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{{Short description|16th season of top-tier football league in Russia}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition        = [[Russian Premier League]]
| season             = 2007
| winners            = [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit St.Petersburg]]
| relegated          = [[FC Kuban Krasnodar|Kuban Krasnodar]] <br> [[FC Rostov|Rostov]]
| continentalcup1    = [[2008–09 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit St.Petersburg]] <br> [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]
| continentalcup2    = [[2008–09 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] <br> [[FC Moscow]]
| continentalcup3    = [[2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]]
| continentalcup3 qualifiers = [[FC Saturn Ramenskoye|Saturn Ramenskoye]]
| matches            = 240
| total goals        = 562
| league topscorer   = [[Roman Pavlyuchenko]] <br> & [[Roman Adamov]] (20)
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| prevseason         = [[2006 Russian Premier League|2006]]
| nextseason         = [[2008 Russian Premier League|2008]]
}}

The '''2007 Russian Premier League''' was the 16th season of the Russian Football Championship, and the sixth under the current [[Russian Premier League]] name. The league was sponsored by insurance company [[Rosgosstrakh]].

The season started on 10 March 2007 with the match between [[FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok|Luch-Energia]] and [[FC Moscow]] in [[Vladivostok]], with the first goal of the season being scored by FC Moscow striker [[Héctor Bracamonte]]. It ended on 11 November 2007, when [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit St. Petersburg]] claimed their first title with an away win over [[FC Saturn Ramenskoye|Saturn]]. Zenit became the second non-Moscow club to win the league, after [[FC Alania Vladikavkaz|Alania Vladikavkaz]] in [[1995 Russian Top League|1995]].

[[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] finished runners-up for the third consecutive season, while defending champions [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] finished third.

== Teams ==
As in the previous season, 16 teams played in the 2007 season. After the [[2006 Russian Premier League|2006 season]], [[FC Torpedo Moscow|Torpedo Moscow]] and [[FC Shinnik Yaroslavl|Shinnik Yaroslavl]] were relegated to the [[2007 Russian First Division]]. They were replaced by [[FC Khimki|Khimki]] and [[FC Kuban Krasnodar|Kuban Krasnodar]], the winners and runners up of the [[2006 Russian First Division]].

=== Venues ===
<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! [[FC Amkar Perm|Amkar]]
! [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA]]
! [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo]]
! [[FC Khimki|Khimki]]
|-
| [[Zvezda Stadium]]
| [[Luzhniki Stadium]]
| [[Central Dynamo Stadium|Central Stadium]]
| [[Rodina Stadium (Khimki)|Rodina Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''17,000'''
| Capacity: '''81,000'''
| Capacity: '''36,540'''
| Capacity: '''3,760'''
|-
| [[File:Zvezda Stadium Perm.jpg|250px]]
| [[File:LuzhnikiStadium.jpg|250px]]
| [[File:Dynamo Stadium.jpg|250px]]
| [[File:Rodina Stadium 2016.jpg|250px]]
|-
! [[PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara|Krylia]]
|colspan="2" rowspan="16"|
{{Location map+ |European Russia |width=600|float=center |alt=Map of Russia with the teams of the 2007 Russian Premier League |caption=Locations of teams in 2007 Russian Premier League |places=
{{Location map~ |European Russia |lat=55.50 |long= 37.316 |position=left |label=[[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA]] <br>[[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo]] <br> [[FC Khimki|Khimki]] <br> [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv]] <br> [[FC Moscow|Moscow]] <br> [[FC Saturn Ramenskoye|Saturn]] <br>[[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak]]}}
{{Location map~ |European Russia |lat=57.990694 |long=56.244636 |position=right |label=[[FC Amkar Perm|Amkar]]}}
{{Location map~ |European Russia |lat=53.202778 |long=50.140833 |position=left  |label=[[PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara|Krylia]]}}
{{Location map~ |European Russia |lat=47.243011 |long=39.761053 |position=right |label=[[FC Rostov|Rostov]]}}
{{location map~ |European Russia |lat=55.796944 |long=49.098889 |position=right |label=[[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin]]}}
{{Location map~ |European Russia |lat=45.025278 |long=38.999444 |position=left  |label=[[FC Kuban Krasnodar|Kuban]]}}
{{Location map~ |European Russia |lat=43.469537 |long=43.590338 |position=left  |label=[[PFC Spartak Nalchik|Spartak]]}}
{{Location map~ |European Russia |lat=59.972953 |long=30.220533 |position=left  |label=[[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit]]}}
}}
{{Location map+ |Russia |width=500 |float=right |alt=Map of Russia with the teams of the 2007 Premier League |caption=Locations of teams in 2007 Russian Premier League, Tomsk & Vladivostok|places=
{{Location map~ |Russia |lat=55.50 |long= 37.316 |position=top |label=Moscow}}
{{Location map~ |Russia |lat=43.1192   |long=131.8788  |position=left  |label=[[FC Luch Vladivostok|Luch]]}}
{{Location map~ |Russia |lat=56.474167 |long=84.956667 |position=left  |label=[[FC Tom Tomsk|Tom]]}}
}}
! [[FC Kuban Krasnodar|Kuban]]
|-
| [[Metallurg Stadium]]
| [[Kuban Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''27,084'''
| Capacity: '''28,800'''
|-
| [[File:Metallurg Stadium Samara.jpg|250px]]
| [[File:Kuban Stadium FC Kuban Krasnodar vs FC Rostov, Russian Premier League, Krasnodar, Russian 2005 Federation.jpg|250px]]
|-
! [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv]]
! [[FC Luch Vladivostok|Luch-Energia]]
|-
| [[RZD Arena]]
| [[Dynamo Stadium (Vladivostok)|Dynamo Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''33,001'''
| Capacity: '''10,200'''
|-
| [[File:Lokomotiv Stadium.jpg|250px]]
| [[File:Fotbalový zápas.jpg|250px]]
|-
! [[FC Moscow|Moscow]]
! [[FC Rostov|Rostov]]
|-
| [[Eduard Streltsov Stadium]]
| [[Olimp-2]]
|-
| Capacity: '''13,450'''
| Capacity: '''15,840'''
|-
| [[File:Eduard Streltsov stadium.jpg|250px]]
| [[File:Ростовский стадион во время проведения матча ФК Ростов - ПФК ЦСКА. 2016.jpg|250px]]
|-
! [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin]]
! [[FC Saturn Ramenskoye|Saturn]]
|-
| [[Central Stadium (Kazan)|Central Stadium]]
| [[Saturn Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''22,500'''
| Capacity: '''14,685'''
|-
| [[File:Tsentralny Kazan.jpg|250px]]
| [[File:Ramenskoe-stadium02.jpg|250px]]
|-
! [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]
! [[PFC Spartak Nalchik|Spartak Nalchik]]
! [[FC Tom Tomsk|Tom]]
! [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]]
|-
| [[Luzhniki Stadium]]
| [[Spartak Stadium (Nalchik)|Spartak Stadium]]
| [[Trud Stadium (Tomsk)|Trud Stadium]]
| [[Petrovsky Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''81,029'''
| Capacity: '''14,149'''
| Capacity: '''10,028'''
| Capacity: '''21,570'''
|-
| [[File:Luzhniki_Stadium_Moscow.jpg|250px]]
| 
| 
| [[File:RUS-2016-Aerial-SPB-Petrovsky Stadium.jpg|250px]]
|}
</div>
{{notelist-lr}}

=== Personnel and kits ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
|-
!Team
!Location
!Head coach
!Captain
!Kit manufacturer
!Shirt sponsor
|-
|[[FC Amkar Perm|Amkar Perm]]
|[[Perm, Russia|Perm]]
|{{flagicon|TJK}} [[Rashid Rakhimov]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA]]
|[[Moscow]]
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Valery Gazzaev]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo]]
|Moscow
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrey Kobelev]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[FC Khimki|Khimki]]
|[[Khimki]]
|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Slavoljub Muslin]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara|Krylia]]
|[[Samara]]
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Aleksandr Tarkhanov]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[FC Kuban Krasnodar|Kuban]]
|[[Krasnodar]]
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Leonid Nazarenko]] {{small|(Caretaker)}}
|
|
|
|-
|[[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv]]
|Moscow
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anatoliy Byshovets]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[FC Luch Vladivostok|Luch-Energia]]
|[[Vladivostok]]
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Sergei Aleksandrovich Pavlov|Sergei Pavlov]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[FC Moscow|Moscow]]
|Moscow
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Leonid Slutsky (football coach)|Leonid Slutsky]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[FC Rostov|Rostov]]
|[[Rostov-on-Don]]
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Oleg Dolmatov]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin]]
|[[Kazan]]
|{{flagicon|TKM}} [[Kurban Berdyev]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[FC Saturn Ramenskoye|Saturn]]
|[[Ramenskoye, Moscow Oblast|Ramenskoye]]
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Gadzhi Gadzhiyev]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak]]
|Moscow
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Stanislav Cherchesov]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[PFC Spartak Nalchik|Spartak]]
|[[Nalchik]]
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yuri Krasnozhan]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[FC Tom Tomsk|Tom]]
|[[Tomsk]]
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Valery Petrakov]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit]]
|[[Saint Petersburg]]
|{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Dick Advocaat]]
|
|
|
|}

=== Managerial changes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Outgoing manager
! Manner of departure
! Date of vacancy
! Position in table
! Replaced by
! Date of appointment
! Position in table
|-
| [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Oleg Dolmatov]]
| Fired
| 26 December 2006
|rowspan="2"|Preseason
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anatoliy Byshovets]]
| 26 December 2006
|rowspan="2"|Preseason
|-
| [[PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara|Krylia]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Gadzhi Gadzhiyev]]
| 
| 
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Sergei Oborin]]
| 
|-
| [[FC Kuban Krasnodar|Kuban]]
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Pavlo Yakovenko]]
| 
| April 2007
| 
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Leonid Nazarenko]] {{small|(Caretaker)}}
| April 2007
| 
|-
| [[FC Saturn Ramenskoye|Saturn]]
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1964)|Vladimír Weiss]]
| 
| May 2007
| 
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Gadzhi Gadzhiyev]]
| May 2007
| 
|-
| [[FC Rostov|Rostov]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Sergei Balakhnin]]
| 
| July 2007
| 
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Pavlo Yakovenko]]
| July 2007
| 
|-
| [[FC Rostov|Rostov]]
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Pavlo Yakovenko]]
| 
| July 2007
| 
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Oleg Dolmatov]]
| 23 July 2007
| 
|-
| [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vladimir Fedotov]]
| 
| June 2007
| 
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Stanislav Cherchesov]]
| 19 June 2007
| 
|-
| [[PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara|Krylia]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Sergei Oborin]]
| 
| August 2007
| 
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Aleksandr Tarkhanov]]
| August 2007
| 
|-
| [[FC Kuban Krasnodar|Kuban]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Leonid Nazarenko]] {{small|(Caretaker)}}
| 
| August 2007
| 
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Soferbi Yeshugov]]
| August 2007
| 
|-
| [[FC Khimki|Khimki]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vladimir Kazachyonok]]
| 
| September 2007
| 
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Slavoljub Muslin]]
| 7 September 2007
| 
|-
| [[FC Kuban Krasnodar|Kuban]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Soferbi Yeshugov]]
| 
| September 2007
| 
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Leonid Nazarenko]] {{small|(Caretaker)}}
| September 2007
| 
|}

== 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 (association football)|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.<sup>1</sup>

<sup>1</sup>The 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 ==
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|show_limit=5

|team1=ZEN|name_ZEN=[[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit St. Petersburg]]
|team2=SPM|name_SPM=[[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]
|team3=CSK|name_CSK=[[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]
|team4=MOS|name_MOS=[[FC Moscow]]
|team5=SAT|name_SAT=[[FC Saturn Moscow Oblast (1946-2011)|Saturn]]
|team6=DYN|name_DYN=[[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
|team7=LOK|name_LOK=[[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]]
|team8=AMK|name_AMK=[[FC Amkar Perm|Amkar Perm]]
|team9=KHI|name_KHI=[[FC Khimki|Khimki]]
|team10=RUB|name_RUB=[[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]]
|team11=TOM|name_TOM=[[FC Tom Tomsk|Tom Tomsk]]
|team12=SPN|name_SPN=[[PFC Spartak Nalchik|Spartak Nalchik]]
|team13=KRY|name_KRY=[[FC Krylia Sovetov Samara|Krylia Sovetov Samara]]
|team14=LUE|name_LUE=[[FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok|Luch-Energiya Vladivostok]]
|team15=KUB|name_KUB=[[FC Kuban Krasnodar|Kuban Krasnodar]]
|team16=ROS|name_ROS=[[FC Rostov|Rostov]]
|win_ZEN=18|draw_ZEN=7|loss_ZEN=5|gf_ZEN=54|ga_ZEN=32|status_ZEN=C
|win_SPM=17|draw_SPM=8|loss_SPM=5|gf_SPM=50|ga_SPM=30
|win_CSK=14|draw_CSK=11|loss_CSK=5|gf_CSK=43|ga_CSK=24
|win_MOS=15|draw_MOS=7|loss_MOS=8|gf_MOS=40|ga_MOS=32
|win_SAT=11|draw_SAT=12|loss_SAT=7|gf_SAT=34|ga_SAT=28
|win_DYN=11|draw_DYN=8|loss_DYN=11|gf_DYN=37|ga_DYN=35
|win_LOK=11|draw_LOK=8|loss_LOK=11|gf_LOK=39|ga_LOK=42
|win_AMK=10|draw_AMK=11|loss_AMK=9|gf_AMK=30|ga_AMK=27
|win_KHI=9|draw_KHI=10|loss_KHI=11|gf_KHI=32|ga_KHI=33
|win_RUB=10|draw_RUB=5|loss_RUB=15|gf_RUB=31|ga_RUB=39
|win_TOM=8|draw_TOM=11|loss_TOM=11|gf_TOM=37|ga_TOM=35
|win_SPN=8|draw_SPN=9|loss_SPN=13|gf_SPN=29|ga_SPN=38
|win_KRY=8|draw_KRY=8|loss_KRY=14|gf_KRY=35|ga_KRY=46
|win_LUE=8|draw_LUE=8|loss_LUE=14|gf_LUE=26|ga_LUE=39
|win_KUB=7|draw_KUB=11|loss_KUB=12|gf_KUB=27|ga_KUB=38|status_KUB=R
|win_ROS=2|draw_ROS=12|loss_ROS=16|gf_ROS=18|ga_ROS=44|status_ROS=R

|col_CLGS=green1|text_CLGS=Qualification to [[2008–09 UEFA Champions League#Group stage|Champions League group stage]]
|result1=CLGS
|col_CL3=green2|text_CL3=Qualification to [[2008–09 UEFA Champions League#Third qualifying round|Champions League third qualifying round]]
|result2=CL3
|col_UC1=blue1|text_UC1=Qualification to [[2008–09 UEFA Cup#First round|UEFA Cup first round]]
|note_res_UC1=Qualified as the winner of [[2007–08 Russian Cup]]
|result3=UC1
|col_UC2=blue2|text_UC2=Qualification to [[2008–09 UEFA Cup#Second qualifying round|UEFA Cup second qualifying round]]
|result4=UC2
|col_IC2=#CCCCFF|text_IC2=Qualification to [[2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup#Second round|Intertoto Cup second round]]
|result5=IC2
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to [[2008 Russian First Division|First Division]]
|result15=R|result16=R
|class_rules=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
|update=complete
|source=[http://www.rfpl.org/champ.shtml?year=2007 RFPL]
}}</onlyinclude>

==Results==
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=AMK|team2=CSK|team3=DYN|team4=KHI|team5=KRY
|team6=KUB|team7=LOK|team8=LUE|team9=MOS|team10=ROS
|team11=RUB|team12=SAT|team13=SPA|team14=SPN|team15=TOM
|team16=ZEN

|name_CSK=[[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]
|match_CSK_SPA=1–1
|match_CSK_LOK=2–0
|match_CSK_ZEN=2–0
|match_CSK_RUB=3–1
|match_CSK_MOS=2–0
|match_CSK_LUE=4–0
|match_CSK_TOM=0–0
|match_CSK_SPN=2–0
|match_CSK_KRY=4–2
|match_CSK_SAT=3–1
|match_CSK_ROS=4–0
|match_CSK_AMK=1–0
|match_CSK_DYN=0–1
|match_CSK_KHI=0–0
|match_CSK_KUB=0–0

|name_SPA=[[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]
|match_SPA_CSK=1-1
|match_SPA_LOK=1–2
|match_SPA_ZEN=3–1
|match_SPA_RUB=2–1
|match_SPA_MOS=3–1
|match_SPA_LUE=2–1
|match_SPA_TOM=3–2
|match_SPA_SPN=2–2
|match_SPA_KRY=1–0
|match_SPA_SAT=2–0
|match_SPA_ROS=3–0
|match_SPA_AMK=0–0
|match_SPA_DYN=2–1
|match_SPA_KHI=2–0
|match_SPA_KUB=4–0

|name_LOK=[[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]]
|match_LOK_CSK=1–2
|match_LOK_SPA=4–3
|match_LOK_ZEN=1–0
|match_LOK_RUB=2–1
|match_LOK_MOS=1–1
|match_LOK_LUE=1–1
|match_LOK_TOM=0–0
|match_LOK_SPN=3–1
|match_LOK_KRY=5–2
|match_LOK_SAT=0–2
|match_LOK_ROS=2–0
|match_LOK_AMK=0–1
|match_LOK_DYN=2–2
|match_LOK_KHI=1–0
|match_LOK_KUB=2–3

|name_ZEN=[[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit St. Petersburg]]
|match_ZEN_CSK=2–1
|match_ZEN_SPA=1–3
|match_ZEN_LOK=1–1
|match_ZEN_RUB=2–1
|match_ZEN_MOS=1–0
|match_ZEN_LUE=3–1
|match_ZEN_TOM=2–1
|match_ZEN_SPN=4–3
|match_ZEN_KRY=1–1
|match_ZEN_SAT=1–1
|match_ZEN_ROS=2–0
|match_ZEN_AMK=0–0
|match_ZEN_DYN=3–0
|match_ZEN_KHI=4–1
|match_ZEN_KUB=1–0

|name_RUB=[[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]]
|match_RUB_CSK=0–1
|match_RUB_SPA=3–1
|match_RUB_LOK=3–0
|match_RUB_ZEN=1–4
|match_RUB_MOS=1–1
|match_RUB_LUE=3–0
|match_RUB_TOM=1–3
|match_RUB_SPN=2–1
|match_RUB_KRY=1–0
|match_RUB_SAT=0–1
|match_RUB_ROS=0–0
|match_RUB_AMK=1–0
|match_RUB_DYN=2–1
|match_RUB_KHI=2–1
|match_RUB_KUB=2–2

|name_MOS=[[FC Moscow]]
|match_MOS_CSK=2–1
|match_MOS_SPA=2–0
|match_MOS_LOK=1–2
|match_MOS_ZEN=0–3
|match_MOS_ZEN_note=The match was played on 1 July 2007 and originally ended with [[FC Moscow|Moscow]]'s 1–2 loss to [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit]]. However, on 15 August 2007, [[Football Union of Russia]] decided to hand Moscow a 0–3 technical defeat and fine the club [[Russian ruble|RUB]] 500,000 ($20,000) for fielding an ineligible player [[Roman Hubník]], who was loaned to the club by Czech [[SK Sigma Olomouc|Sigma Olomouc]] until the end of June only, and was therefore ineligible to play in the match.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=571160.html |publisher=UEFA.com |title=Moskva punished for oversight| date=2007-08-15 | access-date=2007-09-24}}</ref>
|match_MOS_RUB=2–1
|match_MOS_LUE=3–1
|match_MOS_TOM=2–0
|match_MOS_SPN=1–0
|match_MOS_KRY=3–1
|match_MOS_SAT=3–2
|match_MOS_ROS=1–0
|match_MOS_AMK=3–1
|match_MOS_DYN=4–1
|match_MOS_KHI=0–2
|match_MOS_KUB=1–0

|name_LUE=[[FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok|Luch-Energiya Vladivostok]]
|match_LUE_CSK=4–0
|match_LUE_SPA=1–1
|match_LUE_LOK=3–0
|match_LUE_ZEN=0–1
|match_LUE_RUB=2–0
|match_LUE_MOS=0–1
|match_LUE_TOM=0–0
|match_LUE_SPN=2–1
|match_LUE_KRY=0–0
|match_LUE_SAT=2–1
|match_LUE_ROS=1–1
|match_LUE_AMK=1–0
|match_LUE_DYN=0–1
|match_LUE_KHI=1–1
|match_LUE_KUB=1–0

|name_TOM=[[FC Tom Tomsk|Tom]]
|match_TOM_CSK=0–1
|match_TOM_SPA=1–1
|match_TOM_LOK=4–2
|match_TOM_ZEN=0–1
|match_TOM_RUB=2–0
|match_TOM_MOS=1–2
|match_TOM_LUE=3–1
|match_TOM_SPN=2–0
|match_TOM_KRY=1–2
|match_TOM_SAT=1–1
|match_TOM_ROS=1–1
|match_TOM_AMK=0–1
|match_TOM_DYN=1–0
|match_TOM_KHI=3–1
|match_TOM_KUB=2–0

|name_SPN=[[PFC Spartak Nalchik|Spartak Nalchik]]
|match_SPN_CSK=1–1
|match_SPN_SPA=1–2
|match_SPN_LOK=0–0
|match_SPN_ZEN=0–3
|match_SPN_RUB=1–0
|match_SPN_MOS=1–0
|match_SPN_LUE=2–0
|match_SPN_TOM=1–0
|match_SPN_KRY=0–0
|match_SPN_SAT=1–3
|match_SPN_ROS=0–0
|match_SPN_AMK=0–1
|match_SPN_DYN=4–1
|match_SPN_KHI=1–1
|match_SPN_KUB=1–0

|name_KRY=[[FC Krylya Sovetov Samara|Krylya Sovetov Samara]]
|match_KRY_CSK=1–0
|match_KRY_SPA=0–2
|match_KRY_LOK=3–1
|match_KRY_ZEN=1–3
|match_KRY_RUB=3–0
|match_KRY_MOS=0–0
|match_KRY_LUE=3–0
|match_KRY_TOM=1–1
|match_KRY_SPN=1–2
|match_KRY_SAT=0–1
|match_KRY_ROS=0–1
|match_KRY_AMK=1–0
|match_KRY_DYN=3–2
|match_KRY_KHI=1–0
|match_KRY_KUB=2–3

|name_SAT=[[FC Saturn Moscow Oblast (1946-2011)|Saturn]]
|match_SAT_CSK=2–2
|match_SAT_SPA=0–0
|match_SAT_LOK=1–1
|match_SAT_ZEN=0–1
|match_SAT_RUB=1–0
|match_SAT_MOS=0–0
|match_SAT_LUE=0–1
|match_SAT_TOM=0–0
|match_SAT_SPN=1–1
|match_SAT_KRY=1–1
|match_SAT_ROS=1–0
|match_SAT_AMK=2–0
|match_SAT_DYN=2–1
|match_SAT_KHI=1–0
|match_SAT_KUB=2–0

|name_ROS=[[FC Rostov|Rostov]]
|match_ROS_CSK=1–1
|match_ROS_SPA=1–3
|match_ROS_LOK=0–2
|match_ROS_ZEN=2–3
|match_ROS_RUB=1–1
|match_ROS_MOS=1–1
|match_ROS_LUE=1–1
|match_ROS_TOM=2–2
|match_ROS_SPN=0–1
|match_ROS_KRY=1–1
|match_ROS_SAT=1–3
|match_ROS_AMK=2–0
|match_ROS_DYN=0–0
|match_ROS_KHI=1–1
|match_ROS_KUB=0–1

|name_AMK=[[FC Amkar Perm|Amkar Perm]]
|match_AMK_CSK=1–1
|match_AMK_SPA=0–1
|match_AMK_LOK=1–0
|match_AMK_ZEN=1–1
|match_AMK_RUB=2–1
|match_AMK_MOS=1–1
|match_AMK_LUE=1–0
|match_AMK_TOM=3–3
|match_AMK_SPN=1–1
|match_AMK_KRY=4–1
|match_AMK_SAT=3–1
|match_AMK_ROS=3–1
|match_AMK_DYN=1–1
|match_AMK_KHI=3–1
|match_AMK_KUB=0–0

|name_DYN=[[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
|match_DYN_CSK=1–1
|match_DYN_SPA=0–1
|match_DYN_LOK=2–1
|match_DYN_ZEN=4–2
|match_DYN_RUB=0–1
|match_DYN_MOS=0–0
|match_DYN_LUE=1–0
|match_DYN_TOM=3–1
|match_DYN_SPN=2–0
|match_DYN_KRY=1–1
|match_DYN_SAT=1–1
|match_DYN_ROS=3–0
|match_DYN_AMK=0–0
|match_DYN_KHI=2–1
|match_DYN_KUB=1–0

|name_KHI=[[FC Khimki|Khimki]]
|match_KHI_CSK=1–1
|match_KHI_SPA=3–0
|match_KHI_LOK=1–2
|match_KHI_ZEN=2–2
|match_KHI_RUB=0–0
|match_KHI_MOS=1–3
|match_KHI_LUE=3–0
|match_KHI_TOM=1–1
|match_KHI_SPN=1–0
|match_KHI_KRY=4–1
|match_KHI_SAT=0–0
|match_KHI_ROS=1–0
|match_KHI_AMK=1–0
|match_KHI_DYN=1–0
|match_KHI_KUB=1–0

|name_KUB=[[FC Kuban Krasnodar|Kuban Krasnodar]]
|match_KUB_CSK=0–1
|match_KUB_SPA=0–0
|match_KUB_LOK=0–0
|match_KUB_ZEN=1–1
|match_KUB_RUB=0–1
|match_KUB_MOS=4–1
|match_KUB_LUE=1–1
|match_KUB_TOM=2–1
|match_KUB_SPN=2–2
|match_KUB_KRY=3–2
|match_KUB_SAT=2–2
|match_KUB_ROS=1–0
|match_KUB_AMK=1–1
|match_KUB_DYN=0–4
|match_KUB_KHI=1–1

|update=complete|source=
}}

== Season statistics ==
=== Top goalscorers ===
{{updated|matches played on 11 November 2007.}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Rank
! Player
! Club
! Goal
|-
| rowspan="2" |1
| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Roman Pavlyuchenko]]
| style="text-align: left;" | [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak]] 
| rowspan="2" |14
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Roman Adamov]]
| style="text-align: left;" | [[FC Moscow|Moscow]] 
|-
| rowspan="2" |3
| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Jô]]
| style="text-align: left;" | [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA]] 
| rowspan="2" |13
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Vágner Love]]
| style="text-align: left;" | [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA]] 
|-
| rowspan="2" |5
| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Pavel Pogrebnyak]]
| style="text-align: left;" | [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit]] 
| rowspan="2" |11
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dmitri Sychev]]
| style="text-align: left;" | [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv]] 
|-
| rowspan="3" |7
| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrey Arshavin]]
| style="text-align: left;" | [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit]] 
| rowspan="3" |10
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Karyaka]]
| style="text-align: left;" | [[FC Saturn Ramenskoye|Saturn]] 
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Martin Kushev]]
| style="text-align: left;" | [[FC Amkar Perm|Amkar]] 
|-
| rowspan="5" |10
| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Konstantin Zyryanov]]
| style="text-align: left;" | [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit]] 
| rowspan="5" |9
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|MKD}} [[Goran Maznov]]
| style="text-align: left;" | [[FC Tom Tomsk|Tom]] 
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dmitri Kirichenko]]
| style="text-align: left;" | [[FC Saturn Ramenskoye|Saturn]] 
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Davit Mujiri]]
| style="text-align: left;" | [[PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara|Krylia]] 
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Denis Kolodin]]
| style="text-align: left;" | [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo]] 
|}

=== Statistics ===
* '''Goals: 562 (average 2.34 per match)'''
** From penalties: 57 (10%)
** Saved/Missed penalties: 17 (23%)
** Goals scored home: 348 (62%)
** Goals scored away: 214 (38%)
* '''Yellow cards: 1080 (average 4.50 per match)'''
** For violent conduct: 563 (52%)
** For unsporting behaviour: 425 (39%)
** For undisciplined behaviour: 8 (1%)
** Other: 84 (8%)
* '''Red cards: 49 (average 0.20 per match)'''
** For second yellow card: 27 (55%)
** For violent conduct: 9 (18%)
** For unsporting behaviour: 5 (9%)
** For undisciplined behaviour: 4 (8%)
** For denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity: 4 (8%)
* '''Attendance: 3,147,567 (average 13,114 per match; 104,919 per matchday)'''

== Awards ==

On 30 November 2007 [[Russian Football Union]] named its list of 33 top players:<ref>{{cite news |script-title=ru:Утвержден список 33 лучших игроков "Росгосстрах Чемпионата России по футболу 2007 года" |url=http://www.rfs.ru/?node=rfs-news&leaf=e43beac89b534ab2be52bf001b7a19fe#news_e43beac89b534ab2be52bf001b7a19fe |publisher=Russian Football Union |date=2007-11-30 |access-date=2007-12-04 |language=ru}}</ref>

{{col-begin|width=auto|style=margin:auto}}
{{col-break}}
;Goalkeepers
# {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Antonín Kinský (footballer, born 1975)|Antonín Kinský]] (Saturn)
# {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Vladimir Gabulov]] (Kuban)
# {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Stipe Pletikosa]] (Spartak Moscow)
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin|width=auto|style=margin:auto}}
{{col-4}}
;Right backs
# {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Branislav Ivanović]] (Lokomotiv Moscow)
# {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Aleksandr Anyukov]] (Zenit)
# {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Vasili Berezutskiy]] (CSKA Moscow)
{{col-4}}
;Right-centre backs
# {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Sergei Ignashevich]] (CSKA Moscow)
# {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Denis Kolodin]] (Dynamo Moscow)
# {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Radoslav Kováč]] (Spartak Moscow)
{{col-4}}
;Left-centre backs
# {{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Ján Ďurica]] (Saturn)
# {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Martin Stranzl]] (Spartak Moscow)
# {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Nicolas Lombaerts]] (Zenit)
{{col-4}}
;Left backs
# {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Aleksei Berezutskiy]] (CSKA Moscow)
# {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Kim Dong-Jin]] (Zenit)
# {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Emir Spahić]] (Lokomotiv Moscow)
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin|width=auto|style=margin:auto}}
{{col-break}}
;Defensive midfielders
# {{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Anatoliy Tymoschuk]] (Zenit)
# {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Dmitri Khokhlov]] (Dynamo Moscow)
# {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Aleksei Igonin]] (Saturn)
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin|width=auto|style=margin:auto}}
{{col-3}}
;Right wingers
# {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Miloš Krasić]] (CSKA Moscow)
# {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Vladimir Bystrov]] (Spartak Moscow)
# {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Aleksei Vladimirovich Ivanov|Aleksei Ivanov]] (Luch-Energia and Saturn)
{{col-3}}
;Central midfielders
# {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Konstantin Zyryanov]] (Zenit)
# {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Yegor Titov]] (Spartak Moscow)
# {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Igor Semshov]] (Dynamo Moscow)
{{col-3}}
;Left wingers
# {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Yuri Zhirkov]] (CSKA Moscow)
# {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Diniyar Bilyaletdinov]] (Lokomotiv Moscow)
# {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Dmitri Torbinsky]] (Spartak Moscow)
{{col-end}}

{{col-begin|width=auto|style=margin:auto}}
{{col-2}}
;Right forwards
# {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Vágner Love]] (CSKA Moscow)
# {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Roman Pavlyuchenko]] (Spartak Moscow)
# {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Danny (footballer)|Danny]] (Dynamo Moscow)
{{col-2}}
;Left forwards
# {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Andrei Arshavin]] (Zenit)
# {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[João Alves de Assis Silva|Jô]] (CSKA Moscow)
# {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Dmitri Sychev]] (Lokomotiv Moscow)
{{Col-end}}

== Medal squads ==

{| class="wikitable" Width="700"
|- bgcolor="#0000FF"
| align="center" width="700" |<span style="color:#FFFFFF;"> '''1. FC Zenit St. Petersburg''' </span>
|- bgcolor="#E8E8E8"  
| align="left" width="700" |
'''Goalkeepers:''' [[Vyacheslav Malafeev]] (19), [[Kamil Čontofalský]] {{flagicon|SVK}} (13).<br />
'''Defenders:''' [[Kim Dong-Jin]] {{flagicon|KOR}} (24 / 2), [[Martin Škrtel]] {{flagicon|SVK}} (23 / 1), [[Aleksandr Anyukov]] (22 / 2), [[Erik Hagen]] {{flagicon|NOR}} (15), [[Ivica Križanac]] {{flagicon|CRO}} (15), [[Nicolas Lombaerts]] {{flagicon|BEL}} (13 / 2).<br />
'''Midfielders:''' [[Anatoliy Tymoshchuk]] {{flagicon|UKR}} (29 / 4), [[Konstantin Zyryanov]] (27 / 9), [[Igor Denisov]] (25 / 3), [[Alejandro Damián Domínguez|Alejandro Domínguez]] {{flagicon|ARG}} (24 / 3), [[Radek Šírl]] {{flagicon|CZE}} (22 / 1), [[Vladislav Radimov]] (17 / 1), [[Fernando Ricksen]] {{flagicon|NED}} (14), [[Aleksandr Gorshkov (footballer)|Aleksandr Gorshkov]] {{flagicon|UKR}} (11), [[Ilya Maksimov]] (6), [[Yuri Yuryevich Lebedev|Yuri Lebedev]] (1).<br />
'''Forwards:''' [[Andrei Arshavin]] (30 / 10), [[Pavel Pogrebnyak]] (24 / 11), [[Fatih Tekke]] {{flagicon|TUR}} (16 / 4).<br />''(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)''

'''Manager:''' [[Dick Advocaat]] {{flagicon|NED}}.

'''Transferred out during the season:''' none.
|- bgcolor="#FF0000"
| align="center" width="700" |<span style="color:#FFFFFF;"> '''2. FC Spartak Moscow''' </span>
|- bgcolor="#E8E8E8"
| align="left" width="700" |
'''Goalkeepers:''' [[Stipe Pletikosa]] {{flagicon|CRO}} (29), [[Dmitri Khomich]] (1).<br />
'''Defenders:''' [[Roman Shishkin]] (26), [[Martin Stranzl]] {{flagicon|AUT}} (19 / 2), [[Florin Costin Şoavă|Florin Şoavă]] {{flagicon|ROM}} (18), [[Renat Sabitov]] (15), [[Antônio Géder|Géder]] {{flagicon|BRA}} (14 / 1), [[Martin Jiránek]] {{flagicon|CZE}} (11), [[Andrei Alekseyevich Ivanov|Andrei Ivanov]] (7), [[Fyodor Kudryashov]] (7), [[Ignas Dedura]] {{flagicon|LTU}} (6 / 1).<br />
'''Midfielders:''' [[Yegor Titov]] (27 / 7), [[Radoslav Kováč]] {{flagicon|CZE}} (26 / 1), [[Dmitri Torbinski]] (24 / 3), [[Denis Boyarintsev]] (24 / 3), [[Maksym Kalynychenko]] {{flagicon|UKR}} (22 / 3), [[Vladimir Bystrov]] (18 / 3), [[Mozart Santos Batista Júnior|Mozart]] {{flagicon|BRA}} (18 / 1), [[Quincy Owusu-Abeyie|Quincy]] {{flagicon|GHA}} (6), [[Aleksei Rebko]] (3), [[Serghei Covalciuc]] {{flagicon|MDA}} (2), [[Sergei Parshivlyuk]] (2), [[Oleg Dineyev]] (1). <br />
'''Forwards:''' [[Roman Pavlyuchenko]] (22 / 14), [[Nikita Bazhenov]] (16 / 4), [[Artyom Dzyuba]] (16 / 1), [[Welliton]] {{flagicon|BRA}} (12 / 4), [[Aleksandr Prudnikov]] (12 / 2).

'''Manager:''' [[Vladimir Fedotov]] (until June), [[Stanislav Cherchesov]] (from June).

'''Transferred out during the season:''' [[Oleg Dineyev]] (on loan to [[FC Shinnik Yaroslavl]]), [[Quincy Owusu-Abeyie|Quincy]] {{flagicon|GHA}} (on loan to {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Celta de Vigo]]).
|- bgcolor="#FF0000"
| align="center" width="700" |<span style="color:#0000FF;"> '''3. PFC CSKA Moscow''' </span>
|- bgcolor="#E8E8E8"
| align="left" width="700" |
'''Goalkeepers:''' [[Veniamin Mandrykin]] (20), [[Igor Akinfeev]] (10), [[Yevgeny Pomazan]] (1).<br />
'''Defenders:''' [[Sergei Ignashevich]] (26 / 3), [[Vasili Berezutski]] (26 / 1), [[Aleksei Berezutski]] (26), [[Deividas Šemberas]] {{flagicon|LTU}} (24), [[Anton Grigoryev]] (10), [[Chidi Odiah]] {{flagicon|NGA}} (4).<br />
'''Midfielders:''' [[Yuri Zhirkov]] (29 / 2), [[Evgeni Aldonin]] (27 / 2), [[Elvir Rahimić]] {{flagicon|BIH}} (27), [[Miloš Krasić]] {{flagicon|SRB}} (22 / 4), [[Rolan Gusev]] (16), [[Dudu Cearense|Dudu]] {{flagicon|BRA}} (15 / 1), [[Ivan Taranov (footballer)|Ivan Taranov]] (13), [[Caner Erkin]] {{flagicon|TUR}} (8), [[Eduardo Ratinho]] {{flagicon|BRA}} (6 / 1), [[Pavel Mamayev]] (4), [[Daniel Carvalho]] {{flagicon|BRA}} (4), [[Sergei Gorelov]] (2).<br />
'''Forwards:''' [[Jô]] {{flagicon|BRA}} (27 / 13), [[Vágner Love]] {{flagicon|BRA}} (23 / 13), [[Ramón Osni Moreira Lage|Ramón]] {{flagicon|BRA}} (18 / 1), [[Dawid Janczyk]] {{flagicon|POL}} (10 / 1), [[Nikita Burmistrov]] (6), [[Dmitry Tikhonov]] (2).

'''Manager:''' [[Valery Gazzaev]].

'''Transferred out during the season:''' none.
|}

== See also ==
* [[2007 in Russian football]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Russian Premier League seasons}}
{{2007 in Russian football}}
{{Football in Russia}}
{{2006-07 in European Football (UEFA)}}
{{2007-08 in European Football (UEFA)}}

[[Category:Russian Premier League seasons|2007]]
[[Category:2007 in Russian football leagues|1]]
[[Category:2006–07 in European association football leagues|Russia]]
[[Category:2007–08 in European association football leagues|Russia]]