FC Dynamo Moscow is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Dynamo returned to the Russian Premier League for the 2017–18 season after one season in the second-tier Russian Football National League.
FC Fakel Voronezh is a Russian professional football club based in Voronezh. Founded in 1947, the club has played in the Soviet Top League and the Russian Premier League. The club returned to the Russian Premier League in the 2022–23 season. The club holds the record for fan attendance in Eastern Europe.
Igor Mihailovich Shalimov is a Russian football manager and former player. During his playing career, he played as a midfielder, primarily in the wide position.
Aleksei Sergeyevich Ionov is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ural Yekaterinburg. He can play on the left flank or the right.
Odil Akhmedov is a former Uzbek professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He represented Uzbekistan national team.
Fyodor Mikhaylovich Smolov is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Krasnodar.
Igor Aleksandrovich Smolnikov is a Russian former football player who played as a right-back.
FC Krasnodar is a Russian professional football club based in Krasnodar that plays in the Russian Premier League. The club was founded in 2008. In 2009, the club was promoted to the Russian First Division, the second highest division of the Russian football league system, despite finishing Zone South of Second Division in third. At the end of the 2010 season, they were promoted to the Russian Premier League for the 2011 season, despite finishing fifth in the first division.
Uroš Spajić is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a center back for Serbian club Red Star Belgrade.
Rémy Joseph Cabella is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille.
Viktor Johan Anton Claesson is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for the Danish Superliga club Copenhagen and the Sweden national team. He is known for his passing and set piece abilities.
Bauyrzhan Yerbosynuly Islamkhan is a Kazakh professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Kazakhstan Premier League club Ordabasy and the Kazakhstan national team. In the past he served as a captain for the Kazakhstan under-21 team. He is also a 6-time vice-champion of Kazakhstan and 4-time winner of the country cup.
FC Krasnodar-2 is a Russian football team from Krasnodar, founded in 2013. It plays in the third-tier Russian Second League. From 2018–19 to 2022–23 season, it played in the second-tier Russian First League. It is a farm club for the Russian Premier League team FC Krasnodar.
FC Kuban-2 Krasnodar was a Russian football team from Krasnodar. It was a farm club for the team FC Kuban Krasnodar.
The 2016–17 FC Krasnodar season was the 6th successive season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. They finished the season in 4th place, reaching the quarterfinals of the Russian Cup and the Round of 16 of the Europa League.
The 2018–19 season was the 27th season of FC Lokomotiv Moscow in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of the Russian football league system. Lokomotiv Moscow was the league defending champions. Lokomotiv Moscow also won the Russian Cup and took part in the Champions League. Lokomotiv also contested the Russian Super Cup.
PFC Kuban Krasnodar is a Russian football team based in Krasnodar. It was founded on 4 June 2018. For the 2024–25 season, it will be relegated to the third-tier Russian Second League.
The 2019–20 FC Lokomotiv Moscow season was the club's 28th season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of the Russian football league system. Lokomotiv Moscow also took part in the Russian Cup and the Champions League. Lokomotiv also contested the Russian Super Cup.
The 2020–21 FC Krasnodar season was the tenth successive season that Krasnodar played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. They finished the previous season in 3rd place, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the second time, entering at the third qualifying round. They also took part in the Russian Cup. Krasnodar finished the season in 10th position, were knocked out of the Russian Cup at the Round of 16 stage by Sochi, finished third in their UEFA Champions League group before being knocked out of the UEFA Europa League by Dinamo Zagreb at the Round of 32.
The 2021–22 Russian Premier League was the 30th season of the premier football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 20th under the current Russian Premier League name.
