Russian Premier League 2008
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Russian Premier League 2008 is the 17th edition of Russian Football Championship, and 7th under the current Russian Premier League name. The season started on Friday, 14 March 2008 with a match between Terek and Krylia Sovetov in Grozny. Krylia Sovetov won 3–0. The first goal of the season was scored by Krylia Sovetov's forward Yevgeny Savin.
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[edit] Teams
14 clubs placed 1-14 in Russian Premier League 2007 and 2 top clubs from Russian First Division 2007 will take part in the league:
| Team | Place | Stadium | Capacity |
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| FC Zenit Saint Petersburg | Saint Petersburg | Petrovsky Stadium | 21,745 |
| FC Spartak Moscow | Moscow | Luzhniki Stadium | 84,745 |
| PFC CSKA Moscow | Moscow | Luzhniki Stadium | 84,745 |
| FC Moscow | Moscow | Eduard Streltsov Stadium | 13,422 |
| FC Saturn Moscow Oblast | Ramenskoye | Saturn Stadium | 16,726 |
| FC Dynamo Moscow | Moscow | Dynamo Stadium | 36,540 |
| FC Lokomotiv Moscow | Moscow | Lokomotiv Stadium | 28,800 |
| FC Amkar Perm | Perm | Zvezda Stadium | 20,000 |
| FC Khimki | Khimki | Rodina Stadium | 10,054 |
| FC Rubin Kazan | Kazan | Central Stadium | 30,133 |
| FC Tom Tomsk | Tomsk | Trud Stadium | 14,950 |
| PFC Spartak Nalchik | Nalchik | Spartak Stadium | 14,384 |
| FC Krylia Sovetov Samara | Samara | Metallurg Stadium | 32,538 |
| FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok | Vladivostok | Dynamo Stadium | 10,200 |
| FC Shinnik Yaroslavl | Yaroslavl | Shinnik Stadium | 22,871 |
| FC Terek Grozny | Grozny | Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium | 10,365 |
[edit] Tie-breaking criteria
Based on paragraph 16.3 of Russian Premier League regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points, the standings of these teams are determined by:
- higher number of wins 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);
- higher goal difference in all matches;
- higher number of goals scored in all matches;
- higher number of away goals scored in all matches;
- higher position in the previous season to determine current standings, or an additional match (tournament) to determine final standings at the end of the season1.
1 The terms, as well as the time and place of conducting this additional match (tournament) are determined by Russian Football Union and the governing body of Russian Premier League, taking into account the suggestions from the participating clubs.
[edit] Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | Qualification/Relegation1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rubin | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 25 | UEFA Champions League Group Stage |
| 2 | Spartak Moscow | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 20 | UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round for non-champions |
| 3 | Amkar | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 19 | UEFA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round2 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 19 | UEFA Cup Third Qualifying Round |
| 5 | Dynamo Moscow | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 18 | UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round |
| 6 | Krylia Sovetov | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 16 | |
| 7 | CSKA Moscow | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 15 | |
| 8 | Spartak Nalchik | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 13 | |
| 9 | Terek | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 12 | |
| 10 | Saturn | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 12 | |
| 11 | Tom | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 12 | |
| 12 | Moskva | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 11 | |
| 13 | Shinnik | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 9 | |
| 14 | Zenit | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 15 | Luch-Energiya | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 7 | Relegation to Russian First Division |
| 16 | Khimki | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 7 | Relegation to Russian First Division |
Pld = Games Played, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, +/- = Goal Difference
Last updated: 16 May 2008
1 Qualification of clubs to UEFA competitions is based on UEFA league coefficients. League coefficients for 2009-10 will be released in Septemer 2008. This key provides information based on league coefficients for 2008-09, when Russia was ranked ninth, but it is unofficially known that Russia will be ranked sixth for season 2009-10.[1]
2 Winner of Russian Cup 2008-09 will also advance to the Fourth Qualifying Round of UEFA Cup.
Notes on current tie-breaking situation:
- Amkar and Lokomotiv Moscow are ranked by their number of wins:
- Amkar - 6 wins
- Lokomotiv Moscow - 5 wins
- Terek, Saturn and Tom are ranked by their number of wins and then by results of matches between them:
- Terek - 4 wins
- Saturn - 3 wins, 1−0 against Tom (3 points)
- Tom - 3 wins, 0−1 against Saturn (0 points)
- Zenit, Luch-Energiya and Khimki are equal on their number of wins and have not played each other, and thus are ranked by their overall goal difference:
- Zenit - 1 win, no matches against Luch-Energiya or Khimki (0 points), GD 0
- Luch-Energiya - 1 win, no matches against Zenit or Khimki (0 points), GD −6
- Khimki - 1 win, no matches against Zenit or Luch-Energiya (0 points), GD −11
[edit] Top goalscorers
| Rank | Nat. | Player | Goals (pen.) | Team |
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| 1 |  |
Welliton | 6 | Spartak Moscow |
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Eldar Nizamutdinov | 6 | Khimki | |
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Gökdeniz Karadeniz | 5 | Rubin |
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Diniyar Bilyaletdinov | 5 (4) | Lokomotiv Moscow | |
| 5 |  |
Tsvetan Genkov | 4 | Dynamo Moscow |
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Peter Odemwingie | 4 | Lokomotiv Moscow | |
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Marko Topić | 4 | Saturn | |
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Denis Boyarintsev | 4 | Shinnik | |
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Danny | 4 | Dynamo Moscow | |
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Sergei Semak | 4 (1) | Rubin | |
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Andrei Tikhonov | 4 (1) | Krylia Sovetov | |
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Roman Pavlyuchenko | 4 (2) | Spartak Moscow |
[edit] Season results
| Home \ Away | ZEN | SPM | CSK | MOS | SAT | DYN | LOK | AMK | KHI | RUB | TOM | SPN | KRY | LUE | SHI | TER |
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| Zenit | 0–0 | Pstp.3 | 1–3 | Pstp.5 | 1–1 | Pstp.1 | ||||||||||
| Spartak Moscow | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | |||||||||||
| CSKA Moscow | Pstp.2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| Moskva | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |||||||||||
| Saturn | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |||||||||||
| Dynamo Moscow | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |||||||||||
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| Amkar | Pstp.6 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |||||||||||
| Khimki | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| Rubin | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |||||||||||
| Tom | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| Spartak Nalchik | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| Krylia Sovetov | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |||||||||||
| Luch-Energiya | Pstp.4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| Shinnik | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | |||||||||||
| Terek | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
MD = Matchday
Last updated: 16 May 2008
1 Matchday 7 match between Zenit and Terek was postponed to 13 August due to Zenit's participation in 2008 UEFA Cup Final on 14 May.
2 Matchday 8 match between CSKA Moscow and Zenit was postponed to 30 July due to Zenit's participation in 2008 UEFA Cup Final on 14 May.
3 Matchday 9 match between Zenit and Lokomotiv Moscow was postponed to 23 July due to Zenit's participation in 2008 UEFA Cup Final on 14 May.
4 Matchday 10 match between Luch-Energiya and Zenit was postponed to 16 July due to Zenit's participation in 2008 UEFA Cup Final on 14 May.
5 Matchday 11 match between Zenit and Spartak Nalchik was postponed to 1 July due to Zenit's participation in 2008 UEFA Cup Final on 14 May.
6 Matchday 11 match between Amkar and CSKA Moscow was postponed to 16 July due to these clubs' participation in Russian Cup 2007-08 final on 17 May.
[edit] Managers
| Club | Coach |
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| FC Zenit Saint Petersburg |  Dick Advocaat |
| FC Spartak Moscow | Stanislav Cherchesov |
| PFC CSKA Moscow | Valery Gazzaev |
| FC Moscow |  Oleg Blokhin |
| FC Saturn Moscow Oblast | Gadzhi Gadzhiev |
| FC Dynamo Moscow | Andrey Kobelev |
| FC Lokomotiv Moscow | Rashid Rakhimov |
| FC Amkar Perm |  Miodrag Božović |
| FC Khimki | Igor Yushenko (caretaker) |
| FC Rubin Kazan | Kurban Berdyyev |
| FC Tom Tomsk | Valeriy Petrakov |
| PFC Spartak Nalchik | Yuri Krasnozhan |
| FC Krylia Sovetov Samara | Leonid Slutsky |
| FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok | Zoran Vulić |
| FC Shinnik Yaroslavl | Ivan Lyah (caretaker) |
| FC Terek Grozny | Leonid Nazarenko |
[edit] References
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