List of Soviet and Russian football champions
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Football had been played in Russia since the Russian Empire days in the early 1900s, but it was not until 1936, 19 years after the Russian Revolution, that the Soviet Union established a national championship of clubs. Before then local leagues in Moscow and Saint Petersburg/Leningrad were the only prominent league competitions in the country, with some national championships held intermittently from 1912 to 1933, made up of city selections.{{fact|date=March 2022}}
Teams in bold indicates doubles won with the Soviet Cup before 1992 and with the Russian Cup thereafter. Teams in italics include Cup winners between the 2nd and 3rd league places.
Football championship of Russian Empire
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| 1912
|Saint Petersburg |Moscow |Kharkov / Kiev | | |
| 1913
|Odessa |Saint Petersburg |Kharkov / Moscow | | |
| 1914
|colspan=5 align=center| cancelled due to World War I |
Football championship of Russian SFSR among city teams
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| 1920
|Moscow |MKS Tver |Samara / Mars Yaroslavl | | |
| 1921
|colspan=5 align=center| no championship |
| 1922
|Moscow |Kharkov |Perm / Kazan | | |
| 1923
|colspan=5 align=center| no championship |
| 1924
|Petrograd |Moscow |Viatka / Kazan | | |
| colspan=6 align=center| no championship in 1925-26 |
| 1927
|Moscow |Western Oblast |North Caucasus Krai | | |
| 1928
|Moscow |Leningrad |Autonomous republics | | |
| colspan=6 align=center| no championship in 1929-30 |
| 1931
|Moscow |Leningrad |North Caucasus Krai / Nizhniy Novgorod Krai | | |
| 1932
|Leningrad |Moscow |Samara / Sverdlovsk | | |
| 1933
|colspan=5 align=center| no championship |
| 1934
|Voronezh |Ivanovo |Sverdlovsk | | |
| 1935
|colspan=5 align=center| no championship |
USSR championship
Note: according to Dynamo sports society, the first Soviet football championship took place in 1924,[https://web.archive.org/web/20201108152236/http://dinamo.kharkiv.ua/istoriya/ History (История)]. Kharkiv Oblast organization of the Physical Culture and Sports Society Dynamo Ukraine. while other sources (megabook.ru) indicate that the first championship took place earlier in 1923. In Moscow it was decided to consider the football tournament of the 1924 All-Union festival of physical culture as the first national championship.Rodionov, S. [https://sport.ua/news/7547-harkovskiy-futbol-ot-a-do-ya The Kharkiv football: from A to Z (Харьковский футбол: от А до Я)]. Sport.ua. 30 June 2005
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| 1923
|Moscow |Southern Railways (Kharkov) | | | |
| 1924
|Kharkov |Petrograd | |Yakov Alferov |2 |
| 1925
|colspan=5 align=center| no championship |
| 1926
|colspan=5 align=center| no championship |
| 1927
|colspan=5 align=center| no championship |
| 1928
|Moscow |Ukrainian SSR | | | |
| 1929
|colspan=5 align=center| no championship |
| 1930
|colspan=5 align=center| no championship |
| 1931
|Moscow |Russian SFSR |Transcaucasian SFSR | | |
| 1932
|Moscow |Leningrad | |4 |
| 1933
|colspan=5 align=center| no championship |
| 1934
|colspan=5 align=center| no championship |
| 1935
|Moscow |Leningrad |Kharkov |Mikhail Yakushev |6 |
Russian SFSR championship
Republican level competitions among teams from the Russian SFSR. Until 1960 it included teams that were considered amateurs, after 1960 the competition was conducted as part of the Soviet Second League.
Source: [https://footballfacts.ru/tournamentmain/433-chempionatrsfsrsredikomandkfk Footballfacts.ru]
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| 1948
|Krasnoye Znamia Orekhovo-Zuyevo | | |
| 1949
|Dinamo Gorkiy |Krasnoye Znamia Pavlovskiy posad | | |
| 1950
|Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu | | |
| 1951
|ODO Sverdlovsk |Vympel Korolyov |Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu | | |
| 1952
|Vympel Korolyov |Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu |Zvezda Vyborg | | |
| 1953
|Torpedo Krasnoyarsk |Zenit Stupino | | |
| 1954
|Torpedo Taganrog | | |
| 1955
|Torpedo Taganrog | | |
| 1956
|Avangard Sormovo | | |
| 1957
|Metallurg Volgograd |Sovetskiy Raion Krasnoyarsk | | |
| 1958
|SKVO Kuibyshev |Trud Tambov | | |
| rowspan=2|1959
|Admiralteyets Leningrad |Trudovye Rezervy Leningrad | | |
| ZIP-Energiya
|SKA Novosibirsk | | |
| 1960
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| 1961
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| 1962
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| 1963
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| 1964
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| 1965
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| 1966
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| 1967
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| 1968
|Kalininets Sverdlovsk | | |
| 1969
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| 1970
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| 1971
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| 1972
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| 1973
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| 1974
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| 1975
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| 1976
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| 1977
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| 1978
|Voronezh Oblast |Stavropol Krai |Krasnodar Krai | | |
| 1979
|colspan=5|no competition / Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR |
| 1980
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| 1981
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| 1982
|colspan=5|no competition / Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR |
| 1983
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| 1984
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| 1985
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| 1986
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| 1987
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| 1988
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| 1989
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| 1990
|colspan=5|no competition |
| 1991
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Soviet League (1936–1991)
{{main|Soviet Top League}}
=Soviet Group A=
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| 1936 (spring)
|Mikhail Semichastny (Dynamo Moscow) |6 |
| 1936 (autumn)
|Georgy Glazkov (Spartak Moscow) |7 |
| 1937
|Dynamo Moscow (2) |Boris Paichadze (Dinamo Tbilisi) |8 |
| 1938
|Spartak Moscow (2) |Makar Goncharenko (Dinamo Kiev) |19 |
| 1939
|Spartak Moscow (3) |Grigory Fedotov (CDKA Moscow) |21 |
| 1940
|Dynamo Moscow (3) |Grigory Fedotov (CDKA Moscow) |21 |
| 1941
|colspan="5"|Cancelled on 24 June due to World War II (Dynamo Moscow had the best record at that time) |
| 1942-44
|colspan="5"|Cancelled due to World War II |
=Soviet First Group=
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| 1945
|Dynamo Moscow (4) |Vsevolod Bobrov (CDKA Moscow) |24 |
| 1946
|Aleksandr Ponomaryov (Torpedo Moscow) |18 |
| 1947
|CDKA Moscow (2) |Vsevolod Bobrov (CDKA Moscow) |14 |
| 1948
|CDKA Moscow (3) |Sergei Solovyov (Dynamo Moscow) |25 |
| 1949
|Dynamo Moscow (5) |Nikita Simonyan (Spartak Moscow) |26 |
=Soviet Class A=
=Soviet Class A, 1st Group=
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| 1963
|Dynamo Moscow (10) |Oleg Kopaev (SKA Rostov-on-Don) |27 |
| 1964
|Vladimir Fedotov (CSKA Moscow) |16 |
| 1965
|Torpedo Moscow (2) |Oleg Kopaev (SKA Rostov-on-Don) |18 |
| 1966
|Dynamo Kiev (2) |Ilya Datunashvili (Dinamo Tbilisi) |20 |
| 1967
|Dynamo Kiev (3) |Mikhail Mustygin (Dinamo Minsk) |19 |
| 1968
|Dynamo Kiev (4) |Georgi Gavasheli (Dinamo Tbilisi) |22 |
| 1969
|Spartak Moscow (9) |Nikolai Osyanin (Spartak Moscow) |16 |
=Soviet Supreme League (Soviet Top League)=
Russian League (1992–present)
{{main|Russian Premier League}}
=Russian Top League=
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| 1992
| Spartak Moscow (13) |{{Flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Vali Gasimov (Dynamo Moscow, 1st–8th place) |16 |
| 1993
| Spartak Moscow (14) |{{Flagicon|Russia|1991}} Viktor Panchenko (KamAZ Naberezhnye Chelny) |21 |
| 1994
| Spartak Moscow (15) |{{Flagicon|Russia}} Igor Simutenkov (Dynamo Moscow) |21 |
| 1995
|{{Flagicon|Russia}} Oleg Veretennikov (Rotor Volgograd) |25 |
| 1996
| Spartak Moscow (16) |{{Flagicon|Russia}} Aleksandr Maslov (Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don) |23 |
| 1997
| Spartak Moscow (17) |{{Flagicon|Russia}} Oleg Veretennikov (Rotor Volgograd) |22 |
=Russian Top Division=
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| 1998
| Spartak Moscow (18) |{{Flagicon|Russia}} Oleg Veretennikov (Rotor Volgograd) |22 |
| 1999
|Spartak Moscow (19) |{{Flagicon|Georgia|1990}} Georgi Demetradze (Alania Vladikavkaz) |21 |
| 2000
| Spartak Moscow (20) |{{Flagicon|Russia}} Dmitri Loskov (Lokomotiv Moscow) |18 |
| 2001
| Spartak Moscow (21) |{{Flagicon|Russia}} Dmitri Vyazmikin (Torpedo Moscow) |18 |
=Russian Premier League=
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| 2002
|{{Flagicon|Russia}} Rolan Gusev (CSKA Moscow) |15 |
| 2003
|CSKA Moscow (8) |{{Flagicon|Russia}} Dmitri Loskov (Lokomotiv Moscow) |14 |
| 2004
|Lokomotiv Moscow (2) |{{Flagicon|Russia}} Aleksandr Kerzhakov (Zenit Saint Petersburg) |18 |
| 2005
|CSKA Moscow (9) |{{Flagicon|Russia}} Dmitri Kirichenko (FC Moscow) |14 |
| 2006
|CSKA Moscow (10) |{{Flagicon|Russia}} Roman Pavlyuchenko (Spartak Moscow) |18 |
| 2007
|{{Flagicon|Russia}} Roman Pavlyuchenko (Spartak Moscow) |14 |
| 2008
|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} Vágner Love (CSKA Moscow) |20 |
| 2009
|Rubin Kazan (2) |{{Flagicon|Brazil}} Welliton (Spartak Moscow) |21 |
| 2010
|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} Welliton (Spartak Moscow) |19 |
| 2011–12
|{{Flagicon|Cote d'Ivoire}} Seydou Doumbia (CSKA Moscow) |28 |
| 2012–13
|CSKA Moscow (11) |{{Flagicon|Armenia}} Yura Movsisyan (Spartak Moscow) |13 |
| 2013–14
|CSKA Moscow (12) |{{Flagicon|Cote d'Ivoire}} Seydou Doumbia (CSKA Moscow) |18 |
| 2014–15
|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} Hulk (Zenit Saint Petersburg) |15 |
| 2015–16
|CSKA Moscow (13) |{{Flagicon|Russia}} Fyodor Smolov (Krasnodar) |20 |
| 2016–17
|Spartak Moscow (22) |{{Flagicon|Russia}} Fyodor Smolov (Krasnodar) |18 |
| 2017–18
|Lokomotiv Moscow (3) |{{flagicon|NED}} Quincy Promes (Spartak Moscow) |15 |
| 2018–19
|{{flagicon|Russia}} Fyodor Chalov (CSKA Moscow) |15 |
| 2019–20
|{{flagicon|Russia}} Artem Dzyuba (Zenit Saint Petersburg) |17 |
| 2020–21
|{{flagicon|Russia}} Artem Dzyuba (Zenit Saint Petersburg) |20 |
| 2021–22
|{{flagicon|Russia}} Gamid Agalarov (Ufa) |19 |
| 2022–23
|Zenit Saint Petersburg (10) |{{Flagicon|Brazil}} Malcom (Zenit Saint Petersburg) |23 |
| 2023–24
|Zenit Saint Petersburg (11) |{{flagicon|Colombia}} Mateo Cassierra (Zenit Saint Petersburg) |21 |
Performances by club
Spartak Moscow are the most successful club in the overall ranking, having won 22 national titles. They are followed by city rivals CSKA Moscow with thirteen. Dynamo Kiev also have thirteen titles, although the team no longer competes in the Russian football system, since it is now part of Ukraine. Fourth place is taken by Dinamo Moscow, who were the dominant team in Soviet Russia during the 1930s and 1950s. Dinamo Moscow has won eleven titles, although their last title came in 1976. Zenit Saint Petersburg is by far the most successful Russian team outside of Moscow. They have won seven titles, mostly in the 2000s and 2010s.
All clubs are included with all national titles:
Note: Teams in bold are teams from Russia, flags indicate a club based outside Russia, namely {{fba|UKR}}, {{fba|GEO}}, {{fba|ARM}} and {{fba|BLR}}. These teams are no longer eligible for the championship as they play in their own leagues.
Best finish in Europe by club
Table shows best-finish achievements in major European competitions starting from 1965-66 season. For non-Russian teams it is provided the results for Soviet period only.
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!scope="col" width="140" | Club !scope="col" width="250" | European Cup / UEFA Champions League !scope="col" width="180" | UEFA Cup / Europa League !scope="col" width="140" | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup !scope="col" width="140" | UEFA Super Cup !scope="col" width="140" | UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| scope=row| {{fbaicon|UKR}} Dynamo Kiev
| bgcolor="#9acdff" {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Semi-finals| (2)|addkey=2}} | {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16}} (2) | bgcolor="gold" {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Winner| (2)|addkey=2}} | bgcolor="gold" {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Winner}} | – |
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| scope=row|Spartak Moscow
| bgcolor="#9acdff" {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Semi-finals}} | bgcolor="#9acdff" {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Semi-finals}} | bgcolor="#9acdff" {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Semi-finals}} | – | {{Awards table sorting|Round 3}} |
| scope=row| {{Flagicon|UKR}} Dnipro
| {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Quarter-finals| (2)|addkey=2}} | bgcolor="silver" {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Runners-up}} | – | – | – |
| scope=row|CSKA Moscow
| {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Quarter-finals}} | bgcolor="gold" {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Winner}} | {{Awards table sorting|Round of 32|addkey=2}} (2) | bgcolor="silver" {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Runners-up}} | – |
| scope=row| {{fbaicon|BLR}} Dinamo Minsk
| {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Quarter-finals}} | {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Quarter-finals}} | {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Quarter-finals}} | – | – |
| scope=row| {{fbaicon|ARM}} Ararat Yerevan
| {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Quarter-finals}} | {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16}} | {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16}} | – | – |
| scope=row|Zenit Saint Petersburg
| {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16|addkey=4}} (4) | bgcolor="gold" {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Winner}} | – | bgcolor="gold" {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Winner}} | bgcolor="silver" {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Runners-up}} |
| scope=row|Lokomotiv Moscow
| {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16|addkey=2}} (2) | {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16}} | bgcolor="#9acdff" {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Semi-finals| (2)|addkey=2}} | – | – |
| scope=row| {{fbaicon|GEO}} Dinamo Tbilisi
| {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16}} | {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16|addkey=3}} (3) | bgcolor="gold" {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Winner}} | – | – |
| scope=row| {{fbaicon|UKR}} Zorya Voroshilovgrad
| {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16}} | – | – | – | – |
| scope=row|Torpedo Moscow
| {{Awards table sorting|Round of 32|addkey=2}} (2) | {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Quarter-finals}} | {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Quarter-finals| (2)|addkey=2}} | – | bgcolor="#9acdff" {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Semi-finals}} |
| scope=row|Rubin Kazan
| {{Awards table sorting|Group Stage|addkey=2}} (2) | {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Quarter-finals}} | – | – | {{Awards table sorting|Round 3}} |
| scope=row|Krasnodar
| {{Awards table sorting|Group Stage}} | {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16|addkey=2}} (2) | - | – | – |
| scope=row|Rostov
| {{Awards table sorting|Group Stage}} | {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16}} | - | – | bgcolor="#9acdff" {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Semi-finals}} |
| scope=row|Dynamo Moscow
| {{Awards table sorting|Qualifying Round 3}} | {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16|addkey=3}} (3) | bgcolor="silver" {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Runners-up}} | – | bgcolor="#9acdff" {{Awards table sorting|b=y|Semi-finals}} |
| scope=row|Alania Vladikavkaz
| {{Awards table sorting|Qualifying Round}} | {{Awards table sorting|Play-off Round}} | - | – | – |
Table sorted by success at European Cup / UEFA Champions League first and foremost.
Further reading
- Afinogenov, V., Isaev, A. "Futbol-1988. Second half". Krasnodar, 1988. page 96. («Футбол-1988. Второй круг» (авторы-составители В.Афиногенов, А.Исаев. Краснодар. 1988, 96 с.))
- Gaidyshev, Yu.I. "Futbol-1992". Krasnodar, 1992. page 104. («Футбол-1992» (автор-составитель Ю. И. Гайдышев и др., Краснодар. 1992, 104 с.))
References
{{Reflist}}
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/ussrchamp.html Soviet champions at RSSSF]
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/ruschamp.html Russian champions at RSSSF]
{{UEFA national champions}}
{{Soviet republican level football championships}}
{{Football in Russia}}