Russian Premier League 2020-2021 - soccer championship calendar

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

On August 8 of this year, the new season of the Russian Premier League 2020-2021 started, the national calendar of the football championship was drawn up, according to which you can find out the draw of teams and the schedule of matches.

Russian Premier League on football: features of the organization of tournaments

RPL (Russian Premier League) was established in 2001. This is a two-round national football championship, which is held according to the autumn-spring scheme. The championship is attended by 16 Russian football clubs, which, following the results of the qualifying matches, became members of the Premier League. The team that, following the results of 30 rounds in two stages of the tournament, gains the most points, becomes the champion.

Clubs that take 15th and 16th places during the tournament are transferred to the FNL (Football National League). Instead, the two strongest teams, which showed the highest results during the FNL championship, are transferred to the Premier League.

Teams that ended up in 13th and 1st places during the tournament play play-off matches with teams from the FNL in the fight for 3rd and 4th places. The winners become participants in the games of the next RPL season.

For the first time, the Russian championship was held on this principle in 1992. The tournament was called the Higher League and made it possible to identify the best Russian football clubs. The situation changed in 1998 when the Major League was renamed the Premier Division.

Before the organization of the RPL, the management of the most important Russian football championship was carried out by the PFL - the Professional Football League. This year was the date of the RPL organization, which, since 2002, began to hold tournaments according to the current rules.

Until 2018, the Premier League was called the Premier League, which means the Russian Football Premier League. After it was renamed RPL.

What gives football clubs participation in the RPL

The teams that take the first three places in the national tournament of the Russian Premier League become participants in the UEFA Champions League tournament. The clubs that win first and second places are immediately included in the UEFA standings, and the team that takes third place must play qualifying games.

Football clubs that ranked 4th and 5th are eligible for the Europa League. The club, which took 6th place, has a chance to get into the Europa League in the RPL tournament, the tournament of which is considered the second most popular in Europe after UEFA.

This can happen if the fifth-placed club is won by the team that won the Russian Football Cup. In this case, she automatically gets into one of the European cups, and the club that took 6th place in the RPL gets a ticket to participate in the Europa League games.

The 6th-place scheme has been in effect since the 2018-2019 season due to the fact that Russian football is in 6th place in the UEFA standings in the matches played. The last time Russian footballers were able to achieve such high results was in 2009-2011.

In many ways, such high ratings are the result of the matches of the Russian national team during the World Football Championship, which was hosted by Russia in 2018.

Features of the start of the season 2020-2021

Due to the coronavirus epidemic, the organizers of the National Premier League football tournament had to postpone the start of football matches from the beginning to the end of August. In fact, the 29th national football tournament started a month later.

But it is planned to be held according to the traditional scheme: the first part of the tours in the fall, the second - in the spring. The organizers have already drawn lots and drawn up the tournament table. The rules of the competition remained the same, despite the delay in the start due to the coronavirus and the end of the draw:

• 16 football clubs will take part in the tournament;
• 30 rounds will be held;
• each football club will have to play with each of the tournament participants once at home, the second time away.

The table below will help fans and sports betting fans to find their bearings and not miss important matches.

September 29 – October 1

UEFA Champions League and Europa League play-off rounds

Russian Cup group stage matches

September 30, October 1

10th round

October 3 (Saturday):

"Ufa" - "Rotor"

Kick-off: 14.00 (Moscow time)

Ural - CSKA

Start of the match: 16.30 (Moscow time)

Tambov - Arsenal

Start of the match: 16.30 (Moscow time)

Spartak - Zenit

Kick-off: 19.00 (Moscow time)

10th round

October 4 (Sunday)

Lokomotiv - Khimki

Kick-off: 14.00 (Moscow time)

Rubin - Akhmat

Start of the match: 16.30 (Moscow time)

Sochi - Rostov

Start of the match: 16.30 (Moscow time)

Dynamo - Krasnodar

Beginning of the match: 20.00 (Moscow time)

10th round

October 2-4

• Spartak - Zenit
• Dynamo - Krasnodar
• Lokomotiv - Khimki
• Tambov - Arsenal
• Sochi - Rostov
• Rubin - Akhmat
• "Ufa" - "Rotor"
• Ural - CSKA

Break for international matches

October 5-14

11th round

October 17-19

• Zenit - Sochi
• Rostov - Akhmat
• Krasnodar - Rubin
• CSKA - Dynamo
• Lokomotiv Ufa
• Arsenal - Ural
• "Rotor" - "Tambov"
• Khimki - Spartak

The first round of the group stage of the Champions League and Europa League 20-22 October

Russian Cup group stage matches - October 21-22

12th round

October 23-26

• Zenit - Rubin
• Rostov - Khimki
• Krasnodar - Spartak
• "Akhmat" - "Ufa"
• CSKA - Arsenal
• Dynamo - Sochi
• Lokomotiv - Rotor
• Ural - Tambov

The second round of the group stage of the Champions League and Europa League 27-29 October

13th round

October 30-November 2

• Spartak - Rostov
• Akhmat - Krasnodar
• Tambov - Dynamo
• Sochi - Lokomotiv
• Rubin - Arsenal
• Rotor - CSKA
• "Ufa" - "Ural"
• Khimki - Zenit

The third round of the group stage of the Champions League and Europa League 3-5 November

14th round

November 6-8

• Zenit - Krasnodar
• CSKA Moscow - Rostov
• Dynamo - Lokomotiv
• "Tambov" - "Akhmat"
• Sochi - Ufa
• Arsenal - Rotor
• Ural - Spartak
• Khimki - Rubin

Break for matches of national teams on November 9-18

15th round

November 21-23

• Spartak - Dynamo
• Krasnodar - Tambov
• Akhmat - Zenit
• CSKA - Sochi
• Lokomotiv - Arsenal
• Rubin - Rostov
• "Rotor" - "Ural"
• Ufa - Khimki

The fourth round of the group stage of the Champions League and Europa League, November 24-26

16th round

November 27-30

• Spartak - Rotor
• Rostov - Dynamo
• Akhmat - Lokomotiv
• Rubin - CSKA
• Arsenal - Zenit
• Ufa - Tambov
• Ural - Sochi
• Khimki - Krasnodar

The fifth round of the group stage of the Champions League and Europa League 1-3 December

17th round

December 4-7

• Zenit - Ural
• Rostov - Ufa
• Krasnodar - Rotor
• CSKA - Khimki
• Dynamo - Arsenal
• Lokomotiv - Rubin
• Spartak - Tambov
• Sochi - Akhmat

The sixth round of the group stage of the Champions League and Europa League December 8-10

18th round

December 11-14

• Zenit - Dynamo
• Krasnodar - Lokomotiv
• Akhmat - Rostov
• CSKA - Ural
• Tambov - Rubin
• Sochi - Spartak
• "Rotor" - "Ufa"
• Khimki - Arsenal

19th round

December 15-17, 2020

• Zenit - Spartak
• Krasnodar - Ufa
• "Akhmat" - "Rubin"
• Rostov - CSKA
• Tambov - Ural
• Sochi - Dynamo
• Rotor - Arsenal
• Khimki - Lokomotiv

Eurocup week

February 16-18, 2021

• The first matches of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League and the 1/16 finals of the Europa League
• 1/8 finals of the Russian Cup

February 20-21, 2021

Eurocup week

23-25 February 2021

UEFA Champions League round of 32 return leg and Europa League round of 32

20th round

February 26 - March 1

• Zenit - Rostov
• Spartak - Rubin
• Krasnodar - Ural
• Akhmat - Dynamo
• Lokomotiv - CSKA
• "Tambov" - "Rotor"
• Sochi - Arsenal
• Khimki - Ufa

1/4 finals of the Russian Cup

2-3 March 2021

21st round

5-8 March 2021

• Spartak - Krasnodar
• Rostov - Sochi
• CSKA - "Akhmat"
• Dynamo - Tambov
• Rubin - Zenit
• Arsenal - Lokomotiv
• Rotor - Khimki
• Ural - Ufa

The first matches of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League and the 1/8 finals of the Europa League

March 9-11, 2021

22nd round

March 12-15, 2021

• Zenit - Akhmat
• Dynamo - Spartak
• Lokomotiv - Sochi
• Tambov - Krasnodar
• Arsenal - CSKA
• Ufa - Rubin
• Ural - Rotor
• Khimki - Rostov

UEFA Champions League round of 16 and Europa League round of 16 return

March 16-18, 2021

Return matches

23rd round

19-21 March 2021

• Spartak - Ural
• Krasnodar - Dynamo
• Akhmat - Arsenal
• CSKA - Zenit
• Sochi - Tambov
• Rubin - Khimki
• Rotor - Rostov
• Ufa - Lokomotiv

Break for matches of national teams

March 22-31, 2021

24th round

3-5 April 2021

• Zenit - Khimki
• Rostov - Spartak
• Krasnodar - Akhmat
• Dynamo - Ufa
• Tambov - CSKA
• Rubin - Sochi
• Rotor - Lokomotiv
• Ural - Arsenal

The first matches of the Champions League quarter-finals and the Europa League quarter-finals

April 6-8, 2021

25th round

April 9-12, 2021

• Rostov - Rubin
• CSKA Moscow - Rotor
• Dynamo - Ural
• Lokomotiv - Spartak
• Sochi - Zenit
• Arsenal - Krasnodar
• "Ufa" - "Akhmat"
• Khimki - Tambov

UEFA Champions League quarter-finals and Europa League quarter-finals return leg 13-15 April 2021

26th round

April 16-19, 2021

• Spartak - Ufa
• Krasnodar - Zenit
• Akhmat - Khimki
• Lokomotiv - Rostov
• Sochi - CSKA
• Arsenal - Tambov
• Rotor - Dynamo
• Ural - Rubin

1/2 finals of the Russian Cup

April 21-22, 2021

27th round

April 23-26, 2021

• Zenit - Rotor
• Spartak - CSKA
• Rostov - Arsenal
• Dynamo - Khimki
• Tambov - Lokomotiv
• Rubin - Krasnodar
• Ufa - Sochi
• "Ural" - "Akhmat"

28th round

April 30 - May 3, 2021

• Zenit - Lokomotiv
• Rostov - Tambov
• Krasnodar - Sochi
• CSKA - Ufa
• Rubin - Dynamo
• Arsenal - Spartak
• "Rotor" - "Akhmat"
• Khimki - Ural

Champions League semi-finals and Europa League semi-finals May 4-6, 2021

29th round

May 7-10, 2021

• Spartak - Khimki
• "Akhmat" - "Tambov"
• CSKA - Krasnodar
• Lokomotiv - Dynamo
• Sochi - Rotor
• Arsenal - Rubin
• Ufa - Zenit
• Ural - Rostov

Russian Cup final

May 12, 2021

1. Krylya Sovetov - Ufa, 14.00
2. Rostov - Ural, 16.30 (Moscow time)
3. "Akhmat" - "Rubin", 19.00 (Moscow time)

30th round

May 16, 2021

• Rostov - Krasnodar
• Akhmat - Spartak
• Dynamo - CSKA
• Lokomotiv - Ural
• Tambov - Zenit
• "Rubin" - "Rotor"
• Ufa - Arsenal
• Khimki - Sochi

Premier League play-offs

May 19 and May 23, 2021

Europa League Final - 26 May

May 26, 2021

Champions League final

May 29, 2021

For the main Russian football tournament, held within the framework of the Russian Premier League, a calendar of matches of the football championship and a standings for 2020-2021 have already been drawn up. From these sources you can find out the exact time of the matches.

Outcomes

1. The tournament started one month late.
2. The league table and the calendar of football clubs' games have already been drawn up.
3. The RPL Championship will be held according to the traditional rules.