2008 Russian Premier League

Russian Premier League
Season2008
ChampionsRubin Kazan
1st title
RelegatedShinnik Yaroslavl
Luch-Energiya Vladivostok
Champions LeagueRubin Kazan
CSKA Moscow
Dynamo Moscow
Europa LeagueAmkar Perm
Zenit St.Petersburg
Krylia Sovetov
Matches240
Goals578 (2.41 per match)
Top goalscorerVágner Love (20)
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The 2008 Russian Premier League was the 17th edition of the Russian Football Championship, and the seventh 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.

Due to Russia's participation in UEFA Euro 2008, the season was interrupted from 16 May until 5 July.

The champions were determined on the 27th matchday, 2 November 2008. Rubin claimed their first championship title in Russian Premier League, defeating Saturn 2–1 away, with Savo Milošević scoring in the 89th minute to claim the title for his club. Rubin became the third (and second consecutive) non-Moscow club to become Russian champions.

The last round of matches was played on 22 November 2008.

Teams

As in the previous season, 16 teams played in the 2008 season. After the 2007 season, Kuban Krasnodar and Rostov were relegated to the 2008 Russian First Division. They were replaced by Shinnik Yaroslavl and Terek Grozny, the winners and runners up of the 2007 Russian First Division.

Venues

AmkarCSKADynamoKhimki
Zvezda StadiumLuzhniki StadiumCentral StadiumArena Khimki
Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 76,000Capacity: 36,540Capacity: 18,000
Krylia
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Locations of teams in 2008 Russian Premier League
Map of Russia with the teams of the 2008 Premier League
Moscow
Moscow
Luch
Tom
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Locations of teams in 2008 Russian Premier League, Tomsk & Vladivostok
Lokomotiv
Metallurg StadiumRZD Arena
Capacity: 33,220Capacity: 28,800
Luch-EnergiaMoscow
Dynamo StadiumEduard Streltsov Stadium
Capacity: 10,200Capacity: 13,422
RubinSaturn
Central StadiumSaturn Stadium
Capacity: 30,133Capacity: 16,726
ShinnikSpartak Moscow
Shinnik StadiumLuzhniki Stadium
Capacity: 19,000Capacity: 76,000
Spartak NalchikTerekTomZenit Saint Petersburg
Spartak StadiumSultan Bilimkhanov StadiumTrud StadiumPetrovsky Stadium
Capacity: 14,400Capacity: 10,400Capacity: 14,950Capacity: 21,725


Personnel and kits

TeamLocationHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Amkar PermPermMontenegro Miodrag BožovićRussia Aleksei PopovAdidas
CSKAMoscowRussia Valery GazzaevRussia Igor AkinfeevReebokVTB
DynamoMoscowRussia Andrey KobelevRussia Dmitri KhokhlovUmbroMetalloinvest
KhimkiKhimkiRussia Sergei YuranArmenia Roman BerezovskyNikeMezhregionalnaya Developerskaya Kompania
KryliaSamaraRussia Leonid SlutskySouth Africa Matthew BoothUmbroRosTekhnologii
LokomotivMoscowTajikistan Rashid RakhimovRussia Diniyar BilyaletdinovAdidasRussian Railways
Luch-EnergiaVladivostokUkraine Semen AltmanRussia Dmitry SmirnovNikeDalEnergo
MoscowMoscowUkraine Oleg BlokhinRussia Dmitri GodunokUmbroNorilsk Nickel
RubinKazanTurkmenistan Kurban BerdyevRussia Sergei SemakNikeТАИФ
SaturnRamenskoyeGermany Jürgen RöberRussia Aleksei IgoninAdidas
ShinnikYaroslavlRussia Sergei PavlovRussia Denis BoyarintsevAdidas
SpartakMoscowDenmark Michael LaudrupBrazil MozartNikeLukoil
SpartakNalchikRussia Yuri KrasnozhanMontenegro Miodrag DžudovićNike
TerekGroznyUkraine Vyacheslav HroznyiRussia Timur DzhabrailovUmbroRAO UES
TomTomskRussia Valery NepomnyashchyRussia Valeri KlimovAdidas
ZenitSaint PetersburgNetherlands Dick AdvocaatUkraine Anatoliy TymoshchukPumaGazprom

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
MoscowRussia Leonid SlutskyFiredEnd of 2007 Season[1]PreseasonUkraine Oleg Blokhin14 December 2007[2]Preseason
AmkarTajikistan Rashid RakhimovJoined Lokomotiv6 December 2007Montenegro Miodrag Božović9 January 2008[3]
KryliaRussia Aleksandr TarkhanovRussia Leonid Slutsky21 December 2007[4]
LokomotivRussia Anatoliy ByshovetsTajikistan Rashid Rakhimov6 December 2007[5]
Luch-EnergiyaRussia Sergei PavlovCroatia Zoran Vulić19 December 2007[6]
KhimkiSerbia Slavoljub MuslinFired14 April 2008[7]14thRussia Igor Yushchenko (Caretaker)14 April 2008[7]14th
KhimkiRussia Igor Yushchenko (Caretaker)End of role29 May 200816thRussia Sergei Yuran29 May 2008[8]16th
TomRussia Valery PetrakovMutual termination1 June 2008[9]12thBelarus Miroslav Romaschenko1 June 2008[9]12th
SaturnRussia Gadzhi Gadzhiyev8 August 200812thGermany Jürgen Röber21 August 2008[10]12th
SpartakRussia Stanislav CherchesovFired14 August 2008[11]4thRussia Igor Lediakhov (Caretaker)14 August 20084th
TomBelarus Miroslav RomaschenkoFired4 September 2008[12]12thRussia Vasili Baskakov (Caretaker)4 September 200812th
TomRussia Vasili Baskakov (Caretaker)End of role11 September 200812thRussia Valery Nepomnyashchy11 September 2008[13]12th
SpartakRussia Igor Lediakhov (Caretaker)End of role12 September 20083rdDenmark Michael Laudrup12 September 2008[14]3rd
Luch-EnergiyaCroatia Zoran Vulić10 October 200814thUkraine Semen Altman10 October 2008[15]14th

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Rubin Kazan (C)3018664426+1860Qualification to Champions League group stage
2CSKA Moscow3016865324+2956
3Dynamo Moscow3015964129+1254Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4Amkar Perm3014973122+951Qualification to Europa League play-off round
5Zenit St. Petersburg30121265937+2248[a]
6Krylia Sovetov Samara30121264628+1848[a]Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[b]
7Lokomotiv Moscow3013893732+547
8Spartak Moscow30111184339+444
9FC Moscow30911103436−238
10Terek Grozny3098132842−1435
11Saturn30712112630−433
12Spartak Nalchik3088143039−932
13Tom Tomsk3078152339−1629
14Khimki3069153454−2027
15Shinnik Yaroslavl (R)3057182548−2322Relegation to First Division
16Luch-Energiya Vladivostok (R)30312152453−2921
Source: RFPL (in Russian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th away goals scored; 7th position in previous season or decision game
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Zenit St. Petersburg ahead of Krylia Sovetov on head-to-head points; Zenit St. Petersburg–Krylia Sovetov 1–1, Krylia Sovetov–Zenit St. Petersburg 0–3.
  2. ^ Since both finalists of the 2008–09 Russian Cup qualified for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Krylia Sovetov earned a spot in the third qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.

Results

Home \ AwayAMKCSKDYNKHIKRYLOKLUEMOSRUBSATSHISPASPNTERTOMZEN
Amkar Perm3–31–23–11–00–02–02–01–21–02–01–10–00–00–01–1
CSKA Moscow4–10–24–30–00–04–10–24–01–01–10–10–12–02–10–0
Dynamo Moscow1–01–32–02–24–22–01–10–22–12–04–31–02–12–01–0
Khimki0–31–21–11–02–23–10–20–42–10–03–32–00–11–11–4
Krylia Sovetov Samara2–00–23–33–02–02–11–12–24–04–01–12–04–33–00–3
Lokomotiv Moscow0–10–20–10–22–02–23–20–10–03–02–20–02–02–00–3
Luch-Energiya Vladivostok0–11–31–01–10–02–31–11–10–01–02–20–21–10–00–0
FC Moscow0–11–41–12–21–10–33–01–20–02–12–11–30–02–10–2
Rubin Kazan1–00–01–02–03–01–21–00–10–01–10–33–01–32–14–1
Saturn0–00–42–02–20–01–22–10–01–24–00–01–13–12–01–1
Shinnik Yaroslavl1–21–02–03–20–01–21–20–10–20–11–22–11–10–12–2
Spartak Moscow1–11–51–11–10–10–13–01–10–11–04–22–13–11–01–3
Spartak Nalchik0–10–00–21–21–10–12–20–32–02–12–11–22–01–12–2
Terek Grozny0–11–00–01–00–32–12–11–10–01–00–03–12–11–31–4
Tom Tomsk0–10–00–03–10–40–11–12–11–20–12–10–11–02–01–1
Zenit St. Petersburg2–01–31–11–01–11–18–12–11–32–21–30–03–43–15–1
Source: RFPL (in Russian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of matches played on 22 November 2008.
RankPlayerClubGoal
1Brazil Vágner LoveCSKA20
2Bosnia and Herzegovina Marko TopićSaturn10
Nigeria Peter OdemwingieLokomotiv
Portugal DannyDynamo / Zenit
Russia Eldar NizamutdinovKhimki
6Russia Diniyar BilyaletdinovLokomotiv9
7Russia Alan DzagoevCSKA8
Turkey Fatih TekkeZenit
Russia Anton BobyorKrylia
Argentina Héctor BracamonteMoscow
Bulgaria Martin KushevAmkar

Awards

On 16 December 2008 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:[16]

Medal squads

1. FC Rubin Kazan

Goalkeepers: Sergei Ryzhikov (26), Sergei Kozko (6).
Defenders: Cristian Ansaldi Argentina (27 / 1), Roman Sharonov (26 / 1), Dato Kvirkvelia Georgia (country) (24 / 3), Stjepan Tomas Croatia (19), Lasha Salukvadze Georgia (country) (15), Aleksandr Orekhov (10), Aleksei Popov (7), Jefthon Brazil (2), Andrei Fyodorov Uzbekistan (1), Gabriel Atz Brazil (1).
Midfielders: Gökdeniz Karadeniz Turkey (27 / 6), Sergei Semak (27 / 5), MacBeth Sibaya South Africa (25), Serhii Rebrov Ukraine (24 / 5), Aleksandr Ryazantsev (22 / 1), Christian Noboa Ecuador (21 / 6), Andrei Kobenko (17 / 2), Yevgeni Balyaikin (10), Aleksei Rebko (3), Vagiz Galiullin Uzbekistan (1), Pyotr Gitselov Sweden (1).
Forwards: Hasan Kabze Turkey (23 / 2), Aleksandr Bukharov (20 / 6), Roman Adamov (13 / 1), Savo Milošević Serbia (16 / 3).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Kurban Berdyev.

Transferred out during the season: Gabriel Atz Brazil (on loan to FC Khimki), Pyotr Gitselov Sweden (on loan to FC Rostov), Aleksei Rebko (to FC Moscow).

2. PFC CSKA Moscow

Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (30).
Defenders: Sergei Ignashevich (28 / 4), Vasili Berezutski (28), Aleksei Berezutski (24 / 2), Deividas Šemberas Lithuania (24), Chidi Odiah Nigeria (23), Anton Grigoryev (16).
Midfielders: Miloš Krasić Serbia (28 / 6), Yuri Zhirkov (28 / 3), Evgeni Aldonin (25 / 3), Elvir Rahimić Bosnia and Herzegovina (23), Alan Dzagoev (20 / 8), Caner Erkin Turkey (18 / 1), Pavel Mamayev (17 / 2), Dudu Brazil (10 / 1), Luboš Kalouda Czech Republic (1).
Forwards: Vágner Love Brazil (26 / 20), Ricardo Jesus Brazil (10), Jô Brazil (8 / 3), Dmitri Ryzhov (8), Ramón Brazil (7), Daniel Carvalho Brazil (4), Dawid Janczyk Poland (4).
Manager: Valery Gazzaev.

Transferred out during the season: Dudu Brazil (to Greece Olympiacos), Jô Brazil (to England Manchester City), Daniel Carvalho Brazil (on loan to Brazil Internacional).

3. FC Dynamo Moscow

Goalkeepers: Vladimir Gabulov (12), Žydrūnas Karčemarskas Lithuania (9), Anton Shunin (9).
Defenders: Leandro Fernández Argentina (28 / 4), Denis Kolodin (22 / 1), Jovan Tanasijević Montenegro (20 / 1), Marcin Kowalczyk Poland (20), Aleksandr Dimidko (12 / 2), Luke Wilkshire Australia (11 / 2), Vladimir Granat (11), Arūnas Klimavičius Lithuania (9 / 1), Nikita Chicherin (3), Aleksandr Tochilin (3).
Midfielders: Dmitri Kombarov (30 / 1), Igor Semshov (29 / 6), Dmitri Khokhlov (27 / 2), Kirill Kombarov (26 / 1), Danny Portugal (18 / 5), Andrei Karpovich Kazakhstan (12), Aleksandr Denisov (1).
Forwards: Aleksandr Kerzhakov (27 / 7), Tsvetan Genkov Bulgaria (23 / 4), Aleksandr Kokorin (7 / 2), Fyodor Smolov (7 / 1).

Manager: Andrey Kobelev.

Transferred out during the season: Danny Portugal (to FC Zenit St. Petersburg), Aleksandr Denisov (on loan to FC Salyut-Energia Belgorod).

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