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The Russian Premier League (also known as "?????????? ?????????? ???????-????" in Russian) is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition. At the end of the season two teams are relegated to the Russian First Division
Russian First Division

The Russian First Division is the second level of Russian professional football . The division is run by Russian Professional Football League....
 and replaced with the two top First Division teams.

The Russian Premier League was organized in 2001 and succeeded the Top Division, the difference being that the Top Division was run by the Professional Football League of Russia, and the creation of the Premier League gave the clubs a greater degree of independence.

FC Rubin Kazan
FC Rubin Kazan

FC Rubin Kazan , is a Russian football club, based in the city of Kazan . Rubin are the current Russian Premier League champions for 2008....
 are the current Russian Premier League champions.

r the break-up of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....
, starting in 1992, each former Soviet republic organized an independent national championship.






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The Russian Premier League (also known as "?????????? ?????????? ???????-????" in Russian) is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition. At the end of the season two teams are relegated to the Russian First Division
Russian First Division

The Russian First Division is the second level of Russian professional football . The division is run by Russian Professional Football League....
 and replaced with the two top First Division teams.

The Russian Premier League was organized in 2001 and succeeded the Top Division, the difference being that the Top Division was run by the Professional Football League of Russia, and the creation of the Premier League gave the clubs a greater degree of independence.

FC Rubin Kazan
FC Rubin Kazan

FC Rubin Kazan , is a Russian football club, based in the city of Kazan . Rubin are the current Russian Premier League champions for 2008....
 are the current Russian Premier League champions.

History

After the break-up of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....
, starting in 1992, each former Soviet republic organized an independent national championship. In Russia, the 6 Russian teams who had played in the Soviet Top League
Soviet Top League

The Soviet Top League was the top division of Soviet Union football ....
 in 1991 (CSKA Moscow, Spartak Moscow, Torpedo Moscow, Dinamo Moscow, Spartak Vladikavkaz, and Lokomotiv Moscow) were supplemented with 14 teams from lower divisions to organize a 20-team Russian Top Division. The Top Division was further divided into two groups to reduce the total number of matches. The number of teams in the Top Division was gradually reduced to 18 in 1993 and 16 in 1994. Since then, the Russian Top Division (and subsequently the Premier League) has consisted of 16 teams, except for a short-lived experiment with having two more teams in 1996 and 1997.

Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow

FC Spartak Moscow is a football club from Moscow, Russia. They are nicknamed "Meat" because in Soviet era the club was owned by the Collective Production Farms ....
 was the dominant force in the Top Division, winning 9 of the first 10 titles. Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz was the only team which managed to break Spartak's dominance, winning the Top Division title in 1995.

Lokomotiv Moscow
FC Lokomotiv Moscow

Lokomotiv Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow. During Communist Party of the Soviet Union rule the club was owned by the Soviet Ministry of Transportation through the Russian Railways....
 won the title twice, and CSKA Moscow
PFC CSKA Moscow

PFC CSKA Moskva is a football club in Moscow, Russia....
 three times.

In 2007, Zenit Saint Petersburg
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg

FC Zenit Saint Petersburg is a Russian football club from Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League and currently is the richest in the country, due to the the ownership of the club by Gazprom....
 climbed to the top. Zenit won the title for the first time. They had also won a Soviet title in 1984.

Competition

Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 30 matches. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss. If teams are level on points, the tie-breakers are the number of wins, then the goal difference, followed by several others. If the teams are tied for the first position, the tie-breakers are the number of wins, then head-to-head results. If the teams tied for the first place cannot be separated by these tie-breakers, a championship play-off is ordered.

As of 2008, the champions qualify for the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe....
 group stage, as well as the runners-up. The third-placed team qualifies for the Champions League 2nd qualifying round. The fourth- and fifth-placed teams qualify for the newly named UEFA Europa League. The bottom two teams are relegated to the First Division
Russian First Division

The Russian First Division is the second level of Russian professional football . The division is run by Russian Professional Football League....
.

Unlike other European football leagues, the league typically runs in summer, from March to November, to avoid playing games under the cold and snowy weather in winter.

2009 clubs

In the 2009
Russian Premier League 2009

Russian Premier League 2009 will be the 18th season of Russian Football Championship, and 8th under the current Russian Premier League name. The season is expected to start in March 2009....
 season, the following teams will compete in the Russian Premier League:
  • FC Amkar Perm
    FC Amkar Perm

    FC Amkar Perm is a professional football club playing in Russian Premier League.It is based in the city of Perm and is the easternmost football club in Europe playing in top national competition ....
  • PFC CSKA Moscow
    PFC CSKA Moscow

    PFC CSKA Moskva is a football club in Moscow, Russia....
  • FC Dynamo Moscow
    FC Dynamo Moscow

    Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, which currently plays in the Russian Premier League. The team's home ground is Dynamo Stadium ....
  • FC Khimki
    FC Khimki

    FC Khimki is a Russian football club based in Khimki....
  • FC Krylia Sovetov Samara
  • FC Kuban Krasnodar
    FC Kuban Krasnodar

    FC Kuban is a Russian football club based in Krasnodar. In 2007 they were relegated to the Russian First Division. Kuban have previously spent three seasons in the Russian Premier League and three seasons in the Soviet Top League....
  • FC Lokomotiv Moscow
    FC Lokomotiv Moscow

    Lokomotiv Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow. During Communist Party of the Soviet Union rule the club was owned by the Soviet Ministry of Transportation through the Russian Railways....
  • FC Moscow
  • FC Rostov
    FC Rostov

    FC Rostov is a Russian football club, from Rostov-on-Don, in the south of Russia....
  • FC Rubin Kazan
    FC Rubin Kazan

    FC Rubin Kazan , is a Russian football club, based in the city of Kazan . Rubin are the current Russian Premier League champions for 2008....
  • FC Saturn Moscow Oblast
    FC Saturn Moscow Oblast

    FC Saturn Moscow Oblast is a Russian football club, based in the Moscow suburb of Ramenskoe. It is also known as FC Saturn Moscow Region ....
  • FC Spartak Moscow
    FC Spartak Moscow

    FC Spartak Moscow is a football club from Moscow, Russia. They are nicknamed "Meat" because in Soviet era the club was owned by the Collective Production Farms ....
  • PFC Spartak Nalchik
    PFC Spartak Nalchik

    PFC Spartak Nalchik is a Russian football club based in Nalchik. Spartak plays in Russian Premier League since 2006....
  • FC Terek Grozny
    FC Terek Grozny

    FC Terek Grozny is a Russian football club, currently playing in Russian Premier League.Originally founded in 1946, as Dynamo, it changed the name in 1948 to Neftyanik and in 1958 to Terek....
  • FC Tom Tomsk
  • FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
    FC Zenit Saint Petersburg

    FC Zenit Saint Petersburg is a Russian football club from Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League and currently is the richest in the country, due to the the ownership of the club by Gazprom....


    • Champions and top scorers

    SeasonChampionRunner-up3rd positionTop scorer
    1992
    Russian Top League 1992

    Statistics of Russian Premier League in season 1992....
    *    		Spartak Moscow
    FC Spartak Moscow

    FC Spartak Moscow is a football club from Moscow, Russia. They are nicknamed "Meat" because in Soviet era the club was owned by the Collective Production Farms ....
    		Spartak VladikavkazDynamo Moscow
    FC Dynamo Moscow

    Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, which currently plays in the Russian Premier League. The team's home ground is Dynamo Stadium ....
    		Veli Kasumov
    Veli Kasumov

    Vali Aydin oglu Gasimov , also spelled Veli Kasumov , is an Azerbaijani former Azerbaijan national football team football .Kasumov played as a striker for Kapaz Ganja, FC Metalist Kharkiv, PFC Neftchi, FC Spartak Moscow, FC Dynamo Moscow, Real Betis, Albacete Balompi?, Vit?ria FC, and Imortal....
     (Dynamo Moscow
    FC Dynamo Moscow

    Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, which currently plays in the Russian Premier League. The team's home ground is Dynamo Stadium ....
    , 16 goals)
    1993
    Russian Top League 1993

    Statistics of Russian Premier League in season 1993....
    *    		Spartak Moscow
    FC Spartak Moscow

    FC Spartak Moscow is a football club from Moscow, Russia. They are nicknamed "Meat" because in Soviet era the club was owned by the Collective Production Farms ....
     (2)    		Rotor VolgogradDynamo Moscow
    FC Dynamo Moscow

    Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, which currently plays in the Russian Premier League. The team's home ground is Dynamo Stadium ....
    		Victor Panchenko
    Victor Panchenko

    Victor Vyacheslavovich Panchenko is a Russian football who was the top scorer of the Russian Premier League in 1993. He scored 21 goals for FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny....
     (KamAZ
    FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny

    KAMAZ is a Russian football football club based in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan. The club is currently in the Russian First Division.Colours are all white....
    , 21 goals)
    1994
    Russian Top League 1994

    Statistics of Russian Premier League in season 1994....
    *    		Spartak Moscow
    FC Spartak Moscow

    FC Spartak Moscow is a football club from Moscow, Russia. They are nicknamed "Meat" because in Soviet era the club was owned by the Collective Production Farms ....
     (3)    		Dynamo Moscow
    FC Dynamo Moscow

    Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, which currently plays in the Russian Premier League. The team's home ground is Dynamo Stadium ....
    		Lokomotiv Moscow
    FC Lokomotiv Moscow

    Lokomotiv Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow. During Communist Party of the Soviet Union rule the club was owned by the Soviet Ministry of Transportation through the Russian Railways....
    		Igor Simutenkov
    Igor Simutenkov

    Igor Vitalyevich Simutenkov is a retired Russian soccer player and a current manager.Simutenkov started his pro career in the old Soviet Union league with FC Dynamo Moscow in 1990....
     (Dynamo Moscow
    FC Dynamo Moscow

    Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, which currently plays in the Russian Premier League. The team's home ground is Dynamo Stadium ....
    , 21 goals)
    1995
    Russian Top League 1995

    Statistics of Russian Premier League in season 1995....
    *    		Spartak-Alania VladikavkazLokomotiv Moscow
    FC Lokomotiv Moscow

    Lokomotiv Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow. During Communist Party of the Soviet Union rule the club was owned by the Soviet Ministry of Transportation through the Russian Railways....
    		Spartak Moscow
    FC Spartak Moscow

    FC Spartak Moscow is a football club from Moscow, Russia. They are nicknamed "Meat" because in Soviet era the club was owned by the Collective Production Farms ....
    		Oleg Veretennikov
    Oleg Veretennikov

    Oleg Veretennikov is a Russian formerly Russia national football team footballer. He is the top goalscorer in the history of Russian Premier League, and holds several other goalscoring records....
     (Rotor, 25 goals)
    1996
    Russian Top League 1996

    In 1996 the Russian Premier League was extended to 18 clubs.As Alania and Spartak finished at the top of the table with equal points, the title was decided in a championship play-off....
    *    		Spartak Moscow
    FC Spartak Moscow

    FC Spartak Moscow is a football club from Moscow, Russia. They are nicknamed "Meat" because in Soviet era the club was owned by the Collective Production Farms ....
     (4)    		Alania VladikavkazRotor VolgogradAleksandr Maslov
    Aleksandr Maslov

    Aleksandr Maslov is a Russian ex-footballer. He played as a striker for Russian, Spanish and Swiss professional clubs, most notably for FC Rostov....
     (Rostselmash
    FC Rostov

    FC Rostov is a Russian football club, from Rostov-on-Don, in the south of Russia....
    , 23 goals)
    1997
    Russian Top League 1997

    FC Spartak Moscow successfully defended the championship, winning their fifth Russian Premier League.1KAMAZ-Chally were deducted 6 points for failing to pay a transfer fee...
    *    		Spartak Moscow
    FC Spartak Moscow

    FC Spartak Moscow is a football club from Moscow, Russia. They are nicknamed "Meat" because in Soviet era the club was owned by the Collective Production Farms ....
     (5)    		Rotor VolgogradDynamo Moscow
    FC Dynamo Moscow

    Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, which currently plays in the Russian Premier League. The team's home ground is Dynamo Stadium ....
    		Oleg Veretennikov
    Oleg Veretennikov

    Oleg Veretennikov is a Russian formerly Russia national football team footballer. He is the top goalscorer in the history of Russian Premier League, and holds several other goalscoring records....
     (Rotor, 22 goals)
    1998
    Russian Top Division 1998

    FC Spartak Moscow won their third consecutive Russian Premier League, and sixth overall.Spartak and CSKA qualified for the UEFA Champions League 1999-00....
    **    		Spartak Moscow
    FC Spartak Moscow

    FC Spartak Moscow is a football club from Moscow, Russia. They are nicknamed "Meat" because in Soviet era the club was owned by the Collective Production Farms ....
     (6)    		CSKA Moscow
    PFC CSKA Moscow

    PFC CSKA Moskva is a football club in Moscow, Russia....
    		Lokomotiv Moscow
    FC Lokomotiv Moscow

    Lokomotiv Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow. During Communist Party of the Soviet Union rule the club was owned by the Soviet Ministry of Transportation through the Russian Railways....
    		Oleg Veretennikov
    Oleg Veretennikov

    Oleg Veretennikov is a Russian formerly Russia national football team footballer. He is the top goalscorer in the history of Russian Premier League, and holds several other goalscoring records....
     (Rotor, 22 goals)
    1999
    Russian Top Division 1999

    FC Spartak Moscow won their fourth consecutive Russian Premier League, and seventh overall.Spartak and Lokomotiv qualified for the UEFA Champions League 2000-01....
    **    		Spartak Moscow
    FC Spartak Moscow

    FC Spartak Moscow is a football club from Moscow, Russia. They are nicknamed "Meat" because in Soviet era the club was owned by the Collective Production Farms ....
     (7)    		Lokomotiv Moscow
    FC Lokomotiv Moscow

    Lokomotiv Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow. During Communist Party of the Soviet Union rule the club was owned by the Soviet Ministry of Transportation through the Russian Railways....
    		CSKA Moscow
    PFC CSKA Moscow

    PFC CSKA Moskva is a football club in Moscow, Russia....
    		Georgi Demetradze
    Georgi Demetradze

    Georgi Demetradze is a Georgia Georgia national football team football . He is a striker playing for FK Baku....
     (Alania, 21 goals)
    2000
    Russian Top Division 2000

    FC Spartak Moscow won their fifth consecutive Russian Premier League, and eighth overall.Spartak and Lokomotiv qualified for the UEFA Champions League 2001-02....
    **    		Spartak Moscow
    FC Spartak Moscow

    FC Spartak Moscow is a football club from Moscow, Russia. They are nicknamed "Meat" because in Soviet era the club was owned by the Collective Production Farms ....
     (8)    		Lokomotiv Moscow
    FC Lokomotiv Moscow

    Lokomotiv Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow. During Communist Party of the Soviet Union rule the club was owned by the Soviet Ministry of Transportation through the Russian Railways....
    		Torpedo Moscow
    FC Torpedo Moscow

    FC Torpedo Moscow is a Russian football club, based in Moscow. The club was founded in 1930....
    		Dmitri Loskov
    Dmitri Loskov

    Dmitri Loskov is a Russian Russia national football team football . He currently plays for FC Saturn Moscow Oblast. He was previously the captain of FC Lokomotiv Moscow....
     (Lokomotiv Moscow
    FC Lokomotiv Moscow

    Lokomotiv Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow. During Communist Party of the Soviet Union rule the club was owned by the Soviet Ministry of Transportation through the Russian Railways....
    , 15 goals)
    2001
    Russian Top Division 2001

    FC Spartak Moscow won their sixth consecutive Russian title, and ninth overall.Spartak and Lokomotiv qualified for the UEFA Champions League 2002-03....
    **    		Spartak Moscow
    FC Spartak Moscow

    FC Spartak Moscow is a football club from Moscow, Russia. They are nicknamed "Meat" because in Soviet era the club was owned by the Collective Production Farms ....
     (9)    		Lokomotiv Moscow
    FC Lokomotiv Moscow

    Lokomotiv Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow. During Communist Party of the Soviet Union rule the club was owned by the Soviet Ministry of Transportation through the Russian Railways....
    		Zenit Saint Petersburg
    FC Zenit Saint Petersburg

    FC Zenit Saint Petersburg is a Russian football club from Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League and currently is the richest in the country, due to the the ownership of the club by Gazprom....
    		Dmitri Vyazmikin
    Dmitri Vyazmikin

    Dmitri Vyazmikin is a Russian football . He is a striker playing for a Russian Second Division team FC Torpedo Vladimir. Dmitri Vyazmikin is most famous for becoming Russian Premier League top scorer in 2001....
     (Torpedo Moscow
    FC Torpedo Moscow

    FC Torpedo Moscow is a Russian football club, based in Moscow. The club was founded in 1930....
    , 18 goals)
    2002
    Russian Premier League 2002

    2002 was the first season of the Russian Premier League. While the structure of the competition did not change, the top level clubs gained independence from the Professional Football League....
    		Lokomotiv Moscow
    FC Lokomotiv Moscow

    Lokomotiv Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow. During Communist Party of the Soviet Union rule the club was owned by the Soviet Ministry of Transportation through the Russian Railways....
    		CSKA Moscow
    PFC CSKA Moscow

    PFC CSKA Moskva is a football club in Moscow, Russia....
    		Spartak Moscow
    FC Spartak Moscow

    FC Spartak Moscow is a football club from Moscow, Russia. They are nicknamed "Meat" because in Soviet era the club was owned by the Collective Production Farms ....
    		Rolan Gusev
    Rolan Gusev

    Rolan Gusev is a Russian Russia national football team football . He is a right midfielder and plays for FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. He is known for his dribbling and crossing....
     (CSKA Moscow
    PFC CSKA Moscow

    PFC CSKA Moskva is a football club in Moscow, Russia....
    , 15 goals)
    Dmitri Kirichenko
    Dmitri Kirichenko

    Dmitri Sergeyevich Kirichenko is a football striker who plays for the Russia national football team and also currently plays for FC Saturn Moscow Oblast....
     (CSKA Moscow
    PFC CSKA Moscow

    PFC CSKA Moskva is a football club in Moscow, Russia....
    , 15 goals)
    2003
    Russian Premier League 2003

    CSKA won their first Russian title. It was their first championship since the last edition of the Soviet Top League in 1991. Newly promoted Rubin got the bronze....
    		CSKA Moscow
    PFC CSKA Moscow

    PFC CSKA Moskva is a football club in Moscow, Russia....
    		Zenit Saint Petersburg
    FC Zenit Saint Petersburg

    FC Zenit Saint Petersburg is a Russian football club from Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League and currently is the richest in the country, due to the the ownership of the club by Gazprom....
    		Rubin Kazan
    FC Rubin Kazan

    FC Rubin Kazan , is a Russian football club, based in the city of Kazan . Rubin are the current Russian Premier League champions for 2008....
    		Dmitri Loskov
    Dmitri Loskov

    Dmitri Loskov is a Russian Russia national football team football . He currently plays for FC Saturn Moscow Oblast. He was previously the captain of FC Lokomotiv Moscow....
     (Lokomotiv Moscow
    FC Lokomotiv Moscow

    Lokomotiv Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow. During Communist Party of the Soviet Union rule the club was owned by the Soviet Ministry of Transportation through the Russian Railways....
    , 14 goals)
    2004
    Russian Premier League 2004

    Lokomotiv won their second Russian Premier League title, while Krylya Sovetov finished in the top three for the first time, winning bronze. Kuban were relegated after just one season in the Premier League....
    		Lokomotiv Moscow
    FC Lokomotiv Moscow

    Lokomotiv Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow. During Communist Party of the Soviet Union rule the club was owned by the Soviet Ministry of Transportation through the Russian Railways....
     (2)    		CSKA Moscow
    PFC CSKA Moscow

    PFC CSKA Moskva is a football club in Moscow, Russia....
    		Krylya Sovetov Samara
    FC Krylya Sovetov Samara

    Krylia Sovetov is a association football club from Russia based in Samara, Russia. In 2004 they finished third in the Russian Premier League....
    		Aleksandr Kerzhakov
    Aleksandr Kerzhakov

    Aleksandr Kerzhakov is a Russian Russia national football team football striker currently playing for Russian Premier League club FC Dynamo Moscow....
     (Zenit
    FC Zenit Saint Petersburg

    FC Zenit Saint Petersburg is a Russian football club from Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League and currently is the richest in the country, due to the the ownership of the club by Gazprom....
    , 18 goals)
    2005
    Russian Premier League 2005

    Final standings * Terek had 6 points deducted for failing to pay transfer fee in timePld = Games Played, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, +/- = Goal Difference ' = Champions ' = Relegated...
    		CSKA Moscow
    PFC CSKA Moscow

    PFC CSKA Moskva is a football club in Moscow, Russia....
     (2)    		Spartak Moscow
    FC Spartak Moscow

    FC Spartak Moscow is a football club from Moscow, Russia. They are nicknamed "Meat" because in Soviet era the club was owned by the Collective Production Farms ....
    		Lokomotiv Moscow
    FC Lokomotiv Moscow

    Lokomotiv Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow. During Communist Party of the Soviet Union rule the club was owned by the Soviet Ministry of Transportation through the Russian Railways....
    		Dmitri Kirichenko
    Dmitri Kirichenko

    Dmitri Sergeyevich Kirichenko is a football striker who plays for the Russia national football team and also currently plays for FC Saturn Moscow Oblast....
     (Moskva
    FC Moskva

    This article refers to the Moscow government team formed in 2004. For the predecessors in the Russian Premier League, see FC Torpedo-ZIL and FC Torpedo-Metallurg....
    , 14 goals)
    2006
    Russian Premier League 2006

    Russian Premier League 2006 was the 15th season of Russian Football Championship, and 5th under the current Russian Premier League name. The league was won by defending champions PFC CSKA Moscow....
    		CSKA Moscow
    PFC CSKA Moscow

    PFC CSKA Moskva is a football club in Moscow, Russia....
     (3)    		Spartak Moscow
    FC Spartak Moscow

    FC Spartak Moscow is a football club from Moscow, Russia. They are nicknamed "Meat" because in Soviet era the club was owned by the Collective Production Farms ....
    		Lokomotiv Moscow
    FC Lokomotiv Moscow

    Lokomotiv Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow. During Communist Party of the Soviet Union rule the club was owned by the Soviet Ministry of Transportation through the Russian Railways....
    		Roman Pavlyuchenko
    Roman Pavlyuchenko

    Roman Anatolevich Pavlyuchenko is a Russian Association football. He plays centre forward for the English club Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and the Russia national football team....
     (Spartak Moscow
    FC Spartak Moscow

    FC Spartak Moscow is a football club from Moscow, Russia. They are nicknamed "Meat" because in Soviet era the club was owned by the Collective Production Farms ....
    , 18 goals)
    2007
    Russian Premier League 2007

    Russian Premier League 2007 was the 16th official season of Rosgosstrakh Russian Football Championship, and 6th under the current Russian Premier League name....
    		Zenit Saint Petersburg
    FC Zenit Saint Petersburg

    FC Zenit Saint Petersburg is a Russian football club from Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League and currently is the richest in the country, due to the the ownership of the club by Gazprom....
    		Spartak Moscow
    FC Spartak Moscow

    FC Spartak Moscow is a football club from Moscow, Russia. They are nicknamed "Meat" because in Soviet era the club was owned by the Collective Production Farms ....
    		CSKA Moscow
    PFC CSKA Moscow

    PFC CSKA Moskva is a football club in Moscow, Russia....
    		Roman Pavlyuchenko
    Roman Pavlyuchenko

    Roman Anatolevich Pavlyuchenko is a Russian Association football. He plays centre forward for the English club Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and the Russia national football team....
     (Spartak Moscow
    FC Spartak Moscow

    FC Spartak Moscow is a football club from Moscow, Russia. They are nicknamed "Meat" because in Soviet era the club was owned by the Collective Production Farms ....
    , 14 goals)
    Roman Adamov
    Roman Adamov

    Roman Stanislavovich Adamov is a Russian Association football player.In June 2008 he signed with FC Rubin Kazan. In the past he played for FC Terek Grozny and for FC Moscow....
     (Moskva
    FC Moskva

    This article refers to the Moscow government team formed in 2004. For the predecessors in the Russian Premier League, see FC Torpedo-ZIL and FC Torpedo-Metallurg....
    , 14 goals)
    2008
    Russian Premier League 2008

    Russian Premier League 2008 was the 17th edition of Russian Football Championship, and the seventh under the current Russian Premier League name....
    		Rubin Kazan
    FC Rubin Kazan

    FC Rubin Kazan , is a Russian football club, based in the city of Kazan . Rubin are the current Russian Premier League champions for 2008....
    		CSKA Moscow
    PFC CSKA Moscow

    PFC CSKA Moskva is a football club in Moscow, Russia....
    		Dynamo Moscow
    FC Dynamo Moscow

    Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, which currently plays in the Russian Premier League. The team's home ground is Dynamo Stadium ....
    		Vágner Love
    Vagner Love

    V?gner Silva de Souza , and known by the name V?gner Love, is a Brazilian Association football Forward who currently plays for PFC CSKA Moscow in the Russian Premier League, and has represented Brazil national football team at international level 21 times scoring four goals....
     (CSKA Moscow
    PFC CSKA Moscow

    PFC CSKA Moskva is a football club in Moscow, Russia....
    , 20 goals)
    * The league was named Top League
    ** The league was named Top Division


    UEFA Ranking


    National League Ranking at the beginning of the 2008 season
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    • 9. Eredivisie
      Eredivisie

      The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands.From 1990 to 1999, the official name of the league was PTT Telecompetitie , which was changed to KPN Telecompetitie in 1999 and to KPN Eredivisie in 2000....
    (see UEFA coefficients full list for more information)

    All-time table

    As of end of 2008 season
    RankClub1SeasonsMost
    recent
    season    		Played2WonDrawnLostGoalsPoints3GoldSilverBronze
    1Spartak Moscow
    FC Spartak Moscow

    FC Spartak Moscow is a football club from Moscow, Russia. They are nicknamed "Meat" because in Soviet era the club was owned by the Collective Production Farms ....
    		17 519298132891019-5191026932
    2Lokomotiv Moscow
    FC Lokomotiv Moscow

    Lokomotiv Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow. During Communist Party of the Soviet Union rule the club was owned by the Soviet Ministry of Transportation through the Russian Railways....
    		17 519265143111792-467938244
    3CSKA Moscow
    PFC CSKA Moscow

    PFC CSKA Moskva is a football club in Moscow, Russia....
    		17 519256128135814-514896342
    4Dynamo Moscow
    FC Dynamo Moscow

    Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, which currently plays in the Russian Premier League. The team's home ground is Dynamo Stadium ....
    		17 518218150150745-593804
    14
    5Torpedo Moscow
    FC Torpedo Moscow

    FC Torpedo Moscow is a Russian football club, based in Moscow. The club was founded in 1930....
    		152006462182131149597-553677
    1
    6Zenit Saint Petersburg
    FC Zenit Saint Petersburg

    FC Zenit Saint Petersburg is a Russian football club from Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League and currently is the richest in the country, due to the the ownership of the club by Gazprom....
    		14 428183123122606-467672111
    7Krylya Sovetov Samara
    FC Krylya Sovetov Samara

    Krylia Sovetov is a association football club from Russia based in Samara, Russia. In 2004 they finished third in the Russian Premier League....
    		17 522176140206589-668668
    1
    8Alania Vladikavkaz14200542916893168579-56959712
    9Rotor Volgograd132004402151109142562-506562
    21
    10Rostov
    FC Rostov

    FC Rostov is a Russian football club, from Rostov-on-Don, in the south of Russia....
    		15 458122139197484-645505
    11Saturn Moscow Oblast
    FC Saturn Moscow Oblast

    FC Saturn Moscow Oblast is a Russian football club, based in the Moscow suburb of Ramenskoe. It is also known as FC Saturn Moscow Region ....
    		10 3009910596331-300402
    12Shinnik Yaroslavl
    FC Shinnik Yaroslavl

    FC Shinnik Yaroslavl is a Russian football club, based in Yaroslavl.From 1957 to 1960 the team was called Khimik....
    		1020083048586133294-403341
    13Moscow8 240797487256-283311
    14Chernomorets Novorossiysk
    FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk

    FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk is a Russian football football club based in Novorossiysk. The club plays in the Russian First Division.The club was founded in 1960 as Cement Novorossiysk and was known by its name in 1960-1969 and 1978-1991....
    		820032487465109274-357287
    15Rubin Kazan
    FC Rubin Kazan

    FC Rubin Kazan , is a Russian football club, based in the city of Kazan . Rubin are the current Russian Premier League champions for 2008....
    		6 180774756239-1932781
    1
    16Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod
    FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod

    FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod was a Russian football club based in Nizhny Novgorod. They spent eight seasons in the Russian Premier League.The team of the railway workers was founded in Nizhny Novgorod in 1916....
    		820002486863117233-356267
    17Zhemchuzhina Sochi
    FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi

    FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi is a Russian Football club based in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai.The club was bankrupted in 2003. One of its successor FC Sochi-04 was formed in 2004, and another successor Zhemchuzhina-A was formed in 2007....
    		719992226157104263-390240
    18Uralmash Yekaterinburg51996158573368215-241204
    19Energia-Tekstilshchik Kamyshin51996158534362172-177202
    20Amkar Perm
    FC Amkar Perm

    FC Amkar Perm is a professional football club playing in Russian Premier League.It is based in the city of Perm and is the easternmost football club in Europe playing in top national competition ....
    		5 150455550136-164190
    21KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny51997162513279198-2531794
    22Uralan Elista52003150363975138-225147
    23Tom Tomsk4 120353748123-140142
    24Luch-Energia Vladivostok
    FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok

    FC Luch-Energiya is a Russian football club based in Vladivostok. In 2005, Luch-Energia won the Russian First Division and played in the Russian Premier League in 2006 and 2007, although was almost relegated in the latter year....
    		42008124343258116-187134
    25Baltika Kaliningrad
    FC Baltika Kaliningrad

    Baltika is a Russian football club based in Kaliningrad. Currently the club plays in the Russian First Division....
    		3199898303731114-111127
    26Fakel Voronezh
    FC Fakel Voronezh

    Fakel is a Russian football club based in Voronezh. Currently the club plays in the Amateur Football League. The name of the club means "Torch" ....
    		42001124312964101-175122
    27Anzhi Makhachkala
    FC Anzhi Makhachkala

    FC Anzhi Makhachkala is a Russian football club based in Makhachkala, capital of Dagestan. Currently the club plays in the Russian First Division....
    		320029027283594-108109
    28Spartak Nalchik3 9027253892-109106
    29Dynamo Stavropol
    FC Dynamo Stavropol

    Dynamo Stavropol is a football club from south Russia....
    		319949427234494-125104
    30Tyumen
    FC Tyumen

    FC Tyumen is a Russian football club based in Tyumen. The former member of the Russian Premier League, Tyumen plays in the Russian Second Division....
    		519981542526103116-326101
    31Kuban Krasnodar
    FC Kuban Krasnodar

    FC Kuban is a Russian football club based in Krasnodar. In 2007 they were relegated to the Russian First Division. Kuban have previously spent three seasons in the Russian Premier League and three seasons in the Soviet Top League....
    		3 9017304377-13381
    32Okean Nakhodka
    FC Okean Nakhodka

    Okean Nakhodka is a Russian football football club based in Nakhodka, Primorsky Krai. The club's colours are white and blue....
    		219936422142865-8380
    33Asmaral Moscow219936019113074-10268
    34Sokol Saratov220026017133055-8764
    35Khimki
    FC Khimki

    FC Khimki is a Russian football club based in Khimki....
    		2 6015192666-8764
    36Terek Grozny
    FC Terek Grozny

    FC Terek Grozny is a Russian football club, currently playing in Russian Premier League.Originally founded in 1946, as Dynamo, it changed the name in 1948 to Neftyanik and in 1958 to Terek....
    		2 6014133348-92495
    37Lada Togliatti
    FC Lada Togliatti

    FC Lada Togliatti is a Russian football club based in Togliatti, Russia. Currently, the club is in the Russian Second Division....
    		219966410163842-10546


    Players with most appearances

    As of 23 November 2008
    RankPlayerApps
    1Valery Yesipov
    Valery Yesipov

    Valery Yesipov is a retired Russian football and a current manager, who is as of 2008 in charge of FC Avangard Kursk. He holds the record for most appearances in the Russian Premier League ....
    		390
    2Dmitri Loskov
    Dmitri Loskov

    Dmitri Loskov is a Russian Russia national football team football . He currently plays for FC Saturn Moscow Oblast. He was previously the captain of FC Lokomotiv Moscow....
    		386
    3Sergei Semak
    Sergei Semak

    Sergei Bogdanovich Semak is a Russian football player. He is best known for his passing....
    		374
    4Andrey Tikhonov
    Andrey Tikhonov

    Andrey Tikhonov is a Russian football midfielder who currently plays for FC Lokomotiv Astana in Kazakhstan Premier League. He joined the Kazakh club in 2009 with his former teammate Yegor Titov....
    		345
    5Yegor Titov336
    6Yury Drozdov321
    7Igor Chugaynov318
    8Igor Semshov
    Igor Semshov

    Igor Petrovich Semshov is regarded as one of the best midfield players in Russian Premier League and at the same time as an unlucky international player, who plays for FC Zenit St....
    		311
    9Yury Kovtun
    Yury Kovtun

    Yuri Mikhailovich Kovtun is a retired Russian football defender, well-known as 90's Russia national football team player, as well as FC Dynamo Moscow and FC Spartak Moscow stopper....
    		304
    10Aleksandr Filimonov
    Aleksandr Filimonov

    Aleksandr Filimonov is a Russian football goalkeeper who currently is a free agent. He is best known for playing for FC Spartak Moscow and the Russia national football team, and accidental goal he conceded in Euro 2000 qualifying playoffs from Andriy Shevchenko....
    		295


    All-time top scorers

    As of 23 November 2008
    RankPlayerGoals
    1Oleg Veretennikov
    Oleg Veretennikov

    Oleg Veretennikov is a Russian formerly Russia national football team footballer. He is the top goalscorer in the history of Russian Premier League, and holds several other goalscoring records....
    		143
    2Dmitri Loskov
    Dmitri Loskov

    Dmitri Loskov is a Russian Russia national football team football . He currently plays for FC Saturn Moscow Oblast. He was previously the captain of FC Lokomotiv Moscow....
    		111
    3Dmitri Kirichenko
    Dmitri Kirichenko

    Dmitri Sergeyevich Kirichenko is a football striker who plays for the Russia national football team and also currently plays for FC Saturn Moscow Oblast....
    		103
    4Andrey Tikhonov
    Andrey Tikhonov

    Andrey Tikhonov is a Russian football midfielder who currently plays for FC Lokomotiv Astana in Kazakhstan Premier League. He joined the Kazakh club in 2009 with his former teammate Yegor Titov....
    		98
    5Egor Titov
    Egor Titov

    Egor Ilyich Titov is a Russian football midfielder, who currently plays for Lokomotiv Astana. He is a goal scoring midfielder playing in "the hole" between the midfield and attack....
    		88
    5Valery Yesipov
    Valery Yesipov

    Valery Yesipov is a retired Russian football and a current manager, who is as of 2008 in charge of FC Avangard Kursk. He holds the record for most appearances in the Russian Premier League ....
    		88
    7Sergei Semak
    Sergei Semak

    Sergei Bogdanovich Semak is a Russian football player. He is best known for his passing....
    		86
    8Oleg Teryokhin
    Oleg Teryokhin

    Oleg Ivanovich Teryokhin is a retired Russian football player. As of 2008, he works as a sports director for FC Kuban Krasnodar.Honours...
    		84
    9Roman Pavlyuchenko
    Roman Pavlyuchenko

    Roman Anatolevich Pavlyuchenko is a Russian Association football. He plays centre forward for the English club Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and the Russia national football team....
    		83
    10Aleksandr Shirko
    Aleksandr Shirko

    Aleksandr Petrovich Shirko is Russian footballer who is currently a free agent.Shirko started his professional career with FC Spartak Moscow, with whom he won six Russian Premier League titles, from 1996 to 2001, and become one of the top scorers of the UEFA Cup in the 1997/1998 season, before leaving for city-rivals FC Torpedo Moscow.    		78


    Champions (Players)

    9-time
    • Dmitry Ananko 1992-1994,1996-2001
    • Dmitry Khlestov 1992-1994,1996-2001


    See also

    • Football in Russia
      Football in Russia

      When the USSR broke down into 15 different countries, the once renowned sports structure collapsed as well. Football was one of the most popular sports....
    • Russian Cup
      Russian Cup

      The Rambler ? Russian Cup is a football competition held annually by the Football Union of Russia for professional football clubs....
    • Soviet Top League
      Soviet Top League

      The Soviet Top League was the top division of Soviet Union football ....
    • Sports league attendances


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