The 2008 FC Rubin Kazan season was the club's 6th season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. Rubin finished the league season as champions of Russia for the first time in club history and thereby qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time ever, entering at the group stage of the competition during the 2009–10 season.
Season review
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Sergei Kozko GK Moscow 2008 29 Nukri Revishvili GK Torpedo Kutaisi 2006 7 0 32 Yevgeni Cheremisin GK Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 2008 0 0 64 Dmitry Kortnev GK Youth Team 2008 0 0 77 Sergey Ryzhikov GK Lokomotiv Moscow 2008 27 0 Defenders 2 Stjepan Tomas DF Galatasaray 2007 31 0 3 Cristian Ansaldi DF Newell's Old Boys 2008 28 1 4 Jefthon DF Kuban Krasnodar 2008 4 0 5 Andrei Fyodorov DF Baltika Kaliningrad 2000 9 Lasha Salukvadze DF Dinamo Tbilisi 2005 80 1 22 Aleksandr Orekhov DF Kuban Krasnodar 2008 11 0 24 Aleksei Popov DF Amkar Perm 2008 7 0 27 Davit Kvirkvelia DF Metalurh Zaporizhya 2008 24 3 44 Igor Klimov DF Youth Team 2007 2 0 65 Maksim Zhestokov DF Youth Team 2008 0 0 76 Roman Sharonov DF Shinnik Yaroslavl 2008 80 Dmitri Tarabrikov DF Youth Team 2008 0 0 82 Mikhail Mishchenko DF SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk 2008 1 0 Midfielders 6 MacBeth Sibaya MF Rosenborg 2003 116 2 7 Sergei Semak MF Moscow 2008 27 5 10 Andrei Kobenko MF Amkar Perm 2008 18 2 15 Aleksandr Ryazantsev MF Moscow 2006 64 7 16 Christian Noboa MF Emelec 2007 42 7 23 Yevgeni Balyaikin MF Sibiryak Bratsk 2007 16 0 41 Ilsur Samigullin MF Youth Team 2008 0 0 43 Aleksei Kotlyarov MF Youth Team 2008 1 0 48 Vadim Afonin MF Traktor Tashkent 2006 1 0 49 Vagiz Galiulin MF Traktor Tashkent 2007 3 1 61 Gökdeniz Karadeniz MF Trabzonspor 2008 27 6 83 Vladimir Chernov MF Youth Team 2008 0 0 93 Shamil Alimagomayev MF Anzhi-Bekenez Makhachkala 2008 0 0 94 Artyom Ivanov MF Youth Team 2008 0 0 95 Valeriy Zimakov MF Youth Team 2008 0 0 Gabriel Giurgiu MF Oțelul Galați 2007 4 0 Forwards 11 Aleksandr Bukharov FW Chernomorets Novorossiysk 2005 42 14 14 Serhii Rebrov FW Dynamo Kyiv 2008 2009 24 5 19 Savo Milošević FW Osasuna 2008 2008 17 3 21 Roman Adamov FW Moscow 2008 14 1 56 Ruslan Nagayev FW Youth Team 2008 1 0 67 Davron Mirzaev FW Pakhtakor Tashkent 2007 1 0 68 Ilya Kukharchuk FW Youth Team 2008 0 0 81 Ildar Bikchantayev FW Akademiya Dimitrovgrad 2008 1 0 92 Wahyt Orazsähedow FW Köpetdag Aşgabat 2008 0 0 97 Igor Portnyagin FW SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk 2008 1 0 99 Hasan Kabze FW Galatasaray 2007 35 6 Away on loan 8 Pyotr Gitselov MF Bodens 2007 13 0 28 Sergei Nesterenko DF Dynamo Barnaul 2007 2 0 31 Gabriel DF União de Leiria 2006 2009 45 5 46 Aleksandr Yarkin FW Dynamo Barnaul 2006 8 0 79 Pavel Kharchik GK Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 2004 Aleksandrs Koliņko GK Rostov 2005 84 0 Aleksandr Kulikov DF Youth Team 2007 0 0 Fábio MF Real Sociedad 2007 9 0 Dmitri Shestakov MF Sportakademklub Moscow 2005 0 0 Vladimir Dyadyun FW Youth Team 2007 6 1 Players that left Rubin Kazan during the season 20 Aleksei Rebko MF Spartak Moscow 2008 2 0 26 Alexandru Gațcan MF Spartak Chelyabinsk 2006 2008 51 4 91 Pavel Krasnikov DF Youth Team 2008 0 0 98 Dmitri Vasilyev MF Shinnik Yaroslavl 2005 47 2 Walter García DF San Lorenzo 2006 2009 5 0
On loan
Left club during season
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.Winter 2008GKYevgeni CheremisinNeftekhimik NizhnekamskUndisclosedWinter 2008GKSergey RyzhikovLokomotiv MoscowUndisclosedWinter 2008GKSergei KozkoMoscowUndisclosedWinter 2008DFCristian AnsaldiNewell's Old BoysUndisclosedWinter 2008DFJefthonKuban KrasnodarUndisclosedWinter 2008DFDavit KvirkveliaMetalurh ZaporizhyaUndisclosedWinter 2008DFMikhail MishchenkoSOYUZ-Gazprom IzhevskUndisclosedWinter 2008DFAleksandr OrekhovKuban KrasnodarUndisclosedWinter 2008DFRoman SharonovShinnik YaroslavlUndisclosedWinter 2008MFShamil AlimagomayevAnzhi-Bekenez MakhachkalaUndisclosedWinter 2008MFAndrei KobenkoAmkar PermUndisclosedWinter 2008MFAleksei RebkoSpartak MoscowUndisclosedWinter 2008MFSergei SemakMoscowUndisclosedWinter 2008FWRoman AdamovMoscowUndisclosedWinter 2008FWIldar BikchantayevAkademiya DimitrovgradUndisclosedWinter 2008FWIgor PortnyaginSOYUZ-Gazprom IzhevskUndisclosedWinter 2008FWWahyt OrazsähedowKöpetdag AşgabatUndisclosed3 March 2008FWSerhii RebrovDynamo KyivUndisclosed11 March 2008FWSavo MiloševićOsasunaFree13 March 2008MFGökdeniz KaradenizTrabzonsporUndisclosedКарадениз пополнил наш состав Summer 2008DFAleksei PopovAmkar PermUndisclosedSummer 2008FWRoman AdamovMoscowUndisclosed Rebrov's move was announced on the above date, but not finalised until the end of his Dynamo Kyiv contract during the summer of 2008.
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.Summer 2008DFWalter GarcíaNacionalUndisclosedSummer 2008MFAlexandru GațcanRostovUndisclosedSummer 2008MFAleksei RebkoMoscowUndisclosedSummer 2008MFDmitri VasilyevShinnik YaroslavlUndisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.Winter 2007FWAleksandr YarkinSKA-Energia KhabarovskEnd of SeasonSummer 2007MFFábioMarítimoSummer 2008Winter 2008GKAleksandrs KoliņkoRubin-2 KazanEnd of SeasonWinter 2008GKPavel KharchikAnzhi MakhachkalaEnd of SeasonWinter 2008DFAleksandr KulikovSalyut-Energiya31 December 2009Winter 2008DFSergei NesterenkoSKA-Energia KhabarovskEnd of SeasonWinter 2008MFGabriel GiurgiuOțelul GalațiSummer 2008Winter 2008MFDmitri ShestakovFC RyazanEnd of SeasonWinter 2008FWVladimir DyadyunRostovEnd of Season29 August 2008DFGabrielKhimkiEnd of SeasonSummer 2008MFPyotr GitselovRostovEnd of SeasonSummer 2008MFFábioAsteras TripolisSummer 2009
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined DateSummer 2008DFPavel Krasnikov Winter 2008GKAleksandrs KoliņkoJFK OlimpsWinter 2008GKPavel KharchikAşgabatWinter 2008DFJefthonNK ZagrebWinter 2008DFAndrei FyodorovRetiredWinter 2008MFGabriel GiurgiuOțelul GalațiWinter 2008MFShamil AlimagomayevAnzhi MakhachkalaWinter 2008MFArtyom Ivanov Winter 2008MFAndrei KobenkoTerek GroznyWinter 2008MFValeriy ZimakovKhimkiWinter 2008MFVadim AfoninShurtan GuzarWinter 2008FWSavo MiloševićRetired
Competitions Premier League
Results by round
Results
League table
Russian Cup 2008-09
The Quarterfinal game took place during the 2009 season.
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Rubin Kazan but left during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier League2008–09 Russian CupTotal1 FW11Aleksandr Bukharov606MF61Gökdeniz Karadeniz606MF16Christian Noboa6064 FW14Serhii Rebrov505MF7 Sergei Semak5056 FW19Savo Milošević303DF27Davit Kvirkvelia3038 FW99Hasan Kabze202MF10Andrei Kobenko202 Own goal20211FW21Roman Adamov101MF15Aleksandr Ryazantsev101DF76Roman Sharonov101DF3 Cristian Ansaldi101MF49Vagiz Galiulin011 Total44145
Disciplinary record Number Nation Position Name Premier League 2008–09 Russian Cup Total1 GKSergei Kozko0010102 DFStjepan Tomas5000503 DFCristian Ansaldi7000704 DFJefthon0010105 DFAndrei Fyodorov1000106 MFMacBeth Sibaya5000507 MFSergei Semak70007010MFAndrei Kobenko60107011FWAleksandr Bukharov10001014FWSerhii Rebrov50005015MFAleksandr Ryazantsev50005016MFChristian Noboa40105019FWSavo Milošević10001021FWRoman Adamov10001022DFAleksandr Orekhov41105123MFYevgeni Balyaikin60107027DFDavit Kvirkvelia80008044DFIgor Klimov00101061MFGökdeniz Karadeniz30003076DFRoman Sharonov70007077GKSergey Ryzhikov30003081FWIldar Bikchantayev00101099FWHasan Kabze300030Players away on loan:Players who left Rubin Kazan during the season: Total82180901
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