2023–24 Russian First League

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Russian First League
Season2023–24
Dates15 July 2023 - June 2024
PromotedKhimki
Dynamo
RelegatedVolgar
Kuban
Matches played306
Goals scored670 (2.19 per match)
Top goalscorerJonathan Okoronkwo
(17 goals)
Biggest home winAkron 6–0 Kuban
20 April 2024
Biggest away winVolgar 0–4 Rodina
28 October 2023
Leningradets 0–4 Yenisey
18 March 2024
Highest scoringKhimki 5–4 Sokol
4 May 2024
Longest winning run5 matches
Akron
Arsenal
Dynamo
Rodina
Tyumen
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
Arsenal
Longest winless run14 matches
Kuban
Longest losing run5 matches
Chernomorets
Kuban
Leningradets
Volgar
Highest attendance21,723
Dynamo 2–0 Rodina
18 May 2024
Lowest attendance124
SKA-Khabarovsk 0–1 Neftekhimik
8 April 2024, played in St. Petersburg
Excluding the games played without fans
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 25 May 2024.

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]

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
  1. ^
    Alania plays at Akhmat-Arena, Grozny, capacity 30,000, while their own stadium is under reconstruction
  2. ^
    Dynamo plays at Anzhi Arena, Kaspiysk, capacity 26,500, when there is more ticket demand than Trud stadium capacity allows
  3. ^
    Leningradets also plays at Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, capacity 20,985
  4. ^
    Rodina also plays at Sapsan Arena, capacity 6,000
  5. ^
    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.
  6. ^
    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
  7. ^
    Yenisey also plays at the indoor Football-Arena Yenisey, capacity 3,000, if the weather is too cold for an outdoor game

Team changes[edit]

Stadia by locations[edit]

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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 (Q) 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:
  1. ^ Arsenal initially did not receive the license for the 2024–25 Russian Premier League season, but later received it on appeal.[5][6]
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Arsenal 4, Rodina 1.
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Yenisey 4, Shinnik 1
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head points: KAMAZ 4, SKA-Khabarovsk 1.
  5. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Leningradets 4, Volgar 1.

Positions by round[edit]

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Khimki1416137689979733354343211111331112111
Dynamo Makhachkala151491391012742212215431132333112221222
Akron Tolyatti4111112353464431124354222223333333
Arsenal Tula101316101414151313131312101066665523444444445444
Rodina Moscow14791313116910129111213111177776555555554555
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk681017111281212151113141514101281010810999999996866
Shinnik Yaroslavl171512151291053635669910121213111113131211131111117687
Alania Vladikavkaz8536221111121123556667678888868998
Tyumen27525534689455422124457666766810779
Torpedo Moscow53258661184610811778109899121111101113131313101010
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk710111216161717161615161514101313131312108887767779111111
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny1691487778101281113781279891212101214121012121211121212
SKA-Khabarovsk3244345101171077812891111111313111010141210101012131313
Sokol Saratov18116343422558991114141415161515151616161515151615151514
Chernomorets Novorossiysk9121514101114151511141512131515151517181816161413131414141414141415
Leningradets116811151513141414161416161616181614141414141515151616161516161616
Volgar Astrakhan12181718181818181818181818181818171816171718181818181717171717171717
Kuban Krasnodar13171816171716161717171717171717161718151617171717171818181818181818
Promotion
Play-offs
Relegation to 2024–25 Russian Second League
Source: everysport.com

Results by round[edit]

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Akron TolyattiWWWWLDLDLWDLWWWWWDLDLWWDWDWDLWWLLW
Alania VladikavkazDWWLWWWWDLWDDWLDDDLDLDWLDLLWDDLDWW
Arsenal TulaDDLWLDDWLWDDWDWDWWWWWDDDLWDDDDWDWL
Chernomorets NovorossiyskDDDDWDDDLWLDWLLDLLLLLWWWWDLDDLDDLL
Dynamo MakhachkalaLDWLWDDWWWWWLWDLWWWLLWLDWWWDDWWLWL
KAMAZ Naberezhnye ChelnyLWLWWDDDDLWLLWDLWDDLDLWLDWWLWDDLLL
KhimkiLLWWWLDDWLWWDWDWWDWDWWLLWLWWWWLWWW
Kuban KrasnodarLLLWDLLDLLDLWWLDWLDWLDLDLLLLDLLLLL
LeningradetsDWDLLDWDLDLWLLLLLWWWDLLDDLLDLWLDWL
Neftekhimik NizhnekamskWLLDLLLLWWDDWDWLLDDWWWWDWLWLDDLLLL
Rodina MoscowWDDDLLWWDDLWLLDWLWDWWWWWDWLLDDWWLW
Shinnik YaroslavlLLWLWWDWWLWLDLLDDLDDWLLDWWLWWDWWDW
SKA-KhabarovskWWLDWDLLDWLWLDLWLLDDDLWWLLWWWDLLLL
Sokol SaratovLWWWDWLWDLLDLDLLLLDLWDLLDLWLLLDWWW
Torpedo MoscowWWDLLWDLWWLLDLWDLDDWLDLWLWDDLWDWDW
TyumenWLWWLDWLDDDWDWWWWWLLLDLDLWLDDLLWWL
Volgar AstrakhanLLLLLDDLDDDDWLWLWLWDDLDLDLWDDLDWLW
Yenisey KrasnoyarskWLLLWDWLDLWLDLWWLWLLWLWWLWLWDDDWWW
Source: Soccerstats.com (in English)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Results[edit]

Home \ Away AKR ALA ARS CHE DYN KAM KHI KUB LEN NEF ROD SHI SKA SOK TOR TYU VOL YEN
Akron Tolyatti 1–0 5–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 0–2 6–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 3–1
Alania Vladikavkaz 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–4 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–1
Arsenal Tula 1–0 3–3 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0
Chernomorets Novorossiysk 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 3–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 5–3 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–2
Dynamo Makhachkala 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–0 1–0
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–3 4–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–1
Khimki 2–2 2–2 3–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 0–1 0–0 5–4 1–2 3–0 0–0 1–0
Kuban Krasnodar 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–2
Leningradets 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–3 1–0 0–0 0–4
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–4 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–0
Rodina Moscow 0–1 1–2 1–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–4 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 2–1
Shinnik Yaroslavl 1–0 3–3 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–1
SKA-Khabarovsk 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–0
Sokol Saratov 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–1 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–2
Torpedo Moscow 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–3 1–0
Tyumen 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 3–1 3–0 4–0 0–3 2–2 0–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0
Volgar Astrakhan 1–4 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–4 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–2
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 2–3 4–1 0–2 3–1 0–1 2–0 4–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 4–1 4–2 5–3 1–0 2–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2024. Source: First League (in Russian), Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

As of 25 May 2024
Rank Player Club Goals[8]
1 Nigeria Jonathan Okoronkwo Arsenal 17
2 Russia Islam Mashukov Alania 14
Russia Ivan Timoshenko Rodina
4 Russia Aleksandr Lomakin Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 13
Russia Aleksandr Rudenko Khimki
6 Russia Igor Andreyev Shinnik 11
7 Russia Astemir Gordyushenko Rodina 10
8 Russia Serder Serderov Dynamo 9
Russia Ilya Porokhov Tyumen
Russia Dmitri Samoylov Shinnik

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FNL IN JUNE WILL HOLD "VKONTAKTE WITH FNL. DRAFT"".
  2. ^ "ИСТОРИЧЕСКАЯ ПОБЕДА «СКА-ХАБАРОВСК» НА СТАДИОНЕ «ФИШТ»" (in Russian). Tikhookeanskaya Zvezda (Pacific Star). 19 March 2024.
  3. ^ "TEAMS". 1fnl.ru. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  4. ^ "First League 2023-24 regulations - paragraph 3.4" (PDF) (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  5. ^ "РФС выдал 20 лицензий для выступления в РПЛ на будущий сезон" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 17 May 2024.
  6. ^ "РФС выдал тульскому «Арсеналу» лицензию для участия в Мир РПЛ" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 23 May 2024.
  7. ^ "First League 2023-24 regulations - paragraph 3.5" (PDF) (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Top Scorers" (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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