2020–21 Russian Premier League

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Russian Premier League
Season 2020–21
Champions Zenit Saint Petersburg
Relegated Rotor Volgograd
Tambov (dissolved)
Champions League Zenit Saint Petersburg
Spartak Moscow
Europa League Lokomotiv Moscow
Europa Conference League Rubin Kazan
Sochi
Matches played 240
Goals scored 637 (2.65 per match)
Top goalscorer Artem Dzyuba (20 goals)
Biggest home win Zenit Saint Petersburg 6–0 Ufa
(26 September 2020)
Zenit Saint Petersburg 6–0 Rotor Volgograd
(24 April 2021)
Biggest away win Krasnodar 0–5 Akhmat Grozny
(3 April 2021)
Highest scoring Krasnodar 7–2 Khimki
(18 September 2020)
Longest winning run 8 matches
Lokomotiv Moscow
Longest unbeaten run 10 matches
Khimki
Longest winless run 19 matches
Tambov
Longest losing run 11 matches
Tambov
Highest attendance 39,793
Zenit Saint Petersburg 6–1 Lokomotiv Moscow
(2 May 2021)
Lowest attendance 539
Khimki 2–1 Ufa
(27 February 2021)
Excluding the games played without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the games played with restricted attendance for the same reason
Total attendance 1,878,441[1]
Average attendance 8,239[1]

The 2020–21 Russian Premier League（known as the Tinkoff Russian Premier League, also written as Tinkoff Russian Premier Liga for sponsorship reasons）was the 29th season of the premier football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 17th under the current Russian Premier League name.

Teams

As in the previous season, 16 teams are playing in the 2020–21 season. After the 2019–20 season, Orenburg and Krylia Sovetov were relegated to the 2020–21 Russian Football National League. Both return to the second tier after a two-year stay in the top tier. They were replaced by Rotor and Khimki, the winners and runners up of the 2019–20 Russian Football National League. Rotor Volgograd returned to the Premier League after a 16-year absence, while Khimki returned after an 11-year absence.

Venues

Zenit Saint Petersburg Rotor Khimki Rostov
Krestovsky Stadium Volgograd Arena Arena Khimki Rostov Arena
Capacity: 67,800 Capacity: 45,568 Capacity: 18,636 Capacity: 45,000
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Spartak Moscow
Locations of teams in 2020–21 Russian Premier League

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 Ural Yekaterinburg
Otkritie Arena Central Stadium
Capacity: 44,307 Capacity: 35,696
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Krasnodar Akhmat Grozny
Krasnodar Stadium Akhmat-Arena
Capacity: 34,291 Capacity: 30,597
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CSKA Moscow Lokomotiv Moscow
VEB Arena RZD Arena
Capacity: 30,457 Capacity: 27,320
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Sochi Tambov
Fisht Olympic Stadium Mordovia Arena
Capacity: 47,659 Capacity: 44,442
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Arsenal Tula Dynamo Moscow Ufa Rubin Kazan
Arsenal Stadium VTB Arena Neftyanik Stadium Ak Bars Arena
Capacity: 20,048 Capacity: 26,319 Capacity: 15,132 Capacity: 45,093
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Personnel and kits

Team Location Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Akhmat Grozny Russia Andrei Talalayev Kosovo Bernard Berisha Germany Adidas Akhmat Foundation
Arsenal Tula Ukraine Dmytro Parfenov Russia Yevgeni Lutsenko Germany Adidas SPLAV
CSKA Moscow Croatia Ivica Olić Russia Igor Akinfeev Spain Joma X-Holding
Dynamo Moscow Germany Sandro Schwarz Russia Anton Shunin Spain Kelme VTB
Khimki Khimki Tajikistan Igor Cherevchenko Russia Dmitri Tikhiy Germany Puma Parimatch
Krasnodar Krasnodar Belarus Viktor Goncharenko Russia Matvei Safonov Germany Puma 1XBET
Lokomotiv Moscow Serbia Marko Nikolić Croatia Vedran Ćorluka Germany Adidas RZhD
Rostov Rostov-on-Don Russia Valeri Karpin Russia Maksim Osipenko Germany Puma TNS Energo
Rotor Volgograd Tajikistan Yuri Baturenko Russia Sergei Makarov United States Nike Marathonbet
Rubin Kazan Russia Leonid Slutsky Croatia Filip Uremović Germany Jako TAIF
Sochi Sochi Russia Vladimir Fedotov Russia Soslan Dzhanayev United States Nike
Spartak Moscow Italy Domenico Tedesco Russia Georgi Dzhikiya United States Nike Lukoil
Tambov Tambov Russia Sergei Pervushin Russia Aleksandr Denisov United States Nike Parimatch
Ufa Ufa Russia Aleksei Stukalov Slovenia Bojan Jokić Spain Joma BetBoom
Ural Yekaterinburg Russia Yuri Matveyev Ukraine Denys Kulakov United States Nike TMK
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia Sergei Semak Croatia Dejan Lovren United States Nike Gazprom

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Akhmat Grozny Russia Igor Shalimov Contract expired 26 July 2020[2] Off-season Russia Andrei Talalayev 26 July 2020[2] Off-season
Khimki Russia Sergei Yuran Fired 1 August 2020[3] Off-season Russia Dmitri Gunko 1 August 2020[4] Off-season
Khimki Russia Dmitri Gunko Mutual consent 21 September 2020[5] 15th Tajikistan Igor Cherevchenko 25 September 2020[6] 15th
Dynamo Russia Kirill Novikov Resigned 29 September 2020[7] 9th Belarus Alyaksandr Kulchy (caretaker) 29 September 2020 9th
Ufa Russia Vadim Evseev Mutual consent 7 October 2020[8] 15th Tajikistan Rashid Rakhimov 11 October 2020[9] 15th
Dynamo Belarus Alyaksandr Kulchy (caretaker) End of role 14 October 2020 6th Germany Sandro Schwarz 14 October 2020[10] 6th
Arsenal Russia Sergei Podpaly[11] Fired 2 November 2020 13th Ukraine Dmytro Parfenov 2 November 2020 13th
Rotor Belarus Alyaksandr Khatskevich Fired 19 March 2021[12] 13th Tajikistan Yuri Baturenko 20 March 2021[13] 13th
CSKA Belarus Viktor Goncharenko Mutual consent 22 March 2021[14] 5th Croatia Ivica Olić 23 March 2021[15] 5th
Ufa Tajikistan Rashid Rakhimov Resigned 3 April 2021[16] 15th Russia Nikolai Safronidi (caretaker) 3 April 2021 15th
Krasnodar Russia Murad Musayev Resigned 3 April 2021[17] 10th Belarus Viktor Goncharenko 6 April 2021[18] 10th
Ufa Russia Nikolai Safronidi (caretaker) End of role 9 April 2021 15th Russia Aleksei Stukalov 9 April 2021[19] 15th

Tournament format and regulations

Basic

The 16 teams were playing 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.[20]

Promotion and relegation

The teams that finish 15th and 16th will be relegated to the FNL 2021–22, while the top 2 in that league will be promoted to the 2021–22 season.[20]

The 13th and 14th Premier League teams will play the 4th and 3rd FNL 2020–21 teams respectively in two (home-and-away) playoff games with the winners securing Premier League spots for the 2021–22 season. In case one of the Premier League teams that finish 13th and 14th will not pass licensing for the 2021–22 Premier League season, the other Premier League club will remain in the league, and the 3rd and 4th FNL teams will play each other in a two games playoff for the remaining spot. In case one of the FNL teams that finish 3rd and 4th will not pass licensing for the 2021–22 Premier League season, the team that finished Premier League in 13th place will remain in the league, and the team that finished 14th will play the FNL team that passed licensing in a two game playoffs, with the winner securing the Premier League spot. In case only two of the clubs otherwise eligible for the playoffs pass licensing for the 2020–21 season, the playoffs will not be held and the clubs that passed licensing will get the Premier League spots. In case any teams otherwise eligible for the 2021–22 Premier League (including the top 2 2020–21 FNL clubs) will not pass licensing or will be unable to participate in the season for any other reason, the spots will be passed on to the teams that lost in the playoffs, in order of their 2020–21 league position, with the Premier League positions considered higher than FNL positions (for example, if 13th Premier League team and 3rd FNL team lose in the playoffs, the spot will go to the 13th Premier League team). If, after following these procedures, there are still 2021–22 Premier League spots available (in case 3 or more teams otherwise qualified are unable to participate), the remaining replacements will be chosen by the Russian Football Union with agreement of the Premier League and FNL.[20]

2nd and 4th FNL teams (FC Orenburg and FC Alania Vladikavkaz) failed licensing for the 2021–22 Premier League season (due to lack of acceptable stadium), their appeal was denied on 12 May 2021.[21] On 15 May 2021, Russian Football Union confirmed that the relegation playoffs will not be held.[22] RFU also amended the playoff regulations accordingly.[23] If the original version of the regulations was followed to the letter, FC Nizhny Novgorod would have faced FC Arsenal Tula in a home-and-away playoff series, and then the loser of the series would be promoted into the Premier League anyway, rendering the playoffs meaningless.

Season events

On 13 September 2020, the league cancelled the game between FC Rotor Volgograd and FC Krasnodar due to more than 7 positive COVID-19 tests among the Rotor players and staff.[24] On 16 September 2020, Russian Football Union assigned a 3–0 victory to Krasnodar.[25] On 18 September 2020, the league cancelled the game between FC Rostov and Rotor originally scheduled for 19 September due to continuing positive virus tests at Rotor.[26] On 22 September 2020, Russian Football Union assigned a 3–0 victory to Rostov.[27]

League table

Template:2020–21 Russian Premier League table

Results

Home \ Away
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2021. Source: Russian Premier League

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.

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Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of matches played on 16 May 2021.[28]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Russia Artem Dzyuba Zenit Saint Petersburg 20
2 Iran Sardar Azmoun Zenit Saint Petersburg 19
3 Sweden Jordan Larsson Spartak Moscow 15
4 Serbia Đorđe Despotović Rubin Kazan 14
Russia Aleksandr Sobolev Spartak Moscow
6 Ecuador Christian Noboa Sochi 12
7 Croatia Nikola Vlašić CSKA Moscow 11
8 Sweden Marcus Berg Krasnodar 9
Russia Vladimir Ilyin Akhmat Grozny
Poland Grzegorz Krychowiak Lokomotiv Moscow
Argentina Ezequiel Ponce Spartak Moscow
Russia Anton Zabolotny Sochi

Top assists

As of matches played on 16 May 2021.[29]
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Ecuador Christian Noboa Sochi 7
Brazil Douglas Santos Zenit Saint Petersburg
3 Russia Artem Dzyuba Zenit Saint Petersburg 6
Russia Ilya Kukharchuk Khimki
Russia Timofei Margasov Sochi
Poland Sebastian Szymański Dynamo Moscow
7 Russia Soltmurad Bakayev Rubin Kazan 5
Russia Zelimkhan Bakayev Spartak Moscow
Sweden Viktor Claesson Krasnodar
Russia Aleksei Ionov Krasnodar
Czech Republic Alex Král Spartak Moscow
Sweden Jordan Larsson Spartak Moscow
Russia Anton Miranchuk Lokomotiv Moscow
Croatia Nikola Vlašić CSKA Moscow
Russia Rifat Zhemaletdinov Lokomotiv Moscow

Season awards

Russian Football Union awards

On 15 July 2021, Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:[30]

Other awards announced by RFU on the same day included:

Russian Premier League awards

References

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External links

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