Russian Football Premier League

The Premjer League ( Russian Премьер - Лига ) or Rossiyskaya Futbolnaja Premjer league ( RFPL ) is the highest division of the Russian football. The Premjer League was founded in 2001, replacing the 2002 season, the Russian Supreme Division (Russian Высший Дивизион / Wysschii Diwision ) from. Prior was the top league of Russia since the end of the USSR from 1992 to 1997 Supreme League (Russian Высшая Лига / Wysschaja league).

History

After the collapse of the Soviet Union ( Lokomotiv Moscow, Spartak Moscow, Torpedo Moscow, CSKA Moscow and Spartak Vladikavkaz Dynamo Moscow ) in 1992 from the 6 Russian clubs in the Soviet Supreme Division and 14 teams from lower leagues formed the new Russian Supreme Division. In 1993, the number of participants was reduced from 20 to 18 teams. In 1994 the reduction to 16 clubs. In 1996, the League was expanded by 2 teams, 1998 was again reduced to 16 participants.

Initially dominated Spartak Moscow the league and won nine of the first ten championships. Only Spartak - Alania Vladikavkaz in 1995 could break the winning streak Spartaks. In the following years until 2006 won only other Moscow clubs. In the subsequent five seasons from 2007 to 2011/ 2012 ( conversion of the game year to calendar year cross- summer rhythm ) could Zenit St. Petersburg and Rubin Kazan, the championships making out among themselves, breaking the dominance of Moscow. Previously, it was far from unusual that all six clubs from the city of Moscow placed among the top eight in the table, but increased from Torpedo Moscow in 2006. Since the introduction of Premjer - League 2002 could CSKA Moscow (4 times ), Zenit St. Petersburg (3 times ), Lokomotiv Moscow and Rubin Kazan (each 2 times) celebrate winning the title.

League Cup

In 2003, the League Cup the Premjer League ( Russian Кубок Премьер-Лиги/Kubok Premjer league) has been uniquely played out in a simple knockout system among the 16 clubs in the league. The final was won by Zenit St Petersburg 3-0 (D. Smirnov, K. Gordijuk, A. Tichonowezki ) on 9 September 2003 in Saint-Petersburg Petrovsky against Chernomorets Novorossiysk.

Mode

The top Russian league consists of 16 teams. The two clubs at the end of the table will be relegated to the first division. Up to and including 2010, the season was in contrast to most other European leagues from March to November a year, ie in the calendar year. With the 2011/2012 season takes place with a view to the 2018 World Cup in Russia an approximation to the system of major European football leagues. For this reason, the season is 2011/2012 from March 2011 to May 2012 and comprises a total of 44 game days. Here, first the regular season with 30 games - against any opponent at home and once away once - played. Following the league is divided into two halves, so that the front 8 team play again return match for the title and the international courts. The points and goals are taken from the regular league history. The teams that have landed in the stands 9 to 16, also playing in 14 rounds for the descent, with the last two teams descend directly. The 13th and the 14th of Premjer League play against the 4th and 3rd of the 1st Division, the second Russian league two relegation matches ( 13 against 4 and 14 against 3 ). The two losers from rise / not on.

Current season

In the current season following football teams are represented in the top Russian league:

Participant

Russian masters

All time standings

Prior to 2013/14 season.

UEFA five year ranking

Position in the UEFA five year ranking (in brackets the previous year placement). The abbreviation CL and EL countries behind the coefficients indicate the number of representatives in the 2014/15 season of the Champions League and the Europa League.

06 (06) France France ( League, Cup, League Cup) - coefficient: 59,000 - CL: 3, EL: 3
07 (09) Ukraine (league, cup ) - Coefficient: 49.758 - CL: 2, EL: 4
08 (07) Russia Russia (league, cup ) - Coefficient: 46.332 - CL: 2, EL: 4
09 (08 ) Netherlands Netherlands (league, cup ) - Coefficient: 44.729 - CL: 2, EL: 4
10 (11 ) Turkey Turkey (league, cup ) - coefficient: 34,500 - CL: 2, EL: 3

As of the end of the European campaign of 2012/13

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