The 2019–20

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season was the ninth successive season that Krasnodar played in the

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, the highest tier of

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. They finished the previous season in 3rd place, qualifying for the

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for the first time, entering at the third-qualifying round. They also took part in the Russian Cup.

Season events

On 20 May 2019, Krasnodar announced that Kaio had signed on a five-year contract from Santa Clara. Two days later, 22 May, Krasnodar announced their second signing of the summer, with Younes Namli signing a four-year contract from

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. On 10 June, Krasnodar announced the signing of

Ruslan Kambolov Ruslan Aleksandrovich Kambolov (russian: Руслан Александрович Камболов; born 1 January 1990) is a Russian footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. Club career On 1 February 2014, he signed with ...

on a two-year contract from

Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the second-tier ...

. On 19 June, Andrei Tekuchyov joined Chayka Peschanokopskoye on loan for the season. On 20 June, Krasnodar announced the signing of

Tonny Vilhena Tonny Emílio Trindade de Vilhena (; ; born 3 January 1995), known as Tonny Vilhena, is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Salernitana, on loan from Espanyol. He has represented the Netherlands national t ...

on a long-term contract from

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. The next day, 21 June,

Roman Kurazhov Roman Vladimirovich Kurazhov (russian: Роман Владимирович Куражов; born 28 July 1999) is a Russian football player. He plays for FC Dynamo Vologda. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football Leagu ...

joined KAMAZ on a season-long loan and Oleg Lanin joined Yenisey Krasnoyarsk on a season-long loan. On 27 June,

Daniil Fomin Daniil Dmitriyevich Fomin (russian: Даниил Дмитриевич Фомин; born 2 March 1997) is a Russian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder for FC Dynamo Mo ...

moved to

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on a permanent deal. On 11 July,

Roman Shishkin Roman Aleksandrovich Shishkin (russian: Роман Александрович Шишкин; born 27 January 1987) is a Russian association footballer who plays as a right-back. Position Shiskin plays as fullback on either flank or defensive m ...

left Krasnodar by mutual consent. On 13 July, Krasnodar announced the signing of

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on a one-year contract. On 25 July, Krasnodar announced the signing of

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from

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. On 31 July, Artyom Golubev joined

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on loan until 31 May 2021. On 27 August,

Andrei Ivan Andrei Virgil Ivan (; born 4 January 1997) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova and the Romania national team. He started out as a senior at Universitatea Craiova in 2014, and three a ...

left Krasnodar to rejoin Universitatea Craiova. On 2 September, Krasnodar announced the signing of Manuel Fernandes on a free transfer following his release from

Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москв ...

at the end of the previous season, and Aleksei Gritsayenko joined

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on loan until the end of the season.

Yegor Sorokin Yegor Andreyevich Sorokin (russian: Егор Андреевич Сорокин; born 4 November 1995) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Kazakhstani club Yelimay. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Pr ...

also signed for Krasnodar on 2 September from

to a five-year contract, whilst remaining at Rubin on loan for the remainder of the 2019/20 season. On 20 September, Krasnodar announced that they had terminated the contract of

Pavel Mamayev Pavel Konstantinovich Mamayev (russian: Павел Константинович Мамаев; born 17 September 1988) is a Russian former footballer who played as midfielder. He primarily played as a right midfielder or central midfielder. At C ...

. On 11 December, Aleksei Tatayev moved permanently to

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. On 28 December, Krasnodar announced that Ivan Ignatyev had been sold to

, with the move becoming official on 2 January 2020. On 30 December,

was recalled from his loan at

. On 7 January,

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moved to

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. On 15 January, Younes Namli joined

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on loan until the end of December 2021. On 17 March, the

postponed all league fixtures until April 10th due to the

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. On 1 April, the

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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 16 June, Krasnodar announced that

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had passed the appropriate coaching courses to be confirmed as their Head Coach. On 17 June,

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announced that six of their players had tested positive for

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, putting their upcoming fixture against Krasnodar in jeopardy. On 21 June, the Krasnodar vs

match scheduled for the same day was postponed until 19 July due to an outbreak of

in the Dynamo Moscow squad. On 26 June, it was announced that Krasnodar's fixture against

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scheduled for 27 June would not take place due to an outbreak of

in the Orenburg squad, and was subsequently awarded to Krasnodar as a 3-0 technical victory.

Squad

Out on loan

Transfers

In

: Transfers announced on the above date, becoming official when the Russian transfer window opened.

Out

Loans out

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Premier League

Results by round

Results

League table

Russian Cup

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players away from the club on loan:'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players who left Krasnodar during the season:''

Goal scorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

References

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