2006 Russian Premier League
Russian Premier League 2006 was the 15th season of Russian Football Championship, and 5th under the current Russian Premier League name. The league was won by defending champions CSKA Moscow. Torpedo Moscow and Shinnik were relegated. It was the first time in Torpedo Moscow's history that the club was relegated.
Tie-breaking criteria
Based on paragraph 15.3 of Russian Premier League regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points, the standings of these teams (except the 1st position) 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 Russian Premier League regulations for the current season, if two teams having the highest number of points are equal on them, the 1st position is determined by:
- higher number of wins 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 to determine current standings, or an additional match between the teams in question, with extra time and penalty shoot-outs if necessary, to determine the champion at the end of the season.
Based on paragraph 15.5 of Russian Premier League regulations for the current season, if more than two teams having the highest number of points are equal on them, the 1st 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 to determine current standings, or an additional tournament between the teams in question to determine the final standings and the champion at the end of the season1
1The terms of this additional tournament are determined by Football Union of Russia and the governing body of Russian Premier League based on suggestions from the participating clubs.
Final standings
Source: RFPL
Rules for classification: 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.
1Qualified as the winner of Russian Cup 2006-07.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Top goalscorers
Awards
Russian Football Union named Andrei Arshavin the best Premier League player of the season. Arshavin was also ranked best by major Russian sports newspapers, Sport-Express[1] and Soviet Sports[2] and became the Russian Footballer of the Year.
On December 18 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:[3]
- Goalkeepers
- Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow)
- Vyacheslav Malafeev (Zenit)
- Antonín Kinský (Saturn)
- Defensive midfielders
- Elvir Rahimić (CSKA Moscow)
- Evgeni Aldonin (CSKA Moscow)
- Mozart (Spartak Moscow)
Season statistics
- Goals: 585 (average 2.44 per match)
- From penalties: 69 (12%)
- Saved/Missed penalties: 19 (22%)
- Goals scored home: 337 (58%)
- Goals scored away: 247 (42%)
- Yellow cards: 1202 (average 5.01 per match)
- For violent conduct: 730 (61%)
- For unsporting behaviour: 387 (32%)
- For undisciplined behaviour: 3 (0%)
- Other: 82 (7%)
- Red cards: 62 (average 0.26 per match)
- For second yellow card: 41 (66%)
- For undisciplined behaviour: 7 (11%)
- For denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity: 6 (10%)
- For violent conduct: 6 (10%)
- For unsporting behaviour: 1 (2%)
- For hand ball: 1 (2%)
- Attendance: 2,948,996 (average 12,287 per match; 98,300 per matchday)
Medal squads
| 1. PFC CSKA Moscow |
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Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (28), Vladimir Gabulov (3), Veniamin Mandrykin (1).
Defenders: Aleksei Berezutski (29), Sergei Ignashevich (26 / 2), Vasili Berezutski (26 / 1), Deividas Šemberas (24), Anton Grigoryev (5), Chidi Odiah (3).
Midfielders: Elvir Rahimić (30 / 1), Dudu (28 / 2), Evgeni Aldonin (28), Yuri Zhirkov (27 / 1), Miloš Krasić (26 / 3), Rolan Gusev (18 / 1), Ivan Taranov (13), Kirill Kochubei (4).
Forwards: Ivica Olić (24 / 9), Vágner Love (23 / 9), Jô (18 / 14), Aleksandr Salugin (5).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)
Manager: Valery Gazzaev.
Transferred out during the season: none.
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| 2. FC Spartak Moscow |
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Goalkeepers: Wojciech Kowalewski (27), Dmitri Khomich (3), Aleksei Zuev (1).
Defenders: Radoslav Kováč (27 / 2), Martin Jiránek (26 / 2), Martin Stranzl (25), Clemente Rodríguez (20 / 1), Roman Shishkin (14 / 1), Géder (8), Adrian Iencsi (7), Gabriel Tamaş (3), Sergei Kabanov (1), Fyodor Kudryashov (1), Andrei Ivanov (1), Yevgeni Shpedt (1).
Midfielders: Yegor Titov (25 / 7), Vladimir Bystrov (24 / 6), Serghei Covalciuc (23), Mozart (22 / 4), Denis Boyarintsev (22 / 2), Maksym Kalynychenko (15 / 3), Quincy (15 / 1), Dmitri Torbinski (13), Aleksei Rebko (9).
Forwards: Roman Pavlyuchenko (27 / 18), Fernando Cavenaghi (17 / 5), Aleksandr Pavlenko (12 / 1), Nikita Bazhenov (11 / 3), Mihajlo Pjanović (8 / 3), Artem Dzyuba (5).
Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs (until April), Vladimir Fedotov (from July).
Transferred out during the season: Gabriel Tamaş (to Celta de Vigo).
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| 3. FC Lokomotiv Moscow |
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Goalkeepers: Aleksei Poliakov (23), Eldin Jakupović (5), Sergei Ryzhikov (2).
Defenders: Branislav Ivanović (28 / 2), Vadim Evseev (24), Emir Spahić (21), Oleg Pashinin (20), Dmitri Sennikov (14), Malkhaz Asatiani (14), Fininho (12), Marián Had (6), Dmitri Kruglov (2), Inal Getigezhev (1).
Midfielders: Dmitri Loskov (29 / 13), Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (29 / 3), Sergei Gurenko (29 / 1), Marat Izmailov (16 / 1), Aleksandr Samedov (13), Ivan Starkov (12 / 2), Laryea Kingston (12), Shaker Zouagi (11 / 1), André Bikey (5), Vladimir Maminov (5).
Forwards: Garry O'Connor (24 / 7), Dmitri Sychev (24 / 7), Dramane Traoré (21 / 6), Shamil Asildarov (4 / 1), Giorgi Chelidze (4).
Manager: Slavoljub Muslin (until October), Oleg Dolmatov (from October).
Transferred out during the season: Dmitri Kruglov (to FC Kuban Krasnodar), André Bikey (to Reading F.C.).
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See also
2006 in Russian Football
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