2012–13 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season

Anzhi Makhachkala
2012–13 season
Chairman	Suleyman Kerimov
Manager	Guus Hiddink
Stadium	Dinamo Stadium
Russian Premier League	3rd
Russian Cup	Runners-up
Europa League	Last 16 vs Newcastle United
Top goalscorer	League: Lacina Traore (9); All: Samuel Eto'o (15)
Highest home attendance	26,200 vs Krylia Sovetov Samara ; 17 March 2013
Lowest home attendance	5,000 vs Honvéd ; 19 July 2012 ; vs Vitesse Arnhem ; 2 August 2012 ; vs Newcastle United ; 7 March 2013
Average home league attendance	13,415
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season is the 3rd successive season that the club will play in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia. They will also take part in the 2012–13 Russian Cup & 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, entering at the Second qualifying round stage.

Squad

As of match played 1 June 2013, according to the RFPL official website

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Vladimir Gabulov	GK	(1983-10-19)19 October 1983 (aged 29)	Dynamo Moscow	2011	55	0
22	Yevgeny Pomazan	GK	(1989-01-31)31 January 1989 (aged 24)	CSKA Moscow	2011	13	0
Defenders
2	Andrey Yeshchenko	CB	(1984-02-09)9 February 1984 (aged 29)	Lokomotiv Moscow	2013	5	0
3	Ali Gadzhibekov	CB	(1983-09-06)6 September 1983 (aged 29)	Trainee	2006	91	2
5	João Carlos	CB	(1982-01-01)1 January 1982 (aged 31)	Genk	2011	71	5
7	Kamil Agalarov	DF	(1988-06-11)11 June 1988 (aged 24)	Dagdizel Kaspiysk	2008	114	3
13	Rasim Tagirbekov	CB	(1984-05-04)4 May 1984 (aged 29)	Trainee	2002	299	20
15	Arseniy Logashov	CB	(1991-08-20)20 August 1991 (aged 21)	FC Khimki	2011	41	0
18	Yuri Zhirkov	CB	(1983-08-20)20 August 1983 (aged 29)	Chelsea	2011	62	3
33	Emir Spahić	CB	(1980-08-18)18 August 1980 (aged 32)	loan from Sevilla	2013	9	1
37	Ewerton	CB	(1989-03-23)23 March 1989 (aged 24)	Corinthians Alagoano	2012	12	0
Midfielders
6	Mbark Boussoufa	MF	(1984-08-15)15 August 1984 (aged 28)	Anderlecht	2011	83	13
8	Jucilei	MF	(1988-04-06)6 April 1988 (aged 25)	Corinthians	2011	74	2
14	Oleg Shatov	MF	(1990-07-29)29 July 1990 (aged 22)	Viz-Sinara Ekaterinburg	2012	47	5
16	Mehdi Carcela	MF	(1989-07-01)1 July 1989 (aged 23)	Standard Liège	2011	43	2
17	Sharif Mukhammad	MF	(1990-03-21)21 March 1990 (aged 23)	Trainee	2010	10	0
25	Odil Ahmedov	MF	(1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 25)	Pakhtakor Tashkent	2011	81	5
85	Lassana Diarra	MF	(1985-03-10)10 March 1985 (aged 28)	Real Madrid	2012	23	1
Forwards
9	Samuel Eto'o	ST	(1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 32)	Internazionale	2011	66	34
10	Willian	FW	(1988-08-09)9 August 1988 (aged 24)	Shakhtar Donetsk	2013	13	1
19	Lacina Traore	ST	(1990-05-20)20 May 1990 (aged 23)	Kuban Krasnodar	2012	39	18
20	Fyodor Smolov	ST	(1990-02-09)9 February 1990 (aged 23)	loan from Dynamo Moscow	2012	19	1
28	Serder Serderov	ST	(1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 19)	CSKA Moscow	2012	6	1

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	GK	RUS	Abdulla Gadzhikadiyev (at Dagdizel Kaspiysk)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
81	FW	RUS	Nikita Burmistrov (at Amkar Perm)

Reserve squad

Reserves are eligible to play in the league.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	GK	RUS	Mekhti Dzhenetov
29	DF	RUS	Badavi Guseinov
32	FW	RUS	Shamil Mirzayev
34	MF	RUS	Gamzat Aldanov
44	DF	RUS	Murad Kurbanov
47	MF	RUS	Eldar Dzhangishiyev
52	MF	RUS	Magomed Gasanov
53	MF	RUS	Ismail Korgoloyev
56	DF	RUS	Dzhamal Rasulov


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
57	MF	RUS	Magomed Gamidov
70	DF	RUS	Yuri Udunyan
71	FW	RUS	Magomedzagir Zagirov
73	FW	RUS	Mariz Saidov
78	MF	RUS	Azret Omarov
93	MF	RUS	Islam Suleymanov
94	FW	RUS	Islamnur Abdulavov
97	GK	RUS	Islamkhan Gadzhiyasulov

Transfers

Summer

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	CIV	Lacina Traoré (from Kuban Krasnodar)^[1]
20	FW	RUS	Fyodor Smolov (on loan from Dynamo Moscow)^[2]
21	MF	RUS	Georgy Gabulov (from Alania Vladikavkaz)
28	FW	RUS	Serder Serderov (from CSKA Moscow)^[3]
37	DF	BRA	Ewerton Almeida (from Corinthians Alagoano, previously on loan to Braga)^[4]^[5]
81	FW	RUS	Nikita Burmistrov (from Amkar Perm)^[6]
85	MF	FRA	Lassana Diarra (from Real Madrid)^[6]^[7]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	BRA	Roberto Carlos (Became Anzhi's Sporting Director)
4	MF	RUS	Aleksei Igonin (released)^[8]
17	FW	CZE	Jan Holenda (to Rostov)^[9]
18	DF	CMR	Benoît Angbwa (to Rostov)^[10]
24	MF	RUS	Aleksei Ivanov (to Mordovia Saransk)
31	FW	TOG	Arafat Djako (to Inter Baku)^[11]
33	FW	NGA	Isah Eliakwu (to Guria Lanchkhuti)
61	MF	RUS	Magomed Mirzabekov (to AZAL)
77	GK	RUS	Aleksandr Makarov (to Sibir Novosibirsk)^[12]^[13]^[14]
89	FW	RUS	Aleksandr Prudnikov (end of loan from Spartak Moscow)^[15]
90	MF	RUS	Makhach Gadzhiyev (to Tavriya Simferopol)^[12]
—	FW	RUS	Ilya Kukharchuk (to Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast, previously on loan)^[16]
—	MF	GEO	Irakli Klimiashvili (to Dila Gori, previously on loan to Pakhtakor Tashkent)

Winter

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	RUS	Andrey Yeshchenko (from Lokomotiv Moscow)^[17]
10	FW	BRA	Willian (from Shakhtar Donetsk)^[18]^[19]
33	DF	BIH	Emir Spahić (on loan from Sevilla FC)^[20]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	CGO	Christopher Samba (to Queens Park Rangers)^[21]
10	FW	RUS	Shamil Lakhiyalov (to Krylia Sovetov Samara)
21	MF	RUS	Georgy Gabulov (to Alania Vladikavkaz)
26	GK	RUS	Azamat Dzhioev
81	FW	RUS	Nikita Burmistrov (loan to Amkar Perm)

Competitions

Friendlies

28 June 2012	Kapfenberger SV	1 - 3	Anzhi Makhachkala	Kapfenberg
20:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Kuljić 48' (pen.)	Summary	1' (o.g.) Eto'o 39', 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Franz Fekete Stadium Referee: Kislik Alfred (Austria)

10 July 2012	Kufstein	0 - 7	Anzhi Makhachkala	Kufstein
21:00 MSK (UTC+4)		Summary	Traore 17' Boussoufa 43' Shatov 51', 76' Zhirkov 63' Smolov 80' Gadzhibekov 87'	Stadium: Kufstein Arena

20 January 2013	Anzhi Makhachkala	0 - 1	Pakhtakor Tashkent	Dubai, UAE
13:00 MSK (UTC+4)		Summary	Miladinović 76'	Stadium: Franz Fekete Stadium Referee: Mohamed Obaid Kadem (UAE)

Russian Premier League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	D	L	D	L	D	W	D	L	W	L	W	L
Position	3	4	3	7	7	6	4	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2013. Source: Russian Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

21 July 2012 1	Anzhi Makhachkala	2 – 1	Kuban Krasnodar	Makhachkala, Dagestan
20:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Eto'o 31' Traore 43'	Summary	João Carlos 1' (o.g.)	Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Maxim Layushkin

28 July 2012 2	Rostov	2 – 2	Anzhi Makhachkala	Rostov, Rostov Oblast
20:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Kirichenko 75' (pen.) Holenda 88'	Summary	Jucilei 18' 30' Tagirbekov 49', 90+5'	Stadium: Olimp - 2 Attendance: 13,200 Referee: Aleksey Eskov

4 August 2012 3	Anzhi Makhachkala	1 – 0	Amkar Perm	Makhachkala, Dagestan
19:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Gabulov 72'	Summary		Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Badavi Guseynov

12 August 2012 4	CSKA Moscow	1 – 0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Moscow
17:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Tošić 74'	Summary	Agalarov 55' 85'	Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Sergey Karasev

19 August 2012 5	Anzhi Makhachkala	1 – 1	Zenit St. Petersburg	Makhachkala, Dagestan
21:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Shatov 65'	Summary	Zyryanov 20'	Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 15,200 Referee: Vladimir Kazmenko

26 August 2012 6	Anzhi Makhachkala	4 – 2	Mordovia Saransk	Makhachkala, Dagestan
19:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Traore 14' Dujmović 41' (o.g.) Eto'o 79', 81'	Summary	R. Mukhametshin 35' Rogov 64'	Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Timur Arslanbekov

1 September 2012 7	Krylia Sovetov Samara	1 – 2	Anzhi Makhachkala	Samara, Samara Oblast
18:15 MSK (UTC+4)	Zeballos 83'	Summary	Samba 26' Traoré 56'	Stadium: Metallurg Stadium Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

16 September 2012 8	Anzhi Makhachkala	5 – 2	Krasnodar	Makhachkala, Dagestan
17:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Shatov 1' João Carlos 4' Eto'o 14', 87' Boussoufa 48'	Summary	Abreu 38' Vranješ 52'	Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Vitali Meshkov

24 September 2012 9	Alania Vladikavkaz	0 – 1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Vladikavkaz
18:00 MSK (UTC+4)		Summary	Traoré 7'	Stadium: Republican Spartak Stadium Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

30 September 2012 10	Anzhi Makhachkala	2 – 1	Volga Nizhny Novgorod	Makhachkala, Dagestan
16:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Eto'o 45+1' Traore 62'	Summary	Maksimov 59'	Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 14,100 Referee: Maxim Layushkin

7 October 2012 11	Dynamo Moscow	0 – 2	Anzhi Makhachkala	Moscow
13:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Schildenfeld 52'	Summary	Carlos 9' Zhirkov 76' Eto'o 87'	Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 7,712 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

20 October 2012 12	Anzhi Makhachkala	2 – 1	Spartak Moscow	Makhachkala, Dagestan
13:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Traore 64' Insaurralde 90+2' (o.g.)	Summary	Bilyaletdinov 35' Kombarov 45+1' 46'	Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 15,600 Referee: Eduard Malyi

28 October 2012 13	Rubin Kazan	2 – 1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Kazan, Tatarstan
18:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Kuzmin 5' Kasaev 19'	Summary	Traore 10'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,181 Referee: Timur Arslanbekov

4 November 2012 14	Anzhi Makhachkala	3 – 1	Terek Grozny	Makhachkala, Dagestan
15:45 MSK (UTC+4)	Boussoufa 9' Traore 17' Samba 64'	Summary	Georgiev 54' (pen.)	Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

11 November 2012 15	Lokomotiv Moscow	1 – 1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Moscow
13:30 MSK (UTC+4)	N'Doye 84'	Summary	Carcela 72'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 11,657 Referee: Alexey Nikolaev

18 November 2012 16	Anzhi Makhachkala	0 – 0	Rostov	Makhachkala, Dagestan
18:30 MSK (UTC+4)		Summary		Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Timur Arslanbekov

26 November 2012 17	Amkar Perm	1 – 2	Anzhi Makhachkala	Perm, Perm Krai
15:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Semyonov 26'	Summary	Ahmedov 28' Shatov 90+2'	Stadium: Zvezda Stadium Attendance: 6,300 Referee: Alesey Eskov

1 December 2012 18	Anzhi Makhachkala	2 – 0	CSKA Moscow	Makhachkala, Dagestan
13:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Traore 57' Boussoufa 78'	Summary	Cauņa 19' 45+1'	Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

10 December 2012 19	Zenit St. Petersburg	1 – 1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Zyryanov 66' Danny 90+2'	Summary	João Carlos 24'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 0^[22] Referee: Maxim Layushkin

10 March 2013 20	Mordovia Saransk	2 – 0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Saransk
16:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Perendija 3' R.Mukhametshin 73'	Summary		Stadium: Start Stadium Attendance: 5,896 Referee: Sergey Karasev

17 March 2013 21	Anzhi Makhachkala	1 – 1	Krylia Sovetov Samara	Makhachkala, Dagestan
15:45 MSK (UTC+4)	Traore 81'	Summary	Amisulashvili 18' 37' Kornilenko 63'	Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 26,200 Referee: Vitali Meshkov

31 March 2013 22	Krasnodar	4 – 0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai
15:45 MSK (UTC+4)	Wánderson 33', 59', 89' Joãozinho 47'	Summary		Stadium: Kuban Stadium Attendance: 18,800 Referee: Alexey Nikolaev

7 April 2013 23	Anzhi Makhachkala	0 – 0	Alania Vladikavkaz	Makhachkala, Dagestan
17:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Traoré 87'	Summary	Khubulov 18' Goore 25' Bakayev 69' Prudnikov 77'	Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 19,700 Referee: Timur Arslanbekov

14 April 2013 24	Volga Nizhny Novgorod	0 – 3	Anzhi Makhachkala	Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
14:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Ropotan 26' 67'	Summary	Spahić 34' Traore 40' Willian 73'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

21 April 2013 25	Anzhi Makhachkala	3 – 3	Dynamo Moscow	Makhachkala, Dagestan
MSK (UTC+4)	Boussoufa 39' Boussoufa 38' 47' Zhirkov 51' Eto'o 67'	Summary	Noboa 36' Gatagov 73' Kurányi 88'	Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 24,500 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin

28 April 2013 26	Spartak Moscow	2 – 0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Moscow
13:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Källström 5' Kombarov 69' (pen.)	Summary	Gabulov 66'	Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 18,467 Referee: Alexey Nikolaev

4 May 2013 27	Anzhi Makhachkala	2 – 1	Rubin Kazan	Makhachkala, Dagestan
18:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Traoré 86' Eto'o 90' Tagirbekov 90+4'	Summary	Kvirkvelia 12' Ansaldi 29' Eremenko 82'	Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Vladimir Kazmenko

12 May 2013 28	Terek Grozny	1 – 0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Grozny, Chechnya
16:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Píriz 27'	Summary		Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium Attendance: 22,800 Referee: Vitali Meshkov

20 May 2013 29	Anzhi Makhachkala	2 – 1	Lokomotiv Moscow	Makhachkala, Dagestan
19:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Ćorluka 40' (o.g.) Eto'o 74'	Summary	Samedov 34'	Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

26 May 2013 30	Kuban Krasnodar	1 – 0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai
13:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Popov 24'	Summary		Stadium: Kuban Stadium Attendance: 31,743 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	CSKA Moscow (C)	30	20	4	6	49	25	+24	64	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Zenit St. Petersburg	30	18	8	4	53	25	+28	62	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Anzhi Makhachkala	30	15	8	7	45	34	+11	53	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
4	Spartak Moscow	30	15	6	9	51	39	+12	51	Qualification to Europa League play-off round
5	Kuban Krasnodar	30	14	9	7	48	28	+20	51	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round

Source: Russian Premier League
Rules for classification: 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.
(C) Champions

Russian Cup

27 September 2012 Round of 32	Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (2 – 4 p)	Anzhi Makhachkala	Yekaterinburg
18:00 MSK (UTC+4)		Summary	Traore 100'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Vyacheslav Kharlamov
	Penalties
	Acevedo Shchanitsyn Gogniyev Vještica		Smolov Shatov Serderov Tagirbekov Jucilei

31 October 2012 Round of 16	Anzhi Makhachkala	2 - 1	Krylia Sovetov Samara	Makhachkala, Dagestan
16:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Burmistrov 21' Tagirbekov 63' Serderov 87'	Summary	Petrov 8'	Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Vladimir Kazmenko

17 April 2013 Quarter-Finals	Anzhi Makhachkala	1 - 0	Dynamo Moscow	Makhachkala, Dagestan
18:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Eto'o 99' (pen.)	Summary		Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Alexsandr Egorov

8 May 2013 Semi-Finals	Zenit St. Petersburg	0 - 1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Saint Petersburg
19:30 MSK (UTC+4)		Summary	Eto'o 61'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 19,441

1 June 2013 Final	CSKA Moscow	1 - 1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Anzhi Makhachkala	Grozny
13:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Musa 11'	Summary	Diarra 74'	Stadium: Terek Stadium Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov
	Penalties
	Mamayev V. Berezutski Musa Vágner Love Doumbia		Boussoufa Zhirkov Willian Jucilei Eto'o

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

19 July 2012 2nd Qualifying Round 1st leg	Anzhi Makhachkala	1 - 0	Honvéd	Ramenskoye¹
19:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Jucilei 22'	Report		Stadium: Saturn Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

26 July 2012 2nd Qualifying Round 2nd leg	Honvéd	0 - 4 (0 - 5 agg.)	Anzhi Makhachkala	Budapest
20:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Vernes 55'	Report	Eto'o 7', 81' Traore 53' Shatov 68'	Stadium: Bozsik Stadion Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

2 August 2012 3rdQualifying Round 1st leg	Anzhi Makhachkala	2 - 0	Vitesse Arnhem	Ramenskoye¹
19:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Shatov 63' Smolov 74'	Report		Stadium: Saturn Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

9 August 2012 3rd Qualifying Round 2nd leg	Vitesse Arnhem	0 - 2 (0 - 4 agg.)	Anzhi Makhachkala	Arnhem
22:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Cziommer 21' 59'	Report	Eto'o 48', 84' (pen.)	Stadium: GelreDome Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

23 August 2012 Play off Round 1st leg	Anzhi Makhachkala	1 - 0	AZ	Ramenskoye¹
20:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Traoré 51'	Report		Stadium: Saturn Stadium Attendance: 6,030 Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)

30 August 2012 Play off Round 2nd leg	AZ	0 - 5 (0 - 6 agg.)	Anzhi Makhachkala	AFAS Stadion
23:00 MSK (UTC+4)		Report	Boussoufa 17' Eto'o 45+2' Traore 79' Carcela 83' Lakhiyalov 90+4'	Stadium: Alkmaar Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Liverpool	6	3	1	2	11	9	+2	10^[a]	Advance to knockout phase
2	Anzhi Makhachkala	6	3	1	2	7	5	+2	10^[a]	Advance to knockout phase
3	Young Boys	6	3	1	2	14	13	+1	10^[a]
4	Udinese	6	1	1	4	7	12	−5	4

Source: Soccerway
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Tiebreakers: Liverpool, Anzhi Makhachkala, and Young Boys are ranked by their head-to-head record.

20 September 2012 1	Udinese	1 - 1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Udine
21:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Di Natale 90+2'	Report	Traore 45'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 7,220 Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)

4 October 2012 2	Anzhi Makhachkala	2 - 0	Young Boys	Ramenskoye¹
20:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Eto'o 62' (pen.), 90'	Report		Stadium: Saturn Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

25 October 2012 3	Liverpool	1 - 0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Liverpool
23:05 MSK (UTC+4)	Downing 53'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 39,358^[23] Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

8 November 2012 4	Anzhi Makhachkala	1 - 0	Liverpool	Ramenskoye¹
21:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Traoré 45+1'	Report		Stadium: Saturn Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

22 November 2012 5	Anzhi Makhachkala	2 - 0	Udinese	Ramenskoye¹
21:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Samba 72' Eto'o 45'	Report	Willians 45' 80'	Stadium: Saturn Stadium Attendance: 8,556 Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)

6 December 2012 6	Young Boys	3 - 1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Bern
22:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Zárate 38' Costanzo 52' González 90'	Report	Ahmedov 45+2' Traoré 33' 69'	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 17,132 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Knockout phase

14 February 2013 Round of 32 First leg	Anzhi Makhachkala	3 – 1	Hannover 96	Moscow,² Russia
21:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Eto'o 34' Ahmedov 48' Boussoufa 64'	Report	Huszti 22'	Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 7,000^[24] Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)

21 February 2013 Round of 32 Second leg	Hannover 96	1 – 1 (2 – 4 agg.)	Anzhi Makhachkala	Hannover, Germany
1:05MSK (UTC+4)	Pinto 70'	Report	Traore 90+8'	Stadium: AWD-Arena Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

7 March 2013 Round of 16 First leg	Anzhi Makhachkala	0 – 0	Newcastle United	Moscow,² Russia
21:00 MSK (UTC+4)		Report		Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 5,000^[25] Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

15 March 2013 Round of 16 Second leg	Newcastle United	1 – 0 (1 – 0 agg.)	Anzhi Makhachkala	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
00:05 MSK (UTC+4)	Cissé 90+3'	Report	Carcela 48' 55'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 45,487 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

Squad statistics

As of 3 June 2013

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Russian Cup		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	RUS	Vladimir Gabulov	45	0	26+1	0	3+0	0	15+0	0
2	DF	RUS	Andrey Yeshchenko	6	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
3	DF	RUS	Ali Gadzhibekov	14	0	7+1	0	5+0	0	0+1	0
5	DF	BRA	João Carlos	45	2	25+0	2	4+0	0	16+0	0
6	MF	MAR	Mbark Boussoufa	43	6	24+2	4	3+1	0	13+0	2
7	DF	RUS	Kamil Agalarov	22	0	14+0	0	0+1	0	6+1	0
8	MF	BRA	Jucilei	46	1	27+0	0	5+0	0	14+0	1
9	FW	CMR	Samuel Eto'o	44	21	24+1	10	2+1	2	16+0	9
10	FW	BRA	Willian	13	1	6+1	1	3+0	0	3+0	0
13	DF	RUS	Rasim Tagirbekov	35	2	22+0	2	4+0	0	8+1	0
14	MF	RUS	Oleg Shatov	41	5	18+6	3	1+2	0	11+3	2
15	DF	RUS	Arseniy Logashov	32	0	15+4	0	3+0	0	8+2	0
16	MF	MAR	Mehdi Carcela	36	2	9+11	1	2+0	0	6+8	1
17	MF	RUS	Sharif Mukhammad	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	RUS	Yuri Zhirkov	39	2	19+4	2	4+0	0	9+3	0
19	FW	CIV	Lacina Traore	39	18	20+4	12	0+3	0	8+4	6
20	FW	RUS	Fyodor Smolov	20	1	2+8	0	2+1	0	1+6	1
22	GK	RUS	Yevgeny Pomazan	8	0	4+1	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
25	MF	UZB	Odil Akhmedov	37	3	13+9	1	1+3	0	11+0	2
28	FW	RUS	Serder Serderov	6	1	1+3	0	0+2	1	0+0	0
33	DF	BIH	Emir Spahić	9	1	7+0	1	1+1	0	0+0	0
37	DF	BRA	Ewerton	13	0	7+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0
85	MF	FRA	Lassana Diarra	24	1	14+0	0	3+0	1	7+0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
81	MF	RUS	Nikita Burmistrov	6	1	1+3	0	2+0	1	0+0	0
Players who appeared for Anzhi Makhachkala no longer at the club:
4	DF	CGO	Christopher Samba	29	3	17+0	2	0+0	0	12+0	1
10	FW	RUS	Shamil Lakhiyalov	17	1	2+6	0	2+0	0	0+7	1
21	MF	RUS	Georgy Gabulov	13	1	2+5	1	1+0	0	2+3	0
24	MF	RUS	Aleksei Ivanov	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Top scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Russian Premier League	Russian Cup	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	FW	9	Samuel Eto'o	10	2	9	21
2	FW	19	Lacina Traore	12	0	6	18
3	MF	6	Mbark Boussoufa	4	0	2	6
4	MF	14	Oleg Shatov	3	0	2	5
5	DF	4	Christopher Samba	2	0	1	3
	MF	25	Odil Ahmedov	1	0	2	3
			Own Goal	3	0	0	3
8	DF	13	Rasim Tagirbekov	2	0	0	2
	MF	16	Mehdi Carcela	1	0	1	2
	DF	5	João Carlos	2	0	0	2
	MF	18	Yuri Zhirkov	2	0	0	3
12	MF	21	Georgy Gabulov	1	0	0	1
	DF	33	Emir Spahić	1	0	0	1
	FW	10	Willian	1	0	0	1
	FW	28	Serder Serderov	0	1	0	1
	MF	81	Nikita Burmistrov	0	1	0	1
	MF	85	Lassana Diarra	0	1	0	1
	MF	8	Jucilei	0	0	1	1
	FW	10	Shamil Lakhiyalov	0	0	1	1
	FW	20	Fyodor Smolov	0	0	1	1
			TOTALS	45	5	26	76

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Russian Premier League		Russian Cup		UEFA Europa League		Total
1		GK	Vladimir Gabulov	1	1	1	0	1	0	3	1
3		DF	Ali Gadzhibekov	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
4		DF	Christopher Samba	1	0	0	0	3	0	4	0
5		DF	João Carlos	5	1	0	0	2	0	7	1
6		MF	Mbark Boussoufa	6	1	1	0	3	0	10	1
7		DF	Kamil Agalarov	5	1	0	0	2	0	7	1
8		MF	Jucilei	4	1	1	0	0	0	5	1
9		FW	Samuel Eto'o	4	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
13		DF	Rasim Tagirbekov	4	0	1	1	5	0	10	1
14		MF	Oleg Shatov	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
15		DF	Arseniy Logashov	2	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
16		MF	Mehdi Carcela	2	0	0	0	4	0	6	1
18		MF	Yuri Zhirkov	2	0	2	0	5	0	9	0
19		FW	Lacina Traore	3	0	1	1	2	1	6	2
20		FW	Fyodor Smolov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21		MF	Georgy Gabulov	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
25		MF	Odil Akhmedov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
28		FW	Serder Serderov	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
33		DF	Emir Spahić	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
37		DF	Ewerton	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
85		MF	Lassana Diarra	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
			TOTALS	58	5	12	2	32	2	102	9

Awards

Player of the Month

Month	Name	Award
September	Samuel Eto'o	Won^[26]

References

^ «Анжи» и «Кубань» договорились о переходе Траоре, Официальный сайт ФК «Анжи»
^ Смолов перешел в "Анжи", Официальный сайт ФК "Анжи" (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 10 July 2012.
^ Сердеров стал игроком "Анжи" (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 10 July 2012.
^ Эвертон Алмейда – в "Анжи", Официальный сайт ФК "Анжи" (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 3 August 2012.
^ Futebol: Hoje no Braga, ex-zagueiro de Corinthians-AL e ASA é procurado pelo Porto - TUDO NA HORA - O portal de notícias de Alagoas^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b Диарра и Бурмистров – в «Анжи», Официальный сайт ФК «Анжи»
^ Official: Lassana Diarra joins Anzhi on four-year deal
^ "Алексей Игонин: "У "Зенита" всегда были проблемы в обороне" - Футбольный портал, новости футбола, интервью, футбольные команды". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
^ Голенда перешел в «Ростов» | Футбольный клуб «Ростов»
^ Ангбва стал игроком "Ростова" | Футбольный клуб «Ростов»
^ "Inter FC signs up Togolese footballer". Today.Az. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
^ ^a ^b Новости. Футбол - премьер-лига. СЭ: "Анжи" расстался с Гаджиевым и Макаровым. Спорт-Экспресс.
^ "Сибирь" дозаявила пятерых. ФК «Сибирь». Официальный сайт
^ Сибирь: Александр Макаров. ФК «Сибирь». Официальный сайт Archived 2012-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ Прудников возвращается в ФК «Спартак», Официальный сайт ФК «Анжи»
^ "Игроками «Урала» стали Герсон Асеведо и Илья Кухарчук — Новости ФК Урал". Archived from the original on 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
^ "Anzhi Sign Lokomotiv's Yeshchenko". rsport.ru. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
^ ""Анжи" официально объявил о переходе Виллиана - Чемпионат". Championat.com. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
^ "Willian delighted to sign for Anzhi Makhachkala". Goal.com. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2013-03-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Christopher Samba: QPR sign Anzhi defender for £12.5m". BBC. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
^ Mehaffey, John. "Zenit handed 3-0 defeat and $16,000 fine for fan trouble". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
^ Butler, Jeremy (25 October 2012). "Liverpool 1–0 Anzhi Makhachkala". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
^ "1:3 – Hannover steht vor dem Aus". Fußball-Bundesliga (in German). 14 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
^ Lewis, Aimee (7 March 2013). "Anzhi Makhachkala 0–0 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
^ "Samuel Eto'o named Player of the Month". championat.com. Retrieved 2012-10-20.

[table_hth_LIV0.73875779646391-23] Tiebreakers: Liverpool, Anzhi Makhachkala, and Young Boys are ranked by their head-to-head record.

[1] «Анжи» и «Кубань» договорились о переходе Траоре, Официальный сайт ФК «Анжи»

[2] Смолов перешел в "Анжи", Официальный сайт ФК "Анжи" (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 10 July 2012.

[SerderSerderov-3] Сердеров стал игроком "Анжи" (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 10 July 2012.

[4] Эвертон Алмейда – в "Анжи", Официальный сайт ФК "Анжи" (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 3 August 2012.

[5] Futebol: Hoje no Braga, ex-zagueiro de Corinthians-AL e ASA é procurado pelo Porto - TUDO NA HORA - O portal de notícias de Alagoas^{[permanent dead link]}

[diarraburmistrov-6] Диарра и Бурмистров – в «Анжи», Официальный сайт ФК «Анжи»

[7] Official: Lassana Diarra joins Anzhi on four-year deal

[8] "Алексей Игонин: "У "Зенита" всегда были проблемы в обороне" - Футбольный портал, новости футбола, интервью, футбольные команды". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-09-05.

[Holenda-9] Голенда перешел в «Ростов» | Футбольный клуб «Ростов»

[angbwa-10] Ангбва стал игроком "Ростова" | Футбольный клуб «Ростов»

[11] "Inter FC signs up Togolese footballer". Today.Az. Retrieved 2020-01-19.

[makgad-12] Новости. Футбол - премьер-лига. СЭ: "Анжи" расстался с Гаджиевым и Макаровым. Спорт-Экспресс.

[makarlogua-13] "Сибирь" дозаявила пятерых. ФК «Сибирь». Официальный сайт

[14] Сибирь: Александр Макаров. ФК «Сибирь». Официальный сайт Archived 2012-10-20 at the Wayback Machine

[Prudnikov-15] Прудников возвращается в ФК «Спартак», Официальный сайт ФК «Анжи»

[acevkukh-16] "Игроками «Урала» стали Герсон Асеведо и Илья Кухарчук — Новости ФК Урал". Archived from the original on 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2012-09-05.

[17] "Anzhi Sign Lokomotiv's Yeshchenko". rsport.ru. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

[18] ""Анжи" официально объявил о переходе Виллиана - Чемпионат". Championat.com. Retrieved 2020-01-19.

[19] "Willian delighted to sign for Anzhi Makhachkala". Goal.com. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

[20] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2013-03-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[21] "Christopher Samba: QPR sign Anzhi defender for £12.5m". BBC. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

[Zenit_fined-22] Mehaffey, John. "Zenit handed 3-0 defeat and $16,000 fine for fan trouble". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 22 November 2012.

[24] Butler, Jeremy (25 October 2012). "Liverpool 1–0 Anzhi Makhachkala". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 October 2012.

[25] "1:3 – Hannover steht vor dem Aus". Fußball-Bundesliga (in German). 14 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.

[26] Lewis, Aimee (7 March 2013). "Anzhi Makhachkala 0–0 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 March 2013.

[27] "Samuel Eto'o named Player of the Month". championat.com. Retrieved 2012-10-20.

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