The 2010 Russian Premier League was the 19th season of the Russian football championship since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and ninth under the current Russian Premier League name. The season started on 12 March 2010 and the last matches were played on 29 November 2010. On 14 November 2010, Zenit Saint Petersburg clinched the title after a 5–0 win against Rostov. This season was the last one played during an entire year (March–November), as the Russian Football Union decided to schedule the following seasons in sync with the biggest European football leagues (August–May).
Teams Kuban Krasnodar and Khimki were relegated at the end of the 2009 season after finishing in the bottom two places. Kuban make their immediate return to the First Division, while Khimki were relegated after a three-year tenure in the highest Russian football league.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2009 First Division champions Anzhi Makhachkala and runners-up Sibir Novosibirsk. Anzhi return after an eight-year hiatus from the Premier League, and Sibir will make their debut in the highest level of the Russian football pyramid.
On 5 February 2010, FC Moscow owner and main sponsor, MMC Norilsk Nickel, announced that the club will not play in the Premier League in 2010, possibly playing on a lower level instead. The club sent the official fax to the league refusing to participate in the 2010 competition on February 11, 2010. On 17 February, FC Moscow were officially excluded from the league and replaced by Alania Vladikavkaz, the third-placed team from the 2009 First Division.ФК "Москва" прекращает членство в Премьер-Лиге Alania thus make their return to the Premier League after a four-year absence.
Venues Alania Amkar Anzhi CSKA Republican Spartak Stadium Zvezda Stadium Dynamo Stadium Arena Khimki Capacity: 32,464 Capacity: 19,500 Capacity: 16,863 Capacity: 20,000 Dynamo Krylia Arena Khimki Metallurg Stadium Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 33,001 Lokomotiv Rostov RZD Arena Olimp-2 Capacity: 28,810 Capacity: 15,842 Rubin Saturn Central Stadium Saturn Stadium Capacity: 27,434 Capacity: 16,726 Sibir Spartak Moscow Spartak Stadium Luzhniki Stadium Capacity: 12,567 Capacity: 78,360 Spartak Nalchik Terek Tom Zenit Saint Petersburg Spartak Stadium Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium Trud Stadium Petrovsky Stadium Capacity: 14,194 Capacity: 10,400 Capacity: 14,950 Capacity: 21,570
Personnel and kits TeamLocationHead CoachTeam CaptainVenueCapacity2009Kit MakerShirt SponsorVladikavkaz Vladimir Shevchuk Georgy GabulovSpartak32,464UmbroPerm Rashid Rakhimov Martin KushevZvezda19,500PumaMakhachkala Gadzhi Gadzhiyev Rasim TagirbekovDynamo16,863AdidasMoscow Leonid Slutsky Igor AkinfeevArena Khimki20,000Arena Khimki – Stadium information ReebokBashneftMoscow Miodrag Božović Dmitri KhokhlovArena Khimki20,000UmbroVTBSamara Aleksandr Tarkhanov Ivan TaranovMetallurg33,001NikeRostekhnologiiMoscow Yuri Semin Dmitri LoskovLokomotiv28,810AdidasRZDRostov-on-Don Oleh Protasov Aleksandr CherkesOlimp-215,842PatrickKazan Berdyev SharonovCentral Stadium27,434UmbroTAIFRamenskoye Andrei Gordeyev Aleksei IgoninSaturn16,726AdidasPromsvyazbankNovosibirsk Igor Kriushenko Tomáš VychodilSpartak12,567ErreaSibmostMoscow Valeri Karpin Alex Raphael MeschiniLuzhniki78,360NikeLukoilNalchik Yuri Krasnozhan Miodrag DžudovićSpartak14,194UmbroSindikaGrozny Anatoli Baidachny Shamil LakhiyalovSultan Bilimkhanov10,400AdidasZato-BankTomsk Valeri Nepomniachi Sergei PareikoTrud14,950AdidasSt. Petersburg Luciano Spalletti Aleksandr AnyukovPetrovsky21,570NikeGazprom
Managerial changes TeamOutgoingMannerDateTableIncomingDateTableAnzhi Makhachkala Omari TetradzeResigned18 March 201010th Arsen Akayev (caretaker)18 April 201011thAnzhi Makhachkala Arsen Akayev (caretaker)Finished18 April 201011th Gadzhi GadzhiyevDynamo Moscow Andrei KobelevSacked27 April 201010th Miodrag BožovićKrylia Sovetov Yuri GazzaevResigned25 July 2010Юрий Газзаев объявил об отставке16th Aleksandr Tarkhanov
League table
Positions by round
Results
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goal1 Welliton Spartak 192 Oleksandr Aliyev Lokomotiv 14 Sergei Kornilenko Tom / Rubin 4 Aleksandr Kerzhakov Zenit 135 Vladimir Dyadyun Spartak Nalchik 10 Danny Zenit Artem Dzyuba Tom 8 Shamil Asildarov Terek 9 Kevin Kurányi Dynamo Vágner Love CSKA
Top assistants
Rank Player Club Goal1 Vladimir Bystrov Zenit 16 Alex Spartak 3 Danko Lazović Zenit 7 Georgi Peev Amkar 5 Oleksandr Aliyev Lokomotiv 6 Danny Zenit Vágner Love CSKA Igor Semshov Dynamo Tomáš Čížek Sibir Aleksandr Marenich Alania Roman Kontsedalov Spartak Nalchik Andriy Voronin Dynamo Aleksei Ivanov Saturn
Season events
Krylia Sovetov controversy Krylia Sovetov Samara, who were scheduled to pass licensing on February 4, asked Russian Football Union to postpone their licensing until February 15 due to financial problems and debts to players."Динамо" и "Анжи" прошли лицензирование, вопрос по "Крыльям" отложен The club was reported to be close to liquidation due to shortage of financing.Самара в шаге от того, чтобы остаться без большого футбола It later asked to postpone the licensing again to February 19, but the RFU only postponed it until February 17.Лицензирование «Крыльев» перенесли On February 17 it was decided to postpone the licensing until February 19 after all.Надежду на премьер-лигу "Крыльям Советов" подарил премьер Krylia Sovetov finally received their license on February 19 after agreeing on new contracts with several companies to sponsor them, some of which might become partial owners of the club."Крылья Советов" получили лицензию РФСВладимир Артяков назвал новых партнеров футбольного клуба "Крылья Советов"
As the first matchday arrived, Krylia Sovetov were still banned from registering new players because of debts outstanding on old contracts.Запрет на регистрацию новых игроков ФК «Крылья Советов» остается в силе . They could only register 11 players over 21 years old and several more players from the youth team that were registered for them in 2009. The transfer deadline had to be extended from March 11 to April 8 to accommodate Krylia Sovetov in hope they will pay their outstanding debts shortly.Бюро Исполкома РФС продлило срок зимнего регистрационного периода With injuries on top of that and only 16 players available for both their main squad and the reserve team,Юрий Газзаев: «У нас в строю 16 полноценных игроков» their reserve team had to finish their first game with 9 players on the field as they only had a goalkeeper on the bench after two players were injured,Молодежка «Крыльев» доигрывала матч с «Зенитом» вдевятером and the main squad had to play against FC Zenit St. Petersburg with a heavily diluted roster, so even the loss with the score 0–1 was saluted by the Krylia's fans.Юрий Газзаев: «Несмотря на поражение, болельщики скандировали нам: «Молодцы!» The transfer ban was confirmed again on March 16, and was to remain in place until Krylia paid back their debts to their former players Jan Koller and Jiří Jarošík.Итоги заседания Палаты по разрешению споров Комитета РФС по статусу игроков Krylia lost the second game with the diluted roster 0–3 to FC Lokomotiv Moscow. The ban was finally lifted on March 26.С "Крыльев Советов" снят запрет на регистрацию новых футболистов
Awards On 9 December 2010 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:
Goalkeepers Igor Akinfeev (CSKA) Sergei Ryzhikov (Rubin) Andriy Dykan (Terek / Spartak M.)
Right backs Aleksandr Anyukov (Zenit) Sergei Parshivlyuk (Spartak M.) Aleksei Berezutski (CSKA)
Right-centre backs Vasili Berezutski (CSKA) Bruno Alves (Zenit) César Navas (Rubin)
Left-centre backs Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA) Nicolas Lombaerts (Zenit) Leandro Fernández (Dynamo)
Left backs Tomáš Hubočan (Zenit) Georgi Schennikov (CSKA) Yevgeni Makeyev (Spartak M.)
Defensive midfielders Igor Denisov (Zenit) Roman Shirokov (Zenit) Pavel Mamayev (CSKA)
Right wingers Vladimir Bystrov (Zenit) Aiden McGeady (Spartak M.) David Tsorayev (Anzhi)
Central midfielders Konstantin Zyryanov (Zenit) Alex (Spartak M.) Keisuke Honda (CSKA)
Left wingers Danny (Zenit) Alan Kasaev (Rubin) Mark González (CSKA)
Right forwards Aleksandr Kerzhakov (Zenit) Kevin Kurányi (Dynamo) Seydou Doumbia (CSKA)
Left forwards Vágner Love (CSKA) Welliton (Spartak M.) Artem Dzyuba (Spartak M. / Tom)
Medal squads 1. FC Zenit St. Petersburg Goalkeepers: Vyacheslav Malafeev (21), Yuri Zhevnov (8), Dmitri Borodin (1). Defenders: Aleksandr Anyukov (27 / 1), Nicolas Lombaerts (26 / 3), Tomáš Hubočan (23), Bruno Alves (14), Ivica Križanac (14 / 1), Aleksandar Luković (11), Fernando Meira (11), Michael Lumb (2). Midfielders: Konstantin Zyryanov (28 / 2), Danny (27 / 10), Vladimir Bystrov (25 / 6), Igor Denisov (24), Roman Shirokov (21 / 6), Danko Lazović (20 / 5), Alessandro Rosina (15 / 2), Viktor Fayzulin (14 / 2), Szabolcs Huszti (13 / 1), Sergei Semak (12 / 2), Aleksei Ionov (11). Forwards: Aleksandr Kerzhakov (28 / 13), Maksim Kanunnikov (12 / 1), Aleksandr Bukharov (10 / 4). Manager: Luciano Spalletti.
Transferred out during the season: Michael Lumb (on loan to Feyenoord). 2. PFC CSKA Moscow Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (28), Sergei Chepchugov (2). Defenders: Sergei Ignashevich (28 / 2), Deividas Šemberas (26), Georgi Schennikov (25), Aleksei Berezutski (23 / 1), Vasili Berezutski (22), Kirill Nababkin (13), Chidi Odiah (11 / 1). Midfielders: Keisuke Honda (28 / 4), Pavel Mamayev (27), Alan Dzagoev (24 / 6), Mark González (21 / 3), Sekou Oliseh (16 / 3), Zoran Tošić (15 / 3), Yevgeni Aldonin (14), Miloš Krasić (14 / 2), Elvir Rahimić (11). Forwards: Tomáš Necid (24 / 7), Vágner Love (15 / 9), Guilherme (12 / 5), Seydou Doumbia (11 / 5). Manager: Leonid Slutskiy.
Transferred out during the season: Miloš Krasić (to Juventus), Guilherme (end of loan at Dynamo Kyiv). 3. FC Rubin Kazan Goalkeepers: Sergei Ryzhikov (28), Giedrius Arlauskis (2). Defenders: César Navas (29 / 1), Cristian Ansaldi (20), Aleksandr Orekhov (19 / 1), Vitali Kaleshin (15), Oleg Kuzmin (13), Lasha Salukvadze (10), Jordi Figueras (8), Salvatore Bocchetti (7 / 2), Roman Sharonov (2). Midfielders: Alan Kasaev (28 / 5), Christian Noboa (27 / 8), Rafał Murawski (23), Pyotr Bystrov (18), Andrei Gorbanets (17 / 1), Gökdeniz Karadeniz (17 / 1), Bibras Natcho (14 / 2), Aleksandr Ryazantsev (13 / 2), Yevgeni Balyaikin (13), Sergei Semak (8 / 1), Vagiz Galiullin (7), MacBeth Sibaya (7), Carlos Eduardo (6 / 2). Forwards: Aleksei Medvedev (13 / 2), Aleksandr Bukharov (12 / 4), Obafemi Martins (12 / 2), Sergei Kornilenko (8 / 3), Fatih Tekke (5), Hasan Kabze (5), Igor Portnyagin (4), Bahodir Nasimov (2), Alexandru Antoniuc (1).
Manager: Kurban Berdyev.
Transferred out during the season: Sergei Semak (to Zenit), Fatih Tekke (to Beşiktaş), Aleksandr Bukharov (to Zenit), Bahodir Nasimov (on loan to Neftchi Baku), Jordi Figueras (on loan to Real Valladolid), Vagiz Galiullin (on loan to Sibir Novosibirsk), Hasan Kabze (to Montpellier).
Attendances
Rank Club Average 1 Spartak Moscow 23,450 2 Zenit 19,419 3 Alania 16,467 4 Krylia Sovetov 14,119 5 Rubin 13,512 6 Lokomotiv Moscow 13,354 7 Tom 11,953 8 Rostov 11,233 9 Anji 11,067 10 Amkar 10,807 11 Sibir 9,973 12 Spartak Nalchik 9,433 13 PFC CSKA 8,647 14 Terek 8,293 15 Saturn 7,153 16 Dynamo Moscow 7,116
Source:
See also 2010 Russian First Division 2009–10 Russian Cup
References
External links 2010 Russian Premier League at RPL 2010 Russian Premier League at GSA
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