Another season in the top division Russian Football Championship, which is held by the Russian Football Premier League(RFPL), began on July 15, 2017 and ended on May 13, 2018.
Premier League standings 2017/2018
| Team | AND | IN | N | P | M | ABOUT | |
| 1 | Locomotive | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 41-21 | 60 |
| 2 | CSKA | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 49-23 | 58 |
| 3 | Spartacus | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 51-32 | 56 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 46-30 | 54 |
| 5 | Zenith | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 46-21 | 53 |
| 6 | Ufa | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 34-30 | 43 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 35-41 | 42 |
| 8 | Dynamo | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29-30 | 40 |
| 9 | Akhmat | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30-34 | 39 |
| 10 | Ruby | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 32-25 | 38 |
| 11 | Rostov | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 27-28 | 37 |
| 12 | Ural | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 31-32 | 37 |
| 13 | Amkar | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 20-30 | 35 |
| 14 | Anji | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 31-55 | 24 |
| 15 | Tosno | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23-54 | 24 |
| 16 | SKA Khabarovsk | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 16-55 | 13 |
Help on the standings: AND- games, IN- winnings, N- draws, P- defeats, M- goals scored and missed, ABOUT- glasses.
Top scorers of the RFPL
Quincy Promes (Spartak) - 15 (3 from the penalty spot), Fedor Smolov (Krasnodar) - 14 (3), Jefferson Farfan (Lokomotiv) - 10 (0), Vitinho (CSKA) - 10 (2), Victor Klasson (Krasnodar) - 10 (0).
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Key dates for the 2017/2018 season
In the match for the Russian Super Cup, in which last season's champion Spartak and Russian Cup winner Lokomotiv met, the red and white won (2:1).
Zenit met with Spartak in the 4th round and won big victory over the main opponent (5:1). The match in Moscow took place on November 27 as part of the 18th round and ended in a victory for the hosts with a score of 3:1.
The 6th round game between CSKA and the current Premier League champion ended in victory for the army club with a score of 2:1. The return match took place on the Spartak field on December 10 and ended in a victory for the hosts with a score of 3:0.
The first meeting of the army team and Zenit team within the framework of the Russian football championship took place in Moscow on October 22 and ended in a goalless draw. The return game in St. Petersburg in the 28th round also ended in a goalless draw.
Lokomotiv won the championship in the 29th round match, beating Zenit at home with a score of 1:0.
The final of the Russian Football Cup took place on May 9, 2018. Tosno beat Avangard Kursk with a score of 2:1 in the decisive match.
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The Russian Football Championship is one of the most significant in Europe (in the UEFA coefficients table - 6th place). The table of the Russian Football Championship 2017-2018 will help you navigate the current situation and monitor the results of the Premier League. Introduction of new modern large stadiums helps increase attendance at national championship matches. After the commissioning of the Zenit Arena in St. Petersburg, attendance (compared to the previous season) increased by 143 percent.
Russian Football Championship in the top division
The Russian Football Premier League (RFPL) is the top division of the country's football league system. To date, 16 clubs are participating in the tournament. Since 2012, the tournament has been held according to the “autumn-spring” system – before that “spring-autumn”. The current champion is Spartak (Moscow), which has become the strongest 10 times already. Depending on the UEFA coefficient table, a certain number of RFPL teams play in the UEFA Champions League and Europa League. Official sponsorship of the tournament has been provided by Rosgosstrakh since 2015-2016.
Formula for the 2017-2018 tournament
There are 16 teams participating in the tournament, each of which will play 30 matches - 15 at home and 15 away. Next fall, the national champion and European Cup participants will be determined. In addition, the names of the teams that will have to leave the Premier League and go to the FNL championship will become known. national league). The clubs that take 15th and 16th places will be directly relegated, while the 13th and 14th places will play two games each transitional match with FNL teams that will take 3rd and 4th places.
Championship participants
16 clubs take part in the RFPL season 2017-2018. Of these, 4 participating clubs represent the capital; one team each plays from Tosno, Ufa, Khabarovsk, Tula, Rostov-on-Don, Perm, Makhachkala, Krasnodar, Kazan, Yekaterinburg and Grozny. At the same time, Tosno plays its home matches in St. Petersburg at the former home arena of Zenit, the Petrovsky Stadium.
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The home arena seats 17,000. The nickname is “red-black”. In the tournament RFPL table In the 2016-2017 season, the Perm squad took 10th place. |
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Makhachkala |
The capacity of the stadium is 26,400. The Makhachkala team is often called the “eagles”, “yellow-greens”. This club is known for the fact that Roberto Carlos, Samuel Eto'o and other football players played for it at one time. The result of the last championship was 12th place. |
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The capacity of the stadium is 20,074. Some of the nicknames are “gunners”, “red and yellow”. According to the results of the last championship, the club barely took 14th place, which brought it to the play-offs. Based on the sum of two meetings with Yenisei, the Tula squad retained their registration in the Premier League. |
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The capacity of the stadium is 30,597. Until this season, the Grozny team was known as “Terek”. At the end of the 2016-2017 season, the team managed to take 5th place (the highest in history). |
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The stadium has a capacity of 18,636 spectators. Nickname: “blue and white”. Last year the club played in the FNL, where the Moscow squad took first place, securing a ticket to the RFPL 4 rounds before the end of the tournament. |
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Capacity new arena amounts to at the moment 56196 people. A club with one of the largest budgets in the RFPL. Nickname: “blue-white-blue”. Table 2016-2017 – 2nd place. |
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Krasnodar |
Krasnodar |
The arena of the club of the same name from Krasnodar can simultaneously accommodate 34,089 fans. Nicknames: “bulls”, “citizens”, “black-greens”. Based on the results of the 2016-2017 championship RFPL club took 4th place. |
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Locomotive |
Moscow club with a stadium capacity of 27,320 spectators. Nicknames: “railroad workers”, “red-greens”. The previous season was unsuccessful - 8th place. |
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Rostov-on-Don |
The squad from Rostov takes on their opponents at the relatively small Olympus-2 with a capacity of 15,800 spectators. Nicknames: “Rostovites”, “yellow-blue”. The club finished last year's championship in 6th place. |
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The football team from the capital of Tatarstan has a modern big stadium by 45,379 people. Nickname: “Ruby”. Despite the perfect expensive transfers, the Kazan club took only 9th place at the end of the 2017-2018 championship, remaining without European cups. |
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SKA-Khabarovsk |
Khabarovsk |
The RFPL newcomer from the Far East plays in a stadium that can accommodate 15,200 fans. Nickname: “Army Men”. Last season the team played in the FNL, where they took 4th place. IN play-offs SKA-Khabarovsk defeated Orenburg. |
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The Otkritie Arena stadium was opened three years ago and is one of the most visited in the country. Designed for 45 thousand spectators. Nicknames: “red-white”, “gladiators”. The club, after a long break, was able to win the championship last season. In terms of budget, the team is second only to Zenit. |
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Tosno (plays in St. Petersburg) |
Plays at Petrovsky with a capacity of 20,985 people. The debutant RFPL club from the Leningrad region took 2nd place in the 2016-2017 FNL season. I received my ticket for promotion three rounds before the end of the tournament. |
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Yekaterinburg |
The Ekaterinburg club is currently playing at the small SKB-Bank Arena stadium, which can accommodate only 10 thousand spectators. Nicknames: “bumblebees”, “orange-black”. The last championship was not very successful. Tournament table 2016-2017 – 11th place. |
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The club of the same name in the capital of Bashkortostan has a stadium designed for 15,132 spectators. Nicknames: “Ufa residents”, “citizens”. Bottom line previous season RFPL – 7th place. |
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Last year the team received new stadium with a capacity of 30,433 people. Nicknames: “red-blue”, “horses”, “army men”. In the 2016-2017 RFPL season, this football team lost in the fight for the championship title to another team from Moscow - Spartak. The result is silver medals. |
Position of teams in the standings of the Russian Championship 2017-2018
The table of the Russian Football Championship 2017-2018 shows that after 16 rounds the first two lines are occupied by Lokomotiv and Zenit - both places guarantee the right to participate in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League 2017-2018. Next comes Krasnodar - third place gives the team the right to play in the UEFA Champions League playoffs. Also in the European Cup zone are CSKA and Spartak. Other clubs, for example, Ural and Arsenal, also have good chances to play in the Europa League. The outsiders of the championship are Dynamo and SKA-Khabarovsk.
RFPL standings
Detailed table Russian Premier League will help you get acquainted with the current state of affairs in the national football championship. The density is very high, the difference in points between football teams is sometimes very small. Zenit is coming on the heels of Lokomotiv, and other clubs should not be discounted. The match calendar is designed so that clubs will play 20 rounds before the end of the year. The championship will then resume on March 4th. The Russian Cup was held from July 14, 2017 to May 9, 2018. Premier League standings:
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RFPL match results
The standings of the Russian Championship 2017-2018 pleases with an intense competition between the clubs. Several teams have already made coaching changes during the season. “Spartak” in terms of home attendance lost the palm to “Zenith”, being inferior to it in this indicator by a large gap. RFPL results last two rounds:
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Rostov – Spartak 2:2 |
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Amkar – Ural 1:1 |
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Dynamo – Tosno 0:1 |
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Zenit – Lokomotiv 0:3 |
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Krasnodar – SKA-Khabarovsk 4:1 |
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Ufa – Rubin 2:1 |
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Akhmat – Anzhi 1:1 |
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Ural – Dynamo 2:2 |
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Tosno – Krasnodar 1:3 |
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Akhmat – Rostov 1:0 |
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SKA-Khabarovsk – Arsenal 1:2 |
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Amkar – Anzhi 1:2 |
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Lokomotiv – CSKA 2:2 |
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Spartak – Ufa 3:1 |
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Rubin – Zenit 0:0 |
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Who pleased this season
According to the results of the Russian Football Championship, Zenit performed well. Although sometimes the players of the club from St. Petersburg have failures, for example, a defeat at their home stadium with a score of 0:3 - more than 45 thousand fans were present at the match with Lokomotiv. The table of the Russian Football Championship 2017-2018 shows that the St. Petersburg team demonstrates a good game, taking second place. They conceded the fewest goals - only 9, and scored 23. They have a balanced squad, a wide bench and confident performances on the field by their leaders, which include Kokorin, Driussi, Paredesa, etc. The commissioning of the new lease increased the average attendance at home matches of the St. Petersburg team to 43,903 spectators - previously it was 18,084 spectators. At the moment, Zenit is in 31st place in the pan-European attendance indicator. In the Europa League, it is second only to Arsenal – 48,439 versus 59,359.
The Czech Republic football table has interesting arrangement commands FC Krasnodar is performing well, occupying 4th position after 15 rounds with 24 points. The Krasnodar team is separated from 3rd place by just 1 point. The squad from Krasnodar recently beat Ska-Khabarovsk with a crushing score of 4:1. Fills well and home arena"bulls". On average, just over 23 thousand fans come to each home match - the third figure after Zenit and Spartak.
Rostov could also be added to the list of teams that pleased the fans. Despite the departure of Erokhin, Poloz and a number of other important players during the off-season, the Rostov team showed excellent football at the start of the season. The performance of the games was good, because after the first seven rounds, L. Kuchuk’s charges were in the Champions League zone. However, then the team slowed down and moved from 3rd place to 11th.
The character of the Perm Amkar’s game is also surprising, but with a minus sign. FPL calendar ( football premier league) was compiled successfully for Perm residents, because strong squads alternated with weak ones. Some experts predicted that the football players under the leadership of Gadzhi Gadzhiev would fight for access to the European Cup. Table of the Russian Football Championship 2017-2018: 12th place after 16 games. Only the best difference in goals scored and goals conceded separates Amkar from the spot.
Relegation contenders
The Russian football standings after 16 rounds demonstrate that one of the outsiders is a newcomer to the Premier League - Khabarovsk SKA-Khabarovsk. The club's statistics look depressing, with only 12 points scored - 2 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses. Another outsider in the 2017-2018 Russian Football Championship table was Dynamo Moscow. Relatively close to the relegation zone are Anzhi, Tosno, and Amkar.
Top scorers of the Russian Championship 2017-2018
Zenit forwards Alexander Kokorin and Krasnodar forwards Fedor Smolov scored the most goals - each had 8 goals. Moreover, the first had to play 16 matches for this, and the second only 10. Next comes Quincy Promes (Spartak) - 7, Luka Djordjevic (Arsenal) - 6, Alexey Miranchuk (Lokomotiv) - 6, Evgeniy Markov (Tosno) - 5, Manuel Fernandes (Lokomotiv) - 5, Eric Bikfalvi (Ural) - 5. Gekdeniz Karadeniz and Quincy Promes are ahead in assists - 5 each. The leader of the championship in the “goal+pass” system is Quincy Promes with 12 goals and assists.
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Found an error in the text? Select it, press Ctrl + Enter and we will fix everything!which for the first time in history will pass in Russia. In this regard, the 26th season in the top division will be compressed in time and will end 2-3 weeks earlier than usual. As a result physical training, especially in the spring part of the championship, comes to the fore, since teams will often have to play two matches in a week, not counting the Russian Cup.
RFPL 2017-2018 did not undergo major changes in terms of format and scoring system. The only nuance will be the opportunity to play in the Champions League qualification for the team that took third place in the table at the end of the championship. The fight in the championship will only become fiercer, because the chance to compete in one of the most prestigious tournaments in the Old World means both solid bonuses and good financial support for the club.
In higher football division V upcoming season 16 teams will still play. The RFPL is scheduled to begin on July 13, 2017, and the competition will end on May 13, 2018. For the sixth season in a row, the Russian Championship is being held according to the “autumn-spring” system, which implies a long winter break. The tournament will be divided into two parts:
- 19 rounds will take place from July 13 to December 19, 2017;
- 11 rounds will be played from March 4 to May 13, 2018.
The winner of the tournament automatically enters the group stage of the Champions League; second and third places also guarantee participation in this tournament. The teams that are in fourth and fifth place according to the results of the RFPL 2017-2018 will take part in the second most prestigious club competition - the Europa League.
Teams that find themselves in the last two lines in the table (that is, 15 and 16) automatically move to the division with a lower rank - . Positions 13 to 14 give the right to fight for the right to remain in the country's football elite with the third and fourth FNL teams. There are two games (on the home field and in the opponent’s arena), the results of which determine who will play in the next season of the Premier League and who will go to travel around the small towns and villages of our vast Motherland. If during the main time of the play-off matches the winner cannot be identified, two additional halves of 15 minutes each are assigned, and then a penalty shootout.
The schedule of matches of the 13th round of the RFPL 2017-2018 is as follows:
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"Akhmat" - "Spartak" | Grozny, Akhmat Arena |
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"Dynamo" - "SKA-Khabarovsk" | Khimki, Khimki Arena |
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"Ural" - "Anzhi" | Ekaterinburg, SKB-Bank Arena |
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"Krasnodar" - "CSKA" | Krasnodar, Krasnodar Arena |
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"Ufa" - "Lokomotiv" | Ufa, "Neftyanik" |
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"Rostov" - "Rubin" | Rostov-on-Don, "Olympus-2" |
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“Zenit” – “Arsenal” (Tula) | St. Petersburg, "Krestovsky" |
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"Amkar" - "Tosno" | Perm, "Zvezda" |
The RFPL standings after 12 rounds played look like this:
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New clubs in the RFPL
At the end of the 2016-2017 season, a number of teams fought for the right to remain in the top division of football. Tom and Krylya Sovetov were the most unlucky, as they were relegated to the FNL from the last two places in the table. “Orenburg” and Tula “Arsenal” took part in the play-offs, but only the latter squad managed to maintain their registration in the elite. SKA-Khabarovsk knocked Orenburg out of the Premier League in a penalty shootout and will compete with the best football teams in the country in the upcoming season. In addition, the following teams joined the Russian Championship:
- Dynamo (Moscow);
- "Tosno" (Leningrad region).
As for SKA-Khabarovsk, the club itself probably did not expect entry into the 2017-2018 RFPL. This summer, 9 players involved in reaching the Russian Championship left the team at once. Most of them have expired contracts, which the bosses of the Far Eastern club did not renew. So far, only midfielder Savichev from Spartak-2 has been purchased to replace the departed players. So far, SKA-Khabarovsk is located dangerously close to the relegation zone, and the team cannot successfully resist skilled opponents from the Premier League with only one youth in its composition. According to experts, in order to be guaranteed to remain in the elite Russian football, the club must score at least 30 points. It is still unclear how SKA-Khabarovsk will do this, but there is still time to correct the situation, and the fans are waiting for a clear game from the players.
The legendary Moscow Dynamo, after an inglorious departure from the Russian championship in the 2015-2016 season, won the FNL and returned to the elite. Despite financial difficulties, new contracts were signed with all key players. In addition, to strengthen the attack, striker Vanderson was acquired from Krasnodar. Among the significant purchases of the blue and white, we also note midfielder Sou from Kayserispor, defender Shunjic from Stuttgart, striker Panchenko, the rights to which were purchased from the capital. It is obvious that in the new RFPL draw, Yuri Kolitvintsev’s charges set themselves the highest goals, but they are unlikely to be able to aim for the top three. The team is in a serious crisis, which has pushed it into the relegation zone. The situation was aggravated by the demarche of fans who refused to support the club indefinitely. In such a situation, Dynamo will have to show character, otherwise at the end of the championship they will again have to pack their bags for the second strongest division.
FC Tosno has become one of the most active newsmakers in the transfer market. The team was strengthened by several inexpensive, but quite competitive in the Premier League, players. For example, the goalkeeper line was completely updated: Gutor, Yurchenko, Oparin - now the team from the Leningrad region is not afraid of the last line. Tosno's attack will be played by forward Vukushevich, who transferred from Greuther-Fürth, and Melkadze, loaned from Spartak. The defensive line and midfield have been significantly updated: Tosno also has no problems here. The club's management, making such significant acquisitions, probably counted on at least the top ten in the standings, but the reality turned out to be harsher. The team failed to achieve its intended goal, and after 12 rounds it is in the play-off zone.
Title Contenders
Unlike, where at least six teams compete for first place, in the Premier League this number is much smaller. If not the championship, then the following teams will definitely be vying for the top spots in the 2017-2018 RFPL standings:
- "CSKA" (Moscow);
- "Spartak" (Moscow);
- "Krasnodar"
- Zenit (St. Petersburg).
St. Petersburg Zenit is seriously targeting the championship in the upcoming RFPL. After an unsuccessful performance in the 2016-2017 season, when the team only won third place, the club's management made drastic changes. Firstly, the Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu was fired, and he was replaced by Roberto Mancini, experienced in leading European clubs. Secondly, Zenit did not spare money on strengthening. Obviously, with such significant financial injections, the bosses of the team from the banks of the Neva are counting on both successful performance in the Europa League, and for another title in the main football division of Russia.
In the off-season, the army team did not make any major acquisitions, but extended contracts with key players (Ignashevich and Fernandez). Obviously, CSKA believes that proven players are better than dubious reinforcements. However, it wouldn’t hurt to add a scoring forward to Viktor Goncharenko’s squad. The bet is on Vitinho, who, although he has improved recently, it is obvious that in important matches he is “eaten up” by tenacious defenders. As a result, we have to play with the same squad in the Russian Championship and the Champions League. This affects the play of Viktor Goncharenko’s team, who are still in fourth place standings.
The current champion of the 2016-2017 RFPL, Spartak, was systematically preparing to defend the title. Rumors about the transfer of coach Massimo Carrera have been dispelled: the Italian specialist will work at least until the end of the season. It is almost impossible to predict how Spartak will perform this season, since the club will have to play on two fronts - in the domestic championship and in the group stage Champions League. At the moment, neither here nor there the red and white have been able to demonstrate their full potential. In the RFPL, the club is in sixth place, and the gap from first-place Zenit has already reached 11 points.
The game of Krasnodar this season pleases the fans. Igor Shalimov's team was second for a long time, and only disappointing defeats in the last two rounds pushed the team to third place. The “Bulls” urgently need to work on their mistakes and systematically prepare for each match, especially since the club is not burdened with performances on the international stage. In the current RFPL draw, under certain circumstances, Krasnodar can aim for the top three, which will allow it to play in the Champions League for the first time in 2018-2019.
"Dark horses" of the Russian Premier League
In addition to CSKA, Spartak, Zenit, there are several teams in the RFPL that can “shoot” and get into the fight for the top three. The list of such clubs should include:
- "Rostov";
- "Akhmat"
- "Rubin" (Kazan);
- "Lokomotiv" (Moscow).
After last year's relatively unsuccessful performance in the Russian Championship, dramatic changes took place in Rostov. Leonid Kuchuk came to the coaching bridge, after which a thorough cleaning of the roster began. So, for example, Noboa was sold to Zenit, they did not renew the contracts with Cesar Navas, Dzhanaev, Devich. To replace them, seven new players were purchased (Makeev, Parshivlyuk, Abaev, Pesyakov) and, according to rumors, it is planned to buy 3-4 more players to strengthen them. In general, we will no longer see the old Rostov: a renewed team has appeared before the fans. Kuchuk quickly managed to establish team interactions, and Rostov ended up in seventh place with a minimal gap from the European Cup zone.
Akhmat changed its coaching staff in the off-season: Oleg Kononov was appointed to the post of helmsman, but this did not bring stability. At the start of the championship, the club suffered a protracted series of four defeats, which did not allow it to rise above fifth place. Akhmat's squad is combat-ready, so if there are no downturns in the game, the team can count on getting into the Europa League at the end of the 2017-2018 championship.
Rubin Kazan also changed their head coach in the off-season. Instead of a failed past championship Kurban Berdyev came to Javier Gracia. The strengthening of the squad was insignificant - only Ozdoev, Garnet and a number of little-known football players were bought. If we look at the club's prospects in the top division, they are very vague: from the first rounds the team accustomed its fans to inconstancy. Most likely, in the current season, Rubin will remain average, and the fruits of the work of one of best trainers Russia will appear next season.
Unlike Rubin, Lokomotiv Moscow will represent the country in the Europa League this season thanks to its victory in the Russian Cup. To fight on two fronts, the “railwaymen” had too short a bench, so to strengthen them in the off-season, they extended the loan with striker Ari, returned defender Shishkin from his loan from Krasnodar and signed a full-fledged contract with midfielder Denisov. Loko has an excellent chance of getting into the top three, especially since great game demonstrated by the Miranchuk brothers, Manuel Fernandes, Guilherme. The result of the well-coordinated work of the coaching staff and players was an intermediate second place in the RFPL.
Fight for survival
In addition to SKA-Khabarosk, there are several other teams in the elite of Russian football that experts classify as outsiders of the championship. The following teams will fight for the right to remain in the RFPL 2018-2019:
- "Anji"
- "Tosno";
- "Dynamo";
- "SKA-Khabarovsk";
- Arsenal (Tula).
Dynamo, Khabarovsk and Tosnets were discussed earlier, but Anzhi should be discussed separately. The team from Makhachkala did not play well at the start of the tournament, and only with the arrival of Vadim Skripchenko as coach did the players begin to show good play. Two draws with Spartak and Zenit put local fans in a positive mood, but the team still has a lot of work to do to escape the relegation zone.
Arsenal Tula, which won the right to remain in the first division in the last RFPL play-off, has changed its head coach. Miodrag Bozovic is no stranger to pulling out football teams from the bottom of the standings, and it looks like in the current draw the Serbian specialist will have to show all his rescue skills again. Relying on Bozovic's coaching genius is at least dangerous: you can even end up below the play-off zone.
Interesting facts about the RFPL 2017-2018
It’s probably interesting to know a few facts about the Premier League:
- the RFPL will be “rebranded” in the new draw;
- football club "Terek" (Grozny) was renamed to "Akhmat";
- The league management will actively promote the RFPL brand abroad;
- The RFU is seriously thinking about tightening the limit on foreign players to 5 players;
- the number of clubs in the top division may be reduced to 14 (but not earlier than 2018).
Although football in Russia is represented not only by the Premier League, which is scheduled to begin on July 13, 2017, the most interesting events will happen here. This tournament is not as spectacular as, for example, the German Championship, but in it the teams sometimes demonstrate high-quality play that is worthy of the attention of fans. Don't miss the start of the competition, which promises to be exciting, uncompromising and unpredictable.
For more information about the stadiums of the teams participating in the 2016-2017 Premier League, see the following video:
Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp spoke about the condition of goalkeeper Alison Becker, who continues to recover from injury. “Ali is close to returning to action. He trained yesterday and...
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London Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has become the new captain of the team, reports the BBC. This decision was made personally by Gunners head coach Unai Emery. He informed about his choice to...
Major League Soccer in the United States and Canada has lifted the ban on the use of Iron Front symbols, CNN reports. The decision was made due to protests from fans who...
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From September 30 to October 4, 2019, the first children's football festival of the sports portal "Championship" will be held in Moscow for players born in 2008 and 2009. The competition will be held with the support of...
The draw for the 1/8 finals of the Russian Cup took place. A draw was used to determine where the matches would take place. “Spartak” will host “Rostov”, CSKA will be the host in the match with “Ufa”,...
Former head coach of Spartak Moscow Massimo Carrera shared his impressions of working in Russia. “I had a great experience working independently. I worked as a head coach, not an assistant...
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The court hearing, which was supposed to take place today, September 27, in Barcelona and at which the claim of Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar against Barcelona was to be considered, was cancelled....
Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus admitted that he is tired of being a substitute. At the same time, the Brazilian emphasized that he understands the current situation. “I’ve already passed this stage when I need...
Krylia Sovetov head coach Miodrag Bozovic will treat fans with Balkan cuisine before the 11th round match of the RPL with Tambov, which will take place on September 28 in Samara, the press release reports...
In the 11th round of the Russian youth championship, Lokomotiv hosted Zenit. The match took place at the Sapsan Arena stadium in Moscow and ended with a score of 2:0. The home team took the lead in the 22nd minute...
CSKA fan Andrei Malosolov made a speech in court, where the case is being considered over his tweet, in which former Spartak striker Luis Adriano was called a monkey. "Today we are not...
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi shared his opinion about the performance of his teammate Ansu Fati, who made his debut for the main Catalan team at the age of 16. This season, Fati has already scored two...
