2017–18 Russian Premier League
26th season of top-tier football league in Russia
The 2017–18 Russian Premier League (Russian: Чемпионат России по футболу 2017/2018, Chempionat Rossii po futbolu 2017/2018) was the 16th Russian Premier League season, and the 26th top division football tournament. It was played from 15 July 2017 to 13 May 2018. Spartak Moscow were the defending champions, but Lokomotiv Moscow won the tournament.
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 July 2017 – 13 May 2018[1] |
| Champions | Lokomotiv Moscow 3rd title |
| Relegated | Amkar Perm Tosno SKA-Khabarovsk |
| Champions League | Lokomotiv Moscow CSKA Moscow Spartak Moscow |
| Europa League | Krasnodar Zenit St. Petersburg Ufa |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 541 (2.25 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Quincy Promes (15) |
| Average attendance | 13,971 |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
Table change
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokomotiv Moscow (C) | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 60 | Champions League group stage |
| 2 | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 58 | |
| 3 | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 56 | Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 54 | Europa League group stage |
| 5 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 53 | Europa League third qualifying round |
| 6 | Ufa | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 43 | Europa League second qualifying round |
| 7 | Arsenal Tula | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 42 | |
| 8 | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 40 | |
| 9 | Ahmat Grozny | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 39 | |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 38 | |
| 11 | Rostov | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 37 | |
| 12 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 37 | |
| 13 | Amkar Perm (R) | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 35 | Dissolved after the season[3] |
| 14 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 24 | Relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Tosno (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 54 | −31 | 24 | Dissolved after the season[4] |
| 16 | SKA-Khabarovsk (R) | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 55 | −39 | 13 | Relegation to FNL |
Relegation play-offs change
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 6–4 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 3–0 | 3–4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amkar Perm | 3–0 | Tambov | 2–0 | 1–0 |
Because Amkar Perm was dissolved when the season ended, Anzhi Makhachkala were allowed to stay in the Premier League. Yenisey Krasnoyarsk will be promoted to the Premier League for the first time in the team's history.[5]
Statistics change
Top goalscorers change
15 goals
Quincy Promes (Spartak Moscow)
14 goals
Fyodor Smolov (Kuban Krasnodar)
10 goals
Luiz Adriano (Spartak Moscow)
Viktor Claesson (Kuban Krasnodar)
Jefferson Farfán (Lokomotiv Moscow)- Aleksandr Kokorin (Zenit St Petersburg)
- Vitinho (CSKA Moscow)
9 goals
- Yevgeni Markov (Tosno)
8 goals
Eric Bicfalvi (Ural)
References change
- ↑ "РПЛ — Российская Премьер-Лига. Официальный сайт". premierliga.ru.
- ↑ "Summary - Premier League - Russia - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ↑ "ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: "АМКАР" ПРЕКРАЩАЕТ СВОЕ СУЩЕСТВОВАНИЕ" (in Russian). Sport Express. 18 June 2018.
- ↑ "ФК "Тосно" прекратил свое существование" (in Russian). Interfax. 9 June 2018.
- ↑ "Russian club Yenisey Krasnoyarsk release brilliantly bold strips for 2018/19". FourFourTwo. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
Other websites change
- Official website
- 2017–18 Russian Premier League at Soccerway
