The 2016–17 CSKA season was the 25th successive season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. CSKA were defending Russian Premier League champions, and as a result will enter the Champions League at the Groups stage, and also take part in the Russian Cup. They finished the season in second place, behind Spartak Moscow, were knocked out of the Russian Cup by Yenisey Krasnoyarsk and finished fourth in their Champions League group that contained AS Monaco, Bayer Leverkusen and Tottenham Hotspur.
Season events On 6 October 2016, Finland announced that Roman Eremenko had been handed a 30-day ban from football by UEFA, with UEFA announcing on 18 November 2016, that Eremenko had been handed a 2-year ban from football due to testing positive for cocaine.
On 2 December 2016, Golovin extended his contract with CSKA Moscow until the end of the 2020–21 season.
On 6 December 2016, CSKA announced that manager Leonid Slutsky would leave the club after seven years at the club, following their last game of 2016, away to Tottenham Hotspur. 6 days later, 12 December, Viktor Goncharenko was announced as the club's new manager, signing a two-year contract.
Squad
Number Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Sergei Chepchugov GK Sibir Novosibirsk 2010 28 0 35 Igor Akinfeev (captain) GK Academy 2003 2019 520 0 44 Georgi Kyrnats GK Academy 2015 0 0 45 Ilya Pomazun GK Academy 2012 0 0 77 Dmitri Gerasimov GK Academy 2015 0 0 84 Pavel Ovchinnikov GK Academy 2015 0 0 95 Maksim Yedapin GK Academy 2015 0 0 Defenders 2 Mário Fernandes DF Grêmio 2012 2022 164 2 4 Sergei Ignashevich DF Lokomotiv Moscow 2004 504 43 5 Viktor Vasin DF Spartak Nalchik 2011 28 0 6 Aleksei Berezutski DF Chernomorets Novorossiysk 2001 472 10 14 Kirill Nababkin DF Moscow 2010 173 3 24 Vasili Berezutski DF Torpedo-ZIL 2002 491 13 42 Georgi Shchennikov DF Academy 2008 251 1 55 Mutalip Alibekov DF Academy 2014 1 0 62 Aleksandar Stanisavljević DF Academy 2015 0 0 73 Ivan Maklakov DF Academy 2015 0 0 98 Danil Neplyuyev DF Academy 2016 0 0 Midfielder 3 Pontus Wernbloom MF AZ Alkmaar 2012 2016 186 14 7 Zoran Tošić MF Manchester United 2010 2015 243 47 8 Georgi Milanov MF Litex Lovech 2013 2018 124 6 10 Alan Dzagoev MF Krylia Sovetov-SOK Dimitrovgrad 2008 294 68 11 Aleksei Ionov MF loan from Dynamo Moscow 2016 2017 29 3 17 Aleksandr Golovin MF Academy 2014 70 6 47 Anatoli Anisimov MF Rubin Kazan 2016 0 0 61 Kirill Leonov MF Academy 2015 0 0 66 Bibras Natcho MF Rubin Kazan 2013 97 22 70 Timur Pukhov MF Academy 2015 0 0 72 Astemir Gordyushenko MF Academy 2014 6 0 80 Khetag Khosonov MF Yunost Vladikavkaz 2014 1 0 82 Ivan Oleynikov MF Academy 2015 0 0 89 Konstantin Kuchayev MF Academy 2015 2 0 Forwards 11 Vitinho FW Botafogo 2013 2018 37 7 17 Alibek Aliev FW IF Elfsborg 2015 2020 0 0 63 Fyodor Chalov FW Academy 2015 18 6 75 Timur Zhamaletdinov FW Academy 2014 4 0 99 Aaron Samuel FW loan from Guangzhou R&F 2016 2016 17 3 Banned 25 Roman Eremenko MF Rubin Kazan 2013 80 20 Away on loan 15 Dmitry Yefremov MF Akademiya Tolyatti 2012 34 0 71 Konstantin Bazelyuk FW Academy 2010 27 4 91 Nikita Chernov DF Academy 2014 3 0 Sergei Tkachyov MF Kuban Krasnodar 2016 2019 11 0 Kirill Panchenko FW Tom Tomsk 2014 2019 41 5 Players that left during the season 9 Lacina Traoré FW AS Monaco 2016 2017 21 6 49 Nikita Titov MF Academy 2013 0 0 59 Roman Krivulkin DF Academy 2015 0 0 73 Sergei Yevtushenko DF Academy 2015 0 0 79 Ilya Ferapontov FW Academy 2013 0 0 97 Carlos Strandberg FW BK Häcken 2015 2020 28 5
Out on loan
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.3 August 2016DFSergei YevtushenkoDynamo-2 MoscowUndisclosed1 January 2017DFSemyon MatviychukDynamo-2 MoscowUndisclosed1 January 2017DFSaveliy KozlovUnattachedFree1 January 2017FWOskars RubenisRīgas Futbola skolaUndisclosed28 January 2017FWAaron OlanareGuangzhou R&FUndisclosed
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.23 June 2016DFPyotr TenTom TomskUndisclosed23 June 2016FWNikolai DergachyovSokol SaratovUndisclosed23 June 2016FWArmen AmbartsumyanMordovia SaranskUndisclosed1 July 2016MFDmitri SokolovKalugaUndisclosed8 July 2016FWAhmed MusaLeicester CityUndisclosed18 July 2016MFAleksandr EktovDolgoprudnyUndisclosed16 August 2016DFVyacheslav KaravayevSparta PragueUndisclosed1 January 2017DFSergei YevtushenkoVeles MoscowUndisclosed5 January 2017FWCarlos StrandbergClub BruggeUndisclosed6 February 2017GKDmitri GerasimovAnzhi MakhachkalaUndisclosed8 February 2017FWIlya FerapontovNarva TransUndisclosed17 February 2017MFNikita TitovMetallurg LipetskUndisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.24 June 2016MFAleksei IonovDynamo MoscowSeason Long13 July 2016FWLacina TraoréMonaco31 January 2017
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.6 June 2016MFAleksandr MakarovTosnoEnd of Season9 June 2016MFDmitri YefremovOrenburgEnd of Season16 June 2016FWKirill PanchenkoDynamo MoscowEnd of Season24 June 2016MFSergei TkachyovKrylia SovetovEnd of Season24 June 2016DFNikita ChernovYenisey KrasnoyarskEnd of Season27 June 2016FWKonstantin BazelyukEstorilEnd of Season1 July 2016DFViktor VasinUfa15 December 201627 July 2016FWAlibek AlievGAIS31 December 2016
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date20 June 2016MFAmir NatkhoKrasnodar23 June 2016DFDenis MasyutinZenit Penza23 June 2016MFRenat YusupovUfa13 July 2016MFRoman ShirokovRetired11 January 2017MFAleksandrs CauņaRFS31 March 201723 May 2017GKSergei ChepchugovYenisey Krasnoyarsk14 June 201723 May 2017FWKirill PanchenkoDynamo Moscow
Friendlies
Competitions Russian Super Cup
Russian Premier League
Results by round
Matches
League table
Russian Cup
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who left CSKA Moscow during the season:
Goal Scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueRussian CupChampions LeagueSuper CupTotal1 MF66Bibras Natcho601072 FW63Fyodor Chalov60006MF20Vitinho60006FW9 Lacina Traoré501065 MF10Alan Dzagoev302056 DF4 Sergei Ignashevich40004MF25Roman Eremenko301048 MF11Aleksei Ionov30003MF17Aleksandr Golovin30003MF8 Georgi Milanov2100311FW23Carlos Strandberg2000212DF24Vasili Berezutski10001MF7 Zoran Tošić10001MF3 Pontus Wernbloom10001DF6 Aleksei Berezutski10001TOTALS4715053
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueRussian CupChampions LeagueSuper CupTotal2 DFMário Fernandes30000000303 MFPontus Wernbloom1010010101214 DFSergei Ignashevich40000000405 DFViktor Vasin10000000106 DFAleksei Berezutski10000000107 MFZoran Tošić40000010508 MFGeorgi Milanov10000000109 FWLacina Traoré100000001010MFAlan Dzagoev100000001014DFKirill Nababkin001000001017MFAleksandr Golovin300010004023FWCarlos Strandberg000010001024DFVasili Berezutski200010003025MFRoman Eremenko000010001035GKIgor Akinfeev100010002042DFGeorgi Shchennikov400010005066MFBibras Natcho000010002089MFKonstantin Kuchayev1000000010TOTALS381107030491
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