2025–26 Russian First League
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 July 2025 - May 2026 |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 14 July 2025. | |
The 2025–26 Russian First League (First League Pari for sponsorship reasons) will be the 34th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season will begin on 19 July 2025, and will have a 3-month winter break between December 2025 and March 2026.
Team changes
[edit]To First League
[edit]- Promoted from Second League Division A
- Relegated from Premier League
Khimki, which was administratively relegated from the Premier League, was then dissolved and did not enter the First League.[1]
Pari Nizhny Novgorod, which lost in the relegation play-offs, was kept in the Premier League as a replacement for Khimki.
Orenburg, which was originally relegated from the Premier League, remained in it due to the attempted match-fixing by Torpedo Moscow in the previous season.[2][3]
From First League
[edit]- Relegated to Second League
Sokol Saratov, which finished the previous season in the relegation zone, was kept in the league as a replacement for Khimki
- Promoted to Premier League
Torpedo Moscow, which was initially promoted to the Premier League, was kept in the First League due to attempted match-fixing in the previous season.[2][3]
Stadiums by locations
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League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fakel Voronezh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to Premier League |
| 2 | Torpedo Moscow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Premier League play-offs |
| 4 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | SKA-Khabarovsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Rodina Moscow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Rotor Volgograd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Arsenal Tula | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Ufa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Sokol Saratov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Spartak Kostroma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Second League |
| 17 | Volga Ulyanovsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Chelyabinsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Away matches won; 10) Away goals scored; 11) Disciplinary record in descending order (3 points for direct red card, 1 point for yellow card, 2.5 points for red card after two yellows); 12) 2024–25 position (does not apply to final standings); 13) Play-offs. If the teams tied on points did not all play equal number of head-to-head games, head-to-head criteria are not used to determine the standings.[5]
Results
[edit]Positions by round
[edit]| Promotion | |
| Play-offs | |
| Relegation to 2024–25 Russian Second League |
Results by round
[edit]W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose
References
[edit]- ^ ""Химки" приостанавливают свою деятельность" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 18 June 2025.
- ^ a b "КДК РФС принял решение об исключении «Торпедо» из состава участников Мир РПЛ" [RFU CDC decided to exclude Torpedo from Mir RPL] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Бюро исполкома РФС включило «Оренбург» в состав участников МИР РПЛ" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 July 2025.
- ^ "TEAMS". Russian Football National League. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ "First League 2025-26 regulations - paragraph 3.5" (PDF) (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 14 July 2025.