2007 Russian Premier League
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 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 Zenit St. Petersburg claimed their first title with an away win over Saturn. Zenit became the second non-Moscow club to win the league, after Alania Vladikavkaz in 1995.
Spartak Moscow finished runners-up for the third consecutive season, while defending champions CSKA Moscow finished third.
Tie-breaking criteria
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.
Overview
| Team | Head coach |
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| FC Zenit St. Petersburg | Dick Advocaat 
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| FC Spartak Moscow | Vladimir Fedotov (until June) Stanislav Cherchesov (from June) |
| PFC CSKA Moscow | Valery Gazzaev |
| FC Moscow | Leonid Slutsky |
| FC Saturn Moscow Oblast | Vladimír Weiss  (until May)Gadzhi Gadzhiyev (from May) |
| FC Dynamo Moscow | Andrey Kobelev |
| FC Lokomotiv Moscow | Anatoly Byshovets |
| FC Amkar Perm | Rashid Rakhimov |
| FC Khimki | Vladimir Kazachyonok (until September) Slavoljub Muslin  (from September)
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| FC Rubin Kazan | Kurban Berdyev 
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| FC Tom Tomsk | Valery Petrakov |
| PFC Spartak Nalchik | Yuri Krasnozhan |
| FC Krylia Sovetov Samara | Sergei Oborin (until August) Aleksandr Tarkhanov (from August) |
| FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok | Sergei Pavlov |
| FC Kuban Krasnodar | Pavlo Yakovenko  (until April)Leonid Nazarenko (caretaker) (April to August) Soferbi Yeshugov (August to September) Leonid Nazarenko (caretaker) (from September) |
| FC Rostov | Sergei Balakhnin (until July) Pavlo Yakovenko (July)Oleg Dolmatov (from July) |
Final standings
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| Russian Premier League 2007 Winners |
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| FC Zenit Saint Petersburg First title |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Nat. | Player | Goals (pen.) | Team |
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Roman Pavlyuchenko | 14 (2) | Spartak Moscow |
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Roman Adamov | 14 (3) | FC Moscow | |
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Jô | 13 (1) | CSKA Moscow |
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Vágner Love | 13 (2) | CSKA Moscow | |
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Pavel Pogrebnyak | 11 (2) | Zenit |
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Dmitri Sychev | 11 (2) | Lokomotiv Moscow | |
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Andrei Arshavin | 10 | Zenit |
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Andrei Karyaka | 10 (2) | Saturn | |
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Martin Kushev | 10 (3) | Amkar | |
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Konstantin Zyryanov | 9 | Zenit |
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Goran Maznov | 9 (1) | Tom | |
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Dmitri Kirichenko | 9 (2) | Saturn | |
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David Mujiri | 9 (3) | Krylya Sovetov | |
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Denis Kolodin | 9 (7) | Dynamo Moscow |
Awards
On 30 November 2007 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:[1]
- Goalkeepers
Antonín Kinský (Saturn)
Vladimir Gabulov (Kuban)
Stipe Pletikosa (Spartak Moscow)
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- Defensive midfielders
Anatoliy Tymoschuk (Zenit)- Dmitri Khokhlov (Dynamo Moscow)
- Aleksei Igonin (Saturn)
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Season results
| Home \ Away | CSK | SPM | LOK | ZEN | RUB | MOS | LUE | TOM | SPN | KRY | SAT | ROS | AMK | DYN | KHI | KUB |
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| CSKA Moscow | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Spartak Moscow | 1-1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |
| Zenit | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| Rubin | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Moskva | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3[2] | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Luch-Energia | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Tom | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Spartak Nalchik | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Krylya Sovetov | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |
| Saturn | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Rostov | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Amkar | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Dynamo Moscow | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Khimki | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Kuban | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
Season 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)
Medal squads
See also
References
- ^ Утвержден список 33 лучших игроков "Росгосстрах Чемпионата России по футболу 2007 года" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2007-11-30. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
- ^ The match was played on 1 July 2007 and originally ended with Moskva's 1–2 loss to Zenit. However, on 15 August 2007, Football Union of Russia decided to hand Moskva a 0–3 technical defeat and fine the club RUB 500,000 ($20,000) for fielding an ineligible player Roman Hubník, who was loaned to the club by Czech Sigma Olomouc until the end of June only, and was therefore ineligible to play in the match. "Moskva punished for oversight". UEFA.com. 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2007-09-24.