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The Russian Premier League was organized in 2001 and succeeded the ''Top Division'', the difference being that the Top Division was run by the Professional Football League of Russia, and the creation of the Premier League gave the clubs a greater degree of independence. The Top Division had existed from 1992 to 2001. PFC CSKA Moscow are the current Russian Premier League champions. HISTORY OF THE TOP DIVISION After the break-up of the Soviet Union , starting in 1992, each former Soviet republic organized an independent national championship. In Russia, the 6 Russian teams who had played in the Soviet Top Division in 1991 (CSKA Moskow, Spartak Moskow, Torpedo Moskow, Dinamo Moskow, Spartak Vladikavkaz, and Lokomotiv Moskow) were supplemented with 14 teams from lower divisions to organize 20-team Russian Top Division. The Top Division was further divided into two groups to reduce the total number of matches. The number of teams in the Top Division was gradually reduced to 18 in 1993 and 16 in 1994. Since then, the Russian Top Division (and subsequently the Premier League) has consisted of 16 teams, except for a short-lived experiment with having two more teams in 1996 and 1997. Spartak Moscow was the dominant force in the Top Division, winning 9 of the first 10 titles. Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz was the only team which managed to break Spartak's dominance, winning the Top Division title in 1995 . Recently, Lokomotiv Moscow and CSKA Moscow climbed to the top, and both won the title twice. RUSSIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2006 In Season 2006 the Russian Premier League consists of the following teams: CHAMPIONS AND TOP SCORERS SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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