2006 Russian Premier League

The 2005 Russian Premier League was the 55th season of the premier football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 5th under the current Russian Premier League name.

Russian Premier League
Season2006
ChampionsCSKA Moscow
RelegatedTorpedo Moscow
Shinnik Yaroslavl
Champions LeagueCSKA Moscow
Spartak Moscow
UEFA CupLokomotiv Moscow
Zenit St.Petersburg
Intertoto CupRubin Kazan
Matches played240
Goals scored585 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorerRoman Pavlyuchenko (18)
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The season started on 17 March 2006 and ended on 26 November 2006. Defending champions CSKA Moscow claimed their second successive title on 18 November 2006 with an away win over Luch-Energiya Vladivostok.[1] Spartak Moscow finished runners-up, level on points with CSKA but ranked behind due to fewer wins (see Tie-breaking criteria below). Lokomotiv Moscow finished third.

Torpedo Moscow and Shinnik were relegated. It was the first time in Torpedo Moscow's history that the club was relegated.

Teams

As in the previous season, 16 teams played in the 2006 season. After the 2005 season, Alania Vladikavkaz and Terek Grozny were relegated to the 2006 Russian First Division. They were replaced by Luch-Energia Vladivostok and Spartak Nalchik, the winners and runners up of the 2005 Russian First Division.

Venues
Amkar CSKA Dynamo Krylia
Zvezda Stadium Central Stadium Central Stadium Metallurg Stadium
Capacity: 17,000 Capacity: 36,540 Capacity: 36,540 Capacity: 27,084
Lokomotiv
Locations of teams in 2006 Russian Premier League
Moscow
Locations of teams in 2006 Russian Premier League, Tomsk & Vladivostok
 Luch-Energia
RZD Arena Dynamo Stadium
Capacity: 33,001 Capacity: 10,200
Moscow Rostov
Eduard Streltsov Stadium Olimp-2
Capacity: 13,450 Capacity: 15,840
Rubin Saturn
Central Stadium Saturn Stadium
Capacity: 22,500 Capacity: 14,685
Shinnik Spartak Moscow
Shinnik Stadium Luzhniki Stadium
Capacity: 22,871 Capacity: 81,029
Spartak Nalchik Tom Torpedo Zenit Saint Petersburg
Spartak Stadium Trud Stadium Luzhniki Stadium Petrovsky Stadium
Capacity: 14,149 Capacity: 10,028 Capacity: 81,029 Capacity: 21,570

    Personnel and kits
    Team Location Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
    Amkar Perm Perm Rashid Rakhimov Adidas
    CSKA Moscow Valery Gazzaev Umbro Sibneft/VTB
    Dynamo Moscow Andrey Kobelev Umbro Xerox
    Lokomotiv Moscow Oleg Dolmatov Adidas
    Luch-Energia Vladivostok Sergei Pavlov Nike DSV
    Krylia Samara Gadzhi Gadzhiyev
    Moscow Moscow Leonid Slutsky
    Rostov Rostov-on-Don Sergei Balakhnin Umbro
    Rubin Kazan Kurban Berdyev Nike N/A
    Saturn Ramenskoye Vladimír Weiss Adidas
    Shinnik Yaroslavl Boris Gavrilov (Caretaker)
    Spartak Moscow Vladimir Fedotov Nike
    Spartak Nalchik Yuri Krasnozhan Umbro N/A
    Tom Tomsk Valery Petrakov
    Torpedo Moscow Aleksandr Gostenin (Caretaker) Umbro N/A
    Zenit Saint Petersburg Dick Advocaat Adidas Gazprom

    Managerial changes
    Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
    Dynamo Andrey Kobelev (Caretaker) End of role Preseason Yuri Semin 22 November 2005[2] Preseason
    Lokomotiv Vladimir Eshtrekov Slavoljub Muslin 12 December 2005[3]
    Saturn Vladimir Shevchuk Vladimír Weiss
    Tom Anatoliy Byshovets Valery Petrakov
    Spartak Aleksandrs Starkovs April 2006 Vladimir Fedotov April 2006
    Zenit St.Petersburg Vlastimil Petržela 4 May 2006[4] Vladimír Borovička (Caretaker) May 2006
    Zenit St.Petersburg Vladimír Borovička (Caretaker) End of Role July 2006 Dick Advocaat 26 June 2006[5]
    Amkar Sergei Oborin August 2006 Igor Uralyov (Caretaker) August 2006
    Dynamo Yuri Semin Resigned 4 August 2006[2] 15th Andrey Kobelev August 2006
    Amkar Igor Uralyov (Caretaker) End of Role September 2006 Rashid Rakhimov September 2006
    Shinnik Oleg Dolmatov September 2006 Boris Gavrilov September 2006
    Torpedo Sergei Petrenko September 2006 Aleksandr Gostenin September 2006
    Lokomotiv Slavoljub Muslin Fired 5 October 2006[6] Oleg Dolmatov 5 October 2006[6]

    Tournament format and regulations

    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:

    1. higher number of wins in all matches;
    2. higher goal difference in all matches;
    3. 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);
    4. higher number of goals scored in all matches;
    5. higher number of away goals scored in all matches;
    6. 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:

    1. higher number of wins in all matches;
    2. 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);
    3. 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:

    1. higher number of wins in all matches;
    2. higher goal difference in all matches;
    3. 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);
    4. 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.

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 CSKA Moscow (C) 30 17 7 6 47 28 +19 58 Qualification to Champions League group stage
    2 Spartak Moscow 30 15 13 2 60 36 +24 58 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
    3 Lokomotiv Moscow 30 15 8 7 47 34 +13 53 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
    4 Zenit St. Petersburg 30 13 11 6 42 30 +12 50 Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
    5 Rubin Kazan 30 14 7 9 45 35 +10 49 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
    6 FC Moscow 30 10 13 7 41 37 +4 43
    7 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok 30 12 5 13 37 39 −2 41
    8 Tom Tomsk 30 11 8 11 35 33 +2 41
    9 Krylia Sovetov Samara 30 10 8 12 37 35 +2 38
    10 Spartak Nalchik 30 10 8 12 31 34 −3 38
    11 Saturn 30 7 16 7 29 24 +5 37
    12 Rostov 30 10 6 14 42 48 −6 36
    13 Amkar Perm 30 8 11 11 22 36 −14 35
    14 Dynamo Moscow 30 8 10 12 31 40 −9 34
    15 Torpedo Moscow (R) 30 3 13 14 22 40 −18 22 Relegation to First Division
    16 Shinnik Yaroslavl (R) 30 1 8 21 17 56 −39 11
    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) Champion; (R) Relegated.
    Notes:
    1. Qualified as the winner of 2006–07 Russian Cup.
     Russian Premier League 2006 Winners 
    PFC CSKA Moscow
    3rd title

    Season statistics

    Top goalscorers
    As of matches played on 26 November 2006.
    Rank Player Club Goal
    1 Roman Pavlyuchenko Spartak 18
    2 Jô CSKA 14
    3 Alejandro Domínguez Rubin 13
    Pavel Pogrebnyak Tom
    Dmitri Loskov Lokomotiv
    6 Dmitri Kirichenko Moscow 12
    Mikhail Osinov Rostov
    8 Vágner Love CSKA 9
    Ivica Olić CSKA
    10 Yegor Titov Spartak 8
    Roman Adamov Moscow

    Statistics
    • Goals: 585 (average 2.44 per match)
      • From penalties: 69 (12%)
      • Saved/Missed penalties: 19 (22%)
      • Goals scored home: 337 (58%)
      • Goals scored away: 247 (42%)
    • Yellow cards: 1202 (average 5.01 per match)
      • For violent conduct: 730 (61%)
      • For unsporting behaviour: 387 (32%)
      • For undisciplined behaviour: 3 (0%)
      • Other: 82 (7%)
    • Red cards: 62 (average 0.26 per match)
      • For second yellow card: 41 (66%)
      • For undisciplined behaviour: 7 (11%)
      • For denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity: 6 (10%)
      • For violent conduct: 6 (10%)
      • For unsporting behaviour: 1 (2%)
      • For handball: 1 (2%)
    • Attendance: 2,948,996 (average 12,287 per match; 98,300 per matchday)

    Awards

    Russian Football Union named Andrey Arshavin the best Premier League player of the season. Arshavin was also ranked best by major Russian sports newspapers, Sport-Express[7] and Soviet Sports[8] and became the Russian Footballer of the Year.

    On December 18, the Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:[9]

    Goalkeepers
    1. Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow)
    2. Vyacheslav Malafeev (Zenit)
    3. Antonín Kinský (Saturn)
    Defensive midfielders
    1. Elvir Rahimić (CSKA Moscow)
    2. Evgeni Aldonin (CSKA Moscow)
    3. Mozart (Spartak Moscow)

    Medal squads
    1. PFC CSKA Moscow

    Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (28), Vladimir Gabulov (3), Veniamin Mandrykin (1).
    Defenders: Aleksei Berezutski (29), Sergei Ignashevich (26 / 2), Vasili Berezutski (26 / 1), Deividas Šemberas (24), Anton Grigoryev (5), Chidi Odiah (3).
    Midfielders: Elvir Rahimić (30 / 1), Dudu (28 / 2), Evgeni Aldonin (28), Yuri Zhirkov (27 / 1), Miloš Krasić (26 / 3), Rolan Gusev (18 / 1), Ivan Taranov (13), Kirill Kochubei (4).
    Forwards: Ivica Olić (24 / 9), Vágner Love (23 / 9), Jô (18 / 14), Aleksandr Salugin (5).
    (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

    Manager: Valery Gazzaev.

    Transferred out during the season: none.

    2. FC Spartak Moscow

    Goalkeepers: Wojciech Kowalewski (27), Dmitri Khomich (3), Aleksei Zuev (1).
    Defenders: Radoslav Kováč (27 / 2), Martin Jiránek (26 / 2), Martin Stranzl (25), Clemente Rodríguez (20 / 1), Roman Shishkin (14 / 1), Géder (8), Adrian Iencsi (7), Gabriel Tamaș (3), Sergei Kabanov (1), Fyodor Kudryashov (1), Andrei Ivanov (1), Yevgeni Shpedt (1).
    Midfielders: Yegor Titov (25 / 7), Vladimir Bystrov (24 / 6), Serghei Covalciuc (23), Mozart (22 / 4), Denis Boyarintsev (22 / 2), Maksym Kalynychenko (15 / 3), Quincy (15 / 1), Dmitri Torbinski (13), Aleksei Rebko (9).
    Forwards: Roman Pavlyuchenko (27 / 18), Fernando Cavenaghi (17 / 5), Aleksandr Pavlenko (12 / 1), Nikita Bazhenov (11 / 3), Mihajlo Pjanović (8 / 3), Artyom Dzyuba (5).

    Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs (until April), Vladimir Fedotov (from July).

    Transferred out during the season: Gabriel Tamaș (to Celta de Vigo).

    3. FC Lokomotiv Moscow

    Goalkeepers: Aleksei Poliakov (23), Eldin Jakupović (5), Sergei Ryzhikov (2).
    Defenders: Branislav Ivanović (28 / 2), Vadim Evseev (24), Emir Spahić (21), Oleg Pashinin (20), Dmitri Sennikov (14), Malkhaz Asatiani (14), Fininho (12), Marián Had (6), Dmitri Kruglov (2), Inal Getigezhev (1).
    Midfielders: Dmitri Loskov (29 / 13), Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (29 / 3), Sergei Gurenko (29 / 1), Marat Izmailov (16 / 1), Aleksandr Samedov (13), Ivan Starkov (12 / 2), Laryea Kingston (12), Shaker Zouagi (11 / 1), André Bikey (5), Vladimir Maminov (5).
    Forwards: Garry O'Connor (24 / 7), Dmitri Sychev (24 / 7), Dramane Traoré (21 / 6), Shamil Asildarov (4 / 1), Giorgi Chelidze (4).

    Manager: Slavoljub Muslin (until October), Oleg Dolmatov (from October).

    Transferred out during the season: Dmitri Kruglov (to FC Kuban Krasnodar), André Bikey (to Reading F.C.).

    See also

    2006 in Russian Football

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