The 2023–24 Russian First League is the 32nd season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began in July 2023, and had a 3-month winter break between game weeks 20 and 21 (November to March). In collaboration with VKontakte, a draft was held in June, giving players a chance to prove themselves to the clubs and to create an alternative culture of player selection.[1]
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 July 2023 - June 2024 |
| Promoted | Khimki Dynamo Akron Tolyatti |
| Relegated | Volgar Kuban Leningradets |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 670 (2.19 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jonathan Okoronkwo (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Akron 6–0 Kuban 20 April 2024 |
| Biggest away win | Volgar 0–4 Rodina 28 October 2023 Leningradets 0–4 Yenisey 18 March 2024 |
| Highest scoring | Khimki 5–4 Sokol 4 May 2024 |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Akron Arsenal Dynamo Rodina Tyumen |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Arsenal |
| Longest winless run | 14 matches Kuban |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Chernomorets Kuban Leningradets Volgar |
| Highest attendance | 21,723 Dynamo 2–0 Rodina 18 May 2024 |
| Lowest attendance | 124 SKA-Khabarovsk 0–1 Neftekhimik 8 April 2024, played in St. Petersburg Excluding the games played without fans |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 25 May 2024. | |
Stadia by capacity
edit| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | Tolyatti | Kristall Stadium, Zhigulyovsk | 3,065 |
| Alania | Vladikavkaz[a] | Republican Spartak Stadium[a] | 32,464 |
| Arsenal Tula | Tula | Arsenal Stadium | 19,241 |
| Chernomorets | Novorossiysk | Central Stadium | 12,500 |
| Dynamo Makhachkala | Makhachkala | Trud Stadium[b] | 5,600 |
| KAMAZ | Naberezhnye Chelny | KAMAZ Stadium | 6,248 |
| Khimki | Khimki | Arena Khimki | 18,636 |
| Kuban Krasnodar | Krasnodar | Kuban Stadium | 35,200 |
| Leningradets | Roshchino | Roshchino Arena[c] | 1,500 |
| Neftekhimik | Nizhnekamsk | Neftekhimik Stadium | 3,100 |
| Rodina Moscow | Moscow | Spartak Moscow Academy Stadium[d] | 3,077 |
| SKA | Khabarovsk | Lenin Stadium[e] | 15,200 |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | Yaroslavl | Shinnik Stadium | 22,990 |
| Sokol | Saratov | Lokomotiv Stadium | 15,000 |
| Torpedo Moscow | Moscow | Eduard Streltsov Stadium[f] | 15,076 |
| Tyumen | Tyumen | Geolog Stadium | 13,057 |
| Volgar Astrakhan | Astrakhan | Central Stadium | 21,500 |
| Yenisey | Krasnoyarsk | Central Stadium[g] | 15,000 |
- ^ Alania plays at Akhmat-Arena, Grozny, capacity 30,000, while their own stadium is under reconstruction
- ^ Dynamo plays at Anzhi Arena, Kaspiysk, capacity 26,500, when there is more ticket demand than Trud stadium capacity allows
- ^ Leningradets also plays at Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, capacity 20,985
- ^ Rodina also plays at Sapsan Arena, capacity 6,000
- ^ SKA-Khabarovsk played their first March 2024 game at Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, capacity 46,759, as the turf-heating system at their home stadium was out of order.[2] Sochi is 6,880 km away from Khabarovsk. Then they moved to Kirovets Stadium in Saint Petersburg, capacity 3,000 before returning to Khabarovsk in late April.
- ^ Torpedo plays at Luzhniki Stadium, in the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, capacity 81,000, or at Arena Khimki, Khimki, capacity 18,636, while their own stadium is under reconstruction
- ^ Yenisey also plays at the indoor Football-Arena Yenisey, capacity 3,000, if the weather is too cold for an outdoor game
Team changes
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To First Leagueedit
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From First Leagueedit
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Stadia by locations
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Location of teams in 2023–24 First League.[3]
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khimki (P) | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 66 | Promotion to Premier League |
| 2 | Dynamo Makhachkala (P) | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 61 | |
| 3 | Akron Tolyatti (P) | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 59 | Qualification to Premier League play-offs |
| 4 | Arsenal Tula[a] (Q) | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 55[b] | |
| 5 | Rodina Moscow | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 55[b] | |
| 6 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 51[c] | |
| 7 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 51[c] | |
| 8 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 49 | |
| 9 | Tyumen | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 48 | |
| 10 | Torpedo Moscow | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 47 | |
| 11 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 42 | |
| 12 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 41[d] | |
| 13 | SKA-Khabarovsk | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 41[d] | |
| 14 | Sokol Saratov | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 38 | |
| 15 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 35 | |
| 16 | Leningradets (R) | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 34[e] | Relegation to Second League[4] |
| 17 | Volgar Astrakhan (R) | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 34[e] | |
| 18 | Kuban Krasnodar (R) | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 53 | −33 | 23 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; then in case of a two-way tie: 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away matches won; 9) Away goals scored; 10) Best disciplinary record (3 points for red card, 1 point for yellow card); 11) Drawing lots; in case of a three-or-more-way tie when all the teams tied on points played equal number of head-to-head games: 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away matches won; 11) Away goals scored; 12) Best disciplinary record (3 points for red card, 1 point for yellow card); 13) Drawing lots; in case of a three-or-more-way tie when teams tied on points played a different number of head-to-head games: 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Drawing lots.[7]
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for Promotion Playoffs; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; then in case of a two-way tie: 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away matches won; 9) Away goals scored; 10) Best disciplinary record (3 points for red card, 1 point for yellow card); 11) Drawing lots; in case of a three-or-more-way tie when all the teams tied on points played equal number of head-to-head games: 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away matches won; 11) Away goals scored; 12) Best disciplinary record (3 points for red card, 1 point for yellow card); 13) Drawing lots; in case of a three-or-more-way tie when teams tied on points played a different number of head-to-head games: 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Drawing lots.[7]
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for Promotion Playoffs; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Arsenal initially did not receive the license for the 2024–25 Russian Premier League season, but later received it on appeal.[5][6]
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: Arsenal 4, Rodina 1.
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: Yenisey 4, Shinnik 1
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: KAMAZ 4, SKA-Khabarovsk 1.
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: Leningradets 4, Volgar 1.
Positions by round
edit| Promotion | |
| Play-offs | |
| Relegation to 2024–25 Russian Second League |
Source: everysport.com
Results by round
editResults
editSeason statistics
editTop goalscorers
edit- As of 25 May 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[8] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jonathan Okoronkwo
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Arsenal | 17 |
| 2 |  Islam Mashukov
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Alania | 14 |
| Ivan Timoshenko
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Rodina | ||
| 4 | Aleksandr Lomakin
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Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 13 |
| Aleksandr Rudenko
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Khimki | ||
| 6 | Igor Andreyev
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Shinnik | 11 |
| 7 | Astemir Gordyushenko
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Rodina | 10 |
| 8 | Serder Serderov
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Dynamo | 9 |
| Ilya Porokhov
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Tyumen | ||
| Dmitri Samoylov
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Shinnik |
References
edit- ^ "FNL IN JUNE WILL HOLD "VKONTAKTE WITH FNL. DRAFT"".
- ^ "ИСТОРИЧЕСКАЯ ПОБЕДА «СКА-ХАБАРОВСК» НА СТАДИОНЕ «ФИШТ»" (in Russian). Tikhookeanskaya Zvezda (Pacific Star). 19 March 2024.
- ^ "TEAMS". 1fnl.ru. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ^ "First League 2023-24 regulations - paragraph 3.4" (PDF) (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "РФС выдал 20 лицензий для выступления в РПЛ на будущий сезон" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 17 May 2024.
- ^ "РФС выдал тульскому «Арсеналу» лицензию для участия в Мир РПЛ" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 23 May 2024.
- ^ "First League 2023-24 regulations - paragraph 3.5" (PDF) (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Top Scorers" (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 25 May 2024.