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Rubin Kazan claim second successive Russian titleRubin, a team from Kazan, 750 kilometers east of Moscow, won their second consecutive Russian Premier League title with one game remaining last season. Rubin have without doubt been Russia's number one side last term, having the league's best defence and attack. At the other end of the table, Kuban Krasnodar and Khimki were relegated at the end of the 2009 season after finishing in the bottom two places. Here is a short summary of the 2009 campaign:
FC Moscow pull out of Russian leagueFC Moscow have pulled out of the Russian league a month before the start of the 2010 season because of financial problems and lack of sponsorship. The club is owned by Russian metals giant Norilsk Nickel and run by a subsidiary, Sports Projects. The subsidiary said that it could not justify investing in FC Moscow and they were officially excluded from the Russian top flight and replaced by Alania Vladikavkaz, the third-placed team from the 2009 First Division. Almost every Russian club is dependent on a patron, usually a commodities company backed by an oligarch, the local government or some combination of the two. For example, Russian Railways covers Lokomotiv financial demands, the regional government of Tatarstan continues to back Rubin, Zenit are sponsored by Russian largest energy company Gazprom, Spartak also by energy company Lukoil, and CSKA have just struck a deal with the mid-sized oil company Bashneft.
The number of titles (since 1992) for each club in Russian Premier League and their standings in the last five seasons. Financial problems at KrylyaAfter FC Moscow, there was a serious possibility that Krylya Sovetov might also have gone out of business. They reportedly owe $80m to various creditors, including Roman Abramovich, who loaned the club $5.4m several years ago. As late as a fortnight ago, players had not been paid their bonuses since August, part of $15m believed to be owed to the squad, while the coach Yuri Gazzaev, the cousin of the Dynamo Kyiv coach Valeri, had not been paid at all. The squad are now threatening to boycott their opening game of the new season unless the bonuses are paid.Rubin beat CSKA to win Russian Super CupThe first trophy of the 2010 season went to league champions Rubin Kazan, who beat CSKA Moskva 1-0 to claim the Russian Super Cup. Turkish striker Fatih Tekke is their major winter signing, while Argentine attacking midfielder Alejandro Dominguez has left the club to join Valencia. Dominguez, who scored 16 goals last term, was voted player of the year in the Russian league and his departure is a huge blow for Rubin. However, the Super Cup triumph shows Rubin still have a basic defensive coherence that suggests they will be strong again this year. This page is introduction to the 2010 Russian Premier League season. Latest news, statistics, results and predictions you can find on our main Euro Football > Russia page. Zenit appoint Luciano Spalletti as new coachLuciano Spalletti has been appointed coach of Zenit St. Petersburg on a three-year contract. The 50-year-old Italian returns to front-line coaching three months after leaving the Roma hot seat. He replaces Anatoly Davydov who stepped up from coaching the reserves to become caretaker manager in August, when Dick Advocaat parted company with the 2007/08 UEFA Cup winners. Spalletti, in charge of Roma for four years, started his coaching career in 1994 at Empoli and also led Sampdoria, Venezia, Udinese Calcio and Ancona Calcio.
The Russian Premier League standings for season 2009. The main contenders: Zenit, Lokomotiv and SpartakAccording to online bookmakers, Lokomotiv and Spartak Moscow were considered to be Zenit St. Petersburg's main title challengers. Whatever happens in the title race, though, the greatest success for Russian football might be reaching November with 16 top-flight clubs.
The preseason odds for the outright winner of the 2010 Russian Premier League posted by online bookmakers. Russian Cup finals in last five years2005 CSKA Moscow - Khimki 1:0 |
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key playersAlania VladikavkazGoalkeeper Dmitri Khomich (€0.7m); Defense: Akes da Costa Goore (€1.5m), Ivan Ivanov (€0.8m), Abdoul Gafar Mamah (€0.8m); Midfield: Aslan Mashukov (€1.5m), Dzhambulad Bazaev (€1.2m), Sani Kaita (€0.8m), Georgi Bazaev (€0.8m); Forward: Ivan Stoyanov (€1.3m), Sergiy Kuznetsov (€1.1m), Sergey Dadu (€0.8m). Amkar PermGoalkeeper Sergey Narubin (€1.3m); Defense: Dmitri Belorukov (€3.8m), Miklos Gaal (€2.5m), Ivan Cherenchikov (€2.5m), Aleksey Popov (€1.7m); Midfield: Mitar Novakovic (€2m), Georgi Peev (€1.8m), Vitali Grishin (€1.5m), Andrey Topchu (€1.2m); Forward: Edin Junuzovic (€0.8m), Martin Kushev (€0.7m). Anzhi MakhachkalaGoalkeeper Ilia Abaev (€0.7m); Defense: Mitar Pekovic (€0.7m), Rasim Tagirbekov (€0.5m), Kakhaber Aladashvili (€0.4m); Midfield: Nicolae Josan (€1.5m), Gocha Khodzhava (€1.2m), Mikhail Bakaev (€0.7m), Todor Timonov (€0.4m), Zurab Arziani (€0.4m); Forward: Jan Holenda (€1m), Vartan Mazalov (€0.5m). CSKA MoscowGoalkeeper Igor Akinfeev (€20m); Defense: Sergey Ignashevich (€6.2m), Vasili Berezutski (€4.8m), Aleksey Berezutski (€3.5m); Midfield: Milos Krasic (€18m), Alan Dzagoev (€11m), Keisuke Honda (€6m), Mark Gonzalez (€5m), Pavel Mamaev (€4.2m); Forward: Tomas Necid (€6.5m), Guilherme (€4m). Dynamo MoscowGoalkeeper Vladimir Gabulov (€7m); Defense: Leandro Fernandez (€6.2m), Denis Kolodin (€5.6m), Alexandru Epureanu (€4.8m), Luke Wilkshire (€4m); Midfield: Dmitri Kombarov (€5.3m), Kirill Kombarov (€4.5m), Aleksandr Samedov (€3.8m), Edgaras Cesnauskis (€3.7m), Igor Semshov (€3.5m); Forward: Andriy Voronin (€4.5m). Krylya Sovetov SamaraGoalkeeper Eduardo Lobos (€2m); Defense: Aleksandr Belozerov (€3.6m), Isaac Okoronkwo (€1.2m), Leilton (€0.7m); Midfield: Anton Bober (€2.8m), Oleg Ivanov (€2.8m), Ivan Taranov (€1m), Sergey Budylin (€1m), Ruslan Adzhindzhal (€0.5m); Forward: Evgeni Savin (€3.8m), Igor Strelkov (€0.4m). Lokomotiv MoscowGoalkeeper Guilherme (€3.8m); Defense: Rodolfo (€5.3m), Malkhaz Asatiani (€4m), Marko Basa (€3.5m); Midfield: Dmitri Torbinski (€7m), Aleksandr Aliev (€6m), Wagner (€5m), Denis Glushakov (€4.5m), Tomislav Dujmovic (€4.2m); Forward: Peter Osaze Odemwingie (€7m), Dmitri Sychev (€6m). RostovGoalkeeper Maksim Kabanov (€0.7m); Defense: Gia Grigalava (€1.8m), Dusan Andjelkovic (€1m), Sorin Ghionea (€0.9m), Anri Khagush (€0.8m); Midfield: Timofey Kalachev (€2.5m), Aleksandr Pavlenko (€1.5m), Stanislav Ivanov (€1.5m), Branimir Petrovic (€0.8m); Forward: Roman Adamov (€1.5m), Igor Lebedenko (€0.7m). Rubin KazanGoalkeeper Sergey Ryzhikov (€8m); Defense: Cristian Daniel Ansaldi (€9.5m), Cesar Navas (€5.8m), Roman Sharonov (€2.5m); Midfield: Gokdeniz Karadeniz (€8.5m), Aleksandr Ryazantsev (€5.4m), Christian Noboa (€4.5m), Sergey Semak (€3.5m), Kheto (€3m); Forward: Aleksandr Bukharov (€10m), Fatih Tekke (€3m). SaturnGoalkeeper Antonin Kinsky (€3m); Defense: Benoit Angbwa (€3.5m), Zelao (€3m), Ruslan Nakhushev (€2.9m); Midfield: Aleksey Ivanov (€2.5m), Andrey Karyaka (€2m), Petr Nemov (€1.5m), Roman Vorobjov (€1.2m); Forward: Dmitri Kirichenko (€1.8m), Marko Topic (€1.5m), Vladimir Kuzmichev (€1.5m). Sibir NovosibirskGoalkeeper Wojciech Kowalewski (€0.7m); Defense: Egor Filipenko (€0.8m), Dmitri Molosh (€0.8m), Arunas Klimavicius (€0.5m); Midfield: Tomas Cizek (€0.8m), Evgeni Zinovijev (€0.7m), Ivan Nagibin (€0.5m), Aleksandr Makarenko (€0.5m); Forward: Aleksey Medvedev (€0.8m), Aleksandr Antipenko (€0.5m), Gennadi Bliznyuk (€0.5m). Spartak MoscowGoalkeeper Soslan Dzhanaev (€3.5m); Defense: Martin Stranzl (€4.3m), Martin Jiranek (€4m), Sergey Parshivlyuk (€3.3m), Aleksandr Sheshukov (€2.8m); Midfield: Alex (€12m), Nikola Drincic (€4m), Ibson (€3.8m); Forward: Welliton (€13m), Ari (€3m), Ivan Saenko (€3m). Spartak NalchikGoalkeeper Veniamin Mandrykin (€0.8m); Defense: Leandro (€1m), Miodrag Dzudovic (€0.9m), Aleksandr Amisulashvili (€0.8m), Vladimir Kisenkov (€0.5m); Midfield: Roman Kontsedalov (€0.8m), Kazbek Geteriev (€0.8m), Gogita Gogua (€0.7m), Marat Dzakhmishev (€0.4m); Forward: Nazir Kazharov (€0.5m), David Siradze (€0.4m). Terek GroznyGoalkeeper Andrey Dikan (€1m); Defense: Dmitri Yatchenko (€0.8m), Antonio Ferreira (€0.5m), Sergey Omeljanchuk (€0.4m); Midfield: Blagoy Georgiev (€1.5m), Levan Gvazava (€0.8m), Andrey Kobenko (€0.7m), Mauricio (€0.6m); Forward: Hector Andres Bracamonte (€2m), Shamil Lakhiyalov (€1.2m), Arce (€0.5m). Tom TomskGoalkeeper Sergey Parejko (€0.9m); Defense: Andrey Ivanov (€1.4m), Djordje Jokic (€1.2m), Dmitri N. Smirnov (€0.8m), Georgi Dzhioev (€0.8m); Midfield: Aleksandr Kharitonov (€1.8m), Dmitri Michkov (€0.9m), Sergey Kovalchuk (€0.7m); Forward: Sergey Kornilenko (€1.7m), Goran Maznov (€0.8m), Young-Rok Shin (€0.7m). Zenit St. PetersburgGoalkeeper Yuri Zhevnov (€4m); Defense: Aleksandr Anyukov (€10m), Nicolas Lombaerts (€7.2m), Fernando Meira (€6m); Midfield: Danny (€14.5m), Igor Denisov (€12m), Vladimir Bystrov (€12m), Alessandro Rosina (€7m), Konstantin Zyryanov (€5m); Forward: Aleksandr Kerzhakov (€8.5m), Danko Lazovic (€5.5m). |
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