2021–22 Russian Premier League

The 2021–22 Russian Premier League is the 30th season of the premier football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 18th under the current Russian Premier League name.

Russian Premier League
Season2021–22
Dates23 July 2021 – 21 May 2022
Matches played144
Goals scored384 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorerGamid Agalarov
(13 goals)
Biggest home winZenit 7–1 Spartak Moscow
(24 October 2021)
Biggest away winUral 0–3 Krasnodar
(25 July 2021)
Arsenal Tula 0–3 Rubin
(30 July 2021)
Rostov 1–4 Ural
(11 December 2021)
Highest scoringZenit 7–1 Spartak Moscow
(24 October 2021)
Longest winning run4 matches
Zenit
Dynamo Moscow
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Lokomotiv Moscow
Zenit
Longest winless run8 matches
Khimki
Ural
Longest losing run5 matches
Nizhny Novgorod
Highest attendance19,890
Zenit 2–2 Rostov
(3 December 2021)
Lowest attendance409
Ufa 1–0 Akhmat Grozny
(31 October 2021)
Excluding the games played without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia, including the games played with restricted attendance for the same reason
Total attendance612,593[1]
Average attendance4,471[1]
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 13 December 2021.

Teams

As in the previous season, 16 teams are playing in the 2021–22 season. After the 2020–21 season, Rotor Volgograd were relegated to the 2021–22 Russian Football National League after one season in Premier League while Tambov were dissolved. They were replaced by Krylia Sovetov Samara and Nizhny Novgorod, the winners and third place of the 2020–21 Russian Football National League. FC Orenburg, the runner-up of 2020–21 Russian Football National League, didn't get the RFS 1 licence.[2]

Venues
Zenit Saint Petersburg Ural Yekaterinburg Khimki Rostov
Krestovsky Stadium Central Stadium Arena Khimki Rostov Arena
Capacity: 67,800 Capacity: 35,696 Capacity: 18,636 Capacity: 45,000
Spartak Moscow
Locations of teams in the 2021–22 Russian Premier League
Locations of teams in the 2021–22 Russian Premier League in Moscow
 Krylia Sovetov Samara
Otkritie Arena Solidarnost Arena
Capacity: 44,307 Capacity: 44,918
Krasnodar Akhmat Grozny
Krasnodar Stadium Akhmat-Arena
Capacity: 34,291 Capacity: 30,597
CSKA Moscow Lokomotiv Moscow
VEB Arena RZD Arena
Capacity: 30,457 Capacity: 27,320
Sochi Nizhny Novgorod
Fisht Olympic Stadium Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Capacity: 47,659 Capacity: 44,899
Arsenal Tula Dynamo Moscow Ufa Rubin Kazan
Arsenal Stadium VTB Arena BetBoom Arena Ak Bars Arena
Capacity: 20,048 Capacity: 26,319 Capacity: 15,132 Capacity: 45,093

    Personnel and kits
    Team Location Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
    Akhmat Grozny Andrei Talalayev Bernard Berisha Macron Akhmat Foundation/Parimatch
    Arsenal Tula Miodrag Božović Georgi Kostadinov Adidas Rostec
    CSKA Moscow Aleksei Berezutski Igor Akinfeev Joma X-Holding/VEB.RF/Wildberries/Fonbet
    Dynamo Moscow Sandro Schwarz Anton Shunin Puma VTB
    Khimki Khimki Igor Cherevchenko Dmitry Tikhy Puma Parimatch
    Krasnodar Krasnodar Viktor Goncharenko Grzegorz Krychowiak Puma Winline
    Krylia Sovetov Samara Igor Osinkin Aleksandr Soldatenkov Puma BETTERY/Sogaz
    Lokomotiv Moscow Markus Gisdol Guilherme Adidas RZhD
    Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod Aleksandr Kerzhakov Aleksandr Sapeta Jako Parimatch
    Rostov Rostov-on-Don Vitaly Kafanov Maksim Osipenko Puma TNS Energo
    Rubin Kazan Leonid Slutsky Filip Uremović Jako TAIF
    Sochi Sochi Vladimir Fedotov Soslan Dzhanayev Puma
    Spartak Moscow Vacant Georgi Dzhikiya Nike Lukoil
    Ufa Ufa Aleksei Stukalov Bojan Jokić Joma BetBoom
    Ural Yekaterinburg Igor Shalimov Denys Kulakov Nike TMK/Akademichesky/BetBoom
    Zenit Saint Petersburg Sergei Semak Dejan Lovren Nike Gazprom

    Managerial changes
    Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
    Spartak Moscow Domenico Tedesco Contract expired 31 May 2021[3] Off-season Rui Vitória 31 May 2021[4] Off-season
    CSKA Moscow Ivica Olić Mutual consent 15 June 2021[5] Off-season Aleksei Berezutski 15 June 2021 (caretaker)[5]
    19 July 2021 (permanent)[6]    		 Off-season
    Nizhny Novgorod Anton Khazov End of caretaker spell 17 June 2021 Off-season Aleksandr Kerzhakov 17 June 2021[7] Off-season
    Rostov Valeri Karpin Mutual consent after appointment as manager of the national team 2 August 2021[8] 15th Yury Syomin 4 August 2021[9] 15th
    Ural Yekaterinburg Yuri Matveyev Mutual consent 10 August 2021[10] 15th Igor Shalimov 10 August 2021[11] 15th
    Arsenal Tula Dmytro Parfenov Mutual consent 3 September 2021[12] 15th Miodrag Božović 3 September 2021[13] 15th
    Rostov Yury Syomin Resigned 25 September 2021[14] 14th Zaur Tedeyev (caretaker) 25 September 2021[15] 14th
    Lokomotiv Moscow Marko Nikolić Mutual consent 5 October 2021[16] 4th Dmitri Loskov (caretaker) 5 October 2021 4th
    Lokomotiv Moscow Dmitri Loskov (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 10 October 2021 4th Markus Gisdol 10 October 2021[17] 4th
    Khimki Igor Cherevchenko Mutual consent 25 October 2021[18] 14th Igor Yushchenko (caretaker) 25 October 2021[19] 14th
    Rostov Zaur Tedeyev (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 26 October 2021[20] 12th Vitaly Kafanov 26 October 2021 12th
    Khimki Igor Yushchenko (caretaker) Caretaking spell over 19 November 2021[21] 15th Igor Cherevchenko 19 November 2021 15th
    Spartak Moscow Rui Vitória Mutual consent 15 December 2021[22] 9th

    Tournament format and regulations

    The 16 teams play 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 will be played, with 30 matches played by each team.

    Promotion and relegation

    For the purpose of determining FNL positions for the following, the teams that will not pass 2022–23 RPL licensing or drop out of 2022–23 season for any other reason, or the second teams of RPL clubs (such as FC Krasnodar-2), or the teams that finished lower than 6th place in FNL standings will not be considered. For example, if the teams that finished 1st, 3rd and 4th in the FNL standings fail licensing, the team that finished 2nd will be considered 1st-placed team, the team that finished 5th will be considered 2nd-placed team and the team that finished 6th will be considered 3rd-placed team. There will be no designated 4th-placed team in this scenario.

    The teams that finish 15th and 16th will be relegated to the FNL 2022–23, while the top 2 in that league will be promoted to the 2022–23 season.

    The 13th and 14th Premier League teams will play the 4th and 3rd FNL 2021–22 teams respectively in two (home-and-away) playoff games, with away goals rule (including extra time of the return leg) and penalty shootout in effect, if necessary, the winners will secure Premier League spots for the 2022–23 season.[23] If both of the teams that finish RPL in 13th and 14th place fail licensing for the 2022–23 season or drop out for any other reason, play-offs will not be held, and 3th and 4th FNL teams will be promoted automatically. If one of the teams that place 13th and 14th in the Premier League fails licensing for 2022–23 season or drops out for other reasons, 3rd FNL team will be promoted automatically and the 13th or 14th-placed team that passes licensing will play 4th FNL team in playoffs, with the winners securing the Premier League spot. If only one FNL team is eligible for the play-offs (as in the example scenario above), that team will play the 14th-placed RPL team in playoffs, with the winners securing the Premier League spot, and the 13th RPL team will remain in the league. If none of the FNL teams are eligible for the play-offs, they will not be held and 13th and 14th-placed RPL teams will remain in the league. If any of the teams are unable to participate in the season after the play-offs have been concluded, or there are not enough teams that pass licensing to follow the above procedures, the replacement will be chosen by the Russian Football Union in consultation with RPL and FNL.[24]

    Season events

    Due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic in Russia, attendance for the games was limited. The specific restrictions are set by the appropriate local office of Rospotrebnadzor and therefore are not consistent between all clubs. FC Rostov played their initial home games without any fans in the stands,[25] Moscow clubs were limited to 3,000 fans (with negative tests or proof of vaccination),[26] Tatarstan office restricted FC Rubin Kazan attendance to 30% of stadium's capacity (approximately 15,000 fans)[27] and most other games were limited to 500 fans. By late September, the limits were raised to 30% of capacity (with proof of vaccination) in Saint Petersburg[28] and Moscow,[29] while in some other locations the regulations remained more strict (such as 1,000 limit for home games of FC Ural Yekaterinburg[30]). In December, the limit was raised to 70% of capacity (with proof of vaccination) in Moscow.[31]

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Zenit Saint Petersburg 18 11 5 2 44 20 +24 38 Qualification to the Champions League group stage
    2 Dynamo Moscow 18 11 3 4 33 20 +13 36 Qualification to the Champions League third qualifying round
    3 Sochi 18 10 1 7 30 21 +9 31 Qualification to the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
    4 CSKA Moscow 18 9 3 6 21 16 +5 30 Qualification to the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
    5 Krasnodar 18 8 5 5 29 18 +11 29
    6 Lokomotiv Moscow 18 7 7 4 24 19 +5 28
    7 Akhmat Grozny 18 9 0 9 24 24 0 27[lower-alpha 1]
    8 Krylia Sovetov Samara 18 8 3 7 22 18 +4 27[lower-alpha 1]
    9 Spartak Moscow 18 6 5 7 20 26 −6 23
    10 Rubin Kazan 18 6 4 8 23 27 −4 22
    11 Ural Yekaterinburg 18 4 7 7 12 18 −6 19[lower-alpha 2]
    12 Arsenal Tula 18 5 4 9 21 35 −14 19[lower-alpha 2]
    13 Nizhny Novgorod 18 5 4 9 18 30 −12 19[lower-alpha 2] 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
    16 Khimki 18 2 8 8 16 31 −15 14
    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: Akhmat Grozny 3, Krylia Sovetov Samara 0.
    2. Head-to-head points: Ural Yekaterinburg 4, Arsenal Tula 3, Nizhny Novgorod 1.

    Results
    Home \ Away AKH ARS CSK DYN KHI KRA KRY LOK NIZ ROS RUB SOC SPA UFA URA ZEN
    Akhmat Grozny — 2–1 2–1 4–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–0
    Arsenal Tula — 2–2 0–0 2–1 3–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1
    CSKA Moscow 2–0 2–0 — 0–0 0–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–2
    Dynamo Moscow 5–1 2–1 — 4–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 a 2–0 1–1
    Khimki 2–0 1–2 — 3–3 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–3
    Krasnodar 3–2 0–1 — 0–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–1
    Krylia Sovetov Samara 1–2 0–1 3–0 — 2–0 4–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–1
    Lokomotiv Moscow 1–2 3–1 2–1 2–0 — 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–1
    Nizhny Novgorod 2–3 0–2 1–4 0–0 1–2 — 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–2
    Rostov 1–2 4–0 1–3 0–2 1–1 — 5–1 2–2 1–4 2–4
    Rubin Kazan 2–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–2 0–1 — 1–0 4–0 1–3
    Sochi 4–1 0–1 3–0 1–2 3–2 1–2 — 3–0 3–1 2–0
    Spartak Moscow 2–1 a 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 — 2–0 1–0
    Ufa 1–0 2–3 3–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 0–1 1–1
    Ural Yekaterinburg 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 0–0
    Zenit Saint Petersburg 3–1 1–0 4–1 3–2 2–1 5–1 2–2 1–2 7–1 —
    Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2021. Source: Russian Premier League
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
    For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

    Positions by round
    Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
    Zenit Saint Petersburg211121111111111111
    Dynamo Moscow443412522232432222
    Sochi966353246326323343
    CSKA Moscow6810866875643556654
    Krasnodar1118797764565675535
    Lokomotiv Moscow334534333454244466
    Akhmat Grozny510991081011911111010109777
    Krylia Sovetov Samara1014161415111110111088767888
    Spartak Moscow129111081099877799101099
    Rubin Kazan82224545799988891010
    Ural Yekaterinburg161215161616161616121416161616161411
    Arsenal Tula131612131315151313141213141414121112
    Nizhny Novgorod755679681081011111313141313
    Rostov151514151413121415131512121111111214
    Ufa111313111114141212151615131212131515
    Khimki1477121212131514161314151515151616
    Leader
    Champions League 3rd Qual.
    Europa Conference 3rd Qual.
    Europa Conference 2nd Qual.
    Relegation Play-Offs
    Relegation to 2022–23 Russian Football National League
    Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2021. Source: PremierLiga.ru

    Season statistics

    Top goalscorers
    As of matches played on 13 December 2021.[32]
    Rank Player Club Goals
    1 Gamid Agalarov Ufa 13
    2 Artem Dzyuba Zenit 10
    3 Mateo Cassierra Sochi 8
    Dmitry Poloz Rostov
    5 Claudinho Zenit 7
    Sardar Azmoun Zenit
    Anders Dreyer Rubin Kazan
    Fyodor Smolov Lokomotiv Moscow
    Denis Glushakov Khimki
    10 Aleksandr Yerokhin Zenit 6
    Vyacheslav Grulyov Dynamo Moscow
    Vladislav Sarveli Krylia Sovetov
    Daniil Utkin Akhmat Grozny
    Jhon Córdoba Krasnodar
    Mohamed Konaté Akhmat Grozny
    Ivan Sergeyev Krylia Sovetov
    Daniil Fomin Dynamo Moscow

    Awards

    Monthly awards
    Month Player of the Month Manager of the Month Goal of the Month Ref.
    Player Club Manager Club Player Club
    July - August Fyodor Smolov Lokomotiv Moscow Sandro Schwarz Dynamo Moscow Aleksei Ionov Krasnodar [33]
    September Artem Dzyuba Zenit Saint Petersburg Anders Dreyer Rubin Kazan
    October Gamid Agalarov Ufa Igor Osinkin Krylia Sovetov Samara Kings Kangwa Arsenal Tula
    November - December Claudinho Zenit Saint Petersburg Sandro Schwarz Dynamo Moscow Claudinho Zenit Saint Petersburg

    Season records
    • For the first time in the history of the Russian Premier League, there was no scoreless draws for 61 consecutive matches (23 July 2021 to 19 September 2021) until FC Ural Yekaterinburg and FC Lokomotiv Moscow finished with the 0–0 score on 20 September 2021.

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