# 2004 FC Rubin Kazan season

The 2004 FC Rubin Kazan season was the club's 2nd season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. They finished the season in tenth position, were knocked out of the UEFA Cup in the Second qualifying round by Rapid Wien and reached the Last 16 of the 2003–04 Russian Cup and Last 32 of the 2004–05 Russian Cup.

## Squad

    As of match played 11 November 2004
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Sergei Kozko | GK | (1975-04-12)12 April 1975 (aged 29) | Torpedo-ZIL Moscow | 2002 | | |
| 16 | Valeri Aleskarov | GK | (1971-08-19)19 August 1971 (aged 33) | KAMAZ | 1997 | | |
| 22 | Valeri Chizhov | GK | (1975-04-14)14 April 1975 (aged 29) | Saturn Ramenskoye | 2004 | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Pavel Kharchik | GK | (1979-04-05)5 April 1979 (aged 25) | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 2004 | | |
| 85 | Aleksandr Petukhov | GK | (1985-01-11)11 January 1985 (aged 19) | Atyrau | 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Calisto | DF | (1975-12-18)18 December 1975 (aged 28) | Bahia | 2003 | 23 | 1 |
| 3 | Sergei Kharlamov | DF | (1973-06-22)22 June 1973 (aged 31) | Diana Volzhsk | 2001 | | |
| 4 | Marat Makhmutov | DF | (1971-04-10)10 April 1971 (aged 33) | Torpedo Moscow | 2004 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | Andrei Fyodorov | DF | (1971-04-10)10 April 1971 (aged 33) | Baltika Kaliningrad | 2000 | | |
| 9 | Andrei Streltsov | DF | (1984-03-18)18 March 1984 (aged 20) | Spartak Moscow | 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Mikhail Sinyov | DF | (1972-06-21)21 June 1972 (aged 32) | Torpedo-ZIL Moscow | 2002 | | |
| 24 | Jiří Novotný | DF | (1970-04-07)7 April 1970 (aged 34) | Sparta Prague | 2003 | 30 | 6 |
| 27 | Roman Sharonov | DF | (1976-09-08)8 September 1976 (aged 28) | Metallurg Krasnoyarsk | 1999 | | |
| 28 | Adam Petrouš | DF | (1977-09-19)19 September 1977 (aged 27) | Slavia Prague | 2004 | 26 | 0 |
| 37 | Lenar Gilmullin | DF | (1985-06-17)17 June 1985 (aged 19) | Youth Team | 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Andrei Kolesnikov | DF | (1984-02-11)11 February 1984 (aged 20) | Dynamo Moscow | 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MacBeth Sibaya | MF | (1977-11-25)25 November 1977 (aged 26) | Rosenborg | 2003 | 25 | 1 |
| 7 | Denis Boyarintsev | MF | (1978-02-06)6 February 1978 (aged 26) | Nosta Novotroitsk | 2001 | | |
| 11 | Tomáš Čížek | MF | (1978-11-27)27 November 1978 (aged 25) | Sparta Prague | 2003 | 27 | 2 |
| 12 | Richard Dostálek | MF | (1974-04-26)26 April 1974 (aged 30) | Slavia Prague | 2004 | 27 | 3 |
| 14 | Andrei Konovalov | MF | (1974-09-13)13 September 1974 (aged 30) | Krylia Sovetov | 2002 | | |
| 15 | Vitālijs Astafjevs | MF | (1971-04-03)3 April 1971 (aged 33) | Admira Wacker | 2004 | 9 | 2 |
| 19 | Andrés Scotti | MF | (1975-12-14)14 December 1975 (aged 28) | Nacional | 2003 | 28 | 4 |
| 33 | Radosav Bulić | MF | (1977-01-02)2 January 1977 (aged 27) | Smederevo 1924 | 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Ansar Ayupov | MF | (1972-03-23)23 March 1972 (aged 32) | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 2004 | 15 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 8 | Aloísio | FW | (1975-01-27)27 January 1975 (aged 29) | Paris Saint-Germain | 2003 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | Alejandro Domínguez | FW | (1981-06-10)10 June 1981 (aged 23) | River Plate | 2004 | 22 | 2 |
| 23 | Ebrima Ebou Sillah | FW | (1980-04-12)12 April 1980 (aged 24) | Club Brugge | 2003 | 12 | 2 |
| 31 | Moustapha Mouhamadou Mané | FW | (1984-01-19)19 January 1984 (aged 20) | AS Police | 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Wladimir Baýramow | FW | (1980-08-02)2 August 1980 (aged 24) | Metallurg Krasnoyarsk | 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| 17 | Rôni | FW | (1977-04-28)28 April 1977 (aged 27) | Fluminense | 2003 | 29 | 11 |
| | Dmitri Chigazov | GK | (1983-06-29)29 June 1983 (aged 21) | | 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| Players that left Rubin Kazan during the season ||||||||||
| 10 | Abdelkarim Kissi | MF | (1980-05-05)5 May 1980 (aged 24) | MAS Fez | 2002 | | |
| 15 | Carlos Castro | MF | (1978-09-10)10 September 1978 (aged 26) | Alajuelense | 2003 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | Oleg Nechayev | FW | (1971-06-25)25 June 1971 (aged 33) | Lada-Grad Dimitrovgrad | 2002 | | |
| 30 | Cédric Roussel | FW | (1978-01-06)6 January 1978 (aged 26) | KRC Genk | 2004 | 7 | 1 |
| 43 | Dmitri Michkov | MF | (1980-01-22)22 January 1980 (aged 24) | Servette | 2003 | 7 | 2 |
| 55 | Mindaugas Kalonas | MF | (1984-02-28)28 February 1984 (aged 20) | Dynamo Moscow | 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Ivan Zavaliy | FW | (1984-09-18)18 September 1984 (aged 20) | SKA Rostov-on-Don | 2004 | 1 | 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 |
| 17 | FW | BRA | Rôni (at Krylia Sovetov) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | RUS | Dmitri Chigazov (at Rubin-2 Kazan) |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | CRC | Carlos Castro (to Alajuelense) |
| 20 | FW | RUS | Oleg Nechayev (to Lada-Tolyatti) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 43 | MF | RUS | Dmitri Michkov (to SKA-Energia Khabarovsk) |
| 84 | FW | RUS | Ivan Zavaliy (to SKA-Energia Khabarovsk) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| Winter 2004 | GK | Valeri Chizhov | Saturn Ramenskoye | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2004 | DF | Marat Makhmutov | Torpedo Moscow | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2004 | DF | Adam Petrouš | Slavia Prague | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2004 | MF | Richard Dostálek | Slavia Prague | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2004 | MF | Ansar Ayupov | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2004 | FW | Alejandro Domínguez | River Plate | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2004 | FW | Ivan Zavaliy | SKA Rostov-on-Don | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2004 | GK | Pavel Kharchik | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2004 | MF | Vitālijs Astafjevs | Admira Wacker | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2004 | MF | Radosav Bulić | Smederevo 1924 | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2004 | FW | Cédric Roussel | KRC Genk | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| Winter 2004 | GK | Pavel Kharchik | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2004 | DF | Levan Silagadze | Dinamo Tbilisi | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2004 | MF | Marat Akhmetzyanov | Rubin-2 Kazan | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2004 | MF | Marat Khairullin | Rubin-2 Kazan | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2004 | MF | Aleksandr Kukanos | Rubin-2 Kazan | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2004 | FW | David Chaladze | Anorthosis Famagusta | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2004 | MF | Carlos Castro | Alajuelense | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2004 | MF | Carlos Castro | Alajuelense | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2004 | MF | Mindaugas Kalonas | S.C. Braga | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2004 | MF | Abdelkarim Kissi | Litex Lovech | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2004 | MF | Dmitri Michkov | SKA-Energia Khabarovsk | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2004 | FW | Cédric Roussel | Standard Liège | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2004 | FW | Oleg Nechayev | Lada-Tolyatti | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2004 | FW | Ivan Zavaliy | SKA-Energia Khabarovsk | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date to |
| Winter 2004 | GK | Dmitri Chigazov | Rubin-2 Kazan | End of the Season |
| Winter 2004 | DF | Andrei Kolesnikov | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | Summer 2004 |
| Winter 2004 | DF | Andrei Streltsov | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | Summer 2004 |
| Summer 2004 | FW | Rôni | Krylia Sovetov | Winter 2005 |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| Winter 2005 | GK | Sergei Kozko | FC Moscow | |
| Winter 2005 | GK | Valeri Aleskarov | Rubin-2 Kazan | |
| Winter 2005 | GK | Valeri Chizhov | Saturn Ramenskoye | |
| Winter 2005 | DF | Sergei Kharlamov | Retired | Retired |
| Winter 2005 | DF | Andrei Streltsov | Dinaburg | |
| Winter 2005 | DF | Jiří Novotný | Baník Most | |
| Winter 2005 | DF | Roman Sharonov | Terek Grozny | |
| Winter 2005 | MF | Richard Dostálek | 1. FC Slovácko | |
| Winter 2005 | MF | Denis Boyarintsev | Spartak Moscow | |
| Winter 2005 | MF | Andrei Kolesnikov | Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast | |

## Competitions
### 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 | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | D | D | L | L | D | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | D | D | W | L | W |

#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lokomotiv Moscow (C) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 19 | +25 | 61 | 2005–06 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
| 2 | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 53 | 22 | +31 | 60 | 2005–06 UEFA Cup First round |
| 3 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 56 | 2005–06 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round |
| 4 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 56 | 2005–06 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round |
| 5 | Torpedo Moscow | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 54 | |
| 6 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 44 | |
| 7 | Saturn | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 41 | |
| 8 | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 9 | FC Moscow | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 40 | |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 33 | |
| 11 | Amkar Perm | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 30 | |
| 12 | Rostov | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 29 | |
| 13 | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 29 | |
| 14 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 28 | |
| 15 | Kuban Krasnodar (R) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 28 | Relegation to 2005 Russian First Division |
| 16 | Rotor Volgograd (R) | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 22 | Relegation to 2005 Russian First Division |

### UEFA Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 11 November 2004

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | 2003–04 Russian Cup | 2003–04 Russian Cup | 2004–05 Russian Cup | 2004–05 Russian Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | RUS | Sergei Kozko | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Calisto | 33 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | RUS | Sergei Kharlamov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | RUS | Marat Makhmutov | 8 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | UZB | Andrei Fyodorov | 10 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | RSA | MacBeth Sibaya | 29 | 0 | 22+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | RUS | Denis Boyarintsev | 29 | 4 | 23+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | BRA | Aloísio | 13 | 2 | 9+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | CZE | Tomáš Čížek | 16 | 2 | 10+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | CZE | Richard Dostálek | 27 | 3 | 20+4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | RUS | Andrei Konovalov | 27 | 3 | 17+5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | LVA | Vitālijs Astafjevs | 9 | 2 | 7+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ARG | Alejandro Domínguez | 22 | 2 | 14+4 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | URU | Andrés Scotti | 28 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | RUS | Mikhail Sinyov | 30 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | RUS | Valeri Chizhov | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | GAM | Ebrima Ebou Sillah | 23 | 1 | 3+16 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | CZE | Jiří Novotný | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | RUS | Roman Sharonov | 28 | 0 | 17+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | CZE | Adam Petrouš | 26 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | TKM | Wladimir Baýramow | 16 | 3 | 4+9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | SCG | Radosav Bulić | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | RUS | Ansar Ayupov | 15 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 17 | FW | BRA | Rôni | 20 | 6 | 15+2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Players who appeared for Rubin Kazan but left during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | MAR | Abdelkarim Kissi | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | RUS | Oleg Nechayev | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | BEL | Cédric Roussel | 7 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 84 | FW | RUS | Ivan Zavaliy | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | 2003–04 Russian Cup | 2004–05 Russian Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 17 | Rôni | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | MF | | 7 | Denis Boyarintsev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | | 32 | Wladimir Baýramow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | | 12 | Richard Dostálek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | | 14 | Andrei Konovalov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | | 11 | Tomáš Čížek | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | | 2 | Calisto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | | 15 | Vitālijs Astafjevs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | | 18 | Alejandro Domínguez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | | 8 | Aloísio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | | 5 | Andrei Fyodorov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | | 4 | Marat Makhmutov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | | 23 | Ebrima Ebou Sillah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | | 30 | Cédric Roussel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | 2003–04 Russian Cup | 2003–04 Russian Cup | 2004–05 Russian Cup | 2004–05 Russian Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | | GK | Sergei Kozko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | | DF | Calisto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | | DF | Sergei Kharlamov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Andrei Fyodorov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | | MF | MacBeth Sibaya | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | | MF | Denis Boyarintsev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | | FW | Aloísio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Tomáš Čížek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | | MF | Richard Dostálek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | | MF | Andrei Konovalov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | | FW | Alejandro Domínguez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | | MF | Andrés Scotti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | | DF | Mikhail Sinyov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | | FW | Ebrima Ebou Sillah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | | DF | Jiří Novotný | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | | DF | Roman Sharonov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | | DF | Adam Petrouš | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | | FW | Wladimir Baýramow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 17 | | FW | Rôni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left Rubin Kazan during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 10 | | MF | Abdelkarim Kissi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 54 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 66 | 3 |