Summary
The Russian Football Premier League (RUS1), or SOGAZ Russian Football Championship, is the top football league in Russia's football system. At the end of the 2018-2019 RUS1 season, the RUS1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2019-2020 UEFA Champions League - Group Stage:
- 1st and 2nd place 2018-2019 RUS1 teams
- 2019-2020 UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd place 2018-2019 RUS1 team
- 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 4th place 2018-2019 RUS1 team
- 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 5th place 2018-2019 RUS1 team
The winner of the 2018-2019 Russian Cup, typically an RUS1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Russia
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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RUS1 | Rosgosstrakh Russian Football Championship | 16 |
RUS2 | Russian National Football League (FNL) | 20 |
RUS3 | Professional Football League | 56 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
28 Jul 2018 - 26 May 2019 | 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) head-to-head away goals scored, (6) matches won, (7) goal difference, (8) goals scored, then (9) away goals scored.
(Note: The RUS1 shuts down for the Winter, typically mid-November to mid-March.)
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2018-2019 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 2019-2020 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 2019-2020 RUS1, and the losers will play in the RUS2.
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
1 | Zenit St Petersburg | 30 | 20 -4-6 | 64 | - | 57 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 13 -1-1 | 40 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 7 -3-5 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 30 | 16 -8-6 | 56 | - | 45 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 9 -5-1 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 7 -3-5 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 4 |
3 | FK Krasnodar | 30 | 16 -8-6 | 56 | - | 55 | 23 | 32 | 15 | 9 -3-3 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 7 -5-3 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 14 |
4 | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 14 -9-7 | 51 | - | 46 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 8 -3-4 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 6 -6-3 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
5 | Spartak Moskva | 30 | 14 -7-9 | 49 | - | 36 | 31 | 5 | 15 | 7 -3-5 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
6 | FC Arsenal-Tula | 30 | 12 -10-8 | 46 | - | 40 | 33 | 7 | 15 | 8 -5-2 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 4 -5-6 | 17 | 13 | 21 | -8 |
7 | FC Orenburg | 30 | 12 -7-11 | 43 | - | 39 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 5 -3-7 | 18 | 21 | 22 | -1 |
8 | FK Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 11 -9-10 | 42 | - | 28 | 30 | -2 | 15 | 5 -7-3 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 6 -2-7 | 20 | 13 | 15 | -2 |
9 | FK Rostov-na-Donu | 30 | 10 -11-9 | 41 | - | 25 | 23 | 2 | 15 | 6 -6-3 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 4 -5-6 | 17 | 11 | 15 | -4 |
10 | Ural Sverdlovsk | 30 | 10 -8-12 | 38 | - | 33 | 45 | -12 | 15 | 5 -5-5 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 5 -3-7 | 18 | 15 | 27 | -12 |
11 | FK Rubin Kazan | 30 | 7 -15-8 | 36 | - | 24 | 30 | -6 | 15 | 6 -7-2 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 1 -8-6 | 11 | 11 | 21 | -10 |
12 | Dinamo Moscow | 30 | 6 -15-9 | 33 | - | 28 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 5 -6-4 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 1 -9-5 | 12 | 11 | 18 | -7 |
13 | Kryliya Sovetov | 30 | 8 -4-18 | 28 | - | 25 | 46 | -21 | 15 | 5 -2-8 | 17 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 15 | 3 -2-10 | 11 | 14 | 31 | -17 |
14 | FC Ufa | 30 | 5 -11-14 | 26 | - | 24 | 34 | -10 | 15 | 5 -2-8 | 17 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 15 | 0 -9-6 | 9 | 9 | 17 | -8 |
15 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 30 | 5 -6-19 | 21 | - | 13 | 50 | -37 | 15 | 2 -4-9 | 10 | 8 | 25 | -17 | 15 | 3 -2-10 | 11 | 5 | 25 | -20 |
16 | FK Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 30 | 4 -8-18 | 20 | - | 24 | 55 | -31 | 15 | 3 -7-5 | 16 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 15 | 1 -1-13 | 4 | 9 | 33 | -24 |
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Results
FC Orenburg | 20 | Spartak Moskva | Stadion Gazovik |
Lokomotiv Moskva | 10 | FC Ufa | RZD Arena |
Anzhi Makhachkala | 02 | Ural Sverdlovsk | Anzhi-Arena (Kaspiysk) |
FK Krasnodar | 10 | FK Rubin Kazan | Stadion FK Krasnodar |
Dinamo Moscow | 33 | FC Arsenal-Tula | Arena Khimki |
Zenit St Petersburg | 41 | FK Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | Stadion Krestovskyi |
FK Akhmat Grozny | 10 | FK Rostov-na-Donu | Akhmat-Arena |
CSKA Moskva | 60 | Kryliya Sovetov | VEB Arena (Moskva) |
FK Rubin Kazan | 00 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Kazan Arena |
FK Rostov-na-Donu | 10 | Zenit St Petersburg | Rostov Arena |
FC Arsenal-Tula | 03 | FK Krasnodar | Stadion Arsenal (Tula) |
FK Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 22 | Dinamo Moscow | Central'nyj Stadion (Krasnoyarsk) |
Ural Sverdlovsk | 22 | Lokomotiv Moskva | Stadion Central'nyj (Yekaterinburg) |
Kryliya Sovetov | 12 | Spartak Moskva | Cosmos Arena (Samara) |
CSKA Moskva | 10 | FK Akhmat Grozny | VEB Arena (Moskva) |
FC Ufa | 02 | FC Orenburg | Stadion Neftyanik (Ufa) |
Zenit St Petersburg | 31 | CSKA Moskva | Stadion Krestovskyi |
Spartak Moskva | 10 | FC Ufa | Otkrytie Arena |
FK Akhmat Grozny | 21 | Kryliya Sovetov | Akhmat-Arena |
FK Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 04 | FK Krasnodar | Central'nyj Stadion (Krasnoyarsk) |