The 2019–20 PFC Sochi season was their first season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia, and their second season as a club.
Season review On 5 November, Sochi announced that Erik Vardanyan would join the club from FC Pyunik on 1 January 2020.
On 20 November, Sochi announced that Aleksandr Tochilin had resigned as manager, and that Roman Berezovsky had been placed in temporary charge. On 8 December, Sochi announced Vladimir Fedotov as their new Manager on a -year contract.
On 21 January 2020, Russian Premier League club PFC Sochi announced that Kokorin would finish the 2019–20 season with them.
On 17 March, the Russian Premier League postponed all league fixtures until April 10 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 1 April, the Russian Football Union extended the suspension of football until 31 May.
On 15 May, the Russian Football Union announced that the Russian Premier League season would resume on 21 June.
On 17 June, FC Rostov announced that six of their players had tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in Rostov's youth team travelling to play their fixture on 19 June.
On 16 July, the Russian Premier League announced that that day's game between Sochi and Tambov would not take place due to an outbreak of COVID-19 within the Sochi squad. Four days later, 20 July, the Russian Premier League announced that the final game of the season between Sochi and Krylia Sovetov also wouldn't take place due to COVID-19 situation within the Sochi team. On 21 July 2020, the Russian Football Union awarded the game 3–0 to Tambov. On 23 July, the RFU assigned Krylia Sovetov a 3–0 victory over Sochi in their cancelled game.
Squad
Out on loan
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.Summer 2019GKYegor Kabakov Summer 2019GKSergey Samok Summer 2019GKMaksim Semyonov Summer 2019DFMaks Dziov Summer 2019DFVadim Ivlev Summer 2019DFPavel KorkinRubin KazanUndisclosedSummer 2019DFRoman KvataniyaLokomotiv MoscowUndisclosedSummer 2019DFTimofei MargasovLokomotiv MoscowUndisclosedSummer 2019DFVadim Milyutin Summer 2019DFRoman Ponomarenko Summer 2019DFSemyon Surinovich Summer 2019DFSergei Voropayev Summer 2019MFStepan Batyutin Summer 2019MFDaniyar Bikmukhamedov Summer 2019MFLuchano BobrovKhimki-MUndisclosedSummer 2019MFIlya Gorbashov Summer 2019MFViktor GryazinKrylia Sovetov SamaraUndisclosedSummer 2019MFMaksim Kolmakov Summer 2019MFArtur Koloskov Summer 2019MFTimofey Kostenko Summer 2019MFAleksei Logvinov Summer 2019MFNikita Molochnikov Summer 2019MFYegor Prutsev Summer 2019MFVikentiy Shchipachyov Summer 2019FWVladislav Makeyev Summer 2019FWIlya Predeus 21 June 2019DFPavel ShakuroTyumenUndisclosed29 June 2019GKYevgeny FrolovOrenburgUndisclosed2 July 2019DFIvan NovoseltsevZenit St. PetersburgUndisclosed2 July 2019DFIbragim TsallagovZenit St. PetersburgUndisclosed4 July 2019FWVladimir ObukhovMordovia SaranskUndisclosed4 July 2019FWDmitry PolozZenit St. PetersburgUndisclosed8 July 2019GKElmir NabiullinZenit St. PetersburgUndisclosed12 July 2019DFFyodor Kudryashovİstanbul BaşakşehirUndisclosed12 July 2019FWAleksandre KarapetianProgrès NiederkornUndisclosed16 July 2019GKSoslan DzhanayevMiedź LegnicaUndisclosed5 August 2019MFChristian NoboaZenit St. PetersburgUndisclosed5 August 2019FWAnton ZabolotnyZenit St. PetersburgUndisclosed2 September 2019DFMiha MevljaZenit St. PetersburgUndisclosed5 November 2019MFErik VardanyanPyunikUndisclosed22 February 2020DFAdil RamiFenerbahçeUndisclosed3 March 2020MFGiannelli ImbulaStoke CityFree Vardanyan's transfer was announced on the above date, becoming official on 1 January 2020.
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.19 July 2019MFAndrei MostovoyZenit St. PetersburgEnd of Season17 February 2020FWAleksandr KokorinZenit St. PetersburgEnd of Season
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.Summer 2019GKAndrei ZaytsevChernomorets NovorossiyskUndisclosedSummer 2019DFValeri PochivalinKhimkiUndisclosedSummer 2019MFYan KazayevBaltika KaliningradUndisclosed11 June 2019MFIgor GorbunovRotor VolgogradUndisclosed4 July 2019MFRoman KosyanchukFakel VoronezhUndisclosed24 June 2019DFAndrei BychkovChayka PeschanokopskoyeUndisclosed2 September 2019MFYevgeni PesegovRotor VolgogradUndisclosed2 February 2020GKYevgeny FrolovKrylia SovetovUndisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.5 July 2019FWSteven AlfredPyunikUndisclosed16 July 2019GKRostislav SoldatenkoAlania VladikavkazEnd of Season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined DateSummer 2019MFNikita SalamatovLuch Vladivostok2 September 2019DFVladimir ObukhovTambov2 September 201918 December 2019DFFyodor KudryashovAntalyaspor6 January 202028 May 2020DFAdil RamiBoavista4 September 202029 July 2020MFGiannelli Imbula 30 July 2020MFDušan LagatorWisła Płock11 August 202031 July 2020FWAleksandre KarapetianTambov3 August 2020
Friendlies
Competitions Premier League
Results by round
Results
League table
Russian Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Sochi but left during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueRussian CupTotal1 FW91Aleksandr Kokorin7072 MF17Andrei Mostovoy6063 FW77Dmitry Poloz505FW9 Anton Zabolotny5055 MF16Christian Noboa4046 Own goal3037 FW87Aleksandre Karapetian2027 DF13Fyodor Kudryashov101DF15Ibragim Tsallagov101DF32Miha Mevlja101MF94Dušan Lagator101DF27Kirill Zaika101DF25Ivan Novoseltsev101MF8 Nikita Koldunov101MF18Nikita Burmistrov101 Total40040
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueRussian CupTotal1 GK35Soslan Dzhanayev7072 GK12Nikolai Zabolotny101GK19Yevgeny Frolov011 Total718
Disciplinary record Number Nation Position Name Premier League Russian Cup Total5 MFAleksei Pomerko2010308 MFNikita Koldunov1000109 FWAnton Zabolotny40004015DFIbragim Tsallagov1000010016MFChristian Noboa30003017MFAndrei Mostovoy20002018MFNikita Burmistrov60006020DFIgor Yurganov10001024DFElmir Nabiullin51005125DFIvan Novoseltsev30003026DFNikita Kalugin20002027DFKirill Zaika30003032DFMiha Mevlja20002034DFTimofei Margasov30003035GKSoslan Dzhanayev20002045DFIvan Miladinović60107077FWDmitry Poloz20002087FWAleksandre Karapetian20002091FWAleksandr Kokorin20002094MFDušan Lagator500050Players away on loan:Players who left Sochi during the season:13DFFyodor Kudryashov610061 Total72220742
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