2022–23 Russian First League

The 2022–23 Russian First League is the 31st season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season will begin on 16 July 2022, and will have a 3 month winter break between game weeks 20 and 21 (November to March). For the first time, 18 teams will participate instead of 20 [1] On 23 June 2022, the league was renamed from Russian Football National League to Russian First League.[2]

Russian First League
Season2022–23
Dates16 July 2022 — 3 June 2023
Matches played180
Goals scored425 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorerGedeon Guzina
(11 goals)
Biggest home winSKA 6-0 Veles Moscow
23 October 2022
Biggest away winArsenal Tula 0–5 Baltika
25 November 2022
Highest scoringRubin Kazan 5-2 Krasnodar-2
16 October 2022
Longest winning runSKA
(5 matches)
Longest unbeaten runBaltika
(19 matches)
Longest winless runKrasnodar-2
(12 matches)
Longest losing runKrasnodar-2
(6 matches)
2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 27 November 2022.

Stadia by capacity
Club City Stadium Capacity
Akron Tolyatti Kristall Stadium, Zhigulyovsk 1,565
Alania Vladikavkaz[1] Republican Spartak Stadium[1] 32,464
Arsenal Tula Tula Arsenal Stadium 19,241
Baltika Kaliningrad Arena Baltika 35,212
Dynamo Makhachkala Makhachkala Dynamo Stadium 15,200
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny KAMAZ Stadium 6,248
Rubin Kazan Kazan Kazan Arena 45,379
Krasnodar-2 Krasnodar Krasnodar Academy 3,500
Kuban Krasnodar Krasnodar Kuban Stadium 35,200
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik Stadium 3,100
Rodina Moscow Moscow Spartakovets 5,000
SKA Khabarovsk Lenin Stadium 15,200
Ufa Ufa BetBoom Arena 15,234
Volga Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk Trud Stadium 15,000
Veles Moscow Moscow Avangard Stadium, Domodedovo 5,503
Volgar Astrakhan Astrakhan Central Stadium 21,500
Shinnik Yaroslavl Yaroslavl Shinnik Stadium 22,990
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk Central Stadium 15,000
  1. ^
    Alania plays at Akhmat-Arena, Grozny, capacity 30,000, while their own stadium is under reconstruction

Team changes

Stadia by locations
Location of teams in 2022–23 First League.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Baltika Kaliningrad 20 11 8 1 38 21 +17 41 Promotion to Premier League
2 Alania Vladikavkaz 20 11 5 4 37 23 +14 38
3 Rubin Kazan 20 10 7 3 35 22 +13 37 Qualification to Premier League play-offs
4 Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 20 9 7 4 28 21 +7 34
5 SKA-Khabarovsk 20 9 6 5 38 23 +15 33
6 Arsenal Tula 20 9 5 6 28 25 +3 32
7 KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny 20 8 7 5 27 21 +6 31
8 Volgar Astrakhan 20 8 6 6 22 19 +3 30
9 Shinnik Yaroslavl 20 8 4 8 21 21 0 28
10 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 20 7 6 7 18 16 +2 27
11 Dynamo Makhachkala 20 6 8 6 15 16 −1 26
12 Rodina Moscow 20 5 7 8 19 25 −6 22[lower-alpha 1]
13 Akron Tolyatti 20 4 10 6 19 25 −6 22[lower-alpha 1]
14 Veles Moscow 20 6 2 12 16 31 −15 20
15 Kuban Krasnodar 20 5 4 11 18 22 −4 19 Relegation to Second League
16 Ufa 20 4 6 10 16 28 −12 18
17 Volga Ulyanovsk 20 3 6 11 15 29 −14 15
18 Krasnodar-2 20 3 4 13 15 37 −22 13
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2022. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; then in case of a two-way tie: 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 goals scored; 11) Drawing lots; in case of a three-or-more-way tie: 2) Matches won; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head matches won; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored; 11) Drawing lots.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head away goals scored: Rodina Moscow 2, Akron 0.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Baltika Kaliningrad137766423532222222111
Alania Vladikavkaz103522232111111111222
Rubin Kazan188104345324664554543
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk95638668667546443434
SKA-Khabarovsk121618151514101111108910111187665
Arsenal Tula41255796473357665356
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny62111111245433336777
Volgar Astrakhan71339358978977571081088
Shinnik Yaroslavl17101212131511131011111189107108109
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk1515911129748910101188999910
Dynamo Makhachkala1161177857956891091111111111
Rodina Moscow1618141314131516161616171717171614121212
Akron Tolyatti1417161716161817171717151514131312131313
Veles Moscow59151617171612131515161615151415151514
Kuban Krasnodar341049111314151313121312121516161615
Ufa1812131410101215141212131213141213141416
Volga Ulyanovsk814171818181718181818181818181818181717
Krasnodar-22114811121410121414141416161717171818
Promotion
Play-offs
Relegation to 2023 Russian Second League
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2022. Source: everysport.com

Results by round
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Akron TolyattiLLDLWLLDDDDWDWDDWLDD
Alania VladikavkazDWDWWWLDWWDWWWWDLLLW
Arsenal TulaWWDLDDDWWLWWLLWLWWDL
Baltika KaliningradLWDWDWWDDWWWDDDDWWWW
Dynamo MakhachkalaDWLWDDWDDWDLLLWDLWLD
KAMAZ Naberezhnye ChelnyWWWDWWDDLLDWDWLDLLWD
Rubin KazanWLDDWWDDWWLLWWDDWDWW
Krasnodar-2WLWDLLLWLLDLDLLLLLLD
Kuban KrasnodarWDLWLLLDLWLWDDLLLLLW
Neftekhimik NizhnekamskLDWDLWWWLLDLDWWDDWLL
Rodina MoscowLLWDDDLLDLDLLWLWWWDD
Shinnik YaroslavlLWDLDLWLWDWLWLWWLWLD
SKA-KhabarovskLLLWDDWDDWWDLLWWWWWD
UfaLWDLWDLLDWDLWLLDDLLL
Volga UlyanovskDLLLLLWLLDLDDLDDLLWL
Veles MoscowWLLLLLWWLLDLLWLWLLDW
Volgar AstrakhanWLWDWDLDWLDWDWLLWWWD
Yenisey KrasnoyarskDWDWLWDDWDLWWLWDWDWL
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2022. Source: Soccerstats.com (in English)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Results
Home \ Away AKR ALA ARS BAL DYN KAM KR2 KUB NEF ROD RUB SHI SKA UFA VEL ULY VOL YEN
Akron Tolyatti 0–0 1–3 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 3–0
Alania Vladikavkaz 3–3 0–0 4–2 1–0 1–3 3–1 4–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–1
Arsenal Tula 1–1 0–2 0–5 1–1 3–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 3–2 2–2
Baltika Kaliningrad 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–2 3–1 3–2
Dynamo Makhachkala 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–2
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny 4–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–2 2–2 1–0
Krasnodar-2 0–1 0–3 0–3 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–4 0–0 0–2 1–2
Kuban Krasnodar 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 4–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–0
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–1
Rodina Moscow 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–2
Rubin Kazan 2–2 1–2 3–3 1–1 5–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–2 0–0
Shinnik Yaroslavl 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–0
SKA-Khabarovsk 3–0 2–2 3–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 6–0
Ufa 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–0
Veles Moscow 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–3 2–0
Volga Ulyanovsk 1–2 0–0 0–2 1–4 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–1
Volgar Astrakhan 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 2–0
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2022. Source: First League (in Russian), Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers
As of 27 November 2022
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Gedeon Guzina Baltika Kaliningrad 11
2 Belarus Vitaly Lisakovich Rubin Kazan 8
Russia Kirill Panchenko Arsenal Tula
4 Armenia Artur Galoyan Alania Vladikavkaz 7
Russia Yevgeni Lutsenko Arsenal Tula
Russia Ilya Petrov SKA-Khabarovsk
Russia Ilya Stefanovich Volgar Astrakhan
8 Ghana Joel Fameyeh Rubin Kazan 6
Russia Ilya Gruznov Shinnik Yaroslavl
Russia Vladislav Lazarev Baltika Kaliningrad
Russia Irakli Logua Veles Moscow
Russia Islam Mashukov Alania Vladikavkaz

Discipline

References
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  2. "Первая лига" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. "Russian FNL Card Stats". thestatsdontlie.com. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
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