Russian Football Premier League
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Established
2001 (23 years old)
First Recorded Event
2014-08-01
Current Season
2023-2024
API Football ID
5305
Sport
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Russian Federation
Gender
Male
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Upcoming
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The Russian Football Championship (Russian: Чемпионат России по футболу), or Russian Premier League, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. The competition is administered by the Russian Football Premier League. There are 16 teams in the competition. The league has two Champions League qualifying spots given to the top two teams at the end of the season and three Europa League spots are allocated to the third, fourth and fifth teams. The last two teams are relegated to the Russian National Football League at the end of the season. The Russian Premier League was established in 2001 and succeeded the Top Division. The Top Division was run by the Professional Football League of Russia. Creation of the Premier League is considered to give the clubs a greater degree of independence. The league is currently called Rosgosstrakh Russian Football Championship for sponsorship reasons,
CSKA Moscow is the current Russian Premier League champion.
Seasons
 2023-2024 | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | 2020-2021 | ||||
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