| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 July 2023 - June 2024 |
| Promoted | Khimki Dynamo Akron Tolyatti |
| Relegated | Volgar Kuban Leningradets |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 670 (2.19 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jonathan Okoronkwo (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Akron 6–0Kuban 20 April 2024 |
| Biggest away win | Volgar 0–4Rodina 28 October 2023 Leningradets 0–4Yenisey 18 March 2024 |
| Highest scoring | Khimki 5–4Sokol 4 May 2024 |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Akron Arsenal Dynamo Rodina Tyumen |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Arsenal |
| Longest winless run | 14 matches Kuban |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Chernomorets Kuban Leningradets Volgar |
| Highest attendance | 21,723 Dynamo 2–0Rodina 18 May 2024 |
| Lowest attendance | 124 SKA-Khabarovsk 0–1Neftekhimik 8 April 2024, played in St. Petersburg Excluding the games played without fans |
2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 25 May 2024. | |
The2023–24 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]
| 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 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khimki(P) | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 66 | Promotion toPremier League |
| 2 | Dynamo Makhachkala(P) | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 61 | |
| 3 | Akron Tolyatti(P) | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 59 | Qualification toPremier League play-offs |
| 4 | Arsenal Tula[a](Q) | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 55[b] | |
| 5 | Rodina Moscow | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 55[b] | |
| 6 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 51[c] | |
| 7 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 51[c] | |
| 8 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 49 | |
| 9 | Tyumen | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 48 | |
| 10 | Torpedo Moscow | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 47 | |
| 11 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 42 | |
| 12 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 41[d] | |
| 13 | SKA-Khabarovsk | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 41[d] | |
| 14 | Sokol Saratov | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 38 | |
| 15 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 35 | |
| 16 | Leningradets(R) | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 34[e] | Relegation toSecond League[4] |
| 17 | Volgar Astrakhan(R) | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 34[e] | |
| 18 | Kuban Krasnodar(R) | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 53 | −33 | 23 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khimki | 14 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dynamo Makhachkala | 15 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Akron Tolyatti | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Arsenal Tula | 10 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Rodina Moscow | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 6 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | 17 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Alania Vladikavkaz | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Tyumen | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Torpedo Moscow | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 16 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| SKA-Khabarovsk | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Sokol Saratov | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Leningradets | 11 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Volgar Astrakhan | 12 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Kuban Krasnodar | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Promotion | |
| Play-offs | |
| Relegation to 2024–25Russian Second League |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Tolyatti | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | D | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | L | L | W |
| Alania Vladikavkaz | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | D | W | L | D | D | D | L | D | L | D | W | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | L | D | W | W |
| Arsenal Tula | D | D | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | D | L | W | D | D | D | D | W | D | W | L |
| Chernomorets Novorossiysk | D | D | D | D | W | D | D | D | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | D | D | L | D | D | L | L |
| Dynamo Makhachkala | L | D | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | L |
| KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | L | W | L | W | W | D | D | D | D | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | D | D | L | L | L |
| Khimki | L | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W |
| Kuban Krasnodar | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | D | W | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L |
| Leningradets | D | W | D | L | L | D | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | W | L |
| Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | L |
| Rodina Moscow | W | D | D | D | L | L | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | D | D | W | W | L | W |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | D | D | L | D | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | W |
| SKA-Khabarovsk | W | W | L | D | W | D | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | L | L | L | L |
| Sokol Saratov | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | W | W |
| Torpedo Moscow | W | W | D | L | L | W | D | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | D | W |
| Tyumen | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | D | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | W | W | L |
| Volgar Astrakhan | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | D | D | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | D | D | L | D | W | L | W |
| Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | D | W | W | W |
| 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 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Alania Vladikavkaz | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 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 | 1–0 | 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 | 0–2 | |
| Dynamo Makhachkala | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 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 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Khimki | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 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 | 0–1 | 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 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | |
| Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 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 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 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 | 0–1 | 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 | 1–0 | 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 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
| Tyumen | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 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 | 2–0 | 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 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[9] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Dynamo Makhachkala | 17 | 9,347 |
| 2 | FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 17 | 6,459 |
| 3 | FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 17 | 3,591 |
| 4 | FC Arsenal Tula | 17 | 3,523 |
| 5 | FC Tyumen | 17 | 3,109 |
| 6 | FC Sokol Saratov | 17 | 3,023 |
| 7 | FC KAMAZ | 17 | 2,225 |
| 8 | FC Shinnik Yaroslavl | 17 | 2,092 |
| 9 | FC Torpedo Moscow | 17 | 1,969 |
| 10 | FC SKA-Khabarovsk | 17 | 1,815 |
| 11 | FC Volgar Astrakhan | 17 | 1,650 |
| 12 | FC Kuban Krasnodar | 17 | 1,464 |
| 13 | FC Khimki | 17 | 1,342 |
| 14 | FC Akron Tolyatti | 17 | 993 |
| 15 | FC Leningradets | 17 | 959 |
| 16 | FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 17 | 750 |
| 17 | FC Rodina Moscow | 17 | 670 |
| 18 | FC Alania Vladikavkaz | 17 | 503 |