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Russian First Division

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  • Russia
  • Europe
  • Level 1
  • Active
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Competition
92 / 200Reputation
34League games
18Clubs
£84,168,031Total squad value

Competition

Code
RFL
Nation
Russia
Confederation
Europe
Type
Standard division
Level
1
Reputation
92 / 200
Status
Active
Season
2015-07-07 – 2016-05-27
Colours
#3973DE #FFFFFF
Short name
First Division
Parent competition
—
Crowd tendencies
0
Reputation stars
Share of top division
65%
Continental rank
#58 among leagues
Reputation rankable
Yes

Format

Partial export
Teams
18
League games
34
Promoted in
—
Relegated
—
Champions League
—
Europa League
—
Conference League
—
Play-offs
—
Maximum games
34
Joined since 2021–22
Arsenal Tula from Russian Premier League, Dinamo Makhachkala from Russian Second Division - Group 1, FC Ufa from Russian Premier League, Rodina Moscow from Russian Second Division - Group 3, Rubin Kazan from Russian Premier League, Shinnik Yaroslavl from Russian Second Division - Group 2, Volga Uljanovsk from Russian Second Division - Group 4
Left since 2021–22
Fakel Voronezh now in Russian Premier League, FC Orenburg now in Russian Premier League, Metallurg Lipetsk now in Russian Second Division - Group 3, Olimp-Dolgoprudny, Rotor Volgograd now in Russian Second Division - Group 1, Spartak Moscow 2, Textilschik Ivanovo now in Russian Second Division - Group 2, Tom Tomsk now in Russian Lower Division, Torpedo Moscow now in Russian Premier League

Squad rules

Partial export
Registered squad
—
Home-grown
—
Club-trained
—
Foreign players
—
Under-21
—
Loans
—

Most titles

27 recorded titlesFMDB calculation
2Krylja Sovetov Samara2021, 2015
2Mordovia Saransk2014, 2012
2Anji Makhachkala2009, 1999
2Shinnik Yaroslavl2007, 2001
1Torpedo Moscow2022
1FC Tambov2019
1FC Orenburg2018
1Dinamo Moscow2017
1Gazovik Orenburg2016
1Ural Yekaterinburg2013
1Kuban Krasnodar2010
1FC Rostov2008
1FC Khimki2006
1Luch Vladivostok2005
1Terek Grozny2004
1Amkar Perm2003
1Rubin Kazan2002
1Sokol Saratov2000
1Saturn Ramenskoe1998
1Uralan Elista1997
1FC Tyumen1996
1Baltika Kaliningrad1995
1Chernomorets Novorossiysk1994

Counted over every recorded season of this competition, not the page of the roll of honour below. Placings point at teams rather than clubs, because international tournaments are won by national teams. Confirmed overall winners in every recorded season; abandoned, cancelled and no-data seasons are excluded and stage placings are counted separately.

Season table

In the export
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Points
1 Torpedo Moscow 38 20 15 3 65 36 29 75
2 Fakel Voronezh 38 23 5 10 60 33 27 74
3 FC Orenburg 38 23 5 10 64 37 27 74
4 SKA Khabarovsk 38 19 8 11 48 38 10 65
5 Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 38 19 6 13 58 55 3 63
6 Alania Vladikavkaz 38 17 9 12 75 53 22 60
7 Spartak Moscow 2 38 18 4 16 48 55 -7 58
8 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 38 17 7 14 60 43 17 58
9 Akron Togliatti 38 16 10 12 47 40 7 58
10 Baltika Kaliningrad 38 14 16 8 51 30 21 58
11 FC Krasnodar-2 38 15 8 15 45 45 0 53
12 PFC Kuban Krasnodar 38 13 10 15 45 48 -3 49
13 Tom Tomsk 38 13 9 16 51 60 -9 48
14 Veles Moscow 38 14 6 18 45 48 -3 48
15 Olimp-Dolgoprudny 38 9 14 15 35 47 -12 41
16 Volgar Astrakhan 38 10 9 19 30 43 -13 39
17 KamAZ Naberezhnye Chelny 38 8 13 17 29 45 -16 37
18 Rotor Volgograd 38 8 12 18 37 53 -16 36
19 Metallurg Lipetsk 38 9 6 23 31 70 -39 33
20 Textilschik Ivanovo 38 5 8 25 31 76 -45 23

Points are shown as the database stores them, including deductions, so they will not always match a total derived from wins and draws — and wins, draws and losses need not add up to games played. A blank cell is a figure the source does not record; it is never a zero.

2021–22 — full season table. Showing 20 of 20 recorded rows. Points are shown as stored.

League strength

FMDB calculation
Columns

Columns
Akron Togliatti3950889510525.6£4,016,750£6,642£1,723,0343010360
Alania Vladikavkaz4500909711325.3£5,112,250£3,389£804,082309011300
Arsenal Tula53009910811927.4£7,642,000£47,613£7,179,308149354100
Baltika Kaliningrad48008910111525.0£5,775,250£1,868£3,589,654350167300
Dinamo Makhachkala3150778410322.9£2,085,125£149£2,153,792241736150
FC Krasnodar-24200888812021.0£90,000£0£2,153,79274281650
FC Ufa5250879811423.5£4,739,125£0£3,589,654152003310
KamAZ Naberezhnye Chelny385083879726.9£2,842,000£990£1,005,10361643500
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk4650929610525.9£4,223,500£1,005£2,153,79231401170
PFC Kuban Krasnodar3800889510925.7£4,982,050£20,685£430,758352003000
Rodina Moscow29008610111623.8£8,392,125£1,651£5,025,5165100925
Rubin Kazan56508211612922.7£12,737,164£125,188£8,621,304453797245
Shinnik Yaroslavl4150849010326.4£3,599,750£1,076£1,723,034229841600
SKA Khabarovsk4700869510624.1£4,506,500£4,539£2,871,723152003000
Veles Moscow4150828910823.1£2,879,750£889£1,435,8616000310
Volga Uljanovsk345078889925.0£3,001,717£3,200£789,72380001715
Volgar Astrakhan420080889825.5£2,832,225£1,608£2,153,792177121400
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk4700899610726.0£4,710,750£693£3,589,654150005000

Every club naming this competition as its current division, with the squad of the team that shares the club uid. Average ability, CA16, PA16, average age, squad value and wage bill are the FMDB's own figures over each club's whole squad; hover one for the population it was computed from. CA16 and PA16 are the means of the sixteen highest abilities and potentials, a coded potential counted at its band midpoint as on the club page. Ages are taken at 1 July 2022, the start of the 2022–23 season. Balance is the club's authored club_finance_detail.cash; reputation, capacity and attendance are stored club figures.

Best in the league

FMDB calculation
# Player Club Pos CA
1Ali Adnan Kadhim Nassir Al-TameemiRubin KazanDL126
2MaurícioRodina MoscowMC125
3Oliver Abildgaard NielsenRubin KazanDMC123
4Ilja SamoshnikovRubin KazanDL123
5Viltaliy Mikhailovich LisakovichRubin KazanFC120
6Alexandr BelenovRubin KazanGK117
7Alexandr MartynovichRubin KazanDC117
8Alan DzagoevRubin KazanMC117
9Yury DyupinRubin KazanGK117
10Sergey TkachevArsenal TulaAMC116

Roll of honour

Placings point at teams, not clubs
Season Winner Runner-up Third Top scorer From awards Player of the season See awards
2021–22Torpedo MoscowFakel VoronezhFC OrenburgMaxim Maximov (22)Fakel Voronezh—
2020–21Krylja Sovetov SamaraFC OrenburgPari Nizhniy NovgorodIvan Sergeev (40)Krylja Sovetov Samara—
2019–20Rotor VolgogradFC KhimkiChertanovo MoscowIvan Sergeev (14)Torpedo Moscow—
2018–19FC TambovFC SochiTom TomskMaxim Barsov (19)FC Sochi—
2017–18FC OrenburgKrylja Sovetov SamaraYenisey KrasnoyarskArtem Kulishev (17)Dinamo St. Petersburg—
2016–17Dinamo MoscowFC TosnoYenisey KrasnoyarskKirill Panchenko (24)Dinamo Moscow—
2015–16Gazovik OrenburgArsenal TulaTom TomskArtem Delkin (16)Gazovik Orenburg—
2014–15Krylja Sovetov SamaraAnji MakhachkalaFC TosnoYannick Toapri Boli (15)Anji Makhachkala—
2013–14Mordovia SaranskArsenal TulaTorpedo MoscowAlexandr Kutjin (19)Arsenal Tula—
2012–13Ural YekaterinburgTom TomskSpartak NalchikSpartak Gogniev (17)Ural Yekaterinburg—
2011–12Mordovia SaranskAlania VladikavkazFC Nizhniy Novgorod [EXT]Ruslan Mukhametshin (31)Mordovia Saransk—
2010Kuban KrasnodarVolga Nizhniy NovgorodFC Nizhniy Novgorod [EXT]Otar Martsvaladze (21)Volga Nizhniy Novgorod—
2009Anji MakhachkalaSibir NovosibirskAlania VladikavkazAlexey Medvedev (18)Sibir Novosibirsk—
2008FC RostovKuban KrasnodarKamAZ Naberezhnye ChelnyDenis Popov (24)Torpedo Moscow—
2007Shinnik YaroslavlTerek GroznySibir NovosibirskDmitry Akimov (34)Sibir Novosibirsk—
2006FC KhimkiKuban KrasnodarUral YekaterinburgEvgeny Alkhimov (25)Ural Yekaterinburg—
2005Luch VladivostokSpartak NalchikKamAZ Naberezhnye ChelnyEvgeny Alkhimov (24)Lokomotiv Chita—
2004Terek GroznyTom TomskSokol SaratovAndrey Fedkov (38)Terek Grozny—
2003Amkar PermKuban KrasnodarTom TomskAlexandr Panov (23)Dinamo St. Petersburg—
2002Rubin KazanChernomorets NovorossiyskTom TomskDavit Chaladze (20)Rubin Kazan—
2001Shinnik YaroslavlUralan ElistaKuban KrasnodarVitaly Kakunin (20)Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk—
2000Sokol SaratovTorpedo-ZiL MoscowRubin KazanAndrey Fedkov (26)Sokol Saratov—
1999Anji MakhachkalaFakel VoronezhSokol SaratovKonstantin Paramonov (23)Amkar Perm—
1998Saturn RamenskoeLokomotiv Nizhniy NovgorodSokol SaratovEdi Andradina (27)Arsenal Tula—
1997Uralan ElistaMetallurg LipetskSokol SaratovAlexey Chernov (29)Lada Dimitrovgrad—

A season links to its league table only where team_league_history records one. The top scorer is the rank-1 winner of the one award of type “Most goals scored” scoped to this competition, with the goals it records; no single award can be identified as the player of the season, so that column points to the Awards panel.

Across versions

Recorded
Russian First Division reputation across versions-10050200 CM0102 RFM06 RFM10 RFM13 RFM16 RFM19 RFM22 RFM26 UReputation, CM0102 Release: 8 Reputation, CM0203 Release: 8 Reputation, CM0304 Release: 8 Reputation, CM0304 Update: 8 Reputation, FM05 Release: 80 Reputation, FM05 Update: 80 Reputation, FM06 Release: 80 Reputation, FM07 Release: 80 Reputation, FM07 Update: 80 Reputation, FM08 Release: 80 Reputation, FM09 Release: 80 Reputation, FM09 Update: 80 Reputation, FM10 Release: -1 Reputation, FM10 Update: 92 Reputation, FM11 Release: -1 Reputation, FM11 Update: 92 Reputation, FM12 Release: -1 Reputation, FM12 Update: -1 Reputation, FM13 Release: 95 Reputation, FM14 Release: 95 Reputation, FM14 Update: 95 Reputation, FM15 Release: 103 Reputation, FM15 Update: 103 Reputation, FM16 Release: 103 Reputation, FM16 Update: 103 Reputation, FM17 Release: 103 Reputation, FM17 Update: 103 Reputation, FM18 Release: 103 Reputation, FM18 Update: 103 Reputation, FM19 Release: 104 Reputation, FM19 Update: 104 Reputation, FM20 Release: 103 Reputation, FM20 Update: 103 Reputation, FM21 Release: 103 Reputation, FM21 Update: 99 Reputation, FM22 Release: 95 Reputation, FM23 Release: 92 Reputation, FM24 Update: 84 Reputation, FM26 Release: 80 Reputation, FM26 Update: 80
Recorded reputation in each database where this uid resolves. Missing values remain gaps. Raw export scales may differ between versions.
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Recorded competition names are shown for each version where the identity resolves.

Awards

18 scoped to this competitionRecorded
Award Type Editions Latest Latest winner Value
Russian First Division Defender of the YearHighest average rating102022Artem MeschaninovBaltika Kaliningrad—
Russian First Division Foreign Player of the YearHighest average rating42022Joel FameyehFC Orenburg—
Russian First Division Forward of the YearHighest average rating102022Maxim MaximovFakel Voronezh—
Russian First Division Goalkeeper of the YearHighest average rating102022Vitaly Botnar'Torpedo Moscow—
Russian First Division Manager of the YearBest manager192022Oleg VasilenkoFakel Voronezh—
Russian First Division Midfielder of the YearHighest average rating102022Alexandr ZotovYenisey Krasnoyarsk—
Russian First Division Most AssistsMost assists42022Muhammad SultonovTorpedo Moscow12
Russian First Division Most Improved Player of the YearMost improved102022Andrey OkladnikovYenisey Krasnoyarsk—
Russian First Division Player of the YearHighest average rating112022Muhammad SultonovTorpedo Moscow—
Russian First Division Players' SelectIgnore192014Alexandr KutjinArsenal Tula—
Russian First Division Top GoalscorerMost goals scored282022Maxim MaximovFakel Voronezh22
Russian First Division Young Player of the YearHighest average rating102022Vladislav ShitovSpartak Moscow 2—
Russian First Division Goal of the MonthBest goal0———
Russian First Division Goal of the YearBest goal0———
Russian First Division Player of the MonthHighest average rating0———
Russian First Division Team of the MonthHighest average rating0———
Russian First Division Team of the WeekHighest average rating0———
Russian First Division Team of the YearHighest average rating0———

Awards whose award_scope names this competition. Editions flagged as having no data or not taking place are not counted. “Latest” is the award's stored season year; where that season has several editions — one per slot of a team of the year — the award page lists them.

Media prediction

Recorded
Predicted Club Last position
—No member club carries a recorded prediction.—

The predicted finish is the authored club_media_expectation.expected_league_finish. Last position is club_team.last_position as stored, in whatever competition the team last played, so for a club that has just joined it is not a place in this division.

Derbies in this division

0 between member clubs
Derby Clubs W–D–L National reputation
No derby in this version is between two of this competition's clubs.

Derbies between two clubs that both name this competition as their current division. derby.competition_uid is empty in every loaded export, so this is the only way a derby belongs to a league. W–D–L is the first-named club's record as stored.

All-time records

FMDB calculation

Most goals and appearances in this division, summed from the playing history of every person this database records.

It counts only the people the export carries, it can include seasons the source files under this competition from before it took its current form, and some players are listed by uid because their person record is missing. The page states each of these.

See the all-time records

Member teams

18 clubs name this as their division

Last position is club_team.last_position as stored. The manager is the current staff_history spell at the club — the one whose end date is absent or in the future, most recent join first — never club_team.manager_index, which is a raw internal index that joins to nothing.

Team Membership Last position Manager
KamAZ Naberezhnye ChelnyPrevious season17Ildar Akhmetzyanov
Rotor VolgogradPrevious season18Alexey Stukalov
Alania VladikavkazPrevious season6Zaurbek Eduardovich Tedeev
Fakel VoronezhPrevious season2Dmitry Pyatibratov
Torpedo MoscowPrevious season1Andrey Talalaev
Metallurg LipetskPrevious season19Sergey Pervushin
Tom TomskPrevious season13—
Volgar AstrakhanPrevious season16Andranik Babayan
Neftekhimik NizhnekamskPrevious season8Kirill Novikov
SKA KhabarovskPrevious season4Roman Sharonov
Textilschik IvanovoPrevious season20Igor Kolyvanov
Baltika KaliningradPrevious season10Sergey Ignashevich
Olimp-DolgoprudnyPrevious season15—
FC Krasnodar-2Previous season11Alexey Gerasimenko
Yenisey KrasnoyarskPrevious season5Artem Gorlov
Spartak Moscow 2Previous season7—
Veles MoscowPrevious season14Artem Kulikov
FC OrenburgPrevious season3Sergey Popov
Akron TogliattiPrevious season9Evgeny Kaleshin
PFC Kuban KrasnodarPrevious season12Robert Yevdokimov

Data wishlist for this page

13 data pointsWhole site
  • club_media_expectation, club_finance_detail Media prediction and club balances across the division Now liveThe predicted finish of every member club and each club's authored cash balance, where the version exports them.
  • player_history.division_uid All-time goals and appearances in the division Now liveAn FMDB sum over the people this database records, on its own page. Players with no person record are listed by uid; seasons the source files under this competition before it took its current form are included and dated.
  • derby, club.division_uid Derbies between member clubs Now livederby.competition_uid is empty in every export, so a derby belongs to a division when both its clubs name that division.
  • comps_competition, comps_stage and stage promotion, relegation and play-off tables Format, promotion, relegation, play-offs and qualification Needs source dataThe comps.dbc archive tables are empty in every loaded export. The format panel shows the clubs that joined and left since the latest recorded season table as an FMDB comparison, which is not a count of promotion places.
  • competition rules, nation_foreign_rule, nation_agreement Registration size, home-grown quotas, foreign-player limits and age rules Partial exportNation foreign/non-foreign definitions and agreements are exported, but do not supply the complete competition registration rules.
  • competition income and prize schedules Prize money, television distributions and sponsor Needs source dataThe current catalog does not provide these competition-level schedules and contracts.
  • competition.champions_club_uid, parent_division_uid, league_body_club_uid Current champions, parent division and organising body Needs source dataThe parent division is displayed. The champions and organising-body columns are empty in all 41 loaded databases.
  • team_league_history Recorded season tables Now liveSeason links are offered only where rows exist; stored points and missing results are preserved.
  • club.division_uid, stadium and primary-team squads League strength and leading players Now liveStrength and ability rankings use clubs naming this division, with a 100-club cap. League totals are withheld on overflow.
  • person.date_of_birth, export_meta.game_start_year Best young players in the league Now liveUnder-21s at 1 July of the exported game start year, ranked on recorded potential. Versions without a start year say so; coded potential bands are not ranked.
  • award_scope, award_type, award_history_winner Top scorer and player-of-season awards by season Now liveScoped awards are listed with their latest winner and the top scorer fills the roll of honour where exactly one most-goals award is scoped. No award type identifies a single player of the season, so that column stays empty. CSV-era exports have no award scope.
  • comp_history and Honours Titles per team over recorded history Now liveCounts use the bounded history query, not just the displayed page, and apply available edition and stage flags. Coverage is stated.
  • competition across versions, export_value_scale Recorded names and reputation across versions Now liveThese are real version records. Reputation is shown against its stated 1–200 scale where the export records one; the cross-version chart still plots raw values.

Reviewed 30 September 2026 against the current schema and page implementation. “Now live” means implemented where data is recorded; “Exported; UI pending” means the schema has data this page does not yet use. Tables and coverage vary by version. Missing values stay blank.