Volkian Premier League

Volkian Premier League

Organising body	Volkian Football Federation
Founded	February 19, 1972 (1972-02-19)
First season	1972
Country	Volkia
Conferences	Western Conference Eastern Conference
Number of teams	22
Level on pyramid	1
Domestic cup(s)	Volkian Open Cup
League cup(s)	Premier Championships
Current champions	Askiz FC (3rd title) (2020)
Most championships	Volkgoroda United (12 titles)
Most appearances	Andrey Zhernakov (598)
Top goalscorer	Luca Nuriyev (372)
TV partners	VTK Sports, SRS, TCB
Website	www.premierleague.vol

The Volkian Premier League (VPL) (Volkian: Волкскийская Премьер Лига; Volkskiyskaya Prem'yer Liga) is the top level of the Volkian football system. Sanctioned by the Volkian Football Federation, the league comprises of 22 teams with plans to expand in 2022. It is one of the major professional sports leagues in Volkia and the top football league of the lupine world. The league is headquartered in Volkgoroda.

The Volkian Premier League was founded on February 19, 1972 after a split with the Volkia League 1, which was previously the top tier of Volkian football. The league started its inaugural season in 1972 with ten teams. After a series of expansions, reductions, and relocations the VPL reached its current size of 22 teams in 2019 and will add two additional teams in 2022. With an average attendance of 35,173, it has the highest average attendance of any professional sports league in Volkia. Most stadiums are often at capacity during games.

The VPL season typically begins in mid to late March and runs through mid-October, with each team playing 42 games; the team with the best record is awarded the President's Trophy. Sixteen teams go on to compete in the postseason Premier Championships in late October and early November, culminating in the Premier Championship Final.

Competition format

The Volkian Premier League's season runs from mid to late March through mid-October. Teams are divided geographically into the Western and Eastern Conferences, playing every other team twice (home and away) for a total of 42 games.

Similar to the Volkian Hockey League, the VPL's regular season standings are based on a point system. Three points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. At the end of the regular season, the team with the highest point total is awarded the President's Trophy and home-field advantage throughout the Premier Championships.

Seven teams from each conference qualify for the Premier Championships: the top six teams in each conference plus the conference team with the next highest points (wild cards). The top seeded teams get a first-round bye. The winners of the conference finals play each other in the Premier Championship Final for the VPL Cup.

Teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head coach
Western Conference
Askiz FC	Askiz, Uzlovaya Oblast	AKL Field	35,000	1912	1972	David Konnikov
FC Likhoslavl	Likhoslavl, Olyutorsk Oblast	VMZ Park	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head Coach
Topa City	Topa, Akusha Oblast	Topa City Stadium	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head Coach
SC Venyov City	Venyov, Abarsk Oblast	Stadium Name	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head Coach
FC Prokogorsk	Prokogorsk, Shimanovsk Oblast	Stadium Name	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head Coach
Volsk City FC	Volsk, Shipayetsk Oblast	Stadium Name	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head Coach
Goryevka Union FC	Goryevka, Lagan Oblast	Stadium Name	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head Coach
Chernushka SC	Chernushka, Dinskaya Oblast	Stadium Name	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head Coach
Kodinsk City FC	Kodinsk, Vyalovsk Oblast	Stadium Name	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head Coach
Zuyevka United	Zuyevka, Ozyoretsk Oblast	Stadium Name	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head Coach
Nikolayevsk SC	Nikolayevsk, Makushin Oblast	Stadium Name	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head Coach
Eastern Conference
Volkgoroda United	Volkgoroda, Volkgoroda Oblast	Old Union Park	60,000	1898	1972	Georgiy Fedchenkov
Kursavka City	Kursavka, Yekartovsk Oblast	Jasmine Heights Park	52,500	Founded	Joined	Head Coach
FC Georgiyevsk	Georgiyevsk, Kalinibinsk Oblast	Sunset Park Stadium	47,250	Founded	Joined	Head Coach
Kovdor City FC	Kovdor, Norindzhik Oblast	Kovdor Field	35,500	Founded	Joined	Head Coach
Zarinsk Union	Zarinsk, Zhukovsky Oblast	Fedoseyev Park	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head Coach
Yadrin United FC	Yadrin, Orlik Oblast	Dobycha Stadium	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head Coach
Irkuzov United	Irkuzov, Zhukovsky Oblast	Nadozavod Field	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head Coach
Svetlogorsk Union	Svetlogorsk, Vladinsk Oblast	B10 Stadium	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head Coach
Bradny FC	Bradny, Lopatino Oblast	Bradny Field	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head Coach
Lobok City	Lobok, Norindzhik Oblast	All Sun Park	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head Coach
FC Repyovka	Repyovka, Kologrosk Oblast	Kologrosk Place	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head Coach

Organization

	Volkian Federative Republic
Main article: Volkia
Important Topics: Culture ♦ Lupine ♦ Volkian language ♦ Lunarism ♦ Volkian korona ♦ Defense Forces
Government: Federal Government ♦ President ♦ Cabinet ♦ National Assembly ♦ Federal Supreme Court ♦ Political Parties
History: Grand Principality of Volkia ♦ Duchy of Volkia ♦ Kingdom of Volkia ♦ Volkian Civil War ♦ Northern Revolt ♦ Volkian Revolution
Important Figures (Past and Present): Yuliya Surkova ♦ Aleksey Pushkarev ♦ Stefan Gurkovsky ♦ Ivan Ogarkov ♦ Vasily Tolmachyov ♦ Yulian Lebedev