Summary
The Russian Premier Liga (RUS1) is the top football league in Russia's football system. At the end of the 2020-2021 RUS1 season, the RUS1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League - Group Stage:
- 1st place 2020-2021 RUS1 team
- 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2020-2021 RUS1 team
- 2021-2022 UEFA Europa Conference League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 4th place 2020-2021 RUS1 team
- 2021-2022 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 5th place 2020-2021 RUS1 team
The winner of the 2020-2021 Russian Cup, typically an RUS1 team, also receives a berth in the 3rd Qualifying Round of the 2021-2022 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Russia
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| RUS1 | Russian Premier Liga | 16 |
| RUS2 | Russian National Football League (FNL) | 20 |
| RUS3 | Professional Football League | 59 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 8 Aug 2020 - 15 May 2021 | 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, then (8) 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 2020-2021 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 2021-2022 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 2021-2022 RUS1, and the losers will play in the RUS2.
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| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 19 | 12 -5-2 | 41 | - | 43 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 9 -0-1 | 27 | 33 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 3 -5-1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | CSKA Moskva | 19 | 11 -4-4 | 37 | - | 35 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 5 -3-2 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 -1-2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 19 | 10 -5-4 | 35 | - | 33 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 -2-3 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| 4 | PFC Sochi | 19 | 9 -6-4 | 33 | - | 28 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 -4-0 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 11 | 14 | -3 |
| 5 | FK Rostov-na-Donu | 19 | 10 -2-7 | 32 | - | 24 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 6 -1-3 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | FK Krasnodar | 19 | 9 -3-7 | 30 | - | 35 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 7 -2-1 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 2 -1-6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moscow | 19 | 9 -3-7 | 30 | - | 24 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 7 -1-1 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 -2-6 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -9 |
| 8 | FK Rubin Kazan | 19 | 8 -4-7 | 28 | - | 24 | 25 | -1 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 5 -1-4 | 16 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 19 | 8 -4-7 | 28 | - | 21 | 25 | -4 | 9 | 6 -1-2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2 -3-5 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -9 |
| 10 | FK Akhmat Grozny | 19 | 7 -5-7 | 26 | - | 19 | 21 | -2 | 10 | 4 -3-3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 7 | 12 | -5 |
| 11 | FC Khimki | 19 | 7 -4-8 | 25 | - | 24 | 30 | -6 | 10 | 5 -1-4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 12 | 18 | -6 |
| 12 | Ural Sverdlovsk | 19 | 4 -9-6 | 21 | - | 16 | 23 | -7 | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 1 -5-4 | 8 | 7 | 14 | -7 |
| 13 | FC Arsenal-Tula | 19 | 3 -5-11 | 14 | - | 17 | 30 | -13 | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 -1-9 | 1 | 5 | 20 | -15 |
| 14 | SC Rotor Volgograd | 19 | 3 -5-11 | 14 | - | 9 | 30 | -21 | 10 | 2 -1-7 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 9 | 1 -4-4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -11 |
| 15 | FK Tambov | 19 | 3 -4-12 | 13 | - | 13 | 29 | -16 | 10 | 2 -2-6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -12 |
| 16 | FC Ufa | 19 | 3 -4-12 | 13 | - | 14 | 31 | -17 | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 10 | 2 -1-7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -14 |
Relegation to RUS2 Relegation Playoff UEFAEL UEFACL | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | FK Rostov-na-Donu | Stadion Krestovskyi |
 | FK Rubin Kazan | Otkrytie Arena |
 | Ural Sverdlovsk | Stadion FK Krasnodar |
 | Dinamo Moscow | Akhmat-Arena |
 | CSKA Moskva | RZD Arena |
 | SC Rotor Volgograd | Stadion STC Tambov |
 | FC Arsenal-Tula | Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht |
| FK Krasnodar | Otkrytie Arena |
| PFC Sochi | Rostov Arena |
| FK Akhmat Grozny | VEB Arena (Moskva) |
| FK Tambov | VTB Arena |
| Zenit St Petersburg | Kazan Arena |
| Lokomotiv Moskva | Stadion Arsenal (Tula) |
| FC Khimki | Volgograd Arena |
| FC Ufa | Stadion Central'nyj (Yekaterinburg) |
| FK Akhmat Grozny | Stadion Krestovskyi |
| Spartak Moskva | VTB Arena |
| PFC Sochi | RZD Arena |
| FK Krasnodar | Stadion STC Tambov |
Results
| 11 | Ural Sverdlovsk | Mordovia Arena |
| 13 | CSKA Moskva | Rostov Arena |
| 00 | FK Rubin Kazan | Akhmat-Arena |
| 32 | Lokomotiv Moskva | Arena Khimki |
| 10 | FC Ufa | Stadion FK Krasnodar |
| 31 | Spartak Moskva | Stadion Krestovskyi |
| 10 | FC Arsenal-Tula | Volgograd Arena |
| 20 | Dinamo Moscow | Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht |
| 22 | Ural Sverdlovsk | VEB Arena (Moskva) |
| 01 | FK Rostov-na-Donu | Akhmat-Arena |
| 50 | Lokomotiv Moskva | Stadion FK Krasnodar |
| 01 | FK Rubin Kazan | Stadion STC Tambov |
| 31 | Dinamo Moscow | Stadion Krestovskyi |
| 10 | Spartak Moskva | Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht |
| 10 | FC Ufa | Volgograd Arena |
| 10 | FC Arsenal-Tula | Arena Khimki |
| 20 | FK Akhmat Grozny | Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht |
| 22 | FC Khimki | VEB Arena (Moskva) |
| 10 | FC Arsenal-Tula | VTB Arena |
| 01 | FC Ufa | Rostov Arena |