2025–26 Russian First League

Russian First League
Season2025–26
Dates19 July 2025 - May 2026
Matches189
Goals429 (2.27 per match)
Top goalscorerBelajdi Pusi
(13 goals)
Biggest home winKAMAZ 5–0 Yenisey
24 October 2025
Biggest away winChayka 0–6 Rotor
3 September 2025
Highest scoringNeftekhimik 1–5 Rodina
3 September 2025
Chayka 0–6 Rotor
3 September 2025
Chayka 2–4 Spartak
20 September 2025
KAMAZ 5–1 Ural
6 October 2025
Volga 2–4 Yenisey
11 October 2025
Chelyabinsk 3–3 KAMAZ
16 November 2025
Chayka 2–4 Neftekhimik
22 November 2025
Longest winning run6 matches
Fakel
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
Spartak
Longest winless run12 matches
Chayka
Longest losing run7 matches
Chayka
Highest attendance21,118
Rotor 3–0 KAMAZ
14 September 2025
Lowest attendance515
Neftekhimik 1–0 Ural
15 November 2025
Total attendance794,423
Average attendance4,203
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 1 December 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 21 15 3 3 29 11 +18 48 Promotion to 2026–27 Premier League
2 Ural Yekaterinburg 21 12 5 4 30 18 +12 41
3 Rodina Moscow 21 9 9 3 28 16 +12 36 Qualification to Premier League play-offs
4 Spartak Kostroma 21 9 7 5 30 24 +6 34
5 KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny 21 8 8 5 36 24 +12 32[a]
6 Chelyabinsk 21 8 8 5 27 20 +7 32[a]
7 Rotor Volgograd 21 8 6 7 24 17 +7 30
8 SKA-Khabarovsk 21 7 8 6 21 21 0 29
9 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 21 6 10 5 25 24 +1 28[b]
10 Arsenal Tula 21 6 10 5 29 25 +4 28[b]
11 Shinnik Yaroslavl 21 6 8 7 18 19 −1 26
12 Chernomorets Novorossiysk 21 6 6 9 25 27 −2 24
13 Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 21 5 8 8 14 25 −11 23
14 Volga Ulyanovsk 21 6 4 11 24 34 −10 22
15 Torpedo Moscow 21 5 6 10 17 29 −12 21
16 Ufa 21 4 8 9 24 29 −5 20 Relegation to 2026–27 Second League
17 Sokol Saratov 21 2 10 9 10 22 −12 16
18 Chayka Peschanokopskoye 21 2 6 13 18 44 −26 12
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 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 Head-to-head points: KAMAZ 4, Chelyabinsk 1.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Neftekhimik 4, Arsenal 1.

Results

Home \ Away ARS CHA CHL CHE FAK KAM NEF ROD ROT SHI SKA SOK SPA TOR UFA URA VOL YEN
Arsenal Tula 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–2 2–2
Chayka Peschanokopskoye 0–3 0–2 2–4 0–0 0–6 1–2 2–4 1–1 0–1 1–1
Chelyabinsk 2–2 1–0 1–1 3–3 4–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 0–0
Chernomorets Novorossiysk 1–2 4–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–2 2–1 0–2
Fakel Voronezh 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 1–0 2–1
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 5–1 2–3 5–0
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–3 1–5 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0
Rodina Moscow 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 3–0 2–0
Rotor Volgograd 1–2 0–2 2–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 0–0
Shinnik Yaroslavl 4–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–0
SKA-Khabarovsk 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–1
Sokol Saratov 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–0
Spartak Kostroma 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–1
Torpedo Moscow 3–2 2–3 1–4 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–3
Ufa 1–2 4–0 0–0 0–4 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–3 3–0
Ural Yekaterinburg 1–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 4–0
Volga Ulyanovsk 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–4 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–4
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 0–3 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2025. Source: First League (in Russian), Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Fakel Voronezh432211221333211122111
Ural Yekaterinburg521122112122343211222
Rodina Moscow1116171416161387776754444333
Spartak Kostroma1778544333211122333444
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny863633444567677656565
Chelyabinsk215355555644466777656
Rotor Volgograd389776666455535565777
SKA-Khabarovsk75446889111211108888889108
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk1210119101014141411108999910111189
Arsenal Tula99710877788811111112121198910
Shinnik Yaroslavl1614161714111012999910101010910101111
Chernomorets Novorossiysk61213131718181815141512121213131415131312
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk181818181813111112151415151311111312121213
Volga Ulyanovsk151714151215121313101213131514151514151414
Torpedo Moscow141315161314161616161716171816171717161615
Ufa10151011111291010131314141415141213141516
Sokol Saratov131112121517171718181617161718161616171717
Chayka Peschanokopskoye146899151517171818181617181818181818
Promotion
Play-offs
Relegation to 2026–27 Russian Second League
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2025. Source: everysport.com

Results by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Arsenal TulaDDWDDWLWLLDLDDDLWWWDD
Chayka PeschanokopskoyeWDDDLLLLLLLDDWLLLLLLD
Chernomorets NovorossiyskDLLDLLLDWWLWWLDDLLWDW
ChelyabinskWWLWLWDDWDWDDDDLLWDWL
Fakel VoronezhWWWWWWLDWLDDWWWLWWWWW
KAMAZ Naberezhnye ChelnyDWWLWWDWDLDLWDLWWLDDD
Neftekhimik NizhnekamskDDDWLLDLDWWWDLDLDDWWD
Rodina MoscowDLLDDDWWWWLWDWWDWDWDD
Rotor VolgogradWLDWDWLWWWDLDWLDLWLLD
Shinnik YaroslavlLDLLWDWDWDDWLLDDWLWDL
SKA-KhabarovskDWWDLLDLLDWWWLDWDLDDW
Sokol SaratovDDLDDLLLLDWLDDDWLDLDL
Spartak KostromaLWDWWWWDWWWDDDLDWLLDL
Torpedo MoscowLDLLWLLDDLLWLDDWLDWLW
UfaDLWLDLWDLLDDDDLWWLLLD
Ural YekaterinburgWWWWLWWDDWDLLWWWWWLDD
Volga UlyanovskLLDLWLWDLWLDLLWLLWLWD
Yenisey KrasnoyarskLLDLDWWDLLDLDWWLLWDDD
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2025. Source: Soccerstats.com (in English)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[6]
1 Belajdi Pusi Fakel 13
2 David Karaev KAMAZ 10
3 Amur Kalmykov Arsenal 8
Said Aliyev Chernomorets
Artyom Maksimenko Rodina
Ruslan Apekov KAMAZ
7 Denis Zhilmostnykh Spartak 6
Rashid Magomedov Neftekhimik
Martin Sekulić Ural
Aleksandr Yushin Torpedo
Ramazan Gadzhimuradov Chelyabinsk
Garrik Levin Chelyabinsk
Ilya Safronov Rotor
Dilan Ortiz Ufa
Artyom Sokolov Chayka

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 1 December 2025.
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