The Russian First League, formerly called Russian First Division and Russian Football National League (FNL) is the second level of the Russian football league system.
Previous logo, 2020 to 2022.
Association football is the most popular sport in Russia, beating ice hockey by a huge margin. Men's football is overseen by the Russian Football Union, having the Russian Premier League as the first tier of the Russian football league system, with the Russian Football National League being the second tier.
A typical Soviet stadium in Vladivostok.
Otkrytiye Arena is Spartak Moscow's home ground. It was opened in 2014.
Image: RUS 2016 Aerial SPB Krestovsky Stadium 01
Image: Stadium Spartak in Moscow