The Russian First Division was the 19th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 27 March 2010.

Teams

As in the previous year, 20 clubs participate in this year championship. It features eleven clubs from

Russian First Division 2009 The Russian First Division 2009 was the 18th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 28 March 2009 and ended on 4 November 2009. Teams The league has been reduced from 22 to 2 ...

, two clubs relegated from Russian Premier League 2009, five zone winners from

Russian Second Division 2009 The Russian Second Division 2009 was the third strongest division in Russian football. The Second Division is geographically divided into 5 zones. The winners of each zone are automatically promoted into the First Division. The bottom finishers of ...

, one of the second-placed clubs from

and one of the third-placed clubs from

Movement between Premier League and First Division

Anzhi Makhachkala as 2009 champions and Sibir Novosibirsk as runners-up have been promoted to the

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. They will be replaced by relegated teams Kuban Krasnodar and Khimki.

Movement between First Division and Second Division

Nosta Novotroitsk, Chita,

Chernomorets Novorossiysk FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk (russian: ФК "Черноморец" Новороссийск) is the oldest Russian association football club based in Novorossiysk. It plays in the third-tier FNL 2. History The club was founded as a part of the ...

Metallurg Lipetsk FC Metallurg Lipetsk (russian: Футбольный клуб «Металлург» Липецк) is an association football club in Lipetsk, Russia, formed in 1957. Their home, Metallurg Stadium, is located on Pervomayskaya Street, 59, in Lipetsk ...

and MVD Rossii Moscow who placed in the last 5 places respectively in

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were relegated to the

Russian Second Division The Russian Second League (russian: Первенство России II дивизиона ФНЛ), formerly Russian Professional Football League is the third level of Russian professional football. History In 1998–2010, it was run by the P ...

. The relegated teams were replaced by the five 2009 Second Division zone winners. These were Dynamo Saint Petersburg (West), Avangard Kursk (Centre), Zhemchuzhina-Sochi (South), Mordovia Saransk (Ural-Povolzhye) and Irtysh Omsk (East).

Further team changes

Due to financial difficulties, Vityaz Podolsk who placed 11th in

, decided to give up their spot in the Russian First Division and participate in the

in 2010."Витязь" отказался от первой лиги
/ref> Pending licensing, their place was taken by FC Volgograd who placed 3rd in the Russian Second Division (South Zone) in 2009. For the occasion the management decided to change the name of the club from FC Volgograd to Rotor Volgograd. FC Alania Vladikavkaz were promoted into the 2010 Russian Premier League after FC Moscow dropped out due to financial reasons. It was replaced by FC Dynamo Bryansk.Первый дивизион – 2010
Dynamo Bryansk originally refused to be promoted when offered Vityaz's spot, but by the time Alania's spot became available, they found new financial commitments and agreed to participate in the First Division.

Overview

Managerial changes

Standings

Results

Top scorers

''Last updated: 6 November 2010; Source

'' ;21 goal * Otar Martsvaladze ''(

Volga The Volga (; russian: Во́лга, a=Ru-Волга.ogg, p=ˈvoɫɡə) is the longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of , and a catchm ...

)'' ;18 goal *

Spartak Gogniyev Spartak Arturovich Gogniyev (russian: Спартак Артурович Гогниев, os, Гогуниты Артуры фырт Спартак; born 19 January 1981) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He is the man ...

''( KAMAZ /

Krasnodar Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in south ...

)'' ;16 goal * Sergei Davydov ''( Volgar-Gazprom /

Kuban Kuban (Russian and Ukrainian: Кубань; ady, Пшызэ) is a historical and geographical region of Southern Russia surrounding the Kuban River, on the Black Sea between the Don Steppe, the Volga Delta and the Caucasus, and separated fr ...

)'' ;15 goal * Dmitri Golubov ''( Baltika)'' ;13 goal *

Ruslan Mukhametshin Ruslan Nailevich Mukhametshin ( tt-Cyrl, Руслан Наил улы Мөхәммәтшин, russian: Руслан Наилевич Мухаметшин; born 29 October 1981) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He is a ...

''(

Mordovia The Republic of Mordovia (russian: Респу́блика Мордо́вия, r=Respublika Mordoviya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə mɐrˈdovʲɪjə; mdf, Мордовия Республиксь, ''Mordovija Respublikś''; myv, Мордовия Рес ...

)'' * Sergei Serdyukov ''( KAMAZ)'' * Aleksandr Tikhonovetsky ''(

Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...

)'' ;12 goal * Azamat Gonezhukov ''( Dynamo St. Petersburg)'' ;11 goal *

Maksim Demenko Maksim Vladimirovich Demenko (russian: Максим Владимирович Деменко; born 21 March 1976) is a Russian football manager and a former player who played as a central midfielder. He is one of six players who scored for six ...

''(

/ Zhemchuzhina-Sochi)'' *

Yevgeni Kaleshin Yevgeni Igorevich Kaleshin (russian: Евгений Игоревич Калешин; born 20 June 1978) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player who is the manager of FC Alania Vladikavkaz. Club career He made his debut in ...

''(

)'' * Kirill Panchenko ''(

)'' ;10 goal *

Vasiliy Karmazinenko Vasili Sergeyevich Karmazinenko (russian: Василий Серге́евич Кармазиненко; born 10 August 1983) is a former Russian professional football player. Club career He played 14 seasons in the Russian Football National Lea ...

''( SKA-Energiya)''

Awards

Professional Football League announced the award winners for the season.Лауреаты сезона 2010-го года
* Best player: Andrey Tikhonov ( FC Khimki). * Best goalkeeper:

Aleksandr Budakov Aleksandr Vladimirovich Budakov (russian: Александр Владимирович Будаков; born 10 February 1985) is a Russian former professional football goalkeeper. Club career He made his professional debut in the Russian Second ...

(

FC Kuban Krasnodar FC Kuban (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Кубань" Краснодар) was a Russian football club based in Krasnodar. The team began playing in the Russian Premier League in 2011, after it was promoted for winning the R ...

). * Best defender: Milan Vještica ( FC Shinnik Yaroslavl). * Best midfielder: Andrey Tikhonov ( FC Khimki). * Best striker:

(

FC Krasnodar 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 ...

). * Best manager:

Robert Yevdokimov Robert Gennadyevich Yevdokimov (russian: Роберт Геннадьевич Евдокимов; born 27 February 1970) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He is an assistant coach with FC Akhmat Grozny. Playing career ...

( FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny).

References

External links

2010 Russian First Division at Soccerway.com
{{2010 in Russian football 2 Russian First League seasons

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