# 2012–13 in Russian football

The following is a summary of the 2012–13 season of competitive football in Russia.

## Promotion and relegation

| League | Promoted Teams | Relegated Teams |
| Premier League | Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast Tom Tomsk | Mordovia Saransk Alania Vladikavkaz |
| National Football League | Khimik Dzerzhinsk (West) Arsenal Tula (Center) Angusht Nazran (South) Gazovik Orenburg (Ural-Povolzhye) Luch-Energiya Vladivostok (East) | Khimki Volgar Astrakhan |

## Premier League

| 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 |
| 6 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 7 | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 48 | |
| 8 | Terek Grozny | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 48 | |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 43 | |
| 10 | Krasnodar | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 42 | |
| 11 | Amkar Perm | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 29 | |
| 12 | Volga Nizhny Novgorod | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 29 | |
| 13 | Rostov (O) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 29 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Krylia Sovetov Samara (O) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 28 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Mordovia Saransk (R) | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 30 | 57 | −27 | 20 | Relegation to Football National League |
| 16 | Alania Vladikavkaz (R) | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 53 | −27 | 19 | Relegation to Football National League |
* 1 2 Dynamo Moscow ahead of Terek Grozny on head-to-head points; Dynamo Moscow–Terek Grozny 1–2, Terek Grozny–Dynamo Moscow 1–2.
* 1 2 3 Amkar Perm ahead of Volga Nizhny Novgorod and Rostov on head-to-head points; Amkar Perm: 7 pts, Volga Nizhny Novgorod: 5 pts, Rostov: 4 pts.

## First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast (C, P) | 32 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 61 | 18 | +43 | 68 | Promotion to Premier League |
| 2 | Tom Tomsk (P) | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 65 | Promotion to Premier League |
| 3 | Spartak Nalchik | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 53 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 4 | SKA-Khabarovsk | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 52 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 50 | |
| 6 | Ufa | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 48 | |
| 7 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 47 | |
| 8 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 45 | |
| 9 | Rotor Volgograd | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 41 | |
| 10 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 39 | |
| 11 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 39 | |
| 12 | Petrotrest St. Petersburg | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 35 | |
| 13 | Salyut Belgorod | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 35 | |
| 14 | Torpedo Moscow | 32 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 33 | |
| 15 | Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 40 | −21 | 30 | |
| 16 | Khimki (R) | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 28 | Relegation to Professional Football League |
| 17 | Volgar Astrakhan (R) | 32 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 39 | −16 | 26 | Relegation to Professional Football League |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Yenisey – Shinnik 2–1, Shinnik – Yenisey 0–0.

## Managerial Changes

| Team | Outgoing | Manner | Date | Table | Incoming | Date | Table |
| Lokomotiv | José Couceiro | Contract expired | 14 May 2012 | Pre-season | Slaven Bilić | 14 May 2012 | Pre-season |
| Volga | Dmitri Cheryshev | Sacked | 7 June 2012 | Pre-season | Gadzhi Gadzhiev | 7 June 2012 | Pre-season |
| Spartak | Valery Karpin | Resigned | 10 June 2012 | Pre-season | Unai Emery | 10 June 2012 | Pre-season |
| Amkar | Miodrag Božović | Resigned | 11 June 2012 | Pre-season | Rustem Khuzin | 11 June 2012 | Pre-season |
| Rostov | Anatoly Baidachny | Sacked | 11 June 2012 | Pre-season | Miodrag Božović | 11 June 2012 | Pre-season |
| Dynamo | Sergei Silkin | Resigned | 6 August 2012 | 16th | Dmitri Khokhlov (caretaker) | 6 August 2012 | 16th |
| Kuban | Dan Petrescu | Resigned | 14 August 2012 | 8th | Yuri Krasnozhan | 16 August 2012 | 8th |
| Dynamo | Dmitri Khokhlov (caretaker) | Caretaker spell over | 17 August 2012 | 16th | Dan Petrescu | 17 August 2012 | 16th |
| Alania | Vladimir Gazzayev | Resigned | 14 November 2012 | 15th | Valery Gazzaev | 14 November 2012 | 15th |
| Krylia Sovetov | Andrey Kobelev | Resigned | 15 November 2012 | 12th | Aleksandr Tsygankov (caretaker) | 15 November 2012 | 12th |
| Mordovia | Fyodor Shcherbachenko | Mutual agreement | 19 November 2012 | 16th | Vladimir Bibikov (caretaker) | 19 November 2012 | 16th |
| Spartak | Unai Emery | Sacked | 25 November 2012 | 7th | Valery Karpin (caretaker; from 13 Dec 2012 - permanent) | 26 November 2012 | 7th |
| Mordovia | Vladimir Bibikov (caretaker) | Caretaker spell over | 28 December 2012 | 16th | Dorinel Munteanu | 28 December 2012 | 16th |
| Kuban | Yuri Krasnozhan | Sacked | 8 January 2013 | 4th | Leonid Kuchuk | 9 January 2013 | 4th |
| Volga | Gadzhi Gadzhiev | Resigned | 19 January 2013 | 13th | Yuriy Kalitvintsev | 19 January 2013 | 13th |
| Krylia Sovetov | Aleksandr Tsygankov (caretaker) | Caretaker spell over | 27 January 2013 | 14th | Gadzhi Gadzhiev | 27 January 2013 | 14th |
| FC Terek Grozny | Stanislav Cherchesov | Contract expired | 26 May 2013 | 8th | Yuri Krasnozhan | 26 May 2013 | 8th |
Last updated: 26 May 2013