The 2021–22

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season was the eleventh successive season that Krasnodar play in the

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, the highest tier of

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. They finished the previous season in 10th place, missing out on European football for the first time since 2013–14 season. Aside from the Russian Premier League, Krasnodar also took part in the Russian Cup.

Season events

On 11 June, Krasnodar announced the signing of Vladimir Ilyin to a three-year contract from Akhmat Grozny. On 4 July, German Onugkha made a permanent move to

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, where he'd been on loan to the previous season. On 21 July,

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left Krasnodar to join

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. On 23 July, Krasnodar announced the signing of Jhon Córdoba to a four-year contract from

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. On 2 August, Krasnodar announced the signing of

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to a three-year contract from

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. On 20 August, Ilya Zhigulyov left Krasnodar to sign for

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club

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. On 8 September, Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov joined

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on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. On 22 December, Krasnodar announced the signing of Erik Botheim to a 3.5-year contract from Bodø/Glimt. On 5 January, Krasnodar announced that

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had been sacked as Head Coach of the club. On 7 January, Krasnodar announced that they had agreed a deal to sign Júnior Alonso from

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on a contract until June 2025. On 13 January, Krasnodar announced Daniel Farke as Viktor Goncharenko's replacement as Head Coach. On 17 January, Tonny Vilhena joined Espanyol on loan until 30 June 2022. On 24 February, Krasnodar's home match against

was postponed due to the local airport being shut by the

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in relation to the

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. On 2 March, Daniel Farke and his coaching staff left the club by mutual consent, with Aleksey Antonyuk being placed in temporary charge. The following day, Wanderson, Kaio, Erik Botheim, Cristian Ramírez, Júnior Alonso, Jhon Córdoba,

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and

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all suspended their contracts with Krasnodar and left the club's training base to train on their own. On 5 March, Viktor Claesson terminated his contract with Krasnodar by mutual consent. On 9 March, Rémy Cabella terminated his contract with Krasnodar by mutual consent. On 11 March, Wanderson joined Internacional on loan until 31 December 2022. On 14 March, Júnior Alonso was loaned back to

until 31 December 2022. The following day, 15 March, Krasnodar announced that

's contract had been suspended until 1 June 2022, with Krychowiak then signing for

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the same day until the end of the 2021–22 season. On 16 March, Krasnodar's postponed round 19 match against

was rescheduled for 4 May. On 18 May, Erik Botheim's agent announced that Botheim had terminated his contract with Krasnodar. On 22 May, Krasnodar announced that Yevgeni Gorodov, Alyaksandr Martynovich and Yury Gazinsky had all left the club following the expiration of their contract.

Squad

Contract suspensions

Out on loan

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Contract suspensions

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Premier League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Results

Russian Cup

Round of 32

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players who suspended their contracts:'' , - , 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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Krasnodar Krasnodar, formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southern Russia, with a population of 1,154,885 residents, and up to 1.263 millio ...