The 2005 Russian Premier League was the 14th season of the premier football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 4th 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.

Teams

As in the previous season, 16 teams are playing in the 2005 season. After the 2004 season, Kuban Krasnodar and Rotor Volgograd were relegated to the

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. They were replaced by Terek Grozny and

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'' ...

, the winners and runners up of the

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Venues

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Statistics

* Goals: 539 (average 2.25 per match) ** From penalties: 58 (11%) ** Saved/Missed penalties: 17 (23%) ** Goals scored home: 324 (60%) ** Goals scored away: 215 (40%) * Yellow cards: 962 (average 4.01 per match) ** For violent conduct: 603 (63%) ** For unsporting behaviour: 287 (30%) ** For undisciplined behaviour: 21 (2%) ** Other: 51 (5%) * Red cards: 32 (average 0.13 per match) ** For second yellow card: 20 (63%) ** For denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity: 3 (9%) ** For unsporting behaviour: 3 (9%) ** For insulting language: 3 (9%) ** For attack wrecking: 1 (3%) ** For violent conduct: 1 (3%) * Attendance: 2,881,674 (average 12,006 per match; 96,048 per matchday)

Awards

On December 9 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:

;Goalkeepers #

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 Moscow) # Wojciech Kowalewski (Spartak Moscow) # Sergei Ovchinnikov (Lokomotiv Moscow) ;Right backs # Vasili Berezutski (CSKA Moscow) #

Aleksandr Anyukov Aleksandr Gennadyevich Anyukov (russian: Александр Геннадьевич Анюков; born 28 September 1982) is a Russian association football coach and a former player, who played as a right-back. He is an assistant coach with FC Z ...

(Krylya Sovetov / Zenit) # Jerry-Christian Tchuissé (FC Moscow) ;Right-centre backs #

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 Moscow) #

Malkhaz Asatiani Malkhaz Asatiani ( ka, მალხაზ ასათიანი; born 4 August 1981) is a Georgian former football defender. He started as an attacking midfielder but his displays at the back earned him a solid reputation as a central defende ...

(Lokomotiv Moscow) # Antônio Géder (Saturn) ;Left-centre backs #

Nemanja Vidić Nemanja Vidić ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Видић, ; born 21 October 1981) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is best known for his time at Manchester United, was part of the Serbia national team, and ...

(Spartak Moscow) # Dmitri Sennikov (Lokomotiv Moscow) #

Erik Hagen Erik Hagen (born 20 July 1975) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played as a centre-back in Norway and Russia, as well as for the Norwegian national team, earning 28 caps. Career Club During his time with Vålerenga, Hagen received the nic ...

(Zenit) ;Left backs #

Aleksei Berezutski Aleksei Vladimirovich Berezutski (; born 20 June 1982) is a Russian association football, football coach and a former player who played as a centre-back. Club career He began his professional career in 1999 at the age of 17 at FC Torpedo Moscow ...

(CSKA Moscow) # Calisto (Rubin) # Pavel Mareš (Zenit) ;Defensive midfielders #

Elvir Rahimić Elvir Rahimić (born 4 April 1976) is a Bosnian football coach and former professional player who spent the majority of his career playing for Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow. He is currently a coach for the Bosnia and Herzegovina nation ...

(CSKA Moscow) # Francisco Lima (Lokomotiv Moscow) # MacBeth Sibaya (Rubin) ;Right wingers #

Chidi Odiah Chukwudi Odiah (born 17 December 1983), commonly known as Chidi Odiah, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Chidi Odiah has represented his country at international level. He has shown himself to be a skillfu ...

(CSKA Moscow) # Marat Izmailov (Lokomotiv Moscow) #

Vladimir Bystrov Vladimir Sergeyevich Bystrov (russian: Владимир Серге́евич Быстров, born 31 January 1984) is a Russian former footballer who played as a right winger. Career FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Bystrov began his career in youth ...

(Spartak Moscow) ;Central midfielders #

Daniel Carvalho Daniel da Silva Carvalho (born 1 March 1983 in Jaguarão, Rio Grande do Sul), more commonly known as Daniel Carvalho, is a Brazilian football attacking midfielder for Pelotas. Career Club Carvalho started his career in his native state of ...

(CSKA Moscow) # Igor Semshov (Torpedo Moscow) #

Dmitri Loskov Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Loskov (russian: Дмитрий Вячеславович Лоськов; born 12 February 1974) is a Russian football coach and a former player. A former midfielder, he was often considered Russia's best playmaker in the ...

(Lokomotiv Moscow) ;Left wingers #

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 ...

(CSKA Moscow) # Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (Lokomotiv Moscow) # Pyotr Bystrov (Saturn) ;Right forwards # Andrei Arshavin (Zenit) #

Dmitri Sychev Dmitri Yevgenyevich Sychev ( rus, Дми́трий Евге́ньевич Сычёв, Dmitriy Yevgen’yevich Sychyov, ˈdmʲitrʲɪj jɪvˈgʲenʲɪvʲɪtɕ sɨˈtɕɵf, Ru-Dmitri Yevgenyevich Sychev.ogg; born 26 October 1983) is a former Russi ...

(Lokomotiv Moscow) # Aleksandr Kerzhakov (Zenit) ;Left forwards # Dmitri Kirichenko (FC Moscow) # Vágner Love (CSKA Moscow) #

Derlei Vanderlei Fernandes Silva (born 14 July 1975), known as Derlei, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his 16-year professional career in Portugal (one full decade), having represented all three most impor ...

(Dynamo Moscow)

Medal squads

References

External links

RSSSF

RFPL
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