The 2024–25 Russian First League is 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).
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 July 2024 - 25 May 2025 |
| Matches played | 234 |
| Goals scored | 481 (2.06 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Pavel Melyoshin (9 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sochi 5-0 Chayka 6 October 2024 Torpedo 5–0 Sokol 12 October 2024 SKA-Khabarovsk 6–1 Chernomorets 26 October 2024 |
| Biggest away win | Ufa 0–6 Baltika 23 March 2025 |
| Highest scoring | Ufa 3–4 Sochi 25 August 2024 SKA-Khabarovsk 6–1 Chernomorets 26 October 2024 Ural 4–3 Yenisey 16 November 2024 Sochi 5–2 Ufa 22 November 2024 |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Baltika |
| Longest unbeaten run | 21 matches Torpedo |
| Longest winless run | 16 matches Arsenal |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Tyumen |
| Highest attendance | 22,118 Rotor 2–0 Baltika 16 August 2024 |
| Lowest attendance | 187 SKA-Khabarovsk 2–0 Neftekhimik 15 September 2024 (played in Ramenskoye) |
| Total attendance | 869,321 |
| Average attendance | 3,763 (three games held behind closed doors are not used to calculate the average) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 31 March 2025. | |
Team changes
editTo First League
edit- Promoted from Second League Division A
- Relegated from Premier League
From First League
edit- Relegated to Second League
- Promoted to Premier League
Stadia by locations
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 13 | +27 | 56 | Promotion to Premier League |
| 2 | Torpedo Moscow | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 51 | |
| 3 | Sochi | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 47 | Qualification to Premier League play-offs |
| 4 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 44 | |
| 5 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 43 | |
| 6 | SKA-Khabarovsk | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 41 | |
| 7 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 37 | |
| 8 | Arsenal Tula | 26 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 33[a] | |
| 9 | Rotor Volgograd | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 33[a] | |
| 10 | Rodina Moscow | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 32 | |
| 11 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 31 | |
| 12 | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 30[b] | |
| 13 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 30[b] | |
| 14 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 29 | |
| 15 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 23 | |
| 16 | Ufa | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 22[c] | Relegation to Second League |
| 17 | Sokol Saratov | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 22[c] | |
| 18 | Tyumen | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 19 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2025. 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.[2]
Notes:
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.[2]
Notes:
Positions by round
edit| Promotion | |
| Play-offs | |
| Relegation to 2024–25 Russian Second League |
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2025. Source: everysport.com
Results by round
editUpdated to match(es) played on 31 March 2025. Source: Soccerstats.com (in English)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose
Results
editSeason statistics
editTop goalscorers
edit- As of 31 March 2025
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sochi | 9 | |
| 2 | Sochi | 8 | |
| Ural | |||
| Rodina | |||
| 5 | SKA-Khabarovsk | 7 | |
| Yenisey | |||
| Rodina | |||
| Chayka | |||
| 9 | Torpedo | 6 | |
| Chayka |
References
edit- ^ "TEAMS". 1fnl.ru. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "First League 2024-25 regulations - paragraph 3.5" (PDF) (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Top Scorers" (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 31 March 2025.