2011–12 Russian Premier League
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The 2011–12 Russian Premier League is the 20th season of the Russia
n football championship since the dissolution of the Soviet Union
and 10th under the current Russian Premier League
name. The season began on 12 March 2011. The last matches will be played in spring 2012, as the league will switch to an autumn-spring rhythm. Zenit are the defending champions.
leagues.
The season will comprise two phases. The first phase will consist of a regular home-and-away schedule, meaning that each team will play the other teams twice for a total of 30 matches per team. The league will then be split into two groups for the second phase, where each team plays another home-and-away schedule against every other team of its respective group.
The top eight teams of the first phase will compete for the championship and the spots for both the 2012–13 Champions League
and Europa League
. Accordingly, the bottom eight teams will have to avoid relegation. The bottom two teams of this group will be directly relegated, while the 13th- and 14-placed teams will compete in a relegation/promotion playoff with the third- and fourth-placed teams of the 2011–12 National League Championship
.
were relegated at the end of the 2010 season
after finishing the season in the bottom two places. Both teams returned to the First Division, rechristened the National League Championship
starting with the 2011–12 season, after just one year.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2010 First Division
champions Kuban Krasnodar
and runners-up Volga Nizhny Novgorod
. Kuban made their immediate return to the Premier League, while Volga is playing their first season at the highest football level of Russia.
In further team changes, Saturn Moscow Oblast
was forced to withdraw from the league due to financial reasons. The club did not return at any level of Russian football in the 2011–12 season, as the club was eventually disbanded after amassing debts of RUB
800m. Their former farm club, FC Saturn-2 Moscow Oblast
, participates in the Russian Second Division
in 2011. Amkar Perm
, who originally requested to withdraw as well, revoked this request on January 24, 2011.
In a meeting on January 25, 2011, an extraordinary general meeting of Premier League clubs decided to replace Saturn with FC Krasnodar
, the fifth-placed team from the 2010 First Division
. Similar to Volga Nizhny Novgorod, Krasnodar made their debut at the Premier League.
players (Maksim Grigoryev
, Dmitri Malyaka
and Yevgeni Filippov) expired, and they decided to switch to FC Rostov
. According to Russian football regulations, when a player under 23 years of age who was raised in the club system transfers to a different club after his contract expires, his old club is due compensation from his new club. If the new club plays on the third level (Russian Second Division
), the compensation is the player's 5 previous years' salary multiplied by 1, if his new club is in the National League Championship
, it's multiplied by 2 and if it's a Russian Premier League
club, it's multiplied by 3. The three players signed with a Russian Second Division
team FC MITOS Novocherkassk
who immediately loaned them to the Russian Premier League
team FC Rostov
. Spartak lodged a complaint with the Russian Football Union, claiming this was not a fair transfer as the only reason for it was to lower the compensation that FC Rostov was due to pay Spartak. After the protest was declined on March 29, 2011, Grigoryev was registered for FC Rostov and scored a goal on his debut against FC Lokomotiv Moscow
on April 2, 2011, the game ended with a score of 1–1. FC Lokomotiv's president, Olga Smorodskaya, filed a complaint with the Russian Football Union and Premier League, claiming Grigoryev was not eligible to be registered and play for FC Rostov. Before the protest was heard, Grigoryev scored a goal in Rostov's 2-1 victory over FC Dynamo Moscow
in the 2010–11 Russian Cup
quarterfinal. The protest was heard by the RFU's Dispute Resolution Chamber on April 21, 2011. Smorodskaya insisted that FC MITOS did not have the transfer certificate from Spartak in their possession before the transfer deadline and therefore could not have legally registered Grigoryev. The protest was declined as, according to the league, Grigoryev et al. were registered with RFPL before the transfer deadline, even though they were not included on the official rosters on the league's website or in any other sources. The official league website actually still lists the date of their registration as April 1.
did not have such a player in their lineup (the game ended in 1–1 draw). The youngest player was born in 1989. After the game, Russian Football Union president Sergei Fursenko said that Zenit would likely be awarded a defeat for breaking the regulations. Zenit manager Luciano Spalletti
said after the game that they did this intentionally, as they were told it is punishable by a fine only, and the team was ready to pay the fine. They have done the same thing in the 2010 season and fine was the only punishment. However, the regulations were updated in December 2010, and the current exact language of Article 109 of the Disciplinary Regulations of the RFU states it is punishable by "a defeat awarded and a fine", not "a defeat awarded or a fine". Zenit was awarded a defeat by the RFU on April 13. Zenit removed Vladislav Radimov
, who as team director was responsible for filing the game roster with the league, from his position to the reserve team's assistant coach position, with a reduction in salary. Zenit's lawyer was punished by the club by having his bonus cancelled.
Following the RFU decision, the Premier League further decided that the goals scored by Mark González
and Konstantin Zyryanov
would not count for their scoring totals, but the yellow cards received in the game would count for disciplinary purposes.
- FC Terek Grozny
game, Rostov goalkeeper Dejan Radić
collided with Terek's Zaur Sadayev
fighting for a high ball. He had to be rushed into the hospital and after it was discovered that his kidney is seriously injured, he had to undergo nephrectomy
(surgical removal of a kidney). His club, FC Rostov
, announced that he will continue to receive all the bonuses he would have received if he was able to play as a starter during the time of his recovery. Former Russian international Valeri Minko
, who played more than 200 games after undergoing nephrectomy himself after an in-game collision, said he expects Radić to fully recover and play again.
On May 21, 2011 FC Amkar Perm
goalkeeper Sergei Narubin
was seriously injured in a collision with FC Rostov
's Kornel Saláta
. He had to undergo splenectomy
(surgical removal of the spleen).
who could not score for 10 consecutive games and 943 minutes in the 1954 Soviet Top League
.
Last updated: November 6, 2011
Source: Russian Premier League
and three Europa League
spots.
The winners will qualify for the Champions League group stage, with the runners-up earning a spot in the third qualifying round. Furthermore, the third-placed team will qualify for the play-off round of the Europa League, with the fourth- and fitfth-placed teams earning spots in the third qualifying round and second qualifying round, respectively.
An additional Europa League play-off round spot is awarded to the winners of the 2011–12 Russian Cup
. However, depending on the final league placement of both finalists, the allocation of all four Europa League spots may vary according to the table below.
Last updated: November 27, 2011
Source: Russian Premier League
. The bottom two teams of this group will be directly relegated, while the fifth- and sixth-placed teams will have to compete in relegation/promotion playoffs with the third- and fourth-placed teams of the 2011–12 National League Championship
.
Last updated: November 19, 2011
Source: Russian Premier League
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n football championship since the dissolution of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and 10th under the current Russian Premier League
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
name. The season began on 12 March 2011. The last matches will be played in spring 2012, as the league will switch to an autumn-spring rhythm. Zenit are the defending champions.
Competition modus changes
The 2011–12 season is a transitional season, as it will stretch over 18 months instead of the conventional 12 months. The unusual length of the season is the result of the decision to adapt the playing year to an autumn-spring rhythm similar to most of the other UEFAUEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
leagues.
The season will comprise two phases. The first phase will consist of a regular home-and-away schedule, meaning that each team will play the other teams twice for a total of 30 matches per team. The league will then be split into two groups for the second phase, where each team plays another home-and-away schedule against every other team of its respective group.
The top eight teams of the first phase will compete for the championship and the spots for both the 2012–13 Champions League
2012–13 UEFA Champions League
A total of 76 or 77 teams will participate in the 2012–13 Champions League, from 52 UEFA associations...
and Europa League
2012–13 UEFA Europa League
The 2012–13 UEFA Europa League will be the fourth season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. The final will be played at the Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, the Netherlands....
. Accordingly, the bottom eight teams will have to avoid relegation. The bottom two teams of this group will be directly relegated, while the 13th- and 14-placed teams will compete in a relegation/promotion playoff with the third- and fourth-placed teams of the 2011–12 National League Championship
2011–12 Football Championship of the National League
The Football Championship of the National League is the 20th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on the 4th of April.-Overview:...
.
Teams
Alania Vladikavkaz and Sibir NovosibirskFC Sibir Novosibirsk
FC Sibir Novosibirsk is a Russian association football club based in Novosibirsk. The club plays at the Spartak Stadium. As a result of their first-ever season in the Russian Premier League in 2010, FC Sibir has been relegated to play the next season in Russian First Division.-History:The club was...
were relegated at the end of the 2010 season
2010 Russian Premier League
The 2010 Russian Premier League is the 19th season of the Russian football championship since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and 9th under the current Russian Premier League name. The season started on 12 March 2010. The last matches have been played on 29 November 2010. On 14 November 2010,...
after finishing the season in the bottom two places. Both teams returned to the First Division, rechristened the National League Championship
Football Championship of the National League
The Football Championship of the National League , formerly called Russian First Division is the second level of Russian professional football....
starting with the 2011–12 season, after just one year.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2010 First Division
2010 Russian First Division
The Russian First Division is the 18th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 27 March.-Teams:As the previous year, 20 clubs will participate in the championship...
champions Kuban Krasnodar
FC Kuban Krasnodar
FC Kuban is a Russian football club based in Krasnodar. In 2011 will play in the Russian Premier League after having won the Russian First Division in 2010....
and runners-up Volga Nizhny Novgorod
FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod
FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod is a Russian football club from Nizhny Novgorod, founded in 1963. In 2008, FC Volga won the Ural-Povolzhye zone of the Russian Second Division and advanced to the Russian First Division. It finished First Division as 4th in 2009 and finished one as 2nd in 2010 and...
. Kuban made their immediate return to the Premier League, while Volga is playing their first season at the highest football level of Russia.
In further team changes, Saturn Moscow Oblast
FC Saturn Moscow Oblast
FC Saturn Ramenskoye was a Russian football club, based in the Moscow suburb of Ramenskoye. It is also known as FC Saturn Moscow Region . The club was founded in 1946...
was forced to withdraw from the league due to financial reasons. The club did not return at any level of Russian football in the 2011–12 season, as the club was eventually disbanded after amassing debts of RUB
Russian ruble
The ruble or rouble is the currency of the Russian Federation and the two partially recognized republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Formerly, the ruble was also the currency of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union prior to their breakups. Belarus and Transnistria also use currencies with...
800m. Their former farm club, FC Saturn-2 Moscow Oblast
FC Saturn-2 Moscow Oblast
FC Saturn-2 Moscow Oblast is an association football club from Russia founded in 1991 and playing on professional level since 1993, currently based in Zhukovsky. Since 2004 it was the farm club of FC Saturn Moscow Oblast. In early 2011, the parent club FC Saturn Moscow Oblast went bankrupt and...
, participates in the Russian Second Division
Russian Second Division
The Russian Second Division is the third level of Russian professional football.In 1998–2010, it was run by the Professional Football League....
in 2011. Amkar Perm
FC Amkar Perm
FC Amkar Perm is a professional football club playing in Russian Premier League.They are based in the city of Perm and are the easternmost football club in Europe playing in top national competition...
, who originally requested to withdraw as well, revoked this request on January 24, 2011.
In a meeting on January 25, 2011, an extraordinary general meeting of Premier League clubs decided to replace Saturn with FC Krasnodar
FC Krasnodar
FC Krasnodar is a Russian association football club from Krasnodar. In 2009 the club was promoted to the Russian First Division, the second highest division of the Russian football league system despite finishing Zone South of Second Division as 3rd. In 2009 club finished as 10th...
, the fifth-placed team from the 2010 First Division
2010 Russian First Division
The Russian First Division is the 18th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 27 March.-Teams:As the previous year, 20 clubs will participate in the championship...
. Similar to Volga Nizhny Novgorod, Krasnodar made their debut at the Premier League.
| Team | Location | Head Coach | Team Captain | Venue | Capacity | 2010 | Kit Maker | Shirt Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perm Perm Perm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov .... |
 Kingdom of Montenegro Miodrag BožovićMiodrag Božovic Miodrag Božović is a Montenegrin football manager and former player. He manages FC Amkar Perm in the Russian Premier League.- Playing career :... |
 Russia Dmitri BelorukovDmitri Belorukov Dmitri Aleksandrovich Belorukov is a Russian footballer currently playing for FC Amkar Perm.-External links:*... |
Zvezda Zvezda Stadium Zvezda Stadium , formerly Lenin Komsomol Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Perm, Russia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Amkar Perm. The stadium holds 19,500 people and was opened on June 5, 1969.The field was covered with artificial turf in... |
19,500 | Puma PUMA AG Puma SE, officially branded as PUMA, is a major German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear and other sportswear. Formed in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, relationships between the two brothers deteriorated until the two... |
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Russia Andrei Gordeyev Andrei Gordeyev Andrei Lvovich Gordeyev is a Russian professional football coach and a former player who is currently an caretaker manager with FC Anzhi Makhachkala... (caretaker) |
 Brazil Roberto Carlos |
Dynamo Dynamo Stadium (Makhachkala) Dynamo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Makhachkala, Russia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of FC Dynamo Makhachkala. The stadium holds 20,000 people and opened in 1962. It now hosts football matches for the financially rising Russian premier league... |
16,863 | Adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport... |
Podari Zhizn | ||
| Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... |
Russia Leonid Slutskiy Leonid Viktorovich Slutsky Leonid Viktorovich Slutsky is a Russian professional football coach and a former player, who currently coaches PFC CSKA Moscow.- Playing career :Slutsky's playing career was ended at just 19... |
Russia Igor Akinfeev Igor Akinfeev Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev is a Russian international football goalkeeper playing in the Russian championship for CSKA Moscow.-CSKA:Akinfeev broke into the CSKA starting lineup at the age of 17, and has been the first-choice goalkeeper at the club ever since, gathering various honors including a... |
Luzhniki Luzhniki Stadium The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Moscow, or briefly Luzhniki Stadium , is the biggest sports stadium in Russia. Its total seating capacity is 78,360 seats, all covered. The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, previously called the Central Lenin Stadium... |
78,360 | Reebok Reebok Reebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company Adidas since 2005, is a producer of Athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle... |
Bashneft Bashneft Bashneft is a Russian oil company. It is one of the largest producer of oil products in the country. The company operates 140 oil and natural gas fields in Russia and has an annual oil production of 16 million tonnes. Bashneft owns three oil refineries located in Ufa with a combined capacity of ... |
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| Moscow | Sergei Silkin Sergei Silkin Sergei Nikolayevich Silkin is a Russian professional football coach and a former player who is currently the head coach of FC Dynamo Moscow. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1983 for FC Dynamo Moscow.-European club competitions:... |
 Andriy VoroninAndriy Voronin Andriy Viktorovych Voronin is a Ukrainian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Dynamo Moscow. His previous clubs include Chornomorets Odessa, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Mainz, Köln, Bayer Leverkusen, and Liverpool. In the 2002–03 season, Voronin became top goalscorer in the... |
Arena Khimki | 20,000 | Adidas | VTB | ||
| Krasnodar Krasnodar Krasnodar is a city in Southern Russia, located on the Kuban River about northeast of the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. It is the administrative center of Krasnodar Krai . Population: -Name:... |
 Slavoljub MuslinSlavoljub Muslin Slavoljub Muslin is a Serbian football manager and a former player who currently manages FC Krasnodar... |
 Aleksandr AmisulashviliAleksandr Amisulashvili Aleksandr Amisulashvili is a Georgian footballer currently playing for FC Krasnodar.-External links: **... |
Kuban Kuban Stadium Kuban Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Krasnodar, Russia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Kuban Krasnodar and FC Krasnodar. The stadium holds 31,654 people. The stadium was opened on 30 October 1960.... |
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Home Credit Bank | ||
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Russia Andrei Kobelev |
Russia Ivan Taranov Ivan Taranov Ivan Nikolayevich Taranov is a Russian football defender. He currently plays for Krylia Sovetov.Spotted playing at a footballing school in Prokhladny, Taranov was spirited away to a boarding school by Black Sea side FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk where he spent two years learning his craft... |
Metallurg Metallurg Stadium Metallurg Stadium is a football stadium in Samara, Russia. It is the home stadium of Krylia Sovetov Samara. The stadium was built in 1957 and is able to hold 33,001 since the last renovation.... |
33,001 | Umbro Umbro Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment... |
Volgospetsstroy | ||
| Krasnodar |  Kingdom of Romania Dan PetrescuDan Petrescu Daniel Vasile Petrescu is a Romanian football manager and former player, currently the manager of Kuban Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League.... |
Russia Aleksandr Budakov Aleksandr Budakov Aleksandr Vladimirovich Budakov is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Kuban Krasnodar. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2006 for FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk.-External links: -References:... |
Kuban Kuban Stadium Kuban Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Krasnodar, Russia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Kuban Krasnodar and FC Krasnodar. The stadium holds 31,654 people. The stadium was opened on 30 October 1960.... |
35,200 | Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area... |
RGMK | ||
| Moscow |  Portugal José Couceiro |
Russia Dmitri Loskov Dmitri Loskov Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Loskov is an association footballer currently playing for Lokomotiv Moscow.He was often considered Russia's best playmaker in the late 1990s – early 2000s, along with Spartak Moscow's Egor Titov. This is because he is double footed and has a wide range of passing... |
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28,810 | Puma | RZD | ||
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Russia Sergei Balakhnin Sergei Balakhnin Sergei Nikolayevich Balakhnin is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He manages FC Rostov in the Russian Premier League. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Second League in 1979 for FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don.... |
Russia Roman Adamov Roman Adamov Roman Stanislavovich Adamov is a Russian football player.- Club career :Adamov has been prolific in the Russian Premier League since joining FC Moscow, he was signed from Terek Grozny.... |
Olimp-2 | 15,842 | Puma | |||
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Russia Roman Sharonov Roman Sharonov Roman Sergeyevich Sharonov is a central defender who plays for and is the captain of Rubin Kazan. He played for his country at Euro 2004, receiving a red card during the 1–0 defeat by Spain.... |
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27,434 | Umbro | TAIF | ||
| Moscow | Valeri Karpin |
Sergei Parshivlyuk Sergei Parshivlyuk Sergei Viktorovich Parshivlyuk is a Russian footballer currently playing for FC Spartak Moscow.Parshivlyuk is a product of the Spartak youth academy... |
Luzhniki Luzhniki Stadium The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Moscow, or briefly Luzhniki Stadium , is the biggest sports stadium in Russia. Its total seating capacity is 78,360 seats, all covered. The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, previously called the Central Lenin Stadium... |
78,360 | Nike | Lukoil LUKoil Lukoil/LUKoil ; ) is Russia's second largest oil company and its second largest producer of oil. In 2009, the company produced 97.615 million tons of oil; .... |
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Russia Sergei Tashuyev |
Kingdom of Montenegro Miodrag Džudović Miodrag Džudovic Miodrag Džudović is a Montenegrin footballer playing for PFC Spartak Nalchik.-International Career:... |
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14,194 | Umbro | Sindika | ||
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Russia Stanislav Cherchesov Stanislav Cherchesov Stanislav Salamovich Cherchesov is a Russian football manager and former international goalkeeper for USSR and Russia. He currently manages FC Terek Grozny.... |
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30,000 | Adidas | Dagmara Trading | ||
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Russia Sergei Perednya Sergei Perednya Sergei Aleksandrovich Perednya is a Russian football coach and a former player. Currently, he is a manager of FC Tom Tomsk in the Russian Premier League.-External links:... (caretaker) |
Russia Aleksandr Kharitonov Aleksandr Kharitonov (footballer) Aleksandr Nikolayevich Kharitonov is a Russian footballer currently playing for FC Tom Tomsk.-External links:... |
Trud Trud Stadium (Tomsk) Trud Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tomsk, Russia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Tom' Tomsk. The stadium holds 15,000.. It was built in 1929.... |
14,950 | Adidas | |||
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Russia Dmitri Cheryshev Dmitri Cheryshev Dmitri Nikolayevich Cheryshev is an association football player. Since 2008 to 2010, he worked as a coach for one of children's team in Real Madrid C.F. Currently, he is a manager of FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod in the Russian Premier League... |
Russia Anton Khazov Anton Khazov Anton Gennadyevich Khazov is a Russian footballer currently playing for FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod.-External links: -References:... |
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17,856 | Puma | MRSK | ||
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 Italy Luciano SpallettiLuciano Spalletti Luciano Spalletti is a retired Italian footballer and current coach of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.-Playing career:Born in Certaldo, Province of Florence, Spalletti played for Serie C teams such as Entella, Spezia, Viareggio and Empoli.... |
Russia Aleksandr Anyukov Aleksandr Anyukov Aleksandr Gennadyevich Anyukov is a Russia international association football defender. He plays and is the current club captain for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.... |
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21,570 | Nike | Gazprom Gazprom Open Joint Stock Company Gazprom is the largest extractor of natural gas in the world and the largest Russian company. Its headquarters are in Cheryomushki District, South-Western Administrative Okrug, Moscow... |
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| Krasnodar FC Krasnodar FC Krasnodar is a Russian association football club from Krasnodar. In 2009 the club was promoted to the Russian First Division, the second highest division of the Russian football league system despite finishing Zone South of Second Division as 3rd. In 2009 club finished as 10th... |
Russia Sergei Tashuyev |
mutual consensus | 7 November 2010 | 5th (D1 2010 Russian First Division The Russian First Division is the 18th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 27 March.-Teams:As the previous year, 20 clubs will participate in the championship... ) |
Serbia Slavoljub Muslin Slavoljub Muslin Slavoljub Muslin is a Serbian football manager and a former player who currently manages FC Krasnodar... |
28 December 2010 | pre-season |
| Spartak Nalchik | Russia Yuri Krasnozhan Yuri Krasnozhan Yuri Anatolyevich Krasnozhan is a Russian professional football coach and a former player, who coaches the Russia-2 national football team.- Career :... |
end of contract | 29 November 2010 | 6th | Russia Vladimir Eshtrekov Vladimir Eshtrekov Vladimir Khazrailovich Eshtrekov is a Russian football manager and former Soviet international player. He played 163 games in the USSR championships and scored 17 goals.-International career:... |
3 December 2010 | pre-season |
| Lokomotiv FC Lokomotiv Moscow The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually... |
Russia Yuri Semin Yuri Semin Yuri Syomin is a Russian football coach and the current manager of FC Dynamo Kyiv. He is most notable for his former work as FC Lokomotiv Moscow manager and president.-Biography:... |
sacked | 1 December 2010 | 5th | Russia Yuri Krasnozhan Yuri Krasnozhan Yuri Anatolyevich Krasnozhan is a Russian professional football coach and a former player, who coaches the Russia-2 national football team.- Career :... |
14 December 2010 | pre-season |
| Terek FC Terek Grozny FC Terek Grozny is a Russian football club, currently playing in the Russian Premier League.... |
Anatoli Baidachny |
contract expired | 22 December 2010 | 12th |  Víctor Muñoz |
22 December 2010 | pre-season |
| Terek FC Terek Grozny FC Terek Grozny is a Russian football club, currently playing in the Russian Premier League.... |
Víctor Muñoz |
mutual consensus | 15 January 2011 | pre-season |  Ruud GullitRuud Gullit OON is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the captain of the Netherlands national team that was victorious at Euro 88 and was also a member of the squad for the 1990 World Cup. He was named the European Footballer of the... |
18 January 2011 | pre-season |
| Dynamo Moscow FC Dynamo Moscow Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, currently playing in the Russian Premier League. Dynamo's traditional kit colours are blue and white... |
Miodrag Božović Miodrag Božovic Miodrag Božović is a Montenegrin football manager and former player. He manages FC Amkar Perm in the Russian Premier League.- Playing career :... |
mutual consent | 21 April 2011 | 9th | Sergei Silkin Sergei Silkin Sergei Nikolayevich Silkin is a Russian professional football coach and a former player who is currently the head coach of FC Dynamo Moscow. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1983 for FC Dynamo Moscow.-European club competitions:... |
21 April 2011 | 9th |
| Rostov FC Rostov FC Rostov is a Russian football club based in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast. The club are currently members of the Russian Premier League and play at the Olimp – 2 stadium.-History:... |
Oleh Protasov |
resigned | 13 May 2011 | 12th | Volodymyr Lyutyi (caretaker) |
13 May 2011 | 12th |
| Lokomotiv FC Lokomotiv Moscow The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually... |
Yuri Krasnozhan Yuri Krasnozhan Yuri Anatolyevich Krasnozhan is a Russian professional football coach and a former player, who coaches the Russia-2 national football team.- Career :... |
sacked | 06 June 2011 | 5th |  Vladimir MaminovVladimir Maminov Vladimir Aleksandrovich Maminov is a retired Russian footballer who also has Uzbekistan citizenship. He is currently assistant coach of FC Lokomotiv Moscow.-Career:... (caretaker) |
07 June 2011 | 5th |
| Terek FC Terek Grozny FC Terek Grozny is a Russian football club, currently playing in the Russian Premier League.... |
Ruud Gullit Ruud Gullit OON is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the captain of the Netherlands national team that was victorious at Euro 88 and was also a member of the squad for the 1990 World Cup. He was named the European Footballer of the... |
sacked | 14 June 2011 | 14th | Isa Baytiyev Isa Baytiyev Isa Abduldzhalilovich Baytiyev is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.He currently is an assistant manager of FC Terek Grozny in the Russian Premier League.-External links:... (caretaker) |
15 June 2011 | 14th |
| Spartak Nalchik PFC Spartak Nalchik PFC Spartak Nalchik is a Russian association football club based in Nalchik. Spartak has played in Russian Premier League since 2006.-History:... |
Vladimir Eshtrekov Vladimir Eshtrekov Vladimir Khazrailovich Eshtrekov is a Russian football manager and former Soviet international player. He played 163 games in the USSR championships and scored 17 goals.-International career:... |
sacked | 15 June 2011 | 16th | Russia Sergei Tashuyev |
16 June 2011 | 16th |
| Volga FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod is a Russian football club from Nizhny Novgorod, founded in 1963. In 2008, FC Volga won the Ural-Povolzhye zone of the Russian Second Division and advanced to the Russian First Division. It finished First Division as 4th in 2009 and finished one as 2nd in 2010 and... |
Omari Tetradze Omari Tetradze Omari Mikhailovich Tetradze is a former football player of Georgian Greek descent who, during his playing career, represented Russia at international level.-Early life:... |
sacked | 16 June 2011 | 12th | Dmitri Cheryshev Dmitri Cheryshev Dmitri Nikolayevich Cheryshev is an association football player. Since 2008 to 2010, he worked as a coach for one of children's team in Real Madrid C.F. Currently, he is a manager of FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod in the Russian Premier League... |
16 June 2011 | 12th |
| Rostov FC Rostov FC Rostov is a Russian football club based in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast. The club are currently members of the Russian Premier League and play at the Olimp – 2 stadium.-History:... |
Volodymyr Lyutyi (caretaker) |
sacked | 20 June 2011 | 14th | Andrei Talalayev Andrei Talalayev Andrei Viktorovich Talalayev is a Russian professional football coach, television commentator and a former player. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1991 for FC Torpedo Moscow.-Honours:* Soviet Top League bronze: 1991.... (caretaker) |
20 June 2011 | 14th |
| Krylia Sovetov | Aleksandr Tarkhanov Aleksandr Tarkhanov Aleksandr Fyodorovich Tarkhanov is a retired Soviet football player and a current Russian coach. He last managed FC Krylia Sovetov Samara.His son Yuri Tarkhanov is a professional footballer.-International career:... |
sacked | 28 June 2011 | 16th | Andrei Kobelev |
30 June 2011 | 16th |
| Rostov FC Rostov FC Rostov is a Russian football club based in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast. The club are currently members of the Russian Premier League and play at the Olimp – 2 stadium.-History:... |
Andrei Talalayev Andrei Talalayev Andrei Viktorovich Talalayev is a Russian professional football coach, television commentator and a former player. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1991 for FC Torpedo Moscow.-Honours:* Soviet Top League bronze: 1991.... (caretaker) |
caretaking spell over | 1 July 2011 | 14th | Sergei Balakhnin Sergei Balakhnin Sergei Nikolayevich Balakhnin is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He manages FC Rostov in the Russian Premier League. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Second League in 1979 for FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don.... |
1 July 2011 | 14th |
| Lokomotiv FC Lokomotiv Moscow The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually... |
Vladimir Maminov Vladimir Maminov Vladimir Aleksandrovich Maminov is a retired Russian footballer who also has Uzbekistan citizenship. He is currently assistant coach of FC Lokomotiv Moscow.-Career:... (caretaker) |
caretaking spell over | 1 July 2011 | 8th | José Couceiro |
1 July 2011 | 8th |
| Tom | Valeri Nepomniachi |
resigned | 19 September 2011 | 14th | Vasili Baskakov Vasili Baskakov Vasili Vladimirovich Baskakov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he is an assistant manager of FC Tom Tomsk in the Russian Premier League.-External links:*... (caretaker) |
19 September 2011 | 14th |
| Tom | Vasili Baskakov Vasili Baskakov Vasili Vladimirovich Baskakov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he is an assistant manager of FC Tom Tomsk in the Russian Premier League.-External links:*... (caretaker) |
caretaking spell over | 27 September 2011 | 14th | Sergei Perednya Sergei Perednya Sergei Aleksandrovich Perednya is a Russian football coach and a former player. Currently, he is a manager of FC Tom Tomsk in the Russian Premier League.-External links:... (caretaker) |
27 September 2011 | 14th |
| Terek FC Terek Grozny FC Terek Grozny is a Russian football club, currently playing in the Russian Premier League.... |
Isa Baytiyev Isa Baytiyev Isa Abduldzhalilovich Baytiyev is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.He currently is an assistant manager of FC Terek Grozny in the Russian Premier League.-External links:... (caretaker) |
caretaking spell over | 27 September 2011 | 11th | Stanislav Cherchesov Stanislav Cherchesov Stanislav Salamovich Cherchesov is a Russian football manager and former international goalkeeper for USSR and Russia. He currently manages FC Terek Grozny.... |
27 September 2011 | 11th |
| Amkar FC Amkar Perm FC Amkar Perm is a professional football club playing in Russian Premier League.They are based in the city of Perm and are the easternmost football club in Europe playing in top national competition... |
Rashid Rakhimov Rashid Rakhimov Rashid Rakhimov is Tajikistani football coach and former footballer, before September 2001 the head coach of Amkar Perm.-Playing career:... |
sacked | 27 September 2011 | 13th | Miodrag Božović Miodrag Božovic Miodrag Božović is a Montenegrin football manager and former player. He manages FC Amkar Perm in the Russian Premier League.- Playing career :... |
29 September 2011 | 13th |
| Anzhi FC Anzhi Makhachkala FC Anzhi Makhachkala is a Russian football club based in Makhachkala, capital of the Republic of Dagestan, which plays in the Russian Premier League. The word "Anzhi" is part of Anzhi-Qala the old name of Makhachkala.-History:The club was founded in 1991 and has played in the Russian league since... |
Gadzhi Gadzhiyev |
sacked | 29 September 2011 | 7th | Russia Andrei Gordeyev Andrei Gordeyev Andrei Lvovich Gordeyev is a Russian professional football coach and a former player who is currently an caretaker manager with FC Anzhi Makhachkala... (caretaker) |
29 September 2011 | 7th |
Grigoryev affair
In early 2011, the contracts of three young FC Spartak MoscowFC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
players (Maksim Grigoryev
Maksim Sergeyevich Grigoryev
Maksim Sergeyevich Grigoryev is a Russian football player. He currently plays for FC Rostov. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on March 21, 2009 in a game against FC Kuban Krasnodar...
, Dmitri Malyaka
Dmitri Malyaka
Dmitri Sergeyevich Malyaka is a Russian football player. He currently plays for FC Rostov. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on April 10, 2011 in a game against FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod.-External links: -References:...
and Yevgeni Filippov) expired, and they decided to switch to FC Rostov
FC Rostov
FC Rostov is a Russian football club based in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast. The club are currently members of the Russian Premier League and play at the Olimp – 2 stadium.-History:...
. According to Russian football regulations, when a player under 23 years of age who was raised in the club system transfers to a different club after his contract expires, his old club is due compensation from his new club. If the new club plays on the third level (Russian Second Division
Russian Second Division
The Russian Second Division is the third level of Russian professional football.In 1998–2010, it was run by the Professional Football League....
), the compensation is the player's 5 previous years' salary multiplied by 1, if his new club is in the National League Championship
Football Championship of the National League
The Football Championship of the National League , formerly called Russian First Division is the second level of Russian professional football....
, it's multiplied by 2 and if it's a Russian Premier League
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
club, it's multiplied by 3. The three players signed with a Russian Second Division
Russian Second Division
The Russian Second Division is the third level of Russian professional football.In 1998–2010, it was run by the Professional Football League....
team FC MITOS Novocherkassk
FC MITOS Novocherkassk
FC MITOS Novocherkassk is a Russian association football club from Novocherkassk, founded in 1999 as amateur club by construction company MITOS. In 2008 FC MITOS has debut in semi-professional championship in first league of Rostov Oblast, where became the champion...
who immediately loaned them to the Russian Premier League
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
team FC Rostov
FC Rostov
FC Rostov is a Russian football club based in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast. The club are currently members of the Russian Premier League and play at the Olimp – 2 stadium.-History:...
. Spartak lodged a complaint with the Russian Football Union, claiming this was not a fair transfer as the only reason for it was to lower the compensation that FC Rostov was due to pay Spartak. After the protest was declined on March 29, 2011, Grigoryev was registered for FC Rostov and scored a goal on his debut against FC Lokomotiv Moscow
FC Lokomotiv Moscow
The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...
on April 2, 2011, the game ended with a score of 1–1. FC Lokomotiv's president, Olga Smorodskaya, filed a complaint with the Russian Football Union and Premier League, claiming Grigoryev was not eligible to be registered and play for FC Rostov. Before the protest was heard, Grigoryev scored a goal in Rostov's 2-1 victory over FC Dynamo Moscow
FC Dynamo Moscow
Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, currently playing in the Russian Premier League. Dynamo's traditional kit colours are blue and white...
in the 2010–11 Russian Cup
2010–11 Russian Cup
The Russian Cup 2010–11 was the nineteenth season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The competition started on April 14, 2010 and ended with the Final on May 22, 2011 at Shinnik Stadium in Yaroslavl, won by CSKA Moscow 2–1 over Alania Vladikavkaz...
quarterfinal. The protest was heard by the RFU's Dispute Resolution Chamber on April 21, 2011. Smorodskaya insisted that FC MITOS did not have the transfer certificate from Spartak in their possession before the transfer deadline and therefore could not have legally registered Grigoryev. The protest was declined as, according to the league, Grigoryev et al. were registered with RFPL before the transfer deadline, even though they were not included on the official rosters on the league's website or in any other sources. The official league website actually still lists the date of their registration as April 1.
Zenit St. Petersburg - CSKA affair
According to the league regulations, every team has to put at least one player with a Russian citizenship born in 1990 or later on their game roster in every game (even if the player in question stays on the bench). If there is no such player or players, the team guilty is punished by the victory being awarded to their opponent and a fine. In the game against PFC CSKA Moscow on 10 April 2011, Zenit St. PetersburgFC Zenit Saint Petersburg
Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League...
did not have such a player in their lineup (the game ended in 1–1 draw). The youngest player was born in 1989. After the game, Russian Football Union president Sergei Fursenko said that Zenit would likely be awarded a defeat for breaking the regulations. Zenit manager Luciano Spalletti
Luciano Spalletti
Luciano Spalletti is a retired Italian footballer and current coach of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.-Playing career:Born in Certaldo, Province of Florence, Spalletti played for Serie C teams such as Entella, Spezia, Viareggio and Empoli....
said after the game that they did this intentionally, as they were told it is punishable by a fine only, and the team was ready to pay the fine. They have done the same thing in the 2010 season and fine was the only punishment. However, the regulations were updated in December 2010, and the current exact language of Article 109 of the Disciplinary Regulations of the RFU states it is punishable by "a defeat awarded and a fine", not "a defeat awarded or a fine". Zenit was awarded a defeat by the RFU on April 13. Zenit removed Vladislav Radimov
Vladislav Radimov
Vladislav Nikolayevich Radimov is a retired association footballer who played midfielder. Currently, he works as an assistant coach with FC Zenit St. Petersburg. He was previously the captain of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and is a former Russian international player. He was a right-sided...
, who as team director was responsible for filing the game roster with the league, from his position to the reserve team's assistant coach position, with a reduction in salary. Zenit's lawyer was punished by the club by having his bonus cancelled.
Following the RFU decision, the Premier League further decided that the goals scored by Mark González
Mark González
Mark Dennis González Hoffman , commonly known as Mark González, is a South African-born Chilean footballer whose preferred position is as a left winger. Renowned for his lightning pace, he is nicknamed "Speedy González". González currently plays for CSKA Moscow.-Early life:Mark González was born in...
and Konstantin Zyryanov
Konstantin Zyryanov
Konstantin Georgiyevich Zyryanov is an association footballer who currently plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Russian national team....
would not count for their scoring totals, but the yellow cards received in the game would count for disciplinary purposes.
Dejan Radić and Sergei Narubin injuries
On April 23, 2011 during a FC RostovFC Rostov
FC Rostov is a Russian football club based in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast. The club are currently members of the Russian Premier League and play at the Olimp – 2 stadium.-History:...
- FC Terek Grozny
FC Terek Grozny
FC Terek Grozny is a Russian football club, currently playing in the Russian Premier League....
game, Rostov goalkeeper Dejan Radić
Dejan Radić
Dejan Radić is a Serbian footballer currently playing for FC Rostov.On April 23, 2011 during a Russian Premier League game against FC Terek Grozny, he collided with Zaur Sadayev fighting for a high ball. He had to be rushed into the hospital and after it was discovered that his kidney is seriously...
collided with Terek's Zaur Sadayev
Zaur Sadayev
Zaur Umarovich Sadayev is a Russian football player of Chechen origin. Currently, he plays for FC Terek Grozny. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2008.-External links:...
fighting for a high ball. He had to be rushed into the hospital and after it was discovered that his kidney is seriously injured, he had to undergo nephrectomy
Nephrectomy
Nephrectomy is the surgical removal of a kidney.-History:The first successful nephrectomy was performed by the German surgeon Gustav Simon on August 2, 1869 in Heidelberg. Simon practiced the operation beforehand in animal experiments...
(surgical removal of a kidney). His club, FC Rostov
FC Rostov
FC Rostov is a Russian football club based in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast. The club are currently members of the Russian Premier League and play at the Olimp – 2 stadium.-History:...
, announced that he will continue to receive all the bonuses he would have received if he was able to play as a starter during the time of his recovery. Former Russian international Valeri Minko
Valeri Minko
Valeri Vikentyevich Minko is a former association footballer who played defender and now head coach.He capped for USSR U-20 team at 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship....
, who played more than 200 games after undergoing nephrectomy himself after an in-game collision, said he expects Radić to fully recover and play again.
On May 21, 2011 FC Amkar Perm
FC Amkar Perm
FC Amkar Perm is a professional football club playing in Russian Premier League.They are based in the city of Perm and are the easternmost football club in Europe playing in top national competition...
goalkeeper Sergei Narubin
Sergei Narubin
Sergei Vladimirovich Narubin is a Russian footballer currently playing for FC Amkar Perm. His career went through FC Saturn Ramenskoye , FC Meteor Zhukovsky , FC Fabus Bronnitsy , FC Dynamo Bryansk , FC Alania Vladikavkaz , FC Dynamo Bryansk , FC Amkar Perm . He is 1.95m tall and weighs 87 kg...
was seriously injured in a collision with FC Rostov
FC Rostov
FC Rostov is a Russian football club based in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast. The club are currently members of the Russian Premier League and play at the Olimp – 2 stadium.-History:...
's Kornel Saláta
Kornel Saláta
Kornél Saláta is a Slovak football defender who currently plays for the Russian Premier League club FC Rostov and the Slovakia national football team.-Club career:...
. He had to undergo splenectomy
Splenectomy
A splenectomy is a surgical procedure that partially or completely removes the spleen.-Indications:The spleen, similar in structure to a large lymph node, acts as a blood filter. Current knowledge of its purpose includes the removal of old red blood cells and platelets, and the detection and fight...
(surgical removal of the spleen).
Tom Tomsk futility record
FC Tom Tomsk was not able to score a single goal in 12 consecutive games from game day 18 (July 30) to game day 29 (October 30), they played 1166 minutes of game time without scoring a goal. They finally scored on the last game day of the first stage on November 5. They only gained 1 point in those 12 games; when the series started, they were 9th in the league in goals scored with 18 goals in 17 games. The previous mark was set by FC Lokomotiv MoscowFC Lokomotiv Moscow
The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...
who could not score for 10 consecutive games and 943 minutes in the 1954 Soviet Top League
1954 Soviet Top League
Thirteen teams took part in the world champion national soda-pop soccer league with FC Dynamo Moscow winning the championship.-League standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-Top...
.
Results
First phase top goalscorers
| # | Scorer | Goals (Pen.) | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Seydou Doumbia |
23 | CSKA |
| 2 | Aleksandr Kerzhakov Aleksandr Kerzhakov Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kerzhakov is a Russian international association football striker currently playing for Russian Premier League club Zenit St. Petersburg.-Zenit:... |
16 (1) | Zenit FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League... |
| 3 | Lacina Traoré |
14 (4) | Kuban FC Kuban Krasnodar FC Kuban is a Russian football club based in Krasnodar. In 2011 will play in the Russian Premier League after having won the Russian First Division in 2010.... |
| 4 | Andriy Voronin Andriy Voronin Andriy Viktorovych Voronin is a Ukrainian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Dynamo Moscow. His previous clubs include Chornomorets Odessa, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Mainz, Köln, Bayer Leverkusen, and Liverpool. In the 2002–03 season, Voronin became top goalscorer in the... |
11 | Dynamo FC Dynamo Moscow Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, currently playing in the Russian Premier League. Dynamo's traditional kit colours are blue and white... |
| Danko Lazović Danko Lazovic Danko Lazović is a Serbian footballer who plays for Russian Premier League club Zenit as a second striker or a winger.-Feyenoord:... |
11 (3) | Zenit FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League... |
|
| 6 |  Kevin KurányiKevin Kurányi Kevin Dennis Kurányi is a German footballer who plays in Russia for Dynamo Moscow. He is a striker who possesses great aerial ability and finishing skills.- Early life :... |
10 | Dynamo FC Dynamo Moscow Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, currently playing in the Russian Premier League. Dynamo's traditional kit colours are blue and white... |
| Igor Semshov Igor Semshov Igor Petrovich Semshov is a Russian professional footballer who plays for Dynamo Moscow and Russia.- Career :Semshov graduated from the CSKA academy in 1996, but was unable to hold a starting place and left for Torpedo Moscow in 1998 after only two seasons. He played well, and became one of the... |
10 | Dynamo FC Dynamo Moscow Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, currently playing in the Russian Premier League. Dynamo's traditional kit colours are blue and white... |
|
| 8 | Sergei Davydov Sergei Sergeyevich Davydov Sergei Sergeyevich Davydov is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays for FC Kuban Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League as a striker.-Dynamo Bryansk:... |
9 (1) | Kuban FC Kuban Krasnodar FC Kuban is a Russian football club based in Krasnodar. In 2011 will play in the Russian Premier League after having won the Russian First Division in 2010.... |
| 9 | Danny |
8 | Zenit FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League... |
| Vágner Love Vagner Love Vágner Silva de Souza , commonly known as Vágner Love, is a Brazilian football striker who plays for CSKA Moscow.-Palmeiras:... |
8 | CSKA | |
| Pavel Golyshev Pavel Golyshev Pavel Sergeyevich Golyshev is a Russian footballer currently playing for FC Tom Tomsk.He is a brother of Dmitri Golyshev.-External links:... |
8 (2) | Tom | |
Last updated: November 6, 2011
Source: Russian Premier League
Second phase
After the first 30 fixtures, teams were split into two groups of eight which play against each other on a home-and-away basis. Fixtures 31 and 32 were scheduled to be held on the weekends of the 3rd and the 4th weeks of November 2011 respectively. Fixture 33 will take place on March 3-4, 2012. The matches of Fixture 44 (the last one) will start simultaneously at 11a.m. GMT on May 13, 2012. Russian Football Union decided to set up the calendar for the championship group manually, instead of the computer draw. The computer draw will be done only for the relegation group. The final version of the second phase calendar became available on November 7, 2011.Championship group
The top eight teams of the first phase participate in this group, which will decide which team will win the championship. Additionally, teams in this group compete for two 2012–13 Champions League2012–13 UEFA Champions League
A total of 76 or 77 teams will participate in the 2012–13 Champions League, from 52 UEFA associations...
and three Europa League
2012–13 UEFA Europa League
The 2012–13 UEFA Europa League will be the fourth season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. The final will be played at the Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, the Netherlands....
spots.
The winners will qualify for the Champions League group stage, with the runners-up earning a spot in the third qualifying round. Furthermore, the third-placed team will qualify for the play-off round of the Europa League, with the fourth- and fitfth-placed teams earning spots in the third qualifying round and second qualifying round, respectively.
An additional Europa League play-off round spot is awarded to the winners of the 2011–12 Russian Cup
2011–12 Russian Cup
The Russian Cup 2011–12 is the twentieth season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union. The competition started on April 20, 2011 and will finish with the Final held in May 2012. The cup champion wins a spot in the 2012-13 UEFA Europa League Play-off...
. However, depending on the final league placement of both finalists, the allocation of all four Europa League spots may vary according to the table below.
| Positions of Cup 2011–12 Russian Cup The Russian Cup 2011–12 is the twentieth season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union. The competition started on April 20, 2011 and will finish with the Final held in May 2012. The cup champion wins a spot in the 2012-13 UEFA Europa League Play-off... finalists | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Scorer | Goals (Pen.) | Team |
| 1 | Seydou Doumbia |
24 (1) | CSKA |
| 2 | Aleksandr Kerzhakov Aleksandr Kerzhakov Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kerzhakov is a Russian international association football striker currently playing for Russian Premier League club Zenit St. Petersburg.-Zenit:... |
16 (1) | Zenit FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League... |
| 3 | Lacina Traoré |
15 (4) | Kuban FC Kuban Krasnodar FC Kuban is a Russian football club based in Krasnodar. In 2011 will play in the Russian Premier League after having won the Russian First Division in 2010.... |
| 4 | Igor Semshov Igor Semshov Igor Petrovich Semshov is a Russian professional footballer who plays for Dynamo Moscow and Russia.- Career :Semshov graduated from the CSKA academy in 1996, but was unable to hold a starting place and left for Torpedo Moscow in 1998 after only two seasons. He played well, and became one of the... |
11 | Dynamo FC Dynamo Moscow Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, currently playing in the Russian Premier League. Dynamo's traditional kit colours are blue and white... |
| Andriy Voronin Andriy Voronin Andriy Viktorovych Voronin is a Ukrainian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Dynamo Moscow. His previous clubs include Chornomorets Odessa, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Mainz, Köln, Bayer Leverkusen, and Liverpool. In the 2002–03 season, Voronin became top goalscorer in the... |
11 | Dynamo FC Dynamo Moscow Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, currently playing in the Russian Premier League. Dynamo's traditional kit colours are blue and white... |
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| Danko Lazović Danko Lazovic Danko Lazović is a Serbian footballer who plays for Russian Premier League club Zenit as a second striker or a winger.-Feyenoord:... |
11 (3) | Zenit FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League... |
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| 7 | Kevin Kurányi Kevin Kurányi Kevin Dennis Kurányi is a German footballer who plays in Russia for Dynamo Moscow. He is a striker who possesses great aerial ability and finishing skills.- Early life :... |
10 | Dynamo FC Dynamo Moscow Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, currently playing in the Russian Premier League. Dynamo's traditional kit colours are blue and white... |
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9 | Zenit FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League... |
| Vágner Love Vagner Love Vágner Silva de Souza , commonly known as Vágner Love, is a Brazilian football striker who plays for CSKA Moscow.-Palmeiras:... |
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| Sergei Davydov Sergei Sergeyevich Davydov Sergei Sergeyevich Davydov is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays for FC Kuban Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League as a striker.-Dynamo Bryansk:... |
9 (1) | Kuban FC Kuban Krasnodar FC Kuban is a Russian football club based in Krasnodar. In 2011 will play in the Russian Premier League after having won the Russian First Division in 2010.... |
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Last updated: November 27, 2011
Source: Russian Premier League
Relegation group
The bottom eight teams of the first phase will determine the teams to be relegated to the 2012–13 National League ChampionshipFootball Championship of the National League
The Football Championship of the National League , formerly called Russian First Division is the second level of Russian professional football....
. The bottom two teams of this group will be directly relegated, while the fifth- and sixth-placed teams will have to compete in relegation/promotion playoffs with the third- and fourth-placed teams of the 2011–12 National League Championship
2011–12 Football Championship of the National League
The Football Championship of the National League is the 20th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on the 4th of April.-Overview:...
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Relegation group results
Relegation group top goalscorers
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| 1 | Roman Adamov Roman Adamov Roman Stanislavovich Adamov is a Russian football player.- Club career :Adamov has been prolific in the Russian Premier League since joining FC Moscow, he was signed from Terek Grozny.... |
9 (2) | Rostov FC Rostov FC Rostov is a Russian football club based in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast. The club are currently members of the Russian Premier League and play at the Olimp – 2 stadium.-History:... |
| 2 | Yevgeni Shipitsin Yevgeni Shipitsin Yevgeni Fyodorovich Shipitsin is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays for FC Krasnodar.-External links:*... |
8 | Krasnodar FC Krasnodar FC Krasnodar is a Russian association football club from Krasnodar. In 2009 the club was promoted to the Russian First Division, the second highest division of the Russian football league system despite finishing Zone South of Second Division as 3rd. In 2009 club finished as 10th... |
| Pavel Golyshev Pavel Golyshev Pavel Sergeyevich Golyshev is a Russian footballer currently playing for FC Tom Tomsk.He is a brother of Dmitri Golyshev.-External links:... |
8 (2) | Tom | |
 Yura MovsisyanYura Movsisyan Yura Movsisyan is an Armenian-American footballer who currently plays for the Armenian national football team and Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League. Yura Movsisyan is the cousin of former Real Salt Lake player Artur Aghasyan.... |
8 (2) | Krasnodar FC Krasnodar FC Krasnodar is a Russian association football club from Krasnodar. In 2009 the club was promoted to the Russian First Division, the second highest division of the Russian football league system despite finishing Zone South of Second Division as 3rd. In 2009 club finished as 10th... |
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| 5 | Otar Martsvaladze Otar Martsvaladze Otar Martsvaladze is a professional Georgian football player, currently playing in Russia for FC Krasnodar.-Career:Martsvaladze was signed for FC Dynamo Kyiv along with countryman Kakhaber Aladashvili in 2006.... |
7 (1) | Volga FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod is a Russian football club from Nizhny Novgorod, founded in 1963. In 2008, FC Volga won the Ural-Povolzhye zone of the Russian Second Division and advanced to the Russian First Division. It finished First Division as 4th in 2009 and finished one as 2nd in 2010 and... /Krasnodar FC Krasnodar FC Krasnodar is a Russian association football club from Krasnodar. In 2009 the club was promoted to the Russian First Division, the second highest division of the Russian football league system despite finishing Zone South of Second Division as 3rd. In 2009 club finished as 10th... |
| Maurício Maurício José da Silveira Júnior Maurício José da Silveira Júnior is a Brazilian footballer who plays for FC Terek Grozny in the Russian Premier League.-References:... |
7 (1) | Terek FC Terek Grozny FC Terek Grozny is a Russian football club, currently playing in the Russian Premier League.... |
Last updated: November 19, 2011
Source: Russian Premier League