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The Russian First League (Russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (Russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (Russian: Первенство Футбольной Национальной Лиги, Pervenstvo Futbol'noy Natsional'noy Ligi) is the second level of the Russian football league system.
The 2022–23 Russian First League was the 31st season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 16 July 2022, and will have a 3 month winter break between game weeks 20 and 21 (November to March).
The 2021–22 Russian Football National League was the 30th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 10 July 2021, and had a 3 month winter break between game weeks 25 and 26 (December to March).
The teams that finish 15th and 16th will be relegated to the 2025–26 First League, while the top two in that league will be promoted to the Premier League for the 2025–26 season. The 13th and 14th Premier League teams will play the 4th and 3rd 2024–25 First League teams respectively in two (home-and-away) playoff games, with penalty ...
According to those rules, the teams are divided into two groups. In 2015 FNL Cup the clubs was divided into four groups. [citation needed] It is not mandatory for FNL clubs to participate, and in cases when some do refuse to, Russian Professional Football League or Russian Premier League teams are invited to fill the
On 17 March 2020, the league was suspended until 10 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia. [2] On 1 April 2020, Russian Football Union extended the suspension until 31 May 2020. [3] On 15 April 2020, FC Armavir dropped out of the competition due to lack of financing necessary to acquire the license for the 2020–21 season. [4]
The 2020–21 Russian Football National League was the 29th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on August 1, 2020, and end on 15 May 2021.
The 2016–17 Russian National Football League was the 25th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 11 July 2016 and ended on 19 May 2017.