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Russia Premier League crests 2018-19
By Chris Dinsdale
July 28, 2018 - May 26, 2019 - Russia’s Premier League season, officially known as the Rosgosstrakh Russian Football Championship, begins.
Reigning champions Lokomotiv Moscow kick off the new season with a trip to Ufa, while CSKA Moscow and Spartak Moscow take on newly promoted Krylia Sovetov Samara and Orenburg respectively. Elsewhere, Zenit St Petersburg meet Yenisey Krasnoyarsk, playing in the top tier of Russian football for the first time.