2012–13 Russian Premier League

21st season of top-tier football league in Russia September 2022 Russian Premier League 2012–13 CSKA Moscow Mordovia SaranskAlania Vladikavkaz Champions League CSKA MoscowZenit St. Petersburg Europa League Anzhi MakhachkalaSpartak MoscowKuban KrasnodarRubin Kazan 240 627 Yura MovsisyanWánderson(13 goals) Alania 5–0 TerekZenit 5–0 SpartakKrasnodar 6–1 Mordovia Krylia Sovetov 0–5 Spartak Kuban 6–2 Volga 2011–12 2013–14 The 2012–13 Russian Premier League (also written as SOGAZ RFPLSOGAZ RFPL 2012/2013 - Results, fixtures, tables and stats - Global Sports Archive https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/sogaz-rfpl-2012-2013/regular-season/2687/ 2025-01-28 globalsportsarchive.com for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st season of the Russian football championship since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and 11th under the current Russian Premier League name. It began on 21 July 2012 and ended on 26 May 2013,Russian Premier League Russian Premier League 2012/13 calendar http://rus.rfpl.org/index.php/page/index/calendar 5 August 2012 20 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140220042806/http://rus.rfpl.org/index.php/page/index/calendar dead with a winter break between the weekends around 13 December 2012 and 10 March 2013. 16 teams from 12 cities compete in the season, with Zenit St. Petersburg as defending champions. For the first time since 2005, no Siberian clubs take part. This was the first season in Russian football history to be played on the basis of the autumn/spring calendar, rather than the spring/autumn schedule traditionally used in Russia due to climate conditions.https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1666266.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120728002746/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1666266.html dead 28 July 2012 New-look Russian league ready for lift off 20 July 2012 FIFA 14 August 2012 A total of sixteen teams participate in the league, the best fourteen sides of the 2011–12 season and two promoted clubs from the 2011–12 National Football League. Teams European Russia 500 right Map of Russia with the teams of the 2012–13 Premier League Locations of teams in the 2012–13 Russian Premier League European Russia 43 01 44 39 left #FFFFFF Alania European Russia 58 00 56 19 right #FFFFFF Amkar European Russia 42 58 47 30 bottom #FFFFFF Anzhi European Russia 53 14 50 10 right #FFFFFF Krylia Sovetov European Russia 45 02 38 58 right #FFFFFF Kuban European Russia 45 02 38 58 left #FFFFFF Krasnodar European Russia 54 11 45 11 left #FFFFFF Mordovia European Russia 55 45 37 37 right #FFFFFF Moscow European Russia 47 14 39 42 top #FFFFFF Rostov European Russia 55 47 49 10 right #FFFFFF Rubin European Russia 43 20 45 39 right #FFFFFF Terek European Russia 56 20 44 00 right #FFFFFF Volga European Russia 59 57 30 19 right #FFFFFF Zenit European Russia 40 00 56 00 TransparentPlaceholder.png #FFFFFF Moscow teams:CSKADynamoLokomotivSpartak The following teams are mathematically confirmed to compete in the 2012–13 season: Alania Vladikavkaz (promoted from the National League) Amkar Perm Anzhi Makhachkala CSKA Moscow Dynamo Moscow FC Krasnodar Krylia Sovetov Samara Kuban Krasnodar Lokomotiv Moscow Mordovia Saransk (promoted from the National League) FC Rostov Rubin Kazan Spartak Moscow Terek Grozny Volga Nizhny Novgorod Zenit St. Petersburg Tom Tomsk and Spartak Nalchik were relegated at the end of the 2011–12 season after finishing the season in the bottom two places. Both teams returned to the First Division after respectively seven and six seasons in top level. The relegated teams were replaced by 2011–12 First Division champions Mordovia Saransk and runners-up Alania Vladikavkaz. Former Russian champions Alania made their immediate return to the Premier League, while Mordovia are playing their first season at the highest football level of Russia. Personnel and sponsorship TeamLocationHead Coach CaptainKitmakerShirt sponsorAlania AlaniaVladikavkazRussia Valeri GazzaevRussia Taras TsarikayevUmbroRusHydroAmkar AmkarPermRussia Rustem KhuzinRussia Dmitri BelorukovPumaPerm Krain1 1Anzhi AnzhiMakhachkalaNetherlands Guus HiddinkCameroon Samuel Eto'oadidasPodari ZhiznCSKA CSKAMoscowRussia Leonid SlutskyRussia Igor AkinfeevadidasAeroflotDynamo DynamoMoscowRomania Dan PetrescuArgentina Leandro FernándezadidasVTBKrasnodar KrasnodarKrasnodarSerbia Slavoljub MuslinBelarus Alyaksandr MartynovichKappaHome Credit BankKrylia Sovetov Krylia SovetovSamaraRussia Gadzhi GadzhiyevRussia Ivan TaranovUmbroSamara Oblastn1 1Kuban KubanKrasnodarBelarus Leonid KuchukRussia Vladislav KulikNikeRGMKLokomotiv LokomotivMoscowCroatia Slaven BilićBrazil GuilhermePumaRZDMordovia MordoviaSaranskRomania Dorinel MunteanuRussia Evgeni AldoninadidasMAGMARostov RostovRostov-on-DonMontenegro Miodrag BožovićCroatia Stipe PletikosaJomaRostov OblastRubin RubinKazanTurkmenistan Kurban BerdyevTurkey Gökdeniz KaradenizUmbroTAIFSpartak SpartakMoscowRussia Valeri KarpinRussia Sergei ParshivlyukNikeLukoilTerek TerekGroznyRussia Yuri KrasnozhanRussia Rizvan UtsiyevadidasAKVolga VolgaNizhny NovgorodUkraine Yuriy KalitvintsevRussia Ruslan AdzhindzhalPumaMRSK Center and Volga RegionZenit ZenitSt. PetersburgItaly Luciano SpallettiRussia Roman ShirokovNikeGazprom n1On the back of number. Managerial changes TeamOutgoingMannerDateTableIncomingDateTableLokomotivPortugal José CouceiroContract expired14 May 2012FC Lokomotiv Moscow http://www.fclm.ru/en/info/news/index.php?id_4=16651 Slaven Bilic becomes Lokomotiv's new head coach 14 May 2012 21 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130928072332/http://www.fclm.ru/en/info/news/index.php?id_4=16651 28 September 2013 deadPre-seasonCroatia Slaven Bilić14 May 2012Pre-seasonVolgaRussia Dmitri CheryshevSacked7 June 2012Pre-seasonRussia Gadzhi Gadzhiyev7 June 2012FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod http://fcvolgann.ru/main/news/8939/ ru:В руководстве клуба произошли изменения 7 June 2012 ruPre-seasonSpartakRussia Valery KarpinResigned10 June 2012Pre-seasonSpain Unai Emery10 June 2012FC Spartak Moscow http://www.spartak.com/main/news/25726/ ru:ЭМЕРИ – ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР "СПАРТАКА" 10 June 2012 ruPre-seasonAmkarMontenegro Miodrag BožovićResigned11 June 2012FC Amkar Perm http://fc-amkar.org/news/?id=27316 ru:Божович покинул "Амкар" 11 June 2012 ruPre-seasonRussia Rustem Khuzin11 June 2012FC Amkar Perm http://fc-amkar.org/news/?id=27317 ru:"Амкар": и.о. главного тренера назначен Рустем Хузин 11 June 2012 ruPre-seasonRostovRussia Anatoly BaidachnySacked11 June 2012Pre-seasonMontenegro Miodrag Božović11 June 2012FC Rostov http://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/7188 ru:Божович представлен команде 11 June 2012 ru 21 June 2012 5 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305033006/http://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/7188 deadPre-seasonDynamoRussia Sergei SilkinResigned6 August 201216thRussia Dmitri Khokhlov (caretaker)6 August 2012FC Dynamo Moscow http://fcdinamo.ru/news/2012/sergej_silkin_podal_zayavlenie_ob_otstavke/ ru:СЕРГЕЙ СИЛКИН ПОДАЛ ЗАЯВЛЕНИЕ ОБ ОТСТАВКЕ 6 August 2012 ru 6 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120810045352/http://www.fcdinamo.ru/news/2012/sergej_silkin_podal_zayavlenie_ob_otstavke/ 10 August 2012 dead16thKubanRomania Dan PetrescuResigned14 August 2012FC Kuban Krasnodar http://www.fckuban.ru/news/4079/ ru:ОБРАЩЕНИЕ ГЛАВНОГО ТРЕНЕРА ДАНА ПЕТРЕСКУ 14 August 2012 ru 16 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819163238/http://www.fckuban.ru/news/4079/ 19 August 2012 dead8thRussia Yuri Krasnozhan16 August 2012FC Kuban Krasnodar http://fckuban.ru/news/4085/ ru:ЮРИЙ КРАСНОЖАН ПРИБЫЛ В КРАСНОДАР 16 August 2012 ru 16 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121126114340/http://fckuban.ru/news/4085/ 26 November 2012 dead8thDynamoRussia Dmitri Khokhlov (caretaker)Caretaker spell over17 August 201216thRomania Dan Petrescu 17 August 2012FC Dynamo Moscow http://fcdinamo.ru/news/2012/novym_prezidentom_stal_gennadij_solovev_trenerom_dan_petresku/ ru:НОВЫМ ПРЕЗИДЕНТОМ СТАЛ ГЕННАДИЙ СОЛОВЬЕВ, ТРЕНЕРОМ – ДАН ПЕТРЕСКУ 17 August 2012 ru 17 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819234951/http://fcdinamo.ru/news/2012/novym_prezidentom_stal_gennadij_solovev_trenerom_dan_petresku/ 19 August 2012 dead16thAlaniaRussia Vladimir GazzayevResigned14 November 201215thRussia Valery Gazzaev14 November 2012Alania http://www.fc-alania.ru/press/news/valerij_gazzaev_budet_sovmeschat_dolzhnosti_prezidenta_i_glavnogo_trenera_v ru:Валерий Газзаев будет совмещать должности президента и главного тренера в ФК "Алания" 14 November 2012 ru 16 November 2012 https://archive.today/20130416173623/http://www.fc-alania.ru/press/news/valerij_gazzaev_budet_sovmeschat_dolzhnosti_prezidenta_i_glavnogo_trenera_v 16 April 2013 dead15thKrylia SovetovRussia Andrey KobelevResigned15 November 201212thRussia Aleksandr Tsygankov (caretaker)15 November 2012FC Krylia Sovetov Samara http://www.kc-camapa.ru/cgi-bin/newsprn.cgi?8228 ru:Андрей Кобелев подал в отставку 15 November 2012 ru 16 November 2012 9 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180809030129/http://www.kc-camapa.ru/cgi-bin/newsprn.cgi?8228 dead12thMordoviaRussia Fyodor ShcherbachenkoMutual agreement19 November 201216thRussia Vladimir Bibikov (caretaker)19 November 2012FC Mordovia Saransk http://www.fc-mordovia.ru/news/?id=1517 ru:Сегодня было достигнуто соглашение о расторжении контракта с главным тренером Федором Анатольевичем ЩЕРБАЧЕНКО 19 November 2012 ru16thSpartakSpain Unai EmerySacked25 November 2012FC Spartak Moscow http://spartak.com/main/news/33382/ ru:ПОСЛЕДНИЙ МАТЧ УНАИ ЭМЕРИ 25 November 2012 ru7thRussia Valery Karpin (caretaker; from 13 Dec 2012 – permanent)26 November 2012http://www.bobsoccer.ru/user/324/blog/?item=117361 ru:"Спартак": Карпин – главный тренер 26 November 2012 ru 26 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130129025344/http://www.bobsoccer.ru/user/324/blog/?item=117361 29 January 2013 dead7thMordoviaRussia Vladimir Bibikov (caretaker)Caretaker spell over28 December 201216thRomania Dorinel Munteanu28 December 2012FC Mordovia Saransk http://www.fc-mordovia.ru/news/?id=1554 ru:ДОРИНЕЛ МУНТЯНУ – ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР ФК "МОРДОВИЯ" 28 December 2012 ru 9 January 2013 18 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130118094316/http://www.fc-mordovia.ru/news/?id=1554 dead16thKubanRussia Yuri KrasnozhanSacked8 January 2013FC Kuban Krasnodar http://www.fckuban.ru/news/4496/ ru:ОБРАЩЕНИЕ ГЛАВНОГО ИНВЕСТОРА К БОЛЕЛЬЩИКАМ 8 January 2013 ru 24 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130315134028/http://fckuban.ru/news/4496/ 15 March 2013 dead4thBelarus Leonid Kuchuk9 January 2013FC Kuban Krasnodar http://www.fckuban.ru/news/4498/ ru:ЛЕОНИД КУЧУК ПРЕДСТАВЛЕН КОМАНДЕ 9 January 2013 ru 24 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130113012014/http://fckuban.ru/news/4498/ 13 January 2013 dead4thVolgaRussia Gadzhi GadzhievResigned19 January 201313thUkraine Yuriy Kalitvintsev19 January 2013FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod http://www.fcvolgann.ru/volga-info/news/team/9854/ ru:Юрий Калитвинцев – главный тренер "Волги" 19 January 2013 ru13thKrylia SovetovRussia Aleksandr Tsygankov (caretaker)Caretaker spell over27 January 201314thRussia Gadzhi Gadzhiyev27 January 2013FC Krylia Sovetov Samara http://www.kc-camapa.ru/cgi-bin/newsprn.cgi?8467 ru:Гаджи Гаджиев официально стал тренером "Крыльев" 27 January 2013 ruAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot 14thTerekRussia Stanislav CherchesovContract expired26 May 20138thRussia Yuri Krasnozhan26 May 2013FC Terek Grozny http://fc-terek.ru/news/?id=693 ru:Юрий Красножан возглавил "Терек" 26 May 2013 ru8th Last updated: 26 May 2013 Tournament format and regulations Basics The 16 teams played 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 was played, with 30 matches played by each team. Promotion and relegation The teams that finish 15th and 16th will be relegated to the FNL, while the top two FNL teams will be promoted to the Premier League for the 2013/14 season. The 13th and 14th Premier League teams will play the 4th and 3rd FNL teams respectively in two playoff games with the winner securing a Premier League spot for 2013/14 (see paragraph 4.5.1 in the league regulations).Russian Premier League http://46.4.108.17:81/download/article/180/%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%20%D0%A7%D0%A0.doc ru:РЕГЛАМЕНТ СОГАЗ-Чемпионата России по футболу среди команд клубов Премьер – Лиги сезона 2012–2013 гг. ru 28 July 2012 26 July 2012April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Junior teams According to long-standing practice, a tournament of junior teams will be held in parallel with the championship. The age limit for junior teams' players for this season is yet to be decided. Each club will be allowed to field no more than 3 field players and 1 goalkeeper older than the age limit. Foreign players As of 4 July, a team will be allowed to have 7 foreign (non-Russian nationals) players on the pitch at the same time, unlike the previous season when the limit was 6 foreigners per team. The new rule will run until 2017. Season events Dynamo – Zenit game On 17 November 2012, the game in which Dynamo Moscow was hosting Zenit St. Petersburg at Arena Khimki was abandoned at the 37th minute with Dynamo leading 1–0 through a free kick goal by Vladimir Granat when a firecracker thrown from the stands hit Dynamo goalkeeper Anton Shunin.RIA Novosti ru http://rsport.ru/football/20121117/631061778.html Dynamo – Zenit game is interrupted 17 November 2012 Shunin was taken to the hospital where he was diagnosed with the chemical burns of his corneas and eyelids, conjunctivitis, and otitis of his right ear with partial loss of hearing.RIA Novosti ru http://rsport.ru/football/20121117/631122084.html Doctors suggest Shunin stops working out for 10 days 17 November 2012 17 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124050737/http://rsport.ru/football/20121117/631122084.html 24 January 2013 dead Dynamo insisted that the game should be awarded to them.RIA Novosti ru http://rsport.ru/football/20121117/631077780.html FC Dynamo insists that Zenit should be awarded a loss 17 November 2012 17 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055721/http://rsport.ru/football/20121117/631077780.html 4 March 2016 dead Zenit's general director Mikhail Mitrofanov suggested that Zenit might drop out of the Russian league altogether if the game is awarded to Dynamo.RIA Novosti ru http://rsport.ru/football/20121117/631069568.html Mitrofanov suggests Zenit could drop out of the league 17 November 2012 According to the police, the main suspect is a female fan who was arrested after the game.RIA Novosti ru http://rsport.ru/football/20121117/631103624.html Among the arrested fans are three women, one of whom probably threw the flare 17 November 2012 17 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121120031827/http://rsport.ru/football/20121117/631103624.html 20 November 2012 dead The criminal investigation was opened on the charge of hooliganism.RIA Novosti ru http://rsport.ru/football/20121117/631121273.html A criminal case will be open in the matter of the Khimki incident 17 November 2012 On 22 November, Russian Football Union's Control-Disciplinary Committee awarded the game to Dynamo with a score of 3–0 and fined both clubs. Dynamo had to play their next home game (against Rubin Kazan) behind closed doors and Zenit had to play their next 2 home games (against CSKA Moscow and Anzhi Makhachkala) behind closed doors as well. Yellow cards received by Bruno Alves and Roman Shirokov before the game was abandoned still count for disciplinary purposes.Russian Football Union http://rfs.ru/main/news/75384.html CDC meeting summary ru 22 November 2012 Shunin did not play in the remaining 3 games of 2012. Zenit only gained 2 points in their behind closed doors games, Dynamo won their behind closed doors game. Zenit filed an appeal for that decision with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which heard their case on 9 May 2013.Associated Press http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2013/soccer/wires/04/17/2080.ap.soc.cas.zenit.appeal.128/index.html https://archive.today/20130628230707/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2013/soccer/wires/04/17/2080.ap.soc.cas.zenit.appeal.128/index.html dead 28 June 2013 CAS sets date for Zenit St. Petersburg appeal 17 April 2013 4 May 2013 The appeal was denied on 14 May 2013.Sovetsky Sport http://www.sovsport.ru/news/text-item/609042 Официальное решение суда Лозанны: "Зениту" отказано по всем пунктам апелляции 14 May 2013 League table main WDL complete QR CSK CSKA Moscow ZEN Zenit St. Petersburg ANZ Anzhi Makhachkala SPA Spartak Moscow KUB Kuban Krasnodar RUB Rubin Kazan DYN Dynamo Moscow TER Terek Grozny LOK Lokomotiv Moscow KRA Krasnodar AMK Amkar Perm VNN Volga Nizhny Novgorod ROS Rostov KRY Krylia Sovetov Samara MOR Mordovia Saransk ALA Alania Vladikavkaz 20 4 6 49 25 C 18 8 4 53 25 15 8 7 45 34 15 6 9 51 39 14 9 7 48 28 15 5 10 39 27 14 6 10 41 34 14 6 10 38 40 12 7 11 39 36 12 6 12 45 39 7 8 15 34 51 7 8 15 28 46 7 8 15 30 41 O 7 7 16 31 52 O 5 5 20 30 57 R 4 7 19 26 53 R Dynamo Moscow ahead of Terek Grozny on head-to-head points; Dynamo Moscow–Terek Grozny 1–2, Terek Grozny–Dynamo Moscow 1–2. DYN Amkar Perm ahead of Volga Nizhny Novgorod and Rostov on head-to-head points; Amkar Perm: 7 pts, Volga Nizhny Novgorod: 5 pts, Rostov: 4 pts. AMK AMK green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage CLGS green2 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round CL3Q blue1 Qualification for the Europa League group stage ELGS blue2 Qualification to Europa League play-off round ELPO blue3 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round EL3Q blue4 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round EL2Q red2 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs QRP QRP red1 Relegation to Football National League R R 5 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) number of head-to-head wins; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) number of head-to-head goals scored; 7) number of head-to-head away goals scored; 8) goal difference; 9) number of goals scored; 10) number of away goals scored; 11) position in the 2011–12 season (only used until all the regularly scheduled games have been played); 11) extra play-off game or tournament between the teams in question. Russian Premier League Results main FBR grey ALA AMK ANZ CSK DYN KRA KRY KUB LOK MOR ROS RUB SPA TER VNN ZEN Alania Vladikavkaz 1–1 0–1 0–4 1–0 2–3 2–2 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 0–2 1–2 5–0 0–2 2–3 Amkar Perm 5–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–3 2–4 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–3 0–1 3–2 0–0 Anzhi Makhachkala 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–3 5–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 CSKA Moscow 2–0 3–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–3 Dynamo Moscow 2–0 3–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 0–4 1–2 0–0 3–0 Krasnodar 2–0 2–1 4–0 0–1 2–0 0–3 2–1 3–1 6–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 2–0 0–2 Krylia Sovetov Samara 2–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–5 1–1 0–1 2–2 Kuban Krasnodar 0–0 4–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 6–2 2–2 Lokomotiv Moscow 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–4 2–3 3–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 Mordovia Saransk 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 2–3 0–3 2–3 3–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–3 Rostov 3–1 3–0 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–3 1–2 0–2 0–0 2–0 0–4 1–0 0–3 1–2 1–1 Rubin Kazan 3–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 Spartak Moscow 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–5 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–4 Terek Grozny 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 4–1 2–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–3 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 1–1 0–3 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 Zenit St. Petersburg 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 5–0 0–2 3–1 complete Russian Premier League Statistics Top goalscorers #ScorerGoalsTeam1ARM Yura Movsisyan13Krasnodar/SpartakBRA Wánderson13Krasnodar2CIV Lacina Traoré12Anzhi3NGA Ahmed Musa11CSKARUS Ruslan Mukhametshin11Mordovia4CMR Samuel Eto'o10AnzhiRUS Aleksandr Kerzhakov10Zenit RUS Aleksandr Kokorin10DynamoGER Kevin Kurányi10DynamoSEN Dame N'Doye10Lokomotiv Hat-tricks Player For Against Result DateCZE Jan Holenda Rostov Alania 3–1Russian Premier League http://www.championat.com/football/_russiapl/522/match/165724.html#stats-timeline Rostov-Alania game report 25 August 2012 dmy 2012 8 25ARM Yura Movsisyan Spartak Terek 3–1Russian Premier League http://www.championat.com/football/_russiapl/522/match/165954.html#stats-timeline Spartak-Terek game report 10 March 2013 dmy 2013 3 10BRA Wánderson Krasnodar Anzhi 4–0Russian Premier League http://www.championat.com/football/_russiapl/522/match/165992.html#stats-timeline Krasnodar-Anzhi game report 31 March 2013 dmy 2013 3 31NED Royston Drenthe Alania Mordovia 3–1Russian Premier League http://www.championat.com/football/_russiapl/522/match/166042.html#stats-timeline Alania-Mordovia game report 15 April 2013 dmy 2013 4 15BRA Hulk Zenit Alania 4–0Russian Premier League http://rus.rfpl.org/index.php/match/index/8672 Zenit-Alania game report 4 May 2013 dmy 2013 05 4 Relegation play-offs First leg 30 May 2013 20:30 MSK (UTC+4) Rostov 2–0 SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk Guélor 43Cociș 90 Olimp – 2, Rostov-on-Don 8,500Rostov vs SKA-Energiya https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/05/30/russia/play-offs-12/fk-rostov-na-donu/ska-energiya-khabarovsk/1475611/?ICID=HP_MS_74_02 Soccerway.com 31 May 2013 Sergey Karasev 30 May 2013 18:30 MSK (UTC+4) Krylia Sovetov Samara 2–0 Spartak Nalchik Caballero 21 pen. 42 pen. Metallurg Stadium, Samara 27,654Krylya Sovetov vs. Spartak Nal'chik https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/05/30/russia/play-offs-12/pfk-kryliya-sovetov-samara/spartak-nalchik/1475610/ Soccerway.com 22 July 2013 Vladislav Bezborodov Second leg 3 June 2013 12:00 MSK (UTC+4) SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk 0–1 Rostov Lazović 66 Lenin Stadium, Khabarovsk 12,200SKA-Energiya vs. Rostov https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/06/03/russia/play-offs-12/ska-energiya-khabarovsk/fk-rostov-na-donu/1475613/?ICID=HP_MS_42_01 Soccerway.com 22 July 2013 Maxim Layushkin 3 June 2013 19:00 MSK (UTC+4) Spartak Nalchik 2–5 Krylia Sovetov Samara Siradze 86 90 Angbwa 33 71Portnyagin 55 90Makhmudov 78 Spartak Stadium, Nalchik 11,000Spartak Nal'chik vs. Krylya Sovetov https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/05/30/russia/play-offs-12/pfk-kryliya-sovetov-samara/spartak-nalchik/1475610/ Soccerway.com 22 July 2013 Alexey Nikolaev Awards Monthly awards MonthPremier League Manager of the MonthPremier League Player of the MonthReferenceManagerClubPlayerClubAugustARM Yura MovsisyanKrasnodarhttp://www.gisher.ru/movsisyan-poluchil-priz-luchshego-igroka-avgusta-t40287.html Yura Movsisyan named Player of the Month championat.com 2012-10-08 https://archive.today/20130706075119/http://www.gisher.ru/movsisyan-poluchil-priz-luchshego-igroka-avgusta-t40287.html 6 July 2013 deadSeptemberCMR Samuel Eto'oAnzhihttp://www.championat.com/football/article-141057-jetoo-poluchil-priz-ot-chempionatcom-i-rfpl.html Samuel Eto'o named Player of the Month championat.com 2012-10-20OctoberRUS Aleksandr KokorinDynamohttp://www.championat.com/football/news-1373684-kokorin-poluchil-premiju-luchshij-futbolist-mesjaca-po-itogam-oktjabrja.html Aleksandr Kokorin named Player of the Month championat.com 2012-11-17NovemberGER Kevin KurányiDynamohttp://www.championat.com/football/news-1397509-kurani-luchshij-igrok-nojabrja-po-versii-rfpl-i-chempionat-com.html Kevin Kurányi named Player of the Month championat.com 2012-12-11MarchTKM Kurban BerdyevRubinBRA Vágner LoveCSKAhttp://rubin-kazan.ru/news/club/4453.html Kurban Berdyev named Manager of the Month rubin-kazan.ru 2013-04-29 https://archive.today/20130504140522/http://rubin-kazan.ru/news/club/4453.html 4 May 2013 deadhttp://championat.com/football/news-1497887-vagner-lav-poluchil-priz-luchshemu-igroku-premer-ligi-v-marte.html Vágner Love named Player of the Month championat.com 2013-04-29AprilTKM Kurban BerdyevRubinRUS Dmitri KombarovSpartakhttp://sportsreda.ru/news/2013/maj/football/rubin/kurban_berdyiev_%E2%80%93_luchshij_trener_aprelya Kurban Berdyev named Manager of the Month sportsreda.ru 2013-05-06 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044156/http://sportsreda.ru/news/2013/maj/football/rubin/kurban_berdyiev_%E2%80%93_luchshij_trener_aprelya deadhttp://www.championat.com/football/news-1526335-d-kombarov-poluchil-priz-luchshemu-igroku-aprelja-pered-igroj-s-kryljami-sovetov.html Dmitri Kombarov named Player of the Month championat.com 2013-05-10MayRUS Leonid SlutskyCSKABRA Vágner LoveCSKALeonid Slutsky named Manager of the Month August 2013http://www.championat.com/football/news-1579505-vagneru-lavu-vruchjon-priz-luchshemu-igroku-chempionata-rossii-po-itogam-maja.html Vágner Love named Player of the Month championat.com 2013-07-14 Top 33 On 11 June 2013 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:ru:В списке 33-х лучших девять игроков ЦСКА http://news.sport-express.ru/2013-06-11/592830/ СПОРТ-ЭКСПРЕСС 11 June 2013 14 July 2017 ru 14 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130614185144/http://news.sport-express.ru/2013-06-11/592830/ dead Goalkeepers Russia Igor Akinfeev (CSKA) Russia Vladimir Gabulov (Anzhi) Russia Aleksandr Belenov (Kuban) Right backs Russia Aleksandr Anyukov (Zenit) Russia Mário Fernandes (CSKA) Russia Renat Yanbayev (Lokomotiv) Right-centre backs Russia Vasili Berezutski (CSKA) France Christopher Samba (Anzhi) Argentina Leandro Fernández (Dynamo) Left-centre backs Russia Dmitri Kombarov (Spartak) Italy Salvatore Bocchetti (Spartak) Belgium Nicolas Lombaerts (Zenit) Left backs Russia Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA) Argentina Cristian Ansaldi (Rubin) Russia Andrey Yeshchenko (Anzhi) Defensive midfielders Russia Igor Denisov (Zenit) France Lassana Diarra (Anzhi) Sweden Rasmus Elm (CSKA) Right wingers Brazil Hulk (Zenit) Serbia Zoran Tošić (CSKA) Turkey Gökdeniz Karadeniz (Rubin) Central midfielders Russia Roman Shirokov (Zenit) Russia Roman Eremenko (Kuban) Russia Denis Glushakov (Lokomotiv) Left wingers Russia Alan Dzagoev (CSKA) Russia Yuri Zhirkov (Anzhi) Russia Aleksei Ionov (Kuban) Right forwards Cameroon Samuel Eto'o (Anzhi) Nigeria Ahmed Musa (CSKA) Armenia Yura Movsisyan (Spartak) Left forwards Russia Aleksandr Kokorin (Dynamo) Brazil Vágner Love (CSKA) Russia Aleksandr Kerzhakov (Zenit) Annual awards Russian Manager of the Season CSKA Moscow manager Leonid Slutsky, received the Russian Manager of the Season. http://rus.rfpl.org/index.php/news/index/leonid_slutskij__luchshij_trener_rossii_sezona-201/11367 Leonid Slutsky named Coach of the Year rus.rfpl.org 2013-06-11 Russian Player of the Season The Russian Player of the Season was awarded to Igor Akinfeev.http://www.gazeta.ru/sport/2013/06/11/a_5377545.shtml Igor Akinfeev named Player of the Year gazeta.ru 2013-06-11 Russian Referee of the Season The Russian Referee of the Season was awarded to Aleksandr Egorov.http://www.gazeta.ru/sport/2013/06/11/a_5377545.shtml Aleksandr Egorov named Feferee of the Year gazeta.ru 2013-06-11 Attendances Top 15 attendances (single match) RankGameDateHome teamAway teamStadiumAttendance12521.04.2013CSKASpartakLuzhniki Stadium67,74021107.10.2012SpartakCSKALuzhniki Stadium54,22833026.05.2013KubanAnzhiKuban Stadium31,74342628.04.2013KubanZenitKuban Stadium30,3595815.09.2012KubanSpartakKuban Stadium29,8706121.07.2012AlaniaSpartakSpartak Stadium28,5007922.09.2012TerekLokomotivAkhmat-Arena28,1028702.09.2012LokomotivSpartakLokomotiv Stadium27,26992307.04.2013KubanRubin Kuban Stadium26,345102919.05.2013Krylia Sovetov Rubin Metallurg Stadium26,345112117.03.2013AnzhiKrylia Sovetov Anzhi-Arena26,200122812.05.2013LokomotivCSKALokomotiv Stadium24,846131105.10.2012TerekRostovAkhmat-Arena24,700141510.11.2012KubanCSKAKuban Stadium24,680152521.04.2013AnzhiDynamo Anzhi-Arena24,500 Source:http://www.championat.com/football/_russiapl/522/stadiums/photo.html Russian Premier League attendances championat.com 2013-05-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20130318055132/http://www.championat.com/football/_russiapl/522/stadiums/photo.html 18 March 2013 dead Russian Premier League attendances (average) RankTeamTotalMatchesAverage1Kuban313,9971520,9332Terek296,5181522 game against Zenit St. Petersburg was played at Anzhi Arena in Kaspiysk19,7683Zenit253,74715(13+2*)On 17 November 2012, the game in which Dynamo Moscow was hosting Zenit St. Petersburg at Arena Khimki was abandoned at the 37th minute with Dynamo leading 1–0 through a free kick goal by Vladimir Granat when a firecracker thrown from the stands hit Dynamo goalkeeper Anton Shunin. On 22 November, Russian Football Union's Control-Disciplinary Committee awarded the game to Dynamo with a score of 3–0 and fined both clubs. Dynamo had to play their next home game (against Rubin Kazan) behind closed doors and Zenit had to play their next 2 home games (against CSKA Moscow and Anzhi Makhachkala) behind closed doors as well.19,5194Spartak262,3841530 game against Alania Vladikavkaz was played at Eduard Streltsov Stadium in Moscow17,4925Anzhi258,1001517,2076CSKA224,7331514,9827Krylia Sovetov205,4841513,6998Alania200,1001513,3409Lokomotiv192,9231512,86210Krasnodar158,9641510,59811Rostov148,165159,87812Amkar144,350159,62313Rubin141,3201520 game against Zenit St. Petersburg was played at Axmat Arena in Grozny9,42114Dynamo112,85915(14+1*)8,06115Volga105,099157,50716Mordovia105,343157,023 Source:http://www.championat.com/football/_russiapl/522/stadiums/stat.html Russian Premier League attendances(Average) championat.com 2013-05-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20130521233235/http://www.championat.com/football/_russiapl/522/stadiums/stat.html 21 May 2013 dead Last updated: 26 May 2013 Medal squads (league appearances and goals listed in brackets) 1. PFC CSKA Moscow Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (29), Sergei Chepchugov (1) Defenders: Vasili Berezutski (29), BRA Mário Fernandes (28), Sergei Ignashevich (28), Kirill Nababkin (19), Georgi Shchennikov (18), Aleksei Berezutski (5), Pyotr Ten (1). Midfielders: SWE Rasmus Elm (26 / 5), SWE Pontus Wernbloom (26 / 4), SRB Zoran Tošić (25 / 3), LVA Aleksandrs Cauņa (25 / 3), Alan Dzagoev (24 / 7), JPN Keisuke Honda (23 / 7), Pavel Mamayev (19 / 1), CHI Mark González (11), LBR Sekou Oliseh (11), Ravil Netfullin (8). Forwards: NGA Ahmed Musa (28 / 11), BRA Vágner Love (9 / 5), CIV Seydou Doumbia (7 / 3), Dmitri Yefremov (3), CZE Tomáš Necid (1). Manager: Leonid Slutsky. Transferred out during the season: LBR Sekou Oliseh (on loan to GRE PAOK). 2. FC Zenit St. Petersburg Goalkeepers: Vyacheslav Malafeev (26), Yegor Baburin (4), BLR Yuri Zhevnov (2). Defenders: SVK Tomáš Hubočan (24), Aleksandr Anyukov (22 / 1), BEL Nicolas Lombaerts (22), POR Bruno Alves (21 / 1), ITA Domenico Criscito (12 / 2), Renat Yanbayev (11 / 1), POR Luís Neto (9 / 1), SRB Aleksandar Luković (9), SRB Milan Rodić (4), DEN Michael Lumb (1), Igor Cheminava (1). Midfielders: Konstantin Zyryanov (27 / 6), Roman Shirokov (25 / 5), Viktor Fayzulin (24 / 6), Vladimir Bystrov (24 / 3), Igor Denisov (23), BEL Axel Witsel (19 / 4), Sergei Semak (16 / 2), POR Danny (12 / 2), Pavel Mogilevets (2), Alexey Yevseyev (1), Vyacheslav Zinkov (1), Danila Yashchuk (1). Forwards: Aleksandr Kerzhakov (23 / 10), BRA Hulk (18 / 7), Aleksandr Bukharov (9 / 1), Maksim Kanunnikov (9 / 1), SRB Luka Đorđević (7), Aleksei Gasilin (1). Manager: ITA Luciano Spalletti. Transferred out during the season: Renat Yanbayev (end of loan from Lokomotiv Moscow), Maksim Kanunnikov (to Amkar Perm), DEN Michael Lumb (to GER Bochum). 3. FC Anzhi Makhachkala Goalkeepers: Vladimir Gabulov (27), Yevgeny Pomazan (5). Defenders: BRA João Carlos (25 / 2), Rasim Tagirbekov (22 / 2), Arseniy Logashov (19), COG Christopher Samba (17 / 2), Kamil Agalarov (14), Ali Gadzhibekov (8), BIH Emir Spahić (7 / 1), BRA Ewerton (7), Andrey Yeshchenko (2). Midfielders: BRA Jucilei (27), MAR Mbark Boussoufa (26 / 4), Oleg Shatov (24 / 3), Yuri Zhirkov (23 / 2), MAR Mehdi Carcela (20 / 1), UZB Odil Ahmedov (17 / 1), FRA Lassana Diarra (14), BRA Willian (7 / 1), Georgy Gabulov (7 / 1), Sharif Mukhammad (3), Aleksei Ivanov (1). Forwards: CMR Samuel Eto'o (25 / 10), CIV Lacina Traoré (24 / 12), Fyodor Smolov (15), Shamil Lakhiyalov (8), Serder Serderov (4), Nikita Burmistrov (4). Manager: NED Guus Hiddink. Transferred out during the season: COG Christopher Samba (to ENG Queens Park Rangers), Shamil Lakhiyalov (to Krylia Sovetov Samara), Georgy Gabulov (to Alania Vladikavkaz), Nikita Burmistrov (on loan to Amkar Perm), Aleksei Ivanov (to Mordovia Saransk). Attendances Rank Club Average 1 Kuban 20,934 2 Terek 19,505 3 Anji 17,927 4 Spartak Moscow 17,612 5 Zenit 16,916 6 PFC CSKA 14,931 7 Krylia Sovetov 13,699 8 Alania 13,473 9 Lokomotiv Moscow 12,862 10 Krasnodar 11,127 11 Rostov 10,111 12 Rubin 10,103 13 Amkar 9,623 14 Dynamo Moscow 7,516 15 Volga 7,507 16 Mordovia 7,032 Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/rus/averus13.htm Historical attendances European-football-statistics.co.uk 29 June 2026 References External links http://eng.rfpl.org/ 2012–13 Russian Premier League at Soccerway RFPL 2012/2013 at globalsportsarchive.com 2012 1 Russia