2024–25 Russian First League

Russian First League
Season2024–25
Dates13 July 2024 - 24 May 2025
ChampionsBaltika (1st title)
PromotedBaltika
Sochi
RelegatedTyumen
Alania
Matches306
Goals663 (2.17 per match)
Top goalscorerMartin Sekulić
(14 goals)
Biggest home winSochi 5–0 Chayka
6 October 2024
Torpedo 5–0 Sokol
12 October 2024
SKA-Khabarovsk 6–1 Chernomorets
26 October 2024
Biggest away winUfa 0–6 Baltika
23 March 2025
Highest scoringRodina 6–2 Shinnik
24 May 2025
Longest winning run8 matches
Baltika
Longest unbeaten run21 matches
Torpedo
Longest winless run16 matches
Arsenal
Longest losing run5 matches
Shinnik
Tyumen
Highest attendance30,112
Baltika 0–1 Torpedo
3 May 2025
Lowest attendance187
SKA-Khabarovsk 2–0 Neftekhimik
15 September 2024
(played in Ramenskoye)
Total attendance1,217,647
Average attendance4,019
(three games held behind closed doors are not used to calculate the average)
All statistics correct as of complete.

The 2024–25 Russian First League was 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 had a 3-month winter break between game weeks 21 and 22 (1 December 2024 to 1 March 2025).

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

Stadiums 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 Baltika Kaliningrad (C, P) 34 19 12 3 50 18 +32 69 Promotion to Premier League
2 Torpedo Moscow[a] 34 17 14 3 51 25 +26 65
3 Chernomorets Novorossiysk[b] 34 19 7 8 51 34 +17 64
4 Ural Yekaterinburg 34 16 11 7 50 38 +12 59 Qualification to Premier League play-offs
5 Sochi (O, P) 34 16 9 9 55 34 +21 57
6 SKA-Khabarovsk 34 15 8 11 44 41 +3 53
7 Rodina Moscow 34 13 11 10 41 31 +10 50
8 Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 34 14 7 13 36 39 −3 49
9 Rotor Volgograd 34 11 14 9 32 26 +6 47
10 Arsenal Tula 34 8 17 9 25 30 −5 41
11 KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny 34 10 8 16 31 35 −4 38[c]
12 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 34 9 11 14 31 37 −6 38[c]
13 Chayka Peschanokopskoye 34 8 14 12 31 43 −12 38[c]
14 Shinnik Yaroslavl 34 8 11 15 24 42 −18 35[d]
15 Ufa 34 9 8 17 32 48 −16 35[d]
16 Sokol Saratov[e] 34 7 11 16 25 41 −16 32
17 Alania Vladikavkaz (R) 34 6 9 19 24 50 −26 27[f] Relegation to Second League
18 Tyumen (R) 34 7 6 21 30 51 −21 27[f]
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.[7]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The owner and the general director of Torpedo were arrested on 19 June 2025 and later charged with attempting to bribe a referee during the 2024–25 season. Russian Football Union conducted their own investigation.[2][3] On 10 July 2025, Torpedo was excluded from the RPL for the 2025–26 season, cancelling their promotion. They remained in the Russian First League.[4]
  2. ^ Chernomorets was not issued the 2025–26 RPL license and was replaced in the play-offs by Sochi.[5][6]
  3. ^ a b c Ranked on head-to-head points (KAMAZ 6, Neftekhimik 5, Chayka 4)
  4. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head goal difference (Shinnik +1, Ufa –1)
  5. ^ Sokol was not relegated despite finishing in the relegation spot, as Khimki which was administratively relegated from Premier League to the First League was later dissolved, with Sokol replacing them in the First League
  6. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points (Alania 4, Tyumen 1)

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Baltika Kaliningrad1011149111310644744422221111111111111111
Torpedo Moscow1434533332322211112222222222222222
Chernomorets Novorossiysk1514101516141414116456566766553454444333333
Ural Yekaterinburg3267222223233344433334545553455554
Sochi161316109127455875655554445333335544445
SKA-Khabarovsk181813161517181816141311111112101299986666666666666
Rodina Moscow11958788969688910121181011121313131210108787777
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk4101113126111191111912129118101110108877777979998
Rotor Volgograd5681110568881012787910118777789999898889
Arsenal Tula63111111111111333456699988810101010101010
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny13161714131113121513141414131413141213131312121213111313141111111211
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk21723457101212101078891312121111111111131112131414121312
Chayka Peschanokopskoye8523474577569101176778910101010121411121313131113
Shinnik Yaroslavl14151818181817161315151515151616151515141414141414141214111212141414
Ufa12121517171515151717171717171717161714151515151515161515151515151515
Sokol Saratov774569910121091313141515131416161616161617171718181817181616
Alania Vladikavkaz989681012131416161616161314171617171717171716151616171716171717
Tyumen17171212141616171818181818181818181818181818181818181817161618161818
Promotion
Play-offs
Relegation to 2024–25 Russian Second League
Source: everysport.com

Results by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Alania VladikavkazDWLWLDLLDLDDWLWLLDLLLLDLWDLLLLWLDL
Arsenal TulaWWWWDDDWDWDDDDDDLDDLLLDDDLWLLDLLWD
Baltika KaliningradDDDWDLWWWLDWDWWWWWWWWDDWWWWWDWLDDD
Chayka PeschanokopskoyeDWWDDLWDLDWLLDDWWLDDDDLDLLLWDLLDWL
Chernomorets NovorossiyskLLWLLWDDWWWWLWDLLWWWWWDLWDWDWWWDWW
KAMAZ Naberezhnye ChelnyLLLWDWLDLWLWDDLWLWLLLWWLLWLDDWLLDD
Neftekhimik NizhnekamskWWLWDLDDLLDWDWDDLLDLWLWLLDWLDLLDLW
Rodina MoscowDWWLDDDDWLWLDDLDDWLLLLDWDWWWWLWWLW
Rotor VolgogradWDLLWWDDDDLDWDWLLDWWDDDDLLWDWDWWLL
Shinnik YaroslavlLLLLDDWDWDDLWLLDWLDDDDLWWDWLWLLLLL
SKA-KhabarovskLLWLDLDLWWDWDDDWLWDDWWWLWWLWLLWWWL
SochiLDLWWLWWDDDDWDWLWDWWWDWWLWLLWWWDLL
Sokol SaratovDWWDDLDDLWDLLLLDWLLLLDLDLDLLDLWLWW
Torpedo MoscowWDWDDWDWDWDDDWWDWWDWWLDWDWLLDWWWWD
TyumenLLWDLLDLLLLLDLLWLLLWLWDLWLDWLWLDLL
UfaDLDDLWLLLWLDDLLWWLWLLDDLLLDWLWWLLW
Ural YekaterinburgWWLDWWDWDLWLDWDLDWWWDDLWDDWWDLLWWW
Yenisey KrasnoyarskWLLLWWLLWLDWLDWLWLLDWWDWWLLDDWLWDW
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 0–0 0–2 2–3 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–3 1–2 0–4 1–1 2–1 2–4 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1
Arsenal Tula 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–1
Baltika Kaliningrad 3–0 0–0 4–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–0
Chayka Peschanokopskoye 0–3 2–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 4–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0
Chernomorets Novorossiysk 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 3–2 2–1
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny 1–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–4 3–0 3–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 0–2 0–0
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 0–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 0–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 0–1
Rodina Moscow 4–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–3 2–2 6–2 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 3–2 1–1
Rotor Volgograd 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 3–0
Shinnik Yaroslavl 1–0 2–1 1–3 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–0
SKA-Khabarovsk 0–3 1–0 1–2 1–0 6–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 1–0 3–3 1–2
Sochi 4–0 5–1 1–1 5–0 2–1 2–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 3–0 5–2 1–0 2–1
Sokol Saratov 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–3 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0
Torpedo Moscow 3–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 4–0 2–2 5–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1
Tyumen 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 4–1
Ufa 2–1 1–2 0–6 0–1 0–3 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–3 3–4 2–0 0–1 2–2 0–2 0–1
Ural Yekaterinburg 3–1 0–0 2–5 2–0 2–1 2–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 4–3
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–3 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 4–3 1–0 3–0
Source: First League (in Russian), Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[8]
1 Croatia Martin Sekulić Ural 14
2 Russia Georgi Gongadze SKA-Khabarovsk 12
3 Slovenia Martin Kramarič Sochi 11
Russia Artyom Maksimenko Rodina
Russia Pavel Melyoshin Sochi
Russia Aleksandr Yushin Rodina
7 Russia Roman Akbashev Chernomorets 9
8 Russia Aleksandr Lomakin Yenisey 8
Russia Zakhar Fyodorov Shinnik
10 Bosnia and Herzegovina Gedeon Guzina Chernomorets 7
Russia Rashid Magomedov Neftekhimik
Peru Yordy Reyna Rodina
Russia Vladislav Rudenko Chayka
Russia Maksim Turishchev Rotor
Russia Merabi Uridia Chernomorets
Russia Aleksandr Khokhlachyov Chayka

Attendances

# Football club Average attendance[9]
1 Rotor Volgograd 14,392
2 Baltika Kaliningrad 14,200
3 Ural Yekaterinburg 9,010
4 Chernomorets Novorossiysk 5,988
5 PFC Sochi 4,105
6 Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 3,641
7 Arsenal Tula 3,203
8 Sokol Saratov 2,832
9 Shinnik Yaroslavl' 2,712
10 FC Tyumen' 2,613
11 FC KAMAZ 1,807
12 FK Ufa 1,687
13 Torpedo Moscow 1,516
14 SKA Khabarovsk 1,421
15 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 1,038
16 Rodina Moscow 988
17 Chayka 987
18 Alania Vladivazkaz 475

Managerial Changes

Club Outgoing head coach Reason for leaving Time of leaving New head coach Date of appointment Previous club / role
Alania Yevgeny Kaleshin Contract terminated Pre-season period Sultan Tazabayev[a] 12 July 2024 Volga Ulyanovsk, senior coach
SKA-Khabarovsk Roman Sharonov Dmitry Voyetskiy 18 June 2024 —
Baltika Sergei Ignashevich Contract expired Russia Aleksandr Grishchenko 17 June 2024 Veles Moscow
Rodina Fran Artiga Vladimir Gazzaev 12 June 2024 —
KAMAZ Vladimir Klontsak Akhmetzyanov begins studies for the PRO coaching licence Ildar Akhmetzyanov 11 July 2024 KAMAZ, senior coach
Chayka Dmitry Pyatibratov Contract terminated; move to Fakel After Matchday 5 Yevgeny Kaleshin 15 August 2024 —
SKA-Khabarovsk Dmitry Voyetskiy Contract terminated After Matchday 6 Aleksei Poddubsky[b] 21 August 2024 SKA-Khabarovsk, senior coach
Chernomorets Vadim Garanin After Matchday 7 Oleg Vasilenko 28 August 2024 Telavi (Georgia)
Rodina Vladimir Gazzaev After Matchday 8 Filipp Sokolinsky (caretaker) 4 September 2024 Rodina-2, head coach
Baltika Aleksandr Grishchenko Andrey Talalaev 6 September 2024 —
Alania Sultan Tazabayev[a] After Matchday 10 Spartak Gogniyev 17 September 2024 —
Rodina Filipp Sokolinsky (caretaker) End of caretaker period After Matchday 13 Vladimir Beschastnykh[c] 8 October 2024 Rodina, forwards coach
Ural Yevgeny Averyanov Contract terminated After Matchday 17 Oleg Shatov (caretaker) 6 November 2024 Ural, senior coach
Sokol Aleksei Baga After Matchday 19 Aleksei Stukalov 19 November 2024 —
Shinnik Dmitry Cheryshev After Matchday 21 Aleksandr Pobegalov[d] 17 December 2024 Shinnik, sports coordinator
Ural Oleg Shatov (caretaker) End of caretaker period Sergei Tomarov 14 January 2025 Ural, assistant coach
Ufa Yevgeny Kharlachyov Contract terminated Omari Tetradze 18 January 2025 —
Rodina Vladimir Beschastnykh Zoran Zeljković 24 February 2025 —
Sokol Aleksei Stukalov After Matchday 26 Mladen Kašćelan 1 April 2025 —
Chayka Yevgeny Kaleshin After Matchday 27 Sergei Pervushin 8 April 2025 Fakel Voronezh, assistant coach
Shinnik Aleksandr Pobegalov Start of Buloychik's PRO licence studies Artyom Buloychik 11 April 2025 Shinnik, senior coach
  1. ^ a b In practice, the head coach duties were carried out by Soslan Beteev, who could not be officially registered as head coach due to not having the required licence.
  2. ^ In Matchdays 6–9 he served as caretaker head coach. He was confirmed as permanent head coach on 12 September.
  3. ^ In practice, the head coach duties continued to be performed by Filipp Sokolinsky, who could not be officially registered as head coach due to not having the required licence.
  4. ^ In practice, the training process was led by Artyom Buloychik, who could not be officially registered as head coach due to not having the required licence.

References

  1. ^ "TEAMS". 1fnl.ru. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  2. ^ "Руководителей "Торпедо" обвинили во взятке арбитру за три матча. Суд — 21 июня" [Torpedo managers are charged with bribing a referee for three games. Court date is 21 June] (in Russian). Sport Express. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Дюков: "Будем стараться провести максимальное количество матчей сборной"" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  4. ^ "КДК РФС принял решение об исключении «Торпедо» из состава участников Мир РПЛ" [RFU CDC decided to exclude Torpedo from Mir RPL] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  5. ^ "«Химки» и «Черноморец» не получили лицензии для участия в РПЛ 2025/26" [Khimki and Chernomorets were not licensed for the 2025-26 RPL] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  6. ^ "«Ахмат» встретится с «Уралом» в стыковых матчах за право играть в РПЛ, «Пари НН» – с «Сочи». «Черноморец» не получил лицензию" [Akhmat will play Ural in the RPL play-offs, Pari NN will play Sochi. Chernomorets was not issued a license] (in Russian). Sports.ru. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  7. ^ "First League 2024-25 regulations - paragraph 3.5" (PDF) (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Top Scorers" (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  9. ^ https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/rus/averus25.htm
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Russian_First_League