2023–24 Russian First League

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Russian First League
Season2023–24
Dates15 July 2023 - June 2024
Matches played288
Goals scored631 (2.19 per match)
Top goalscorerJonathan Okoronkwo
(16 goals)
Biggest home winAkron 6–0 Kuban
20 April 2024
Biggest away winVolgar 0–4 Rodina
28 October 2023
Leningradets 0–4 Yenisey
18 March 2024
Highest scoringKhimki 5–4 Sokol
4 May 2024
Longest winning run5 matches
Akron
Arsenal
Dynamo
Rodina
Tyumen
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
Arsenal
Longest winless run12 matches
Kuban
Sokol
Volgar
Longest losing run5 matches
Chernomorets
Leningradets
Volgar
Highest attendance19,534
Dynamo 1–0 Khimki
8 May 2024
Lowest attendance124
SKA-Khabarovsk 0–1 Neftekhimik
8 April 2024, played in St. Petersburg
Excluding the games played without fans
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 16 May 2024.

The 2023–24 Russian First League is the 32nd season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began in July 2023, and had a 3-month winter break between game weeks 20 and 21 (November to March). In collaboration with VKontakte, a draft was held in June, giving players a chance to prove themselves to the clubs and to create an alternative culture of player selection.[1]

Stadia by capacity[edit]

Club City Stadium Capacity
Akron Tolyatti Kristall Stadium, Zhigulyovsk 3,065
Alania Vladikavkaz[a] Republican Spartak Stadium[a] 32,464
Arsenal Tula Tula Arsenal Stadium 19,241
Chernomorets Novorossiysk Central Stadium 12,500
Dynamo Makhachkala Makhachkala Trud Stadium[b] 5,600
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny KAMAZ Stadium 6,248
Khimki Khimki Arena Khimki 18,636
Kuban Krasnodar Krasnodar Kuban Stadium 35,200
Leningradets Roshchino Roshchino Arena[c] 1,500
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik Stadium 3,100
Rodina Moscow Moscow Spartak Moscow Academy Stadium[d] 3,077
SKA Khabarovsk Lenin Stadium[e] 15,200
Shinnik Yaroslavl Yaroslavl Shinnik Stadium 22,990
Sokol Saratov Lokomotiv Stadium 15,000
Torpedo Moscow Moscow Eduard Streltsov Stadium[f] 15,076
Tyumen Tyumen Geolog Stadium 13,057
Volgar Astrakhan Astrakhan Central Stadium 21,500
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk Central Stadium[g] 15,000
  1. ^
    Alania plays at Akhmat-Arena, Grozny, capacity 30,000, while their own stadium is under reconstruction
  2. ^
    Dynamo plays at Anzhi Arena, Kaspiysk, capacity 26,500, when there is more ticket demand than Trud stadium capacity allows
  3. ^
    Leningradeds also plays at Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, capacity 20,985
  4. ^
    Rodina also plays at Sapsan Arena, capacity 6,000
  5. ^
    SKA-Khabarovsk played their first March 2024 game at Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, capacity 46,759, as the turf-heating system at their home stadium was out of order.[2] Sochi is 6,880 km away from Khabarovsk. Then they moved to Kirovets Stadium in Saint Petersburg, capacity 3,000 before returning to Khabarovsk in late April.
  6. ^
    Torpedo plays at Luzhniki Stadium, in the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, capacity 81,000, or at Arena Khimki, Khimki, capacity 18,636, while their own stadium is under reconstruction
  7. ^
    Yenisey also plays at the indoor Football-Arena Yenisey, capacity 3,000, if the weather is too cold for an outdoor game

Team changes[edit]

Stadia by locations[edit]

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Location of teams in 2023–24 First League.[3]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Khimki 32 18 6 8 53 38 +15 60 Promotion to Premier League
2 Dynamo Makhachkala 32 17 7 8 35 17 +18 58
3 Akron Tolyatti 32 16 8 8 46 24 +22 56 Qualification to Premier League play-offs
4 Arsenal Tula 32 12 16 4 38 24 +14 52[a]
5 Rodina Moscow 32 14 10 8 50 29 +21 52[a]
6 Shinnik Yaroslavl 32 13 8 11 37 40 −3 47
7 Tyumen 32 12 9 11 34 33 +1 45[b]
8 Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 32 13 6 13 51 40 +11 45[b]
9 Alania Vladikavkaz 32 10 13 9 39 42 −3 43[c]
10 Torpedo Moscow 32 11 10 11 29 30 −1 43[c]
11 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 32 11 9 12 30 30 0 42
12 KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny 32 10 11 11 29 32 −3 41[d]
13 SKA-Khabarovsk 32 11 8 13 32 33 −1 41[d]
14 Chernomorets Novorossiysk 32 7 14 11 29 34 −5 35
15 Sokol Saratov 32 8 8 16 29 52 −23 32
16 Leningradets 32 7 10 15 23 40 −17 31[e] Relegation to Second League[4]
17 Volgar Astrakhan 32 6 13 13 27 43 −16 31[e]
18 Kuban Krasnodar (R) 32 5 8 19 20 50 −30 23
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2024. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; then in case of a two-way tie: 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away matches won; 9) Away goals scored; 10) Best disciplinary record (3 points for red card, 1 point for yellow card); 11) Drawing lots; in case of a three-or-more-way tie when all the teams tied on points played equal number of head-to-head games: 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; in case of a three-or-more-way tie when teams tied on points played a different number of head-to-head games: 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Drawing lots.[5]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Arsenal 4, Rodina 1.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Tyumen 3, Yenisey 0.
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Alania 4, Torpedo 1.
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head points: KAMAZ 4, SKA-Khabarovsk 1.
  5. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Leningradets 4, Volgar 1.

Positions by round[edit]

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Khimki14161376899797333543432111113311121
Dynamo Makhachkala1514913910127422122154311323331122212
Akron Tolyatti41111123534644311243542222233333
Arsenal Tula1013161014141513131313121010666655234444444454
Rodina Moscow147913131169101291112131111777765555555545
Shinnik Yaroslavl1715121512910536356699101212131111131312111311111176
Tyumen275255346894554221244576667668107
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk6810171112812121511131415141012810108109999999968
Alania Vladikavkaz85362211111211235566676788888689
Torpedo Moscow5325866118461081177810989912111110111313131310
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk71011121616171716161516151410131313131210888776777911
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny169148777810128111378127989121210121412101212121112
SKA-Khabarovsk324434510117107781289111111131311101014121010101213
Chernomorets Novorossiysk912151410111415151114151213151515151718181616141313141414141414
Sokol Saratov1811634342255899111414141516151515161616151515161515
Leningradets11681115151314141416141616161618161414141414151515161616151616
Volgar Astrakhan1218171818181818181818181818181817181617171818181818171717171717
Kuban Krasnodar13171816171716161717171717171717161718151617171717171818181818181818
Promotion
Play-offs
Relegation to 2024–25 Russian Second League
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2024. Source: everysport.com

Results by round[edit]

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Akron TolyattiWWWWLDLDLWDLWWWWWDLDLWWDWDWDLWWL
Alania VladikavkazDWWLWWWWDLWDDWLDDDLDLDWLDLLWDDLD
Arsenal TulaDDLWLDDWLWDDWDWDWWWWWDDDLWDDDDWD
Chernomorets NovorossiyskDDDDWDDDLWLDWLLDLLLLLWWWWDLDDLDD
Dynamo MakhachkalaLDWLWDDWWWWWLWDLWWWLLWLDWWWDDWWL
KAMAZ Naberezhnye ChelnyLWLWWDDDDLWLLWDLWDDLDLWLDWWLWDDL
KhimkiLLWWWLDDWLWWDWDWWDWDWWLLWLWWWWLW
Kuban KrasnodarLLLWDLLDLLDLWWLDWLDWLDLDLLLLDLLL
LeningradetsDWDLLDWDLDLWLLLLLWWWDLLDDLLDLWLD
Neftekhimik NizhnekamskWLLDLLLLWWDDWDWLLDDWWWWDWLWLDDLL
Rodina MoscowWDDDLLWWDDLWLLDWLWDWWWWWDWLLDDWW
Shinnik YaroslavlLLWLWWDWWLWLDLLDDLDDWLLDWWLWWDWW
SKA-KhabarovskWWLDWDLLDWLWLDLWLLDDDLWWLLWWWDLL
Sokol SaratovLWWWDWLWDLLDLDLLLLDLWDLLDLWLLLDW
Torpedo MoscowWWDLLWDLWWLLDLWDLDDWLDLWLWDDLWDW
TyumenWLWWLDWLDDDWDWWWWWLLLDLDLWLDDLLW
Volgar AstrakhanLLLLLDDLDDDDWLWLWLWDDLDLDLWDDLDW
Yenisey KrasnoyarskWLLLWDWLDLWLDLWWLWLLWLWWLWLWDDDW
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2024. Source: Soccerstats.com (in English)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Results[edit]

Home \ Away AKR ALA ARS CHE DYN KAM KHI KUB LEN NEF ROD SHI SKA SOK TOR TYU VOL YEN
Akron Tolyatti 1–0 5–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 0–2 6–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 3–1
Alania Vladikavkaz 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–4 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–1
Arsenal Tula 3–3 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0
Chernomorets Novorossiysk 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 3–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 5–3 1–2 0–1 1–1
Dynamo Makhachkala 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–0 1–0
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–3 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–1
Khimki 2–2 2–2 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 0–1 0–0 5–4 1–2 3–0 0–0 1–0
Kuban Krasnodar 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–2
Leningradets 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–4
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–4 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–0
Rodina Moscow 0–1 1–2 1–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–4 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 2–1
Shinnik Yaroslavl 1–0 3–3 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–1
SKA-Khabarovsk 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–0
Sokol Saratov 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–1 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–2
Torpedo Moscow 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–3 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–3 1–0
Tyumen 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 3–0 4–0 0–3 2–2 0–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0
Volgar Astrakhan 1–4 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–4 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–2
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 2–3 4–1 0–2 3–1 0–1 2–0 4–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 4–1 4–2 5–3 1–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2024. Source: First League (in Russian), Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

As of 16 May 2024
Rank Player Club Goals[6]
1 Nigeria Jonathan Okoronkwo Arsenal 16
2 Russia Islam Mashukov Alania 14
3 Russia Ivan Timoshenko Rodina 13
4 Russia Aleksandr Lomakin Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 12
5 Russia Igor Andreyev Shinnik 11
Russia Aleksandr Rudenko Khimki
7 Russia Astemir Gordyushenko Rodina 9
Russia Serder Serderov Dynamo
9 Russia Dmitri Samoylov Shinnik 8
Russia Ilya Porokhov Tyumen

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FNL IN JUNE WILL HOLD "VKONTAKTE WITH FNL. DRAFT"".
  2. ^ "ИСТОРИЧЕСКАЯ ПОБЕДА «СКА-ХАБАРОВСК» НА СТАДИОНЕ «ФИШТ»" (in Russian). Tikhookeanskaya Zvezda (Pacific Star). 19 March 2024.
  3. ^ "TEAMS". 1fnl.ru. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  4. ^ "First League 2023-24 regulations - paragraph 3.4" (PDF) (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  5. ^ "First League 2023-24 regulations - paragraph 3.5" (PDF) (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Top Scorers" (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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