# 2022–23 FC Rubin Kazan season

The 2022–23 season was the 65th season in the existence of FC Rubin Kazan and the club's first appearance in the Russian First League after 19 consecutive seasons in the Russian Premier League. In addition, Rubin Kazan participated in the 2022–23 Russian Cup. The club finished first in the 2022-23 Russian First League (its second title at this level), guaranteeing a return to the Russian Premier League for the 2023–24 season.

## Squad

    As of match played 27 May 2023
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | 2022–23 Season | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 22 | Yury Dyupin | GK | (1988-03-17) 17 March 1988 (age 36) | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2019 | 2023 | 22 | 0 |
| 31 | Aleksandr Belenov | GK | (1986-09-13) 13 September 1986 (age 38) | Ufa | 2022 | 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | Nikita Yanovich | GK | (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21) | Akademia Rubin | 2022 | 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Nikita Korets | GK | (2005-03-25) 25 March 2005 (age 19) | Akademia Rubin | 2022 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Yegor Teslenko | DF | (2001-01-31) 31 January 2001 (age 23) | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 2022 | 2026 | 13 | 3 |
| 3 | Elmir Nabiullin | DF | (1995-03-08) 8 March 1995 (age 29) | Pari NN | 2023 | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Alyaksandr Martynovich | DF | (1987-08-26) 26 August 1987 (age 37) | Krasnodar | 2022 | 2024 | 18 | 0 |
| 5 | Rustam Ashurmatov | DF | (1996-07-07) 7 July 1996 (age 28) | Krasnodar | 2022 | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Artyom Popov | DF | (1992-08-30) 30 August 1992 (age 32) | Baltika Kaliningrad | 2022 | 2024 | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Maksim Shiryayev | DF | (1995-07-13) 13 July 1995 (age 29) | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 2022 | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Aleksei Gritsayenko | DF | (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29) | Tambov | 2021 | 2024 | 21 | 1 |
| 53 | Ali Adnan | DF | (1993-12-19) 19 December 1993 (age 30) | Vejle BK | 2020 | 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 70 | Dmitri Kabutov | DF | (1992-03-26) 26 March 1992 (age 32) | Ufa | 2022 | 2025 | 21 | 1 |
| 77 | Ilya Samoshnikov | DF | (1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 (age 26) | Torpedo Moscow | 2020 | 2023 | 21 | 1 |
| 97 | Konstantin Nizhegorodov | DF | (2002-06-21) 21 June 2002 (age 22) | Hansa Rostok | 2020 | 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Alan Dzagoev | MF | (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 34) | CSKA Moscow | 2020 | 2023 | 14 | 2 |
| 7 | Soltmurad Bakayev | MF | (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 (age 25) | Spartak Moscow | 2022 | 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Aleksandr Lomovitsky | MF | (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 26) | Spartak Moscow | 2020 | 2024 | 13 | 1 |
| 10 | Darko Jevtić | MF | (1993-02-08) 8 February 1993 (age 31) | Lech Poznań | 2020 | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Igor Gorbunov | MF | (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 30) | Pari NN | 2022 | 2024 | 19 | 1 |
| 14 | Mikhail Kostyukov | MF | (1991-08-09) 9 August 1991 (age 33) | Tambov | 2021 | 2024 | 12 | 1 |
| 18 | Marat Apshatsev | MF | (2001-05-27) 27 May 2001 (age 23) | Tom Tomsk | 2021 | 2026 | 10 | 0 |
| 19 | Oleg Ivanov | MF | (1986-08-04) 4 August 1986 (age 38) | Ufa | 2022 | 2023 | 15 | 2 |
| 21 | Aleksandr Zotov | MF | (1990-08-27) 27 August 1990 (age 34) | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 2022 | 2024 | 24 | 2 |
| 23 | Ruslan Bezrukov | MF | (1990-08-27) 27 August 1990 (age 34) | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 2022 | 2026 | 15 | 1 |
| 33 | Umarali Rakhmonaliev | MF | (2003-08-18) 18 August 2003 (age 21) | Bunyodkor | 2023 | 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Leon Musayev | MF | (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 25) | Zenit St.Petersburg | 2021 | 2025 | 8 | 2 |
| 55 | Aleksandr Saplinov | MF | (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 27) | Rostov | 2022 | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 85 | Daniil Kuznetsov | MF | (2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 21) | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2022 | 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 20 | Joel Fameyeh | FW | (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 27) | FC Orenburg | 2022 | 2026 | 23 | 6 |
| 44 | Vitaly Lisakovich | FW | (1998-02-08) 8 February 1998 (age 26) | Lokomotiv Moscow | 2022 | 2025 | 23 | 9 |
| 45 | Dimitar Mitkov | FW | (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 24) | Lokomotiv Sofia | 2023 | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 91 | Merabi Uridia | FW | (1993-04-07) 7 April 1993 (age 31) | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 2023 | 2024 | 2 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |

### Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |

### Contract suspensions

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |

### Released

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| First League | 17 July 2022 | 3 June 2023 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 055.88 |
| Russian Cup | 5 October 2022 | 5 October 2022 | Fourth Round | Fourth Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 35 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 054.29 |
Source: Soccerway

### First League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rubin Kazan (C, P) | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 69 | Promotion to Premier League |
| 2 | Baltika Kaliningrad (P) | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 67 | Promotion to Premier League |
| 3 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 62 | Failed Russian Premier League licensing |
| 4 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (Q) | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 54 | Qualification to Premier League play-offs |
| 5 | Rodina Moscow (Q) | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 50 | Qualification to Premier League play-offs |
* ↑ Alania Vladikavkaz failed to receive a 2023–24 Premier League license due to deficiencies with their stadium. Shinnik and Dynamo Makhachkala did not apply for the license.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: FBref

#### 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | D | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 1 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches
### Russian Cup
## Squad statistics
### 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 | RUS | Yegor Teslenko | 19 | 3 | 15+3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | RUS | Elmir Nabiullin | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BLR | Alyaksandr Martynovich | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | UZB | Rustam Ashurmatov | 5 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | RUS | Alan Dzagoev | 19 | 3 | 15+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | RUS | Soltmurad Bakayev | 16 | 1 | 3+12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | RUS | Artyom Popov | 18 | 0 | 9+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | RUS | Aleksandr Lomovitsky | 8 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | RUS | Igor Gorbunov | 23 | 1 | 15+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | RUS | Maksim Shiryayev | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | RUS | Mikhail Kostyukov | 17 | 1 | 6+10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | RUS | Marat Apshatsev | 20 | 2 | 17+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | RUS | Oleg Ivanov | 22 | 2 | 11+11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | GHA | Joel Fameyeh | 30 | 11 | 27+3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | RUS | Aleksandr Zotov | 31 | 2 | 30+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | RUS | Yury Dyupin | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | RUS | Ruslan Bezrukov | 17 | 1 | 14+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | RUS | Aleksei Gritsayenko | 29 | 1 | 26+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | RUS | Aleksandr Belenov | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | UZB | Umarali Rakhmonaliev | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | RUS | Leon Musayev | 8 | 2 | 5+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | BLR | Vitaly Lisakovich | 29 | 10 | 16+13 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | BUL | Dimitar Mitkov | 10 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | DF | RUS | Ali Adnan | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | DF | RUS | Lenar Fattakhov | 7 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | GK | RUS | Nikita Yanovich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | DF | RUS | Dmitri Kabutov | 32 | 6 | 27+5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | RUS | Ilya Samoshnikov | 28 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | FW | RUS | Daniil Kuznetsov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | FW | RUS | Merabi Uridia | 10 | 2 | 8+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | DF | RUS | Konstantin Nizhegorodov | 5 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||
| 72 | DF | RUS | Kamil Mullin | 11 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Rubin Kazan during the season: ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | RUS | Nikita Medvedev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | RUS | Kirill Kosarev | 4 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | FW | RUS | Aleksandr Saplinov | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | MF | RUS | Valeriu Ciupercă | 14 | 0 | 4+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | MF | RUS | Kirill Moiseyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| -- | MF | RUS | Daniil Motorin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 20 | Joel Fameyeh | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | FW | 44 | Vitaly Lisakovich | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | MF | 70 | Dmitri Kabutov | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | DF | 2 | Yegor Teslenko | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | 6 | Alan Dzagoev | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 38 | Leon Musayev | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 19 | Oleg Ivanov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 21 | Aleksandr Zotov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 77 | Ilya Samoshnikov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 91 | Merabi Uridia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 18 | Marat Apshatsev | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | 7 | Soltmurad Bakayev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | 47 | Kirill Kosarev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 23 | Ruslan Bezrukov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 11 | Igor Gorbunov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 14 | Mikhail Kostyukov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 97 | Konstantin Nizhegorodov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 27 | Aleksei Gritsayenko | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 5 | Rustam Ashurmatov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | OG | | Opponent Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 53 | 1 | 54 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 22 | Yury Dyupin | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | GK | 1 | Nikita Medvedev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | GK | 66 | Nikita Yanovich | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 15 | 0 | 15 |

### Disciplinary record

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | DF | 70 | Dmitri Kabutov | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | 20 | Joel Fameyeh | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | 18 | Marat Apshatsev | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | FW | 44 | Vitaly Lisakovich | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | 11 | Igor Gorbunov | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | 4 | Alyaksandr Martynovich | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | 23 | Ruslan Bezrukov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | 27 | Aleksei Gritsayenko | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | 77 | Ilya Samoshnikov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | 7 | Soltmurad Bakayev | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | 19 | Oleg Ivanov | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | 22 | Yuri Dyupin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | 2 | Yegor Teslenko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | 5 | Rustam Ashurmatov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | 6 | Alan Dzagoev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | 21 | Aleksandr Zotov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | 56 | Lenar Fattakhov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | 91 | Merabi Uridia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | 97 | Konstantin Nizhegorodov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | 9 | Aleksandr Lomovitsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | 33 | Umarali Rakhmonaliev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | 45 | Dimitar Mitkov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | 53 | Ali Adnan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | 5 | Rustam Ashurmatov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | 38 | Leon Musayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left during the season: |||||||||||
| -- | DF | 22 | Ilya Samoshnikov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| -- | MF | 92 | Valeriu Ciupercă | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | | TOTALS | 87 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 4 |