# 2005 Russian Premier League

The 2005 Russian Premier League was the 14th season of the premier football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 4th under the current Russian Premier League name.

## Teams

As in the previous season, 16 teams are playing in the 2005 season. After the 2004 season, Kuban Krasnodar and Rotor Volgograd were relegated to the 2005 Russian First Division. They were replaced by Terek Grozny and Tom Tomsk, the winners and runners up of the 2004 Russian First Division.

### Venues

| Alania | Amkar | CSKA | Dynamo |
| Republican Spartak Stadium | Zvezda Stadium | Central Stadium | Central Stadium |
| Capacity: 32,464 | Capacity: 17,000 | Capacity: 36,540 | Capacity: 36,540 |
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| Metallurg Stadium | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | RZD Arena |
| Capacity: 27,084 | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | Capacity: 33,001 |
| Moscow | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | Rostov |
| Eduard Streltsov Stadium | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | Olimp-2 |
| Capacity: 13,450 | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | Capacity: 15,840 |
| Rubin | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | Saturn |
| Central Stadium | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | Saturn Stadium |
| Capacity: 22,500 | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | Capacity: 14,685 |
| Shinnik | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | Spartak |
| Shinnik Stadium | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | Luzhniki Stadium |
| Capacity: 22,871 | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaRostovRubinShinnikTerekZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League MoscowTomclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2005 Russian Premier League (Tomsk) | Capacity: 81,029 |
| Terek | Tom | Torpedo | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| Central Stadium | Trud Stadium | Luzhniki Stadium | Petrovsky Stadium |
| Capacity: 12,500 | Capacity: 10,028 | Capacity: 81,029 | Capacity: 21,570 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Location | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Alania | Vladikavkaz | Aleksandr Yanovsky (Caretaker) | Umbro | — |
| Amkar Perm | Perm | Sergei Oborin | Adidas | — |
| CSKA | Moscow | Valery Gazzaev | Umbro | Sibneft |
| Dynamo | Moscow | Andrey Kobelev (Caretaker) | Umbro | Xerox |
| Lokomotiv | Moscow | Vladimir Eshtrekov | Adidas | |
| Krylia | Samara | Gadzhi Gadzhiyev | | |
| Moscow | Moscow | Leonid Slutsky | | |
| Rostov | Rostov-on-Don | Sergei Balakhnin | Umbro | — |
| Rubin | Kazan | Kurban Berdyev | Nike | |
| Saturn | Ramenskoye | Vladimir Shevchuk | Adidas | |
| Shinnik | Yaroslavl | Oleg Dolmatov | Umbro | |
| Spartak | Moscow | Aleksandrs Starkovs | Nike | |
| Terek | Pyatigorsk | Aleksandr Tarkhanov | Umbro | |
| Tom | Tomsk | Anatoliy Byshovets | Adidas | |
| Torpedo | Moscow | Sergei Petrenko | Umbro | — |
| Zenit | Saint Petersburg | Vlastimil Petržela | Adidas | Gazprom |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Alania | Yuri Sekinayev (Caretaker) | | | Preseason | Bakhva Tedeyev | | Preseason |
| Rostov | Sergei Balakhnin | | | Preseason | Gennadi Styopushkin | | Preseason |
| Alania | Bakhva Tedeyev | | April 2005 | | Edgar Gess | 19 April 2005 | |
| Rostov | Gennadi Styopushkin | Medical treatment | 17 April 2005 | 16th | Paul Ashworth (Caretaker) | 17 April 2005 | 16th |
| Rostov | Paul Ashworth (Caretaker) | End of Role | 4 May 2005 | 16th | Gennadi Styopushkin | 4 May 2005 | 16th |
| Dynamo | Oleg Romantsev | | May 2005 | | Andrey Kobelev (Caretaker) | May 2005 | |
| Lokomotiv | Yuri Semin | | May 2005 | | Vladimir Eshtrekov | May 2005 | |
| Saturn | Aleksandr Tarkhanov | | May 2005 | | Vladimir Shevchuk | May 2005 | |
| Alania | Edgar Gess | | July 2005 | | Aleksandr Yanovsky (Caretaker) | July 2005 | |
| Alania | Aleksandr Yanovsky (Caretaker) | End of Role | 4 July 2005 | 14th | Itzhak Shum | 4 July 2005 | 14th |
| Dynamo | Andrey Kobelev (Caretaker) | End of Role | 19 July 2005 | 9th | Ivo Wortmann | 19 July 2005 | 9th |
| Moscow | Valery Petrakov | | July 2005 | | Leonid Slutsky | July 2005 | |
| Rostov | Gennadi Styopushkin | | July 2005 | | Valery Petrakov | July 2005 | |
| Rostov | Valery Petrakov | | August 2005 | | Sergei Balakhnin | August 2005 | |
| Tom | Boris Stukalov | | August 2005 | | Anatoliy Byshovets | August 2005 | |
| Alania | Itzhak Shum | Fired | 27 September 2005 | 15th | Aleksandr Yanovsky (Caretaker) | 27 September 2005 | 15th |
| Terek | Vait Talgayev | | October 2005 | | Aleksandr Tarkhanov | October 2005 | |
| Dynamo | Ivo Wortmann | Fired | 8 November 2005 | 8th | Andrey Kobelev (Caretaker) | 8 November 2005 | 8th |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | CSKA Moscow (C) | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 62 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 56 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 56 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 51 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 5 | FC Moscow | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 50 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 6 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 49 | |
| 7 | Torpedo Moscow | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 45 | |
| 8 | Dynamo Moscow | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 38 | |
| 9 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 38 | |
| 10 | Tom Tomsk | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 37 | |
| 11 | Saturn | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 33 | |
| 12 | Amkar Perm | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 33 | |
| 13 | Rostov | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 31 | |
| 14 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 29 | |
| 15 | Alania Vladikavkaz (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 23 | Relegation to First Division |
| 16 | Terek Grozny (R) | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 50 | −30 | 14 | Relegation to First Division |
* ↑ Since CSKA Moscow won the 2005–06 Russian Cup, and winner of the Russian Cup should advance to the First Round of UEFA Cup, the spot was awarded to 3rd-positioned team, because CSKA Moscow already qualified for UEFA Champions League. As a result, 4th-positioned team received a spot in the Second Qualifying Round of UEFA Cup, and 5th-positioned team received a spot in the Second Round of UEFA Intertoto Cup
* ↑ Terek had 6 points deducted for failing to pay transfer fee in time.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ALA | AMK | CSK | DYN | KRY | LOK | MOS | ROS | RUB | SAT | SHI | SPA | TER | TOM | TOR | ZEN |
| Alania Vladikavkaz | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 |
| Amkar Perm | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| CSKA Moscow | 4–3 | 3–1 | | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 |
| FC Moscow | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Rostov | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Rubin Kazan | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 |
| Saturn | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Spartak Moscow | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Terek Grozny | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Tom Tomsk | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Torpedo Moscow | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 0–4 |
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

    As of matches played on 19 November 2005.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goal |
| 1 | Dmitri Kirichenko | Moscow | 14 |
| 2 | Derlei | Dynamo | 13 |
| 3 | Igor Semshov | Torpedo | 12 |
| 4 | Roman Pavlyuchenko | Spartak Moscow | 11 |
| 5 | Aleksandr Panov | Torpedo | 10 |
| 5 | Ivica Olić | CSKA | 10 |
| 7 | Andrey Arshavin | Zenit | 9 |
| 7 | Dzhambulad Bazayev | Alania | 9 |
| 9 | Diniyar Bilyaletdinov | Lokomotiv | 8 |
| 9 | Maksim Buznikin | Rostov | 9 |
| 9 | Vágner Love | CSKA | 9 |
| 9 | Tomáš Čížek | Rubin | 9 |
| 9 | Roman Adamov | Terek | 9 |
| 9 | Aleksandr Kerzhakov | Zenit | 9 |
| 9 | Andriy Husin | Krylia | 9 |

### Statistics

* Goals: 539 (average 2.25 per match)
** From penalties: 58 (11%)
** Saved/Missed penalties: 17 (23%)
** Goals scored home: 324 (60%)
** Goals scored away: 215 (40%)
* Yellow cards: 962 (average 4.01 per match)
** For violent conduct: 603 (63%)
** For unsporting behaviour: 287 (30%)
** For undisciplined behaviour: 21 (2%)
** Other: 51 (5%)
* Red cards: 32 (average 0.13 per match)
** For second yellow card: 20 (63%)
** For denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity: 3 (9%)
** For unsporting behaviour: 3 (9%)
** For insulting language: 3 (9%)
** For attack wrecking: 1 (3%)
** For violent conduct: 1 (3%)
* Attendance: 2,881,674 (average 12,006 per match; 96,048 per matchday)

## Awards

On December 9 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:

### Goalkeepers

* Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow)
* Wojciech Kowalewski (Spartak Moscow)
* Sergei Ovchinnikov (Lokomotiv Moscow)

### Defensive midfielders

* Elvir Rahimić (CSKA Moscow)
* Francisco Lima (Lokomotiv Moscow)
* MacBeth Sibaya (Rubin)

## Medal squads

* 1. PFC CSKA Moscow
* Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (29), Veniamin Mandrykin (1).
* Defenders: Deividas Šemberas (28), Aleksei Berezutski (27 / 2), Vasili Berezutski (27 / 2), Sergei Ignashevich (22 / 5), Bohdan Shershun (1).
* Midfielders: Elvir Rahimić (30 / 1), Daniel Carvalho (29 / 4), Evgeni Aldonin (29 / 1), Chidi Odiah (27 / 2), Miloš Krasić (27 / 2), Rolan Gusev (25 / 4), Dudu (21 / 3), Yuri Zhirkov (20 / 2), Juris Laizāns (3 / 1), Osmar Ferreyra (2), Ivan Taranov (1).
* Forwards: Vágner Love (21 / 7), Ivica Olić (20 / 10), Sergey Samodin (12), Aleksandr Salugin (5 / 1), Sergei Pravosud (5). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)
* One own goal scored by Denis Kovba (FC Krylia Sovetov Samara).
* Manager: Valery Gazzaev.
* Transferred out during the season: Juris Laizāns (to FC Torpedo Moscow), Osmar Ferreyra (on loan to PSV Eindhoven), Bohdan Shershun (to FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
* 2. FC Spartak Moscow
* Goalkeepers: Wojciech Kowalewski (29), Aleksei Zuev (1).
* Defenders: Nemanja Vidić (27 / 2), Clemente Rodríguez (25 / 1), Martin Jiránek (22), Ignas Dedura (18 / 1), Adrian Iencsi (13 / 1), Emanuel Pogatetz (11), Florin Şoavă (7), Dmytro Parfenov (2).
* Midfielders: Yegor Titov (28 / 4), Denis Boyarintsev (27 / 4), Radoslav Kováč (27 / 4), Serghei Covalciuc (21 / 2), Maksym Kalynychenko (18 / 4), Vladimir Bystrov (15 / 3), Aleksandr Samedov (11), Dmitri Alenichev (8), Mozart (7), Andrejs Rubins (5).
* Forwards: Roman Pavlyuchenko (25 / 11), Fernando Cavenaghi (25 / 6), Mihajlo Pjanović (17 / 1), Aleksandr Pavlenko (14 / 2), Nikita Bazhenov (10 / 1).
* Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs .
* Transferred out during the season: Aleksandr Samedov (to FC Lokomotiv Moscow), Emanuel Pogatetz (to Middlesbrough).
* 3. FC Lokomotiv Moscow
* Goalkeepers: Sergei Ovchinnikov (29), Aleksei Poliakov (1).
* Defenders: Dmitri Sennikov (29 / 1), Malkhaz Asatiani (28 / 3), Sergei Gurenko (26), Vadim Evseev (21 / 2), Oleg Pashinin (18 / 1), Sergei Omelyanchuk (13), Dmitri Kruglov (8), Aleksei Bugayev (8).
* Midfielders: Dmitri Khokhlov (30 / 3), Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (29 / 8), Francisco Lima (26), Dmitri Loskov (22 / 6), Vladimir Maminov (20), Marat Izmailov (16 / 4), André Bikey (9), Aleksandr Samedov (9).
* Forwards: Igor Lebedenko (23 / 6), Dmitri Sychev (21 / 6), Francesco Ruopolo (7), Winston Parks (5), Essau Kanyenda (3), Maksim Buznikin (2), Mikheil Ashvetia (2), Giorgi Chelidze (2), Ruslan Pimenov (1).
* One own goal scored by Mykhaylo Starostyak (FC Shinnik Yaroslavl).
* Manager: Yuri Syomin (until April), Vladimir Eshtrekov (from April).
* Transferred out during the season: Winston Parks (on loan to FC Saturn Moscow Oblast), Essau Kanyenda (on loan to FC Rostov), Maksim Buznikin (to FC Rostov), Mikheil Ashvetia (to FC Rostov), Ruslan Pimenov (to FC Alania Vladikavkaz).