| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lokomotiv Moscow 3rd title |
| Relegated | Amkar Perm Tosno SKA-Khabarovsk |
| Champions League | Lokomotiv Moscow CSKA Moscow Spartak Moscow |
| Europa League | Krasnodar Zenit St. Petersburg Ufa |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 541 (2.25 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Quincy Promes (15 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Rubin 6–0Anzhi CSKA Moscow 6–0Tosno CSKA Moscow 6–0Arsenal Tula Zenit St. Petersburg 6–0SKA-Khabarovsk |
| Biggest away win | Anzhi 1–5Krasnodar Dynamo Moscow 0–4Lokomotiv Moscow |
| Highest scoring | Spartak Moscow 3–4Lokomotiv Moscow |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches: Spartak Moscow (5 Nov–10 Dec) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches: Spartak Moscow (27 Aug–8 Apr) |
| Longest winless run | 18 matches: SKA-Khabarovsk (14 Oct–13 May) |
| Longest losing run | 9 matches: SKA-Khabarovsk (29 Oct–17 Mar) |
| Highest attendance | 53,359 Zenit St. Petersburg 5–1Spartak Moscow (6 August 2017) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,089 Amkar 0–2Arsenal (9 March 2018)[note 1] |
| Total attendance | 3,353,024[1] |
| Average attendance | 13,971[1] |
2018–19 → | |
The2017–18 Russian Premier League was the 26th season of the premierfootball competition in Russia since the dissolution of theSoviet Union and the 16th under the currentRussian Premier League name.Spartak Moscow came into the season as the defending champions.
As in the previous season, 16 teams played in the 2017–18 season. After the2016–17 season,FC Orenburg,FC Tom Tomsk andFC Krylia Sovetov Samara were relegated to the2017–18 Russian National Football League. They were replaced by three clubs from the2016–17 Russian National Football League,FC Dynamo Moscow,FC Tosno andFC SKA-Khabarovsk. Dynamo returned after one season of absence, while Tosno and SKA-Khabarovsk made their debuts in the Russian top-tier division.
Before the season, FC Terek Grozny changed its name toFC Akhmat Grozny.
| Team | Stadium | City | Opened | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akhmat Grozny | Akhmat-Arena | Grozny | 2011 | 30,597 |
| Amkar Perm | Zvezda Stadium | Perm | 1969 | 17,000 |
| Anzhi Makhachkala | Anzhi Arena | Kaspiysk | 2003 | 26,400 |
| Arsenal Tula | Arsenal Stadium | Tula | 1959 | 20,048 |
| CSKA Moskva | VEB Arena | Moscow | 2016 | 30,000 |
| Dynamo Moskva | Arena Khimki | Khimki | 2008 | 18,636 |
| Krasnodar | Krasnodar Stadium | Krasnodar | 2016 | 34,291 |
| Lokomotiv Moskva | Lokomotiv Stadium | Moscow | 2002 | 28,800 |
| Rostov | Rostov Arena | Rostov-on-Don | 2018 | 37,868 |
| Rubin Kazan | Kazan Arena | Kazan | 2013 | 45,379 |
| SKA-Khabarovsk | Lenin Stadium | Khabarovsk | 1951 | 15,200 |
| Spartak Moskva | Otkrytiye Arena | Moscow | 2014 | 45,360 |
| Tosno | Petrovsky Stadium | Saint Petersburg | 1925 | 21,405 |
| Ufa | Neftyanik Stadium | Ufa | 1967 | 15,234 |
| Ural Yekaterinburg | Central Stadium | Yekaterinburg | 1940 | 35,696 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | Krestovsky Stadium | Saint Petersburg | 2017 | 64,287 |
| Team | Location | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akhmat Grozny | Grozny | Adidas | Akhmat Foundation | |
| Amkar Perm | Perm | Adidas | ||
| Anzhi Makhachkala | Makhachkala | Nike | ||
| Arsenal Tula | Tula | Adidas | SPLAV | |
| CSKA Moscow | Moscow | Adidas | Rosseti | |
| Dynamo Moscow | Moscow | Nike | VTB | |
| Krasnodar | Krasnodar | Puma | Constell Group | |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | Moscow | Adidas | RZhD | |
| Rostov | Rostov-on-Don | Adidas | ||
| Rubin Kazan | Kazan | Jako,New Balance | Nizhnekamskneftekhim | |
| SKA-Khabarovsk | Khabarovsk | Adidas | LeonBets | |
| Spartak Moscow | Moscow | Nike | LUKOIL | |
| Tosno | Tosno | Nike | Fort Group | |
| Ufa | Ufa | Joma | ||
| Ural Yekaterinburg | Yekaterinburg | Joma | Renova,TMK | |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | Saint Petersburg | Nike | Gazprom |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akhmat | Mutual consent | 22 May 2017 | pre-season | 22 May 2017[2] | ||
| Zenit | Fired | 28 May 2017[3] | 1 June 2017[4] | |||
| Arsenal | Contract expired | 31 May 2017[5] | 18 June 2017[6] | |||
| Rostov | 1 June 2017 | 9 June 2017[7] | ||||
| Rubin | Mutual consent | 8 June 2017[8] | 9 June 2017[9] | |||
| Anzhi | Resigned | 13 August 2017[10] | 15th | 14 August 2017[11] | ||
| Dynamo | Mutual consent | 7 October 2017[12] | 15th | 7 October 2017 | ||
| Akhmat | Resigned | 30 October 2017[13] | 9th | (permanent) | 30 October 2017 14 December 2017[14] | |
| Rostov | Resigned | 6 December 2017[15] | 10th | 6 December 2017[16] | ||
| Rostov | Caretaking spell over | 19 December 2017 | 10th | 19 December 2017[17] | ||
| SKA-Khabarovsk | Moved to the director of sports position | 20 December 2017[18] | 16th | 12 January 2018[19] | ||
| Amkar | Resigned | 2 March 2018[20] | 13th | 2 March 2018[21] | ||
| SKA-Khabarovsk | Mutual consent | 31 March 2018[22] | 16th | 3 April 2018[23] | ||
| Krasnodar | Fired | 2 April 2018[24] | 5th | 3 April 2018[25] | ||
| Akhmat | Resigned | 7 April 2018[26] | 11th | 7 April 2018[27] |
The 16 teams will play 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 will be 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 2018–19 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 2018–19 season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokomotiv Moscow(C) | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 60 | Qualification for theChampions League group stage |
| 2 | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 58 | |
| 3 | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 56 | Qualification for theChampions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 54 | Qualification for theEuropa League group stage[a] |
| 5 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 53 | Qualification for theEuropa League third qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Ufa | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 43 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 7 | Arsenal Tula | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 42 | |
| 8 | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 40 | |
| 9 | Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 39 | |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 38 | |
| 11 | Rostov | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 37[b] | |
| 12 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 37[b] | |
| 13 | Amkar Perm(D) | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 35 | Dissolved after the season[c] |
| 14 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 24[d] | Qualification for theRelegation play-offs |
| 15 | Tosno(D) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 54 | −31 | 24[d] | Dissolved after the season[e] |
| 16 | SKA-Khabarovsk(R) | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 55 | −39 | 13 | Relegation toFootball National League |
The draw for relegation play-offs scheduling took place on 4 May 2018.[33] The kick-off times were announced on 14 May 2018.[34]
| Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 3–0 | Anzhi Makhachkala |
|---|---|---|
| Kutyin Sarkisov | Report |
| Amkar Perm | 2–0 | Tambov |
|---|---|---|
| Gol Balanovich | Report |
Amkar Perm won 3–0 on aggregate and retained their spot in the2018–19 Russian Premier League; FC Tambov remained in the2018–19 Russian National Football League.
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 4–3 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk |
|---|---|---|
| Poku Kalmykov Poluyakhtov | Report | Obradović Semakin Serderov |
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk won 6–4 on aggregate and were promoted to the2018–19 Russian Premier League; Anzhi Makhachkala were relegated to the2018–19 Russian National Football League.
On 13 June 2018, FC Amkar Perm announced that theRussian Football Union recalled their 2018–19 season license, making them ineligible for theRussian Premier League orRussian Football National League. The final decision on the club's future will be made on 18 June 2018 at the club's board meeting.[35] As a consequence, Anzhi Makhachkala will not be relegated.[36]
| Home \ Away | AKH | AMK | ANZ | ARS | CSK | DYN | KRA | LOK | ROS | RUB | SKA | SPA | TOS | UFA | URA | ZEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akhmat Grozny | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Amkar Perm | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Arsenal Tula | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 |
| CSKA Moscow | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Krasnodar | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Rostov | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Rubin Kazan | 3–2 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| SKA-Khabarovsk | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Spartak Moscow | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Tosno | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Ufa | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Ural Yekaterinburg | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CSKA Moscow | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Spartak Moscow | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Krasnodar | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Ufa | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Arsenal Tula | 14 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Akhmat Grozny | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Rubin Kazan | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| Rostov | 8 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Ural Yekaterinburg | 10 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
| Amkar Perm | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 12 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Tosno | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| SKA-Khabarovsk | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Last updated: 13 May 2018[37]
This section is empty. You can help byadding to it.(February 2022) |
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zenit | 659,438 | 53,359 | 30,158 | 43,963 | +136.9%1 |
| 2 | Spartak Moscow | 452,836 | 44,062 | 21,445 | 30,189 | −7.8%† |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 375,481 | 34,055 | 17,250 | 25,032 | +44.5%† |
| 4 | CSKA Moscow | 234,080 | 25,916 | 8,016 | 15,605 | +8.0%† |
| 5 | Akhmat Grozny | 227,572 | 29,450 | 8,345 | 15,171 | −0.4%† |
| 6 | Rostov | 190,947 | 37,483 | 4,252 | 12,730 | +24.2%2 |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 190,613 | 26,109 | 6,166 | 12,708 | +20.6%† |
| 8 | Arsenal Tula | 178,897 | 18,175 | 7,080 | 11,926 | +9.2%† |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan | 145,593 | 25,440 | 3,099 | 9,706 | +0.6%3 |
| 10 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 121,727 | 26,868 | 1,345 | 8,115 | +52.6%4 |
| 11 | Ufa | 103,742 | 12,571 | 3,827 | 6,916 | +1.5%† |
| 12 | Dynamo Moscow | 101,929 | 17,133 | 3,250 | 6,795 | +66.2%5 |
| 13 | SKA-Khabarovsk | 99,680 | 14,524 | 2,049 | 6,645 | +78.3%5 |
| 14 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 95,835 | 10,990 | 3,100 | 6,389 | −5.7%† |
| 15 | Tosno | 84,805 | 13,665 | 1,310 | 5,654 | +197.1%6 |
| 16 | Amkar Perm | 84,499 | 11,345 | 1,089 | 5,633 | −21.3%7 |
| League total | 3,347,674 | 53,359 | 1,089 | 13,949 | +14.6%† |
Source:[1]
Notes:
1: Zenit played most of last season atPetrovsky Stadium.
2: Rostov played its final three home games of the season atRostov Arena.
3: Rubin Kazan played part of last season atCentral Stadium.
4: Ural played its final three home games of the season atCentral Stadium.
5: Team played last season in theRussian Football National League.
6: Tosno played one of its home matches at a neutral venue and played last season in theRussian Football National League at Stadion im. Aleksandra Nevskogo.
7: Amkar Perm played two of its home matches at the away team's stadium.