# 2013–14 FC Kuban Krasnodar season

The 2013–14 FC Kuban Krasnodar season was the third successive season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia. They finished the season in 8th place and were knocked out at the fifth round of the Russian Cup by Zvezda Ryazan on penalties after a 2–2 draw.
Leonid Kuchuk left the club during the summer at the end of his contract and was replaced by Igor Osinkin in a caretaker capacity. Osinjkin left the club on 31 July, being replaced by Dorinel Munteanu, but Munteanu only lasted two and a half months before being sacked and replaced by Viktor Goncharenko.

## Squad

Updated 8 March 2014, according to the club's 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 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Xandão |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Ángel Dealbert |
| 7 | FW | CRC | Marco Ureña |
| 8 | MF | RUS | Artur Tlisov |
| 9 | MF | RUS | Arsen Khubulov |
| 10 | MF | BFA | Charles Kaboré |
| 11 | FW | ROU | Gheorghe Bucur |
| 14 | MF | RUS | Nikita Bezlikhotnov |
| 15 | DF | BLR | Maksim Zhavnerchik |
| 18 | MF | RUS | Vladislav Ignatyev |
| 19 | FW | RUS | Anton Sekret |
| 20 | FW | URU | Gonzalo Bueno |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | GHA | Mohammed Rabiu |
| 22 | MF | RUS | Anton Sosnin |
| 23 | GK | RUS | Aleksandr Belenov |
| 25 | DF | BUL | Stanislav Manolev |
| 28 | DF | PAR | Lorenzo Melgarejo |
| 33 | GK | RUS | Bogdan Karyukin |
| 35 | GK | MDA | Alexei Koşelev |
| 43 | DF | RUS | Roman Bugayev |
| 71 | MF | BUL | Ivelin Popov |
| 77 | DF | RUS | Vladimir Lobkaryov |
| 81 | MF | RUS | Temuri Bukiya |
| 99 | FW | SEN | Ibrahima Baldé |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | MF | RUS | Vladislav Ignatyev (from FC Krasnodar) |
| 13 | FW | FRA | Djibril Cissé (from Queens Park Rangers) |
| 14 | MF | RUS | Nikita Bezlikhotnov (from Torpedo Moscow) |
| 20 | FW | URU | Gonzalo Bueno (from Nacional) |
| 21 | MF | GHA | Mohammed Rabiu (from Evian) |
| 28 | DF | PAR | Lorenzo Melgarejo (from Benfica) |
| 90 | MF | RUS | Arsen Khubulov (from Alania Vladikavkaz) |
| — | MF | RUS | Igor Paderin (end of loan to Tyumen) |
| — | MF | RUS | Anton Sekret (end of loan to Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | NGA | Dele Adeleye (to Anzhi Makhachkala) |
| 7 | MF | RUS | Vladislav Kulik (to Rubin Kazan) |
| 9 | MF | RUS | Nikolai Zhilyayev (to FC Ufa) |
| 10 | MF | RUS | Aleksei Ionov (to Dynamo Moscow) |
| 14 | FW | NGA | Abdulwaheed Afolabi (to Gabala) |
| 14 | MF | RUS | Nikita Bezlikhotnov (on loan to Metalurh Donetsk) |
| 20 | FW | ROU | Daniel Niculae (to Gent) |
| 24 | MF | ARM | Aras Özbiliz (to Spartak Moscow) |
| 27 | DF | CIV | Igor Lolo (to Rostov) |
| 30 | MF | ARM | Marcos Pizzelli (to FC Krasnodar) |
| 31 | DF | BRA | Leandro (end of loan from Arsenal Kyiv) |
| 32 | MF | KAZ | Baurzhan Islamkhan (on loan to Astana) |
| 74 | MF | RUS | Bunyamudin Mustafayev (to Torpedo Armavir) |
| 78 | GK | RUS | Maksim Shvagirev (to Torpedo Armavir) |
| 80 | MF | RUS | Ruslan Gomleshko (to Torpedo Armavir) |
| 81 | FW | RUS | Kirill Romanets (to Vityaz Krymsk) |
| 89 | GK | RUS | Dmitri Zaytsev (to Torpedo Armavir) |
| 91 | FW | RUS | Yevgeni Kasyanov (to Torpedo Armavir) |
| 94 | DF | RUS | Aleksandr Kaglyuk (to Torpedo Armavir) |
| 96 | MF | RUS | Maksim Malysh (to Torpedo Armavir) |
| — | DF | RUS | Sergei Bendz (released, previously on loan to Tom Tomsk) |
| — | MF | RUS | Mikhail Komkov (on loan to Tom Tomsk, previously on loan at Khimki) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | RUS | Nikita Bezlikhotnov (loan return from Metalurh Donetsk) |
| 25 | DF | BUL | Stanislav Manolev (from PSV Eindhoven) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | MF | RUS | David Tsorayev (to SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk) |
| 13 | FW | FRA | Djibril Cissé (to Bastia) |
| 17 | MF | RUS | Artyom Fidler (to Ural) |
| 25 | DF | RUS | Aleksei Anatolyevich Kozlov (to Dynamo Moscow) |

## Competitions
### Russian Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 50 | |
| 7 | Rostov | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 39 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 8 | Kuban Krasnodar | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 38 | |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 38 | |
| 10 | Amkar Perm | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 38 | |
* ↑ Krasnodar ahead of Spartak Moscow on head-to-head points; Krasnodar–Spartak Moscow 4–0, Spartak Moscow–Krasnodar 3–2.
* ↑ Rostov won the 2013–14 Russian Cup, therefore qualifying for the play-off round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. However, it did not pass the Russian Football Union European licensing and thus its spot was given to Spartak. However, that RFU decision was then overturned by the CAS and Rostov was returned to the Europa League.
* 1 2 Rubin Kazan ahead of Amkar Perm on head-to-head points; Rubin Kazan–Amkar Perm 3–0, Amkar Perm–Rubin Kazan 0–0.

### Europa League
#### Qualifying rounds
#### Group stages

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VAL | SWA | KUB | STG |
| 1 | Valencia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 0–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Kuban Krasnodar | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 |
| 4 | St. Gallen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 6 | | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Kuban Krasnodar +2, St. Gallen −2.

## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 15 May 2014

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup | Europa League | Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | RUS | Eduard Baychora | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | MDA | Igor Armaş | 17 | 1 | 10+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Xandão | 37 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Ángel Dealbert | 31 | 1 | 21+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | CRC | Marco Ureña | 8 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | RUS | Artur Tlisov | 26 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | RUS | Arsen Khubulov | 20 | 2 | 10+5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | BFA | Charles Kaboré | 34 | 1 | 25+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ROU | Gheorghe Bucur | 34 | 7 | 20+8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | RUS | Nikita Bezlikhotnov | 10 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | BLR | Maksim Zhavnerchik | 21 | 0 | 15+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | RUS | Vladislav Ignatyev | 17 | 3 | 10+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | URU | Gonzalo Bueno | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | GHA | Mohammed Rabiu | 11 | 1 | 2+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | RUS | Anton Sosnin | 25 | 0 | 12+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | RUS | Aleksandr Belenov | 39 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | BUL | Stanislav Manolev | 10 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | PAR | Lorenzo Melgarejo | 23 | 10 | 13+4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4+1 | 3 |
| 43 | DF | RUS | Roman Bugayev | 30 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 68 | FW | RUS | Roman Salimov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | MF | BUL | Ivelin Popov | 38 | 9 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 77 | DF | RUS | Vladimir Lobkaryov | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | DF | RUS | Vasili Pinchuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | SEN | Ibrahima Baldé | 28 | 9 | 14+5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4+5 | 2 |
| Players away from Kuban Krasnodar on loan: ||||||||||||
| | MF | RUS | Sergey Karetnik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Kuban Krasnodar during the season: ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | RUS | David Tsorayev | 18 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | FRA | Djibril Cissé | 24 | 5 | 5+10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5+4 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | RUS | Artyom Fidler | 14 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ARM | Aras Özbiliz | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | RUS | Aleksei Kozlov | 27 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Russian Premier League | Russian Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | DF | 28 | Lorenzo Melgarejo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | 99 | Ibrahima Baldé | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | MF | 71 | Ivelin Popov | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | FW | 11 | Gheorghe Bucur | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | FW | 13 | Djibril Cissé | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | 18 | Vladislav Ignatyev | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | 24 | Aras Özbiliz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 4 | Xandão | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 9 | Arsen Khubulov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 5 | Ángel Dealbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 2 | Igor Armaș | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 21 | Mohammed Rabiu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 25 | Stanislav Manolev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 10 | Charles Kaboré | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | | | Own goal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 40 | 2 | 13 | 55 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Russian Premier League | Russian Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Igor Armaș | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Xandão | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Ángel Dealbert | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | David Tsorayev | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Artur Tlisov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Arsen Khubulov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Charles Kaboré | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | Gheorghe Bucur | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Djibril Cissé | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Nikita Bezlikhotnov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Maksim Zhavnerchik | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Artyom Fidler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Vladislav Ignatyev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Mohammed Rabiu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Anton Sosnin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | Aleksandr Belenov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Aleksei Kozlov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Stanislav Manolev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Lorenzo Melgarejo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 43 | DF | Roman Bugayev | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 71 | MF | Ivelin Popov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Vladimir Lobkaryov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | Ibrahima Baldé | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 46 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 70 | 8 |