New fifa 10 League

The brand new FIFA 10 has lunched Russian Premier League. In the 2009 season, the following teams will compete in the Russian Premier League:

1. Amkar Perm
2. CSKA Moscow
3. Dynamo Moscow
4. FC Khimki
5. Krylia Sovetov Samara
6. Kuban Krasnodar
7. Lokomotiv Moscow
8. FC Moscow
9. FC Rostov
10. Rubin Kazan
11. Saturn Moscow Oblast
12. Spartak Moscow
13. Spartak Nalchik
14. Terek Grozny
15. Tom Tomsk
16. Zenit St. Petersburg

Teams in the Russian Premier League play each other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 30 matches. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss. If teams are level on points, the tie-breakers are the number of wins, then the goal difference, followed by several other factors. If the teams are tied for the first position, the tie-breakers are the number of wins, then head-to-head results. If the teams tied for the first place cannot be separated by these tie-breakers, a championship play-off is ordered.

As of 2008, the champions and the runners-up qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage. The third-placed team qualifies for the Champions League second qualifying round. The fourth- and fifth-placed teams qualify for the newly named UEFA Europa League. The bottom two teams are relegated to the First Division.

Unlike other European football leagues, the league typically runs in summer, from March to November, to avoid playing games under the cold and snowy weather in winter.