2025–26 Russian First League

Russian First League
Season2025–26
Dates19 July 2025 - May 2026
Matches played45
Goals scored89 (1.98 per match)
Top goalscorerAmur Kalmykov
David Karaev
(4 goals)
Biggest home win13 games won by 1 goal
Biggest away winYenisey 0–3 Chayka
20 July 2025
Highest scoringTorpedo 2–3 Chelyabinsk
20 July 2025
Ural 3–2 Chernomorets
28 July 2025
Longest winning run5 matches
Fakel
Longest unbeaten run5 matches
Arsenal
Fakel
Longest winless run5 matches
Rodina
Chernomorets
Sokol
Yenisey
Longest losing run2 matches
Chernomorets
Rodina
Shinnik
Torpedo
Volga
Yenisey
Highest attendance18,256
Rotor 1–0 Ufa
10 August 2025
Lowest attendance947
Rodina 1–1 Arsenal
9 August 2025
Total attendance206,232
Average attendance4,583
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 18 August 2025.

The 2025–26 Russian First League (First League Pari for sponsorship reasons) is the 34th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 19 July 2025, and will have a 3-month winter break between December 2025 and March 2026.

Team changes

To First League

Promoted from Second League Division A
Relegated from Premier League

Khimki, which was administratively relegated from the Premier League, was then dissolved and did not enter the First League.[1]

Pari Nizhny Novgorod, which lost in the relegation play-offs, was kept in the Premier League as a replacement for Khimki.

Orenburg, which was originally relegated from the Premier League, remained in it due to the attempted match-fixing by Torpedo Moscow in the previous season.[2][3]

From First League

Relegated to Second League

Sokol Saratov, which finished the previous season in the relegation zone, was kept in the league as a replacement for Khimki

Promoted to Premier League

Torpedo Moscow, which was initially promoted to the Premier League, was kept in the First League due to attempted match-fixing in the previous season.[2][3]

Stadiums by locations

Location of teams in 2025–26 First League.[4]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Fakel Voronezh 5 5 0 0 6 1 +5 15 Promotion to Premier League
2 Ural Yekaterinburg 5 4 0 1 8 4 +4 12
3 KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny 5 3 1 1 9 6 +3 10[a] Qualification to Premier League play-offs
4 Spartak Kostroma 5 3 1 1 7 4 +3 10[a]
5 Chelyabinsk 5 3 0 2 7 6 +1 9
6 SKA-Khabarovsk 5 2 2 1 5 4 +1 8[b]
7 Rotor Volgograd 5 2 2 1 4 3 +1 8[b]
8 Arsenal Tula 5 1 4 0 7 6 +1 7
9 Chayka Peschanokopskoye 5 1 3 1 6 4 +2 6[c]
10 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 5 1 3 1 4 4 0 6[c]
11 Ufa 5 1 2 2 2 3 −1 5
12 Volga Ulyanovsk 5 1 1 3 4 6 −2 4[d]
13 Torpedo Moscow 5 1 1 3 3 5 −2 4[d]
14 Shinnik Yaroslavl 5 1 1 3 3 6 −3 4[d]
15 Sokol Saratov 5 0 4 1 2 3 −1 4[d]
16 Rodina Moscow 5 0 3 2 4 7 −3 3 Relegation to Second League
17 Chernomorets Novorossiysk 5 0 2 3 5 8 −3 2[e]
18 Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 5 0 2 3 3 9 −6 2[e]
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2025. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Away matches won; 10) Away goals scored; 11) Disciplinary record in ascending order (3 points for direct red card, 1 point for yellow card, 2.5 points for red card after two yellows); 12) 2024–25 position (does not apply to final standings); 13) Play-offs. If the teams tied on points did not all play equal number of head-to-head matches, head-to-head criteria are not used to determine the standings.[5]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on goals scored
  2. ^ a b Ranked on goals scored
  3. ^ a b Ranked on goal difference
  4. ^ a b c d Matches won: Volga, Torpedo, Shinnik 1, Sokol 0. Goal difference: Volga, Torpedo –2, Shinnik –3. Goals scored: Volga 4, Torpedo 3.
  5. ^ a b Ranked on goal difference

Results

Home \ Away ARS CHA CHL CHE FAK KAM NEF ROD ROT SHI SKA SOK SPA TOR UFA URA VOL YEN
Arsenal Tula 1–1 1–1 2–2
Chayka Peschanokopskoye 1–2 1–1
Chelyabinsk 1–0 1–0
Chernomorets Novorossiysk 1–2 0–1
Fakel Voronezh 1–0 1–0
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny 2–1 1–2
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 1–3 0–0 0–0
Rodina Moscow 1–1 1–1 1–3
Rotor Volgograd 1–0 0–0
Shinnik Yaroslavl 0–2 0–1
SKA-Khabarovsk 1–1 1–0
Sokol Saratov 0–0 1–1 1–1
Spartak Kostroma 2–1 0–1 1–1
Torpedo Moscow 2–3 0–1 1–0
Ufa 0–0 1–0 1–1
Ural Yekaterinburg 3–2 2–1
Volga Ulyanovsk 1–2 1–2 1–0
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 0–3 1–2 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2025. Source: First League (in Russian), Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Fakel Voronezh43221
Ural Yekaterinburg52112
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny86363
Spartak Kostroma177854
Chelyabinsk21535
SKA-Khabarovsk75446
Rotor Volgograd38977
Arsenal Tula997108
Chayka Peschanokopskoye14689
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk121011910
Ufa1015101111
Volga Ulyanovsk1517141512
Torpedo Moscow1413151613
Shinnik Yaroslavl1614161714
Sokol Saratov1311121215
Rodina Moscow1116171416
Chernomorets Novorossiysk612131317
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk1818181818
Promotion
Play-offs
Relegation to 2026–27 Russian Second League
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2025. Source: everysport.com

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2025. Source: Soccerstats.com (in English)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[6]
1 Russia Amur Kalmykov Arsenal 4
Russia David Karaev KAMAZ
3 Russia Denis Zhilmostnykh Spartak 3
Albania Belajdi Pusi Fakel
Croatia Martin Sekulić Ural
Russia Ruslan Apekov KAMAZ
7 Russia Said Aliyev Chernomorets 2
Russia Matvey Bardachyov Ural
Ukraine Stanislav Biblyk Chayka
Russia Ramazan Gadzhimuradov Chelyabinsk
Russia Aleksandr Zhirov Chelyabinsk
Russia David Kokoyev Neftekhimik
Ukraine Artur Murza Volga
Russia Gleb Popolitov Chayka
Russia Ilya Safronov Rotor
Russia Vladislav Shpitalny Sokol
Russia Batraz Gurtsiyev SKA-Khabarovsk

References

  1. ^ ""Химки" приостанавливают свою деятельность" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 18 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b "КДК РФС принял решение об исключении «Торпедо» из состава участников Мир РПЛ" [RFU CDC decided to exclude Torpedo from Mir RPL] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Бюро исполкома РФС включило «Оренбург» в состав участников МИР РПЛ" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 July 2025.
  4. ^ "TEAMS". Russian Football National League. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  5. ^ "First League 2025-26 regulations - paragraph 3.5" (PDF) (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Top Scorers" (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
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