# 2012–13 FC Kuban Krasnodar season

The 2012–13 FC Kuban Krasnodar season was the second successive season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia. They also participated in the 2012–13 Russian Cup, being knocked out at the quarter-final stage by Zenit St. Petersburg on penalties after a 0–0 draw.
They started the season with Dan Petrescu as manager; however, he resigned on 14 August 2012 to take over as Dynamo Moscow manager. He was replaced by Yuri Krasnozhan, who himself was fired on 9 January 2013, after five months in charge due to irreconcilable differences with the owners. He was replaced by Leonid Kuchuk, who left Arsenal Kyiv to take over.

## Squad

As of 16 February 2013, according to the Russian Premier League official website.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | MDA | Igor Armaș |
| 3 | DF | NGA | Dele Adeleye |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Xandão |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Ángel Dealbert |
| 6 | MF | RUS | David Tsorayev |
| 7 | MF | RUS | Vladislav Kulik |
| 8 | MF | RUS | Artur Tlisov |
| 10 | MF | RUS | Aleksei Ionov (C) |
| 11 | FW | ROU | Gheorghe Bucur |
| 14 | FW | NGA | Abdulwaheed Afolabi |
| 15 | DF | BUL | Maksim Zhavnerchik |
| 17 | MF | RUS | Artyom Fidler |
| 20 | FW | ROU | Daniel Niculae |
| 21 | FW | CRC | Marco Ureña |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | MF | RUS | Anton Sosnin |
| 23 | GK | RUS | Aleksandr Belenov |
| 24 | FW | ARM | Aras Özbiliz |
| 25 | DF | RUS | Aleksei Kozlov |
| 27 | DF | CIV | Igor Lolo |
| 28 | FW | SEN | Ibrahima Baldé |
| 30 | FW | ARM | Marcos Pizzelli |
| 31 | MF | BRA | Leandro (on loan from Arsenal Kyiv) |
| 32 | MF | KAZ | Baurzhan Islamkhan |
| 33 | GK | RUS | Bogdan Karyukin |
| 34 | MF | BFA | Charles Kaboré |
| 43 | DF | RUS | Roman Bugayev |
| 71 | MF | BUL | Ivelin Popov |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Ángel Dealbert (from Valencia) |
| 14 | FW | NGA | Abdulwaheed Afolabi (from Tavriya Simferopol) |
| 20 | FW | ROU | Daniel Niculae (from AS Monaco, previously on loan to Nancy) |
| 24 | MF | ARM | Aras Özbiliz (from Ajax) |
| 28 | FW | SEN | Ibrahima Baldé (from Osasuna) |
| 71 | MF | BUL | Ivelin Popov (from Gaziantepspor) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | RUS | Boris Rotenberg (to Olympiakos Nicosia on loan from Dynamo Moscow) |
| 5 | DF | RUS | Sergei Bendz (on loan to Tom Tomsk, previously on loan to Volga Nizhny Novgorod) |
| 19 | FW | RUS | Anton Sekret (on loan to Volgar Astrakhan) |
| 20 | FW | CIV | Lacina Traoré (to Anzhi Makhachkala) |
| 32 | DF | ANG | Francisco Zuela (to APOEL, previously on loan to Atromitos) |
| 37 | MF | RUS | Mikhail Komkov (on loan to Khimki) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | NGA | Dele Adeleye (from Tavriya) |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Xandão (from Desportivo Brasil) |
| 31 | MF | BRA | Leandro (on loan from FC Arsenal Kyiv) |
| 32 | MF | KAZ | Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (from FK Taraz) |
| 34 | MF | BFA | Charles Kaboré (from Marseille) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | MDA | Stanislav Namașco (to FC Volgar Astrakhan) |
| 9 | FW | RUS | Nikolai Zhilyayev (released) |
| 18 | DF | RUS | Anton Rogochiy (released) |
| 26 | DF | BRA | Zelão (to Astana) |
| 90 | FW | RUS | Aleksandr Prudnikov (to Alania Vladikavkaz) |

## Competitions
### Russian Premier League
#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | D | D | D | D | D | W | W | D | W |
| Position | | | | | | | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 4 | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 51 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 5 | Kuban Krasnodar | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 6 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 7 | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 48 | |
* ↑ Dynamo Moscow ahead of Terek Grozny on head-to-head points; Dynamo Moscow–Terek Grozny 1–2, Terek Grozny–Dynamo Moscow 1–2.

### Russian Cup
#### Matches
## Squad statistics

    As of 28 May 2012

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | MDA | Igor Armaş | 18 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Xandão | 10 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Ángel Dealbert | 31 | 1 | 28+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | RUS | David Tsorayev | 16 | 2 | 8+7 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | RUS | Vladislav Kulik | 27 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | RUS | Artur Tlisov | 27 | 1 | 16+8 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | RUS | Aleksei Ionov | 32 | 2 | 29+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ROU | Gheorghe Bucur | 23 | 4 | 5+16 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | NGA | Abdulwaheed Afolabi | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | BLR | Maksim Zhavnerchik | 11 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | RUS | Artyom Fidler | 17 | 2 | 10+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ROU | Daniel Niculae | 13 | 2 | 6+5 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | CRC | Marco Ureña | 7 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | RUS | Anton Sosnin | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | RUS | Aleksandr Belenov | 32 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ARM | Aras Özbiliz | 24 | 10 | 16+6 | 9 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | RUS | Aleksei Kozlov | 26 | 0 | 25+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | CIV | Igor Lolo | 17 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | SEN | Ibrahima Baldé | 23 | 8 | 21+2 | 8 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ARM | Marcos Pizzelli | 23 | 6 | 12+9 | 5 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | BRA | Leandro | 8 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | BFA | Charles Kaboré | 12 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | RUS | Roman Bugayev | 9 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 71 | MF | BUL | Ivelin Popov | 26 | 9 | 18+5 | 9 | 1+2 | 0 |
| Players away from Kuban Krasnodar on loan: ||||||||||
| 19 | FW | RUS | Anton Sekret | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | RUS | Mikhail Komkov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who left Kuban Krasnodar during the season: ||||||||||
| 18 | DF | RUS | Anton Rogochiy | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | BRA | Zelão | 12 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | RUS | Aleksandr Prudnikov | 4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Russian Premier League | Russian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 24 | Aras Özbiliz | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | MF | 71 | Ivelin Popov | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | FW | 28 | Ibrahima Baldé | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | FW | 30 | Marcos Pizzelli | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | 11 | Gheorghe Bucur | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | | | Own Goal | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 6 | David Tsorayev | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 17 | Artyom Fidler | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 10 | Aleksei Ionov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | 20 | Daniel Niculae | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | 5 | Ángel Dealbert | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 8 | Artur Tlisov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | 90 | Aleksandr Prudnikov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 47 | 2 | 49 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Russian Premier League | Russian Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Igor Armaş | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Xandão | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Ángel Dealbert | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | David Tsorayev | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Artur Tlisov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Aleksei Ionov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Gheorghe Bucur | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Maksim Zhavnerchik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Artyom Fidler | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Anton Sekret | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Daniel Niculae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | Aleksandr Belenov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Aras Özbiliz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Aleksei Kozlov | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | Zelão | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 27 | DF | Igor Lolo | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 28 | FW | Ibrahima Baldé | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | Ivelin Popov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Leandro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Charles Kaboré | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | Roman Bugayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | MF | Ivelin Popov | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | Aleksandr Prudnikov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 74 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 8 |