| 2020–21 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Artashes Arutyunyants | ||
| Manager | Valeri Karpin | ||
| Stadium | Rostov Arena | ||
| Premier League | 9th | ||
| Russian Cup | Round of 16 vsAkhmat Grozny | ||
| UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round vsMaccabi Haifa | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Kento Hashimoto andDmitry Poloz (6) All: Kento Hashimoto and Dmitry Poloz (6) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 32,888 vsSpartak Moscow (4 April 2021) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 0 vsMaccabi Haifa (24 September 2020) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 12,523(16 May 2021) | ||
The2020–21 season wasFC Rostov's 91st season in existence and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight ofRussian football. In addition to thedomestic league, Rostov participated in this season's editions of theRussian Cup and theUEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 1 August 2020 to 30 June 2021. Rostov finished the season in 9th place, reached the Round of 16 of the Russian Cup, and where knocked out of theUEFA Europa League at the third round stage.
On 4 August, Rostov announced the signing ofAleksandr Smirnov.[1]
On 10 August,Aleksandr Zuyev moved permanently toRubin Kazan, where he'd been on loan at the previous season.[2]
On 14 August,Danila Vedernikov joinedVolgar Astrakhan on a season-long loan deal,[3] andBjörn Bergmann Sigurðarson left the club to re-joinLillestrøm.[4]
On 15 August,Danila Proshlyakov joinedTorpedo Moscow on a season-long loan deal.[5]
On 20 August, Rostov announced thatSaeid Ezatolahi had left the club to sign forVejle,[6] and thatAleksandr Saplinov hadRotor Volgograd on a season-long loan deal, with Rostov retaining the possibility of recalling Saplinov during the winter transfer window.[7]
On 23 August, Rostov andSochi agreed a swap deal withIvelin Popov joining Sochi andDmitry Poloz returning to Rostov.[8]
On 2 September, Rostov announced thatAleksandr Pavlovets would join Rostov when hisDynamo Brest contract expires.[9]
On 18 September, Rostov's game againstRotor Volgograd was postponed due to aCOVID-19 outbreak within the Rotor Volgograd squad.[10] On 22 September, Rostov were awarded a 3-0 technical victory over Rotor Volgograd.[11]
On 25 September,Konstantin Pliyev was loaned toUfa for the season.[12]
On 1 October,Eldor Shomurodov left Rostov to sign forGenoa,[13] andVladimir Obukhov joined Rostov fromTambov.[14]
On 5 October,Sarpsborg 08 announced the signing ofAnton Salétros following his release by Rostov.[15]
On 6 October,Yevgeni Chernov left Rostov to signKrasnodar.[16]
On 14 October, Rostov announced that Pavlovets would be completing his transfer from Dynamo Brest before the end of the current Russian transfer window.[17] The follow day, 15 October,Aleksei Ionov left the club to sign permanently forKrasnodar,[18]Dmitri Chistyakov moved toZenit St.Petersburg on loan for the remainder of the season with an option for Zenit to make the deal permanent.[19] On the same day,Denis Terentyev returned to Rostov on a permanent deal from Zenit,[20]Pontus Almqvist joined on a five-year contract fromIFK Norrköping,[21] as didArmin Gigović fromHelsingborgs IF on a similar deal.[22]
On 16 October,Arseny Logashov andAleksandr Dolgov moved toKhimki on season-long loan deals,[23] and the following day Rostov signedHaitam Aleesami on a contract until the end of the season,[24] and loanedRoman Tugarev fromLokomotiv Moscow for the season.[25]
On 29 December,Danila Proshlyakov returned to Rostov after his loan toTorpedo Moscow was ended.[26]
On 3 February,Maksim Turishchev signed for Rostov on a 4.5-year contract fromLokomotiv Moscow.[27]
On 16 February, Rostov announced the loan signing ofAli Sowe fromCSKA Sofia with the option to make the move permanent.[28]
On 23 February,Roman Eremenko left Rostov by mutual consent,[29] andDavid Toshevski joinedTambov on loan for the remainder of the season.[30]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 30 | Sergei Pesyakov |  | GK | (1988-12-16)16 December 1988 (aged 32) | Spartak Moscow | 2017 | 2022[31] | 92 | 0 | |
| 77 | Maksim Rudakov | | GK | (1996-01-22)22 January 1996 (aged 25) | Zenit St.Petersburg | 2020[32] | 2024[32] | 1 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Haitam Aleesami |  | DF | (1991-07-31)31 July 1991 (aged 29) | Amiens | 2020[24] | 2021[24] | 14 | 0 | |
| 3 | Tomas Rukas |  | DF | (1996-09-04)4 September 1996 (aged 24) | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 2021[33] | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Denis Terentyev | | DF | (1992-08-13)13 August 1992 (aged 28) | Zenit St.Petersburg | 2020[20] | 65 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Dennis Hadžikadunić |  | DF | (1998-07-09)9 July 1998 (aged 22) | Malmö FF | 2018 | 58 | 3 | ||
| 22 | Aleksandr Pavlovets |  | DF | (1996-08-13)13 August 1996 (aged 24) | Dynamo Brest | 2020[9] | 5 | 0 | ||
| 34 | Aleksei Kozlov | | DF | (1986-12-25)25 December 1986 (aged 34) | Dynamo Moscow | 2019[34] | 50 | 1 | ||
| 55 | Maksim Osipenko | | DF | (1994-05-16)16 May 1994 (aged 27) | Tambov | 2020[35] | 2024[35] | 39 | 0 | |
| 71 | Nikolai Poyarkov | | DF | (1999-10-16)16 October 1999 (aged 21) | Lokomotiv Moscow | 2019 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 96 | Aleksandr Gapechkin | | DF | (2002-06-16)16 June 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Kento Hashimoto |  | MF | (1993-08-16)16 August 1993 (aged 27) | FC Tokyo | 2020[36] | 2024[36] | 20 | 6 | |
| 8 | Armin Gigović |  | MF | (2002-04-06)6 April 2002 (aged 19) | Helsingborgs IF | 2020[22] | 2025[22] | 17 | 1 | |
| 10 | Pavel Mamayev | | MF | (1988-09-17)17 September 1988 (aged 32) | Krasnodar | 2019[37] | 2021[37] | 20 | 4 | |
| 11 | Pontus Almqvist | | MF | (1999-07-10)10 July 1999 (aged 21) | IFK Norrköping | 2020[21] | 2025[21] | 20 | 1 | |
| 15 | Danil Glebov | | MF | (1999-11-03)3 November 1999 (aged 21) | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2019 | 60 | 1 | ||
| 17 | Mathias Normann | | MF | (1996-05-28)28 May 1996 (aged 24) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2019 | 52 | 2 | ||
| 19 | Khoren Bayramyan |  | MF | (1992-01-07)7 January 1992 (aged 29) | Academy | 2011 | 120 | 8 | ||
| 21 | Georgi Makhatadze | | MF | (1998-03-26)26 March 1998 (aged 23) | Lokomotiv Moscow | 2021[38] | 2025[38] | 11 | 1 | |
| 23 | Roman Tugarev | | MF | (1998-07-22)22 July 1998 (aged 22) | Lokomotiv Moscow | 2021[39] | 16 | 1 | ||
| 24 | Konstantin Kovalyov | | MF | (2000-01-14)14 January 2000 (aged 21) | Avangard Kursk | 2020[40] | 1 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Kirill Folmer | | MF | (2000-02-25)25 February 2000 (aged 21) | Ufa | 2021[41] | 6 | 0 | ||
| 26 | Aleksandr Saplinov | | MF | (1997-08-12)12 August 1997 (aged 23) | Baltika Kaliningrad | 2019[42] | 2023[42] | 26 | 3 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 13 | Vladimir Obukhov | | FW | (1992-02-08)8 February 1992 (aged 29) | Tambov | 2020[14] | 11 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Ali Sowe |  | FW | (1994-06-14)14 June 1994 (aged 26) | loan fromCSKA Sofia | 2021[28] | 2021[28] | 12 | 3 | |
| 76 | Danila Sukhomlinov | | FW | (2002-08-13)13 August 2002 (aged 18) | Saturn-Master Egorjevsk | 2020[43] | 3 | 0 | ||
| 90 | Maksim Turishchev | | FW | (2002-03-05)5 March 2002 (aged 19) | Lokomotiv Moscow | 2021[27] | 2025[27] | 1 | 0 | |
| 99 | Dmitry Poloz | | FW | (1991-07-12)12 July 1991 (aged 29) | Sochi | 2020[8] | 184 | 35 | ||
| Youth team | ||||||||||
| 51 | Yevgeni Cherkes | | MF | (2001-06-23)23 June 2001 (aged 19) | Salyut Belgorod | 2019 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Roman Romanov | | MF | (2003-03-28)28 March 2003 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 57 | Nikita Kolotievskiy | | FW | (2001-03-04)4 March 2001 (aged 20) | Academy | 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 58 | Tamaz Topuria | | FW | (2002-01-29)29 January 2002 (aged 19) | Academy | 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 60 | Pavel Gorelov | | MF | (2003-01-22)22 January 2003 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Nikita Kashtan | | MF | (2003-09-01)1 September 2003 (aged 17) | Academy | 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 62 | Ivan Komarov | | MF | (2003-04-15)15 April 2003 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 65 | Timofey Kalistratov | | DF | (2003-02-18)18 February 2003 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 66 | William Rogava | | DF | (2003-01-25)25 January 2003 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 72 | Vladimir Abramov | | DF | (2002-04-05)5 April 2002 (aged 19) | Academy | 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 74 | Nikita Kupriyanov | | MF | (2002-04-23)23 April 2002 (aged 19) | Academy | 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 75 | Danil Khromov | | FW | (2002-12-25)25 December 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 82 | Maksim Stavtsev | | MF | (2004-01-29)29 January 2004 (aged 17) | Academy | 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 84 | Aleksey Kornienko | | FW | (2003-01-15)15 January 2003 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 98 | Sergey Kochkanyan | | MF | (2003-05-05)5 May 2003 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kirill Girnyk | | DF | (2003-03-31)31 March 2003 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Out on loan | ||||||||||
| 1 | Yegor Baburin | | GK | (1993-08-09)9 August 1993 (aged 27) | Zenit St.Petersburg | 2019[44] | 2024[44] | 16 | 0 | |
| 4 | Danila Vedernikov | | DF | (2001-06-06)6 June 2001 (aged 19) | Krasnodar | 2019 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 9 | David Toshevski |  | FW | (2001-07-16)16 July 2001 (aged 19) | Rabotnički | 2020[45] | 2025[45] | 7 | 0 | |
| 12 | Aleksandr Smirnov | | MF | (1996-04-12)12 April 1996 (aged 25) | Khimki | 2020[1] | 1 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Arseny Logashov | | DF | (1989-03-18)18 March 1989 (aged 32) | Baltika Kaliningrad | 2018 | 59 | 2 | ||
| 47 | Aleksandr Dolgov | | FW | (1998-09-24)24 September 1998 (aged 22) | Lokomotiv Moscow | 2019[46] | 2024[46] | 22 | 1 | |
| 78 | Dmitri Chistyakov | | DF | (1994-01-13)13 January 1994 (aged 27) | Tambov | 2019[47] | 2023[47] | 25 | 1 | |
| 83 | Artur Sokhiyev | | FW | (2002-09-27)27 September 2002 (aged 18) | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 2020 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Danila Proshlyakov | | FW | (2000-03-08)8 March 2000 (aged 21) | Spartak Moscow | 2019[48] | 2024[48] | 7 | 0 | ||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 7 | Roman Eremenko |  | MF | (1987-03-19)19 March 1987 (aged 34) | Spartak Moscow | 2019[49] | 2023[50] | 48 | 10 | |
| 8 | Ivelin Popov |  | MF | (1987-10-26)26 October 1987 (aged 33) | Spartak Moscow | 2019 | 43 | 9 | ||
| 11 | Aleksei Ionov | | MF | (1989-02-18)18 February 1989 (aged 32) | Dynamo Moscow | 2017 | 87 | 18 | ||
| 14 | Eldor Shomurodov |  | FW | (1995-06-29)29 June 1995 (aged 25) | Bunyodkor | 2017 | 2024[31] | 90 | 18 | |
| 18 | Baktiyar Zaynutdinov |  | MF | (1998-04-02)2 April 1998 (aged 23) | Astana | 2019 | 35 | 4 | ||
| 23 | Aleksandr Zuyev | | MF | (1996-06-26)26 June 1996 (aged 24) | Spartak Moscow | 2018 | 60 | 4 | ||
| 28 | Yevgeni Chernov | | DF | (1992-10-23)23 October 1992 (aged 28) | Zenit St.Petersburg | 2019 | 2022 | 54 | 0 | |
| 33 | Konstantin Pliyev | | DF | (1996-10-26)26 October 1996 (aged 24) | Volgar Astrakhan | 2018 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 46 | Denis Popov | | GK | (2002-08-29)29 August 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 81 | Mikhail Osinov | | DF | (2000-12-29)29 December 2000 (aged 20) | Academy | 2017 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Saeid Ezatolahi |  | MF | (1996-10-01)1 October 1996 (aged 24) | Atlético Madrid C | 2017 | 18 | 2 | |||
| Anton Salétros | | MF | (1996-04-12)12 April 1996 (aged 25) | AIK | 2018 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Viðar Örn Kjartansson |  | FW | (1990-03-11)11 March 1990 (aged 31) | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2018 | 11 | 2 | |||
| Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson | | FW | (1991-02-26)26 February 1991 (aged 30) | Molde | 2018 | 39 | 8 | |||
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2020 | MF | | Aleksandr Smirnov | Khimki | Free | [1] |
| 23 August 2020 | FW | | Dmitry Poloz | Sochi | Swap | [8] |
| 2 September 2020† | DF | | Aleksandr Pavlovets | Dynamo Brest | Undisclosed | [9][17] |
| 1 October 2020 | FW | | Vladimir Obukhov | Tambov | Undisclosed | [14] |
| 15 October 2020 | DF | | Denis Terentyev | Zenit St.Petersburg | Undisclosed | [20] |
| 15 October 2020 | MF | | Pontus Almqvist | IFK Norrköping | Undisclosed | [21] |
| 15 October 2020 | MF | | Armin Gigović | Helsingborgs IF | Undisclosed | [22] |
| 17 October 2020 | DF | | Haitam Aleesami | Amiens | Free | [24] |
| 29 January 2021 | DF | | Tomas Rukas | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | Undisclosed | [33] |
| 3 February 2021 | FW | | Maksim Turishchev | Lokomotiv Moscow | Undisclosed | [27] |
| 12 February 2021 | MF | | Roman Tugarev | Lokomotiv Moscow | Undisclosed | [39] |
| 21 February 2021 | MF | | Georgi Makhatadze | Lokomotiv Moscow | Undisclosed | [38] |
| 26 February 2021 | MF | | Kirill Folmer | Ufa | Undisclosed | [41] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 October 2020 | MF | | Roman Tugarev | Lokomotiv Moscow | End of season | [25] |
| 16 February 2021 | FW | | Ali Sowe | CSKA Sofia | End of season | [28] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 August 2020 | MF | | Aleksandr Zuyev | Rubin Kazan | Undisclosed | [2] |
| 14 August 2020 | FW | | Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson | Lillestrøm | Undisclosed | [4] |
| 20 August 2020 | MF | | Saeid Ezatolahi | Vejle | Undisclosed | [6] |
| 23 August 2020 | MF | | Ivelin Popov | Sochi | Swap | [8] |
| 28 August 2020 | FW | | Viðar Örn Kjartansson | Vålerenga | Undisclosed | [51] |
| 1 October 2020 | FW | | Eldor Shomurodov | Genoa | Undisclosed | [13] |
| 6 October 2020 | DF | | Yevgeni Chernov | Krasnodar | Undisclosed | [16] |
| 15 October 2020 | MF | | Aleksei Ionov | Krasnodar | Undisclosed | [18] |
| 25 February 2021 | MF | | Mikhail Osinov | Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk | Undisclosed | |
| 26 February 2021 | DF | | Konstantin Pliyev | Ufa | Undisclosed | [41] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2020 | DF | | Mikhail Osinov | Nizhny Novgorod | 13 January 2021 | [52] |
| 14 August 2020 | DF | | Danila Vedernikov | Volgar Astrakhan | End of season | [3] |
| 15 August 2020 | FW | | Danila Proshlyakov | Torpedo Moscow | 29 December 2020 | [5][26] |
| 20 August 2020 | MF | | Aleksandr Saplinov | Rotor Volgograd | 13 January 2021 | [7][53] |
| 22 September 2020 | MF | | Konstantin Kovalyov | Baltika Kaliningrad | 12 January 2021 | [54][55] |
| 25 September 2020 | DF | | Konstantin Pliyev | Ufa | 26 February 2021 | [12][41] |
| 28 September 2020 | MF | | Aleksandr Smirnov | Orenburg | End of season | [56] |
| 15 October 2020 | DF | | Dmitri Chistyakov | Zenit St.Petersburg | End of season | [19] |
| 16 October 2020 | DF | | Arseny Logashov | Khimki | End of season | [23] |
| 16 October 2020 | FW | | Aleksandr Dolgov | Khimki | End of season | [23] |
| 12 January 2021 | FW | | Danila Proshlyakov | Veles Moscow | End of season | [57] |
| 23 February 2021 | FW | | David Toshevski | Tambov | End of season | [30] |
| 24 February 2021 | FW | | Artur Sokhiyev | Yessentuki | End of season | [58] |
| 25 February 2021 | GK | | Yegor Baburin | Krasnodar | End of season | [59] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 October 2020 | MF | | Anton Salétros | Sarpsborg 08 | 5 October 2020 | [15] |
| 15 December 2020 | GK | | Denis Popov | Valmiera | [60] | |
| 23 February 2021 | MF | | Roman Eremenko | [29] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | DF | | Haitam Aleesami | Apollon Limassol | 16 August 2021 | [61][62] |
v
Algeciras| 20 January 2021 | Rostov | 5–1 | Algeciras | Marbella,Spain |
| 13:30MSK (UTC+3) | Sokhiyev 21'Almqvist  26'Makhatadze 44'Gigović 50'Hadžikadunić 79'Eremenko 87'Obukhov 90' | Report | Felice 61' |
vÖstersund| 24 January 2021 | Rostov | 1–0 | Östersund | Marbella,Spain |
| 18:30MSK (UTC+3) | Rukasu 23' Poloz 27' (pen.)Pavlovets 51' | Report |
vMarbella| 28 January 2021 | Rostov | 3–1 | Marbella | Marbella,Spain |
| 13:30MSK (UTC+3) | Baburin 2'Hashimoto 15'Obukhov 40'Makhatadze 72'Pavlovets 81' | Report | 53' |
| 4 February 2021 | Rostov | 0–2 | Krasnodar | Marbella,Spain |
| 18:30MSK (UTC+3) | Report | Suleymanov 61',68' |
vAtlético Sanluqueño| 11 Tuesday 2021 | Rostov | 0–0 | Atlético Sanluqueño | Marbella,Spain |
| 14:30MSK (UTC+3) | Report |
v
Locomotive Tbilisi| 11 Tuesday 2021 | Rostov | 4–1 | Locomotive Tbilisi | Marbella,Spain |
| 18:30MSK (UTC+3) | Almqvist 31' Normann 54' (pen.)Poloz 75',77' | Report | 35' |
| 14 February 2021 | Rostov | 1–2 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Marbella,Spain |
| 17:30MSK (UTC+3) | Pavlovets 34' Glebov 79' | Report | Pablo 14' 23' |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier League | 8 August 2020 | May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 043.33 | |
| Russian Cup | 21 February 2021 | 21 February 2021 | Round of 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 | |
| Europa League | 24 September 2020 | Third qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 | |
| Total | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 38 | +0 | 040.63 | ||||
Last updated: 16 May 2021
Source:Competitions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 50[a] |
| 8 | Khimki | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 45 |
| 9 | Rostov | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 43 |
| 10 | Krasnodar | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 41 |
| 11 | Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 40 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
Last updated: 16 May 2021.
Source:See Results
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | L |
| Position | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 8 August 20201 | Tambov | 0–1 | Rostov | Saransk |
| 18:30MSK (UTC+3) | Tetrashvili 38' Kostyukov 73' | Report | Popov 3' Mamayev 21'Zaynutdinov 35'Hadžikadunić 76' | Stadium:Mordovia Arena Attendance: 2,468 Referee: Stanislav Vasilyev |
| Note: Match played at theMordovia Arena inSaransk instead of Tambov's regular Spartak Stadium. | ||||
| 15 August 20202 | Rostov | 0–2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Rostov-on-Don |
| 20:00MSK (UTC+3) | Normann 3' Chernov 23' | Report | Malcom 1' Azmoun 24', 70'Rakitskiy 55'  78'Lovren 87'Barrios 90+' | Stadium:Rostov Arena Attendance: 11,353 Referee: Pavel Kukuyan |
| 19 August 20203 | Dynamo Moscow | 2–0 | Rostov | Moscow |
| 19:00MSK (UTC+3) | N'Jie 34' Philipp 42' (pen.)Komlichenko 45'Parshivlyuk 60'Moro 90+4' | Report | Zaynutdinov 16' Normann 34'Shomurodov 54' | Stadium:VTB Arena Attendance: 5,789 Referee: Nikolay Voloshin |
| 23 August 20204 | Ufa | 0–1 | Rostov | Ufa |
| 16:30MSK (UTC+3) | Krotov 39' Carp 77'Agalarov 78' | Report | Hashimoto 79' Bayramyan 82'Chernov 90+1' | Stadium:Neftyanik Stadium Attendance: 3,286 Referee:Mikhail Vilkov |
| 26 August 20205 | Rostov | 1–0 | Ural Yekaterinburg | Rostov-on-Don |
| 20:30MSK (UTC+3) | Hashimoto 59' | Report | Kulakov 52' Rykov 90+2' | Stadium:Rostov Arena Attendance: 11,353 Referee:Sergey Lapochkin |
| 30 August 20206 | Krasnodar | 1–1 | Rostov | Krasnodar |
| 20:00MSK (UTC+3) | Petrov 27' Martynovich 63'Berg 72' | Report | Eremenko 27' Normann 64'Toshevski 90' | Stadium:Krasnodar Stadium Attendance: 9,136 Referee:Sergei Karasev |
| 14 September 20207 | Rostov | 0–0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Rostov-on-Don |
| 20:30MSK (UTC+3) | Ionov 77' | Report | Krychowiak 73' Ignatyev 90+3' | Stadium:Rostov Arena Attendance: 15,011 Referee:Vladislav Bezborodov |
| 19 September 20208 | Rostov | 3–0 | Rotor Volgograd | Rostov-on-Don |
| 19:00MSK (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium:Rostov Arena | ||
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 19 September, but postponed on 18 September due to aCOVID-19 within the Rotor squad.[10] Rostov awarded a 3-0 technical victory on 22 September.[11] | ||||
| 27 September 20209 | Arsenal Tula | 2–3 | Rostov | Tula |
| 14:00MSK (UTC+3) | E.Kangwa 9' Kavalyow 35'K.Kangwa 38'Bauer 47'Kombarov 60'Kadiri 90+' | Report | Chernov 13' 25' Ionov 17'Hashimoto 40',45' 53'Bayramyan 47'Normann 52'Glebov 54' 67' | Stadium:Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 5,945 Referee:Vitali Meshkov |
| 4 October 202010 | Sochi | 4–2 | Rostov | Sochi |
| 16:30MSK (UTC+3) | Burmistrov 19' Noboa 63'Yusupov 66'Zabolotny 78',84' | Report | Normann 33' 63' Hadžikadunić 36'Osipenko 56'Poloz 59' 74'Ionov 62'Hashimoto 78'Dolgov 90' | Stadium:Fisht Olympic Stadium Attendance: 6,199 Referee:Evgeny Turbin |
| 18 October 202011 | Rostov | 3–0 | Akhmat Grozny | Rostov-on-Don |
| 19:00MSK (UTC+3) | Hashimoto 24' 82' Terentyev 35'Eremenko 90+'Glebov 90+' | Report | Shvets 16' 75' Melkadze  40' | Stadium:Rostov Arena Attendance: 10,312 Referee:Aleksei Matyunin |
| 25 October 202012 | Rostov | 0–2 | Khimki | Rostov-on-Don |
| 16:30MSK (UTC+3) | Eremenko 26' 71' Obukhov 42' | Report | Mirzov 22' 90+' Tikhiy 73'Gapon 87'Idowu 90+' | Stadium:Rostov Arena Attendance: 10,879 Referee: Vasily Kazartsev |
| 31 October 202013 | Spartak Moscow | 0–1 | Rostov | Moscow |
| 16:30MSK (UTC+3) | Larsson 41' Kutepov 55'Sobolev 58'Ayrton 90' | Report | Mamayev 26' Hadžikadunić 42' 75'Kozlov 60'Poyarkov 61'Gigović 72'Terentyev 88'Glebov 89' | Stadium:Otkritie Arena Attendance: 2,363 Referee: Vitaly Meshkov |
| 8 November 202014 | CSKA Moscow | 2–0 | Rostov | Moscow |
| 16:30MSK (UTC+3) | Kuchayev 20' Vasin 59'Dzagoev 59'Chalov 74'Bistrović 90+1' | Report | Eremenko61' | Stadium:VEB Arena Attendance: 6,886 Referee:Aleksei Matyunin |
| 22 November 202015 | Rubin Kazan | 0–2 | Rostov | Kazan |
| 19:00MSK (UTC+3) | Bakayev 34' Makarov 70' | Report | Aleesami 15' Normann 31'Bayramyan 55',76' | Stadium:Ak Bars Arena Attendance: 3,011 Referee: Pavel Kukuyan |
| 28 November 202016 | Rostov | 4–1 | Dynamo Moscow | Rostov-on-Don |
| 19:00MSK (UTC+3) | Poloz 35' (pen.),72' (pen.),74' Hadžikadunić 57'Bayramyan 85' | Report | Szymański 58' Pliyev 69'Moro 90+' (pen.) | Stadium:Rostov Arena Attendance: 12,128 Referee:Sergey Lapochkin |
| 6 December 202017 | Rostov | 0–1 | Ufa | Rostov-on-Don |
| 14:00MSK (UTC+3) | Eremenko 27' Bayramyan 47'Normann 58' | Report | Krotov 64' Andrić 70'Pliyev 89'Sysuyev 90+' | Stadium:Rostov Arena Attendance: 7,192 Referee: Evgeny Kukulyak |
| 13 December 202018 | Akhmat Grozny | 0–1 | Rostov | Grozny |
| 19:00MSK (UTC+3) | Ilyin 66' | Report | Hadžikadunić 13' Tugarev 82' | Stadium:Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 6,308 Referee: Nikolay Voloshin |
| 17 December 202019 | Rostov | 1–3 | CSKA Moscow | Rostov-on-Don |
| 20:00MSK (UTC+3) | Sukhomlinov 42' Poloz 43'Aleesami 70'Kozlov 90+1'Glebov 90+3' | Report | Akhmetov 5' Chalov 2',57',82'Fernandes 85'Sigurðsson 90'Vlašić 90+2'Gaich 90+3' | Stadium:Rostov Arena Attendance: 10,743 Referee:Vladimir Moskalyov |
| 27 February 202120 | Zenit St.Petersburg | 2–2 | Rostov | Saint Petersburg |
| 16:30MSK (UTC+3) | Lovren 54' Kuzyayev 61' 78'Poyarkov 73' (o.g.) | Report | Normann 16' Poyarkov 18'Sowe 29' 44',89'Almqvist 45+'Osipenko 56'Bayramyan 77' | Stadium:Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 23,165 Referee:Aleksei Matyunin |
| 6 March 202121 | Rostov | 0–0 | Sochi | Rostov-on-Don |
| 19:00MSK (UTC+3) | Gigović 28' Hadžikadunić 37' | Report | A.Zabolotny 40' Terekhov 63'Noboa 71'Novoseltsev 85'Burmistrov 90+'Tsallagov 90+' | Stadium:Rostov Arena Attendance: 12,580 Referee: Vasily Kazartsev |
| 12 March 202122 | Khimki | 1–0 | Rostov | Khimki |
| 19:00MSK (UTC+3) | Kamyshev 32' Mirzov 49' (pen.)Troshechkin 77' 89' | Report | Almqvist 67' | Stadium:Arena Khimki Attendance: 1,092 Referee:Sergey Lapochkin |
| 17 March 202123 | Rotor Volgograd | 0–4 | Rostov | Volgograd |
| 18:00MSK (UTC+3) | Zhigulyov 48' Gogoua 86' | Report | Sowe8' 62' Gigović 41'Glebov 49'Almqvist 59'Kozlov 64'Saplinov 90+' | Stadium:Volgograd Arena Attendance: 5,085 Referee:Kirill Levnikov |
| 4 April 202124 | Rostov | 2–3 | Spartak Moscow | Rostov-on-Don |
| 19:00MSK (UTC+3) | Maslov 27' (o.g.) Makhatadze 32'Sowe 52' | Report | Promes 15' Moses 23'Sobolev 44',58'Zobnin 62'Hendrix 90' | Stadium:Rostov Arena Attendance: 32,888 Referee: Pavel Kukuyan |
| 10 April 202125 | Rostov | 0–1 | Rubin Kazan | Rostov-on-Don |
| 19:00MSK (UTC+3) | Poyarkov 52' Gigović 60' | Report | Despotović 31' Zuyev 45+'Jevtić 73'Dyupin 90+' | Stadium:Rostov Arena Attendance: 15,011 Referee: Stanislav Vasiliev |
| 17 April 202126 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 4–1 | Rostov | Moscow |
| 16:30MSK (UTC+3) | Kamano 4' Zhemaletdinov 6'Magkeyev 12'Krychowiak 65' (pen.)Eder 90' | Report | Hashimoto 8' Gigović 17' 52'Hadžikadunić 33' | Stadium:RZD Arena Attendance: 10,317 Referee:Mikhail Vilkov |
| 25 April 202127 | Rostov | 1–0 | Arsenal Tula | Rostov-on-Don |
| 16:30MSK (UTC+3) | Poloz 41' 74' (pen.) Obukhov 89' | Report | Grigalava 39' Burlak 50'Khlusevich 66'Panchenko 83'Bauer 89' | Stadium:Rostov Arena Attendance: 15,021 Referee:Vladislav Bezborodov |
| 2 May 202128 | Rostov | 2–0 | Tambov | Rostov-on-Don |
| 16:30MSK (UTC+3) | Gigović 41' Hashimoto 54' 78'Poloz 70' | Report | Karapuzov 11' Carp 53' | Stadium:Rostov Arena Attendance: 13,251 Referee: Igor Panin |
| 10 May 202129 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 1–0 | Rostov | Yekaterinburg |
| 16:30MSK (UTC+3) | Gadzhimuradov 37' Pogrebnyak 69' | Report | Hadžikadunić 40' Aleesami 84'Hashimoto 90+' | Stadium:Central Stadium Attendance: 12,948 Referee: Pavel Shadykhanov |
| 16 May 202130 | Rostov | 1–3 | Krasnodar | Rostov-on-Don |
| 14:00MSK (UTC+3) | Folmer 5' Hashimoto 35'Gazinsky 49' (o.g.) | Report | Chernov 13' Olsson 45+'Wanderson 59'Kaio 90+' | Stadium:Rostov Arena Attendance: 25,123 Referee:Aleksei Matyunin |
| 21 February 2021Round of 16 | Rostov | 0–1 | Akhmat Grozny | Rostov-on-Don |
| 19:30MSK (UTC+3) | Hadžikadunić 23' Glebov 74'Normann 82'Makhatadze 85' | Report | Nenakhov 5' 47' Berisha 6' 19' (pen.)Shvets 13'Timofeyev 40' | Stadium:Rostov Arena Attendance: 10,054 Referee: Igor Panin |
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Maccabi Haifa| 24 September 2020Third qualifying round | Rostov | 1–2 | Maccabi Haifa | Rostov-on-Don,Russia |
| 19:00MSK (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium:Rostov Arena Attendance: 0 Referee:Petr Ardeleánu (Czech Republic) |
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | UEFA Europa League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | | 6 | Kento Hashimoto | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| FW | | 99 | Dmitry Poloz | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | MF | | 19 | Khoren Bayramyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | | 20 | Ali Sowe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | MF | | 10 | Pavel Mamayev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 7 | MF | | 17 | Mathias Normann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | | 28 | Yevgeni Chernov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 11 | Aleksei Ionov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 7 | Roman Eremenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 15 | Danil Glebov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 23 | Roman Tugarev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 34 | Aleksei Kozlov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 8 | Armin Gigović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 11 | Pontus Almqvist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 26 | Aleksandr Saplinov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 21 | Georgi Makhatadze | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 5 | Dennis Hadžikadunić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | | 14 | Eldor Shomurodov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Awarded | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 1 | 38 | ||||
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | UEFA Europa League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | | 30 | Sergei Pesyakov | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | GK | | 1 | Yegor Baburin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | UEFA Europa League | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | | | ||||||
| 2 | | DF | Haitam Aleesami | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | DF | Denis Terentyev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | DF | Dennis Hadžikadunić | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 6 | | MF | Kento Hashimoto | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | MF | Armin Gigović | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 11 | | MF | Pontus Almqvist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | FW | Vladimir Obukhov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | MF | Danil Glebov | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 17 | | MF | Mathias Normann | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 19 | | MF | Khoren Bayramyan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | FW | Ali Sowe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | MF | Georgi Makhatadze | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | MF | Kirill Folmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 34 | | DF | Aleksei Kozlov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 55 | | DF | Maksim Osipenko | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 71 | | DF | Nikolai Poyarkov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 76 | | FW | Danila Sukhomlinov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 99 | | FW | Dmitry Poloz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 9 | | FW | David Toshevski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 47 | | FW | Aleksandr Dolgov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Players who left Rostov during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 7 | | MF | Roman Eremenko | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 8 | | MF | Ivelin Popov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | MF | Aleksei Ionov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | FW | Eldor Shomurodov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | MF | Baktiyar Zaynutdinov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 28 | | DF | Yevgeni Chernov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 75 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 7 | |||||
