The 2009 Russian Premier League was the 18th season of the

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n football championship since the dissolution of the

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and 8th 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. The season started on 14 March 2009 with a goalless draw between

Amkar Perm FC Amkar Perm (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб "Амка́р" Пермь ) is a professional association football, football club. Originally founded in 1994, it is based in the city of Perm, Russia, Perm. It was a participant in ...

and

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. The last matches were played on 29 November 2009. On 21 November 2009

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 ...

successfully retained their champion's title.

Teams

As in the previous season, 16 teams played in the 2009 season. After the 2008 season, Shinnik Yaroslavl and Luch-Energiya Vladivostok were relegated to the

2009 Russian First Division The Russian First Division 2009 was the 18th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 28 March 2009 and ended on 4 November 2009. Teams The league has been reduced from 22 to 2 ...

. They were replaced by

and Kuban Krasnodar, the winners and runners up of the

2008 Russian First Division The Russian First Division 2008 was the 17th edition of Russian First Division. There were 22 teams. Teams 15 clubs placed 3–17 in 2007 Russian First Division, 2 clubs relegated from 2007 Russian Premier League and 5 zone winners from Russia ...

Venues

Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...

played their home games during the 2009 season at the new

Arena Khimki Arena Khimki (russian: «Арена Химки») is a football stadium in Khimki, Russia. Located 300 metres north of the MKAD highway, it lies on the Moscow Oblast side of the border with Moscow. It is the home stadium of FC Khimki. History ...

, due to their

Dynamo Stadium Dynamo Stadium or Dinamo Stadium is a stadium that often associated with the Dynamo (sports society). It may also refer to: Albania * Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana, formerly "Dinamo Stadium" Belarus *Dinamo Stadium (Brest), Belarus *Dinamo St ...

undergoing renovation work.

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Awards

On 24 November 2009 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) # Sergei Ryzhikov (Rubin) #

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 ...

(Dynamo) ;Right backs #

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 ...

(Zenit) #

Sergei Parshivlyuk Sergei Viktorovich Parshivlyuk (; born 18 March 1989) is a Russian footballer who plays as a right-back for FC Dynamo Moscow. Career Club Parshivlyuk attended "Spartak Moscow" football school. In his youth, he began as a forward, then as a righ ...

(Spartak M.) # Kirill Nababkin (Moscow) ;Right-centre backs # Roman Sharonov (Rubin) # Vasili Berezutskiy (CSKA) #

Martin Jiránek Martin Jiránek (; born 25 May 1979 in Prague) is a former Czech international footballer. A defender, Jiránek played in the top division of several countries. Jiránek played in a number of international tournaments for his country. In 2002 ...

(Spartak M.) ;Left-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) #

César Navas César González Navas (; born 14 February 1980) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender. In his country, he played professionally for Málaga B, Málaga, Gimnàstic and Racing de Santander, amassing La Liga totals o ...

(Rubin) #

Denis Kolodin Denis Alexeyevich Kolodin (russian: Денис Алексеевич Колодин; born 11 January 1982) is a Russian football coach and former central defender. He was called up to the Russia squad for UEFA Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzer ...

(Dynamo) ;Left backs #

Cristian Ansaldi Cristian Daniel Ansaldi (born 20 September 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Serie B club Parma. He has also been capped five times with the Argentina national team. A defender who plays with both fee ...

(Rubin) # Renat Yanbaev (Lokomotiv) # Georgi Schennikov (CSKA) ;Defensive midfielders #

Sergei Semak Sergei Bogdanovich Semak (russian: Серге́й Богда́нович Сема́к ; uk, Сергій Богданович Семак; born 27 February 1976) is a Russian football manager and a former international midfielder who currently ...

(Rubin) #

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 ...

(Zenit) # Dmitri Khokhlov (Dynamo) ;Right wingers #

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 M. / Zenit) #

Miloš Krasić Miloš Krasić ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Красић; born 1 November 1984) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a winger. He represented the Serbia national team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and at one point in his career, he ...

(CSKA) # Aleksandr Samedov (Moscow) ;Central midfielders # Alex (Spartak M.) #

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) # Igor Semshov (Zenit) ;Left wingers # Konstantin Zyryanov (Zenit) #

Edgaras Česnauskis Edgaras Česnauskis (born 5 February 1984) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a winger. Club career Česnauskis was born in Kuršėnai. He started his career in 2000 playing for his hometown team Ekranas. He played ...

(Moscow) #

Aleksandr Ryazantsev Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Ryazantsev (russian: Александр Александрович Рязанцев, born 5 September 1986) is a Russian footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for FC Torpedo Moscow. He scored the firs ...

(Rubin) ;Right forwards #

Welliton Welliton Soares de Morais (born 22 October 1986), or simply Welliton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Goiás. During his time at Spartak Moscow, Welliton was a very prolific scorer and won the Russian Premier League top s ...

(Spartak M.) #

Aleksandr Bukharov Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Bukharov (russian: Александр Евгеньевич Бухаров; born 12 March 1985) is a Russian former footballer who played as a striker. Career With FC Rubin Kazan he won the Russian Premier League 2008. ...

(Rubin) #

Fatih Tekke Fatih Tekke (born 9 September 1977), known by his ''given nickname'' Sultan, is a Turkish football coach and former player who most recently managed Denizlispor. Club career Turkey Tekke was born in the small town of Köprübaşı, in the pr ...

(Zenit) ;Left forwards # Alejandro Domínguez (Rubin) # Aleksandr Kerzhakov (Dynamo) #

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)

Medal squads

References

External links

Official website

Russian Football Union

Official website
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Teams

Venues

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Awards

Medal squads

See also

References

External links