2023–24 Russian First League

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 will have a 3-month winter break between game weeks 20 and 21 (November to March). In collaboration with VKontakte, a draft will be held in June, giving players a chance to prove themselves to the clubs and to create an alternative culture of player selection.[1]

Russian First League
Season2023–24
Dates15 July 2023 - June 2024
Matches played135
Goals scored292 (2.16 per match)
Top goalscorerJonathan Okoronkwo
(9 goals)
Biggest home winRodina 4–0 Sokol
16 July 2023

Akron 5–1 Arsenal
28 July 2023
Tyumen 4–0 Leningradets
5 August 2023

KAMAZ 4–0 Shinnik
14 October 2023
Biggest away winVolgar 1–4 Akron
23 July 2023

Neftekhimik 1–4 Rodina
27 August 2023

Rodina 1–4 Shinnik
23 September 2023
Highest scoringChernomorets 5–3 Sokol
17 September 2023
Yenisey 5–3 Sokol
22 October 2023
Longest winning run5 matches
Dynamo
Longest unbeaten run8 matches
Chernomorets
Dynamo
Longest winless run12 matches
Volgar
Longest losing run5 matches
Volgar
Highest attendance10,952
Dynamo 0–1 Akron
8 October 2023
Lowest attendance234
Rodina 1–0 KAMAZ
2 October 2023
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 23 October 2023.

Stadia by capacity
Club City Stadium Capacity
Akron Tolyatti Kristall Stadium, Zhigulyovsk 3,065
Alania Vladikavkaz[1] Republican Spartak Stadium[a] 32,464
Arsenal Tula Tula Arsenal Stadium 19,241
Chernomorets Novorossiysk Central Stadium 12,500
Dynamo Makhachkala Makhachkala Trud Stadium[a] 5,600
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny KAMAZ Stadium 6,248
Khimki Khimki Arena Khimki 18,636
Kuban Krasnodar Krasnodar Kuban Stadium 35,200
Leningradets Leningrad Oblast Petrovsky Stadium 20,895
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik Stadium 3,100
Rodina Moscow Moscow Spartak Moscow Academy Stadium[c] 3,077
SKA Khabarovsk Lenin Stadium 15,200
Shinnik Yaroslavl Yaroslavl Shinnik Stadium 22,990
Sokol Saratov Lokomotiv Stadium 15,000
Torpedo Moscow Moscow Eduard Streltsov Stadium[d] 15,076
Tyumen Tyumen Geolog Stadium 13,057
Volgar Astrakhan Astrakhan Central Stadium 21,500
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk Central Stadium[e] 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. ^
    Rodina also plays at Sapsan Arena, capacity 6,000
  4. ^
    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
  5. ^
    Yenisey also plays at the indoor Football-Arena Yenisey, capacity 3,000, if the weather is too cold for an outdoor game

Team changes

Stadia by locations
Location of teams in 2023–24 First League.[2]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dynamo Makhachkala 15 8 4 3 15 6 +9 28 Promotion to Premier League
2 Alania Vladikavkaz 15 8 4 3 17 12 +5 28
3 Akron Tolyatti 15 8 3 4 20 10 +10 27 Qualification to Premier League play-offs
4 Tyumen 15 7 5 3 20 13 +7 26
5 Khimki 15 7 4 4 20 16 +4 25
6 Arsenal Tula 15 5 7 3 17 14 +3 22
7 Torpedo Moscow 15 6 3 6 15 15 0 21
8 KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny 15 5 5 5 15 13 +2 20
9 Shinnik Yaroslavl 15 6 2 7 18 23 −5 20
10 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 15 5 4 6 14 17 −3 19
11 Sokol Saratov 15 5 4 6 17 26 −9 19
12 SKA-Khabarovsk 15 5 4 6 16 17 −1 19
13 Rodina Moscow 15 4 6 5 19 17 +2 18
14 Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 15 5 3 7 22 21 +1 18
15 Chernomorets Novorossiysk 15 3 8 4 14 15 −1 17
16 Leningradets 15 3 5 7 11 18 −7 14 Relegation to Second League[3]
17 Kuban Krasnodar 15 3 3 9 10 19 −9 12
18 Volgar Astrakhan 15 2 6 7 12 20 −8 12
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. 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.[4]

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Dynamo Makhachkala15149139101274221221
Alania Vladikavkaz853622111112112
Akron Tolyatti411111235346443
Tyumen275255346894554
Khimki141613768997973335
Arsenal Tula10131610141415131313131210106
Torpedo Moscow532586611846108117
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny169148777810128111378
Shinnik Yaroslavl171512151291053635669
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk71011121616171716161516151410
Sokol Saratov181163434225589911
SKA-Khabarovsk3244345101171077812
Rodina Moscow14791313116910129111213
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk681017111281212151113141514
Chernomorets Novorossiysk91215141011141515111415121315
Leningradets1168111515131414141614161616
Kuban Krasnodar131718161717161617171717171717
Volgar Astrakhan121817181818181818181818181818
Promotion
Play-offs
Relegation to 2024–25 Russian Second League
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. Source: everysport.com

Results by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Akron TolyattiWWWWLDLDLWDLWWW
Alania VladikavkazDWWLWWWWDLWDDWL
Arsenal TulaDDLWLDDWLWDDWDW
Chernomorets NovorossiyskDDDDWDDDLWLDWLL
Dynamo MakhachkalaLDWLWDDWWWWWLWD
KAMAZ Naberezhnye ChelnyLWLWWDDDDLWLLWD
KhimkiLLWWWLDDWLWWDWD
Kuban KrasnodarLLLWDLLDLLDLWWL
LeningradetsDWDLLDWDLDLWLLL
Neftekhimik NizhnekamskWLLDLLLLWWDDWDW
Rodina MoscowWDDDLLWWDDLWLLD
Shinnik YaroslavlLLWLWWDWWLWLDLL
SKA-KhabarovskWWLDWDLLDWLWLDL
Sokol SaratovLWWWDWLWDLLDLDL
Torpedo MoscowWWDLLWDLWWLLDLW
TyumenWLWWLDWLDDDWDWW
Volgar AstrakhanLLLLLDDLDDDDWLW
Yenisey KrasnoyarskWLLLWDWLDLWLDLW
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. Source: Soccerstats.com (in English)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Results
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 2–0 0–2 0–0 3–1 1–2
Alania Vladikavkaz 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–1
Arsenal Tula 0–0 0–2 3–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–0
Chernomorets Novorossiysk 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 5–3 0–1 1–1
Dynamo Makhachkala 0–1 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–0
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 4–0 1–0 2–1
Khimki 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 1–0
Kuban Krasnodar 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–2
Leningradets 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–0
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–4 2–0 2–1
Rodina Moscow 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–4 1–1 4–0 2–0
Shinnik Yaroslavl 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–1
SKA-Khabarovsk 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1
Sokol Saratov 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 3–2 1–0
Torpedo Moscow 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–3 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–0
Tyumen 1–2 0–0 3–1 4–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–0
Volgar Astrakhan 1–4 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–2
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 3–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 4–2 5–3
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. Source: First League (in Russian), Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers
As of 23 October 2023
Rank Player Club Goals[5]
1 Nigeria Jonathan Okoronkwo Arsenal 9
2 Russia Ivan Timoshenko Rodina 7
3 Russia Islam Mashukov Alania 6
4 Russia Aleksandr Lomakin Yenisey 5
Russia Igor Andreyev Shinnik
6 Venezuela Andrés Ponce Akron 4
Russia Serder Serderov Dynamo
Russia Andrey Okladnikov Yenisey
Russia Vladislav Morozov Sokol
Russia Vladlen Babayev Sokol
Russia Said Aliyev SKA-Khabarovsk
Russia Anton Antonov Chernomorets
Russia Abu-Said Eldarushev Akron
Russia Nikolai Giorgobiani Alania
Russia Khetag Khosonov Khimki
Russia Aleksandr Rudenko Khimki

References
  1. "FNL IN JUNE WILL HOLD "VKONTAKTE WITH FNL. DRAFT"".
  2. "TEAMS". 1fnl.ru. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  3. "First League 2023-24 regulations - paragraph 3.4" (PDF) (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  4. "First League 2023-24 regulations - paragraph 3.5" (PDF) (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  5. "Top Scorers" (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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