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2008 Russian Premier League

17th season of top-tier football league in Russia


17th season of top-tier football league in Russia

FieldValue
competitionRussian Premier League
season2008
winnersRubin Kazan
1st title
relegatedShinnik Yaroslavl
Luch-Energiya Vladivostok
continentalcup1[Champions League](2009-10-uefa-champions-league)
continentalcup1 qualifiersRubin Kazan
CSKA Moscow
Dynamo Moscow
continentalcup2[Europa League](2009-10-uefa-europa-league)
continentalcup2 qualifiersAmkar Perm
Zenit St.Petersburg
Krylia Sovetov
matches240
total goals578
league topscorerVágner Love (20)
prevseason[2007](2007-russian-premier-league)
nextseason[2009](2009-russian-premier-league)

1st title Luch-Energiya Vladivostok CSKA Moscow Dynamo Moscow Zenit St.Petersburg Krylia Sovetov NOTE: The following parameters require sources when filled out.

The 2008 Russian Premier League was the 17th edition of the Russian Football Championship, and the seventh under the current Russian Premier League name. The season started on Friday, 14 March 2008 with a match between Terek and Krylia Sovetov in Grozny. Krylia Sovetov won 3–0. The first goal of the season was scored by Krylia Sovetov's forward Yevgeny Savin.

Due to Russia's participation in UEFA Euro 2008, the season was interrupted from 16 May until 5 July.

The champions were determined on the 27th matchday, 2 November 2008. Rubin claimed their first championship title in Russian Premier League, defeating Saturn 2–1 away, with Savo Milošević scoring in the 89th minute to claim the title for his club. Rubin became the third (and second consecutive) non-Moscow club to become Russian champions.

The last round of matches was played on 22 November 2008.

Teams

As in the previous season, 16 teams played in the 2008 season. After the 2007 season, Kuban Krasnodar and Rostov were relegated to the 2008 Russian First Division. They were replaced by Shinnik Yaroslavl and Terek Grozny, the winners and runners up of the 2007 Russian First Division.

Venues

AmkarCSKADynamoKhimkiKryliaLokomotivLuch-EnergiaMoscowRubinSaturnShinnikSpartak MoscowSpartak NalchikTerekTomZenit Saint Petersburg
Zvezda StadiumLuzhniki StadiumCentral StadiumArena Khimki
Capacity: **20,000**Capacity: **76,000**Capacity: **36,540**Capacity: **18,000**
[[File:Zvezda Stadium Perm.jpg250px]][[File:LuzhnikiStadium.jpg250px]][[File:Dynamo Stadium.jpg250px]][[File:16.09.2012 ЦСКА-АЛАНИЯ.JPG250px]]
Metallurg StadiumRZD Arena
Capacity: **33,220**Capacity: **28,800**
[[File:Metallurg Stadium Samara.jpg250px]][[File:Lokomotiv Stadium.jpg250px]]
Dynamo StadiumEduard Streltsov Stadium
Capacity: **10,200**Capacity: **13,422**
[[File:Fotbalový zápas.jpg250px]][[File:Eduard Streltsov stadium.jpg250px]]
Central StadiumSaturn Stadium
Capacity: **30,133**Capacity: **16,726**
[[File:Tsentralny Kazan.jpg250px]][[File:Ramenskoe-stadium02.jpg250px]]
Shinnik StadiumLuzhniki Stadium
Capacity: **19,000**Capacity: **76,000**
[[File:Shinnik stadium, Yaroslavl', Russia.jpg250px]][[File:Luzhniki_Stadium_Moscow.jpg250px]]
Spartak StadiumSultan Bilimkhanov StadiumTrud StadiumPetrovsky Stadium
Capacity: **14,400**Capacity: **10,400**Capacity: **14,950**Capacity: **21,725**
[[File:RUS-2016-Aerial-SPB-Petrovsky Stadium.jpg250px]]

Personnel and kits

TeamLocationHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Amkar PermPermMNE Miodrag BožovićRUS Aleksei PopovAdidas
CSKAMoscowRUS Valery GazzaevRUS Igor AkinfeevReebokVTB
DynamoMoscowRUS Andrey KobelevRUS Dmitri KhokhlovUmbroMetalloinvest
KhimkiKhimkiRUS Sergei YuranARM Roman BerezovskyNikeMezhregionalnaya Developerskaya Kompania
KryliaSamaraRUS Leonid SlutskyRSA Matthew BoothUmbroRosTekhnologii
LokomotivMoscowTJK Rashid RakhimovRUS Diniyar BilyaletdinovAdidasRussian Railways
Luch-EnergiaVladivostokUKR Semen AltmanRUS Dmitry SmirnovNikeDalEnergo
MoscowMoscowUKR Oleg BlokhinRUS Dmitri GodunokUmbroNorilsk Nickel
RubinKazanTKM Kurban BerdyevRUS Sergei SemakNikeТАИФ
SaturnRamenskoyeGER Jürgen RöberRUS Aleksei IgoninAdidas
ShinnikYaroslavlRUS Sergei PavlovRUS Denis BoyarintsevAdidas
SpartakMoscowDEN Michael LaudrupBRA MozartNikeLukoil
SpartakNalchikRUS Yuri KrasnozhanMNE Miodrag DžudovićNike
TerekGroznyUKR Vyacheslav HroznyiRUS Timur DzhabrailovUmbroRAO UES
TomTomskRUS Valery NepomnyashchyRUS Valeri KlimovAdidas
ZenitSaint PetersburgNLD Dick AdvocaatUKR Anatoliy TymoshchukPumaGazprom

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
MoscowRUS Leonid SlutskyFiredEnd of 2007 SeasonPreseasonUKR Oleg Blokhin14 December 2007Preseason
AmkarTJK Rashid RakhimovJoined Lokomotiv6 December 2007MNE Miodrag Božović9 January 2008
KryliaRUS Aleksandr TarkhanovRUS Leonid Slutsky21 December 2007
LokomotivRUS Anatoliy ByshovetsTJK Rashid Rakhimov6 December 2007
Luch-EnergiyaRUS Sergei PavlovCRO Zoran Vulić19 December 2007
KhimkiSRB Slavoljub MuslinFiredtitle=Муслин покинул пост главного тренера Химокurl=https://www.sport-express.ru/football/rfpl/news/225437/website=sport-express.ru/publisher=Sport Expressaccess-date=14 November 2020language=rudate=14 April 2008}}14thRUS Igor Yushchenko (Caretaker)14 April 200814th
KhimkiRUS Igor Yushchenko (Caretaker)End of role29 May 200816thRUS Sergei Yuran29 May 200816th
TomRUS Valery PetrakovMutual terminationtitle=ФУТБОЛ-Главным тренером клуба "Томь" с 1 июня станет Мирослав Poмащенкourl=https://uk.reuters.com/article/orusp-romashchenko-tom6-coach-20080527-idRUSMI73640820080527website=uk.reuters.com/publisher=Reutersaccess-date=15 November 2020language=rudate=27 May 2008}}12thBLR Miroslav Romaschenko1 June 200812th
SaturnRUS Gadzhi Gadzhiyev8 August 200812thGER Jürgen Röber21 August 200812th
SpartakRUS Stanislav CherchesovFired14 August 20084thRUS Igor Lediakhov (Caretaker)14 August 20084th
TomBLR Miroslav RomaschenkoFired4 September 200812thRUS Vasili Baskakov (Caretaker)4 September 200812th
TomRUS Vasili Baskakov (Caretaker)End of role11 September 200812thRUS Valery Nepomnyashchy11 September 200812th
SpartakRUS Igor Lediakhov (Caretaker)End of role12 September 20083rdDEN Michael Laudrup12 September 20083rd
Luch-EnergiyaCRO Zoran Vulić10 October 200814thUKR Semen Altman10 October 200814th

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoal
1BRA Vágner LoveCSKA20
2BIH Marko TopićSaturn10
NGR Peter OdemwingieLokomotiv
POR DannyDynamo / Zenit
RUS Eldar NizamutdinovKhimki
6RUS Diniyar BilyaletdinovLokomotiv9
7RUS Alan DzagoevCSKA8
TUR Fatih TekkeZenit
RUS Anton BobyorKrylia
ARG Héctor BracamonteMoscow
BUL Martin KushevAmkar

Awards

On 16 December 2008 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:

;Goalkeepers

  1. Russia Igor Akinfeev (CSKA)
  2. Russia Sergei Ryzhikov (Rubin)
  3. Russia Vyacheslav Malafeev (Zenit) ;Right backs
  4. Russia Aleksandr Anyukov (Zenit)
  5. Argentina Cristian Ansaldi (Rubin)
  6. Russia Vasili Berezutskiy (CSKA) ;Right-centre backs
  7. Russia Denis Kolodin (Dynamo)
  8. Brazil Rodolfo (Lokomotiv)
  9. Russia Dmitri Belorukov (Amkar) ;Left-centre backs
  10. Russia Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA)
  11. Argentina Leandro Fernández (Dynamo)
  12. Russia Aleksei Popov (Amkar/Rubin) ;Left backs
  13. Czech Republic Radek Šírl (Zenit)
  14. Russia Aleksei Berezutskiy (CSKA)
  15. Russia Renat Yanbaev (Lokomotiv) ;Defensive midfielders
  16. Ukraine Anatoliy Tymoschuk (Zenit)
  17. Russia Sergei Semak (Rubin)
  18. Russia Dmitri Khokhlov (Dynamo) ;Right wingers
  19. Serbia Miloš Krasić (CSKA)
  20. Russia Igor Denisov (Zenit)
  21. Russia Kirill Kombarov (Dynamo) ;Central midfielders
  22. Portugal Danny (Dynamo/Zenit)
  23. Russia Igor Semshov (Dynamo)
  24. Russia Alan Dzagoev (CSKA) ;Left wingers
  25. Russia Yuri Zhirkov (CSKA)
  26. Russia Konstantin Zyryanov (Zenit)
  27. Russia Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (Lokomotiv)

;Right forwards

  1. Brazil Vágner Love (CSKA)
  2. Russia Pavel Pogrebnyak (Zenit)
  3. Russia Roman Pavlyuchenko (Spartak M.) ;Left forwards
  4. Russia Andrei Arshavin (Zenit)
  5. Bosnia and Herzegovina Marko Topić (Saturn)
  6. Turkey Gökdeniz Karadeniz (Rubin)

Medal squads

Attendances

RankClubAverage
1Krylia Sovetov21,700
2Spartak Moscow21,413
3Zenit20,578
4Rubin18,434
5Amkar16,494
6PFC CSKA15,110
7Lokomotiv Moscow14,108
8Dynamo Moscow13,067
9Tom12,820
10Shinnik10,300
11Spartak Nalchik10,293
12Saturn9,193
13Terek8,731
14Luch8,413
15Khimki8,181
16FC Moscow4,513

Source:

References

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