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Club from the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad, playing home matches at a stadium built for the 2018 World Cup.

The "yellow-and-blues" from Rostov-on-Don — Russian Cup winners in 2014 and runners-up in 2016 under coach Berdyev.

Club from Orenburg in the southern Urals, a well-known yo-yo side between the Premier League and the second division.

Powerhouse from St Petersburg and defending champions — 11-time Russian champions and winners of the UEFA Cup and Super Cup in 2008.

The "people's team" and Russia's most famous club — 12-time Soviet champions and 10-time Russian champions.

Army club from Moscow — the first Russian winners of the UEFA Cup (2005) and six-time Russian champions.

Railwaymen's club from Moscow — three-time Russian champions playing at the RZD Arena.

Moscow's oldest big club, made famous in goal by Lev Yashin — paradoxically still waiting for its first Russian championship title.

Club from Kazan in Tatarstan — two-time Russian champions (2008, 2009) who also sensationally won at the Camp Nou.

"Wings of the Soviets" from Samara, a traditional Volga club with a loyal following.

Club from Grozny in Chechnya named after Akhmat Kadyrov — won the Russian Cup in 2004 while still known as Terek.

Private project of Sergey Galitsky with a renowned academy — Russian champions in 2024/25.

Traditional club from Voronezh famed for its passionate atmosphere — back in the Premier League after a year in the second division.

Young club from the car-manufacturing city of Tolyatti (2018) — kept its Premier League place against Rotor Volgograd in the 2026 play-off.

Ambitious Moscow club built on its own academy — earned its first ever promotion to the Premier League in 2026.

Club from Makhachkala in Dagestan, which fought its way into Russia's elite in 2024.