2002 Russian Premier League
2002 was the first season of the Russian Premier League. While the structure of the competition did not change, the top level clubs gained independence from the Professional Football League.
Image: Stadium Spartak Vladikavkaz
Image: Stadium Dinamo Makhachkala
Image: Dynamo Stadium
Image: Dynamo Stadium
The Russian Premier League, also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 as the Russian Football Premier League and was rebranded with its current name in 2018. From 1992 through 2001, the top level of the Russian football league system was the Russian Football Championship.
Russian Premier League match between Zenit and Dynamo (the last Zenit match at the Kirov Stadium, stadium had been already partially demolished.)
Russian Premier League match between Lokomotiv and Spartak at the RZD Arena