Russian First Division
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The Russian First Division is the second level of Russian professional football. The division is run by Russian Professional Football League.
The First division consists of 22 clubs. After each season two top clubs are promoted to the Premier League, and bottom five clubs are relegated to the Second Division.
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[edit] History
Due to the collapse of the Soviet Union, all Russian clubs of the former Soviet Premier Division and Soviet First Division conformed a single Russian Top Division, which meant that the new second tier of Russian football would remain regionalized. For the first two seasons three regional groups conformed the second tier, until in 1994 the single table in use today began to be used.
[edit] 2008 clubs
In 2008 season, the following clubs are in the First Division:
[edit] Winners
| Season | Winners | Also promoted |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Zhemchuzhina Sochi (West), KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny (Centre), Luch Vladivostok (East) |
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| 1993 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk (West, not promoted), Lada Tolyatti (Centre), Dinamo-Gazovik Tyumen (East) |
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| 1994 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don |
| 1995 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Lada Tolyatti, Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 1996 | Dinamo-Gazovik Tyumen | Shinnik Yaroslavl, Fakel Voronezh |
| 1997 | Uralan Elista | - |
| 1998 | Saturn Ramenskoe | Lokomotiv Nizhniy Novgorod |
| 1999 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Fakel Voronezh |
| 2000 | Sokol Saratov | Torpedo-ZIL Moscow |
| 2001 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | Uralan Elista |
| 2002 | Rubin Kazan | Chernomorets Novorossiysk |
| 2003 | Amkar Perm | Kuban Krasnodar |
| 2004 | Terek Grozny | Tom' Tomsk |
| 2005 | Luch-Energia Vladivostok | Spartak Nalchik |
| 2006 | Khimki | Kuban Krasnodar |
| 2007 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | Terek Grozny |
| 2008 |
