2012-13_Russian_Premier_League

2012–13 Russian Premier League

2012–13 Russian Premier League

21st season of top-tier football league in Russia


The 2012–13 Russian Premier League was the 21st season of the Russian football championship since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and 11th under the current Russian Premier League name. It began on 21 July 2012 and ended on 26 May 2013,[1] with a winter break between the weekends around 13 December 2012 and 10 March 2013.

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

16 teams from 12 cities compete in the season, with Zenit St. Petersburg as defending champions. For the first time since 2005, no Siberian clubs take part.

This was the first season in Russian football history to be played on the basis of the autumn/spring calendar, rather than the spring/autumn schedule traditionally used in Russia due to climate conditions.[2]

A total of sixteen teams participate in the league, the best fourteen sides of the 2011–12 season and two promoted clubs from the 2011–12 National Football League.

Teams

Locations of teams in the 2012–13 Russian Premier League

The following teams are mathematically confirmed to compete in the 2012–13 season:

Tom Tomsk and Spartak Nalchik were relegated at the end of the 2011–12 season after finishing the season in the bottom two places. Both teams returned to the First Division after respectively seven and six seasons in top level.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2011–12 First Division champions Mordovia Saransk and runners-up Alania Vladikavkaz. Former Russian champions Alania made their immediate return to the Premier League, while Mordovia are playing their first season at the highest football level of Russia.

Personnel and sponsorship

  1. ^ On the back of number.

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing ...

Last updated: 26 May 2013

Tournament format and regulations

Basics

The 16 teams played a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each one of the other teams twice, once at home and once away. Thus, a total of 240 matches was played, with 30 matches played by each team.

Promotion and relegation

The teams that finish 15th and 16th will be relegated to the FNL, while the top two FNL teams will be promoted to the Premier League for the 2013/14 season.

The 13th and 14th Premier League teams will play the 4th and 3rd FNL teams respectively in two playoff games with the winner securing a Premier League spot for 2013/14 (see paragraph 4.5.1 in the league regulations).[24]

Junior teams

According to long-standing practice, a tournament of junior teams will be held in parallel with the championship. The age limit for junior teams' players for this season is yet to be decided. Each club will be allowed to field no more than 3 field players and 1 goalkeeper older than the age limit.

Foreign players

As of 4 July, a team will be allowed to have 7 foreign (non-Russian nationals) players on the pitch at the same time, unlike the previous season when the limit was 6 foreigners per team. The new rule will run until 2017.

Season events

Dynamo – Zenit game

On 17 November 2012, the game in which Dynamo Moscow was hosting Zenit St. Petersburg at Arena Khimki was abandoned at the 37th minute with Dynamo leading 1–0 through a free kick goal by Vladimir Granat when a firecracker thrown from the stands hit Dynamo goalkeeper Anton Shunin.[25] Shunin was taken to the hospital where he was diagnosed with the chemical burns of his corneas and eyelids, conjunctivitis, and otitis of his right ear with partial loss of hearing.[26] Dynamo insisted that the game should be awarded to them.[27] Zenit's general director Mikhail Mitrofanov suggested that Zenit might drop out of the Russian league altogether if the game is awarded to Dynamo.[28] According to the police, the main suspect is a female fan who was arrested after the game.[29] The criminal investigation was opened on the charge of hooliganism.[30] On 22 November, Russian Football Union's Control-Disciplinary Committee awarded the game to Dynamo with a score of 3–0 and fined both clubs. Dynamo had to play their next home game (against Rubin Kazan) behind closed doors and Zenit had to play their next 2 home games (against CSKA Moscow and Anzhi Makhachkala) behind closed doors as well. Yellow cards received by Bruno Alves and Roman Shirokov before the game was abandoned still count for disciplinary purposes.[31] Shunin did not play in the remaining 3 games of 2012. Zenit only gained 2 points in their behind closed doors games, Dynamo won their behind closed doors game. Zenit filed an appeal for that decision with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which heard their case on 9 May 2013.[32] The appeal was denied on 14 May 2013.[33]

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: Russian Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) number of head-to-head wins; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) number of head-to-head goals scored; 7) number of head-to-head away goals scored; 8) goal difference; 9) number of goals scored; 10) number of away goals scored; 11) position in the 2011–12 season (only used until all the regularly scheduled games have been played); 11) extra play-off game or tournament between the teams in question.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Dynamo Moscow ahead of Terek Grozny on head-to-head points; Dynamo Moscow–Terek Grozny 1–2, Terek Grozny–Dynamo Moscow 1–2.
  2. 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.

Results

More information Home \ Away, ALA ...
Source: Russian Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Hat-tricks

More information Player, For ...

Relegation play-offs

First leg

More information Rostov, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 8,500[39]
Referee: Sergey Karasev

More information Krylia Sovetov Samara, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 27,654[40]
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

Second leg

More information SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 12,200[41]
Referee: Maxim Layushkin

More information Spartak Nalchik, 2–5 ...
Attendance: 11,000[42]
Referee: Alexey Nikolaev

Awards

Monthly awards

More information Month, Premier League Manager of the Month ...

Top 33

On 11 June 2013 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:[52]

Annual awards

Russian Manager of the Season

CSKA Moscow manager Leonid Slutsky, received the Russian Manager of the Season. [53]

Russian Player of the Season

The Russian Player of the Season was awarded to Igor Akinfeev.[54]

Russian Referee of the Season

The Russian Referee of the Season was awarded to Aleksandr Egorov.[55]

Attendances

More information Rank, Game ...

Last updated: 26 May 2013

Medal squads

(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

1. PFC CSKA Moscow

Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (29), Sergei Chepchugov (1)
Defenders: Vasili Berezutski (29), Brazil Mário Fernandes (28), Sergei Ignashevich (28), Kirill Nababkin (19), Georgi Shchennikov (18), Aleksei Berezutski (5), Pyotr Ten (1).
Midfielders: Sweden Rasmus Elm (26 / 5), Sweden Pontus Wernbloom (26 / 4), Serbia Zoran Tošić (25 / 3), Latvia Aleksandrs Cauņa (25 / 3), Alan Dzagoev (24 / 7), Japan Keisuke Honda (23 / 7), Pavel Mamayev (19 / 1), Chile Mark González (11), Liberia Sekou Oliseh (11), Ravil Netfullin (8).
Forwards: Nigeria Ahmed Musa (28 / 11), Brazil Vágner Love (9 / 5), Ivory Coast Seydou Doumbia (7 / 3), Dmitri Yefremov (3), Czech Republic Tomáš Necid (1).

Manager: Leonid Slutsky.

Transferred out during the season: Liberia Sekou Oliseh (on loan to Greece PAOK).

2. FC Zenit St. Petersburg

Goalkeepers: Vyacheslav Malafeev (26), Yegor Baburin (4), Belarus Yuri Zhevnov (2).
Defenders: Slovakia Tomáš Hubočan (24), Aleksandr Anyukov (22 / 1), Belgium Nicolas Lombaerts (22), Portugal Bruno Alves (21 / 1), Italy Domenico Criscito (12 / 2), Renat Yanbayev (11 / 1), Portugal Luís Neto (9 / 1), Serbia Aleksandar Luković (9), Serbia Milan Rodić (4), Denmark Michael Lumb (1), Igor Cheminava (1).
Midfielders: Konstantin Zyryanov (27 / 6), Roman Shirokov (25 / 5), Viktor Fayzulin (24 / 6), Vladimir Bystrov (24 / 3), Igor Denisov (23), Belgium Axel Witsel (19 / 4), Sergei Semak (16 / 2), Portugal Danny (12 / 2), Pavel Mogilevets (2), Alexey Yevseyev (1), Vyacheslav Zinkov (1), Danila Yashchuk (1).
Forwards: Aleksandr Kerzhakov (23 / 10), Brazil Hulk (18 / 7), Aleksandr Bukharov (9 / 1), Maksim Kanunnikov (9 / 1), Serbia Luka Đorđević (7), Aleksei Gasilin (1).

Manager: Italy Luciano Spalletti.

Transferred out during the season: Renat Yanbayev (end of loan from Lokomotiv Moscow), Maksim Kanunnikov (to Amkar Perm), Denmark Michael Lumb (to Germany Bochum).

3. FC Anzhi Makhachkala

Goalkeepers: Vladimir Gabulov (27), Yevgeny Pomazan (5).
Defenders: Brazil João Carlos (25 / 2), Rasim Tagirbekov (22 / 2), Arseniy Logashov (19), Republic of the Congo Christopher Samba (17 / 2), Kamil Agalarov (14), Ali Gadzhibekov (8), Bosnia and Herzegovina Emir Spahić (7 / 1), Brazil Ewerton (7), Andrey Yeshchenko (2).
Midfielders: Brazil Jucilei (27), Morocco Mbark Boussoufa (26 / 4), Oleg Shatov (24 / 3), Yuri Zhirkov (23 / 2), Morocco Mehdi Carcela (20 / 1), Uzbekistan Odil Ahmedov (17 / 1), France Lassana Diarra (14), Brazil Willian (7 / 1), Georgy Gabulov (7 / 1), Sharif Mukhammad (3), Aleksei Ivanov (1).
Forwards: Cameroon Samuel Eto'o (25 / 10), Ivory Coast Lacina Traoré (24 / 12), Fyodor Smolov (15), Shamil Lakhiyalov (8), Serder Serderov (4), Nikita Burmistrov (4).

Manager: Netherlands Guus Hiddink.

Transferred out during the season: Republic of the Congo Christopher Samba (to England Queens Park Rangers), Shamil Lakhiyalov (to Krylia Sovetov Samara), Georgy Gabulov (to Alania Vladikavkaz), Nikita Burmistrov (on loan to Amkar Perm), Aleksei Ivanov (to Mordovia Saransk).


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  36. 30 game against Alania Vladikavkaz was played at Eduard Streltsov Stadium in Moscow
  37. 20 game against Zenit St. Petersburg was played at Axmat Arena in Grozny
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2012–13 Russian Premier League Table[permanent dead link] (Indonesia language)


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