The Russian Premier League is the top division of Russian football teams. There are 16 teams in the competition. At the end of the season two teams get relegated in Russian First Division and get replaced with two top First Division teams. When the USSR broke down into 15 different countries, the once renowned sports structure collapsed as well. ... The Russian First Division is the second level of Russian professional football. ...

Russian Premier League was organized in 2001 and succeeds the Top Division. The difference is that the Top Division was run by Professional Football League of Russia, and the creation of Premier League gave the clubs a greater degree of independence. The Top Division had existed from 1992 to 2001. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

PFC CSKA Moscow is currently holding Russian Premier League champions title. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with CSKA Moscow. ...

History of the Top Division

After the breakdown of Soviet Union, starting from the season of 1992, each former Soviet republic organized an independent national championship. In Russia 6 Russian teams played in the Soviet Top Division in 1991 (CSKA Moskow, Spartak Moskow, Torpedo Moskow, Dinamo Moskow, Spartak Vladikavkaz, and Lokomotiv Moskow) were supplemented with 14 teams from lower divisions to organize 20-team Russian Top Division. The Top Division was further divided into two groups to reduce the total number of matches. The number of teams in the Top Division was gradually reduced to 18 in 1993 and 16 in 1994. Since then, Russian Top Division (and Premier League) consists of 16 teams, except for experiment with having two more teams in 1996 and 1997.

Spartak Moscow was the dominant force of the Top Division, having won 9 titles in the first 10 Russian championships. Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz was the only team which managed to break Spartak dominance and won the Top Division title in 1995. FC Spartak Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва) is considered to be one of the greatest football teams in Soviet and Russian history. ... FC Alania Vladikavkaz (Russian: Футбольный клуб Алания Владикавказ) is Russian football club based in Vladikavkaz. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Recently, Lokomotiv Moscow and CSKA Moscow climbed to the top, and both won the title twice. Lokomotiv Moscow (FC Lokomotiv Moskva, Russian: Футбольный клуб Локомотив Москва [1]) is a Russian football club based in Moscow. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with CSKA Moscow. ...

Russian Premier League 2005

In season 2005 Russian Premier League consisted of the following teams: 2005 was marked by a greatest success in the Russian club football so far, as CSKA Moscow won the UEFA Cup. ...

In 2006 Alania and Terek will be replaced by FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok and FC Spartak Nalchik. FC Alania Vladikavkaz (Russian: Футбольный клуб Алания Владикавказ) is Russian football club based in Vladikavkaz. ... FC Amkar Perm (Russian: Футбольный клуб Амкар Пермь) is a professional football club playing in Russian Premier League. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with CSKA Moscow. ... Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | Ice hockey stubs | Russian football clubs ... Krylya Sovetov (Russian: Профессиональный футбольный клуб Крылья Советов Самара) is a football club from Russia based in Samara. ... Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | Russian football clubs ... FC Moskva (Russian: Футбольный клуб Москва), is a Russian football club, based in Moscow. ... FC Rostov (Russian: Футбольный клуб Ростов) is a Russian football club, from Rostov-on-Don, in the south of Russia. ... FC Rubin Kazan (Russian: Футбольный клуб Рубин Казань), is a Russian football club, based in the Tatarstan city of Kazan. ... FC Saturn Ramenskoe (Russian full name: Государственное учреждение Московской области Футбольный клуб Сатурн Московская область) is a Russian football (soccer) club, based in the Moscow suburb of Ramenskoe. ... FC Shinnik Yaroslavl (Russian full name: Футбольный клуб Шинник Ярославль) is a Russian football (soccer) club, based in Yaroslavl. ... FC Spartak Moscow (Russian: Спартак Москва) is considered to be one of the greatest football teams in Soviet and Russian history. ... FC Terek Grozny (Russian: Футбольный клуб Терек), formally known as Football Club Terek of the Chechen Republic, is a Chechen football club. ... FC Tom Tomsk (Russian: Футбольный клуб Томь Томск), is a Russian football club, based in the Siberian city of Tomsk. ... FC Torpedo Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб Торпедо Москва) is a Russian football club, based in Moscow. ... FC Zenit (Russian: Футбольный клуб Зенит Санкт-Петербург) is a Russian football club, based in Saint Petersburg. ... FC Luch-Energia (Russian: Футбольный клуб Луч-Энергия Владивосток) is a Russian football club based in Vladivostok. ... FC Spartak Nalchik (Russian: Футбольный клуб Спартак Нальчик) is a Russian football club based in Nalchik. ...

Champions

FC Spartak Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва) is considered to be one of the greatest football teams in Soviet and Russian history. ... FC Spartak Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва) is considered to be one of the greatest football teams in Soviet and Russian history. ... FC Spartak Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва) is considered to be one of the greatest football teams in Soviet and Russian history. ... FC Alania Vladikavkaz (Russian: Футбольный клуб Алания Владикавказ) is Russian football club based in Vladikavkaz. ... FC Spartak Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва) is considered to be one of the greatest football teams in Soviet and Russian history. ... FC Spartak Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва) is considered to be one of the greatest football teams in Soviet and Russian history. ... FC Spartak Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва) is considered to be one of the greatest football teams in Soviet and Russian history. ... FC Spartak Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва) is considered to be one of the greatest football teams in Soviet and Russian history. ... FC Spartak Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва) is considered to be one of the greatest football teams in Soviet and Russian history. ... FC Spartak Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва) is considered to be one of the greatest football teams in Soviet and Russian history. ... Lokomotiv Moscow (FC Lokomotiv Moskva, Russian: Футбольный клуб Локомотив Москва [1]) is a Russian football club based in Moscow. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with CSKA Moscow. ... Lokomotiv Moscow (FC Lokomotiv Moskva, Russian: Футбольный клуб Локомотив Москва [1]) is a Russian football club based in Moscow. ... 2005 was marked by a greatest success in the Russian club football so far, as CSKA Moscow won the UEFA Cup. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with CSKA Moscow. ...

External links

• Official Site

Russian Premier League 2005 clubs
Alania Vladikavkaz | Amkar Perm | CSKA Moscow | Dynamo Moscow | Krylya Sovetov Samara | Lokomotiv Moscow | FC Moskva | FC Rostov Rubin Kazan | Saturn Ramenskoe | Shinnik Yaroslavl | Spartak Moscow | Terek Grozny | Tom' Tomsk | Torpedo Moscow | Zenit Saint Petersburg