2022–23 Russian First League

The 2022–23 Russian First League was the 31st season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 16 July 2022, and will have a 3 month winter break between game weeks 20 and 21 (November to March). For the first time, 18 teams will participate instead of 20 On 23 June 2022, the league was renamed from Russian Football National League to Russian First League.

To FNL

 * Promoted from FNL2
 * Dynamo Makhachkala
 * Rodina Moscow
 * Volga Ulyanovsk
 * Shinnik Yaroslavl


 * Relegated from Premier League
 * Arsenal Tula
 * Rubin Kazan
 * Ufa

From FNL

 * Relegated to Second League
 * Metallurg Lipetsk
 * Rotor Volgograd
 * Tekstilshchik Ivanovo


 * Dissolved
 * FC Spartak-2 Moscow
 * Olimp-Dolgoprudny
 * Tom Tomsk


 * Promoted to Premier League
 * Torpedo Moscow
 * Orenburg
 * Fakel Voronezh

Discipline

 * Most yellow cards: 97
 * KAMAZ


 * Most red cards: 10
 * KAMAZ