2016–17 Russian Professional Football League

Rules

• Format: for the 2016-17 season, the Russian Professional Football League West consists of 13 teams, each team plays the others twice on a home and away basis for a total of 24 games each, over 26 game weeks.
• Points scored: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss.
• Rules for classification: 1. Points won; 2. Games won; 3. Points in head-to-head matches; 4. Games won in head-to-head matches; 5. Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6. Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7. Away goals in head-to-head matches; 8. Total goal difference; 9. Total goals scored; 10. Total away goals scored.
• Relegation to the Professional Football League from the Football National League: 0-5 teams
• Promotion from the Professional Football League to the Football National League: 1 team
• Relegation from the Professional Football League to the Amateur Football League: 1 team
• Promotion to the Professional Football League from the Amateur Football League: no set number of teams to be promoted
• Promotion and relegation of club second teams:

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	South Teams and stadia # Team Head coach Stadium Capacity Ref 1 Afips Rules Format: for the 2016-17 season, the Russian Professional Football League South consists of 16 teams, each team plays the others twice on a home and away basis for a total of 30 games each, over 30 game weeks. Points scored: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss. Rules for classification: 1. Points won; 2. Games won; 3. Points in head-to-head matches; 4. Games won in head-to-head matches; 5. Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6. Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7. Away goals in head-to-head matches; 8. Total goal difference; 9. Total goals scored; 10. Total away goals scored. Relegation to the Professional Football League from the Football National League: 0-5 teams Promotion from the Professional Football League to the Football National League: 1 team Relegation from the Professional Football League to the Amateur Football League: 1 team Promotion to the Professional Football League from the Amateur Football League: no set number of teams to be promoted Promotion and relegation of club second teams: Source: Top scorers Rank Player Team Goals 1 Ural-Povolzhye Teams and stadia # Team Head coach Stadium Capacity Ref 1 Chelyabinsk Top scorers Rank Player Team Goals 1 East Teams and stadia Team Head coach Captain Stadium Capacity Chita Rules Format: for the 2016-17 season, the Russian Professional Football League East consists of 6 teams, each team plays the others 4 times on a 2 at home and 2 away basis for a total of 20 games each, over 20 game weeks. Points scored: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss. Rules for classification: 1. Points won; 2. Games won; 3. Points in head-to-head matches; 4. Games won in head-to-head matches; 5. Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6. Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7. Away goals in head-to-head matches; 8. Total goal difference; 9. Total goals scored; 10. Total away goals scored. Relegation to the Professional Football League from the Football National League: 0-5 teams Promotion from the Professional Football League to the Football National League: 1 team Relegation from the Professional Football League to the Amateur Football League: 1 team Promotion to the Professional Football League from the Amateur Football League: no set number of teams to be promoted Source: Top scorers Rank Player Team Goals 1