The 2013–14 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season was the 4th successive season that Anzhi played in the

Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League (RPL; , ''Rossiyskaya premyer-liga''; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is a professional association football league in Russia and the highest level of the Russian football league system. It was establis ...

, the highest tier of football in Russia, in which they suffered relegation after finishing the season in 16th place. They were knocked out of the Russian Cup at the Round of 32 stage by

Alania Vladikavkaz FC Alania Vladikavkaz (, ) is a Russian association football, football team from Vladikavkaz. Founded in 1921, the club played in the Soviet Top League during the communist era, and won its first and only league title in the 1995 Russian Top Leag ...

, and they reached the Last 16 of the

Europa League The UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual association football, football club competition organised since 1971 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European footb ...

where they were defeated by AZ.

Season review

Anzhi started the season in the same manor as the previous season, entering the transfer market and signing Igor Denisov from

Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit (, ), 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, according to some Russian sources), the club plays in the Russian Pr ...

, Aleksei Ionov from Kuban Krasnodar, Aleksandr Kokorin from

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and resigning Christopher Samba from QPR. Following a draw and a defeat in their opening two games,

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resigned as manager on 22 July 2013. Recently appointed Assistant Coach Rene Meulensteen was then put in charge of the team in a caretaker capacity until 8 August 2013, when Gadzhi Gadzhiyev was appointed as the club's manager for a fifth time. The previous day, the club confirmed that Kerimov had decided to make drastic cuts to the team's budget, and the club's president, Konstantin Remchukov, suggested on Twitter that "a lot of expensive players will leave". As a result, Igor Denisov, Yuri Zhirkov and Aleksandr Kokorin, before Kokorin had made his debut, all left Anzhi in a package deal for

whilst

Oleg Shatov Oleg Aleksandrovich Shatov (; born 29 July 1990) is a Russian professional Association football, football manager and a former player who played as an attacking midfielder. Earlier in his career, he mostly played as a left winger or right winger ...

left the club shortly after joining Zenit St. Petersburg. These sales prompted the club to recall Nikita Burmistrov and Serder Serderov from their loan deals, before Mbark Boussoufa and

Lassana Diarra Lassana Diarra (born 10 March 1985), also known by his short name Lass, is a French former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. In his club career, Diarra played for Chelsea, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Real Madrid and most r ...

then joined

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. On 29 August Arseniy Logashov joined

, whilst

Vladimir Gabulov Vladimir Borisovich Gabulov ( rus, Владимир Борисович Габулов, p=vlɐˈdʲimɪr bɐˈrʲisəvʲɪdʑ ɡɐˈbuləf; ; born 19 October 1983) is a former Russian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was part of Russia's ...

, Christopher Samba and Aleksei Ionov all joined

, and

Samuel Eto'o Samuel Eto'o Fils (; born 10 March 1981) is a Cameroonian Association football, football administrator and former Football player, player who is the current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation. He is often regarded as one of the ...

joined Chelsea.

Squad

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Premier League

Results summary

Results by round

Results

League table

Russian Cup

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Knockout phase

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goal scorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

References

External links

Official websiteFans' website

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