1. MELBET Pervaya Liga
Shown in game as Russian First Division
84Reputation
18Teams
Teams
18
| Team | Entry | Last position | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FK Khimki | Member | 15 | 5,350 |
| Arsenal Tula | Member | 13 | 5,100 |
| Torpedo Moscow | Member | 16 | 4,900 |
| Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | Member | 4 | 4,750 |
| Alania Vladikavkaz | Member | 3 | 4,700 |
| SKA Khabarovsk | Member | 10 | 4,650 |
| Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | Member | 6 | 4,600 |
| Akron Togliatti | Member | 9 | 4,300 |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | Member | 7 | 4,250 |
| Volgar Astrakhan | Member | 12 | 4,150 |
| KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | Member | 11 | 4,100 |
| FK Tyumen | Member | 1 | 4,000 |
| Dinamo Makhachkala | Member | 8 | 3,850 |
| PFC Kuban Krasnodar | Member | 14 | 3,850 |
| Leningradets Roshchino | Member | 1 | 3,750 |
| Sokol Saratov | Member | 1 | 3,700 |
| Rodina Moscow | Member | 5 | 3,650 |
| Chernomorets Novorossiysk | Member | 1 | 3,600 |
Details
- Short name
- FNL
- Abbreviation
- 1NL
- Nation
- Russia
- Parent competition
- —
- Governing body
- —
- Season
- 7 Jul – 27 May
- League games
- 34
- Reputation vs top division
- 63%
- Continental rank (calc)
- 78
- Required coaching badge
- Continental Pro License
- Wage budget % of turnover
- —
Format
| Stage | Teams | Promotion | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 rounds · 2 play-off places (MIR Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga) | 18 | 2 MIR Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga | 3 Russian Second Division A Gold |
Final tables
League strength
| Club | Players | CA16 | PA16 | Avg age | Squad value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FK Khimki | 58 | 107.4 | 119.4 | 22.6 | £10,177,603 |
| Torpedo Moscow | 33 | 105.8 | 121.6 | 23.5 | £9,694,827 |
| Rodina Moscow | 42 | 102.6 | 114.3 | 23.8 | £6,625,138 |
| Akron Togliatti | 28 | 100.4 | 111.6 | 24 | £3,676,524 |
| Arsenal Tula | 26 | 99.8 | 111.5 | 25.5 | £4,182,957 |
| Alania Vladikavkaz | 32 | 99.6 | 109.7 | 25.6 | £3,540,634 |
| SKA Khabarovsk | 32 | 97.2 | 111.1 | 23.5 | £3,266,814 |
| Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 29 | 95.1 | 107.8 | 24.8 | £2,592,206 |
| Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 23 | 94.3 | 107.7 | 25.7 | £2,337,683 |
| PFC Kuban Krasnodar | 22 | 93.4 | 107.9 | 26.5 | £2,113,467 |
| Volgar Astrakhan | 23 | 93.3 | 106.5 | 26.1 | £2,477,006 |
| Dinamo Makhachkala | 27 | 93.3 | 109.2 | 22.8 | £2,563,791 |
| Sokol Saratov | 21 | 93.1 | 103.1 | 26.3 | £2,052,734 |
| Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 21 | 92.1 | 105.8 | 24.5 | £2,297,468 |
| KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 27 | 87.9 | 106.1 | 23.6 | £1,511,947 |
| Leningradets Roshchino | 24 | 86.9 | 102.3 | 23.6 | £1,231,262 |
| FK Tyumen | 21 | 85.9 | 101.6 | 23.5 | £1,176,437 |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | 17 | 85.8 | 99.1 | 26.9 | £1,151,288 |
Most titles
| Rubin Kazan | 2 | 2023 |
| Krylja Sovetov Samara | 2 | 2021 |
| Mordovia Saransk | 2 | 2014 |
| Anji Makhachkala | 2 | 2009 |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | 2 | 2007 |
| Torpedo Moscow | 1 | 2022 |
| Rotor Volgograd | 1 | 2020 |
| FK Tambov | 1 | 2019 |
| FC Orenburg | 1 | 2018 |
| Dinamo Moscow | 1 | 2017 |
| Gazovik Orenburg | 1 | 2016 |
| Ural Yekaterinburg | 1 | 2013 |
| Kuban Krasnodar | 1 | 2010 |
| FK Rostov | 1 | 2008 |
| FK Khimki | 1 | 2006 |
Best in the competition
| Player | Club | Positions | CA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yordy Reyna | Torpedo Moscow | AM (RC), ST (C) | 117 |
| Alexandr Rudenko | FK Khimki | AM (RLC), ST (C) | 116 |
| Mario Ćurić | Torpedo Moscow | DM, M/AM (C) | 113 |
| Yegor Baburin | Torpedo Moscow | GK | 113 |
| Léo Andrade | FK Khimki | D (C) | 113 |
| Ibragim Tsallagov | Alania Vladikavkaz | DM, M (C) | 112 |
| Dmitry Poloz | Torpedo Moscow | AM (RL), ST (C) | 112 |
| Yury Zhuravlev | Torpedo Moscow | D (C) | 112 |
| Mory Gbané | FK Khimki | DM, M (C) | 112 |
| Sergey Terekhov | FK Khimki | D (LC), WB (L) | 112 |
| Petar Golubović | FK Khimki | D (RC) | 112 |
| Serder Serderov | Dinamo Makhachkala | M/AM (RL), ST (C) | 112 |
| Khetag Khosonov | FK Khimki | DM, M (C) | 111 |
| Bojan Roganović | Torpedo Moscow | D/WB (L) | 109 |
| Sergey Tkachev | Arsenal Tula | M (R), AM (RLC) | 109 |
| Alexandr Zuev | Arsenal Tula | WB (R), M (RL), AM (L) | 109 |
| Mitja Križan | Rodina Moscow | D (C) | 109 |
| Butta Magomedov | FK Khimki | DM, M/AM (C) | 108 |
| Cristian Tassano | FK Khimki | D (C) | 108 |
| Vladimir Kovačević | Dinamo Makhachkala | D (C), DM | 108 |
Best young players
| Player | Club | Age | CA | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irakly Manelov | Torpedo Moscow | 20 | 106 | 134 |
| Alexey Larin | FK Khimki | 20 | 76 | 109 |
| Timur Kasimov | FK Khimki | 20 | 80 | 108 |
| Ilja Tuseev | FK Khimki | 20 | 65 | 86 |
| Vladimir Shishnin | FK Khimki | 20 | 65 | 85 |
| Mikhail Dorokhin | FK Khimki | 20 | 52 | 77 |
Past winners
29
Awards
- Russian First Division Team of the Week
- Russian First Division Team of the Year
- Russian First Division Player of the Month
- Russian First Division Players' Select
- Russian First Division Team of the Month
- Russian First Division Goal of the Month
- Russian First Division Goal of the Year
- Russian First Division Manager of the Year
- Russian First Division Top Goalscorer
- Russian First Division Player of the Year
- Russian First Division Goalkeeper of the Year
- Russian First Division Defender of the Year
- Russian First Division Midfielder of the Year
- Russian First Division Forward of the Year
- Russian First Division Young Player of the Year
- Russian First Division Most Improved Player of the Year
- Russian First Division Most Assists
- Russian First Division Foreign Player of the Year
Records
| Youngest player | Vladimir But, Chernomorets Novorossiysk v Dinamo St. Petersburg | 5,471 days (about 14 years) | 1992 |
| Oldest player | Vladimir Tumaev, Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk v Tom Tomsk | 20,707 days (about 56 years) | 2003 |
| Youngest goalscorer | Sergey Pinyaev, Chertanovo Moscow v Irtysh Omsk | 5,762 days (about 15 years) | 2020 |
| Oldest goalscorer | Vladimir Tumaev, Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk v Tom Tomsk | 20,707 days (about 56 years) | 2003 |
| Highest scoring match | Lada Togliatti v FK Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 11–1 | 2002 | |
| Highest attendance | Olimpiets Nizhniy Novgorod v Luch Vladivostok | 42,100 attendance | 2018 |
| Longest winning run | Krylja Sovetov Samara | 11 games | 2020 |
| Longest unbeaten run | Baltika Kaliningrad | 30 games | 2022 |
| Fastest goal | Rustam Khalnazarov, FK Krasnodar-2 v Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 9 seconds | 2022 |
| Most overall goals in a season | Ivan Sergeev, Krylja Sovetov Samara | 40 goals | 2020 |
Officials
60
Across versions
| Version | Reputation | Level | Teams | Holders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM27 27.0.0 | 80 | 2 | 18 | Rodina Moscow |
| FM26 26.2.0 | 80 | 2 | 18 | Baltika Kaliningrad |
| FM26 26.0.0 | 80 | 2 | 18 | Baltika Kaliningrad |
| FM24 24.3.0 | 84 | 2 | 18 | Rubin Kazan |
| FM23 23.4.0 | 92 | 2 | 18 | Torpedo Moscow |
| FM23 23.3.0 | 92 | 2 | 18 | Torpedo Moscow |
| FM23 23.0.0 | 92 | 2 | 18 | Torpedo Moscow |
| FM22 22.4.0 | 95 | 2 | 20 | Krylja Sovetov Samara |
| FM22 22.3.0 | 95 | 2 | 20 | Krylja Sovetov Samara |
| FM22 22.1.0 | 95 | 2 | 20 | Krylja Sovetov Samara |
| FM22 22.0.1 | 95 | 2 | 20 | Krylja Sovetov Samara |
| FM22 22.0.0 | 95 | 2 | 20 | Krylja Sovetov Samara |
| FM21 21.4.0 | 99 | 2 | 22 | Rotor Volgograd |
| FM21 21.3.0 | 99 | 2 | 22 | Rotor Volgograd |
| FM21 21.1.1 | 99 | 2 | 22 | Rotor Volgograd |
| FM21 21.0.1 | 99 | 2 | 22 | Rotor Volgograd |
| FM21 21.0.0 | 99 | 2 | 22 | Rotor Volgograd |
| FM20 20.4.0 | 103 | 2 | 20 | FC Tambov |
| FM20 20.3.0 | 103 | 2 | 20 | FC Tambov |
| FM20 20.1.0 | 103 | 2 | 20 | FC Tambov |
| FM20 20.0.1 | 103 | 2 | 20 | FC Tambov |
| FM20 20.0.0 | 103 | 2 | 20 | FC Tambov |
| FM19 19.3.0 | 104 | 2 | 20 | FC Orenburg |
| FM19 19.1.0 | 104 | 2 | 20 | FC Orenburg |
| FM19 19.0.1 | 104 | 2 | 20 | FC Orenburg |
| FM19 19.0.0 | 104 | 2 | 20 | FC Orenburg |
| FM18 18.3.0 | 103 | 2 | 20 | Dinamo Moscow |
| FM18 18.1.0 | 103 | 2 | 20 | Dinamo Moscow |
| FM18 18.0.0 | 103 | 2 | 20 | Dinamo Moscow |
| FM17 17.3.0 | 103 | 2 | 20 | Gazovik Orenburg |
| FM17 17.0.0 | 103 | 2 | 20 | Gazovik Orenburg |
| FM16 16.3.0 | 103 | 2 | 20 | Krylja Sovetov Samara |
| FM16 16.0.1 | 103 | 2 | 20 | Krylja Sovetov Samara |
| FM16 16.0.0 | 103 | 2 | 20 | Krylja Sovetov Samara |
| FM15 15.3.0 | 103 | 2 | 18 | Mordovia Saransk |
| FM15 15.0.0 | 103 | 2 | 18 | Mordovia Saransk |
| FM14 14.3.0 | 95 | 2 | 19 | Ural Yekaterinburg |
| FM14 14.0.0 | 95 | 2 | 19 | Ural Yekaterinburg |
| FM13 13.3.0 | 95 | 2 | 17 | Mordovia Saransk |
| FM13 13.0.0 | 95 | 2 | 17 | Mordovia Saransk |
| FM12 12.2.0 | — | 2 | 19 | Kuban Krasnodar |
| FM12 12.0.0 | — | 2 | 19 | Kuban Krasnodar |
| FM10 10.0.0 | — | — | 19 | FC Rostov |