Russian Premier League approved the detailed schedule for the first matchweeks of the season after winter break.
Kick-off time given per Moscow time zone.
Week 19
Friday 1 March
19:00 FC Rostov vs Krylia Sovetov Samara
Saturday 2 March
14:00 CSKA Moscow vs FC Orenburg
16:30 FC Krasnodar vs Rubin Kazan
19:00 Akhmat Grozny vs Ural Ekaterinburg
19:30 Zenit St. Petersburg vs Spartak Moscow
Sunday 3 March
14:00 FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod vs Fakel Voronezh
16:30 Dynamo Moscow vs Lokomotiv Moscow
19:00 Baltika Kaliningrad vs FC Sochi
Week 20
Friday 8 March
14:00 Krylia Sovetov Samara vs CSKA Moscow
18:30 FC Rostov vs FC Krasnodar
Saturday 9 March
14:00 Ural Ekaterinburg vs Zenit St. Petersburg
16:30 Rubin Kazan vs FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod
19:00 Dynamo Moscow vs Akhmat Grozny
Sunday 10 March
14:00 FC Orenburg vs Baltika Kaliningrad
16:30 Lokomotiv Moscow vs FC Sochi
19:00 Spartak Moscow vs Fakel Voronezh
Russian Cup
RPL Path
Quarterfinals
Second legs
Tuesday 12 March
20:15 CSKA Moscow vs FC Rostov
Wednesday 13 March
20:15 Zenit St. Petersburg vs Dynamo Moscow
Thursday 14 March
18:00 Spartak Moscow vs FC Orenburg
18:00 Lokomotiv Moscow vs Baltika Kaliningrad
Regions Path
Quarterfinals
First stage
Tuesday 12 March
18:00 FC Khimki vs FC Krasnodar
Wednesday 13 March
15:30 Volgar Astrakhan vs Akhmat Grozny
18:00 Rodina Moscow vs Ural Ekaterinburg
Thursday 14 March
12:00 SKA Khabarovsk vs FC Sochi
International break
18–26 March
RPL General Meeting voted for rescheduling the Week 21 fixtures on 23-25 April due to President Elections, which will be held between 15 & 17 March. The decision should be approved by RFU Executive Committee (Executive Committee Bureau).