2008 Russian First Division


The 2008 Russian First Division was the 17th edition of Russian First Division. There were 22 teams.

Teams

15 clubs placed 3–17 in 2007 Russian First Division, 2 clubs relegated from 2007 Russian Premier League and 5 zone winners from 2007 Russian Second Division took part in the league:
TeamPlace
FC Kuban KrasnodarKrasnodar
FC RostovRostov-on-Don
FC Sibir NovosibirskNovosibirsk
FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye ChelnyNaberezhnye Chelny
FC Ural Sverdlovsk OblastYekaterinburg
FC Torpedo MoscowMoscow
FC Nosta NovotroitskNovotroitsk
FC Dynamo BryanskBryansk
FC Salyut-Energia BelgorodBelgorod
FC Anzhi MakhachkalaMakhachkala
FC Zvezda IrkutskIrkutsk

TeamPlace
FC Alania VladikavkazVladikavkaz
FC SKA-Energia KhabarovskKhabarovsk
FC Mashuk-KMV PyatigorskPyatigorsk
FC Baltika KaliningradKaliningrad
FC Metallurg-Kuzbass NovokuznetskNovokuznetsk
FC SKA Rostov-on-DonRostov-on-Don
FC Vityaz PodolskPodolsk
FC Dynamo BarnaulBarnaul
FC Sportakademklub MoscowMoscow
FC Chernomorets NovorossiyskNovorossiysk
FC Volga UlyanovskUlyanovsk

On 23 October 2008 FC Zvezda Irkutsk had to stop participation in the league due to lack of funds, their main sponsor Interavia airlines is having financial problems at the time. Zvezda failed to fulfil four last fixtures.

Standings