Football Championship Of The National League
The Russian National Football League (Russian: Первенство Футбольной Национальной Лиги), formerly called Russian First Division (Russian: Первый дивизион) is the second level of Russian professional football.
The Professional Football League used to run the division. Since 2011, it has been managed by the Football National League.
The league consists of 17 clubs. After each season the two top clubs are promoted to the Premier League, and the bottom five clubs are relegated to the Second Division.
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