# 2015–16 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season

The 2015–16 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season was the club's first season back in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia, since their relegation at the end of the 2013–14 season. Anzhi will also take part in the Russian Cup, entering at the Round of 32 stage.

## Season events

On 18 June 2015, Yuri Semin was announced as the club's new manager, signing a one-year contract with the option of an additional year. On 29 September, Semin left Anzhi Makhachkala by Mutual consent, and Ruslan Agalarov was appointed as caretaker manager.

## Squad

    As of 29 March 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | RUS | David Yurchenko (loan from Ufa) |
| 3 | DF | RUS | Ali Gadzhibekov |
| 4 | DF | SRB | Darko Lazić |
| 5 | DF | RUS | Aleksandr Zhirov |
| 6 | MF | ARM | Karlen Mkrtchyan |
| 8 | MF | NED | Lorenzo Ebecilio |
| 14 | MF | ALB | Bernard Berisha |
| 16 | GK | RUS | Yury Shafinsky |
| 18 | MF | BLR | Ivan Mayewski |
| 20 | MF | NIG | Amadou Moutari |
| 25 | DF | GHA | Jonathan Mensah |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | GK | RUS | Mekhti Dzhenetov |
| 30 | DF | RUS | Shamil Gasanov |
| 37 | MF | RUS | Batraz Khadartsev |
| 55 | GK | RUS | Yevgeny Pomazan |
| 57 | DF | RUS | Magomed Musalov |
| 77 | DF | RUS | Georgi Tigiyev |
| 87 | MF | RUS | Ilya Maksimov |
| 88 | MF | RUS | Anvar Gazimagomedov |
| 94 | FW | CIV | Yannick Boli |
| 96 | FW | RUS | Dzhamal Dibirgadzhiyev |
| 99 | FW | RUS | Islamnur Abdulavov |

### 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 |
| 2 | DF | RUS | Andrey Yeshchenko (at Dynamo Moscow) |
| — | GK | RUS | Aleksandr Krivoruchko (at Tom Tomsk) |
| — | DF | RUS | Yuri Udunyan (at Khimik Dzerzhinsk) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | RUS | Murad Kurbanov (at Khimik Dzerzhinsk) |
| — | MF | MDA | Valeriu Ciupercă (at Tom Tomsk) |

### Youth squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 45 | DF | RUS | Narula Dzharulayev |
| 47 | MF | RUS | Tamirlan Dzhamalutdinov |
| 48 | MF | RUS | Magomed Magomedov |
| 49 | MF | RUS | Yuri Kuzmin |
| 53 | MF | RUS | Karim Girayev |
| 54 | FW | RUS | Rashid Magomedov |
| 56 | DF | RUS | Mikhail Reshetnyak |
| 58 | DF | RUS | Magomed Elmurzayev |
| 59 | FW | RUS | Mariz Saidov |
| 61 | DF | RUS | Anton Belov |
| 62 | FW | RUS | Shakhban Gaydarov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 63 | MF | RUS | Dordzhi Sangadzhiyev |
| 64 | MF | RUS | Tamerlan Ramazanov |
| 65 | DF | RUS | Abubakar Ustarkhanov |
| 67 | MF | RUS | Alan Yarikbayev |
| 68 | MF | RUS | Goutemir Umarov |
| 69 | FW | RUS | Said Aliyev |
| 71 | GK | RUS | Mukharbek Burayev |
| 73 | MF | RUS | Chingiz Agabalayev |
| 75 | FW | RUS | Tagir Musalov |
| 78 | MF | RUS | Timur Patakhov |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | RUS | Andrey Yeshchenko (end of loan to Kuban Krasnodar) |
| 4 | DF | SRB | Darko Lazić (from Red Star Belgrade) |
| 5 | DF | RUS | Aleksandr Zhirov (from Volgar Astrakhan) |
| 6 | MF | ARM | Karlen Mkrtchyan (from Tobol Kostanay) |
| 8 | MF | NED | Lorenzo Ebecilio (from Metalurh Donetsk, previously on loan to Mordovia Saransk) |
| 9 | FW | POR | Hugo Almeida (from Kuban Krasnodar) |
| 10 | MF | NGA | Lukman Haruna (loan from Dynamo Kyiv) |
| 16 | GK | RUS | Yury Shafinsky (from Torpedo Moscow) |
| 18 | MF | BLR | Ivan Mayewski (from Zawisza Bydgoszcz) |
| 28 | FW | RUS | Serder Serderov (end of loan to Krylia Sovetov Samara) |
| 33 | GK | RUS | Sergei Pesyakov (on loan from Spartak Moscow) |
| 37 | MF | RUS | Batraz Khadartsev (from Tosno) |
| 45 | DF | RUS | Narula Dzharulayev (from Anzhi-2 Makhachkala) |
| 47 | MF | RUS | Tamirlan Dzhamalutdinov (from Anzhi-2 Makhachkala) |
| 48 | MF | RUS | Magomed Magomedov |
| 49 | MF | RUS | Yuri Kuzmin (from Anzhi-2 Makhachkala) |
| 53 | MF | RUS | Karim Girayev (from Anzhi-2 Makhachkala) |
| 54 | FW | RUS | Rashid Magomedov (from Anzhi-2 Makhachkala) |
| 55 | GK | RUS | Yevgeny Pomazan (end of loan at Kuban Krasnodar) |
| 56 | DF | RUS | Mikhail Reshetnyak (from Dolgoprudny) |
| 58 | DF | RUS | Magomed Elmurzayev |
| 59 | FW | RUS | Mariz Saidov (from Anzhi-2 Makhachkala) |
| 61 | FW | RUS | Anton Belov (from Sokol Saratov academy) |
| 62 | FW | RUS | Shakhban Gaydarov |
| 63 | MF | RUS | Dordzhi Sangadzhiyev (from Uralan Elista) |
| 64 | MF | RUS | Tamerlan Ramazanov |
| 65 | DF | RUS | Abubakar Ustarkhanov |
| 67 | MF | RUS | Alan Yarikbayev |
| 68 | MF | RUS | Goytemir Umarov |
| 69 | FW | RUS | Said Aliyev |
| 71 | GK | RUS | Mukharbek Burayev |
| 73 | MF | RUS | Chingiz Agabalayev |
| 75 | FW | RUS | Tagir Musalov (from Anzhi-2 Makhachkala) |
| 77 | DF | RUS | Georgi Tigiyev (from Torpedo Moscow) |
| 78 | MF | RUS | Timur Patakhov (from Anzhi-2 Makhachkala) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | RUS | Aleksandr Krivoruchko (loan to Tom Tomsk) |
| 2 | DF | RUS | Aleksei Aravin (to Tosno) |
| 4 | DF | RUS | Dmitry Aydov (to Arsenal Tula) |
| 8 | MF | RUS | Grigori Chirkin (to Tosno) |
| 9 | FW | RUS | Shamil Asildarov |
| 14 | MF | MDA | Valeriu Ciupercă (loan to Tom Tomsk) |
| 18 | MF | RUS | Roman Kontsedalov (loan return to Volga) |
| 19 | DF | RUS | Pyotr Ten (end of loan from CSKA Moscow) |
| 21 | MF | RUS | Mikhail Komkov (to Tosno) |
| 22 | GK | RUS | Mikhail Kerzhakov (to Zenit St.Petersburg) |
| 24 | MF | RUS | Sergei Miroshnichenko (to Torpedo Armavir) |
| 28 | MF | RUS | Maksim Andreyev (to Sokol Saratov) |
| 44 | DF | RUS | Murad Kurbanov (on loan to Khimik Dzerzhinsk) |
| 60 | MF | RUS | Magomed Muslimov |
| 70 | DF | RUS | Yuri Udunyan (on loan to Khimik Dzerzhinsk) |
| 80 | MF | RUS | Ismail Korgoloyev |
| 95 | FW | RUS | Magomed Mitrishev (end of loan from Terek Grozny) |
| — | DF | BRA | Ewerton (to Sporting CP, previously on loan) |
| — | DF | KGZ | Valery Kichin (to Tyumen, previously on loan) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | RUS | David Yurchenko (loan from Ufa) |
| 14 | MF | KOS | Bernard Berisha (from Skënderbeu Korçë) |
| 25 | DF | GHA | Jonathan Mensah (from Evian) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | RUS | Andrey Yeshchenko (loan to Dynamo Moscow) |
| 7 | DF | RUS | Kamil Agalarov |
| 9 | FW | POR | Hugo Almeida (to Hannover 96) |
| 10 | MF | NGA | Lukman Haruna (loan return to Dynamo Kyiv) |
| 13 | DF | RUS | Rasim Tagirbekov |
| 15 | DF | RUS | Georgi Zotov (to Kuban Krasnodar) |
| 28 | FW | RUS | Serder Serderov (to Slavia Sofia) |
| 33 | GK | RUS | Sergei Pesyakov (loan return to Spartak Moscow) |
| 42 | MF | BRA | Leonardo |

## 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 | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | L | D | D | D | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | D |
| Position | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 11 | Amkar Perm | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 31 | |
| 12 | Ufa | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 27 | |
| 13 | Anzhi Makhachkala (O) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 26 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Kuban Krasnodar (R) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 26 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Dynamo Moscow (R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 25 | Relegation to Football National League |

#### Relegation play-offs
### Russian Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 27 May 2016

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup | Play Off | Play Off |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | RUS | David Yurchenko | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | RUS | Ali Gadzhibekov | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SRB | Darko Lazić | 28 | 3 | 21+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | RUS | Aleksandr Zhirov | 34 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ARM | Karlen Mkrtchyan | 21 | 1 | 15+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NED | Lorenzo Ebecilio | 28 | 2 | 19+5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ALB | Bernard Berisha | 13 | 1 | 8+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | BLR | Ivan Mayewski | 20 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | NIG | Amadou Moutari | 20 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | GHA | Jonathan Mensah | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | RUS | Shamil Gasanov | 13 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | RUS | Batraz Khadartsev | 17 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | RUS | Tamirlan Dzhamalutdinov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 55 | GK | RUS | Yevgeny Pomazan | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | DF | RUS | Magomed Musalov | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | RUS | Georgi Tigiyev | 22 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | MF | RUS | Ilya Maksimov | 23 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | RUS | Anvar Gazimagomedov | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | FW | CIV | Yannick Boli | 32 | 12 | 21+7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 99 | FW | RUS | Islamnur Abdulavov | 21 | 1 | 8+11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | RUS | Aleksandr Krivoruchko | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | RUS | Andrey Yeshchenko | 17 | 1 | 15+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Anzhi Makhachkala no longer at the club: ||||||||||||
| 7 | DF | RUS | Kamil Agalarov | 12 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | POR | Hugo Almeida | 14 | 4 | 7+5 | 2 | 0+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | NGA | Lukman Haruna | 13 | 1 | 10+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | RUS | Rasim Tagirbekov | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | RUS | Georgi Zotov | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | RUS | Serder Serderov | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | RUS | Sergei Pesyakov | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | BRA | Leonardo | 11 | 2 | 7+3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Russian Premier League | Russian Cup | Play Off | Total |
| 1 | FW | 94 | Yannick Boli | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | MF | 87 | Ilya Maksimov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Hugo Almeida | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | DF | 4 | Darko Lazić | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 8 | Lorenzo Ebecilio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 42 | Leonardo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 10 | Lukman Haruna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 5 | Aleksandr Zhirov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | 99 | Islamnur Abdulavov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 14 | Bernard Berisha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 6 | Karlen Mkrtchyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 57 | Magomed Musalov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 2 | Andrey Yeshchenko | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 28 | 5 | 3 | 36 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Russian Premier League | Russian Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup | Play Off | Play Off | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Andrey Yeshchenko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Ali Gadzhibekov | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Darko Lazić | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Aleksandr Zhirov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Karlen Mkrtchyan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | Kamil Agalarov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Lorenzo Ebecilio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Hugo Almeida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Lukman Haruna | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Rasim Tagirbekov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Bernard Berisha | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | Georgi Zotov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Ivan Mayewski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Amadou Moutari | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Shamil Gasanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | Sergei Pesyakov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | Batraz Khadartsev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | Leonardo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | GK | Yevgeny Pomazan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | DF | Magomed Musalov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Georgi Tigiyev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | MF | Ilya Maksimov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 94 | FW | Yannick Boli | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | Islamnur Abdulavov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 61 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 2 |