Football in Russia

Football in post Soviet Russia
Football in post Soviet Russia
Country	Russia
Governing body	RFS
National team	Russia
Clubs	List of football clubs in Russia
National competitions
	FIFA World Cup (suspended); UEFA European Championship (suspended); UEFA Nations League (suspended);
Club competitions
	League: ; Russian Premier League; Russian Football National League; Russian Professional Football League; Russian Amateur Football League ; Cups: ; Russian Cup ; Russian Super Cup
International competitions
	FIFA Club World Cup (suspended); UEFA Champions League (suspended); UEFA Europa League (suspended); UEFA Conference League (suspended); UEFA Super Cup (suspended);

Association football is the just about the most popular sport in Russia, surpassing ice hockey only by a little bit. Approximately 52% of the Russians are interested in football.

Men's football is overseen by the Russian Football Union, having the Russian Premier League as the first tier of the Russian football league system, with the Russian Football National League being the second tier.

On 28 February 2022, due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and in accordance with a recommendation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), FIFA and UEFA suspended the participation of Russia, including in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The Russian Football Union unsuccessfully appealed the FIFA and UEFA bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld the bans.