2022–23 Russian First League

The 2022–23 Russian First League is the 31st season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season will begin on 16 July 2022, and will have a 3 month winter break between game weeks 20 and 21 (November to March). For the first time, 18 teams will participate instead of 20 [1] On 23 June 2022, the league was renamed from Russian Football National League to Russian First League.[2]

Russian First League
Season2022–23
Dates16 July 2022 — 3 June 2023
Matches played279
Goals scored649 (2.33 per match)
Top goalscorerGedeon Guzina
(13 goals)
Biggest home winSKA 6-0 Veles Moscow
23 October 2022
Biggest away winArsenal Tula 0–5 Baltika
25 November 2022
Highest scoringRubin Kazan 5-2 Krasnodar-2
16 October 2022
FC Alania 5-2 Krasnodar-2
13 May 2023
Longest winning runBaltika
(6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runBaltika
(30 matches)
Longest winless runKrasnodar-2
(15 matches)
Longest losing runKrasnodar-2
(6 matches)
2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 17 May 2023.

Stadia by capacity
Club City Stadium Capacity
Akron Tolyatti Kristall Stadium, Zhigulyovsk 1,565
Alania Vladikavkaz[1] Republican Spartak Stadium[1] 32,464
Arsenal Tula Tula Arsenal Stadium 19,241
Baltika Kaliningrad Arena Baltika 35,212
Dynamo Makhachkala Makhachkala Dynamo Stadium 15,200
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny KAMAZ Stadium 6,248
Rubin Kazan Kazan Kazan Arena 45,379
Krasnodar-2 Krasnodar Krasnodar Academy 3,500
Kuban Krasnodar Krasnodar Kuban Stadium 35,200
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik Stadium 3,100
Rodina Moscow Moscow Spartakovets 5,000
SKA Khabarovsk Lenin Stadium 15,200
Ufa Ufa BetBoom Arena 15,234
Volga Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk Trud Stadium 15,000
Veles Moscow Moscow Avangard Stadium, Domodedovo 5,503
Volgar Astrakhan Astrakhan Central Stadium 21,500
Shinnik Yaroslavl Yaroslavl Shinnik Stadium 22,990
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk Central Stadium 15,000
  1. ^
    Alania plays at Akhmat-Arena, Grozny, capacity 30,000, while their own stadium is under reconstruction

Team changes

Stadia by locations
Location of teams in 2022–23 First League.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Baltika Kaliningrad (X) 31 17 13 1 53 25 +28 64 Promotion to Premier League
2 Rubin Kazan (X) 31 17 11 3 50 27 +23 62
3 Alania Vladikavkaz 31 15 10 6 51 33 +18 55 Qualification to Premier League play-offs
4 Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 31 12 13 6 39 33 +6 49
5 Dynamo Makhachkala 31 12 10 9 24 23 +1 46
6 Rodina Moscow 31 12 9 10 39 36 +3 45
7 Volgar Astrakhan 31 11 11 9 37 32 +5 44
8 Arsenal Tula 31 11 8 12 37 38 −1 41
9 KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny 31 10 11 10 34 33 +1 41
10 Shinnik Yaroslavl 31 11 7 13 34 37 −3 40
11 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 31 10 10 11 28 31 −3 40
12 Akron Tolyatti 31 8 15 8 32 35 −3 39
13 SKA-Khabarovsk 31 9 11 11 42 38 +4 38
14 Veles Moscow 31 9 6 16 31 46 −15 33
15 Kuban Krasnodar 31 8 9 14 32 36 −4 33 Relegation to Second League
16 Ufa 31 7 8 16 33 42 −9 29
17 Volga Ulyanovsk 31 5 11 15 33 42 −9 26
18 Krasnodar-2 (R) 31 5 7 19 20 52 −32 22
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; then in case of a two-way tie: 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 goals scored; 11) Drawing lots; in case of a three-or-more-way tie: 2) Matches won; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head matches won; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored; 11) Drawing lots.
(R) Relegated; (X) Assured of Premier League Playoffs, but may still be promoted directly.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Baltika Kaliningrad1377664235322222221111
Rubin Kazan1881043453246645545432
Alania Vladikavkaz1035222321111111112223
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk956386686675464434344
Dynamo Makhachkala11611778579568910911111111115
Rodina Moscow16181413141315161616161717171716141212126
Volgar Astrakhan713393589789775710810887
Arsenal Tula412557964733576653568
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny621111112454333367779
Shinnik Yaroslavl1710121213151113101111118910710810910
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk151591112974891010118899991011
Akron Tolyatti141716171616181717171715151413131213131312
SKA-Khabarovsk12161815151410111110891011118766513
Veles Moscow5915161717161213151516161515141515151414
Kuban Krasnodar34104911131415131312131212151616161515
Ufa181213141010121514121213121314121314141616
Volga Ulyanovsk81417181818171818181818181818181818171717
Krasnodar-2211481112141012141414141616171717181818
Promotion
Play-offs
Relegation to 2023 Russian Second League
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2022. Source: everysport.com

Results by round
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Akron TolyattiLLDLWLLDDDDWDWDDWLDDDWDWWDDLDWL
Alania VladikavkazDWDWWWLDWWDWWWWDLLLWDDLDLWDWWDW
Arsenal TulaWWDLDDDWWLWWLLWLWWDLDLLWLLDLLDW
Baltika KaliningradLWDWDWWDDWWWDDDDWWWWWWDWDDDWDWW
Dynamo MakhachkalaDWLWDDWDDWDLLLWDLWLDDWWLDWLWLWW
KAMAZ Naberezhnye ChelnyWWWDWWDDLLDWDWLDLLWDDLDLWLLDDLW
Rubin KazanWLDDWWDDWWLLWWDDWDWWWWDDDDWWWWW
Krasnodar-2WLWDLLLWLLDLDLLLLLLDDLLWDWLDLLL
Kuban KrasnodarWDLWLLLDLWLWDDLLLLLWLDWDWWDDDLL
Neftekhimik NizhnekamskLDWDLWWWLLDLDWWDDWLLDLDLWDWWDLL
Rodina MoscowLLWDDDLLDLDLLWLWWWDDWWWLLDWDWWW
Shinnik YaroslavlLWDLDLWLWDWLWLWWLWLDLDWWLDLLDWL
SKA-KhabarovskLLLWDDWDDWWDLLWWWWWDLLLDLDDDLDL
UfaLWDLWDLLDWDLWLLDDLLLWLLLWLDLWLD
Volga UlyanovskDLLLLLWLLDLDDLDDLLWLDLWDLDDDWLL
Veles MoscowWLLLLLWWLLDLLWLWLLDWLWLDDLWLDDW
Volgar AstrakhanWLWDWDLDWLDWDWLLWWWDLWDDWDDWDLL
Yenisey KrasnoyarskDWDWLWDDWDLWWLWDWDWLWDWDDDDLLWD
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2023. Source: Soccerstats.com (in English)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Results
Home \ Away AKR ALA ARS BAL DYN KAM KR2 KUB NEF ROD RUB SHI SKA UFA VEL ULY VOL YEN
Akron Tolyatti 0–0 1–3 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 2–2 0–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–1
Alania Vladikavkaz 3–3 2–1 0–0 4–2 5–2 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 3–1 4–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–1
Arsenal Tula 1–1 0–2 0–5 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–3 0–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–2
Baltika Kaliningrad 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–2 2–2 3–1 3–2
Dynamo Makhachkala 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–0
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny 4–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–2 2–2 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–0
Krasnodar-2 0–1 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–4 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–2
Kuban Krasnodar 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 4–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 3–2 1–0 0–0
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–5 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1
Rodina Moscow 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–2
Rubin Kazan 3–2 2–2 1–2 3–3 1–1 5–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 0–0
Shinnik Yaroslavl 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 2–2
SKA-Khabarovsk 3–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 3–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 6–0 1–1 0–0
Ufa 0–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 3–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 4–1 2–1 0–0 2–2
Veles Moscow 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 4–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–3 2–0
Volga Ulyanovsk 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–4 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 0–3 1–1
Volgar Astrakhan 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2023. Source: First League (in Russian), Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers
As of 12 May 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Gedeon Guzina Baltika Kaliningrad 13
Russia Ivan Timoshenko Rodina Moscow
3 Russia Nikolai Giorgobiani Alania 11
4 Belarus Vitaly Lisakovich Rubin Kazan 10
Russia Nuri Abdokov Kuban
6 Russia Tamerlan Musayev Baltika Kaliningrad 9
Ghana Joel Fameyeh Rubin Kazan
Russia Kirill Panchenko Arsenal Tula
9 Russia Yevgeni Lutsenko Arsenal Tula 8
Russia Ilya Gruznov Shinnik Yaroslavl

Discipline

References
  1. "18 команд примут участие в Олимп-ФНЛ-1 в сезоне-2022/23".
  2. "Первая лига" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. "Russian FNL Card Stats". thestatsdontlie.com. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  4. "Russian FNL Card Stats". thestatsdontlie.com. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
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