Russian Premier League informations and facts.

League association: Football Union of Russia
League association founded year: 0
League association UEFA affiliation: 1954 (as Football Section of Soviet Union)
League association FIFA affiliation: 1912, 1946 (as Football Section of Soviet Union)
League association President/CEO: Sergey Fursenko
Top level league name: Russian Premier League
Top level league local name: Российская футбольная премьер-лига
Top level league rankeed by UEFA in 2010/2011 season: 6
Number of teams in top level league: 16
Top level league teams 2010/2011 season:

FC Alania Vladikavkaz from Vladikavkaz
FC Amkar Perm from Perm
FC Anzhi Makhachkala from Makhachkala
PFC CSKA Moscow from Moscow
FC Dynamo Moscow from Moscow
FC Krylya Sovetov Samara from Samara
FC Lokomotiv Moscow from Moscow
FC Rostov from Rostov-on-Don
FC Rubin Kazan from Kazan
FC Saturn Moscow Oblast from Ramenskoye
FC Sibir Novosibirsk from Novosibirsk
FC Spartak Moscow from Moscow
PFC Spartak Nalchik from Nalchik
FC Terek Grozny from Grozny
FC Tom Tomsk from Tomsk
FC Zenit Saint Peterschode from Saint Peterschode