2024–25 Russian First League

Russian First League
Season	2024–25
Dates	13 July 2024 - 25 May 2025
Matches played	84
Goals scored	165 (1.96 per match)
Top goalscorer	Aleksandr Yushin; (5 goals)
Biggest home win	Torpedo 4–0 SKA-Khabarovsk; 14 July 2024; Chayka 4–0 Neftekhimik; 28 July 2024
Biggest away win	SKA-Khabarovsk 0–3 Alania; 3 August 2024
Highest scoring	Ufa 3–4 Sochi; 25 August 2024
Longest winning run	4 matches; Arsenal
Longest unbeaten run	9 matches; Arsenal; Torpedo
Longest winless run	6 matches; Alania; Shinnik; Sokol; Tyumen
Longest losing run	4 matches; Shinnik
Highest attendance	22,118; Rotor 2–0 Baltika; 16 August 2024
Lowest attendance	217; SKA-Khabarovsk 2–2 Sokol Saratov; 23 August 2024; (played in Ramenskoye)
Total attendance	383,190
Average attendance	4,617; (one game held behind closed doors not used to calculate averages)
	← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 14 September 2024.

The 2024–25 Russian First League is the 33rd season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 13 July 2024, and will have a 3-month winter break between game weeks 21 and 22 (November to March).

Team changes

To First League

Promoted from Second League Division A

Relegated from Premier League

From First League

Relegated to Second League

Promoted to Premier League

Stadia by locations

Location of teams in 2024–25 First League.^[1]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Arsenal Tula	9	5	4	0	9	4	+5	19	Promotion to Premier League
2	Ural Yekaterinburg	9	5	3	1	15	7	+8	18	Promotion to Premier League
3	Torpedo Moscow	9	4	5	0	14	7	+7	17	Qualification to Premier League play-offs
4	Baltika Kaliningrad	9	4	4	1	10	7	+3	16	Qualification to Premier League play-offs
5	Sochi	10	4	3	3	14	11	+3	15
6	Chernomorets Novorossiysk	10	4	2	4	13	14	−1	14^[a]
7	Rodina Moscow	9	3	5	1	10	7	+3	14^[a]
8	Rotor Volgograd	10	3	5	2	8	6	+2	14^[a]
9	Chayka Peschanokopskoye	9	3	4	2	12	8	+4	13
10	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	10	4	0	6	8	11	−3	12^[b]
11	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	9	3	3	3	9	10	−1	12^[b]
12	Sokol Saratov	9	2	5	2	6	7	−1	11^[c]
13	KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny	10	3	2	5	8	7	+1	11^[c]
14	Shinnik Yaroslavl	9	2	3	4	4	7	−3	9^[d]
15	Alania Vladikavkaz	10	2	3	5	6	9	−3	9^[d]
16	SKA-Khabarovsk	9	2	2	5	5	15	−10	8	Relegation to Second League
17	Ufa	9	1	3	5	8	14	−6	6
18	Tyumen	9	1	2	6	6	14	−8	5

Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2024. 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) 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. If teams tied on points did not play an equal number of head-to-head games, head-to-head criteria and disciplinary record are not used for positioning. If 1st- and 2nd-placed teams are tied in the final standings on the first 12 criteria, a winner is determined in an additional play-off game, with no extra time and a penalty-shootout if tied at the end of regulation, instead of drawing lots.^[2]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Chernomorets 2–2 Rodina, Rodina 2–2 Rotor (not used for standings)
^ ^a ^b Neftekhimik 0–1 Yenisey
^ ^a ^b Sokol 1–0 KAMAZ
^ ^a ^b Shinnik 1–0 Alania

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Team ╲ Round
Arsenal Tula	6	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Ural Yekaterinburg	3	2	6	7	2	2	2	2	2
Torpedo Moscow	1	4	3	4	5	3	3	3	3
Baltika Kaliningrad	10	11	14	9	11	13	10	6	4
Sochi	16	13	16	10	9	12	7	4	5
Rodina Moscow	11	9	5	8	7	8	8	9	6
Chayka Peschanokopskoye	8	5	2	3	4	7	4	5	7
Rotor Volgograd	5	6	8	11	10	5	6	8	8
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	4	10	11	13	12	6	11	11	9
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	2	1	7	2	3	4	5	7	10
Chernomorets Novorossiysk	15	14	10	15	16	14	14	14	11
Sokol Saratov	7	7	4	5	6	9	9	10	12
Shinnik Yaroslavl	14	15	18	18	18	18	17	16	13
Alania Vladikavkaz	9	8	9	6	8	10	12	13	14
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny	13	16	17	14	13	11	13	12	15
SKA-Khabarovsk	18	18	13	16	15	17	18	18	16
Ufa	12	12	15	17	17	15	15	15	17
Tyumen	17	17	12	12	14	16	16	17	18

	Promotion
	Play-offs
	Relegation to 2024–25 Russian Second League

Updated to match(es) played on 10 September 2024. Source: everysport.com

Results by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Alania Vladikavkaz	D	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	L
Arsenal Tula	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	D
Baltika Kaliningrad	D	D	D	W	D	L	W	W	W
Chayka Peschanokopskoye	D	W	W	D	D	L	W	D	L
Chernomorets Novorossiysk	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	D	W	W
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	D	L	W
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	W	W	L	W	D	L	D	D	L
Rodina Moscow	D	W	W	L	D	D	D	D	W
Rotor Volgograd	W	D	L	L	W	W	D	D	D	D
Shinnik Yaroslavl	L	L	L	L	D	D	W	D	W
SKA-Khabarovsk	L	L	W	L	D	L	D	L	W
Sochi	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	D
Sokol Saratov	D	W	W	D	D	L	D	D	L
Torpedo Moscow	W	D	W	D	D	W	D	W	D
Tyumen	L	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	L
Ufa	D	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	L
Ural Yekaterinburg	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	D
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	W	L

Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2024. Source: Soccerstats.com (in English)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Results

Home \ Away	ALA	ARS	BAL	CHA	CHE	KAM	NEF	ROD	ROT	SHI	SKA	SOC	SOK	TOR	TYU	UFA	URA	YEN
Alania Vladikavkaz						0–2		0–1				1–1				0–0		0–1
Arsenal Tula	0–0				1–0	1–0	1–1				1–0							2–1
Baltika Kaliningrad					2–0	1–0									2–1	1–1
Chayka Peschanokopskoye							4–0	2–2					1–1					2–0
Chernomorets Novorossiysk				1–2				2–2							2–1		3–2	2–1
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny					0–1		0–0				3–0			1–1
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk									1–0						3–0	2–1	1–1	0–1
Rodina Moscow			0–0			0–1			2–2		1–0		2–0
Rotor Volgograd		0–1	2–0	0–0										1–1
Shinnik Yaroslavl	1–0							0–0	0–1			0–2			0–2	2–0
SKA-Khabarovsk	0–3			1–0						0–0			2–2
Sochi			1–1		2–1				0–0		1–2				3–0
Sokol Saratov			1–1			1–0				0–0						0–1		1–0
Torpedo Moscow		2–2		1–1	1–1		2–1				4–0
Tyumen	0–1	0–0							0–1
Ufa												3–4		0–1	2–2		0–2
Ural Yekaterinburg	3–1			2–0					1–1	2–1		2–0	0–0
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk			1–2			2–1						1–0		0–1

Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2024. Source: First League (in Russian), Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 14 September 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[3]
1	Aleksandr Yushin	Rodina	5
2	Martin Kramarič	Sochi	4
3	Vladimir Pisarsky	Sochi	3
	Dmitry Prishchepa	Rotor
	Ruslan Bart	Sochi
	Pavel Gorelov	KAMAZ
	Aleksandr Khokhlachyov	Chayka
	Timur Ayupov	Ural
	Alex F.	Baltika

References

^ "TEAMS". 1fnl.ru. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
^ "First League 2024-25 regulations - paragraph 3.5" (PDF) (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
^ "Top Scorers" (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 14 September 2024.

[table_hth_CHE0.39367826021913-2] Chernomorets 2–2 Rodina, Rodina 2–2 Rotor (not used for standings)

[table_hth_YEN0.39367826021913-3] Neftekhimik 0–1 Yenisey

[table_hth_SOK0.39367826021913-4] Sokol 1–0 KAMAZ

[table_hth_SHI0.39367826021913-5] Shinnik 1–0 Alania

[1] "TEAMS". 1fnl.ru. Retrieved 2024-07-12.

[6] "First League 2024-25 regulations - paragraph 3.5" (PDF) (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

[7] "Top Scorers" (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 14 September 2024.

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