Mir Russian Premier Liga
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2021-2022
Location
Russia
Abbreviation
RUS1

Summary

The Russian Premier Liga (RUS1) is the top football league in Russia's football system. At the end of the 2021-2022 RUS1 season, the RUS1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2022-2023 UEFA Champions League - Group Stage:
    • 1st place 2021-2022 RUS1 team
  • 2022-2023 UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
    • 2nd place 2021-2022 RUS1 team
  • 2022-2023 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
    • 4th place 2021-2022 RUS1 team
  • 2022-2023 UEFA Europa Conference League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
    • 3rd place 2021-2022 RUS1 team

The winner of the 2021-2022 Russian Cup, typically an RUS1 team, also receives a berth in the Playoff Round of the 2022-2023 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

23 Jul 2021 - 20 May 2022  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 2021-2022 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 2022-2023 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 2022-2023 RUS1, and the losers will play in the RUS2.


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Relegation Playoffs

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateSKA-Energiya Khab (RUS2) 13 FC Khimki (RUS1) 
25.05.22SKA-Energiya Khab 10 FC KhimkiStadion Lenina (Khabarovsk)
28.05.22FC Khimki 30 SKA-Energiya KhabArena Khimki
 FC Khimki remains in RUS1 
AggregateFC Orenburg (RUS2) 43 FC Ufa (RUS1) 
25.05.22FC Orenburg 22 FC UfaStadion Gazovik
28.05.22FC Ufa 12 FC OrenburgBetBoom Аrena
 FC Orenburg is promoted to RUS1 

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Zenit St Petersburg 3019 -8-365-6628381513 -1-140431528156 -7-225231310
2PFC Sochi 3017 -5-856-543024158 -3-427291613159 -2-429251411
3Dinamo Moscow 3016 -5-953-534112157 -3-52425196159 -2-42928226
4FK Krasnodar 3014 -8-850-423012158 -3-42719136156 -5-42323176
5CSKA Moskva 3015 -5-1050-422913159 -3-33024915156 -2-7201820-2
6Lokomotiv Moskva 3013 -9-848-43394159 -2-42925178154 -7-4191822-4
7FK Akhmat Grozny 3013 -3-1442-3638-2159 -0-62723176154 -3-8151321-8
8Kryliya Sovetov 3012 -5-1341-39363157 -3-524251510155 -2-8171421-7
9FK Rostov-na-Donu 3010 -8-1238-4751-4156 -2-72028262154 -6-5181925-6
10Spartak Moskva 3010 -8-1238-3741-4156 -5-42322175154 -3-8151524-9
11FC Nizhny Novgorod 308 -9-1333-2639-13154 -3-8151219-7154 -6-5181420-6
12Ural Sverdlovsk 308 -9-1333-2735-8153 -6-6151114-3155 -3-7181621-5
13FC Khimki 307 -11-1232-3447-13154 -8-32021192153 -3-9121328-15
14FC Ufa 306 -12-1230-2940-11153 -8-4171617-1153 -4-8131323-10
15FK Rubin Kazan 308 -5-1729-3456-22155 -2-8171925-6153 -3-9121531-16
16FC Arsenal-Tula 305 -8-1723-3059-29153 -7-5161722-5152 -1-1271337-24
2022-2023 UEFACL
2022-2023 UEFAEL
2022-2023 UEFAECL
Relegation Playoff
Relegation to RUS2

Results

Sat - 21 May 2022
 FC Khimki 21 Spartak MoskvaArena Khimki
 FC Nizhny Novgorod 10 Zenit St PetersburgStadion Nizhny Novgorod
 FC Arsenal-Tula 12 Ural SverdlovskStadion Arsenal (Tula)
 FK Rubin Kazan 12 FC UfaKazan Arena
 CSKA Moskva 40 FK Rostov-na-DonuVEB Arena (Moskva)
 Kryliya Sovetov 01 Lokomotiv MoskvaStadion Metallurg (Samara)
 FK Krasnodar 11 FK Akhmat GroznyStadion FK Krasnodar
Sun - 15 May 2022
 FK Krasnodar 10 CSKA MoskvaStadion FK Krasnodar
 Spartak Moskva 11 Zenit St PetersburgOtkritie Bank Arena
 Ural Sverdlovsk 30 FK Rubin KazanStadion Central'nyj (Yekaterinburg)
Sat - 14 May 2022
 FC Ufa 21 FC Arsenal-TulaBetBoom Аrena
Fri - 13 May 2022
 PFC Sochi 00 FC Nizhny NovgorodOlimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht
Sun - 8 May 2022
 FC Arsenal-Tula 11 FK KrasnodarStadion Arsenal (Tula)
 FC Ufa 00 FK Rostov-na-DonuBetBoom Аrena
Sat - 7 May 2022
 CSKA Moskva 01 PFC SochiVEB Arena (Moskva)