2020–21 Russian Premier League

The 2020–21 Russian Premier League is the 29th season of the premier football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 17th under the current Russian Premier League name.

Russian Premier League
Season2020–21
Dates2020 - 2021
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 8 April 2020.

Teams

As in the previous season, 16 teams are playing in the 2020–21 season. After the 2019–20 season, ?? and ?? were relegated to the 2020–21 Russian National Football League. They were replaced by Rotor and Khimki, the winners and runners up of the 2019–20 Russian National Football League. Both teams will make their debut in the Premier League.

Venues
Zenit Saint Petersburg Rotor Khimki
Gazprom Arena Volgograd Khimki
Capacity: 67,800 Capacit: 45,568 Capacity: 5,083

Locations of teams in 2020–21 Russian Premier League
Khimki
Location of Moscow teams.

    Personnel and kits
    Team Location Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
    Khimki Khimki Igor Shalimov Puma
    Rotor Volgograd Alyaksandr Khatskevich Nike
    Zenit Saint Petersburg Sergei Semak Branislav Ivanović Nike Gazprom

    Tournament format and regulations

    Basic

    The 16 teams will play a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each one of the other teams twice, once at home and once away. Thus, a total of 240 matches will be played, with 30 matches played by each team.

    Promotion and relegation

    The teams that finish 15th and 16th will be relegated to the FNL 2021-22, while the top 2 in that league will be promoted to the 2021-22 season.

    The 13th and 14th Premier League teams will play the 4th and 3rd FNL 2021-22 teams respectively in two playoff games with the winners securing Premier League spots for the 2021–22 season.

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Khimki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Champions League group stage
    2 Rotor Volgograd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
    3 Zenit Saint Petersburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
    4 TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
    5 TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    6 TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    7 TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    8 TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    9 TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    10 TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    11 TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    12 TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    13 TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    14 TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    15 TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Football National League
    16 TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2020. Source:
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Play-off.

    Results
    Home \ Away KHI ROT ZEN
    Khimki —
    Rotor V. —
    Zenit SP —
    Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2020. Source: Russian Premier League
    Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
    For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

    Season statistics

    Top goalscorers

    References
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