The Russian First Division 2008 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
The 2007 Russian Premier League was the 16th season of the Russian Football Championship, and the sixth under the current Russian Premier League name. The league was sponsored by insurance company Rosgosstrakh.
The season started on 10 March 200 ...
and 5 zone winners from
Russian Second Division 2007 took part in the league:
On 23 October 2008
FC Zvezda Irkutsk
FC Zvezda Irkutsk (russian: ФК Звезда Иркутск) was a Russian football club based in Irkutsk. Zvezda finished first in the Russian Second Division East in 2006, winning promotion to the Russian First Division. The club previously pl ...
had to stop participation in the league due to lack of funds, their main sponsor
Interavia airlines is having financial problems at the time.
Interavia lets Irkutsk footballers down
/ref> Zvezda failed to fulfil four last fixtures.
Standings
Season results
Top goalscorers
See also
*Russian Premier League 2008
The Russian Premier League 2008 was the 17th edition of the Russian Football Championship, and the seventh under the current Russian Premier League name. The season started on Friday, 14 March 2008 with a match between Terek and Krylia Sovetov i ...
References
PFL
{{Russian First Division seasons
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Russian First League seasons
Russia
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Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...