Draft:2025–26 Russian First League

Russian First League
Season	2025–26
Dates	TBA 2025 – TBA 2026
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The 2025–26 Russian First League will be the 34rd season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Teams

Teams changes

The following teams changed division since the 2024–25 season.

To First League
Relegated from Premier League
Orenburg Fakel Voronezh
Promoted from Second League A
Spartak Kostroma Volga Ulyanovsk TBD

From First League
Promoted to Premier League
Baltika Kaliningrad Torpedo Moscow Sochi (via play-off)
Relegated to Second League A
Sokol Saratov Alania Vladikavkaz Tyumen

Teams by federal subjects

Rank	Federal subjects	Number	Teams
1	Tatarstan	2	KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
2	Bashkortostan	1	Ufa
	Khabarovsk		SKA-Khabarovsk
	Krasnodar		Chernomorets Novorossiysk
	Krasnoyarsk		Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
	Kostroma		Spartak Kostroma
	Moscow		Rodina Moscow
	Orenburg		Orenburg
	Rostov		Chayka Peschanokopskoye
	Sverdlovsk		Ural Yekaterinburg
	Tula		Arsenal Tula
	Ulyanovsk		Volga Ulyanovsk
	Volgograd		Rotor Volgograd
	Voronezh		Fakel Voronezh
	Yaroslavl		Shinnik Yaroslavl

Location and stadiums

Yenisey

SKA

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Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Russian First League.

Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Russian First League from European side of Russian.

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	2024–25 season
Arsenal Tula	Tula	Arsenal Tula	19,241	10th in First League
Chayka Peschanokopskoye	Peschanokopskoye	Chayka Central	3,000	13th in First League
Chernomorets Novorossiysk	Novorossiysk	Central Stadium Novorossiysk	12,500	3rd in First League
Fakel Voronezh^↓	Voronezh	Fakel	10,052	16th in Premier League
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny	Naberezhnye Chelny	KAMAZ	6,248	11th in First League
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	Nizhnekamsk	Neftekhimik Stadium	3,100	12th in First League
Orenburg^↓	Orenburg	Gazovik Orenburg	10,046	15th in Premier League
Rodina Moscow	Moscow	Spartak Moscow Academy Stadium	3,077	7th in First League
Rotor Volgograd	Volgograd	Volgograd Arena	45,316	9th in First League
Shinnik Yaroslavl	Yaroslavl	Shinnik	22,990	14th in First League
SKA-Khabarovsk	Khabarovsk	Lenin Khabarovsk	14,800	6th in First League
Spartak Kostroma^↑	Kostroma	Urozhay Stadium	3,000	1st in Second League A
Ufa	Ufa	Neftyanik	15,234	6th in First League
Ural Yekaterinburg	Yekaterinburg	Yekaterinburg Arena	35,061	4th in First League
Volga Ulyanovsk^↑	Ulyanovsk	Trud Ulyanovsk	15,000	2nd in Second League A
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	Krasnoyarsk	Central Krasnoyarsk	15,000	8th in First League
TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	Promotion play-off winner
TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

^↓	Relegated from the Premier League
^↑	Promoted from the Second League A

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team	Manager	Other kit sponsor(s)
Arsenal Tula	Dmitri Gunko	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Chayka Peschanokopskoye	Yevgeni Kaleshin	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Chernomorets Novorossiysk	Oleg Vasilenko	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Fakel Voronezh	Igor Shalimov	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny	Ildar Akhmetzyanov	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	Kirill Novikov	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Orenburg	Vladimir Slišković	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Rodina Moscow	Zoran Zeljković	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Rotor Volgograd	Denis Boyarintsev	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Shinnik Yaroslavl	Aleksandr Pobegalov	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
SKA-Khabarovsk	Aleksei Poddubskiy (caretaker)	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Spartak Kostroma	Evgeniy Taranukhin	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Ufa	Omari Tetradze	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Ural Yekaterinburg	Sergei Tomarov	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Volga Ulyanovsk	Mikhail Belov	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	Andrey Tikhonov	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
TBD		List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
TBD		List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None

Managerial changes

Pre-season

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of arrival
Arsenal Tula	Aleksandr Storozhuk	Signed by Akhmat Grozny		Dmitri Gunko

During the season

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner	Date of vacancy	Week	Position in table	Replaced by	Date of appointment

Standings

League table

Pos	Team	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Arsenal Tula	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Chayka Peschanokopskoye	Promotion to the Premier League
3	Chernomorets Novorossiysk	Qualification for Premier League play-off
4	Fakel Voronezh	Qualification for Premier League play-off
5	KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny
6	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
7	Orenburg
8	Rodina Moscow
9	Rotor Volgograd
10	Shinnik Yaroslavl
11	SKA-Khabarovsk
12	Spartak Kostroma
13	Ufa
14	Ural Yekaterinburg
15	Volga Ulyanovsk
16	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	Relegated to the Second League A
17	TBD
18	TBD

First match(es) will be played: 2025. Source: FNL (in Russian)
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) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away matches won; 11) Away goals scored; 12) Best disciplinary record (3 points for red card, 1 point for yellow card); 13) Drawing lots. If teams tied on points did not play an equal number of head-to-head games, head-to-head criteria and disciplinary record are not used for positioning. If 1st- and 2nd-placed teams are tied in the final standings on the first 12 criteria, a winner is determined in an additional play-off game, with no extra time and a penalty-shootout if tied at the end of regulation, instead of drawing lots.

Position by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Team ╲ Round
Arsenal Tula
Chayka Peschanokopskoye
Chernomorets Novorossiysk
Fakel Voronezh
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Orenburg
Rodina Moscow
Rotor Volgograd
Shinnik Yaroslavl
SKA-Khabarovsk
Spartak Kostroma
Ufa
Ural Yekaterinburg
Volga Ulyanovsk
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
TBD
TBD

	Promotion to the Premier League
	Qualification for Premier League play-off
	Relegated to the Second League A

First match(es) will be played on 2025. Source: FNL (in Russian)

Results

Fixture and results

Home \ Away	ARS	CHA	CHE	FKV	KAM	NEF	ORE	ROD	ROT	SHI	SKA	SPK	UFA	URA	VLU	YEN	TBD	TBD
Arsenal Tula
Chayka Peschanokopskoye
Chernomorets Novorossiysk
Fakel Voronezh
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Orenburg
Rodina Moscow
Rotor Volgograd
Shinnik Yaroslavl
SKA-Khabarovsk
Spartak Kostroma
Ufa
Ural Yekaterinburg
Volga Ulyanovsk
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
TBD
TBD

First match(es) will be played: 2025. Source: FNL (in Russian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Matchdays 1–17

Matchdays 18–34

Results by round

Season statistics

Top Goalscorers

Top Assists

Hat-trick

Clean sheets

Discipline

Attendances

Overall

Pos	Team	Change
1	Arsenal Tula	n/a^†
2	Chayka Peschanokopskoye	n/a^†
3	Chernomorets Novorossiysk	n/a^†
4	Fakel Voronezh	n/a^†
5	KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny	n/a^†
6	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	n/a^†
7	Orenburg	n/a^†
8	Rodina Moscow	n/a^†
9	Rotor Volgograd	n/a^†
10	Shinnik Yaroslavl	n/a^†
11	SKA-Khabarovsk	n/a^†
12	Spartak Kostroma	n/a^‡
13	Ufa	n/a^†
14	Ural Yekaterinburg	n/a^†
15	Volga Ulyanovsk	n/a^‡
16	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	n/a^†
17	TBD	n/a^‡
18	TBD	n/a^†
	League total	n/a^†

Source: FNL
Notes:
^† Teams played previous season in Premier League
^‡ Teams played previous season in Second League A

Home match played

As of future

Team \ Match played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Total
Arsenal Tula
Chayka Peschanokopskoye
Chernomorets Novorossiysk
Fakel Voronezh
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Orenburg
Rodina Moscow
Rotor Volgograd
Shinnik Yaroslavl
SKA-Khabarovsk
Spartak Kostroma
Ufa
Ural Yekaterinburg
Volga Ulyanovsk
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
TBD
TBD
League total																		0

Source: FNL

References

v t e Russian First League seasons
Russian First League	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Russian First Division	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Football National League	2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Russian First Division/League	2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25