2016–17 FC Arsenal Tula season

The 2016–17 FC Arsenal Tula season is the club's first season back in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia, since relegation at the end of the 2014–15 season, and their 2nd in total. Arsenal Tula also reached the Russian Cup Round of 32, where they were eliminated by Tosno.

FC Arsenal Tula

2016–17 season
Chairman	Guram Adzhoyev
Manager	Sergei Kiriakov
Stadium	Arsenal Stadium
Russian Premier League	14th'
Relegation play-offs	vs Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
Russian Cup	Round of 32 vs Tosno
Top goalscorer	League: Federico Rasic (6) All: Federico Rasic (6)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Squad

As of 28 February 2017[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  RUS Ivan Yershov 5 DF  RUS Anri Khagush 6 DF  RUS Maksim Belyayev 7 MF  RUS Kantemir Berkhamov 9 DF  RUS Kirill Kombarov 13 DF  ZAM Stoppila Sunzu 18 MF  RUS Nikita Burmistrov 19 FW  ARG Federico Rasic 20 MF  RUS Vadim Steklov 21 DF  COL Jherson Vergara 25 GK  RUS Vladimir Gabulov

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 MF  MLI Moussa Doumbia (loan from Rostov) 28 MF  RUS Vladislav Ryzhkov 36 GK  RUS Mikhail Levashov 61 DF  GEO Gia Grigalava 62 MF  ROU Alexandru Bourceanu 71 DF  RUS Aleksandr Denisov 78 MF  RUS Ilya Maksimov 84 MF  RUS Oleg Vlasov 86 DF  BUL Ivan Ivanov 88 FW  RUS Igor Shevchenko 98 MF  BUL Mihail Aleksandrov

On Loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 10 FW  CRC Felicio Brown (at Anzhi Makhachkala)

Reserve squad

Reserve team players are registered with the Premier League and are eligible to play in any official games.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  RUS Guram Adzhoyev 30 FW  RUS Dzhamshed Maksumov 31 GK  RUS Aleksei Berezin 33 MF  RUS Igor Veprikov 34 DF  RUS Aleksandr Osipov 35 GK  RUS Nikita Makeyev 38 DF  RUS Rustam Normatov 40 DF  RUS Pavel Borisov 41 DF  RUS Dmitri Doronin 44 FW  RUS Roman Izotov 45 FW  RUS Arkadi Lobzin 47 DF  RUS Andrius Rukas 48 MF  RUS Roman Pekulov 49 MF  RUS Nikita Golub 50 GK  RUS Aleksandr Puchkov 51 GK  RUS Vitali Ushakov 52 DF  RUS Ilya Klementyev 57 MF  RUS Artyom Mingazov 58 MF  RUS Yaroslav Ivakin

No. Pos. Nation Player 59 MF  RUS Kirill Chernov 60 MF  RUS Andrei Potapov 65 MF  RUS Ilya Savkin 66 DF  RUS Yevgeni Yezhov 69 FW  RUS Sergei Stepanov 70 FW  RUS Valeri Alshanskiy 72 FW  RUS Aleksandr Zharinov 74 DF  RUS Ilya Salnikov 75 DF  RUS Stepan Rebenko 80 MF  RUS Aleksandr Gordiyenko 82 GK  RUS Vladislav Suslov 85 GK  RUS Maksim Staroverov 87 MF  RUS Aleksandr Kotenko 92 MF  RUS Aleksei Kiselyov 94 DF  RUS Aleksandr Matrenov 95 DF  RUS Artur Farion 96 DF  RUS Yanis Linda 97 FW  RUS Vladislav Kormishin

Transfers

Summer

Main article: List of Russian football transfers summer 2016

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  RUS Roman Gerus (from Amkar Perm) [2] 8 MF  RUS Aleksandr Sheshukov (from Lokomotiv Moscow) [3] 11 FW  RUS Khyzyr Appayev (from Orenburg) [4] 16 MF  GHA Emmanuel Frimpong [5] 17 MF  RUS Ernest Lukiv (from Yenisey Krasnoyarsk) 18 MF  RUS Nikita Burmistrov (from Krasnodar) [4] 22 DF  SVK Lukáš Tesák (from Kairat) [6] 21 DF  COL Jherson Vergara (on loan from Milan) [7] 23 FW  RUS Ruslan Mukhametshin (from Mordovia Saransk) [4] 29 DF  RUS Aleksandr Gorbatyuk (from Sokol Saratov) [8] 30 FW  RUS Dzhamshed Maksumov (from Istiklol) 33 MF  RUS Igor Veprikov 34 MF  RUS Oleg Vlasov (from Mordovia Saransk) [4] 34 DF  RUS Aleksandr Osipov (from UOR #5 Yegoryevsk) 35 GK  RUS Nikita Makeyev (from Oryol) 36 GK  RUS Mikhail Levashov (from Arsenal-2 Tula) 37 DF  RUS Pavel Kaloshin (from Khimki-M) 38 DF  RUS Rustam Normatov (from Arsenal-2 Tula) 39 MF  RUS Igor Gorbatenko (from Krylia Sovetov Samara, previously on loan) [4] 40 DF  RUS Pavel Borisov (from Arsenal-2 Tula) 41 DF  RUS Dmitri Doronin (from UOR #5 Yegoryevsk) 44 FW  RUS Roman Izotov (from Arsenal-2 Tula) 45 FW  RUS Arkadi Lobzin (from Arsenal-2 Tula) 47 DF  RUS Andrius Rukas 48 MF  RUS Roman Pekulov 49 MF  RUS Nikita Golub 50 GK  RUS Aleksandr Puchkov (from Arsenal-2 Tula) 51 GK  RUS Vitali Ushakov (from UOR #5 Yegoryevsk) 52 DF  RUS Ilya Klementyev (from UOR #5 Yegoryevsk) 55 MF  RUS Vladimir Mikhaylov (from Arsenal-2 Tula) 57 MF  RUS Artyom Mingazov (from Arsenal-2 Tula) 58 MF  RUS Yaroslav Ivakin (from UOR #5 Yegoryevsk) 59 MF  RUS Kirill Chernov 60 MF  RUS Andrei Potapov (from UOR #5 Yegoryevsk) 63 MF  RUS Vladimir Pestryachyov 65 MF  RUS Ilya Savkin 66 DF  RUS Yevgeni Yezhov (from Torpedo Moscow) 69 FW  RUS Sergei Stepanov 70 FW  RUS Valeri Alshanskiy (from Arsenal-2 Tula) 72 FW  RUS Aleksandr Zharinov 74 DF  RUS Ilya Salnikov (from Aventa-2000 Moscow) 78 MF  RUS Ilya Maksimov (from Anzhi Makhachkala) [9] 80 MF  RUS Stepan Rebenko (from Zenit St. Petersburg) 80 MF  RUS Aleksandr Gordiyenko 81 MF  RUS Dmitri Shilov (from Arsenal-2 Tula) 82 GK  RUS Vladislav Suslov (from Rostov) 85 GK  RUS Maksim Staroverov (from Arsenal-2 Tula) 87 MF  RUS Aleksandr Kotenko (from Arsenal-2 Tula) 89 MF  RUS Sergei Shapovalov (from Dynamo Kirov) 90 MF  RUS Nikolai Izvekov (from Arsenal-2 Tula) 92 MF  RUS Aleksei Kiselyov (from Mika) 94 DF  RUS Aleksandr Matrenov (from Arsenal-2 Tula) 95 DF  RUS Artur Farion (from Arsenal-2 Tula) 96 DF  RUS Yanis Linda (from Lokomotiv Liski) 97 FW  RUS Vladislav Kormishin (from Sibir-2 Novosibirsk)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 9 FW  MNE Goran Vujović (to Budućnost Podgorica) 10 MF  UKR Vitaliy Fedotov [10] 11 MF  RUS Aleksei Bazanov (to Tekstilshchik Ivanovo) [11][12] 15 DF  RUS Aleksandr Stolyarenko (on loan to Tambov, previously from Sokol Saratov) [8][13] 16 GK  RUS Sergei Kotov [14] 19 MF  RUS Artyom Dudolev (to Sokol Saratov) [15] 21 MF  RUS Maksim Mashnev (on loan to Luch-Energiya Vladivostok) [10] 27 MF  RUS Sergei Ignatyev (on loan to Sochi) [16] 33 GK  RUS Igor Kot (to Mordovia Saransk) 54 FW  RUS Aleksandr Zakarlyuka (to Zenit Penza) — MF  RUS Pavel Deobald (to Mordovia Saransk, previously on loan to Torpedo Armavir) [10]

Winter

Main article: List of Russian football transfers winter 2016–17

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 9 DF  RUS Kirill Kombarov (from Tom Tomsk) [17] 13 DF  ZAM Stoppila Sunzu (on loan from Shanghai Shenhua) [18] 19 FW  ARG Federico Rasic (from Gimnasia y Esgrima) [19] 25 GK  RUS Vladimir Gabulov (free agent) [20] 26 MF  MLI Moussa Doumbia (on loan from Rostov) [21] 43 DF  RUS Konstantin Markin 53 FW  RUS Aslanbek Sikoyev 54 MF  RUS Daniil Zuyev 56 DF  RUS Boris Samoylov 61 DF  GEO Gia Grigalava (from Ethnikos Achna) [22] 62 MF  ROU Alexandru Bourceanu (from Steaua București) [23] 67 DF  RUS Aleksandr Tsogoyev 68 DF  RUS Nikita Melnikov (from LFK Lokomotiv Moscow) 79 MF  RUS Danila Buranov (from Belshina Bobruisk) 83 DF  RUS Kirill Merkotan 86 DF  BUL Ivan Ivanov (from Panathinaikos) [24] 98 MF  BUL Mihail Aleksandrov (from Legia Warsaw) [25]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  RUS Roman Gerus 3 DF  RUS Igor Kaleshin (to Sochi) [26] 4 DF  RUS Dmitry Aydov 8 MF  RUS Aleksandr Sheshukov (to Baltika Kaliningrad) [27] 10 FW  CRC Felicio Brown Forbes (on loan to Anzhi Makhachkala) [28] 11 FW  RUS Khyzyr Appayev 14 FW  RUS Sergey Maslov 16 MF  GHA Emmanuel Frimpong (to AFC Eskilstuna) [29] 22 DF  SVK Lukáš Tesák 23 FW  RUS Ruslan Mukhametshin (to Taraz) 24 MF  RUS Dmitri Smirnov 29 DF  RUS Aleksandr Gorbatyuk (to Tambov) [30] 32 MF  RUS Andrei Gorbanets 37 DF  RUS Pavel Kaloshin (to FSC Dolgoprudny-2) 55 MF  RUS Vladimir Mikhaylov 63 MF  RUS Vladimir Pestryachyov 64 MF  RUS Ernest Lukiv 73 MF  RUS Renat Gagity 77 GK  RUS Aleksandr Filtsov (end of loan from Rubin Kazan) 81 MF  RUS Dmitri Shilov 89 MF  RUS Sergei Shapovalov 90 MF  RUS Nikolai Izvekov 93 GK  RUS Aleksei Skornyakov (to Torpedo Moscow)

Competitions

Russian Premier League

Main article: 2016–17 Russian Premier League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	L	W	L	D	D	L	L	D	D	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	D	W
Position	16	8	11	10	10	12	13	14	14	14	13	14	14	15	16	16	15	15	14	15	13	13	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	14

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Spartak Moscow v Arsenal Tula

31 July 2016 1	Spartak Moscow	4–0	Arsenal Tula	Moscow
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Jano  6', 34' Promes  47', 90+2' Zuyev  74'	Summary		Stadium: Otkrytiye Arena Attendance: 28,052 Referee: Kirill Levnikov

Arsenal Tula v Rubin Kazan

6 August 2016 2	Arsenal Tula	1–0	Rubin Kazan	Tula
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Shevchenko  21' 76'	Summary	Sánchez  39' Burlak  88' Dević  90+4'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Evgeny Turbin

Anzhi Makhachkala v Arsenal Tula

14 August 2016 3	Anzhi Makhachkala	1–0	Arsenal Tula	Kaspiysk
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Yambéré  15' Ebecilio  29' Mayewski  45+2' Berisha  82' Budkivskyi  90' Gadzhibekov  90+1'	Summary	Belyayev  58' Denisov  79'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 7,300 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin

Arsenal Tula v Orenburg

22 August 2016 3	Arsenal Tula	0–0	Orenburg	Tula
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Brown  44' Shevchenko  62'	Summary	Pomerko  34' Malykh  50'  68' Vorobyov  56'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 10,900 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

Ural Yekaterinburg v Arsenal Tula

28 August 2016 5	Ural Yekaterinburg	1–1	Arsenal Tula	Yekaterinburg
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Lungu  87'	Summary	Vlasov  48' Denisov  57' Gorbanets  85' Filtsov  90+5'	Stadium: SKB-Bank Arena Attendance: 6,556 Referee: Roman Galimov

Arsenal Tula v Zenit St.Petersburg

11 September 2016 6	Arsenal Tula	0–5	Zenit St.Petersburg	Tula
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)		Summary	Kokorin  18' Dzyuba  38' Mak  66' Giuliano  84' Kerzhakov  89' (pen.)	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 18,200 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

Tom Tomsk v Arsenal Tula

17 September 2016 7	Tom Tomsk	1–0	Arsenal Tula	Tomsk
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Dyakov  25'	Summary	Aydov  55' Gorbatyuk  56' Berkhamov  68'	Stadium: Trud Stadium Attendance: 4,250 Referee: Igor Fedotov

Arsenal Tula v Terek Grozny

25 September 2016 8	Arsenal Tula	0–0	Terek Grozny	Tula
14:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Gorbatyuk  24' Berkhamov  77' Denisov  84' Ryzhkov  90+1'	Summary	Pliyev  66' Píriz  77'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

Lokomotiv Moscow v Arsenal Tula

1 October 2016 9	Lokomotiv Moscow	1–1	Arsenal Tula	Moscow
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Barinov  67' Samedov  90+1' (pen.)	Summary	Brown Forbes  44' Tesák  72' Gorbatyuk  90'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 8,743 Referee: Vladimir Seldyakov

Arsenal Tula v Krasnodar

16 October 2016 10	Arsenal Tula	0–0	Krasnodar	Tula
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Steklov  71'	Summary	Martynovich  80'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Aleksei Eskov

Krylia Sovetov v Arsenal Tula

21 October 2016 11	Krylia Sovetov	1–1	Arsenal Tula	Samara
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Mollo  36' (pen.) Bashkirov  43' Nadson  65' Kornilenko  74'	Summary	Brown  44' (pen.) Vergara  66'	Stadium: Metallurg Stadium Attendance: 4,678 Referee: Vitali Meshkov

Arsenal Tula v Ufa

30 October 2016 12	Arsenal Tula	0–2	Ufa	Tula
13:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Vergara  50' Khagush  52'	Summary	Igboun  7' 45+1' Nikitin  25' Zaseyev  52' Bezdenezhnykh  64' Fatai  80'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 7,050 Referee: Alexander Yegorov

Rostov v Arsenal Tula

6 November 2016 13	Rostov	4–1	Arsenal Tula	Rostov-on-Don
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Yerokhin  26', 90' Azmoun  36' Gațcan  70' Poloz  85'	Summary	Burmistrov  8' Belyayev  90+3'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 8,400 Referee: Kirill Levnikov

Arsenal Tula v CSKA Moscow

18 November 2016 14	Arsenal Tula	0–1	CSKA Moscow	Tula
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Khagush  80' Gorbatenko  82'	Summary	Milanov  20' Shchennikov  90+3'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 16,100 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

Amkar Perm v Arsenal Tula

26 November 2016 15	Amkar Perm	1–0	Arsenal Tula	Perm
11:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Prokofyev  7'	Summary	Maksimov  58' Burmistrov  65' Steklov  90+4'	Stadium: Zvezda Stadium Attendance: 4,150 Referee: Evgeny Turbin

Rubin Kazan v Arsenal Tula

30 November 2016 16	Rubin Kazan	1–0	Arsenal Tula	Kazan
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Jonathas  62' Ryzhikov  89'	Summary	Khagush  32'	Stadium: Kazan Arena Attendance: 3,289 Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov

Arsenal Tula v Anzhi Makhachkala

5 December 2016 17	Arsenal Tula	1–0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Tula
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Berkhamov  34' Belyayev  70' Levashov  90+2'	Summary	Budkivskyi  17' Ebecilio  42'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 4,597 Referee: Aleksei Eskov

Orenburg v Arsenal Tula

4 March 2017 18	Orenburg	3–0	Arsenal Tula	Orenburg
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Georgiev  3', 21' (pen.) Grigoryev  12' Vorobyov  50' Poluyakhtov  74'	Summary	Gorbatenko  36' Burmistrov  70'	Stadium: Gazovik Stadium Attendance: 4,232 Referee: Vladimir Seldyakov

Arsenal Tula v Ural Yekaterinburg

10 March 2017 19	Arsenal Tula	2–0	Ural Yekaterinburg	Tula
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Doumbia  3' Rasic  19' (pen.), 62' 42' Burmistrov  76'	Summary	Fidler  52' Balažic  61'  65'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 10,200 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin

Zenit St.Petersburg v Arsenal Tula

19 March 2017 20	Zenit St.Petersburg	2–0	Arsenal Tula	Saint Petersburg
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Kokorin  36' Criscito  51' (pen.) Danny  53' Hernani  61'	Summary	Gabulov  53'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 16,903 Referee: Aleksey Eskov

Arsenal Tula v Tom Tomsk

1 April 2017 21	Arsenal Tula	3–0	Tom Tomsk	Tula
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Aleksandrov  19' Doumbia  62' 74' Bourceanu  83' Kombarov  89' Adzhoyev  90+1'	Summary	Osipov  23' Sasin  31' Balyaikin  73' Karymov  80'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 10,100 Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov

Terek Grozny v Arsenal Tula

8 April 2017 22	Terek Grozny	3–1	Arsenal Tula	Grozny
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Mitrishev  5', 20' Gyömbér  76' Berisha  90+1'	Summary	Doumbia  57' Bourceanu  66' Rasic  77' (pen.)	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 18,735 Referee: Kirill Levnikov

Arsenal Tula v Lokomotiv Moscow

16 April 2017 23	Arsenal Tula	0–3	Lokomotiv Moscow	Tula
17:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Vergara  9' Rasic  34'  37' Shevchenko  90+1'	Summary	Denisov  38' Fernandes  53' Maicon  74' (pen.) Ari  75' Denisov  75' Miranchuk  81'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 12,430 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin

Krasnodar v Arsenal Tula

23 April 2017 24	Krasnodar	2–0	Arsenal Tula	Krasnodar
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Kaboré  49' Smolov  84'	Summary	Maksimov  24' Vergara  82'	Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium Attendance: 16,214 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin

Arsenal Tula v Krylia Sovetov

26 April 2017 25	Arsenal Tula	2–0	Krylia Sovetov	Tula
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Belyayev  14' Grigalava  31' Bourceanu  60' Rasic  80'	Summary	Taranov  18' Mijailović  44' Zotov  59'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 11,730 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

Ufa v Arsenal Tula

30 April 2017 26	Ufa	1–0	Arsenal Tula	Ufa
14:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Alikin  28' Sukhov  90+3'	Summary	Vergara  88'	Stadium: Neftyanik Stadium Attendance: 5,862 Referee: Evgeny Turbin

Arsenal Tula v Rostov

6 May 2017 27	Arsenal Tula	1–0	Rostov	Tula
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Rasic  16' Burmistrov  37' Doumbia  70' Gabulov  90+1'	Summary	Bayramyan  20'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 10,100 Referee: Alexey Nikolaev

CSKA Moscow v Arsenal Tula

12 May 2017 28	CSKA Moscow	3–0	Arsenal Tula	Moscow
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Natkho  31' (pen.) Chalov  41', 53' Kuchayev  90+2'	Report	Sunzu  29' Kombarov  88'	Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 10,791 Referee: Vladimir Seldyakov

Arsenal Tula v Amkar Perm

17 May 2017 29	Arsenal Tula	0–0	Amkar Perm	Tula
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Grigalava  89'	Report	Miljković  72' Kostyukov  77'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 8,100 Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov

Arsenal Tula v Spartak Moscow

21 May 2017 30	Arsenal Tula	3–0	Spartak Moscow	Tula
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Rasic  3', 63' Maksimov  24'	Report	Dzhikiya  12'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Anzhi Makhachkala	30	7	9	14	24	38	−14	30[lower-alpha 1]
13	Orenburg (R)	30	7	9	14	25	36	−11	30[lower-alpha 1]	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
14	Arsenal Tula (O)	30	7	7	16	18	40	−22	28
15	Krylia Sovetov Samara (R)	30	6	10	14	31	39	−8	28	Relegation to Football National League
16	Tom Tomsk (R)	30	3	5	22	17	64	−47	14

Source: Russian Premier League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head matches won; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored.[31]
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Anzhi Makhachkala ahead of Orenburg on head-to-head points; Orenburg–Anzhi Makhachkala 0–0, Anzhi Makhachkala–Orenburg 1–0.

Relegation play-offs

Yenisey Krasnoyarsk v Arsenal Tula

25 May 2016 1st Leg	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	2 – 1	Arsenal Tula	Krasnoyarsk
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Aleksandrov  11' (o.g.) Chicherin  31' Maloyan  90'	Report	Grigalava  38' Doumbia  65' Kombarov  72'	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

Arsenal Tula v Yenisey Krasnoyarsk

27 May 2016 2nd Leg	Arsenal Tula	– (– agg.)	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	Tula
MSK (UTC+3)				Stadium: Arsenal Stadium

Russian Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Russian Cup

Tosno v Arsenal Tula

21 September 2016 Round of 32	Tosno	2–0	Arsenal Tula	Veliky Novgorod
18:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Paliyenko  10' Abazov  86'	Summary	Steklov  70'	Stadium: Elektron Stadium Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Pavel Kukuyan

Squad statistics

As of Match played 25 May 2017

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Russian Cup		playoffs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF		Ivan Yershov	6	0	5	0	1	0	0	0
5	DF		Anri Khagush	12	0	9+2	0	1	0	0	0
6	DF		Maksim Belyayev	29	1	26+1	1	1	0	1	0
7	MF		Kantemir Berkhamov	13	0	10+1	0	1	0	1	0
9	DF		Kirill Kombarov	13	2	12	1	0	0	1	1
13	DF		Stoppila Sunzu	14	0	13	0	0	0	1	0
17	FW		Guram Adzhoyev	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW		Nikita Burmistrov	20	2	19+1	2	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Federico Rasic	12	6	8+4	6	0	0	0	0
20	MF		Vadim Steklov	20	0	17+2	0	1	0	0	0
21	DF		Jherson Vergara	18	0	17+1	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF		Lukáš Tesák	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK		Vladimir Gabulov	14	0	13	0	0	0	1	0
26	MF		Moussa Doumbia	13	1	11+1	1	0	0	1	0
28	MF		Vladislav Ryzhkov	10	0	3+6	0	0+1	0	0	0
36	GK		Mikhail Levashov	13	0	11+1	0	1	0	0	0
39	MF		Igor Gorbatenko	25	0	15+8	0	1	0	0+1	0
61	DF		Gia Grigalava	5	1	3+1	1	0	0	1	0
62	MF		Alexandru Bourceanu	14	0	13	0	0	0	1	0
71	DF		Aleksandr Denisov	11	0	8+2	0	1	0	0	0
78	MF		Ilya Maksimov	14	1	12+1	1	0	0	1	0
79	MF		Danila Buranov	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
84	MF		Oleg Vlasov	20	1	8+12	1	0	0	0	0
86	DF		Ivan Ivanov	6	0	5+1	0	0	0	0	0
88	FW		Igor Shevchenko	18	1	10+7	1	0	0	1	0
98	MF		Mihail Aleksandrov	14	1	13	1	0	0	1	0
Players away from the club on loan:
10	FW		Felicio Brown	14	2	14	2	0	0	0	0
Players who left Arsenal Tula during the season:
1	GK		Roman Gerus	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Dmitry Aydov	4	0	2+1	0	1	0	0	0
8	MF		Aleksandr Sheshukov	8	0	7+1	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Khyzyr Appayev	14	0	3+10	0	1	0	0	0
16	MF		Emmanuel Frimpong	4	0	1+2	0	1	0	0	0
23	FW		Ruslan Mukhametshin	11	0	5+5	0	0+1	0	0	0
24	MF		Dmitry Smirnov	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF		Aleksandr Gorbatyuk	17	0	16	0	0+1	0	0	0
32	MF		Andrei Gorbanets	5	0	3+2	0	0	0	0	0
77	GK		Aleksandr Filtsov	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Russian Cup	Playoffs	Total
1	FW		19	Federico Rasic	6	0	0	6
2	FW		10	Felicio Brown	2	0	0	2
	FW		18	Nikita Burmistrov	2	0	0	2
	DF		9	Kirill Kombarov	1	0	1	2
5	FW		63	Igor Shevchenko	1	0	0	1
	DF		6	Maksim Belyayev	1	0	0	1
	MF		34	Oleg Vlasov	1	0	0	1
	FW		98	Mihail Aleksandrov	1	0	0	1
	MF		26	Moussa Doumbia	1	0	0	1
	DF		61	Gia Grigalava	1	0	0	1
	MF		78	Ilya Maksimov	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	18	0	0	18

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Russian Cup		Playoffs		Total
1		GK	Roman Gerus	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4		DF	Dmitry Aydov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5		DF	Anri Khagush	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
6		DF	Maksim Belyayev	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
7		MF	Kantemir Berkhamov	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
9		DF	Kirill Kombarov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10		FW	Felicio Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13		DF	Stoppila Sunzu	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17		FW	Guram Adzhoyev	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18		FW	Nikita Burmistrov	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
19		FW	Federico Rasic	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
20		MF	Vadim Steklov	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
21		DF	Jherson Vergara	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
22		DF	Lukáš Tesák	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25		GK	Vladimir Gabulov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
26		MF	Moussa Doumbia	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
28		MF	Vladislav Ryzhkov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29		DF	Aleksandr Gorbatyuk	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
32		MF	Andrei Gorbanets	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
36		GK	Mikhail Levashov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
39		MF	Igor Gorbatenko	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
61		DF	Gia Grigalava	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
62		MF	Alexandru Bourceanu	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
63		FW	Igor Shevchenko	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
71		DF	Aleksandr Denisov	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
77		GK	Aleksandr Filtsov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
78		MF	Ilya Maksimov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
88		FW	Igor Shevchenko	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	57	1	1	0	2	0	60	1

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External links

• Official website (in Russian)