2021–22 Russian Premier League
Season | 2021–22 |
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Dates | 23 July 2021 – 21 May 2022 |
Matches played | 144 |
Goals scored | 384 (2.67 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Gamid Agalarov (13 goals) |
Biggest home win | Zenit 7–1 Spartak Moscow (24 October 2021) |
Biggest away win | Ural 0–3 Krasnodar (25 July 2021) Arsenal Tula 0–3 Rubin (30 July 2021) Rostov 1–4 Ural (11 December 2021) |
Highest scoring | Zenit 7–1 Spartak Moscow (24 October 2021) |
Longest winning run | 4 matches Zenit Dynamo Moscow |
Longest unbeaten run | 9 matches Lokomotiv Moscow Zenit |
Longest winless run | 8 matches Khimki Ural |
Longest losing run | 5 matches Nizhny Novgorod |
Highest attendance | 19,890 Zenit 2–2 Rostov (3 December 2021) |
Lowest attendance | 409 Ufa 1–0 Akhmat Grozny (31 October 2021) Excluding the games played without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia, including the games played with restricted attendance for the same reason |
Total attendance | 612,593[1] |
Average attendance | 4,471[1] |
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 13 December 2021. |
The 2021–22 Russian Premier League is the 30th season of the premier football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 18th under the current Russian Premier League name.
Teams[]
As in the previous season, 16 teams are playing in the 2021–22 season. After the 2020–21 season, Rotor Volgograd were relegated to the 2021–22 Russian Football National League after one season in Premier League while Tambov were dissolved. They were replaced by Krylia Sovetov Samara and Nizhny Novgorod, the winners and third place of the 2020–21 Russian Football National League. FC Orenburg, the runner-up of 2020–21 Russian Football National League, didn't get the RFS 1 licence.[2]
Venues[]
Zenit Saint Petersburg | Ural Yekaterinburg | Khimki | Rostov |
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Krestovsky Stadium | Central Stadium | Arena Khimki | Rostov Arena |
Capacity: 67,800 | Capacity: 35,696 | Capacity: 18,636 | Capacity: 45,000 |
Spartak Moscow |
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Krylia Sovetov Samara | |
Otkritie Arena | Solidarnost Arena | ||
Capacity: 44,307 | Capacity: 44,918 | ||
Krasnodar | Akhmat Grozny | ||
Krasnodar Stadium | Akhmat-Arena | ||
Capacity: 34,291 | Capacity: 30,597 | ||
CSKA Moscow | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
VEB Arena | RZD Arena | ||
Capacity: 30,457 | Capacity: 27,320 | ||
Sochi | Nizhny Novgorod | ||
Fisht Olympic Stadium | Nizhny Novgorod Stadium | ||
Capacity: 47,659 | Capacity: 44,899 | ||
Arsenal Tula | Dynamo Moscow | Ufa | Rubin Kazan |
Arsenal Stadium | VTB Arena | BetBoom Arena | Ak Bars Arena |
Capacity: 20,048 | Capacity: 26,319 | Capacity: 15,132 | Capacity: 45,093 |
Personnel and kits[]
Team | Location | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Akhmat | Grozny | Andrei Talalayev | Bernard Berisha | Macron | Akhmat Foundation/Parimatch |
Arsenal | Tula | Miodrag Božović | Georgi Kostadinov | Adidas | Rostec |
CSKA | Moscow | Aleksei Berezutski | Igor Akinfeev | Joma | X-Holding/VEB.RF/Wildberries/Fonbet |
Dynamo | Moscow | Sandro Schwarz | Anton Shunin | Puma | VTB |
Khimki | Khimki | Igor Cherevchenko | Dmitry Tikhy | Puma | Parimatch |
Krasnodar | Krasnodar | Daniel Farke | Grzegorz Krychowiak | Puma | Winline |
Krylia Sovetov | Samara | Igor Osinkin | Aleksandr Soldatenkov | Puma | BETTERY/Sogaz |
Lokomotiv | Moscow | Markus Gisdol | Guilherme | Adidas | RZhD |
Nizhny Novgorod | Nizhny Novgorod | Aleksandr Kerzhakov | Kirill Gotsuk | Jako | Parimatch |
Rostov | Rostov-on-Don | Vitaly Kafanov | Maksim Osipenko | Puma | TNS Energo |
Rubin | Kazan | Leonid Slutsky | Filip Uremović | Jako | TAIF |
Sochi | Sochi | Vladimir Fedotov | Soslan Dzhanayev | Puma | |
Spartak | Moscow | Paolo Vanoli | Georgi Dzhikiya | Nike | Lukoil |
Ufa | Ufa | Aleksei Stukalov | Bojan Jokić | Joma | BetBoom |
Ural | Yekaterinburg | Igor Shalimov | Denys Kulakov | Nike | TMK/Akademichesky/BetBoom |
Zenit | Saint Petersburg | Sergei Semak | Dejan Lovren | Nike | Gazprom |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Spartak Moscow | Domenico Tedesco | Contract expired | 31 May 2021[3] | Off-season | Rui Vitória | 31 May 2021[4] | Off-season |
CSKA Moscow | Ivica Olić | Mutual consent | 15 June 2021[5] | Off-season | Aleksei Berezutski | 15 June 2021 (caretaker)[5] 19 July 2021 (permanent)[6] |
Off-season |
Nizhny Novgorod | Anton Khazov | End of caretaker spell | 17 June 2021 | Off-season | Aleksandr Kerzhakov | 17 June 2021[7] | Off-season |
Rostov | Valeri Karpin | Mutual consent after appointment as manager of the national team | 2 August 2021[8] | 15th | Yury Syomin | 4 August 2021[9] | 15th |
Ural Yekaterinburg | Yuri Matveyev | Mutual consent | 10 August 2021[10] | 15th | Igor Shalimov | 10 August 2021[11] | 15th |
Arsenal Tula | Dmytro Parfenov | Mutual consent | 3 September 2021[12] | 15th | Miodrag Božović | 3 September 2021[13] | 15th |
Rostov | Yury Syomin | Resigned | 25 September 2021[14] | 14th | Zaur Tedeyev (caretaker) | 25 September 2021[15] | 14th |
Lokomotiv Moscow | Marko Nikolić | Mutual consent | 5 October 2021[16] | 4th | Dmitri Loskov (caretaker) | 5 October 2021 | 4th |
Lokomotiv Moscow | Dmitri Loskov (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 10 October 2021 | 4th | Markus Gisdol | 10 October 2021[17] | 4th |
Khimki | Igor Cherevchenko | Mutual consent | 25 October 2021[18] | 14th | Igor Yushchenko (caretaker) | 25 October 2021[19] | 14th |
Rostov | Zaur Tedeyev (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 26 October 2021[20] | 12th | Vitaly Kafanov | 26 October 2021 | 12th |
Khimki | Igor Yushchenko (caretaker) | Caretaking spell over | 19 November 2021[21] | 15th | Igor Cherevchenko | 19 November 2021 | 15th |
Spartak Moscow | Rui Vitória | Mutual consent | 15 December 2021[22] | 9th | Paolo Vanoli | 17 December 2021[23] | 9th |
Krasnodar | Viktor Goncharenko | Sacked | 5 January 2022[24] | 5th | Daniel Farke | 13 January 2022[25] | 5th |
Tournament format and regulations[]
The 16 teams play a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each one of the other teams twice, once at home and once away. Thus, a total of 240 matches will be played, with 30 matches played by each team.
Promotion and relegation[]
For the purpose of determining FNL positions for the following, the teams that will not pass 2022–23 RPL licensing or drop out of 2022–23 season for any other reason, or the second teams of RPL clubs (such as FC Krasnodar-2), or the teams that finished lower than 6th place in FNL standings will not be considered. For example, if the teams that finished 1st, 3rd and 4th in the FNL standings fail licensing, the team that finished 2nd will be considered 1st-placed team, the team that finished 5th will be considered 2nd-placed team and the team that finished 6th will be considered 3rd-placed team. There will be no designated 4th-placed team in this scenario.
The teams that finish 15th and 16th will be relegated to the FNL 2022–23, while the top 2 in that league will be promoted to the 2022–23 season.
The 13th and 14th Premier League teams will play the 4th and 3rd FNL 2021–22 teams respectively in two (home-and-away) playoff games, with away goals rule (including extra time of the return leg) and penalty shootout in effect, if necessary, the winners will secure Premier League spots for the 2022–23 season.[26] If both of the teams that finish RPL in 13th and 14th place fail licensing for the 2022–23 season or drop out for any other reason, play-offs will not be held, and 3th and 4th FNL teams will be promoted automatically. If one of the teams that place 13th and 14th in the Premier League fails licensing for 2022–23 season or drops out for other reasons, 3rd FNL team will be promoted automatically and the 13th or 14th-placed team that passes licensing will play 4th FNL team in playoffs, with the winners securing the Premier League spot. If only one FNL team is eligible for the play-offs (as in the example scenario above), that team will play the 14th-placed RPL team in playoffs, with the winners securing the Premier League spot, and the 13th RPL team will remain in the league. If none of the FNL teams are eligible for the play-offs, they will not be held and 13th and 14th-placed RPL teams will remain in the league. If any of the teams are unable to participate in the season after the play-offs have been concluded, or there are not enough teams that pass licensing to follow the above procedures, the replacement will be chosen by the Russian Football Union in consultation with RPL and FNL.[27]
Season events[]
Due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic in Russia, attendance for the games was limited. The specific restrictions are set by the appropriate local office of Rospotrebnadzor and therefore are not consistent between all clubs. FC Rostov played their initial home games without any fans in the stands,[28] Moscow clubs were limited to 3,000 fans (with negative tests or proof of vaccination),[29] Tatarstan office restricted FC Rubin Kazan attendance to 30% of stadium's capacity (approximately 15,000 fans)[30] and most other games were limited to 500 fans. By late September, the limits were raised to 30% of capacity (with proof of vaccination) in Saint Petersburg[31] and Moscow,[32] while in some other locations the regulations remained more strict (such as 1,000 limit for home games of FC Ural Yekaterinburg[33]). In December, the limit was raised to 70% of capacity (with proof of vaccination) in Moscow.[34]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 38 | Qualification to the Champions League group stage |
2 | Dynamo Moscow | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 36 | Qualification to the Champions League third qualifying round |
3 | Sochi | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 31 | Qualification to the Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
4 | CSKA Moscow | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 30 | Qualification to the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
5 | Krasnodar | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 29 | |
6 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 28 | |
7 | Akhmat Grozny | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 27[a] | |
8 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 27[a] | |
9 | Spartak Moscow | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 23 | |
10 | Rubin Kazan | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 22 | |
11 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 19[b] | |
12 | Arsenal Tula | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 19[b] | |
13 | Nizhny Novgorod | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 19[b] | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
14 | Rostov | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 18 | |
15 | Ufa | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 16 | Relegation to the |
16 | Khimki | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) 2020–21 position (not applicable to final standings); 10) Play-off.
Notes:
Results[]
Positions by round[]
Leader | |
Champions League 3rd Qual. | |
Europa Conference 3rd Qual. | |
Europa Conference 2nd Qual. | |
Relegation Play-Offs | |
Relegation to |
Season statistics[]
Top goalscorers[]
- As of matches played on 13 December 2021.[35]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Gamid Agalarov | Ufa | 13 |
2 | Artem Dzyuba | Zenit | 10 |
3 | Mateo Cassierra | Sochi | 8 |
Dmitry Poloz | Rostov | ||
5 | Claudinho | Zenit | 7 |
Sardar Azmoun | Zenit | ||
Anders Dreyer | Rubin Kazan | ||
Fyodor Smolov | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
Denis Glushakov | Khimki | ||
10 | Aleksandr Yerokhin | Zenit | 6 |
Vyacheslav Grulyov | Dynamo Moscow | ||
Vladislav Sarveli | Krylia Sovetov | ||
Daniil Utkin | Akhmat Grozny | ||
Jhon Córdoba | Krasnodar | ||
Mohamed Konaté | Akhmat Grozny | ||
Ivan Sergeyev | Krylia Sovetov | ||
Daniil Fomin | Dynamo Moscow |
Awards[]
Monthly awards[]
Month | Player of the Month | Manager of the Month | Goal of the Month | Ref. | |||
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Player | Club | Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
July - August | Fyodor Smolov | Lokomotiv Moscow | Sandro Schwarz | Dynamo Moscow | Aleksei Ionov | Krasnodar | [36] |
September | Artem Dzyuba | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Anders Dreyer | Rubin Kazan | |||
October | Gamid Agalarov | Ufa | Igor Osinkin | Krylia Sovetov Samara | Kings Kangwa | Arsenal Tula | |
November - December | Claudinho | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Sandro Schwarz | Dynamo Moscow | Claudinho | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
Season records[]
- For the first time in the history of the Russian Premier League, there was no scoreless draws for 61 consecutive matches (23 July 2021 to 19 September 2021) until FC Ural Yekaterinburg and FC Lokomotiv Moscow finished with the 0–0 score on 20 September 2021.
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External links[]
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