# 2003 FC Rubin Kazan season

The 2003 FC Rubin Kazan season was the club's 1st season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. They finished the season in third position, qualifying for the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, and reached the Round of 32 in the Russian Cup, with the Round of 16 taking place in the 2004 season.

## Squad

    As of match played 5 November 2003
| 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 28) | Torpedo-ZIL Moscow | 2002 | | |
| 16 | Valeri Aleskarov | GK | (1971-08-19)19 August 1971 (aged 32) | KAMAZ | 1997 | | |
| 33 | Aleksandr Petukhov | GK | (1985-01-11)11 January 1985 (aged 18) | Atyrau | 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Pavel Kharchik | GK | (1979-04-05)5 April 1979 (aged 24) | Kristall Smolensk | 2001 | | |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Levan Silagadze | DF | (1976-08-04)4 August 1976 (aged 27) | Torpedo Kutaisi | 2002 | | |
| 3 | Sergei Kharlamov | DF | (1973-06-22)22 June 1973 (aged 30) | Diana Volzhsk | 2001 | | |
| 5 | Andrei Fyodorov | DF | (1971-04-10)10 April 1971 (aged 32) | Baltika Kaliningrad | 2000 | | |
| 6 | Calisto | DF | (1975-12-18)18 December 1975 (aged 27) | Bahia | 2003 | 23 | 1 |
| 9 | Andrei Streltsov | DF | (1984-03-18)18 March 1984 (aged 19) | Spartak Moscow | 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Mikhail Sinyov | DF | (1972-06-21)21 June 1972 (aged 31) | Torpedo-ZIL Moscow | 2002 | | |
| 24 | Jiří Novotný | DF | (1970-04-07)7 April 1970 (aged 33) | Sparta Prague | 2003 | 30 | 6 |
| 25 | Pape Kebe | DF | (1979-12-28)28 December 1979 (aged 23) | loan from ASC Diaraf | 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Roman Sharonov | DF | (1976-09-08)8 September 1976 (aged 27) | Metallurg Krasnoyarsk | 1999 | | |
| 37 | Lenar Gilmullin | DF | (1985-06-17)17 June 1985 (aged 18) | Youth Team | 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Andrei Kolesnikov | DF | (1984-02-11)11 February 1984 (aged 19) | Dynamo Moscow | 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 7 | Denis Boyarintsev | MF | (1978-02-06)6 February 1978 (aged 25) | Nosta Novotroitsk | 2001 | | |
| 10 | Abdelkarim Kissi | MF | (1980-05-05)5 May 1980 (aged 23) | MAS Fez | 2002 | | |
| 14 | Andrei Konovalov | MF | (1974-09-13)13 September 1974 (aged 29) | Krylia Sovetov | 2002 | | |
| 15 | Carlos Castro | MF | (1978-09-10)10 September 1978 (aged 25) | Alajuelense | 2003 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | Baye Gueye Ndiaga | MF | (1975-10-20)20 October 1975 (aged 28) | loan from ASC Diaraf | 2003 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Andrés Scotti | MF | (1975-12-14)14 December 1975 (aged 27) | Nacional | 2003 | 28 | 4 |
| 22 | Tomáš Čížek | MF | (1978-11-27)27 November 1978 (aged 24) | Sparta Prague | 2003 | 27 | 2 |
| 28 | Mindaugas Kalonas | MF | (1984-02-28)28 February 1984 (aged 19) | Dynamo Moscow | 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Marat Akhmetzyanov | MF | (1983-03-10)10 March 1983 (aged 20) | Youth Team | 2000 | | |
| 36 | Marat Khairullin | MF | (1984-04-26)26 April 1984 (aged 19) | Youth Team | 2002 | | |
| 40 | Aleksandr Kukanos | MF | (1983-05-30)30 May 1983 (aged 20) | Khimki | 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MacBeth Sibaya | MF | (1977-11-25)25 November 1977 (aged 25) | Rosenborg | 2003 | 25 | 1 |
| 43 | Dmitri Michkov | MF | (1980-01-22)22 January 1980 (aged 23) | Servette | 2003 | 7 | 2 |
| 47 | Marat Valiyev | MF | (1983-05-10)10 May 1983 (aged 20) | Youth Team | 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 11 | David Chaladze | FW | (1976-01-22)22 January 1976 (aged 27) | Skonto Riga | 2002 | | |
| 17 | Rôni | FW | (1977-04-28)28 April 1977 (aged 26) | Fluminense | 2003 | 29 | 11 |
| 20 | Oleg Nechayev | FW | (1971-06-25)25 June 1971 (aged 32) | Lada-Grad Dimitrovgrad | 2002 | | |
| 23 | Ebrima Ebou Sillah | FW | (1980-04-12)12 April 1980 (aged 23) | Club Brugge | 2003 | 12 | 2 |
| 27 | Aloísio | FW | (1975-01-27)27 January 1975 (aged 28) | Paris Saint-Germain | 2003 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 | Moustapha Mouhamadou Mané | FW | (1984-01-19)19 January 1984 (aged 19) | AS Police | 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Artyom Kozlov | FW | (1983-07-03)3 July 1983 (aged 20) | Youth Team | 2002 | | |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| 23 | Wladimir Baýramow | FW | (1980-08-02)2 August 1980 (aged 23) | Metallurg Krasnoyarsk | 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Dmitri Chigazov | GK | (1983-06-29)29 June 1983 (aged 20) | | 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| Players that left Rubin Kazan during the season ||||||||||
| 4 | Leandro Samarone | DF | (1971-06-26)26 June 1971 (aged 32) | Krylia Sovetov | 2002 | | |
| 8 | Gizo Jeladze | MF | (1975-05-17)17 May 1975 (aged 28) | Baltika Kaliningrad | 2002 | | |
| 38 | Vyacheslav Shchukin | FW | (1984-01-31)31 January 1984 (aged 19) | Youth Team | 2000 | | |
| 39 | Andrei Borzenkov | FW | (1986-02-25)25 February 1986 (aged 17) | Youth Team | 2003 | 0 | 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 |
| 23 | FW | TKM | Wladimir Baýramow (at Terek Grozny) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 33 | GK | RUS | Dmitri Chigazov (at Jūrmala-VV) |

### 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 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Leandro Samarone (to Terek Grozny) |
| 8 | MF | GEO | Gizo Jeladze (to Sokol Saratov) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 38 | FW | RUS | Vyacheslav Shchukin |
| 39 | FW | RUS | Andrei Borzenkov |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 14 March 2003 | MF | MacBeth Sibaya | Rosenborg | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2003 | DF | Calisto | Bahia | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2003 | DF | Jiří Novotný | Sparta Prague | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2003 | DF | Andrei Kolesnikov | Dynamo Moscow | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2003 | DF | Aleksandr Kukanos | Khimki | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2003 | DF | Andrei Streltsov | Spartak Moscow | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2003 | MF | Tomáš Čížek | Sparta Prague | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2003 | MF | Carlos Castro | Alajuelense | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2003 | MF | Mindaugas Kalonas | Dynamo Moscow | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2003 | MF | Dmitri Michkov | Servette | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2003 | MF | Andrés Scotti | Nacional | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2003 | FW | Rôni | Fluminense | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2003 | FW | Moustapha Mouhamadou Mané | AS Police | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2003 | FW | Wladimir Baýramow | Metallurg Krasnoyarsk | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2003 | GK | Aleksandr Petukhov | Atyrau | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2003 | FW | Ebrima Ebou Sillah | Club Brugge | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2003 | FW | Aloísio | Paris Saint-Germain | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| Summer 2003 | DF | | Leandro Samarone | Terek Grozny | Undisclosed | |
| Summer 2003 | MF | | Gizo Jeladze | Sokol Saratov | Undisclosed | |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| | DF | | Pape Maguette Kebe | ASC Diaraf | End of Season | |
| | MF | | Baye Gueye Ndiaga | ASC Diaraf | End of Season | |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| Winter 2003 | GK | | Dmitri Chigazov | Jūrmala-VV | End of Season | |
| Summer 2003 | FW | | Wladimir Baýramow | Terek Grozny | End of Season | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name |
| Summer 2003 | FW | Andrei Borzenkov |
| Summer 2003 | FW | Vyacheslav Shchukin |
| Winter 2004 | MF | Marat Valiyev |
| Winter 2004 | FW | Artyom Kozlov |

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

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | CSKA Moscow (C) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 59 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 56 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 3 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 53 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 52 | |
| 5 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 47 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |

### Russian Cup
#### 2003-04

The Round of 16 games took place during the 2004 season.

## Squad statistics

    As of match played 5 November 2003

### 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 |
| 1 | GK | RUS | Sergei Kozko | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | GEO | Levan Silagadze | 14 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | RUS | Sergei Kharlamov | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | UZB | Andrei Fyodorov | 18 | 1 | 11+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Calisto | 23 | 1 | 21+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | RUS | Denis Boyarintsev | 30 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | RUS | Andrei Streltsov | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | MAR | Abdelkarim Kissi | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | GEO | David Chaladze | 21 | 3 | 13+7 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | RUS | Andrei Konovalov | 24 | 2 | 18+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | CRC | Carlos Castro | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | RUS | Valeri Aleskarov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | BRA | Rôni | 29 | 11 | 28+1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SEN | Baye Gueye Ndiaga | 3 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | URU | Andrés Scotti | 28 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | RUS | Oleg Nechayev | 27 | 3 | 9+16 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | RUS | Mikhail Sinyov | 28 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | CZE | Tomáš Čížek | 27 | 2 | 8+17 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | FW | GAM | Ebrima Ebou Sillah | 12 | 2 | 7+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | RUS | Jiří Novotný | 30 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | SEN | Pape Kebe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | RUS | Roman Sharonov | 19 | 1 | 17+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | BRA | Aloísio | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | RSA | MacBeth Sibaya | 25 | 1 | 23+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | RUS | Dmitri Michkov | 7 | 2 | 2+3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | GK | TKM | Pavel Kharchik | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||
| 23 | FW | TKM | Wladimir Baýramow | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Rubin Kazan but left during the season: ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | BRA | Leandro Samarone | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 17 | Rôni | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | MF | | 7 | Denis Boyarintsev | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | DF | | 24 | Jiří Novotný | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | | 19 | Andrés Scotti | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | | 11 | David Chaladze | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | | 20 | Oleg Nechayev | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | | 23 | Ebrima Ebou Sillah | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | | 14 | Andrei Konovalov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | | 22 | Tomáš Čížek | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | | 41 | MacBeth Sibaya | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | | 18 | Baye Gueye Ndiaga | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | | 6 | Calisto | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | | 26 | Roman Sharonov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | | 5 | Andrei Fyodorov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | | 43 | Dmitri Michkov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 44 | 6 | 50 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | | GK | Sergei Kozko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | | DF | Levan Silagadze | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Sergei Kharlamov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Andrei Fyodorov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | | DF | Calisto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Denis Boyarintsev | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | | MF | Abdelkarim Kissi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | FW | David Chaladze | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | | MF | Andrei Konovalov | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | | FW | Rôni | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | | MF | Baye Gueye Ndiaga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | | MF | Andrés Scotti | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 21 | | DF | Mikhail Sinyov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | | MF | Tomáš Čížek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | | FW | Ebrima Ebou Sillah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | | DF | Jiří Novotný | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | | DF | Roman Sharonov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | | FW | Aloísio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | | MF | MacBeth Sibaya | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Rubin Kazan during the season: ||||||||||
| 4 | | DF | Leandro Samarone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 57 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 3 |