Football had been played in Russia since the Russian Empire days in the early 1900s, but it was not until 1936, 19 years after the Russian Revolution, that the Soviet Union established a national championship of clubs. Before then local leagues in Moscow and Saint Petersburg/Leningrad were the only prominent league competitions in the country, with some national championships held intermittently from 1912 to 1933, made up of city selections.^{[citation needed]}

Teams in bold indicates doubles won with the Soviet Cup before 1992 and with the Russian Cup thereafter. Teams in italics include Cup winners between the 2nd and 3rd league places.

Note: according to Dynamo sports society, the first Soviet football championship took place in 1924,^[1] while other sources (megabook.ru) indicate that the first championship took place earlier in 1923. In Moscow it was decided to consider the football tournament of the 1924 All-Union festival of physical culture as the first national championship.^[2]

Republican level competitions among teams from the Russian SFSR. Until 1960 it included teams that were considered amateurs, after 1960 the competition was conducted as part of the Soviet Second League.
Source: Footballfacts.ru

Spartak Moscow are the most successful club in the overall ranking, having won 22 national titles. They are followed by city rivals CSKA Moscow with thirteen. Dynamo Kiev also have thirteen titles, although the team no longer competes in the Russian football system, since it is now part of Ukraine. Fourth place is taken by Dinamo Moscow, who were the dominant team in Soviet Russia during the 1930s and 1950s. Dinamo Moscow has won eleven titles, although their last title came in 1976. Zenit Saint Petersburg is by far the most successful Russian team outside of Moscow. They have won seven titles, mostly in the 2000s and 2010s.

All clubs are included with all national titles:

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Rank	Club	Winners	Runners-up
1	Spartak Moscow	22: 1936 (autumn), 1938, 1939, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1962, 1969, 1979, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2016–17	16: 1937, 1954, 1955, 1963, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1991, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011–12
2	CSKA Moscow	13: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1970, 1991, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16	13: 1938, 1945, 1949, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2022–23
3	Dynamo Kiev	13: 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1990	11: 1936 (spring), 1952, 1960, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1976 (autumn), 1978, 1982, 1988
4	Dynamo Moscow	11: 1936 (spring), 1937, 1940, 1945, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1976	11: 1936 (autumn), 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1956, 1958, 1962, 1967, 1970, 1986, 1994
5	Zenit Saint Petersburg	10: 1984, 2007, 2010, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23	3: 2003, 2012–13, 2013–14
6	Lokomotiv Moscow	3: 2002, 2004, 2017–18	6: 1959, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2018–19
7	Torpedo Moscow	3: 1960, 1965, 1976 (autumn)	3: 1957, 1961, 1964
8	Dinamo Tbilisi	2: 1964, 1978	5: 1939, 1940, 1951, 1953, 1977
9	Dnipro	2: 1983, 1988	2: 1987, 1989
10	Rubin Kazan	2: 2008, 2009
11	Spartak Vladikavkaz	1: 1995	2: 1992, 1996
	Ararat Yerevan	1: 1973	2: 1971, 1976 (spring)
13	Dinamo Minsk	1: 1982
	Zorya Voroshilovgrad	1: 1972
15	Rotor Volgograd		2: 1993, 1997
	Shakhtar Donetsk		2: 1975, 1979
17	FC Rostov		1: 2015–16
	PFC Sochi		1: 2021–22
	SKA Rostov-on-Don		1: 1966

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Note: Teams in bold are teams from Russia, flags indicate a club based outside Russia, namely  Ukraine,  Georgia,  Armenia and  Belarus. These teams are no longer eligible for the championship as they play in their own leagues.

Table shows best-finish achievements in major European competitions starting from 1965-66 season. For non-Russian teams it is provided the results for Soviet period only.

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Club	European Cup / UEFA Champions League	UEFA Cup / Europa League	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	UEFA Super Cup	UEFA Intertoto Cup
Dynamo Kiev	Semi-finals (2) 1976–77; 1986–87	Round of 16 (2) 1979–80; 1989–90	Winner (2) 1974–75;1985–86	Winner 1975	–
Spartak Moscow	Semi-finals 1990–91	Semi-finals 1997–98	Semi-finals 1992–93	–	Round 3 2004
Dnipro	Quarter-finals (2) 1984–85; 1989–90	Runners-up 2014–15	–	–	–
CSKA Moscow	Quarter-finals 2009–10	Winner 2004–05	Round of 32 (2) 1991–92; 1994–95	Runners-up 2005	–
Dinamo Minsk	Quarter-finals 1983–84	Quarter-finals 1984–85	Quarter-finals 1987–88	–	–
Ararat Yerevan	Quarter-finals 1974–75	Round of 16 1972–73	Round of 16 1975–76	–	–
Zenit Saint Petersburg	Round of 16 (4) 1985–86; 2011–12; 2013–14; 2015–16	Winner 2007–08	–	Winner 2008	Runners-up 2000
Lokomotiv Moscow	Round of 16 (2) 2002–03; 2003–04	Round of 16 2017–18	Semi-finals (2) 1997–98; 1997–98	–	–
Dinamo Tbilisi	Round of 16 1979-80	Round of 16 (3) 1973–74; 1977–78; 1987–88	Winner 1980–81	–	–
Zorya Voroshilovgrad	Round of 16 1973–74	–	–	–	–
Torpedo Moscow	Round of 32 (2) 1966-67; 1977-78	Quarter-finals 1990–91	Quarter-finals (2) 1967-68; 1986-87	–	Semi-finals 1997
Rubin Kazan	Group Stage (2) 2009-10; 2010-11	Quarter-finals 2012-13	–	–	Round 3 2007
Krasnodar	Group Stage 2020-21	Round of 16 (2) 2016-17; 2016-17	-	–	–
Rostov	Group Stage 2016-17	Round of 16 2016-17	-	–	Semi-finals 1999
Dynamo Moscow	Qualifying Round 3 2009–10	Round of 16 (3) 1991–92; 1992–93; 2014–15	Runners-up 1971–72	–	Semi-finals 1997
Alania Vladikavkaz	Qualifying Round 1996-97	Play-off Round 2011–12	-	–	–

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Table sorted by success at European Cup / UEFA Champions League first and foremost.

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• Gaidyshev, Yu.I. "Futbol-1992". Krasnodar, 1992. page 104. («Футбол-1992» (автор-составитель Ю. И. Гайдышев и др., Краснодар. 1992, 104 с.))