2006 Russian Premier League

15th season of top-tier football league in Russia Russian Premier League 2006 CSKA Moscow Torpedo Moscow Shinnik Yaroslavl Champions League CSKA Moscow Spartak Moscow UEFA Cup Lokomotiv Moscow Zenit St.Petersburg Intertoto Cup Rubin Kazan 240 585 Roman Pavlyuchenko (18) 2005 2007 The 2006 Russian Premier League was the 15th season of the premier football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 5th under the current Russian Premier League name. The season started on 17 March 2006 and ended on 26 November 2006. Defending champions CSKA Moscow claimed their second successive title on 18 November 2006 with an away win over Luch-Energiya Vladivostok.https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2006/11/18/russia/premier-league/luch-energiya-vladivostok/cska-moskva/344262/news/ CSKA Moscow grab title Soccerway 2006-11-18 2014-10-24 Spartak Moscow finished runners-up, level on points with CSKA but ranked behind due to fewer wins (see Tie-breaking criteria below). Lokomotiv Moscow finished third. Torpedo Moscow and Shinnik were relegated. It was the first time in Torpedo Moscow's history that the club was relegated. Teams As in the previous season, 16 teams played in the 2006 season. After the 2005 season, Alania Vladikavkaz and Terek Grozny were relegated to the 2006 Russian First Division. They were replaced by Luch-Energia Vladivostok and Spartak Nalchik, the winners and runners up of the 2005 Russian First Division. Venues Amkar CSKA Dynamo Krylia Zvezda Stadium Central Stadium Central Stadium Metallurg Stadium Capacity: 17,000 Capacity: 36,540 Capacity: 36,540 Capacity: 27,084 250px 250px 250px 250px LokomotivEuropean Russia 600 center Map of Russia with the teams of the 2006 Russian Premier League Locations of teams in 2006 Russian Premier League European Russia 55.50 37.316 left CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak Torpedo European Russia 57.990694 56.244636 right Amkar European Russia 53.202778 50.140833 left Krylia European Russia 47.243011 39.761053 right Rostov European Russia 55.796944 49.098889 right Rubin European Russia 57.628729 39.867486 left Shinnik European Russia 43.469537 43.590338 left Spartak European Russia 59.972953 30.220533 left Zenit Russia 500 right Map of Russia with the teams of the 2006 Premier League Locations of teams in 2006 Russian Premier League, Tomsk & Vladivostok Russia 55.50 37.316 top Moscow Russia 43.1192 131.8788 left Luch Russia 56.474167 84.956667 left Tom Luch-Energia RZD Arena Dynamo Stadium Capacity: 33,001 Capacity: 10,200 250px 250px Moscow Rostov Eduard Streltsov Stadium Olimp-2 Capacity: 13,450 Capacity: 15,840 250px 250px Rubin Saturn Central Stadium Saturn Stadium Capacity: 22,500 Capacity: 14,685 250px 250px Shinnik Spartak Moscow Shinnik Stadium Luzhniki Stadium Capacity: 22,871 Capacity: 81,029 250px 250px Spartak Nalchik Tom Torpedo Zenit Saint Petersburg Spartak Stadium Trud Stadium Luzhniki Stadium Petrovsky Stadium Capacity: 14,149 Capacity: 10,028 Capacity: 81,029 Capacity: 21,570 250px 250px Personnel and kits TeamLocationHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorAmkar PermPermTJK Rashid RakhimovAdidasCSKAMoscowRUS Valery GazzaevUmbroSibneft/VTBDynamoMoscowRUS Andrey KobelevUmbroXeroxLokomotivMoscowRUS Oleg DolmatovAdidasLuch-EnergiaVladivostokRUS Sergei PavlovNikeDSVKryliaSamaraRUS Gadzhi GadzhiyevMoscowMoscowRUS Leonid SlutskyRostovRostov-on-DonRUS Sergei BalakhninUmbroRubinKazanTKM Kurban BerdyevNikeSaturnRamenskoyeSVK Vladimír WeissAdidasShinnikYaroslavlRUS Boris Gavrilov (Caretaker)SpartakMoscowRUS Vladimir FedotovNikeSpartakNalchikRUS Yuri KrasnozhanUmbroTomTomskRUS Valery PetrakovTorpedoMoscowRUS Aleksandr Gostenin (Caretaker)UmbroZenitSaint PetersburgNLD Dick AdvocaatAdidasGazprom Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Dynamo RUS Andrey Kobelev (Caretaker) End of role Preseason RUS Yuri Semin 22 November 2005Семин Юрий http://fc-dynamo.ru/persons.php?cID=3&pID=312 fc-dynamo.ru/ FC Dynamo Moscow 3 November 2020 ruPreseason Lokomotiv RUS Vladimir Eshtrekov SRB Slavoljub Muslin 12 December 2005Муслин стал главным тренером Локомотива https://www.sport-express.ru/football/rfpl/news/108875/ sport-express.ru/ Sport Express 3 November 2020 ru 12 December 2005 Saturn RUS Vladimir Shevchuk SVK Vladimír Weiss Tom UKR Anatoliy Byshovets RUS Valery Petrakov Spartak LAT Aleksandrs Starkovs April 2006 RUS Vladimir Fedotov April 2006 Zenit St.Petersburg CZE Vlastimil Petržela 4 May 2006ПАН ВСЕ-ТАКИ ПРОПАЛ https://www.sport-express.ru/newspaper/2006-05-04/1_1/ sport-express.ru/ Sport Express 3 November 2020 ru 4 May 2006 CZE Vladimír Borovička (Caretaker) May 2006 Zenit St.Petersburg CZE Vladimír Borovička (Caretaker) End of Role July 2006 NLD Dick Advocaat 26 June 2006Дик АДВОКАТ ВОЗГЛАВИЛ ЗЕНИТ https://www.sport-express.ru/newspaper/2006-06-27/13_1/ sport-express.ru/ Sport Express 3 November 2020 ru 27 June 2006 Amkar RUS Sergei Oborin August 2006 RUS Igor Uralyov (Caretaker) August 2006 Dynamo RUS Yuri Semin Resigned 4 August 2006 15th RUS Andrey Kobelev August 2006 Amkar RUS Igor Uralyov (Caretaker) End of Role September 2006 TJK Rashid Rakhimov September 2006 Shinnik RUS Oleg Dolmatov September 2006 RUS Boris Gavrilov September 2006 Torpedo RUS Sergei Petrenko September 2006 RUS Aleksandr Gostenin September 2006 Lokomotiv SRB Slavoljub Muslin Fired 5 October 2006ИСТОРИЯ ФК ЛОКОМОТИВ МОСКВА http://lokoinfo.ru/history.html lokoinfo.ru/ Loko Info 3 November 2020 ru RUS Oleg Dolmatov 5 October 2006 Tournament format and regulations Based on paragraph 15.3 of the Russian Premier League regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points (without having the highest number), the positions of these teams are determined by: higher number of wins in all matches; higher goal difference in all matches; results of matches between the teams in question (1. higher number of points obtained; 2. higher number of wins; 3. higher goal difference; 4. higher number of goals scored; 5. higher number of away goals scored); higher number of goals scored in all matches; higher number of away goals scored in all matches; drawing of lots. Based on paragraph 15.4 of the regulations, if two teams are equal on the highest number of points, the first position is determined by: higher number of wins in all matches; results of matches between the two teams (1. higher number of points obtained; 2. higher goal difference; 3. higher number of goals scored; 4. higher number of away goals scored); drawing of lots, or an additional match between the two teams, with extra time and a penalty shoot-out if necessary. Based on paragraph 15.5 of the regulations, if more than two teams are equal on the highest number of points, the first position and subsequent positions of these teams are determined by: higher number of wins in all matches; higher goal difference in all matches; results of matches between the teams in question (1. higher number of points obtained; 2. higher goal difference; 3. higher number of goals scored; 4. higher number of away goals scored); drawing of lots, or an additional tournament between the teams in question.1 1The terms of this additional tournament are determined by the Russian Football Union and the governing body of the Russian Premier League based on suggestions from the participating clubs. League table main WDL QR 5 CSK CSKA Moscow SPA Spartak Moscow LOK Lokomotiv Moscow ZEN Zenit St. Petersburg RUB Rubin Kazan MOS FC Moscow LUE Luch-Energiya Vladivostok TOM Tom Tomsk KRY Krylia Sovetov Samara SPN Spartak Nalchik SAT Saturn ROS Rostov AMK Amkar Perm DYN Dynamo Moscow TOR Torpedo Moscow SHI Shinnik Yaroslavl 17 7 6 47 28 C 15 13 2 60 36 15 8 7 47 34 13 11 6 42 30 14 7 9 45 35 10 13 7 41 37 12 5 13 37 39 11 8 11 35 33 10 8 12 37 35 10 8 12 31 34 7 16 7 29 24 10 6 14 42 48 8 11 11 22 36 8 10 12 31 40 3 13 14 22 40 R 1 8 21 17 56 R green1 Qualification to Champions League group stage CLGS green2 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round CL3 blue1 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round Qualified as the winner of 2006–07 Russian Cup. UC1 blue2 Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round UC2 #CCCCFF Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round IC2 red1 Relegation to First Division R R 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd goal difference; 4th head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 5th goals scored; 6th away goals scored; 7th drawing of lots complete RFPL Results main FBR grey AMK CSK DYN KRY LOK LUE MOS ROS RUB SAT SHI SPA SPN TOM TOR ZEN CSKA Moscow 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 5–1 Spartak Moscow 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 3–3 1–1 3–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 5–2 4–1 3–2 2–0 3–1 Lokomotiv Moscow 3–2 0–0 3–1 4–4 0–1 3–0 1–1 2–3 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 Zenit St. Petersburg 0–0 1–4 4–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 4–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 Rubin Kazan 1–0 2–0 2–4 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–3 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 FC Moscow 0–1 3–3 0–1 0–0 0–5 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 Luch-Energiya 0–4 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–0 4–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 Tom Tomsk 0–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 3–1 Spartak Nalchik 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 Krylia Sovetov Samara 2–0 0–1 1–2 3–2 0–0 0–4 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 6–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 Saturn 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–4 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 Rostov 1–2 3–4 1–2 1–3 2–1 4–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 Amkar Perm 0–0 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 Dynamo Moscow 2–3 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 Torpedo Moscow 2–2 1–1 1–4 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–3 0–2 0–0 3–0 1–1 Shinnik Yaroslavl 0–1 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–5 1–2 1–3 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–6 0–0 1–2 1–1 complete Season statistics Top goalscorers matches played on 26 November 2006. Rank Player Club Goal1 RUS Roman Pavlyuchenko Spartak 182 BRA Jô CSKA 143 ARG Alejandro Domínguez Rubin 13 RUS Pavel Pogrebnyak Tom RUS Dmitri Loskov Lokomotiv 6 RUS Dmitri Kirichenko Moscow 12 RUS Mikhail Osinov Rostov 8 BRA Vágner Love CSKA 9 CRO Ivica Olić CSKA 10 RUS Yegor Titov Spartak 8 RUS Roman Adamov Moscow Statistics Goals: 585 (average 2.44 per match) From penalties: 69 (12%) Saved/Missed penalties: 19 (22%) Goals scored home: 337 (58%) Goals scored away: 247 (42%) Yellow cards: 1202 (average 5.01 per match) For violent conduct: 730 (61%) For unsporting behaviour: 387 (32%) For undisciplined behaviour: 3 (0%) Other: 82 (7%) Red cards: 62 (average 0.26 per match) For second yellow card: 41 (66%) For undisciplined behaviour: 7 (11%) For denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity: 6 (10%) For violent conduct: 6 (10%) For unsporting behaviour: 1 (2%) For handball: 1 (2%) Attendance: 2,948,996 (average 12,287 per match; 98,300 per matchday) Awards Russian Football Union named Andrey Arshavin the best Premier League player of the season. Arshavin was also ranked best by major Russian sports newspapers, Sport-Expressru:Лучшие по оценкам "СЭ" ru http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?131056 https://archive.today/20120911134357/http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?131056 dead 2012-09-11 Sport-Express 2006-11-27 and Soviet Sports55 лучших футболистов чемпионата России-2006 по версии "Советского спорта" ru http://www.sovsport.ru/gazeta/default.asp?date=2006/11/29&id=243523 Soviet Sports 2006-11-29 2019-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20070929084319/http://www.sovsport.ru/gazeta/default.asp?date=2006%2F11%2F29&id=243523 2007-09-29 dead and became the Russian Footballer of the Year. On December 18, the Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:ru:Исполком РФС утвердил 33 лучших игрока Премьер-Лиги по итогам минувшего чемпионата ru http://www.rfs.ru/?node=rfs-news&leaf=39330aab168341b4bdeaf83ed64e4dac#news_39330aab168341b4bdeaf83ed64e4dac Russian Football Union 2006-12-18 Goalkeepers Russia Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow) Russia Vyacheslav Malafeev (Zenit) Czech Republic Antonín Kinský (Saturn) Right backs Russia Vasili Berezutskiy (CSKA Moscow) Russia Aleksandr Anyukov (Zenit) Russia Roman Shishkin (Spartak Moscow) Right-centre backs Russia Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA Moscow) Czech Republic Martin Jiránek (Spartak Moscow) Norway Erik Hagen (Zenit) Left-centre backs Russia Denis Kolodin (Dynamo Moscow) Lithuania Deividas Šemberas (CSKA Moscow) Slovakia Martin Škrtel (Zenit) Left backs Russia Aleksei Berezutskiy (CSKA Moscow) Russia Oleg Kuzmin (Moskva) Brazil Orlando Calisto (Rubin) Defensive midfielders Bosnia and Herzegovina Elvir Rahimić (CSKA Moscow) Russia Evgeni Aldonin (CSKA Moscow) Brazil Mozart (Spartak Moscow) | style="width:33.33%; vertical-align:top;"| Right wingers Russia Vladimir Bystrov (Spartak Moscow) Serbia Miloš Krasić (CSKA Moscow) Russia Valeri Klimov (Tom) | style="width:33.33%; vertical-align:top;"| Central midfielders Russia Dmitri Loskov (Lokomotiv Moscow) Russia Yegor Titov (Spartak Moscow) Brazil Daniel Carvalho (CSKA Moscow) | style="width:33.33%; vertical-align:top;"| Left wingers Russia Yuri Zhirkov (CSKA Moscow) Russia Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (Lokomotiv Moscow) Belarus Sergei Gurenko (Lokomotiv Moscow) Right forwards Russia Andrey Arshavin (Zenit) Russia Pavel Pogrebnyak (Tom) Brazil Jô (CSKA Moscow) Left forwards Russia Roman Pavlyuchenko (Spartak Moscow) Argentina Alejandro Domínguez (Rubin) Brazil Vágner Love (CSKA Moscow) Medal squads 1. PFC CSKA Moscow Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (28), Vladimir Gabulov (3), Veniamin Mandrykin (1). Defenders: Aleksei Berezutski (29), Sergei Ignashevich (26 / 2), Vasili Berezutski (26 / 1), Deividas Šemberas Lithuania (24), Anton Grigoryev (5), Chidi Odiah Nigeria (3). Midfielders: Elvir Rahimić BIH (30 / 1), Dudu Brazil (28 / 2), Evgeni Aldonin (28), Yuri Zhirkov (27 / 1), Miloš Krasić Serbia (26 / 3), Rolan Gusev (18 / 1), Ivan Taranov (13), Kirill Kochubei (4). Forwards: Ivica Olić Croatia (24 / 9), Vágner Love Brazil (23 / 9), Jô Brazil (18 / 14), Aleksandr Salugin (5).(league appearances and goals listed in brackets) Manager: Valery Gazzaev. Transferred out during the season: none. 2. FC Spartak Moscow Goalkeepers: Wojciech Kowalewski Poland (27), Dmitri Khomich (3), Aleksei Zuev (1). Defenders: Radoslav Kováč CZE (27 / 2), Martin Jiránek CZE (26 / 2), Martin Stranzl Austria (25), Clemente Rodríguez Argentina (20 / 1), Roman Shishkin (14 / 1), Géder Brazil (8), Adrian Iencsi Romania (7), Gabriel Tamaș Romania (3), Sergei Kabanov (1), Fyodor Kudryashov (1), Andrei Ivanov (1), Yevgeni Shpedt (1). Midfielders: Yegor Titov (25 / 7), Vladimir Bystrov (24 / 6), Serghei Covalciuc Moldova (23), Mozart Brazil (22 / 4), Denis Boyarintsev (22 / 2), Maksym Kalynychenko Ukraine (15 / 3), Quincy Ghana (15 / 1), Dmitri Torbinski (13), Aleksei Rebko (9). Forwards: Roman Pavlyuchenko (27 / 18), Fernando Cavenaghi Argentina (17 / 5), Aleksandr Pavlenko (12 / 1), Nikita Bazhenov (11 / 3), Mihajlo Pjanović Serbia (8 / 3), Artyom Dzyuba (5). Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs Latvia (until April), Vladimir Fedotov (from July). Transferred out during the season: Gabriel Tamaș Romania (to Celta de Vigo). 3. FC Lokomotiv Moscow Goalkeepers: Aleksei Poliakov Uzbekistan (23), Eldin Jakupović Switzerland (5), Sergei Ryzhikov (2). Defenders: Branislav Ivanović Serbia (28 / 2), Vadim Evseev (24), Emir Spahić BIH (21), Oleg Pashinin Uzbekistan (20), Dmitri Sennikov (14), Malkhaz Asatiani Georgia (14), Fininho Brazil (12), Marián Had Slovakia (6), Dmitri Kruglov Estonia (2), Inal Getigezhev (1). Midfielders: Dmitri Loskov (29 / 13), Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (29 / 3), Sergei Gurenko Belarus (29 / 1), Marat Izmailov (16 / 1), Aleksandr Samedov (13), Ivan Starkov (12 / 2), Laryea Kingston Ghana (12), Shaker Zouagi Tunisia (11 / 1), André Bikey Cameroon (5), Vladimir Maminov Uzbekistan (5). Forwards: Garry O'Connor Scotland (24 / 7), Dmitri Sychev (24 / 7), Dramane Traoré Mali (21 / 6), Shamil Asildarov (4 / 1), Giorgi Chelidze Georgia (4). Manager: Slavoljub Muslin Serbia (until October), Oleg Dolmatov (from October). Transferred out during the season: Dmitri Kruglov Estonia (to FC Kuban Krasnodar), André Bikey Cameroon (to Reading F.C.). Attendances Rank Club Average 1 Zenit 21,954 2 Spartak Moscow 17,215 3 Krylia Sovetov 16,980 4 Rubin 13,727 5 Spartak Nalchik 13,547 6 Amkar 13,507 7 Lokomotiv Moscow 13,066 8 Tom 12,800 9 PFC CSKA 10,913 10 Saturn 10,530 11 Luch 9,913 12 Rostov 8,987 13 Shinnik 8,393 14 Dynamo Moscow 8,067 15 Torpedo Moscow 5,333 16 FC Moscow 5,307 Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/rus/averus06.htm Historical attendances European-football-statistics.co.uk July 15, 2026 See also 2006 in Russian Football References External links RSSSF RFPL.orgSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes ru 2006 1 Russia