2006 Russian Premier League

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The 2006 Russian Premier League was the 15th season of the premier football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 5th under the current Russian Premier League name.

The season started on 17 March 2006 and ended on 26 November 2006. Defending champions CSKA Moscow claimed their second successive title on 18 November 2006 with an away win over Luch-Energiya Vladivostok. Spartak Moscow finished runners-up, level on points with CSKA but ranked behind due to fewer wins (see Tie-breaking criteria below). Lokomotiv Moscow finished third.

Torpedo Moscow and Shinnik were relegated. It was the first time in Torpedo Moscow's history that the club was relegated.

Teams

As in the previous season, 16 teams played in the 2006 season. After the 2005 season, Alania Vladikavkaz and Terek Grozny were relegated to the 2006 Russian First Division. They were replaced by Luch-Energia Vladivostok and Spartak Nalchik, the winners and runners up of the 2005 Russian First Division.

Venues

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

Tournament format and regulations

Based on paragraph 15.3 of the Russian Premier League regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points (without having the highest number), the positions of these teams are determined by:

1. higher number of wins in all matches;
2. higher goal difference in all matches;
3. 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);
4. higher number of goals scored in all matches;
5. higher number of away goals scored in all matches;
6. drawing of lots.

Based on paragraph 15.4 of the regulations, if two teams are equal on the highest number of points, the first position is determined by:

1. higher number of wins in all matches;
2. results of matches between the two teams (1. higher number of points obtained; 2. higher goal difference; 3. higher number of goals scored; 4. higher number of away goals scored);
3. drawing of lots, or an additional match between the two teams, with extra time and a penalty shoot-out if necessary.

Based on paragraph 15.5 of the regulations, if more than two teams are equal on the highest number of points, the first position and subsequent positions of these teams are determined by:

1. higher number of wins in all matches;
2. higher goal difference in all matches;
3. 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);
4. drawing of lots, or an additional tournament between the teams in question.1

1The terms of this additional tournament are determined by the Russian Football Union and the governing body of the Russian Premier League based on suggestions from the participating clubs.

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

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 handball: 1 (2%)
• Attendance: 2,948,996 (average 12,287 per match; 98,300 per matchday)

Awards

Russian Football Union named Andrey Arshavin the best Premier League player of the season. Arshavin was also ranked best by major Russian sports newspapers, Sport-Express and Soviet Sports and became the Russian Footballer of the Year.

On December 18, the Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:

;Goalkeepers

1. Russia Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow)
2. Russia Vyacheslav Malafeev (Zenit)
3. Czech Republic Antonín Kinský (Saturn)

;Right backs

1. Russia Vasili Berezutskiy (CSKA Moscow)
2. Russia Aleksandr Anyukov (Zenit)
3. Russia Roman Shishkin (Spartak Moscow) ;Right-centre backs
4. Russia Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA Moscow)
5. Czech Republic Martin Jiránek (Spartak Moscow)
6. Norway Erik Hagen (Zenit) ;Left-centre backs
7. Russia Denis Kolodin (Dynamo Moscow)
8. Lithuania Deividas Šemberas (CSKA Moscow)
9. Slovakia Martin Škrtel (Zenit) ;Left backs
10. Russia Aleksei Berezutskiy (CSKA Moscow)
11. Russia Oleg Kuzmin (Moskva)
12. Brazil Orlando Calisto (Rubin)

;Defensive midfielders

1. Bosnia and Herzegovina Elvir Rahimić (CSKA Moscow)
2. Russia Evgeni Aldonin (CSKA Moscow)
3. Brazil Mozart (Spartak Moscow)

;Right wingers

1. Russia Vladimir Bystrov (Spartak Moscow)
2. Serbia Miloš Krasić (CSKA Moscow)
3. Russia Valeri Klimov (Tom) ;Central midfielders
4. Russia Dmitri Loskov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
5. Russia Yegor Titov (Spartak Moscow)
6. Brazil Daniel Carvalho (CSKA Moscow) ;Left wingers
7. Russia Yuri Zhirkov (CSKA Moscow)
8. Russia Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
9. Belarus Sergei Gurenko (Lokomotiv Moscow)

;Right forwards

1. Russia Andrey Arshavin (Zenit)
2. Russia Pavel Pogrebnyak (Tom)
3. Brazil Jô (CSKA Moscow) ;Left forwards
4. Russia Roman Pavlyuchenko (Spartak Moscow)
5. Argentina Alejandro Domínguez (Rubin)
6. Brazil Vágner Love (CSKA Moscow)

Medal squads

Attendances

Source:

References

References

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2. "Семин Юрий". FC Dynamo Moscow.
3. (12 December 2005). "Муслин стал главным тренером Локомотива". Sport Express.
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5. (27 June 2006). "Дик АДВОКАТ ВОЗГЛАВИЛ ЗЕНИТ". Sport Express.
6. "ИСТОРИЯ ФК ЛОКОМОТИВ МОСКВА". Loko Info.
7. link. Sport-Express. (2006-11-27)
8. (2006-11-29). "55 лучших футболистов чемпионата России-2006 по версии "Советского спорта"". Soviet Sports.
9. link. Russian Football Union. (2006-12-18)
10. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/rus/averus06.htm