2007 Russian Premier League


The 2007 Russian Premier League was the 16th season of the Russian Football Championship, and the sixth under the current Russian Premier League name. The league was sponsored by insurance company Rosgosstrakh.
The season started on 10 March 2007 with the match between Luch-Energia and FC Moscow in Vladivostok, with the first goal of the season being scored by FC Moscow striker Héctor Bracamonte. It ended on 11 November 2007, when Zenit St. Petersburg claimed their first title with an away win over Saturn. Zenit became the second non-Moscow club to win the league, after Alania Vladikavkaz in 1995.
Spartak Moscow finished runners-up for the third consecutive season, while defending champions CSKA Moscow finished third.

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 Team
1Roman Pavlyuchenko14 Spartak Moscow
Roman Adamov14 FC Moscow
3Jô13 CSKA Moscow
Vágner Love13 CSKA Moscow
5Pavel Pogrebnyak11 Zenit
Dmitri Sychev11 Lokomotiv Moscow
7Andrei Arshavin10Zenit
Andrei Karyaka10 Saturn
Martin Kushev10 Amkar
10Konstantin Zyryanov9Zenit
Goran Maznov9 Tom
Dmitri Kirichenko9 Saturn
David Mujiri9 Krylya Sovetov
Denis Kolodin9 Dynamo Moscow

Awards

On 30 November 2007 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:
;Goalkeepers
  1. Antonín Kinský
  2. Vladimir Gabulov
  3. Stipe Pletikosa
;Right backs
  1. Branislav Ivanović
  2. Aleksandr Anyukov
  3. Vasili Berezutskiy
;Right-centre backs
  1. Sergei Ignashevich
  2. Denis Kolodin
  3. Radoslav Kováč
;Left-centre backs
  1. Ján Ďurica
  2. Martin Stranzl
  3. Nicolas Lombaerts
;Left backs
  1. Aleksei Berezutskiy
  2. Kim Dong-Jin
  3. Emir Spahić
;Defensive midfielders
  1. Anatoliy Tymoschuk
  2. Dmitri Khokhlov
  3. Aleksei Igonin
;Right wingers
  1. Miloš Krasić
  2. Vladimir Bystrov
  3. Aleksei Ivanov
;Central midfielders
  1. Konstantin Zyryanov
  2. Yegor Titov
  3. Igor Semshov
;Left wingers
  1. Yuri Zhirkov
  2. Diniyar Bilyaletdinov
  3. Dmitri Torbinsky
;Right forwards
  1. Vágner Love
  2. Roman Pavlyuchenko
  3. Danny
;Left forwards
  1. Andrei Arshavin
  2. Jô
  3. Dmitri Sychev

    Season results

Season statistics

1. FC Zenit St. Petersburg

Goalkeepers: Vyacheslav Malafeev, Kamil Čontofalský .

Defenders: Kim Dong-Jin , Martin Škrtel , Aleksandr Anyukov, Erik Hagen , Ivica Križanac , Nicolas Lombaerts .

Midfielders: Anatoliy Tymoshchuk , Konstantin Zyryanov, Igor Denisov, Alejandro Domínguez , Radek Šírl , Vladislav Radimov, Fernando Ricksen , Aleksandr Gorshkov , Ilya Maksimov, Yuri Lebedev.

Forwards: Andrei Arshavin, Pavel Pogrebnyak, Fatih Tekke .
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Manager: Dick Advocaat .
Transferred out during the season: none.
2. FC Spartak Moscow

Goalkeepers: Stipe Pletikosa , Dmitri Khomich.

Defenders: Roman Shishkin, Martin Stranzl , Florin Şoavă , Renat Sabitov, Géder , Martin Jiránek , Andrei Ivanov, Fyodor Kudryashov, Ignas Dedura .

Midfielders: Yegor Titov, Radoslav Kováč , Dmitri Torbinski, Denis Boyarintsev, Maksym Kalynychenko , Vladimir Bystrov, Mozart , Quincy , Aleksei Rebko, Serghei Covalciuc , Sergei Parshivlyuk, Oleg Dineyev.

Forwards: Roman Pavlyuchenko, Nikita Bazhenov, Artyom Dzyuba, Welliton , Aleksandr Prudnikov.
Manager: Vladimir Fedotov, Stanislav Cherchesov.
Transferred out during the season: Oleg Dineyev, Quincy .
3. PFC CSKA Moscow

Goalkeepers: Veniamin Mandrykin, Igor Akinfeev, Yevgeny Pomazan.

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

Midfielders: Yuri Zhirkov, Evgeni Aldonin, Elvir Rahimić , Miloš Krasić , Rolan Gusev, Dudu , Ivan Taranov, Caner Erkin , Eduardo Ratinho , Pavel Mamayev, Daniel Carvalho , Sergei Gorelov.

Forwards: Jô , Vágner Love , Ramón , Dawid Janczyk , Nikita Burmistrov, Dmitry Tikhonov.
Manager: Valery Gazzaev.
Transferred out during the season:''' none.