# 2014–15 FC Rostov season

The 2014–15 FC Rostov season was the sixth successive season that the club will play in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. Rostov will also take part in the Russian Cup and the Europa League, their first European campaign since 2000, entering at the Play-off round.
On 25 September 2014, Miodrag Božović resigned as the club's manager, with Igor Gamula appointed as his replacement. Following Rostov's 1-0 win over FC Ural, Gamula became involved in a racism row following question to the possibility of Rostov signing Benoit Angbwa, saying that six "dark-skinned players" was sufficient for the team. On 12 November Gamula was handed a 5-Game ban following his remarks.
On 18 December, Gamula was moved to Youth Team 21 manager, with Kurban Berdyev being appointed as the new manager of the first team.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CRO | Stipe Pletikosa (captain) |
| 2 | MF | BLR | Timofei Kalachev |
| 3 | DF | RUS | Vladimir Granat (on loan from Dynamo Moscow) |
| 4 | MF | RUS | Dmitri Torbinski |
| 5 | DF | RUS | Vitali Dyakov |
| 6 | MF | RUS | Aleksei Rebko |
| 7 | MF | RUS | Maksim Grigoryev (on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow) |
| 8 | MF | MLI | Moussa Doumbia |
| 9 | MF | GAB | Guélor Kanga |
| 10 | FW | KOR | Yoo Byung-Soo |
| 11 | FW | RUS | Aleksandr Bukharov |
| 12 | GK | RUS | Nikita Chagrov |
| 14 | FW | RUS | Dmitry Poloz |
| 15 | DF | BLR | Maksim Bardachow (loan from Tom Tomsk) |
| 16 | MF | MDA | Mihai Plătică |
| 17 | MF | TKM | Vahyt Orazsahedov |
| 19 | DF | CRO | Hrvoje Milić |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | FW | IRN | Sardar Azmoun (loan from Rubin Kazan) |
| 22 | FW | RUS | Artem Dzyuba (loan from Spartak Moscow) |
| 23 | MF | RUS | Aleksandr Troshechkin |
| 25 | DF | RUS | Ivan Novoseltsev |
| 27 | DF | CIV | Igor Lolo |
| 35 | GK | RUS | Soslan Dzhanayev |
| 55 | DF | RSA | Siyanda Xulu |
| 71 | MF | RUS | Said-Ali Akhmayev |
| 73 | FW | RUS | Aleksei Grechkin |
| 77 | DF | ANG | Bastos |
| 84 | MF | MDA | Alexandru Gațcan |
| 88 | FW | LTU | Edgaras Česnauskis |
| 91 | FW | RUS | Danila Khakhalev |
| 96 | MF | RUS | Aleksandr Yuryev |
| 97 | GK | RUS | Yevgeni Goshev |
| 99 | FW | SRB | Nemanja Nikolić |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | RUS | Ruslan Abazov (at Tyumen) |
| 17 | MF | RUS | Nika Chkhapeliya (at Zenit Penza) |
| 18 | MF | RUS | Azim Fatullayev (at Tosno) |
| 22 | MF | RUS | Igor Kireyev (at Amkar Perm) |
| 34 | DF | RUS | Timofei Margasov (at Sibir Novosibirsk) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 97 | MF | RUS | Ivan Baklanov (at Arsenal Tula) |
| — | DF | RUS | Temur Mustafin (at Avangard Kursk) |
| — | MF | RUS | Khoren Bayramyan (at Volgar Astrakhan) |
| — | MF | RUS | Sergey Belousov (at Sokol Saratov) |

### Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 30 | FW | RUS | Aleksandr Stepanov |
| 32 | MF | RUS | Artyom Linchenko |
| 35 | FW | RUS | Daniil Ostapenko |
| 37 | MF | RUS | Aleksandr Kogoniya |
| 39 | DF | RUS | Andrei Demchenko |
| 44 | DF | RUS | Anton Smirnov |
| 45 | DF | RUS | Anton Lazutkin |
| 46 | DF | RUS | Nikita Kovalyov |
| 47 | MF | RUS | Andrei Sidenko |
| 48 | MF | RUS | Dmitri Mutyev |
| 49 | FW | RUS | Gennadi Kozlov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 53 | MF | RUS | Dmitri Khristis |
| 54 | DF | RUS | Konstantin Kulabukhov |
| 56 | MF | RUS | Vladislav Kamilov |
| 57 | MF | RUS | Ruslan Shapovalov |
| 58 | MF | RUS | Dmitri Kartashov |
| 62 | GK | RUS | Vladislav Suslov |
| 64 | FW | RUS | Andrei Fandeyev |
| 68 | DF | RUS | Andrei Zotov |
| 71 | MF | RUS | Maksim Miroshnichenko |
| 73 | DF | RUS | Aleksandr Logunov |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | RUS | Ruslan Abazov (from Spartak Nalchik) |
| 4 | MF | RUS | Dmitri Torbinski (from Rubin Kazan) |
| 6 | MF | RUS | Aleksei Rebko (from Amkar Perm) |
| 7 | MF | RUS | Maksim Grigoryev (loan from Lokomotiv Moscow) |
| 8 | MF | MLI | Moussa Doumbia (from Real Bamako) |
| 11 | FW | RUS | Aleksandr Bukharov (from Zenit St.Petersburg, previously on loan to Anzhi Makhachkala) |
| 15 | DF | BLR | Maksim Bardachow (loan from Tom Tomsk) |
| 17 | MF | RUS | Nika Chkhapeliya (from Krasnodar) |
| 20 | DF | HAI | Réginal Goreux (from Krylia Sovetov) |
| 22 | MF | RUS | Igor Kireyev (end of loan to Spartak Nalchik) |
| 23 | MF | RUS | Aleksandr Troshechkin (from Anzhi Makhachkala) |
| 35 | GK | RUS | Soslan Dzhanayev (from Spartak Moscow) |
| 69 | FW | CZE | Jan Holenda (end of loan to Tom Tomsk) |
| — | MF | RUS | Khoren Bayramyan (end of loan to Rotor Volgograd) |
| — | MF | RUS | Nikita Vasilyev (end of loan to Torpedo Moscow) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | RUS | Georgy Gabulov (to Krylia Sovetov) |
| 8 | MF | UKR | Ihor Khudobyak (end of loan from Karpaty Lviv) |
| 10 | FW | RUS | Artyom Dzyuba (end of loan from Spartak Moscow) |
| 12 | GK | RUS | Artyom Orsayev |
| 13 | GK | BLR | Anton Amelchenko |
| 17 | MF | RUS | Aleksandr Vasilyev (to Ufa, previously on loan to Sibir Novosibirsk) |
| 22 | MF | RUS | Igor Kireyev (loan to Amkar Perm) |
| 24 | FW | FRA | Florent Sinama Pongolle (to Chicago Fire) |
| 25 | DF | RUS | Arseniy Logashov (end of loan from Lokomotiv Moscow) |
| 33 | MF | RUS | Roman Yemelyanov (end of loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) |
| 34 | DF | RUS | Timofei Margasov (loan to Sibir Novosibirsk) |
| 42 | MF | RUS | Artyom Kulishev (to Vityaz Podolsk) |
| 49 | MF | GEO | Jano Ananidze (end of loan from Spartak Moscow) |
| 79 | MF | RUS | Nikita Mitin (to Spartak Nalchik) |
| 97 | MF | RUS | Ivan Baklanov (loan to Arsenal Tula) |
| — | MF | RUS | Sergey Belousov (loan to Sokol Saratov, previously at Shinnik Yaroslavl) |
| — | DF | RUS | Temur Mustafin (loan to Avangard Kursk) |
| — | DF | SVK | Kornel Saláta (released, previously on loan to Tom Tomsk) |
| — | MF | RUS | Khoren Bayramyan (loan to Volgar Astrakhan) |
| — | MF | RUS | Nikita Vasilyev (to Kaluga) |
| — | FW | CZE | Jan Holenda (to Viktoria Plzeň) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | RUS | Vladimir Granat (loan from Dynamo Moscow) |
| 17 | MF | TKM | Vahyt Orazsahedov (from Osmanlıspor) |
| 16 | MF | MDA | Mihai Plătică (from Zimbru Chișinău) |
| 20 | FW | IRN | Sardar Azmoun (on loan from Rubin Kazan) |
| 22 | FW | RUS | Artem Dzyuba (loan from Spartak Moscow) |
| 25 | DF | RUS | Ivan Novoseltsev (to Torpedo Moscow) |
| 71 | MF | RUS | Said-Ali Akhmayev (from Spartak Moscow) |
| 73 | FW | RUS | Aleksei Grechkin (from Spartak Moscow) |
| 91 | FW | RUS | Danila Khakhalev (from Rostov-M-2 Rostov-on-Don) |
| 96 | MF | RUS | Aleksandr Yuryev (from Spartak Moscow) |
| 97 | GK | RUS | Yevgeni Goshev (from Rostov-M-2 Rostov-on-Don) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | RUS | Ruslan Abazov (loan to Tyumen) |
| 17 | MF | RUS | Nika Chkhapeliya (loan to Zenit Penza) |
| 18 | MF | RUS | Azim Fatullayev (loan to Tosno) |
| 20 | DF | HAI | Réginal Goreux |

## Competitions
### Russian Super Cup
### 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 | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | H |
| Result | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | D |
| Position | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | Ufa | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 31 | |
| 13 | Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast (O) | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 30 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Rostov (O) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 29 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Torpedo Moscow (R) | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 29 | Relegation to Professional Football League |
| 16 | Arsenal Tula (R) | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 46 | −26 | 25 | Relegation to Football National League |

#### Relegation play-offs
### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying phase
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 7 June 2015

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup | Europa League | Europa League | Super Cup | Super Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | CRO | Stipe Pletikosa | 35 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | BLR | Timofei Kalachev | 30 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | RUS | Dmitri Torbinski | 32 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | RUS | Vitali Dyakov | 35 | 7 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | RUS | Aleksei Rebko | 19 | 0 | 6+13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | RUS | Maksim Grigoryev | 27 | 5 | 18+6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | MLI | Moussa Doumbia | 23 | 0 | 8+12 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | GAB | Guélor Kanga | 25 | 1 | 19+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | KOR | Yoo Byung-Soo | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | RUS | Aleksandr Bukharov | 32 | 5 | 19+9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | RUS | Dmitry Poloz | 24 | 4 | 14+6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | BLR | Maksim Bardachow | 21 | 0 | 17+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | MDA | Mihai Plătică | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | CRO | Hrvoje Milić | 24 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | IRN | Sardar Azmoun | 12 | 4 | 4+8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | RUS | Artem Dzyuba | 12 | 1 | 6+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | RUS | Aleksandr Troshechkin | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | RUS | Ivan Novoseltsev | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | CIV | Igor Lolo | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | RUS | Soslan Dzhanayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | RSA | Siyanda Xulu | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | ANG | Bastos | 32 | 1 | 28+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | MF | MDA | Alexandru Gațcan | 31 | 1 | 27+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | SRB | Nemanja Nikolić | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | RUS | Ruslan Abazov | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | RUS | Nika Chkhapeliya | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | RUS | Azim Fatullayev | 13 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Rostov no longer at the club: ||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | RUS | Georgy Gabulov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | HAI | Réginal Goreux | 17 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal Scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Russian Premier League | Relegation Play-off | Russian Cup | UEFA Europa League | Russian Super Cup | Total |
| 1 | DF | 5 | Vitali Dyakov | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | MF | 7 | Maksim Grigoryev | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | 11 | Aleksandr Bukharov | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 14 | Dmitry Poloz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 20 | Sardar Azmoun | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | 4 | Dmitri Torbinski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 84 | Alexandru Gațcan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 2 | Timofei Kalachev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 9 | Guélor Kanga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | 22 | Artem Dzyuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 77 | Bastos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 19 | Hrvoje Milić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Russian Premier League | Russian Premier League | Relegation Play-off | Relegation Play-off | Russian Cup | Russian Cup | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League | Russian Super Cup | Russian Super Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Stipe Pletikosa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | Timofei Kalachev | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Ruslan Abazov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Dmitri Torbinski | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Vitali Dyakov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Aleksei Rebko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Maksim Grigoryev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Moussa Doumbia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Guélor Kanga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | Aleksandr Bukharov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Maksim Bardachow | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Azim Fatullayev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Hrvoje Milić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Réginal Goreux | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | Sardar Azmoun | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Aleksandr Troshechkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Ivan Novoseltsev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Bastos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 84 | MF | Alexandru Gațcan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 77 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 86 | 4 |