The 2015–16 Russian Premier League was the 24th season of the premier
football
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competition in
Russia
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since the dissolution of the
Soviet Union
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and the 14th under the current
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 ...
name.
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Football Club Zenit (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Зенит» ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, acco ...
came into the season as defending champions of the 2014–15 season.
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was a central piece ...
won the title on the final day.
Teams
As in previous season, 16 teams played in the 2015–16 season. After the
2014–15 season,
FC Torpedo Moscow
Football Club Torpedo Moscow (russian: link=no, ФК "Торпедо" Москва, ''FK Torpedo Moskva''), known as Torpedo Moscow, is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow that was founded in 1924 and returned to the Russian Pr ...
and
FC Arsenal Tula
FC Arsenal Tula (russian: ФК Арсенал Тула) is a Russian professional football club from Tula playing in the second-tier Russian First League.
Originally founded in 1923, FC Arsenal Tula was promoted to the Russian Premier League ...
were relegated to the 2015–16
Russian National Football League
The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн ...
. They were replaced by two clubs who qualified automatically from the
2014–15 Russian National Football League,
FC Krylia Sovetov Samara
PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara (russian: Профессиональный футбольный клуб «Крылья Советов» Самара) is a football club from Russia based in Samara. It returned to the Russian Premier League for the 20 ...
and
FC Anzhi Makhachkala
Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded ...
.
Stadiums
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
Last updated: 18 May 2016
Tournament format and regulations
Basic
The 16 teams played a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each one of the other teams twice, once at home and once away. Thus, a total of 240 matches was played, with 30 matches played by each team.
Promotion and relegation
The teams that finish 15th and 16th will be relegated to the
FNL, while the top 2 in that league will be promoted to the Premier League for the 2016–17 season.
The 13th and 14th Premier League teams will play the 4th and 3rd FNL teams respectively in two playoff games with the winners securing Premier League spots for the 2016–17 season.
League table
Relegation play-offs
The draw for relegation play-offs scheduling took place on 10 May 2016.
First leg
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Second leg
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Anzhi Makhachkala
Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded ...
won 3–0 on aggregate and remained in the
2016–17 Russian Premier League
The 2016–17 Russian Premier League was the 25th season of the premier league football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 14th under the current Russian Premier League name. CSKA Moscow came into the season as ...
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Tom Tomsk
FC Tom Tomsk (russian: Футбольный клуб Томь Томск) is a Russian professional football club, based in the Siberian city of Tomsk. The team plays in Trud Stadium (Tomsk).
History
The team was previously named ''Burevestnik'' ...
won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to the
2016–17 Russian Premier League
The 2016–17 Russian Premier League was the 25th season of the premier league football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 14th under the current Russian Premier League name. CSKA Moscow came into the season as ...
.''
Results
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
Season statistics
Scoring
* First goal of the season:
Haris Handžić for
Ufa
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against
Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia:
* FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club
* HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team
* Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club
* WB ...
(
''17 July 2015'')
* First double:
Hulk
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for
Zenit
Zenit, meaning "zenith", may refer to:
Spaceflight and rocketry
* Zenit (rocket family), a Soviet family of space launch vehicles
* Zenit (satellite), a type of Soviet spy satellite
* Zenit sounding rocket, a Swiss rocket
Sports
* Zenit (sports ...
against
FC Ural
FC Ural Yekaterinburg (russian: ФК Урал) is a Russian association football club based in Yekaterinburg. They play in the Russian Premier League.
History
The club was founded in 1930 and was known as Avangard (1930–1948, 1953–1957), Ze ...
(
''26 July 2015'')
* First
hat-trick
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Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...
:
Spartak Gogniyev
Spartak Arturovich Gogniyev (russian: Спартак Артурович Гогниев, os, Гогуниты Артуры фырт Спартак; born 19 January 1981) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He is the man ...
for
FC Ural
FC Ural Yekaterinburg (russian: ФК Урал) is a Russian association football club based in Yekaterinburg. They play in the Russian Premier League.
History
The club was founded in 1930 and was known as Avangard (1930–1948, 1953–1957), Ze ...
against
Anzhi (
''12 March 2016'')
* First poker: Fyodor Smolov for
FC Krasnodar
FC Krasnodar is a Russian professional football club based in Krasnodar that plays in the Russian Premier League. The club was founded in 2008. In 2009, the club was promoted to the Russian First Division, the second highest division of the Ru ...
against
FC Ural
FC Ural Yekaterinburg (russian: ФК Урал) is a Russian association football club based in Yekaterinburg. They play in the Russian Premier League.
History
The club was founded in 1930 and was known as Avangard (1930–1948, 1953–1957), Ze ...
(
''10 April 2016'')
Top goalscorers
Last updated: 12 May 2016
Top assists
Last updated: 12 May 2016
Top players by combined goals and assists
Last updated: 12 May 2016
Attendance
Average home attendances
Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.
''Updated as of 1 December 2015''
Highest attendances
Season events
Transfer bans
On 3 September 2015,
FC Anzhi Makhachkala
Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded ...
was banned from registering new players for debts to
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
Football Club Zenit (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Зенит» ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in ...
for
Igor Denisov
Igor Vladimirovich Denisov (russian: Игорь Владимирович Денисов; born 17 May 1984) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Denisov spent most of his career from 2002 to 2013 at his home ...
's transfer fee. Anzhi's debt was paid and the ban was lifted on 16 December 2015.
On 9 September 2015,
FC Dynamo Moscow
FC Dynamo Moscow (''FC Dynamo Moskva'', russian: Дина́мо Москва́ ) is a Russian football club based in Moscow. Dynamo returned to the Russian Premier League for the 2017–18 season after one season in the second-tier Russian Footb ...
was banned from registering new players for debts to
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
Football Club Zenit (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Зенит» ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in ...
for
Igor Denisov
Igor Vladimirovich Denisov (russian: Игорь Владимирович Денисов; born 17 May 1984) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Denisov spent most of his career from 2002 to 2013 at his home ...
's and
Tomáš Hubočan
Tomáš Hubočan (; born 17 September 1985) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cypriot club Karmiotissa.
He made his senior international debut in 2006. He has gone on to make 73 appearances for Slovakia, represe ...
's transfer fees and to
FC Anzhi Makhachkala
Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded ...
for
Igor Denisov
Igor Vladimirovich Denisov (russian: Игорь Владимирович Денисов; born 17 May 1984) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Denisov spent most of his career from 2002 to 2013 at his home ...
's,
Vladimir Gabulov
Vladimir Borisovich Gabulov ( rus, Владимир Борисович Габулов, p=vlɐˈdʲimɪr bɐˈrʲisəvʲɪtɕ gɐˈbuləf, os, Гæбулты Борисы фырт Владимир, ''Gabulte Boriše fert Vlâdimir'', born 19 Oct ...
's and
Christopher Samba
Veijeany Christopher Samba (born 28 March 1984), known as Christopher Samba, is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in France, he played for the Congo national team.
Samba notably played in the Premier League for ...
's transfer fees. On 17 November 2015, the ban was re-confirmed due to new debts to former coaching staff (
Stanislav Cherchesov
Stanislav Salamovich Cherchesov (russian: Станислав Саламович Черчесов, ; os, Черчесты Саламы фырт Станислав, Ĉerĉesty Salamy fyrt Stanislav; born 2 September 1963) is a Russian football ma ...
,
Miroslav Romaschenko
Miroslav Yuryevich Romaschenko (russian: Мирослав Юрьевич Ромащенко, ; born 16 December 1973) is a Belarusian professional football coach and a former player. He is the manager of Russian Premier League club Akhmat Groz ...
and Vladimir Panikov). Dynamo's debts were paid and the ban was lifted on 15 December 2015.
On 10 September 2015,
FC Rostov
FC Rostov (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб Ростов) is a Russian professional football club based in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast. The club are members of the Russian Premier League, and play at the Rostov Arena. After the 20 ...
was banned from registering new players for debts to former player
Artyom Dzyuba
Artem (or Artyom) Sergeyevich Dzyuba (russian: Артём Сергеевич Дзюба, ; born 22 August 1988) is a Russian professional football player who plays as a striker for the Russia national football team.
He began his career with Spa ...
.
On 8 October 2015, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow (russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва, Futbolʹnyy klub «Spartak» Moskva, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships (second only to Dyna ...
for
Artyom Dzyuba
Artem (or Artyom) Sergeyevich Dzyuba (russian: Артём Сергеевич Дзюба, ; born 22 August 1988) is a Russian professional football player who plays as a striker for the Russia national football team.
He began his career with Spa ...
's transfer fee.
On 29 October, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to
FC Khimki
FC Khimki (russian: ФК Химки) is a Russian professional football club based in Khimki. The club returned to the Russian Premier League in the 2020–21 season.
History
The team was formed in 1996 by merging two amateur clubs from Khimki, ...
for
Ivan Novoseltsev's transfer fee.
On 15 November 2015, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to former players
Anton Amelchenko
Anton Amelchenko ( be, Антон Амельчанка (Anton Amelchanka); russian: Антон Амельченко; born 27 March 1985) is a Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially ...
and
Vitali Dyakov and to
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
Football Club Zenit (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Зенит» ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in ...
for
Pavel Mogilevets
Pavel Sergeyevich Mogilevets (russian: Павел Сергеевич Могилевец; born 25 January 1993) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as central midfielder for Uzbekistan Super League club Bunyodkor.
Club career
He made ...
's transfer fee.
On 8 December 2015, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to former player
Hrvoje Milić and to
FC Rubin Kazan
FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar language, Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in the city o ...
for
Sardar Azmoun
Sardar Azmoun ( fa, سردار آزمون (Sardâr Âzmôn); born 1 January 1995) is an Iranian professional association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer L ...
's transfer fee.
On 11 February 2016, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to player
Nemanja Nikolić. Rostov's debts were paid and the ban was lifted on 24 February 2016.
On 24 September 2015,
FC Kuban Krasnodar
FC Kuban (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Кубань" Краснодар) was a Russian football club based in Krasnodar. The team began playing in the Russian Premier League in 2011, after it was promoted for winning the Ru ...
was banned from registering new players for debts to
FC Lokomotiv Moscow
FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three oc ...
for
Sergei Tkachyov
Sergei Anatolyevich Tkachyov (russian: Серге́й Анатольевич Ткачёв; born 19 May 1989) is a Russian professional football player who plays as a right midfielder or attacking midfielder for Arsenal Tula.
Career Club
On ...
's transfer fee. On 15 November 2015, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to
FC Krylia Sovetov Samara
PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara (russian: Профессиональный футбольный клуб «Крылья Советов» Самара) is a football club from Russia based in Samara. It returned to the Russian Premier League for the 20 ...
for
Anton Sosnin's transfer fee and to
PFC CSKA Moscow
Professional Football Club CSKA (russian: link=yes, Профессиональный футбольный клуб – ЦСКА, derived from the historical name 'Центральный спортивный клуб армии', English l ...
for
Svyatoslav Georgiyevsky's transfer fee.
On 25 December 2015, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to former manager
Leonid Kuchuk and to
FC Dynamo Moscow
FC Dynamo Moscow (''FC Dynamo Moskva'', russian: Дина́мо Москва́ ) is a Russian football club based in Moscow. Dynamo returned to the Russian Premier League for the 2017–18 season after one season in the second-tier Russian Footb ...
for
Stanislav Manolev's transfer free. On 21 January 2016, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to player
Yevgeni Frolov. Kuban's debts were paid and the ban was lifted on 26 February 2016, 7 hours before the winter player registration window would close.
On 25 October 2015,
FC Rubin Kazan
FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar language, Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in the city o ...
was banned from registering new players for debts to former conditioning coach Yevgeni Bondarenko. Bondarenko and Rubin agreed on the debt settlement schedule and the ban was lifted on 17 February 2016.
On 8 December 2015,
FC Amkar Perm
FC Amkar Perm (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб "Амка́р" Пермь ) is a professional football club. Originally founded in 1994, it is based in the city of Perm. It was a participant in second-tier football from 1995 and ...
was banned from registering new players for debts to former manager
Slavoljub Muslin
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Muslin began his head coaching career in 1988 and has since had stints in France, Morocco, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine ...
.
Amkar's debt was paid and the ban was lifted on 28 January 2016.
Awards
Top 33
On 31 May 2016,
Russian Football Union
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named its list of 33 top players:
;Goalkeepers
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Igor Akinfeev
Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev ( rus, Игорь Владимирович Акинфеев, Igor' Vladimirovich Akinfeyev, p=ˈiɡərʲ vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ ɐkʲɪnˈfʲe(j)ɪf; born 8 April 1986) is a Russian professional footballer who pla ...
(CSKA)
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Gulherme (Lokomotiv)
#
Soslan Dzhanayev (Rostov)
;Right backs
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Igor Smolnikov
Igor Aleksandrovich Smolnikov (russian: Игорь Александрович Смольников, p=ˈiɡərʲ ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ ˈsmolʲnʲɪkəf; born 8 August 1988) is a Russian football player who plays as a right-back for Lokomo ...
(Zenit)
#
Mário Fernandes
Mário Figueira Fernandes (russian: Марио Фигейра Фернандес, ; born 19 September 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Internacional on loan from CSKA Moscow. Born in Brazil, he represented the R ...
(CSKA)
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Oleg Kuzmin
Oleg Aleksandrovich Kuzmin (russian: Олег Александрович Кузьмин, born 9 May 1981) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He works as an assistant coach with Rubin Kazan. He played as a right back.
Honours Clu ...
(Rubin)
;Right-centre backs
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Vasili Berezutski
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(CSKA)
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Vedran Ćorluka
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Ćorluka graduated from the Dinamo Zagreb Youth Academ ...
(Lokomotiv)
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Andreas Granqvist
Andreas Granqvist (; born 16 April 1985) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He currently serves as the director of sports of Helsingborgs IF.
Starting his career with Helsingborgs IF in the mid-2000s, he w ...
(Krasnodar)
;Left-centre backs
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Sergei Ignashevich
Sergei Nikolayevich Ignashevich ( rus, link=no, Сергей Николаевич Игнашевич, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ɪɡnɐˈʂɛvʲɪtɕ; born 14 July 1979) is a Russian professional football coach and a former play ...
(CSKA)
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Ezequiel Garay
Ezequiel Marcelo Garay González (; born 10 October 1986) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
He started his career with Newell's Old Boys but moved to Spain at the age of 19, going on to amass La Li ...
(Zenit)
#
Bastos (Rostov)
;Left backs
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Vitaliy Denisov
Vitaliy Gennadyevich Denisov (; born 23 February 1987) is an Uzbek professional footballer of Belarusian origin, who plays as a left-back for Sogdiana Jizzakh. He is a former member of the Uzbekistan national football team.
He is the son of ...
(Lokomotiv)
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Yuri Zhirkov
Yuri Valentinovich Zhirkov ( rus, Ю́рий Валенти́нович Жирко́в, p=ˈjʉrʲɪj vəlʲɪnˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ ʐɨrˈkof; born 20 August 1983) is a Russian footballer.
A left-sided player who can play full-back or winger, Zh ...
(Dynamo/Zenit)
#
Fyodor Kudryashov
Fyodor Vasilievich Kudryashov ( rus, Фёдор Васильевич Кудряшов, p=ˈfʲɵdər vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪtɕ kʊdrʲɪˈʂof; born 5 April 1987) is a Russian professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Antalyaspor and th ...
(Terek/Rostov)
;Right defensive midfielders
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Pontus Wernbloom
Pontus Anders Mikael Wernbloom (; born 25 June 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Beginning his professional career with IFK Göteborg in 2005, he went on to represent AZ, CSKA Moscow, and PAOK before ...
(CSKA)
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Javi García
Francisco Javier "Javi" García Fernández (; born 8 February 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who is an assistant manager for Benfica. A defensive midfielder by nature, he could also appear as a central defender.
He started ...
(Zenit)
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Oleg Ivanov
Oleg Aleksandrovich Ivanov (russian: Олег Александрович Иванов; born 4 August 1986) is a Russian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Rubin Kazan.
Club career
Krylia Sovetov Samara
He made his debut for Krylia ...
(Terek)
;Left defensive midfielders
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Alan Dzagoev
Alan Yelizbarovich Dzagoev (russian: Алан Елизбарович Дзагоев, ; os, Дзӕгъойты Елизбары фырт Алан; romanized as Dzagoyev; born 17 June 1990) is a Russian international footballer who plays as a cen ...
(CSKA)
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Axel Witsel
Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel (born 12 January 1989) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Belgian national team. Witsel broke into Belgium's first team as a right-winger, and can also pla ...
(Zenit)
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Christian Noboa (Rostov)
;Attacking midfielders
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Pavel Mamayev (Krasnodar)
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Danny
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People
* Danny Altmann, British immunologist
*Danny Antonucci, Canadian animator, director, producer, and writer
*Danny Baker (born 1957), English journal ...
(Zenit)
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Roman Eremenko (CSKA)
;Right wingers
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Hulk
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(Zenit)
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Quincy Promes
Quincy Anton Promes (born 4 January 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow. He used to represent the Netherlands national team at the international ...
(Spartak)
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Aleksandr Samedov (Lokomotiv)
;Strikers
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Fyodor Smolov
Fyodor Mikhaylovich Smolov ( rus, link=yes, Фёдор Миха́йлович Смо́лов, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ ˈsmoləf; born 9 February 1990) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dynamo Moscow and ...
(Krasnodar)
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Artem Dzyuba
Artem (or Artyom) Sergeyevich Dzyuba (russian: Артём Сергеевич Дзюба, ; born 22 August 1988) is a Russian professional football player who plays as a striker for the Russia national football team.
He began his career with Spa ...
(Zenit)
#
Sardar Azmoun
Sardar Azmoun ( fa, سردار آزمون (Sardâr Âzmôn); born 1 January 1995) is an Iranian professional association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer L ...
(Rostov)
;Left wingers
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Ahmed Musa
Ahmed Musa (born 14 October 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward and left winger for Turkish Süper Lig club Sivasspor and the Nigeria national team.
Musa became the first Nigerian to score more than once in a ...
(CSKA)
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Oleg Shatov
Oleg Aleksandrovich Shatov (russian: Олег Александрович Шатов; born 29 July 1990) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ural Yekaterinburg. Earlier in his career, he mostly played as ...
(Zenit)
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Dmitry Poloz
Dmitry Dmitriyevich Poloz (russian: Дми́трий Дми́триевич По́лоз; born 12 July 1991) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a winger or second striker for FC Rostov.
Club career
Poloz was born in Stavropol. H ...
(Rostov)
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Russian Premier League seasons
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