2015–16 Russian Premier League
The 2015–16 Russian Premier League was the 24th season of the premier football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 14th under the current Russian Premier League name.
Zenit Saint Petersburg came into the season as defending champions of the 2014–15 season. CSKA Moscow won the title on the final day.
Teams
As in previous season, 16 teams played in the 2015–16 season. After the
Stadiums
Team | Stadium | Opened | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Amkar | Zvezda, Perm | 1969 | 17,130 |
Anzhi | Anzhi Arena, Kaspiysk | 2003 | 24,859 |
CSKA | Arena Khimki, Khimki | 2008 | 18,636 |
Dynamo Moscow | Arena Khimki, Khimki | 2008 | 18,636 |
Krasnodar | Kuban, Krasnodar | 1961 | 30,889 |
Krylia Sovetov
|
Samara
|
1957 | 33,001 |
Kuban | Kuban, Krasnodar | 1961 | 30,889 |
Lokomotiv | Lokomotiv, Moscow | 2002 | 28,810 |
Mordovia | Start, Saransk | 2004 | 11,613 |
Rostov | Olimp-2, Rostov-on-Don | 1930 | 15,843 |
Rubin | Kazan Arena, Kazan
|
2013 | 45,379 |
Spartak Moscow | Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow
|
2014 | 44,929 |
Terek
|
Akhmat-Arena, Grozny | 2011 | 30,597 |
Ufa | Neftyanik, Ufa | 1967 | 15,234 |
Ural
|
SKB-Bank Arena, Yekaterinburg | 1940 | 10,000 |
Zenit | Petrovsky, Saint Petersburg | 1925 | 21,042 |
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing | Manner | Date | Table | Incoming | Date | Table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mordovia | Yuri Semin
|
Contract expired | 31 May 2015[4] | pre-season | Andrei Gordeyev | 3 June 2015[5] | pre-season |
Spartak | Murat Yakin | Mutual consent | 31 May 2015[6] | pre-season | Dmitri Alenichev | 10 June 2015[7] | pre-season |
Anzhi Makhachkala | Sergei Tashuyev | Contract expired | 31 May 2015[8] | pre-season | Yuri Semin
|
18 June 2015[9] | pre-season |
Kuban Krasnodar | Andrei Sosnitskiy (caretaker)
|
End as caretaker | 31 May 2015[10] | pre-season | Dmitri Khokhlov | 10 June 2015[11] | pre-season |
Lokomotiv Moscow | Igor Cherevchenko (caretaker) | Change of contract | 2 June 2015[12] | pre-season | Igor Cherevchenko | 2 June 2015[12] | pre-season |
Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast
|
Aleksandr Tarkhanov | Change of contract | 8 June 2015[13] | pre-season | Viktor Goncharenko | 14 June 2015[14] | pre-season |
Dynamo Moscow | Stanislav Cherchesov | Mutual consent | 13 July 2015[15] | pre-season | Andrey Kobelev | 13 July 2015 | pre-season |
Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast
|
Viktor Goncharenko | Mutual consent | 1 September 2015[16] | 11th | Vadim Skripchenko | 3 September 2015 (caretaker)[17] 22 September 2015 (permanent)[18] |
11th |
Rubin Kazan | Rinat Bilyaletdinov | Fired | 4 September 2015[19] | 15th | Yuri Utkulbayev (caretaker) | 6 September 2015[20] | 15th |
Rubin Kazan | Yuri Utkulbayev (caretaker) | Caretaking spell over | 10 September 2015 | 15th | Valeriy Chaly | 10 September 2015 (caretaker)[21] 9 October 2015 (permanent)[22] |
15th |
Kuban Krasnodar | Dmitri Khokhlov | Fired | 16 September 2015[23] | 16th | Sergei Tashuyev | 17 September 2015[24] | 16th |
Anzhi Makhachkala | Yuri Semin
|
Mutual consent | 29 September 2015[25] | 16th | Ruslan Agalarov | 29 September 2015 (caretaker) 24 October 2015 (permanent)[26] |
16th |
Ufa | Igor Kolyvanov | Mutual consent | 21 October 2015[27] | 15th | Yevgeni Perevertailo
|
21 October 2015 | 15th |
Mordovia Saransk | Andrei Gordeyev | Mutual consent | 7 April 2016[28] | 15th | Marat Mustafin (caretaker) | 7 April 2016 | 15th |
Kuban Krasnodar | Sergei Tashuyev | Resigned | 26 April 2016[29] | 14th | Arsen Papikyan (caretaker) | 26 April 2016 | 14th |
Kuban Krasnodar | Arsen Papikyan (caretaker) | Caretaking spell over | 4 May 2016[30] | 15th | Igor Osinkin | 4 May 2016 | 15th |
Dynamo Moscow | Andrey Kobelev | Mutual consent | 10 May 2016[31] | 12th | Sergei Chikishev (caretaker) | 10 May 2016 | 12th |
Ufa | Yevgeni Perevertailo
|
Resigned | 18 May 2016[32] | 15th | Sergei Tomarov (caretaker) | 18 May 2016 | 15th |
Last updated: 18 May 2016
Tournament format and regulations
Basic
The 16 teams played 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 was played, with 30 matches played by each team.
Promotion and relegation
The teams that finish 15th and 16th will be relegated to the
The 13th and 14th Premier League teams will play the 4th and 3rd FNL teams respectively in two playoff games with the winners securing Premier League spots for the 2016–17 season.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CSKA Moscow (C) | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 65 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Rostov | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 63 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
3 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
4 | Krasnodar | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
5 | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 50 | |
6 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 50 | |
7 | Terek Grozny
|
30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 44 | |
8 | Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast
|
30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 39 | |
9 | Krylia Sovetov Samara
|
30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 35 | |
10 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 33 | |
11 | Amkar Perm | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 31 | |
12 | Ufa | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 27 | |
13 | Anzhi Makhachkala (O) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 26 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
14 | Kuban Krasnodar (R) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 26 | |
15 | Dynamo Moscow (R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 25 | Relegation to Football National League |
16 | Mordovia Saransk (R) | 30 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head matches won; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored.[33]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Zenit Saint Petersburg qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 Russian Cup.
Relegation play-offs
The draw for relegation play-offs scheduling took place on 10 May 2016.[34]
First leg
Volgar Astrakhan | 0–1 | Anzhi Makhachkala |
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Report | Boli 90+2' |
Kuban Krasnodar | 1–0 | Tom Tomsk |
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Armaș 19' (pen.) | Report |
Second leg
Anzhi Makhachkala | 2–0 | Volgar Astrakhan |
---|---|---|
Lazić 7' Boli 34' |
Report |
Anzhi Makhachkala won 3–0 on aggregate and remained in the 2016–17 Russian Premier League.
Tom Tomsk | 2–0 | Kuban Krasnodar |
---|---|---|
Bashkirov 57' Ciupercă 72' |
Report |
Tom Tomsk won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to the 2016–17 Russian Premier League.
Results
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.