The 2020–21 season was FC Rostov's 91st season in existence and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Russian football. In addition to the domestic league, Rostov participated in this season's editions of the Russian Cup and the

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. The season covers the period from 1 August 2020 to 30 June 2021. Rostov finished the season in 9th place, reached the Round of 16 of the Russian Cup, and where knocked out of the

at the third round stage.

Season events

On 4 August, Rostov announced the signing of Aleksandr Smirnov. On 10 August, Aleksandr Zuyev moved permanently to

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 ...

, where he'd been on loan at the previous season. On 14 August, Danila Vedernikov joined Volgar Astrakhan on a season-long loan deal, and Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson left the club to re-join

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. On 15 August,

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joined

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 Pre ...

on a season-long loan deal. On 20 August, Rostov announced that

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had left the club to sign for

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, and that Aleksandr Saplinov had

Rotor Volgograd SC Rotor Volgograd (russian: СK Ротор) is a Russian professional football club from the large city of Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast (formerly Stalingrad). The club will play in the third-tier Russian Football National League 2 in the 2022– ...

on a season-long loan deal, with Rostov retaining the possibility of recalling Saplinov during the winter transfer window. On 23 August, Rostov and Sochi agreed a swap deal with Ivelin Popov joining Sochi and

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 ...

returning to Rostov. On 2 September, Rostov announced that Aleksandr Pavlovets would join Rostov when his Dynamo Brest contract expires. On 18 September, Rostov's game against

was postponed due to a

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outbreak within the Rotor Volgograd squad. On 22 September, Rostov were awarded a 3-0 technical victory over Rotor Volgograd. On 25 September, Konstantin Pliyev was loaned to

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for the season. On 1 October,

Eldor Shomurodov Eldor Shomurodov (born 29 June 1995) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Spezia, on loan from Roma. He also captains the Uzbekistan national team. Club career Mash'al Mubarek Shomurodov started his care ...

left Rostov to sign for

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, and

Vladimir Obukhov Vladimir Borisovich Obukhov (russian: Владимир Борисович Обухов; born 8 February 1992) is a Russian professional football player. He plays for FC Orenburg. Club career Obukhov made his Russian Premier League debut for FC ...

joined Rostov from

Tambov Tambov (, ; rus, Тамбов, p=tɐmˈbof) is a city and the administrative center of Tambov Oblast, central Russia, at the confluence of the Tsna and Studenets Rivers, about south-southeast of Moscow. Population: 280,161 ( 2010 Census); 29 ...

. On 5 October,

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announced the signing of Anton Salétros following his release by Rostov. On 6 October,

Yevgeni Chernov Yevgeni Aleksandrovich Chernov (russian: Евгений Александрович Чернов; born 23 October 1992) is a Russian Association football, football player who plays as a left-back for FC Rostov, Rostov. Club career He made his ...

left Rostov to sign

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. On 14 October, Rostov announced that Pavlovets would be completing his transfer from Dynamo Brest before the end of the current Russian transfer window. The follow day, 15 October,

Aleksei Ionov Aleksei Sergeyevich Ionov (russian: Алексей Сергеевич Ионов; born 18 February 1989) is a Russian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger for FC Krasnodar, Krasnodar and the Russ ...

left the club to sign permanently for

, Dmitri Chistyakov moved to Zenit St.Petersburg on loan for the remainder of the season with an option for Zenit to make the deal permanent. On the same day, Denis Terentyev returned to Rostov on a permanent deal from Zenit,

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joined on a five-year contract from

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, as did

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from

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on a similar deal. On 16 October,

Arseny Logashov Arseny Maksimovich Logashov (russian: Арсений Максимович Логашов; born 20 August 1991) is a Russian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a centre-back or right-back. Club career He made his ...

and Aleksandr Dolgov moved to

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on season-long loan deals, and the following day Rostov signed Haitam Aleesami on a contract until the end of the season, and loaned Roman Tugarev 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. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three oc ...

for the season. On 29 December,

returned to Rostov after his loan to

was ended. On 3 February, Maksim Turishchev signed for Rostov on a 4.5-year contract from

. On 16 February, Rostov announced the loan signing of

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from

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with the option to make the move permanent. On 23 February, Roman Eremenko left Rostov by mutual consent, and

David Toshevski David Toshevski ( mk, Давид Тошевски; born 16 July 2001) is a Macedonian football player who plays as a striker for Croatian side Šibenik on loan from Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Klagenfurt. Club career On 7 July 2020, he ...

joined

on loan for the remainder of the season.

Squad

On loan

Transfers

In

: Pavlovets' move was announced on the above date, and finalised on 14 October 2020.

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Premier League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Results

Russian Cup

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players away from the club on loan:'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players who appeared for Rostov but left during the season:''

Goal scorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2020-21 FC Rostov Season FC Rostov seasons

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