The 2026–27 Russian First League (First League Pari for sponsorship reasons) is the 35th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 11 July 2026, and will have a 3-month winter break between December 2026 and March 2027. The regular season will end on 29 May 2027 and will be followed by promotion play-offs.
Team changes To First League Promoted from Second League Division A Leningradets Leningrad Oblast Tekstilshchik Ivanovo Veles Moscow
Relegated from Premier League Nizhny Novgorod (renamed from Pari Nizhny Novgorod) Sochi
From First League Relegated to Second League Chernomorets Novorossiysk Sokol Saratov Chayka Peschanokopskoye
Promoted to Premier League Rodina Moscow Fakel Voronezh
Stadiums by locations
League table
Results
Positions by round
Results by round
Season statistics Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Vyacheslav GrulyovNizhny Novgorod 14 2 Amur KalmykovSpartak 11 3 Aleksei KashtanovTorpedo 6 Ilya AzyavinShinnik Ramazan GadzhimuradovChelyabinsk Zakhar FyodorovSochi 7 Aleksandr SaplinovVolga 5 Martin SekulićUral Abu-Said EldarushevRotor Dilan OrtizUfa
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