2017–18 Russian Premier League

The 2017–18 Russian Premier League (Russian: Чемпионат России по футболу 2017/2018, Chempionat Rossii po futbolu 2017/2018) was the 16th Russian Premier League season, and the 26th top division football tournament. It was played from 15 July 2017 to 13 May 2018. Spartak Moscow were the defending champions, but Lokomotiv Moscow won the tournament.

 Table 

TeamQualification or relegation1Lokomotiv Moscow (C)3018664121+2060Champions League group stage2CSKA Moscow3017764923+26583Spartak Moscow3016865132+1956Champions League third qualifying round4Krasnodar3016684630+1654Europa League group stage5Zenit St. Petersburg30141154621+2553Europa League third qualifying round6Ufa30111093430+443Europa League second qualifying round7Arsenal Tula30126123541−6428Dynamo Moscow301010102930−1409Ahmat Grozny30109113034−43910Rubin Kazan30911103225+73811Rostov30910112728−13712Ural Yekaterinburg3081393132−13713Amkar Perm (R)3098132030−1035Dissolved after the season14Anzhi Makhachkala3066183155−2424Relegation play-offs15Tosno (R)3066182354−3124Dissolved after the season16SKA-Khabarovsk (R)3027211655−3913Relegation to FNL

 Relegation play-offs 

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Because Amkar Perm was dissolved when the season ended, Anzhi Makhachkala were allowed to stay in the Premier League. Yenisey Krasnoyarsk will be promoted to the Premier League for the first time in the team's history.

 Statistics 
 Top goalscorers 

15 goals

  Quincy Promes (Spartak Moscow)

14 goals

  Fyodor Smolov (Kuban Krasnodar)

10 goals

  Luiz Adriano (Spartak Moscow)
  Viktor Claesson (Kuban Krasnodar)
  Jefferson Farfán (Lokomotiv Moscow)
  Aleksandr Kokorin (Zenit St Petersburg)
  Vitinho (CSKA Moscow)

9 goals

  Yevgeni Markov (Tosno)

8 goals

  Eric Bicfalvi (Ural)

 References 

 Other websites 


2017–18 Russian Premier League at Soccerway

Category:2017 in sports
Category:2018 in association football
Category:Russian Premier League