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Mir Russian Premier Liga

FIFA Region

UEFA

Season

2025-2026

Location

Russia

Abbreviation

RUS1

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Summary

The Russian Premier Liga (RUS1) or the Mir Russian Premier League, is the top football league in Russia's football system.

Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, teams from RUS1 will not be allowed to participate in 2025-2026 international club compeitions (UEFACL, UEFAEL, and UEFAECL).

Leagues Pyramid - Russia

Abbrev	League	# of Teams
RUS1	Russian Premier Liga	16
RUS2	Russian First League	18
RUS3	Russian Second League	79

Competition Structure

Season			# of Teams
18 Jul 2025 - 17 May 2026			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, (8) 2024-2025 table position, then (9) 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 2025-2026 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 2026-2027 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 2026-2027 RUS1, and the losers will play in the RUS2.

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		League							Home						Road
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	29	19 -8-2	65	-	52	19	33	15	13 -2-0	41	31	8	23	14	6 -6-2	24	21	11	10
2	FK Krasnodar	29	19 -6-4	63	-	57	23	34	14	11 -1-2	34	33	13	20	15	8 -5-2	29	24	10	14
3	Lokomotiv Moskva	29	14 -11-4	53	-	53	36	17	15	8 -7-0	31	30	14	16	14	6 -4-4	22	23	22	1
4	Spartak Moskva	29	15 -6-8	51	-	47	39	8	15	10 -3-2	33	26	17	9	14	5 -3-6	18	21	22	-1
5	CSKA Moskva	29	14 -6-9	48	-	41	32	9	14	9 -2-3	29	26	16	10	15	5 -4-6	19	15	16	-1
6	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	29	11 -13-5	46	-	37	19	18	14	7 -5-2	26	19	8	11	15	4 -8-3	20	18	11	7
7	Dinamo Moscow	29	11 -9-9	42	-	49	39	10	15	6 -4-5	22	29	23	6	14	5 -5-4	20	20	16	4
8	FK Rubin Kazan	29	11 -9-9	42	-	27	28	-1	14	7 -5-2	26	15	10	5	15	4 -4-7	16	12	18	-6
9	FK Akhmat Grozny	29	9 -9-11	36	-	34	38	-4	15	8 -3-4	27	20	14	6	14	1 -6-7	9	14	24	-10
10	FK Rostov-na-Donu	29	8 -9-12	33	-	25	31	-6	14	3 -5-6	14	10	15	-5	15	5 -4-6	19	15	16	-1
11	FC Orenburg	29	7 -8-14	29	-	29	41	-12	15	5 -5-5	20	16	16	0	14	2 -3-9	9	13	25	-12
12	Kryliya Sovetov	29	7 -8-14	29	-	31	49	-18	14	6 -6-2	24	20	16	4	15	1 -2-12	5	11	33	-22
13	FK Akron Togliatti	29	6 -9-14	27	-	34	49	-15	15	1 -7-7	10	17	25	-8	14	5 -2-7	17	17	24	-7
14	FK Dynamo Makhachkala	29	5 -10-14	25	-	19	37	-18	14	5 -4-5	19	12	12	0	15	0 -6-9	6	7	25	-18
15	FC Nizhny Novgorod	29	6 -4-19	22	-	24	48	-24	15	4 -3-8	15	16	19	-3	14	2 -1-11	7	8	29	-21
16	PFC Sochi	29	6 -3-20	21	-	28	59	-31	14	3 -2-9	11	14	27	-13	15	3 -1-11	10	14	32	-18
Relegation Playoff Relegation to RUS2