The RPL has published the schedule of the final eight rounds of the season

The final eight rounds of the Russian Premier League (RPL) in the 2025/26 season will be held from April 4 to May 17. This was announced on April 16 on the league's website.

On the first day of the 23rd round, Acron will host CSKA, and Dynamo Moscow will host Orenburg. The central meeting will be the derby between Spartak and Lokomotiv, which will be held on April 5. A week later, on April 12, Zenit will host Krasnodar in the 24th round.

In addition, in the 26th round, on April 22, Lokomotiv will face Zenit, and on April 23, Spartak will play Krasnodar in a home match. The finish line of the championship will also be marked by the matches of Dynamo Moscow — on May 1 they will play away against Lokomotiv (round 28), and on May 11 they will host Krasnodar at VTB Arena (round 29).

The season will end on May 17th. According to the regulations, all games of the final, 30th round will begin simultaneously — at 18:00 Moscow time.

Five - minus: how did the clubs from the top 5 of the RPL stumble?

Krasnodar, Zenit, Lokomotiv, CSKA and Baltika remained without victories in the championship.

Kazan football club (FC) Rubin defeated Moscow Lokomotiv on March 15 in the match of the 21st round of the Russian Premier League. The match ended with a score of 3:0. Igor Vujacic (23rd minute), Egor Teslenko (55th minute) and Daniil Kuznetsov (70th minute) scored for the winning team. In addition, Maxim Nenakhov, a player from the Moscow club, was removed from the field during the match.

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