2007_Russian_Premier_League
2007 Russian Premier League
16th season of top-tier football league in Russia
The 2007 Russian Premier League was the 16th season of the Russian Football Championship, and the sixth under the current Russian Premier League name. The league was sponsored by insurance company Rosgosstrakh.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2007 |
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| Champions | Zenit St.Petersburg |
| Relegated | Kuban Krasnodar Rostov |
| Champions League | Zenit St.Petersburg Spartak Moscow |
| Europa League | CSKA Moscow FC Moscow |
| Intertoto Cup | Saturn Ramenskoye |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 562 (2.34 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Roman Pavlyuchenko & Roman Adamov (20) |
← 2006 2008 → | |
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The season started on 10 March 2007 with the match between Luch-Energia and FC Moscow in Vladivostok, with the first goal of the season being scored by FC Moscow striker Héctor Bracamonte. It ended on 11 November 2007, when Zenit St. Petersburg claimed their first title with an away win over Saturn. Zenit became the second non-Moscow club to win the league, after Alania Vladikavkaz in 1995.
Spartak Moscow finished runners-up for the third consecutive season, while defending champions CSKA Moscow finished third.
As in the previous season, 16 teams played in the 2007 season. After the 2006 season, Torpedo Moscow and Shinnik Yaroslavl were relegated to the 2007 Russian First Division. They were replaced by Khimki and Kuban Krasnodar, the winners and runners up of the 2006 Russian First Division.
Venues
More information Amkar, CSKA ...
| Amkar | CSKA | Dynamo | Khimki |
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| Zvezda Stadium | Luzhniki Stadium | Central Stadium | Rodina Stadium |
| Capacity: 17,000 | Capacity: 81,000 | Capacity: 36,540 | Capacity: 3,760 |
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| Metallurg Stadium | Kuban Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 27,084 | Capacity: 28,800 | ||
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| Lokomotiv | Luch-Energia | ||
| RZD Arena | Dynamo Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 33,001 | Capacity: 10,200 | ||
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| Moscow | Rostov | ||
| Eduard Streltsov Stadium | Olimp-2 | ||
| Capacity: 13,450 | Capacity: 15,840 | ||
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| Rubin | Saturn | ||
| Central Stadium | Saturn Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 22,500 | Capacity: 14,685 | ||
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| Spartak Moscow | Spartak Nalchik | Tom | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| Luzhniki Stadium | Spartak Stadium | Trud Stadium | Petrovsky Stadium |
| Capacity: 81,029 | Capacity: 14,149 | Capacity: 10,028 | Capacity: 21,570 |
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Personnel and kits
More information Team, Location ...
| Team | Location | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| Amkar Perm | Perm |  Rashid Rakhimov |
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| CSKA | Moscow |  Valery Gazzaev |
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| Dynamo | Moscow | Andrey Kobelev |
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| Khimki | Khimki |  Slavoljub Muslin |
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| Krylia | Samara | Aleksandr Tarkhanov |
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| Kuban | Krasnodar | Leonid Nazarenko (Caretaker) |
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| Lokomotiv | Moscow | Anatoliy Byshovets |
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| Luch-Energia | Vladivostok | Sergei Pavlov |
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| Moscow | Moscow | Leonid Slutsky |
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| Rostov | Rostov-on-Don | Oleg Dolmatov |
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| Rubin | Kazan |  Kurban Berdyev |
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| Saturn | Ramenskoye | Gadzhi Gadzhiyev |
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| Spartak | Moscow | Stanislav Cherchesov |
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| Spartak | Nalchik | Yuri Krasnozhan |
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| Tom | Tomsk | Valery Petrakov |
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| Zenit | Saint Petersburg |  Dick Advocaat |
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Managerial changes
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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| Lokomotiv | Oleg Dolmatov |
Fired | 26 December 2006 | Preseason | Anatoliy Byshovets |
26 December 2006 | Preseason |
| Krylia | Gadzhi Gadzhiyev |
Sergei Oborin |
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| Kuban |  Pavlo Yakovenko |
April 2007 | Leonid Nazarenko (Caretaker) |
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| Saturn |  Vladimír Weiss |
May 2007 | Gadzhi Gadzhiyev |
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| Rostov | Sergei Balakhnin |
July 2007 | Pavlo Yakovenko |
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| Rostov | Pavlo Yakovenko |
July 2007 | Oleg Dolmatov |
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| Spartak | Vladimir Fedotov |
June 2007 | Stanislav Cherchesov |
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| Krylia | Sergei Oborin |
August 2007 | Aleksandr Tarkhanov |
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| Kuban | Leonid Nazarenko (Caretaker) |
August 2007 | Soferbi Yeshugov |
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| Khimki | Vladimir Kazachyonok |
September 2007 | Slavoljub Muslin |
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| Kuban | Soferbi Yeshugov |
September 2007 | Leonid Nazarenko (Caretaker) |
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Based on paragraph 15.3 of the Russian Premier League regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points (without having the highest number), the positions of these teams are determined by:
- higher number of wins in all matches;
- higher goal difference in all matches;
- results of matches between the teams in question (1. higher number of points obtained; 2. higher number of wins; 3. higher goal difference; 4. higher number of goals scored; 5. higher number of away goals scored);
- higher number of goals scored in all matches;
- higher number of away goals scored in all matches;
- drawing of lots.
Based on paragraph 15.4 of the regulations, if two teams are equal on the highest number of points, the first position is determined by:
- higher number of wins in all matches;
- results of matches between the two teams (1. higher number of points obtained; 2. higher goal difference; 3. higher number of goals scored; 4. higher number of away goals scored);
- drawing of lots, or an additional match between the two teams, with extra time and a penalty shoot-out if necessary.
Based on paragraph 15.5 of the regulations, if more than two teams are equal on the highest number of points, the first position and subsequent positions of these teams are determined by:
- higher number of wins in all matches;
- higher goal difference in all matches;
- results of matches between the teams in question (1. higher number of points obtained; 2. higher goal difference; 3. higher number of goals scored; 4. higher number of away goals scored);
- drawing of lots, or an additional tournament between the teams in question.1
1The terms of this additional tournament are determined by the Russian Football Union and the governing body of the Russian Premier League based on suggestions from the participating clubs.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Zenit St. Petersburg (C) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 61 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 59 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 53 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 4 | FC Moscow | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 52 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 5 | Saturn | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 45 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 6 | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 41 | |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 41 | |
| 8 | Amkar Perm | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 41 | |
| 9 | Khimki | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 37 | |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 35 | |
| 11 | Tom Tomsk | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 35 | |
| 12 | Spartak Nalchik | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 33 | |
| 13 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 32 | |
| 14 | Luch-Energiya Vladivostok | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 32 | |
| 15 | Kuban Krasnodar (R) | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 32 | Relegation to First Division |
| 16 | Rostov (R) | 30 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 44 | −26 | 18 |
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Source: RFPL
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd goal difference; 4th head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 5th goals scored; 6th away goals scored; 7th drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd goal difference; 4th head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 5th goals scored; 6th away goals scored; 7th drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
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- Qualified as the winner of 2007–08 Russian Cup
More information Home \ Away, AMK ...
| Home \ Away | AMK | CSK | DYN | KHI | KRY | KUB | LOK | LUE | MOS | ROS | RUB | SAT | SPA | SPN | TOM | ZEN |
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| Amkar Perm | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | |
| CSKA Moscow | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Dynamo Moscow | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | |
| Khimki | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Krylya Sovetov Samara | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Kuban Krasnodar | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Luch-Energiya Vladivostok | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| FC Moscow | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | |
| Rostov | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |
| Rubin Kazan | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | |
| Saturn | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Spartak Moscow | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
| Spartak Nalchik | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Tom | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 2–1 |
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- The match was played on 1 July 2007 and originally ended with Moscow's 1–2 loss to Zenit. However, on 15 August 2007, Football Union of Russia decided to hand Moscow a 0–3 technical defeat and fine the club RUB 500,000 ($20,000) for fielding an ineligible player Roman Hubník, who was loaned to the club by Czech Sigma Olomouc until the end of June only, and was therefore ineligible to play in the match.[1]
Top goalscorers
- As of matches played on 11 November 2007.
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goal |
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| 1 | Roman Pavlyuchenko |
Spartak | 14 |
| Roman Adamov |
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| 3 |  Jô |
CSKA | 13 |
| Vágner Love |
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| 5 | Pavel Pogrebnyak |
Zenit | 11 |
| Dmitri Sychev |
Lokomotiv | ||
| 7 | Andrey Arshavin |
Zenit | 10 |
| Andrei Karyaka |
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 Martin Kushev |
Amkar | ||
| 10 | Konstantin Zyryanov |
Zenit | 9 |
 Goran Maznov |
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| Dmitri Kirichenko |
Saturn | ||
 Davit Mujiri |
Krylia | ||
| Denis Kolodin |
Dynamo |
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Statistics
- Goals: 562 (average 2.34 per match)
- From penalties: 57 (10%)
- Saved/Missed penalties: 17 (23%)
- Goals scored home: 348 (62%)
- Goals scored away: 214 (38%)
- Yellow cards: 1080 (average 4.50 per match)
- For violent conduct: 563 (52%)
- For unsporting behaviour: 425 (39%)
- For undisciplined behaviour: 8 (1%)
- Other: 84 (8%)
- Red cards: 49 (average 0.20 per match)
- For second yellow card: 27 (55%)
- For violent conduct: 9 (18%)
- For unsporting behaviour: 5 (9%)
- For undisciplined behaviour: 4 (8%)
- For denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity: 4 (8%)
- Attendance: 3,147,567 (average 13,114 per match; 104,919 per matchday)
On 30 November 2007 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:[2]
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- "Moskva punished for oversight". UEFA.com. 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
- Утвержден список 33 лучших игроков "Росгосстрах Чемпионата России по футболу 2007 года" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2007-11-30. Retrieved 2007-12-04.