Mir Russian Premier Liga
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2025-2026
Location
Russia
Abbreviation
RUS1

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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 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1FK Krasnodar 2416 -5-353-4917321210 -0-230291019126 -5-12320713
2Zenit St Petersburg 2415 -7-252-4417271311 -2-03527720114 -5-21717107
3Lokomotiv Moskva 2412 -9-345-503317127 -5-026281315125 -4-31922202
4FK Baltika Kaliningrad 2411 -11-244-341321127 -5-02619613124 -6-2181578
5CSKA Moskva 2413 -3-842-362610129 -1-228241212124 -2-6141214-2
6Spartak Moskva 2412 -6-642-38326128 -3-12720137124 -3-5151819-1
7Dinamo Moscow 249 -7-834-43358124 -4-41625214125 -3-41818144
8FK Rubin Kazan 249 -7-834-2325-2127 -3-2241495122 -4-610916-7
9FK Akhmat Grozny 248 -7-931-2931-2127 -1-42216124121 -6-591319-6
10FK Rostov-na-Donu 246 -8-1026-1926-7123 -5-4141013-3123 -3-612913-4
11FK Dynamo Makhachkala 245 -8-1123-1530-15125 -4-3191192120 -4-84421-17
12FK Akron Togliatti 245 -7-1222-3043-13121 -6-591520-5124 -1-7131523-8
13Kryliya Sovetov 245 -7-1222-2544-19114 -5-21715141131 -2-1051030-20
14FC Nizhny Novgorod 246 -3-1521-2039-19124 -2-6141314-1122 -1-97725-18
15FC Orenburg 244 -8-1220-2436-12123 -5-4141314-1121 -3-861122-11
16PFC Sochi 243 -3-1812-2153-32121 -2-95925-16122 -1-971228-16
Relegation Playoff
Relegation to RUS2

Fixtures

Fri - 17 Apr 2026
Sat - 18 Apr 2026
 FC Orenburg   Lokomotiv MoskvaStadion Gazovik
 Kryliya Sovetov   CSKA MoskvaSolidarnost Arena
 FC Nizhny Novgorod   Dinamo MoscowStadion Nizhny Novgorod
Sun - 19 Apr 2026
 FK Dynamo Makhachkala   Zenit St PetersburgAnzhi-Arena (Kaspiysk)
Tue - 21 Apr 2026
 PFC Sochi   Kryliya SovetovOlimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht
 CSKA Moskva   FK Rostov-na-DonuVEB Arena (Moskva)
Wed - 22 Apr 2026
 FC Orenburg   FC Nizhny NovgorodStadion Gazovik
Sat - 25 Apr 2026
 Kryliya Sovetov   Lokomotiv MoskvaSolidarnost Arena
 FC Nizhny Novgorod   Spartak MoskvaStadion Nizhny Novgorod
 FK Rubin Kazan   CSKA MoskvaAk Bars Arena

Results

Mon - 13 Apr 2026
 FK Akron Togliatti 23 Dinamo MoscowSolidarnost Arena
Sun - 12 Apr 2026
 CSKA Moskva 01 PFC SochiVEB Arena (Moskva)
Sat - 11 Apr 2026
 FK Rubin Kazan 00 FC OrenburgAk Bars Arena
 Kryliya Sovetov 22 FK Akhmat GroznySolidarnost Arena
Mon - 6 Apr 2026
 PFC Sochi 01 FK Rubin KazanOlimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht
Sun - 5 Apr 2026
 FC Nizhny Novgorod 01 FK Rostov-na-DonuStadion Nizhny Novgorod
Sat - 4 Apr 2026
 FK Akron Togliatti 12 CSKA MoskvaSolidarnost Arena
Sun - 22 Mar 2026
 Kryliya Sovetov 00 FK Rubin KazanSolidarnost Arena
 FC Orenburg 02 Spartak MoskvaStadion Gazovik