian Premier League (RPL; Russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 as the Russian Football Premier League (RFPL; Russian: Российская футбольная премьер-лига; РФПЛ) and was rebranded with its current name in 2018. From 1992 through 2001, the top level of the Russian football league system was the Russian Football Championship (Russian: Чемпионат России по футболу, Chempionat Rossii po Futbolu).

There are 16 teams in the competition. As of the 2021/22 season, the league had two Champions League qualifying spots for the league winners and league runners-up, and two spots in the UEFA Conference League were allocated to the third- and fourth-placed teams. However, those have all been suspended due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, along with the national team's participation in international competitions. The last two teams are relegated to the Russian First League at the end of the season, while the 13th and 14th placed teams compete against the National League's 4th and 3rd teams respectively in a two-legged playoff.

The Russian Premier League succeeded the Top Division including history and records. The Top Division was run by the Professional Football League of Russia. Since July 2022, the league is currently called Mir Russian Premier League (Russian: Мир Российская премьер-лига), also written as Mir Russian Premier Liga (after the Mir payment system), for sponsorship reasons.

Since the introduction of the Russian Premier League in 2002, Zenit Saint Petersburg (8 times), CSKA Moscow (6 times), Lokomotiv Moscow (3 times), Rubin Kazan (2 times) and Spartak Moscow (1 time) have won the title. Zenit Saint Petersburg are the current champions.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Чемпионат России по футболу (russian)

Russian Premier League

Russia. Premier League. League Table. Season 2023/2024

Pos Team Home Away Total GD Goals
P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts
1 Zenit Saint Petersburg Zenit Saint Petersburg 13 8 2 3 21 10 26 12 7 3 2 23 12 24 25 15 5 5 44 22 50 22 1.8
2 Krasnodar Krasnodar 13 10 2 1 23 10 32 12 4 5 3 18 15 17 25 14 7 4 41 25 49 16 1.6
3 Dinamo Moscow Dinamo Moscow 12 7 2 3 17 13 23 13 5 6 2 25 20 21 25 12 8 5 42 33 44 9 1.7
4 Lokomotiv Moscow Lokomotiv Moscow 13 5 7 1 21 16 22 12 5 4 3 21 18 19 25 10 11 4 42 34 41 8 1.7
5 Krylya Sovetov Krylya Sovetov 12 7 4 1 29 14 25 13 4 2 7 14 21 14 25 11 6 8 43 35 39 8 1.7
6 Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow 12 7 3 2 17 11 24 13 4 3 6 17 18 15 25 11 6 8 34 29 39 5 1.4
7 CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow 13 7 4 2 25 14 25 12 2 7 3 19 19 13 25 9 11 5 44 33 38 11 1.8
8 FC Rostov FC Rostov 13 7 4 2 24 17 25 12 3 3 6 13 21 12 25 10 7 8 37 38 37 -1 1.5
9 Rubin Rubin 12 4 4 4 11 16 16 13 6 2 5 12 14 20 25 10 6 9 23 30 36 -7 0.9
10 Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod 13 7 2 4 19 16 23 12 1 2 9 5 17 5 25 8 4 13 24 33 28 -9 1
11 Orenburg Orenburg 12 5 3 4 18 13 18 13 1 5 7 10 20 8 25 6 8 11 28 33 26 -5 1.1
12 Fakel Voronezh Fakel Voronezh 12 3 5 4 9 9 14 13 3 3 7 10 19 12 25 6 8 11 19 28 26 -9 0.8
13 Akhmat Grozny Akhmat Grozny 13 4 3 6 15 20 15 12 3 2 7 9 17 11 25 7 5 13 24 37 26 -13 1
14 Ural Ural 13 4 3 6 15 20 15 12 2 3 7 9 19 9 25 6 6 13 24 39 24 -15 1
15 Baltika Baltika 12 5 3 4 12 12 18 13 1 2 10 13 19 5 25 6 5 14 25 31 23 -6 1
16 PFC Sochi 12 3 4 5 16 17 13 13 1 3 9 10 23 6 25 4 7 14 26 40 19 -14 1

Top Scorers. Season 2023/2024

Player 06 Apr 07 Apr 08 Apr 13 Apr 14 Apr 19 Apr 20 Apr 21 Apr 24 Apr 25 Apr All SeasonGoals/Assists
Mateo Cassierra
(Zenit Saint Petersburg)
0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 16/3
Jhon Cordoba
(Krasnodar)
2/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 2/0 0/0 14/3
Konstantin Tyukavin
(Dinamo Moscow)
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 12/4
Eduard Spertsyan
(Krasnodar)
2/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 11/4
Maksim Glushenkov
(Lokomotiv Moscow)
0/0 0/0 0/0 1/2 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/2 0/0 7/8
Fedor Chalov
(CSKA Moscow)
0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 11/2
Egor Golenkov
(FC Rostov)
1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 8/3
Mirlind Daku
(Rubin)
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 1/1 0/0 6/4
Anton Zabolotny
(CSKA Moscow)
0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 9/1
Quincy Promes
(Spartak Moscow)
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 6/4
Benjamin Garre
(Krylya Sovetov)
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 8/2
Mohammad Mohebi
(FC Rostov)
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 6/3
Martin Kramaric
(PFC Sochi)
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 5/3
Evgeni Markov
(Fakel Voronezh)
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 7/1
Ivan Sergeyev
(Zenit Saint Petersburg)
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 6/2
Nikita Saltykov
(Krylya Sovetov)
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 4/4
Nikolay Kalinskiy
(Nizhny Novgorod)
1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0 0/0 6/1
Anton Miranchuk
(Lokomotiv Moscow)
0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 4/3
Fedor Smolov
(Dinamo Moscow)
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 4/3
Andrey Egorychev
(Ural)
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 5/2

Bad Boys. Season 2023/2024

Player 06 Apr 07 Apr 08 Apr 13 Apr 14 Apr 19 Apr 20 Apr 21 Apr 24 Apr 25 Apr All SeasonRed/Yellow Matches Avg
Unknown
(Dinamo Moscow)
- - - 0/1 - - - - - - 2/26 28 0.1/0.9
Matias Perez
(Orenburg)
- - - - 0/1 - - 0/1 0/1 - 0/12 12 0.0/1.0
Aleksandr Chernikov
(Nizhny Novgorod)
0/1 - - 0/1 - - - - - - 0/12 12 0.0/1.0
Willyan
(CSKA Moscow)
- 0/1 - - - - 1/0 - - - 2/9 11 0.2/0.8
Dmitri Barinov
(Lokomotiv Moscow)
- - - - - - 0/1 - 0/1 - 0/9 9 0.0/1.0
Silvije Begic
(Spartak Moscow)
0/1 - - - - - - - - 0/1 0/8 8 0.0/1.0
Fernando Costanza
(Krylya Sovetov)
- - - - 0/1 - - - - - 0/8 8 0.0/1.0
Khoren Bayramyan
(Fakel Voronezh)
- - - - 0/1 - - - - - 0/8 8 0.0/1.0
Daniil Khlusevich
(Spartak Moscow)
- - - 0/1 - - - - - - 1/7 8 0.1/0.9
Moises
(CSKA Moscow)
- - - - - - 0/1 - - 0/1 0/7 7 0.0/1.0
Viktor Melekhin
(Dinamo Moscow)
- - - - - - - - - 0/1 1/6 7 0.1/0.9
Aleksey Gritsaenko
(Rubin)
- - - - - - 0/1 - 0/1 - 0/7 7 0.0/1.0
Aleksandr Sobolev
(Spartak Moscow)
- 0/1 - - - - - 0/1 - - 0/7 7 0.0/1.0
Cesar Florentin
(Orenburg)
- - 0/1 - 0/1 - - - - - 0/7 7 0.0/1.0
Artem Timofeev
(Akhmat Grozny)
- - - 0/1 - - - - - - 0/7 7 0.0/1.0
Olakunle Olusegun
(Spartak Moscow)
- - - - - - - - 0/1 - 1/5 6 0.2/0.8
Strahinja Erakovic
(Dinamo Moscow)
- - - 0/1 - - - - 0/1 - 0/6 6 0.0/1.0
Nicolas Marichal
(Dinamo Moscow)
- - - - 0/1 - - - 0/1 - 1/5 6 0.2/0.8
Andrey Semenov
(CSKA Moscow)
- - - - - - 0/1 - - - 1/5 6 0.2/0.8
Roberto Fernandez
(Krasnodar)
- - - - - - 0/1 - - - 0/6 6 0.0/1.0

Russian Premier League News

14 February 2024
talksport.com
Ex-Ajax star Promes given six-years in prison for role in cocaine smuggling plot
Ex-Ajax forward Quincy Promes has been sentenced to six years in prison.
7 February 2024
talksport.com
Neville questioned whether Italian team was 'clean' after Man United clash
Gary Neville believes Manchester United played against an Italian club who were 'not clean' during a European clash in the mid-2000s.
22 January 2024
sportsmole.co.uk
Everton, Nottingham Forest facing competition from Fulham for Jhon Cordoba?
Everton and Nottingham Forest have reportedly been joined by Fulham and Crystal Palace in the race for Krasnodar striker Jhon Cordoba.
18 January 2024
sportsmole.co.uk
Transfer rumours: Japhet Tanganga to Millwall, Jhon Cordoba to Crystal Palace, Morgan Whittaker to Fulham
Tottenham Hotspur defender Japhet Tanganga is reportedly closing in on a loan switch to Millwall.
1 January 2024
sportsmole.co.uk
Championship: Transfer ins and outs - January 2024
Keep track of every done deal in the Championship during the January transfer window with Sports Mole's in-depth transfer guide right here!
1 January 2024
sportsmole.co.uk
Blackburn Rovers: Transfer ins and outs - January 2024
InArnor Sigurdsson (free, CSKA Moscow)
30 November 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's father reveals winger's "dream" to play for Real Madrid
The father of Napoli and Georgia winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has revealed that son "dreams" of representing Real Madrid one day.
24 November 2023
talksport.com
Fans stunned by Liverpool legend's appearance as picture goes viral
One former Premier League star has left fans stunned as a photo of him and his football shirt collection did the rounds on social media.
25 October 2023
talksport.com
Ex-Everton star who cost £25m and had Arsenal interest issues plea for new club
Former Everton midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin is under pressure to find a new club, almost two months after leaving Goodison Park.
14 October 2023
talksport.com
Ronaldo was so good he embarrassed Spartak Moscow on wretched pitch without blade of grass
Inter Milan had one of the most frightening teams in Europe in 1998 - but none struck more fear than Ronaldo up front.
4 September 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Tottenham Hotspur confirm Davinson Sanchez, Tanguy Ndombele moves to Galatasaray
Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the sale of Colombian centre-back Davinson Sanchez to Galatasaray, who have also taken Tanguy Ndombele on loan.
29 August 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Tottenham Hotspur 'reject £7.7m Rennes bid for Davinson Sanchez'
Tottenham Hotspur have turned down a €9m (£7.7m) bid from Ligue 1 club Rennes for Colombian centre-back Davinson Sanchez, according to a report.
12 August 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Cadiz vs. Alaves - prediction, team news, lineups
Back in La Liga following their promotion from the Segunda Division, Alaves will be bidding to make the perfect start to their 2023-24 campaign when they travel to Cadiz on Monday night.
7 August 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Transfer rumours: Wilmar Barrios to Nottingham Forest, Gustavo Hamer to Leeds United, Philipe Coutinho to Qatar
Nottingham Forest reportedly have seen a bid turned down for Zenit St Petersburg midfielder Wilmar Barrios.
26 July 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Transfer rumours: Kyle Walker-Peters to Fulham, Giovani Lo Celso to Aston Villa, Davinson Sanchez to Spartak Moscow
Fulham are reportedly keen to sign Southampton defender Kyle Walker-Peters during this summer's transfer window.
25 July 2023
talksport.com
Romero reveals split between Conte and Spurs players that derailed Premier League season
Cristian Romero has opened up on the divide between former Tottenham boss Antonio Conte and the players which derailed their Premier League campaign.
25 July 2023
talksport.com
Davinson Sanchez left with difficult decision after Tottenham accept £12m bid from Spartak Moscow
Tottenham have accepted a £12.9million bid from Spartak Moscow for Davinson Sanchez, talkSPORT understands.
24 July 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Transfer rumours: Calvin Bassey to Fulham, Mike Tresor to Brentford, Davinson Sanchez to Spartak Moscow
Ajax defender Calvin Bassey is still reportedly viewed as a priority target for Fulham.
11 July 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Tino Anjorin 'to remain in Chelsea's future plans'
Chelsea are reportedly happy to retain faith in the development of academy graduate Tino Anjorin.
4 July 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Former Manchester City star Yaya Toure reveals plan to manage in Premier League
Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has admitted that he is "very open" to the prospect of managing a Premier League club in the future.
19 June 2023
talksport.com
Ex-Netherlands international jailed for 18 months after stabbing cousin
Former Ajax and Sevilla forward Quincy Promes has been jailed for 18 months after stabbing his cousin.
5 June 2023
talksport.com
Brazilian star Hulk scores insane 45-yard free-kick from almost half way line
Former Brazil striker Hulk is still doing incredible things having netted an outrageous goal for current club Atletico Mineiro.
31 May 2023
talksport.com
Ex-Liverpool target accused of smuggling £65million worth of cocaine
Dutch footballer Quincy Promes has been accused of smuggling a staggering £65million-worth of cocaine.
15 May 2023
talksport.com
I was signed by Arsenal to cover injury crisis despite having a broken back
When Arsene Wenger was manager, he made some incredible transfers over the years - Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Vieira.
24 April 2023
talksport.com
Vidic reveals mistake Benitez made over Liverpool transfer before Man United signed him
Manchester United legend Nemanja Vidic has admitted he nearly signed for Liverpool and revealed why it didn't get over the line.
14 March 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Liverpool out to avoid worst-ever European aggregate defeat
Liverpool are out to avoid their worst-ever aggregate defeat in Europe when they face Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday.
16 January 2023
mirror.co.uk
Lovren sends touching Liverpool message after struggles worsen in Brighton loss
Dejan Lovren posted a message of support to for Liverpool after Jurgen Klopp's side were battered by Brighton in a one-sided affair at the Amex Stadium on Saturday Jurgen Klopp is seriously struggling to find a winning formula this season
19 December 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Agent: 'Arsen Zakharyan to Chelsea could still happen'
The agent of Dynamo Moscow midfielder Arsen Zakharyan has confirmed that his client could still move to Chelsea despite a deal collapsing last summer.
12 December 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Zlatko Dalic: 'Croatia's 2018 World Cup win over Argentina now irrelevant'
Zlatko Dalic has played down suggestions that Croatia's previous World Cup victory over Argentina could be relevant ahead of Tuesday's semi-final.
27 November 2022
marca.com
Brawl is an understatement: Six sent off in punch-up between each Zenit and Spartak
Outrageous scenes in Russian derby
27 November 2022
talksport.com
Russian cup match between Zenit and Spartak sees six red cards and punches in brawl
A Russian cup match between Zenit St. Petersburg and Spartak Moscow descended into disturbing chaos with punches, kicks and knees thrown, with six red cards handed out.
17 November 2022
talksport.com
Why Senegal's Keita Balde is banned from the Qatar World Cup
The 2022 World Cup is edging closer and closer, with the action set to get underway this weekend.
16 November 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Manchester United
Cristiano Ronaldo has criticised Manchester United for their decision to bring in Ralf Rangnick as interim head coach following the departure of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer last November.
12 November 2022
talksport.com
Lovren shows off Salah-themed bed sheets in hilarious tribute to ex-Liverpool teammate
There's bromances in football, and then there's Mohamed Salah and Dejan Lovren.
24 October 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Chelsea 'refusing to give up on Arsen Zakharyan pursuit'
Chelsea are reportedly not giving up on their pursuit of Dynamo Moscow's Arsen Zakharyan.
20 September 2022
mirror.co.uk
Yaya Toure takes England role as Premier League icon continues coaching journey
Yaya Toure has entered the next stage of his coaching journey, with the former Manchester City midfielder undergoing a period at England alongside his Tottenham duties Yaya Toure has been involved in England training
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