2021–22 Russian First Division
| Season | 2021–22 | 
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 July 2021 – 21 May 2022 | 
| Champions | Torpedo Moscow (1st title)  | 
| Promoted | Torpedo Moscow Fakel Voronezh Orenburg (through promotion play-offs)  | 
| Relegated | Tom Tomsk Olimp-Dolgoprudny Metallurg Lipetsk Rotor Volgograd Tekstilshchik Ivanovo  | 
| Matches played | 380 | 
| Goals scored | 955 (2.51 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Maksim Maksimov (22 goals)  | 
| Biggest home win | Torpedo Moscow 7–1 Metallurg Lipetsk 29 August 2021  | 
| Biggest away win | Tekstilshchik 0–5 Fakel 16 April 2022  | 
| Highest scoring | Kuban Krasnodar 5–5 Alania Vladikavkaz 17 November 2021  | 
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Yenisey 27 November 2021 - 2 April 2022  | 
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Torpedo Moscow 10 July 2021 - 19 September 2021  | 
| Longest winless run | 16 matches Tekstilshchik 6 November 2021 - 7 May 2022  | 
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Rotor Volgograd 6 November 2021 - 19 March 2022  | 
← 2020–21  2022–23 →  
All statistics correct as of 21 May 2022. | |
The 2021–22 Russian Football National League was the 30th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 10 July 2021, and had a 3 month winter break between game weeks 25 and 26 (December to March).