FC Khimki and FC Orenburg became the winners of the relegation play-off matches between the RPL and FNL teams to play in 2022/23 RPL season.

Khimki, finished 13th in RPL, beat SKA Khabarovsk, finished 4th in FNL. After losing 0-1 in the first leg Sergey Yuran team get 3-0 win in the second. Khimki have been playing in the top division since 2020/21 season, previously played since 2007 till 2009.

Orenburg, finished 3rd in FNL, passed Ufa, finished 14th in RPL. The first leg ended with 2-2 draw, while the second was won by Marcel Licka team with a late goal (2-1). Orenburg made their RPL debut in 2016/17 season, later they were the league participants in 2018/19 and 2019/20 seasons.

All teams earned the right to participate in RPL next season

Zenit St. Petersburg
FC Sochi
Dynamo Moscow
FC Krasnodar
CSKA Moscow
Lokomotiv Moscow
Akhmat Grozny
Krylia Sovetov Samara
FC Rostov
Spartak Moscow
FC Nizhny Novgorod
Ural Ekaterinburg
FC Khimki
Torpedo Moscow
Fakel Voronezh
FC Orenburg

Following the decision made by RFU Executive Committee on 24 May the RPL will keep its competition format in the next season.