# 2012–13 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season

The 2012–13 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season was the 3rd successive season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia. Anzhi Makhachkala finished the season in Third place, qualifying for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League Group stage, whilst they also where Runners Up to CSKA Moscow in the Russian Cup and reached the Round of 16 of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League where they were knocked out by Newcastle United.

## Season events

Anzhi Makhachkala's away game against Zenit St. Petersburg on 10 December was played behind closed doors.
Anzhi Makhachkala's home UEFA Europa League knockout phase games where played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow instead of their regular Dynamo Stadium in Makhachkala, due to security issues involving the city of Makhachkala and the autonomous republic of Dagestan.

## Squad

    As of match played 1 June 2013
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Vladimir Gabulov | GK | (1983-10-19)19 October 1983 (aged 29) | Dynamo Moscow | 2011 | | 55 | 0 |
| 22 | Yevgeny Pomazan | GK | (1989-01-31)31 January 1989 (aged 24) | CSKA Moscow | 2011 | | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | Azamat Dzhioev | GK | (1991-01-06)6 January 1991 (aged 22) | Spartak Moscow | 2011 | | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Mehdi Jannatov | GK | (1992-01-26)26 January 1992 (aged 21) | Trainee | 2010 | | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Islamkhan Gadzhiyasulov | GK | (1997-05-18)18 May 1997 (aged 16) | Trainee | 2012 | | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Andrey Yeshchenko | DF | (1984-02-09)9 February 1984 (aged 29) | Lokomotiv Moscow | 2013 | | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Ali Gadzhibekov | DF | (1983-09-06)6 September 1983 (aged 29) | Trainee | 2006 | | 91 | 2 |
| 5 | João Carlos | DF | (1982-01-01)1 January 1982 (aged 31) | Genk | 2011 | | 71 | 5 |
| 7 | Kamil Agalarov | DF | (1988-06-11)11 June 1988 (aged 24) | Dagdizel Kaspiysk | 2008 | | 114 | 3 |
| 13 | Rasim Tagirbekov | DF | (1984-05-04)4 May 1984 (aged 29) | Trainee | 2002 | | 299 | 20 |
| 15 | Arseny Logashov | DF | (1991-08-20)20 August 1991 (aged 21) | FC Khimki | 2011 | | 41 | 0 |
| 18 | Yuri Zhirkov | DF | (1983-08-20)20 August 1983 (aged 29) | Chelsea | 2011 | | 62 | 3 |
| 33 | Emir Spahić | DF | (1980-08-18)18 August 1980 (aged 32) | loan from Sevilla | 2013 | 2013 | 9 | 1 |
| 37 | Ewerton | DF | (1989-03-23)23 March 1989 (aged 24) | Corinthians Alagoano | 2012 | 2016 | 12 | 0 |
| 44 | Murad Qurbanov | DF | (1992-06-22)22 June 1992 (aged 20) | Eintracht Frankfurt U17 | 2010 | | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Jamal Rasulov | DF | (1992-02-28)28 February 1992 (aged 21) | Unattached | 2011 | | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Yuri Udunyan | DF | (1994-08-25)25 August 1994 (aged 18) | Trainee | 2011 | | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Islam Suleymanov | DF | (1993-06-02)2 June 1993 (aged 19) | Zenit-2 St.Petersburg | 2011 | | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Mbark Boussoufa | MF | (1984-08-15)15 August 1984 (aged 28) | Anderlecht | 2011 | | 83 | 13 |
| 8 | Jucilei | MF | (1988-04-06)6 April 1988 (aged 25) | Corinthians | 2011 | | 74 | 2 |
| 10 | Willian | MF | (1988-08-09)9 August 1988 (aged 24) | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2013 | | 13 | 1 |
| 14 | Oleg Shatov | MF | (1990-07-29)29 July 1990 (aged 22) | Viz-Sinara Ekaterinburg | 2012 | | 47 | 5 |
| 16 | Mehdi Carcela | MF | (1989-07-01)1 July 1989 (aged 23) | Standard Liège | 2011 | | 43 | 2 |
| 17 | Sharif Mukhammad | MF | (1990-03-21)21 March 1990 (aged 23) | Trainee | 2010 | | 10 | 0 |
| 25 | Odil Ahmedov | MF | (1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 25) | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 2011 | | 81 | 5 |
| 53 | Ismail Korgoloyev | MF | (1994-03-15)15 March 1994 (aged 19) | Trainee | 2012 | | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Magomed Gamidov | MF | (1994-09-20)20 September 1994 (aged 18) | Trainee | 2011 | | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | Azret Omarov | MF | (1993-07-30)30 July 1993 (aged 19) | Unattached | 2012 | | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Lassana Diarra | MF | (1985-03-10)10 March 1985 (aged 28) | Real Madrid | 2012 | | 23 | 1 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Samuel Eto'o | FW | (1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 32) | Internazionale | 2011 | | 66 | 34 |
| 19 | Lacina Traoré | FW | (1990-05-20)20 May 1990 (aged 23) | Kuban Krasnodar | 2012 | | 39 | 17 |
| 20 | Fyodor Smolov | FW | (1990-02-09)9 February 1990 (aged 23) | loan from Dynamo Moscow | 2012 | 2013 | 19 | 1 |
| 28 | Serder Serderov | FW | (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 19) | CSKA Moscow | 2012 | | 6 | 1 |
| 32 | Shamil Mirzayev | FW | (1992-11-28)28 November 1992 (aged 20) | Trainee | 2010 | | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Magomedzagir Zagirov | FW | (1994-01-08)8 January 1994 (aged 19) | Trainee | 2012 | | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Mariz Saidov | FW | (1995-02-08)8 February 1995 (aged 18) | Trainee | 2012 | | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Islamnur Abdulavov | FW | (1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 19) | Dynamo Kyiv | 2011 | | 0 | 0 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| 21 | Abdulla Gadzhikadiyev | GK | (1993-04-10)10 April 1993 (aged 20) | Trainee | 2012 | | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Nikita Burmistrov | FW | (1989-07-06)6 July 1989 (aged 23) | Amkar Perm | 2012 | | 6 | 1 |
| Players who left during the season ||||||||||
| 4 | Christopher Samba | DF | (1984-03-28)28 March 1984 (aged 29) | Blackburn Rovers | 2012 | 2016 | 39 | 4 |
| 10 | Shamil Lakhiyalov | FW | (1979-10-28)28 October 1979 (aged 33) | Krasnodar | 2011 | | | |
| 21 | Georgy Gabulov | MF | (1988-09-04)4 September 1988 (aged 24) | Alania Vladikavkaz | 2012 | | 13 | 1 |
| 24 | Aleksei Ivanov | MF | (1981-09-01)1 September 1981 (aged 31) | Saturn Ramenskoye | 2011 | | 27 | 1 |
| 29 | Badavi Huseynov | DF | (1991-07-11)11 July 1991 (aged 21) | Dagdizel Kaspiysk | 2010 | | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Eldar Jangishiev | DF | (1994-07-26)26 July 1994 (aged 18) | Trainee | 2011 | | 0 | 0 |
| | Miro Slavov | FW | (1990-09-08)8 September 1990 (aged 22) | Girondins de Bordeaux | 2010 | | 2 | 0 |

### On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | GK | RUS | Abdulla Gadzhikadiyev (at Dagdizel Kaspiysk) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 81 | FW | RUS | Nikita Burmistrov (at Amkar Perm) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 29 June 2012 | FW | Lacina Traoré | Kuban Krasnodar | Undisclosed |
| 10 July 2012 | FW | Serder Serderov | CSKA Moscow | Undisclosed |
| 3 August 2012 | DF | Ewerton | Corinthians Alagoano | Undisclosed |
| 3 September 2012 | MF | Lassana Diarra | Real Madrid | Undisclosed |
| 3 September 2012 | FW | Nikita Burmistrov | Amkar Perm | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2013 | DF | Andrey Yeshchenko | Lokomotiv Moscow | Undisclosed |
| 2 February 2013 | MF | Willian | Shakhtar Donetsk | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 10 July 2012 | FW | | Fyodor Smolov | Dynamo Moscow | 30 June 2013 | |
| 1 March 2013 | DF | | Emir Spahić | Sevilla | 30 June 2013 | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 3 July 2012 | FW | Jan Holenda | Rostov | Undisclosed |
| 12 July 2012 | DF | Benoît Angbwa | Rostov | Undisclosed |
| 13 July 2012 | FW | Ilya Kukharchuk | Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2012 | FW | Miro Slavov | First Vienna | Undisclosed |
| 6 September 2012 | MF | Aleksei Ivanov | Mordovia Saransk | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2013 | MF | Georgy Gabulov | Alania Vladikavkaz | Undisclosed |
| 20 January 2013 | FW | Shamil Lakhiyalov | Krylia Sovetov | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2013 | DF | Christopher Samba | Queens Park Rangers | £12,500,000 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 24 January 2013 | FW | | Nikita Burmistrov | Amkar Perm | 30 June 2013 | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 7 July 2012 | GK | Aleksandr Makarov | Sibir Novosibirsk | 13 July 2012 |
| 7 July 2012 | MF | Makhach Gadzhiyev | Tavriya Simferopol | |
| 30 June 2013 | GK | Azamat Dzhioev | | |

## Competitions
### Premier League
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 26 May 2013. Source: See Results

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | 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 | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | D | L | D | L | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | L |
| Position | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | CSKA Moscow (C) | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 53 | 25 | +28 | 62 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 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 |

### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying phase
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIV | ANZ | YB | UDI |
| 1 | Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| 2 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 10 | | 3–5 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Udinese | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Liverpool 7, Anzhi Makhachkala 6, Young Boys 4.

#### Knockout phase
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 1 June 2013

### 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 | Vladimir Gabulov | 45 | 0 | 26+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | RUS | Andrey Yeshchenko | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | RUS | Ali Gadzhibekov | 14 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BRA | João Carlos | 45 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | MAR | Mbark Boussoufa | 43 | 6 | 24+2 | 4 | 3+1 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | RUS | Kamil Agalarov | 22 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Jucilei | 46 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | CMR | Samuel Eto'o | 44 | 21 | 24+1 | 10 | 2+1 | 2 | 16 | 9 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Willian | 13 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | RUS | Rasim Tagirbekov | 35 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | RUS | Oleg Shatov | 41 | 5 | 18+6 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 | 11+3 | 2 |
| 15 | DF | RUS | Arseny Logashov | 32 | 0 | 15+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | MAR | Mehdi Carcela | 36 | 2 | 9+11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6+8 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | RUS | Sharif Mukhammad | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | RUS | Yuri Zhirkov | 39 | 2 | 19+4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | CIV | Lacina Traoré | 39 | 17 | 20+4 | 12 | 0+3 | 0 | 8+4 | 5 |
| 20 | FW | RUS | Fyodor Smolov | 20 | 1 | 2+8 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+6 | 1 |
| 22 | GK | RUS | Yevgeny Pomazan | 8 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | UZB | Odil Akhmedov | 37 | 3 | 13+9 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 28 | FW | RUS | Serder Serderov | 6 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | BIH | Emir Spahić | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | BRA | Ewerton | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 85 | MF | FRA | Lassana Diarra | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| 81 | FW | RUS | Nikita Burmistrov | 6 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Anzhi Makhachkala no longer at the club: ||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | CGO | Christopher Samba | 29 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | RUS | Shamil Lakhiyalov | 17 | 1 | 2+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+7 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | RUS | Georgy Gabulov | 13 | 1 | 2+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | RUS | Aleksei Ivanov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | UEFA Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Samuel Eto'o | 10 | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | FW | 19 | Lacina Traoré | 12 | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | MF | 6 | Mbark Boussoufa | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | 14 | Oleg Shatov | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | | | Own goal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | 4 | Christopher Samba | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 25 | Odil Ahmedov | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | DF | 13 | Rasim Tagirbekov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 16 | Mehdi Carcela | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 5 | João Carlos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 18 | Yuri Zhirkov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | 21 | Georgy Gabulov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 33 | Emir Spahić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | 10 | Willian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | 28 | Serder Serderov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 81 | Nikita Burmistrov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 85 | Lassana Diarra | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 8 | Jucilei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | 10 | Shamil Lakhiyalov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | 20 | Fyodor Smolov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 45 | 5 | 26 | 76 |

### Clean Sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | UEFA Europa League | Total |
| 1 | GK | 1 | Vladimir Gabulov | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 | GK | 22 | Yevgeny Pomazan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | TOTALS | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Vladimir Gabulov | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Ali Gadzhibekov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | João Carlos | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Mbark Boussoufa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | Kamil Agalarov | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Jucilei | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Samuel Eto'o | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Rasim Tagirbekov | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Oleg Shatov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Arseny Logashov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Mehdi Carcela | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Yuri Zhirkov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Lacina Traoré | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 20 | FW | Fyodor Smolov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Odil Ahmedov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Serder Serderov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Emir Spahić | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | Ewerton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | MF | Lassana Diarra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who left Anzhi Makhachkala during the season: ||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | Christopher Samba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Georgy Gabulov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 58 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 102 | 9 |