| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Spartak Moscow 10th Premier League title 22nd overall title |
| Champions League | Spartak Moscow CSKA Moscow |
| Europa League | Lokomotiv Moscow Zenit St. Petersburg Krasnodar |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 512 (2.13 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Fyodor Smolov (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Spartak 4–0Arsenal Krasnodar 4–0Terek Lokomotiv 4–0Anzhi Krylia Sovetov 4–0Spartak CSKA 4–0Ural CSKA 4–0Tom CSKA 4–0Anzhi |
| Biggest away win | Tom 0–6Rostov |
| Highest scoring | Tom 1–6Lokomotiv |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches: Spartak (15 Oct–26 Nov) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches: CSKA (6 Nov–26 Apr) |
| Longest winless run | 14 matches: Arsenal (14 Aug–30 Nov) |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches: Arsenal (30 Oct–30 Nov) Tom (27 Nov-11 Mar) |
| Highest attendance | 44,884 Spartak 3–1CSKA Moscow (29 October 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 2,950 Tom 1–1Ural (1 October 2016) |
| Average attendance | 11,246 |
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The2016–17 Russian Premier League was the 25th season of the premier leaguefootball competition in Russia since the dissolution of theSoviet Union and the 15th under the currentRussian Premier League name.CSKA Moscow came into the season as the defending champions of the2015-16 season. Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 20 June 2016.[1]
As in the previous season, 16 teams played in the 2016–17 season. After the2015–16 season,FC Kuban Krasnodar,FC Dynamo Moscow andFC Mordovia Saransk were relegated to the2016–17 Russian National Football League. They were replaced by three clubs from the2015–16 Russian National Football League,FC Arsenal Tula,FC Orenburg andFC Tom Tomsk.
| Team | Stadium | City | Opened | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amkar | Zvezda Stadium | Perm | 1969 | 17,000 |
| Anzhi | Anzhi Arena | Kaspiysk | 2003 | 26,400 |
| Arsenal | Arsenal Stadium | Tula | 1959 | 20,048 |
| CSKA | Arena CSKA | Moscow | 2016 | 30,000 |
| Krasnodar | Krasnodar Stadium | Krasnodar | 2016 | 34,291 |
| Krylia Sovetov | Metallurg Stadium | Samara | 1957 | 33,001 |
| Lokomotiv | Lokomotiv Stadium | Moscow | 2002 | 28,800 |
| Orenburg | Gazovik Stadium | Orenburg | 2002 | 7,500 |
| Rostov | Olimp-2 | Rostov-on-Don | 1930 | 15,840 |
| Rubin | Kazan Arena | Kazan | 2013 | 45,379 |
| Spartak | Otkrytiye Arena | Moscow | 2014 | 45,360 |
| Terek | Akhmat-Arena | Grozny | 2011 | 30,597 |
| Tom | Trud Stadium | Tomsk | 1929 | 10,028 |
| Ufa | Neftyanik Stadium | Ufa | 1967 | 15,234 |
| Ural | SKB-Bank Arena | Yekaterinburg | 1940 | 10,000 |
| Zenit | Petrovsky | Saint Petersburg | 1925 | 21,405 |
| Team | Outgoing | Manner | Date | Table | Incoming | Date | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenit | Contract expired | 24 May 2016 | pre-season | 24 May 2016[2] | pre-season | ||
| Rubin | Contract expired | 21 May 2016[3] | pre-season | 27 May 2016[4] | pre-season | ||
| Ufa | Caretaking spell over | 6 June 2016 | pre-season | 6 June 2016[5] | pre-season | ||
| Anzhi | Contract expired | 31 May 2016[6] | pre-season | 30 June 2016[7] | pre-season | ||
| Spartak | Resigned | 5 August 2016[8] | 1st | 5 August 2016 permanent since 17 August 2016[9] | 1st 2nd | ||
| Rostov | Resigned | 6 August 2016[10] | 4th | 6 August 2016 | 4th | ||
| Lokomotiv | Resigned | 10 August 2016[11] | 9th | 10 August 2016 | 9th | ||
| Lokomotiv | Caretaking spell over | 26 August 2016[12] | 12th | 26 August 2016 | 12th | ||
| Rostov | Caretaking spell over | 9 September 2016[13] | 7th | 9 September 2016 | 7th | ||
| Krasnodar | Resigned | 13 September 2016[14] | 7th | 13 September 2016 permanent since 6 October 2016[15] | 7th 6th | ||
| Arsenal Tula | Mutual consent | 5 October 2016[16] | 14th | 5 October 2016[17] | 14th | ||
| Arsenal Tula | Caretaking spell over | 6 October 2016[18] | 14th | 6 October 2016 | 14th | ||
| Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast | Resigned | 1 November 2016[19] | 13th | 1 November 2016[20] | 13th | ||
| Krylia Sovetov | Mutual consent | 1 November 2016[21] | 16th | 1 November 2016 | 16th | ||
| Krylia Sovetov | Caretaking spell over | 3 November 2016[22] | 16th | 3 November 2016 | 16th | ||
| Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast | Caretaking spell over | 3 November 2016[23] | 13th | 3 November 2016 | 13th | ||
| CSKA Moscow | Resigned | 7 December 2016[24] | 3rd | 12 December 2016[25] | 3rd | ||
| Ufa | Mutual consent | 12 December 2016[26] | 8th | 30 December 2016[27] | 8th | ||
| Anzhi Makhachkala | Mutual consent | 30 December 2016[28] | 11th | 5 January 2017[29] | 11th |
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.
The teams that finish 15th and 16th will be relegated to theFNL, while the top 2 in that league will be promoted to the Premier League for the 2016–17 season.
The 13th and 14th Premier League teams will play the 4th and 3rd FNL teams respectively in two playoff games with the winners securing Premier League spots for the 2017–18 season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spartak Moscow(C) | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 69 | Qualification for theChampions League group stage |
| 2 | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 15 | +32 | 62 | Qualification for theChampions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 61 | Qualification for theEuropa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 49 | |
| 5 | Terek Grozny | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 48 | |
| 6 | Rostov | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 48 | |
| 7 | Ufa | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 43 | |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 42 | Qualification for theEuropa League group stage[a] |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 38 | |
| 10 | Amkar Perm | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 35 | |
| 11 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 30 | |
| 12 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 30[b] | |
| 13 | Orenburg(R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 30[b] | Qualification for theRelegation play-offs |
| 14 | Arsenal Tula(O) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 28 | |
| 15 | Krylia Sovetov Samara(R) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 28 | Relegation toFootball National League |
| 16 | Tom Tomsk(R) | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 64 | −47 | 14 |
The draw for relegation play-offs scheduling took place on 24 April 2017.[31]
| Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 2–1 | Arsenal Tula |
|---|---|---|
| Aleksandrov Maloyan | Report |
0–0 on aggregate. SKA-Khabarovsk won 5–3 on penalties and were promoted to the2017–18 Russian Premier League; Orenburg were relegated to the2017–18 Russian National Football League.
2–2 on aggregate. Arsenal Tula won on away goals and retained their spot in the2017–18 Russian Premier League; Yenisey Krasnoyarsk remained in the2017–18 Russian National Football League.
| Home \ Away | AMK | ANZ | ARS | CSK | KRA | KRY | LOK | ORE | ROS | RUB | SPA | TER | TOM | UFA | URA | ZEN |
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| Amkar Perm | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| Arsenal Tula | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–5 |
| CSKA Moscow | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Krasnodar | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Orenburg | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Rostov | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Rubin Kazan | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Spartak Moscow | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Terek Grozny | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 |
| Tom Tomsk | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Ufa | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Ural Yekaterinburg | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–2 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — |
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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| Spartak Moscow | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CSKA Moscow | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Krasnodar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Terek Grozny | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Rostov | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Ufa | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Rubin Kazan | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Amkar Perm | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 11 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Orenburg | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Arsenal Tula | 16 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
| Tom Tomsk | 15 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Last updated: 28 May 2017[35]
On 3 November 2016,FC Tom Tomsk was banned from registering new players for debts toPFC CSKA Moscow forPyotr Ten's transfer fee.[36] On 27 December 2016, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to a former playerAndrei Lyakh.[37] On 19 January 2017, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to playerSergey Kuznetsov and former playersMaksim Tishkin,Artyom Yarmolitsky,Aslan Dudiyev,Aleksandr Zhirov,Sergey Samodin,Vitali Dyakov,Anton Kochenkov andPyotr Ten.[38] On 31 January 2017, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to former playersOleksandr Kasyan andPavel Golyshev.[39] On 10 February 2017, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to former playersPavel Golyshev andKirill Pogrebnyak.[40] On 20 February 2017, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to playersAleksei Pugin,Artyom Popov andKirill Kombarov.[41] By the time the winter player registration window closed on 24 February 2017, the ban remained as place. Most of the players who represented Tom in games played in 2016 left the club as free agents due to non-payment of wages, and as a result, Tom were forced to play out the 2017 games remaining on their schedule with the players registered for their Under-21 squad.
On 16 November 2016,FC Rubin Kazan was banned from registering new players for debts to former playerShota Bibilov.[42] On 23 December 2016, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to playerRuslan Kambolov.[43] On 17 February 2017, the ban was removed.[44]
On 19 December 2016,FC Krylia Sovetov Samara,FC Tom Tomsk,FC Amkar Perm andFC Rubin Kazan were banned from registering new players by the licensing committee of theRussian Football Union for unspecified debts.[45] Krylia Sovetov's ban was removed on 30 January 2017.[39]
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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| 1 | Spartak Moscow | 491,404 | 44,884 | 17,449 | 32,760 | +30.1%† |
| 2 | Zenit | 278,354 | 30,673 | 15,813 | 18,557 | +10.4%1 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 259,834 | 31,854 | 5,200 | 17,322 | +58.4%2 |
| 4 | Terek Grozny | 228,454 | 18,783 | 11,200 | 15,230 | −6.3%† |
| 5 | CSKA Moscow | 216,806 | 27,352 | 5,000 | 14,454 | +50.7%3 |
| 6 | Arsenal Tula | 163,807 | 18,500 | 4,597 | 10,920 | +67.4%4 |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 157,991 | 27,402 | 6,114 | 10,533 | +7.2%† |
| 8 | Rostov | 153,770 | 14,800 | 6,000 | 10,251 | −23.1%† |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan | 144,759 | 21,405 | 3,041 | 9,651 | −18.7%5 |
| 10 | Amkar Perm | 107,340 | 12,300 | 4,150 | 7,156 | −10.8%† |
| 11 | Krylia Sovetov | 104,841 | 18,753 | 1,055 | 6,989 | −37.2%6 |
| 12 | Ufa | 102,164 | 12,300 | 3,152 | 6,811 | −3.5%7 |
| 13 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 101,603 | 16,500 | 2,100 | 6,774 | −32.1%† |
| 14 | Orenburg | 81,232 | 7,043 | 3,750 | 5,415 | +126.1%4 |
| 15 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 79,783 | 8,800 | 2,340 | 5,319 | −4.2%† |
| 16 | Tom Tomsk | 67,382 | 8,283 | 2,100 | 4,492 | +63.3%8 |
| League total | 2,739,524 | 44,884 | 1,055 | 11,415 | +3.4%† |
Source:[1]
Notes:
1: Zenit played two of their home matches atKrestovsky Stadium.
2: Krasnodar played their first five home matches of the season atKuban Stadium.
3: CSKA Moscow played last season atArena Khimki.
4: Team played last season in theRussian Football National League.
5: Rubin Kazan played six of its home matches atCentral Stadium and played eight of its home matches there last season.
6: Krylia Sovetov played one of their home matches at aNeftyanik Stadium and played three of their home matches last season atStart Stadium.
7: Ufa played one of its home matches last season atStart Stadium.
8: Tom Tomsk played its home matches against Rostov and Lokomotiv Moscow at the away team's stadium and played last season in theRussian Football National League.
On 22 May 2017,Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:[46]
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Other awards announced on the same day included:
Player of the year:Denis Glushakov.
Hope prize (under-21 players):Fyodor Chalov (CSKA).
Coach of the year:Massimo Carrera (Spartak).
Referee of the year:Vladislav Bezborodov.
Team of the year:FC Spartak Moscow.
For contribution to football development:Nikita Simonyan.