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Russian Premier League Champions (& Soviet Union)

Discover Russia’s Premier League Champions From Soviet Top League to Russian Premier League 
Russia football champions are listed from 1922 to 1991 as Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. In 1936, the Soviet Union football league system was streamlined transitioning from teams representing cities and republics to a national streamlined league called the Soviet Top League (Vysshaya Liga).
As many as 13 of the 15 Soviet Republics had clubs competing in the Top Flight League with only Turkmen SSR and Kirghiz SSR missing.
Six non-Russian clubs won the Soviet Union Championship: Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine, 13 wins), Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine, 2 wins), Zorya Voroshilovgrad (Ukraine, 1 win), Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia, 2 wins), Ararat Yerevan (Armenia, 1 win) and Dinamo Minsk (Belarus, 1 win).
Current Russia Premier League Champions are Zenit Saint Petersburg winning their 6th title in a row, having won 11 titles in total, including when they were named Zenit Leningrad.

 

Russian Premier League Champions (& Soviet Union) by Year

*1936 Spring champion was Dynamo Moscow

**Autumn champion was Spartak Moscow

Russia Football Champions by Club and 2022-23 Table

Reference: Wikipedia ; ChatGPT

Question of the Day 4th April 2019: Which six non-Russian Clubs were Soviet Union League Champions? Click for Answer

 

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