The Russian Premier League has published a calendar for the new season

The Russian Premier League (RPL) has unveiled the calendar for the 2025/26 season. It was published on Friday, June 20, on the website of the sports organization.

It is specified that the first round of the RPL is expected from July 18 to July 21. Zenit will play against Rostov, Spartak Moscow will face Dynamo Makhachkala, Akhmat will compete with Rubin, and Torpedo against CSKA. Also, the current Russian champion Krasnodar will take part in the match with Paris NN.

According to the RPL, the teams will have a winter break after December 8th. At the same time, the season will resume on February 27, 2026. The last round of the RPL is scheduled for May 17th.

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Earlier, on June 4, the press service of the National Football League (FNL) called for the participation of the Paris NN football club in the next RPL season. It was clarified that the FNL, at the request of the Russian Football Union (RFU), initiated a survey among the participants of the First League about who should take the place of FC Khimki, which did not receive a license to participate in the tournament.