Russian Premier League 2007
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Russian Premier League 2007 was the 16th official season of Rosgosstrakh Russian Football Championship, and 6th under the current Russian Premier League name. The season started with the match between Luch-Energia and Moskva in Vladivostok on Saturday, 10 March 2007, at 18:00 local time (11:00 MSK). The first goal of the season was scored by Moskva striker Héctor Bracamonte.
The champion was determined on the final matchday, 11 November 2007. Zenit claimed their first champions title in Russian Football Championship, becoming the second non-Moscow club to become Russian champions.
Spartak Moscow won the silver medals for 3rd consecutive year. Defending champions CSKA Moscow claimed the bronze medals.
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[edit] 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 Russian Football Union and the governing body of Russian Premier League based on suggestions from the participating clubs.
[edit] Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
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| 1. | Zenit (C) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 61 |
| 2. | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 59 |
| 3. | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 53 |
| 4. | Moskva | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 52 |
| 5. | Saturn | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 45 |
| 6. | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 41 |
| 7. | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 41 |
| 8. | Amkar | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 41 |
| 9. | Khimki | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 37 |
| 10. | Rubin | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 35 |
| 11. | Tom | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 35 |
| 12. | Spartak Nalchik | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 33 |
| 13. | Krylya Sovetov | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 32 |
| 14. | Luch-Energia | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 32 |
| 15. | Kuban (R) | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 32 |
| 16. | Rostov (R) | 30 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 44 | −26 | 18 |
Pld = Games Played, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, +/- = Goal Difference
(C) = Champions
(R) = Relegated
Notes on tie-breaking situation:
- Dynamo Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow and Amkar are ranked by their number of wins, and then by their overall goal difference:
- Dynamo Moscow - 11 wins, GD +2
- Lokomotiv Moscow - 11 wins, GD -3
- Amkar - 10 wins
- Rubin and Tom are ranked by their number of wins:
- Rubin - 10 wins
- Tom - 8 wins
- Krylya Sovetov, Luch-Energia and Kuban are ranked by their number of wins, and then by their overall goal difference:
- Krylya Sovetov - 8 wins, GD -11
- Luch-Energia - 8 wins, GD -13
- Kuban - 7 wins
- Key
| UEFA Champions League Group Stage | |
| UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round | |
| UEFA Cup First Round1 | |
| UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round | |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup Second Round | |
| Relegated to Russian First Division |
1 Qualified as the winner of Russian Cup 2007-08
| Russian Premier League 2007 Winners |
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| FC Zenit Saint Petersburg First title |
[edit] Top goalscorers
| Rank | Nat. | Player | Goals (pen.) | Team |
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Roman Pavlyuchenko | 14 (2) | Spartak Moscow |
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Roman Adamov | 14 (3) | Moskva | |
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Jô | 13 (1) | CSKA Moscow |
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Vágner Love | 13 (2) | CSKA Moscow | |
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Pavel Pogrebnyak | 11 (2) | Zenit |
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Dmitri Sychev | 11 (2) | Lokomotiv Moscow | |
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Andrei Arshavin | 10 | Zenit |
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Andrei Karyaka | 10 (2) | Saturn | |
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Martin Kushev | 10 (3) | Amkar | |
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Konstantin Zyryanov | 9 | Zenit |
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Goran Maznov | 9 (1) | Tom | |
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Dmitri Kirichenko | 9 (2) | Saturn | |
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David Mujiri | 9 (3) | Krylya Sovetov | |
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Denis Kolodin | 9 (7) | Dynamo Moscow |
[edit] Awards
On 30 November 2007 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players: [1]
- Goalkeepers
Antonín Kinský (Saturn)- Vladimir Gabulov (Kuban)
Stipe Pletikosa (Spartak Moscow)
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- Defensive midfielders
Anatoliy Tymoschuk (Zenit)- Dmitri Khokhlov (Dynamo Moscow)
- Aleksei Igonin (Saturn)
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[edit] Season results
| Home \ Away | CSK | SPM | LOK | ZEN | RUB | MOS | LUE | TOM | SPN | KRY | SAT | ROS | AMK | DYN | KHI | KUB |
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| CSKA Moscow | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Spartak Moscow | 1-1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |
| Zenit | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| Rubin | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Moskva | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3[2] | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Luch-Energia | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Tom | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Spartak Nalchik | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Krylya Sovetov | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |
| Saturn | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Rostov | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Amkar | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Dynamo Moscow | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Khimki | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Kuban | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
[edit] Season statistics
- Goals: 562 (average 2.34 per match)
- From penalties: 57 (10%)
- Saved/Missed penalties: 17 (23%)
- Goals scored home: 348 (62%)
- Goals scored away: 214 (38%)
- Yellow cards: 1080 (average 4.50 per match)
- For violent conduct: 563 (52%)
- For unsporting behaviour: 425 (39%)
- For undisciplined behaviour: 8 (1%)
- Other: 84 (8%)
- Red cards: 49 (average 0.20 per match)
- For second yellow card: 27 (55%)
- For violent conduct: 9 (18%)
- For unsporting behaviour: 5 (9%)
- For undisciplined behaviour: 4 (8%)
- For denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity: 4 (8%)
- Attendance: 3,147,567 (average 13,114 per match; 104,919 per matchday)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Утвержден список 33 лучших игроков "Росгосстрах Чемпионата России по футболу 2007 года"", Russian Football Union, 2007-11-30. Retrieved on 2007-12-04. (Russian)
- ^ The match was played on 1 July 2007 and originally ended with Moskva's 1–2 loss to Zenit. However, on 15 August 2007, Football Union of Russia decided to hand Moskva a 0–3 technical defeat and fine the club RUB 500,000 ($20,000) for fielding an ineligible player Roman Hubník, who was loaned to the club by Czech Sigma Olomouc until the end of June only, and was therefore ineligible to play in the match. Moskva punished for oversight. UEFA.com (2007-08-15). Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
