2006 Russian Premier League


The 2006 Russian Premier League was the 15th season of the Russian Football Championship, and the fifth 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. 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.

Tie-breaking criteria

Based on paragraph 15.3 of the Russian Premier League regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points, 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 ;
  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 ;
  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 ;
  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.

Overview

Final standings

Top goalscorers

RankNat.PlayerGoals Club
1Roman Pavlyuchenko18 Spartak Moscow
2Jô14 CSKA Moscow
3Alejandro Domínguez13 Rubin
Pavel Pogrebnyak13 Tom
Dmitri Loskov13 Lokomotiv Moscow
6Dmitri Kirichenko12 Moskva
Mikhail Osinov12 Rostov
8Vágner Love9CSKA Moscow
Ivica Olić9 CSKA Moscow
10Yegor Titov8Spartak Moscow
Roman Adamov8 Moskva

Awards

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. Igor Akinfeev
  2. Vyacheslav Malafeev
  3. Antonín Kinský
;Right backs
  1. Vasili Berezutskiy
  2. Aleksandr Anyukov
  3. Roman Shishkin
;Right-centre backs
  1. Sergei Ignashevich
  2. Martin Jiránek
  3. Erik Hagen
;Left-centre backs
  1. Denis Kolodin
  2. Deividas Šemberas
  3. Martin Škrtel
;Left backs
  1. Aleksei Berezutskiy
  2. Oleg Kuzmin
  3. Orlando Calisto
;Defensive midfielders
  1. Elvir Rahimić
  2. Evgeni Aldonin
  3. Mozart
;Right wingers
  1. Vladimir Bystrov
  2. Miloš Krasić
  3. Valeri Klimov
;Central midfielders
  1. Dmitri Loskov
  2. Yegor Titov
  3. Daniel Carvalho
;Left wingers
  1. Yuri Zhirkov
  2. Diniyar Bilyaletdinov
  3. Sergei Gurenko
;Right forwards
  1. Andrey Arshavin
  2. Pavel Pogrebnyak
  3. Jô
;Left forwards
  1. Roman Pavlyuchenko
  2. Alejandro Domínguez
  3. Vágner Love

Season statistics

1. PFC CSKA Moscow

Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev, Vladimir Gabulov, Veniamin Mandrykin.

Defenders: Aleksei Berezutski, Sergei Ignashevich, Vasili Berezutski, Deividas Šemberas , Anton Grigoryev, Chidi Odiah .

Midfielders: Elvir Rahimić , Dudu , Evgeni Aldonin, Yuri Zhirkov, Miloš Krasić , Rolan Gusev, Ivan Taranov, Kirill Kochubei.

Forwards: Ivica Olić , Vágner Love , Jô , Aleksandr Salugin.
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Manager: Valery Gazzaev.
Transferred out during the season: none.
2. FC Spartak Moscow

Goalkeepers: Wojciech Kowalewski , Dmitri Khomich, Aleksei Zuev.

Defenders: Radoslav Kováč , Martin Jiránek , Martin Stranzl , Clemente Rodríguez , Roman Shishkin, Géder , Adrian Iencsi , Gabriel Tamaș , Sergei Kabanov, Fyodor Kudryashov, Andrei Ivanov, Yevgeni Shpedt.

Midfielders: Yegor Titov, Vladimir Bystrov, Serghei Covalciuc , Mozart , Denis Boyarintsev, Maksym Kalynychenko , Quincy , Dmitri Torbinski, Aleksei Rebko.

Forwards: Roman Pavlyuchenko, Fernando Cavenaghi , Aleksandr Pavlenko, Nikita Bazhenov, Mihajlo Pjanović , Artyom Dzyuba.
Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs , Vladimir Fedotov.
Transferred out during the season: Gabriel Tamaș .
3. FC Lokomotiv Moscow

Goalkeepers: Aleksei Poliakov , Eldin Jakupović , Sergei Ryzhikov.

Defenders: Branislav Ivanović , Vadim Evseev, Emir Spahić , Oleg Pashinin , Dmitri Sennikov, Malkhaz Asatiani , Fininho , Marián Had , Dmitri Kruglov , Inal Getigezhev.

Midfielders: Dmitri Loskov, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Sergei Gurenko , Marat Izmailov, Aleksandr Samedov, Ivan Starkov, Laryea Kingston , Shaker Zouagi , André Bikey , Vladimir Maminov .

Forwards: Garry O'Connor , Dmitri Sychev, Dramane Traoré , Shamil Asildarov, Giorgi Chelidze .
Manager: Slavoljub Muslin , Oleg Dolmatov.
Transferred out during the season:''' Dmitri Kruglov , André Bikey .