The 2021–22 FC Krasnodar season was the eleventh successive season that Krasnodar play in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. They finished the previous season in 10th place, missing out on European football for the first time since 2013–14 season. Aside from the Russian Premier League, Krasnodar also took part in the Russian Cup.
Season events On 11 June, Krasnodar announced the signing of Vladimir Ilyin to a three-year contract from Akhmat Grozny.
On 4 July, German Onugkha made a permanent move to Vejle, where he'd been on loan to the previous season.
On 21 July, Kristoffer Olsson left Krasnodar to join Anderlecht.
On 23 July, Krasnodar announced the signing of Jhon Córdoba to a four-year contract from Hertha BSC.
On 2 August, Krasnodar announced the signing of Grzegorz Krychowiak to a three-year contract from Lokomotiv Moscow.
On 20 August, Ilya Zhigulyov left Krasnodar to sign for Ekstraklasa club Zagłębie Lubin.
On 8 September, Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov joined Giresunspor on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.
On 22 December, Krasnodar announced the signing of Erik Botheim to a 3.5-year contract from Bodø/Glimt.
On 5 January, Krasnodar announced that Viktor Goncharenko had been sacked as Head Coach of the club.
On 7 January, Krasnodar announced that they had agreed a deal to sign Júnior Alonso from Atlético Mineiro on a contract until June 2025.
On 13 January, Krasnodar announced Daniel Farke as Viktor Goncharenko's replacement as Head Coach.
On 17 January, Tonny Vilhena joined Espanyol on loan until 30 June 2022.
On 24 February, Krasnodar's home match against Lokomotiv Moscow was postponed due to the local airport being shut by the Federal Air Transport Agency in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
On 2 March, Daniel Farke and his coaching staff left the club by mutual consent, with Aleksey Antonyuk being placed in temporary charge. The following day, Wanderson, Kaio, Erik Botheim, Cristian Ramírez, Júnior Alonso, Jhon Córdoba, Viktor Claesson and Rémy Cabella all suspended their contracts with Krasnodar and left the club's training base to train on their own. On 5 March, Viktor Claesson terminated his contract with Krasnodar by mutual consent. On 9 March, Rémy Cabella terminated his contract with Krasnodar by mutual consent. On 11 March, Wanderson joined Internacional on loan until 31 December 2022.
On 14 March, Júnior Alonso was loaned back to Atlético Mineiro until 31 December 2022. The following day, 15 March, Krasnodar announced that Grzegorz Krychowiak's contract had been suspended until 1 June 2022, with Krychowiak then signing for AEK Athens the same day until the end of the 2021–22 season.
On 16 March, Krasnodar's postponed round 19 match against Lokomotiv Moscow was rescheduled for 4 May.
On 18 May, Erik Botheim's agent announced that Botheim had terminated his contract with Krasnodar.
On 22 May, Krasnodar announced that Yevgeni Gorodov, Alyaksandr Martynovich and Yury Gazinsky had all left the club following the expiration of their contract.
Squad
Number Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Yevgeni Gorodov GK Akhmat Grozny 2020 2022 35 0 39 Matvei Safonov GK Academy 2016 110 0 58 Stanislav Agkatsev GK Academy 2018 8 0 Defenders 2 Yegor Sorokin DF Rubin Kazan 2019 2024 56 0 4 Alyaksandr Martynovich DF Dinamo Minsk 2010 2022 269 5 18 Yevgeni Chernov DF Rostov 2020 2024 36 0 28 Grigory Zhilkin DF Academy 2021 1 0 32 Dmitri Pivovarov DF Academy 2021 2 0 41 Mikhail Sukhoruchenko DF Academy 2021 1 0 44 Sergei Borodin DF Academy 2015 4 0 48 Oleg Isayenko DF Academy 2018 8 0 50 Vitali Stezhko DF Academy 2018 2 0 84 Vyacheslav Litvinov DF Academy 2018 10 0 86 Daniil Kornyushin DF Academy 2018 5 0 98 Sergei Petrov DF Krylia Sovetov 2013 247 14 Midfielders 8 Yury Gazinsky MF Torpedo Moscow 2013 2022 282 14 11 Aleksei Ionov MF Rostov 2020 2023 47 6 15 Aleks Matsukatov MF Academy 2019 14 0 23 Vyacheslav Yakimov MF Academy 2021 10 0 38 David Kokoyev MF Academy 2021 1 0 53 Alexander Chernikov MF Academy 2019 33 3 56 Bogdan Reykhmen MF Academy 2021 4 0 74 Eduard Spertsyan MF Academy 2018 34 8 88 Nikita Krivtsov MF Torpedo Vladimir 2021 22 2 94 Dmitry Kuchugura MF Academy 2021 1 0 Forwards 29 Vladimir Ilyin FW Akhmat Grozny 2021 2024 24 4 37 Ilya Vorotnikov FW Academy 2017 1 0 40 Olakunle Olusegun FW on loan from Botev Plovdiv 2021 2022 9 0 63 Nikita Sergeyev FW Academy 2016 5 0 67 Maksim Kutovoy FW Academy 2019 10 0 69 Irakli Manelov FW Academy 2021 14 1 70 Vladislav Samko FW Academy 2021 6 0 79 Omar Popov FW Academy 2021 2 0 81 Leon Sabua FW Academy 2016 5 1 82 Sergei Volkov FW Academy 2018 4 1 85 Jonathan Okoronkwo FW on loan from Botev Plovdiv 2022 2022 2 0 92 Ruslan Apekov FW Academy 2021 5 0 Contracts suspended 3 Grzegorz Krychowiak MF Lokomotiv Moscow 2021 2024 15 5 6 Cristian Ramírez DF Ferencvárosi 2017 148 1 9 Jhon Córdoba FW Hertha BSC 2021 2025 16 6 31 Kaio MF Santa Clara 2019 2024 62 1 Away on loan 10 Wanderson MF Red Bull Salzburg 2017 130 16 12 Júnior Alonso DF Atlético Mineiro 2022 2025 0 0 52 Tonny Vilhena MF Feyenoord 2019 79 9 Sergei Yeshchenko GK Academy 2018 0 0 Leo Goglichidze DF Chayka Peschanokopskoye 2021 0 0 Ilya Martynov DF Academy 2016 0 0 Younes Namli MF PEC Zwolle 2019 2023 18 1 Daniil Utkin MF Academy 2018 64 7 Igor Andreyev FW Nosta Novotroitsk 2021 2025 0 0 Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov FW Academy 2015 118 23 Players who left during the season 5 Uroš Spajić DF Anderlecht 2018 2023 76 2 7 Rémy Cabella MF AS Saint-Étienne 2019 62 17 16 Viktor Claesson MF IF Elfsborg 2017 147 43 20 Ilya Zhigulyov MF Academy 2012 23 0 20 Erik Botheim FW Bodø/Glimt 2021 2025 0 0 65 Yevgeni Nazarov DF Academy 2015 0 0 89 Dmitry Stotsky MF Ufa 2018 2022 68 2 Maksim Khramtsov DF Academy 2019 0 0 Igor Paradin DF Academy 2015 0 0
Contract suspensions
Out on loan
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.11 June 2021FWVladimir IlyinAkhmat GroznyUndisclosed23 July 2021FWJhon CórdobaHertha BSCUndisclosed2 August 2021MFGrzegorz KrychowiakLokomotiv MoscowUndisclosed22 December 2021FWErik BotheimBodø/GlimtUndisclosed7 January 2022DFJúnior AlonsoAtlético MineiroUndisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.23 August 2021FWOlakunle OlusegunBotev PlovdivEnd of season22 February 2021FWJonathan OkoronkwoBotev PlovdivEnd of season
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.4 July 2021FWGerman OnugkhaVejleUndisclosed21 July 2021MFKristoffer OlssonAnderlechtUndisclosed20 August 2021MFIlya ZhigulyovZagłębie LubinUndisclosed25 January 2022DFYevgeni NazarovBohemians 1905Undisclosed31 January 2022DFIgor ParadinKuban-Holding PavlovskayaUndisclosed11 February 2022DFMaksim KhramtsovBaltika KaliningradUndisclosed28 May 2022DFLeo GoglichidzeUral YekaterinburgUndisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.15 January 2020MFYounes NamliColorado RapidsDecember 202110 June 2021DFIlya MartynovRotor VolgogradEnd of season11 June 2021MFDaniil UtkinAkhmat GroznyEnd of season19 June 2021DFLeo GoglichidzeNizhny Novgorod2 September 202115 July 2021DFIgor ParadinMashuk-KMV31 December 202116 July 2021FWIgor AndreyevRodina MoscowEnd of season2 September 2021DFLeo GoglichidzeUral YekaterinburgEnd of season8 September 2021FWMagomed-Shapi SuleymanovGiresunsporEnd of season15 December 2021GKSergei YeshchenkoFakel VoronezhEnd of season11 January 2022MFYounes NamliSparta Rotterdam30 June 202217 January 2022MFTonny VilhenaEspanyol30 June 202211 March 2022MFWandersonInternacionalEnd of season14 March 2022DFJúnior AlonsoAtlético MineiroEnd of season
Contract suspensions Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.15 March 2022MFGrzegorz KrychowiakAEK Athens1 June 2022
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.8 June 2021MFIgor SmolnikovArsenal Tula23 July 202121 January 2022DFUroš SpajićKasımpaşa31 January 202225 January 2022MFDmitry StotskyNizhny Novgorod26 January 20225 March 2022MFViktor ClaessonCopenhagen30 March 20229 March 2022MFRémy CabellaMontpellier6 April 202218 May 2022FWErik BotheimSalernitana7 July 202222 May 2022GKYevgeni GorodovRetired 22 May 2022DFAlyaksandr MartynovichRubin Kazan13 June 202222 May 2022MFYury GazinskyUral Yekaterinburg17 August 202231 May 2022DFArtyom DatsenkoTver 31 May 2022DFVitali StezhkoYenisey Krasnoyarsk 31 May 2022MFOleg KorotkovSKA-Khabarovsk-2 31 May 2022FWIlya VorotnikovSKA Rostov-on-Don 31 May 2022FWNikita Sergeyev
Friendlies
Competitions Overview
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Russian Cup
Round of 32
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players who suspended their contracts:
|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who left Krasnodar during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueRussian CupTotal1 MF74Eduard Spertsyan8082 FW9 Jhon Córdoba6063 MF3 Grzegorz Krychowiak4154 MF7 Rémy Cabella404FW29Vladimir Ilyin4046 MF16Viktor Claesson303MF53Aleksandr Chernikov2138 MF52Tonny Vilhena202MF11Aleksei Ionov202MF88Nikita Krivtsov20211DF5 Uroš Spajić101MF8 Yury Gazinsky101FW82Sergei Volkov101FW69Irakli Manelov101 Own goal101TOTALS41243
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueRussian CupTotal1 GK39Matvei Safonov8082 GK58Stanislav Agkatsev112TOTALS9110
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueRussian CupTotal2 DFYegor Sorokin4100414 DFAlyaksandr Martynovich2000208 MFYury Gazinsky40004011MFAleksei Ionov10001015MFAleks Matsukatov10001023MFVyacheslav Yakimov20002029FWVladimir Ilyin20103032DFDmitri Pivovarov10001039GKMatvei Safonov10001044DFSergei Borodin20002050DFVitali Stezhko10001053MFAleksandr Chernikov1731018369FWIrakli Manelov10001070FWVladislav Samko10001074MFEduard Spertsyan40105084DFVyacheslav Litvinov20002086DFDaniil Kornyushin10001088MFNikita Krivtsov30104092FWRuslan Apekov11001198DFSergei Petrov200020Players who suspended their contracts:3 MFGrzegorz Krychowiak2200226 DFCristian Ramírez4000409 FWJhon Córdoba200020Players away on loan:52MFTonny Vilhena401050Players who left Krasnodar during the season:5 DFUroš Spajić1100117 MFRémy Cabella30114116MFViktor Claesson300030TOTALS72861789
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