2021–22 FC Nizhny Novgorod season

The 2021–22 season is the seventh season in the existence of FC Nizhny Novgorod and the club's first season in the top flight of Russian football. In addition to the domestic league, FC Nizhny Novgorod are participating in this season's editions of the Russian Cup.

Nizhny Novgorod
2021–22 season
OwnerCity of Nizhny Novgorod
ChairmanMaksim Metlin
Head coachAleksandr Kerzhakov
StadiumNizhny Novgorod Stadium
Premier League12th
Russian CupRound of 32
All statistics correct as of 20 September 2021.

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  RUS Artur Anisimov
4 DF  HUN Ákos Kecskés
5 DF  ARG Lucas Masoero
6 DF  UZB Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev
7 FW  CAN Richie Ennin (on loan from Spartaks Jūrmala)
9 FW  RUS Artyom Galadzhan
11 FW  RUS Kirill Kosarev (on loan from Rubin Kazan)
13 MF  CMR Petrus Boumal
15 DF  SRB Ivan Miladinović (on loan from Sochi)
17 MF  RUS Igor Gorbunov
18 MF  RUS Pavel Mogilevets
19 FW  ALB Bekim Balaj
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF  RUS Nikita Kakkoyev
23 DF  RUS Daniil Penchikov
24 DF  RUS Kirill Gotsuk
25 GK  RUS Artur Nigmatullin
31 MF  RUS Denis Tkachuk
33 GK  RUS Andrei Sinitsyn
34 DF  RUS Aleksei Kozlov
37 MF  RUS Albert Sharipov
41 MF  RUS Aleksandr Sapeta
78 MF  RUS Nikolay Kalinsky
88 MF  RUS Ilya Berkovsky (on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow)
93 FW  RUS Timur Suleymanov

Transfers
Main articles: List of Russian football transfers summer 2021 and List of Russian football transfers winter 2021–22

Summer

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 26 July 2021 May 2022 Matchday 1 18 5 4 9 18 30 −12 027.78
Russian Cup 22 September 2021 Round of 32 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
Total 20 7 4 9 20 30 −10 035.00

Last updated: 12 December 2021
Source: Soccerway

Premier League
Main article: 2021–22 Russian Premier League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
11 Ural Yekaterinburg 18 4 7 7 12 18 −6 19[lower-alpha 1]
12 Arsenal Tula 18 5 4 9 21 35 −14 19[lower-alpha 1]
13 Nizhny Novgorod 18 5 4 9 18 30 −12 19[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to relegation play-offs
14 Rostov 18 4 6 8 30 35 −5 18
15 Ufa 18 3 7 8 17 26 −9 16 Relegation to the Football National League
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2021. Source: Premier Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) 2020–21 position (not applicable to final standings); 10) Play-off.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Ural Yekaterinburg 4, Arsenal Tula 3, Nizhny Novgorod 1.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
18 5 4 9 18 30  −12 19 2 1 6 9 16  −7 3 3 3 9 14  −5

Last updated: 9 December 2021.
Source: FBref

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAAHHAAHHAАHНAАHНA
ResultWDWLLDWLLWLLLLLDWD
Position855679681081011111313141313
Updated to match(es) played on 2021. Source: Premier Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
26 July 2021 1 Nizhny Novgorod 1 – 0 Sochi Nizhny Novgorod
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Kakkoyev  15'
Gorbunov  68'
Sapeta  77'		 Report Popov  75' Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Attendance: 487
Referee: Pavel Shadyhanov
1 August 2021 2 Ural Yekaterinburg 1 – 1 Nizhny Novgorod Yekaterinburg
17:30 MSK (UTC+3) Panyukov  32' Report Suleymanov  55' Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 482
Referee: Aleksey Amelin
7 August 2021 3 Spartak Moscow 1 – 2 Nizhny Novgorod Moscow
20:00 MSK (UTC+3) Sobolev  63'
Rasskazov  81'
Ponce  86'		 Report Gotsuk  4'
Kozlov  16'
Kalinsky  90+'
Nigmatullin  90+'		 Stadium: Otkritie Arena
Attendance: 2,849
Referee: Aleksey Sukhoy
14 August 2021 4 Nizhny Novgorod 1 – 2 Ufa Nizhny Novgorod
17:30 MSK (UTC+3) Gorbunov  14'
Kecskés  57'
Nigmatullin  63'
Masoero  76' Suleymanov  90+'		 Report Kamilov  24'
Agalarov  48'
Cacintura  61'
Ivanov  65' (pen.)  90+'
Mrzljak  75'		 Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Attendance: 482
Referee: Vasiliy Kazartsev
22 August 2021 5 Nizhny Novgorod 1 – 2 Rostov Nizhny Novgorod
18:00 MSK (UTC+3) Osipenko  3' (o.g.)
Tkachuk  57'
Gotsuk  87'		 Report Hashimoto  36'
Hadžikadunić  42'
Normann  78'
Bastos  80'
Masoero  89' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Attendance: 991
Referee: Evgeny Kukulyak
27 August 2021 6 Khimki 1 – 1 Nizhny Novgorod Khimki
18:30 MSK (UTC+3) Dagerstål  40'
Glushakov  45'  54' (pen.)
Kamyshev  88'		 Report Kozlov  35'
Tkachuk  76'
Masoero  80'		 Stadium: Arena Khimki
Attendance: 510
Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov
12 September 2021 7 Dynamo Moscow 1 – 2 Nizhny Novgorod Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Makarov  11'
Varela  71'
N'Jie 90'		 Report Masoero  8'  89'
Suleymanov 51'
Yuldoshev  56'
Gorbunov  74'
Kalinsky  83'		 Stadium: VTB Arena
Attendance: 7,146
Referee: Vitaly Meshkov
19 September 2021 8 Nizhny Novgorod 2 – 3 Arsenal Tula Nizhny Novgorod
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Kalinsky  9'  75'
Kozlov  85'
Gotsuk  90+'		 Report Čaušić  17', 90+'  90+'
Sukhanov  32'
Markov  45+'		 Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Attendance: 497
Referee: Artyom Lyubimov
27 September 2021 9 Nizhny Novgorod 0 – 2 CSKA Moscow Nizhny Novgorod
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Tkachuk  29'
Balaj  38'
Gotsuk  85'		 Report Zaynutdinov  31'
Akhmetov  63' (pen.)		 Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Attendance: 2,996
Referee: Kirill Levnikov
2 October 2021 10 Rubin Kazan 0 – 1 Nizhny Novgorod Kazan
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Kvaratskhelia 49' Report Kozlov  35'
Kalinsky  61' (pen.)		 Stadium: Ak Bars Arena
Attendance: 3,986
Referee: Sergei Karasev
17 October 2021 11 Krylia Sovetov 2 – 0 Nizhny Novgorod Samara
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Sarveli  36', 50' Report Suleymanov  58'
Gorbunov  72'
Kalinsky 83'		 Stadium: Solidarnost Arena
Attendance: 997
Referee: Aleksey Amelin
23 October 2021 12 Nizhny Novgorod 1 – 4 Krasnodar Nizhny Novgorod
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Penchikov  64'
Kosarev  80'
Gotsuk  83'  90'
Suleymanov  83'		 Report Krychowiak  5'
Córdoba  20' 70'
Spertsyan  56'
Chernikov  73'  89'
Ilyin  76'
Safonov  83'		 Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Attendance: 2,857
Referee: Aleksei Matyunin
30 October 2021 13 Nizhny Novgorod 1 – 2 Lokomotiv Moscow Nizhny Novgorod
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Berkovsky  31'
Kalinsky  80'
Sinitsyn  90+'
Suleymanov  90+'		 Report Maradishvili  21'
Zhemaletdinov  38'
Anjorin  51'
Beka Beka  59'
Rybus  85'
Miladinović  90+' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Attendance: 2,912
Referee: Aleksey Suhoy
7 November 2021 14 Akhmat Grozny 3 – 1 Nizhny Novgorod Grozny
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Konovalov  14'
Konaté  39'
Penchikov  72' (o.g.)
Sadulayev  79'
Utkin  90'		 Report Kalinsky  37'
Kosarev  54'		 Stadium: Akhmat-Arena
Attendance: 6,729
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov
19 November 2021 15 Zenit St.Petersburg 5 – 1 Nizhny Novgorod Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Malcom  24'
Dzyuba  34', 45+', 60'
Chistyakov  88'
Azmoun  90+'
Barrios  90+'
Sutormin  90+'		 Report Kozlov  34'
Boumal  41'  43'
Gorbunov  54'
Miladinović  90'
Sapeta  90+'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 16,575
Referee: Pavel Kukuyanru
28 November 2021 16 Nizhny Novgorod 0 – 0 Krylia Sovetov Nizhny Novgorod
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Suleymanov  31'
Sharipov  64'		 Report Gorshkov  42'
Zinkovsky  58'		 Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Attendance: 1,775
Referee: Vitaly Meshkov
5 December 2021 17 Nizhny Novgorod 2 – 1 Rubin Kazan Nizhny Novgorod
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Kalinsky  2' (pen.), 42'
Tkachuk  78'		 Report Dreyer  28'
Zotov  40'
Kvaratskhelia  51'
Hwang  78'		 Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Attendance: 1,789
Referee: Artyom Chistyakov
12 December 2021 18 Krasnodar 0 – 0 Nizhny Novgorod Krasnodar
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Sorokin  23'
Martynovich  40'
Claesson  76'
Apekov  90+'		 Report Miladinović  62'
Balaj  74'
Sapeta  90+'		 Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium
Attendance: 10,554
Referee: Evgeny Kukulyak
27 February 2022 19 Akhmat Grozny – Nizhny Novgorod Grozny
MSK (UTC+3) Stadium: Akhmat-Arena

Russian Cup
Main article: 2021–22 Russian Cup

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nizhny Novgorod (Q) 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 Advance to Play-off
2 Fakel Voronezh 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
3 Dynamo Barnaul 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source: [30]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
22 September 2021 Group stage Dynamo Barnaul 0–1 Nizhny Novgorod Barnaul
10:30 MSK (UTC+3) Zavyalov  16'
Petukhov  36'
Khudyakov  50'		 Report Berkovsky  7'
Sapeta  51'
Kosarev  64'
Pigayev  90+2'		 Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Referee: Igor Vertkov
27 October 2021 Group stage Fakel Voronezh 0–1 Nizhny Novgorod Voronezh
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Yermakov  37' Report Yuldoshev  35'
Berkovsky  40'
Penchikov  45'		 Stadium: Tsentralnyi Profsoyuz Stadion
Referee: Anton Frolov

Knockout stage
2 March 2022 Round of 16 Dynamo Moscow v Nizhny Novgorod Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Stadium: VTB Arena

Squad statistics
As of match played 12 December 2021

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueRussian Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  RUS Artur Anisimov 302010
4 DF  HUN Ákos Kecskés 14114100
5 DF  ARG Lucas Masoero 16012+2020
6 DF  UZB Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev 13012010
7 FW  CAN Richie Ennin 1008+1010
9 FW  RUS Artyom Galadzhan 511+200+21
11 FW  RUS Kirill Kosarev 1112+7120
15 DF  SRB Ivan Miladinović 1005+400+10
17 MF  RUS Igor Gorbunov 1824+12220
18 MF  RUS Pavel Mogilevets 805+1020
19 FW  ALB Bekim Balaj 15012+3000
22 DF  RUS Nikita Kakkoyev 13012010
23 DF  RUS Daniil Penchikov 1406+6020
24 DF  RUS Kirill Gotsuk 16214+1210
25 GK  RUS Artur Nigmatullin 15015000
31 MF  RUS Denis Tkachuk 1509+5010
33 GK  RUS Andrei Sinitsyn 30101+10
34 DF  RUS Aleksei Kozlov 15415400
37 MF  RUS Albert Sharipov 15010+3020
41 MF  RUS Aleksandr Sapeta 902+6010
45 MF  RUS Aleksandr Grunichev 10000+10
52 DF  RUS Yegor Pigayev 100010
58 MF  RUS Maksim Shakhov 10000+10
78 MF  RUS Nikolay Kalinsky 17517500
88 MF  RUS Ilya Berkovsky 1437+511+12
93 FW  RUS Timur Suleymanov 1719+710+10
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who appeared for Nizhny Novgorod but left during the season:
13 MF  CMR Petrus Boumal 303000

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Russian Cup Total
1MF78Nikolay Kalinsky505
2DF34Aleksei Kozlov404
3MF88Ilya Berkovsky123
4MF17Igor Gorbunov202
DF24Kirill Gotsuk202
6FW93Timur Suleymanov101
DF4Ákos Kecskés101
FW11Kirill Kosarev101
Own goal101
Total 18220

Clean sheets
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Russian Cup Total
1GK25Artur Nigmatullin404
2GK33Andrei Sinitsyn022
3GK1Artur Anisimov011
Total 426

Anisimov & Sinitsyn both played in Nizhny Novgorod 1-0 victory over Dynamo Barnaul on 22 September 2021

Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name Premier League Russian Cup Total
5DFLucas Masoero410041
6DFIbrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev101020
11MFKirill Kosarev101020
15DFIvan Miladinović200020
17MFIgor Gorbunov300030
19MFBekim Balaj200020
22DFNikita Kakkoyev100010
23DFDaniil Penchikov101020
24DFKirill Gotsuk400040
25GKArtur Nigmatullin200020
31MFDenis Tkachuk400040
33GKAndrei Sinitsyn100010
34DFAleksei Kozlov100010
37MFAlbert Sharipov100010
41MFAleksandr Sapeta301040
45MFAleksandr Grunichev001010
78MFNikolay Kalinsky400040
93FWTimur Suleymanov500050
Players away on loan:
Players who left Nizhny Novgorod during the season:
13MFPetrus Boumal210021
Total 42250472

References
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