Russian Premier League Champions (& Soviet Union)
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Lists of Russia Premier League Champions and the Russia Premier League Table 2022-23.
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).
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).
Russian Premier League Champions (& Soviet Union) by Year
| Year | Russia Champions |
|---|---|
| 1912 | St. Peterburg |
| 1913 | |
| 1914 | |
| 1915 | |
| 1916 | |
| 1917 | |
| 1918 | |
| 1919 | |
| 1920 | |
| 1921 | |
| 1922 | Moskva |
| 1923 | Moskva |
| 1924 | Charkov |
| 1925 | |
| 1926 | |
| 1927 | |
| 1928 | Moskva |
| 1929 | |
| 1930 | |
| 1931 | Russia |
| 1932 | Moskva |
| 1933 | Moskva |
| 1934 | |
| 1935 | Dynamo Moskva |
| 1936* | Dynamo Moskva |
| 1936** | Spartak Moskva |
| 1937 | Dynamo Moskva |
| 1938 | Spartak Moskva |
| 1939 | Spartak Moskva |
| 1940 | Dynamo Moskva |
| 1941 | |
| 1942 | |
| 1943 | |
| 1944 | |
| 1945 | Dynamo Moskva |
| 1946 | CDKA Moskva |
| 1947 | CDKA Moskva |
| 1948 | CDKA Moskva |
| 1949 | Dynamo Moskva |
| 1950 | CDKA Moskva |
| 1951 | CDSA Moskva |
| 1952 | Spartak Moskva |
| 1953 | Spartak Moskva |
| 1954 | Dynamo Moskva |
| 1955 | Dynamo Moskva |
| 1956 | Spartak Moskva |
| 1957 | Dynamo Moskva |
| 1958 | Spartak Moskva |
| 1959 | Dynamo Moskva |
| 1960 | Torpedo Moskva |
| 1961 | Dynamo Kiev |
| 1962 | Spartak Moskva |
| 1963 | Dynamo Moskva |
| 1964 | Dynamo Tbilisi |
| 1965 | Torpedo Moskva |
| 1966 | Dynamo Kiev |
| 1967 | Dynamo Kiev |
| 1968 | Dynamo Kiev |
| 1969 | Spartak Moskva |
| 1970 | CSKA Moskva |
| 1971 | Dynamo Kiev |
| 1972 | Zarya Voroshilovgrad |
| 1973 | Ararat Erevan |
| 1974 | Dynamo Kiev |
| 1975 | Dynamo Kiev |
| 1976 | Dynamo Moskva/Torpedo Moskva |
| 1977 | Dynamo Kiev |
| 1978 | Dynamo Tbilisi |
| 1979 | Spartak Moskva |
| 1980 | Dynamo Kiev |
| 1981 | Dynamo Kiev |
| 1982 | Dynamo Minsk |
| 1983 | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk |
| 1984 | Zenit Leningrad |
| 1985 | Dynamo Kiev |
| 1986 | Dynamo Kiev |
| 1987 | Spartak Moskva |
| 1988 | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk |
| 1989 | Spartak Moskva |
| 1990 | Dynamo Kiev |
| 1991 | CSKA Moskva |
| 1992 | Spartak Moskva |
| 1993 | Spartak Moskva |
| 1994 | Spartak Moskva |
| 1995 | Spartak-Alaniya Vladikavkaz |
| 1996 | Spartak Moskva |
| 1997 | Spartak Moskva |
| 1998 | Spartak Moskva |
| 1999 | Spartak Moskva |
| 2000 | Spartak Moskva |
| 2001 | Spartak Moskva |
| 2002 | Lokomotiv Moskva |
| 2003 | CSKA Moskva |
| 2004 | Lokomotiv Moskva |
| 2005 | CSKA Moskva |
| 2006 | CSKA Moskva |
| 2007 | Zenit St. Petersburg |
| 2008 | Rubin Kazan |
| 2009 | Rubin Kazan |
| 2010 | Zenit St. Petersburg |
| 2012 | Zenit St. Petersburg |
| 2013 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2014 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2015 | Zenit St. Petersburg |
| 2016 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2017 | Spartak Moskva |
| 2018 | Lokomotiv Moskva |
| 2019 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 2020 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 2021 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 2022 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 2023 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
*1936 Spring champion was Dynamo Moscow
**Autumn champion was Spartak Moscow
Russia Football Champions by Club and 2022-23 Table
Reference: Wikipedia ; ChatGPT
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