2016–17 FC Rostov season

The 2016–17 FC Rostov season is the club's eighth successive season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia. Rostov will also take part in the Russian Cup, entering at the round of 32 stage and the Champions League for the first time, entering at the third qualifying round.

FC Rostov

2016–17 season
Chairman	Viktor Goncharov
Manager	Kurban Berdyev (until 6 August 2016) Dmitri Kirichenko (caretaker) (6 August – 9 September 2016) Ivan Daniliants (from 9 September 2016)
Stadium	Olimp – 2
Russian Premier League	6th
Russian Cup	Round of 32 vs Dynamo Moscow
Champions League	Group Stage
Europa League	Round of 16 vs Manchester United
Top goalscorer	League: Two players (7) All: Dmitry Poloz (14)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Season events

On 6 August 2016, Kurban Berdyev resigned as manager, with Dmitri Kirichenko being appointed as the club's caretaker-manager.[1] On 9 September 2016, Ivan Daniliants was appointed as the club's new head-coach.[2] On 9 September 2016, Kurban Berdyev was appointed as the FC Rostov vicepresident.

Squad

As of 24 February 2017

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 Ivan Komissarov 2 MF  BLR Timofei Kalachev 4 DF  RUS Vladimir Granat 5 DF  RUS Denis Terentyev 7 FW  RUS Dmitry Poloz 8 MF  RUS Igor Kireyev 11 FW  RUS Aleksandr Bukharov 16 MF  ECU Christian Noboa 18 MF  RUS Pavel Mogilevets 19 MF  RUS Khoren Bayramyan 20 FW  IRN Sardar Azmoun 21 DF  RUS Andrei Sorokin 22 DF  MNE Marko Simić

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 DF  SVN Miha Mevlja 28 MF  ROU Andrei Prepeliță 30 DF  RUS Fyodor Kudryashov 33 FW  UKR Marko Dević 35 GK  RUS Soslan Dzhanayev 44 DF  ESP César Navas 69 DF  RUS Nikita Kovalyov 71 MF  RUS Dmitri Veber 77 GK  RUS Nikita Medvedev 84 MF  MDA Alexandru Gațcan (Captain) 89 MF  RUS Aleksandr Yerokhin 97 GK  RUS Yevgeni Goshev — DF  ANG Nandinho

Out 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 6 MF  IRN Saeid Ezatolahi (at Anzhi Makhachkala) 9 MF  RUS Maksim Grigoryev (at Orenburg) 10 MF  MLI Moussa Doumbia (at Arsenal Tula) 14 MF  RUS Valeri Yaroshenko (at Baltika Kaliningrad)

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  RUS Dmitri Skopintsev (at Baltika Kaliningrad) — MF  RUS Aleksandr Troshechkin (at Fakel Voronezh) — FW  GEO Nika Kacharava (at Ethnikos Achna)

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 Ivan Komissarov (from Olimpiyets Nizhny Novgorod) [3] 3 DF  SEN Papa Gueye (from Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) [4] 4 DF  RUS Vladimir Granat (from Spartak Moscow) [5] 9 MF  RUS Maksim Grigoryev (from Lokomotiv Moscow) [6] 14 MF  RUS Valeri Yaroshenko (from Zenit St. Petersburg) 17 DF  RUS Dmitri Skopintsev (from RB Leipzig) [7] 20 FW  IRN Sardar Azmoun (from Rubin Kazan, previously on loan) [8] 23 DF  SVN Miha Mevlja (from Dinamo București) [9] 28 MF  ROU Andrei Prepeliță (from Ludogorets Razgrad) [10] 57 MF  RUS Danil Sviridov (from own academy) 62 DF  RUS Artyom Yesaulenko 74 MF  RUS Norik Mkrtchyan (from own academy) 79 GK  RUS Danila Yermakov (from Krylia Sovetov Samara) 81 MF  RUS Andrei Napolov (from own academy) 83 MF  RUS Roman Petrov (from own academy) 94 MF  RUS Igor Cherkasov (from own academy)

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  KAZ Stas Pokatilov (on loan to Kairat) [11] 9 MF  GAB Guélor Kanga (to Red Star Belgrade) [12] 12 GK  RUS Nikita Chagrov (to Chayka Peschanokopskoye) 15 DF  ANG Bastos (to Lazio) [13] 18 MF  RUS Pavel Mogilevets (end of loan from Zenit St. Petersburg) 21 FW  RUS Said-Ali Akhmayev (to Chernomorets Novorossiysk) 23 MF  RUS Aleksandr Troshechkin (on loan to Fakel Voronezh) 25 DF  RUS Ivan Novoseltsev (to Zenit St.Petersburg) [14] 28 DF  FIN Boris Rotenberg (end of loan from Dynamo Moscow) 32 FW  GEO Nika Kacharava (on loan to Ethnikos Achna) [15] 34 DF  RUS Timofei Margasov (to Krylia Sovetov) [16] 46 FW  RUS Danila Lyuft (to Dynamo Stavropol) 48 MF  RUS Artyom Maksimenko (to Spartak Dzhankoy) 51 GK  RUS Ivan Zozin 58 MF  RUS Maksim Kondrashyov 59 DF  RUS Ivan Reutenko 62 GK  RUS Vladislav Suslov (to Arsenal-2 Tula) 63 DF  RUS Aleksandr Logunov (to Avangard Kursk) 66 MF  RUS Daniil Ostapenko (to Zenit Penza) 68 MF  RUS Vasili Lipin 73 DF  RUS Aleksei Grechkin (to Armavir) 74 MF  RUS Yevgeni Stukanov (to Rotor Volgograd) 86 FW  KOR Yoo Byung-soo [17] 94 GK  RUS Roman Pshukov 96 DF  RUS Nikita Bocharov 99 FW  MNE Nemanja Nikolić (to Aktobe) — DF  RUS Ruslan Abazov (to Tosno, previously on loan to Tyumen) [18] — DF  RUS Temur Mustafin (to Zenit St. Petersburg, previously on loan to Avangard Kursk) — MF  RUS Artyom Kulishev (to Dynamo St. Petersburg, previously on loan)

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 17 MF  IRN Reza Shekari (from Zob Ahan Esfahan) 18 MF  RUS Pavel Mogilevets (from Zenit St. Petersburg) [19] 21 DF  RUS Andrei Sorokin (from Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk) 22 DF  MNE Marko Simić (from Hapoel Tel Aviv) [20] 33 FW  UKR Marko Dević (from Rubin Kazan) [21] — DF  ANG Nandinho [22]

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 3 DF  SEN Papa Gueye (to Aktobe) [23] 6 MF  IRN Saeid Ezatolahi (on loan to Anzhi Makhachkala) [24] 9 MF  RUS Maksim Grigoryev (on loan to Orenburg) [25] 10 MF  MLI Moussa Doumbia (on loan to Arsenal Tula) [26] 14 MF  RUS Valeri Yaroshenko (on loan to Baltika Kaliningrad) [27] 17 DF  RUS Dmitri Skopintsev (on loan to Baltika Kaliningrad) [28] 31 MF  RUS Ruslan Shapovalov 57 MF  RUS Danil Sviridov — GK  KAZ Stas Pokatilov (to Kairat, previously on loan) [29][30]

Friendlies

Rostov v Al-Hilal

13 January 2017	Rostov	4–0	Al-Hilal	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
MSK (UTC+3)	Bukharov  6' Kireyev  49' Kudryashov  52' Azmoun  66'	Report

Rostov v Henan Jianye

19 January 2017	Rostov	3–1	Henan Jianye	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
MSK (UTC+3)	Bukharov  6' Skopintsev  23' Yerokhin  49'	Report

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	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	D	W	D	D	D	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	L
Position	4	4	7	5	7	6	8	5	4	5	6	7	7	6	6	6	7	7	8	7	7	8	9	5	5	5	6	6	4	6

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

Matches

Rostov v Orenburg

30 July 2016 1	Rostov	1–0	Orenburg	Rostov-on-Don
21:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Novoseltsev  83' Kalachou  88'	Summary	Afonin  59' Shogenov  67' Poluyakhtov  82'  85'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Alexey Nikolaev

Rostov v Ural

7 August 2016 2	Rostov	0–0	Ural	Rostov-on-Don
21:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Azmoun  22' Gațcan  25' Bukharov  45+2'	Summary	Fidler  25' Pavlyuchenko  25' Yemelyanov  56' Fontanello  65'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 8,494 Referee: Igor Fedotov

Zenit St.Petersburg v Rostov

12 August 2016 3	Zenit St.Petersburg	3–2	Rostov	Saint Petersburg
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Smolnikov  29' García  33' Witsel  45+2' Giuliano  50' (pen.) Kokorin  68' Ezatolahi  72' (o.g.) Đorđević  85' 86'	Summary	Poloz  8', 14' Kalachou  18' Gațcan  30'  44' Navas  49'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 17,967 Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov

Rostov v Tom Tomsk

20 August 2016 4	Rostov	3–0	Tom Tomsk	Rostov-on-Don
21:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Novoseltsev  17' Ezatolahi  45' Kudryashov  49' Yerokhin  52' Bayramyan  90+2'	Summary	Ciupercă  45+1' Ten  66' Jablonský  90'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 7,971 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

Terek Grozny v Rostov

28 August 2016 5	Terek Grozny	2–1	Rostov	Grozny
19:15 MSK (UTC+3)	Semyonov  30' Balaj  33' Ángel  35' Utsiev  54'	Summary	Utsiev  31' (o.g.) Bukharov  41' Ezatolahi  51' Gațcan  53'  70' Kalachou  63'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 14,372 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin

Rostov v Krylya Sovetov

9 September 2016 6	Rostov	2–1	Krylya Sovetov	Rostov-on-Don
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Terentyev  28' Bukharov  33' 86' Prepeliță  59' Gueye  61'	Summary	Yerokhin  54' (o.g.) Kornilenko  87' Taranov  90+2' Yatchenko  90+4'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 14,800 Referee: Sergey Karasev

Krasnodar v Rostov

18 September 2016 7	Krasnodar	2–1	Rostov	Krasnodar
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Naldo  87' Smolov  90+4' (pen.)	Summary	Navas  10' Noboa  36' Poloz  77'	Stadium: Kuban Stadium Attendance: 6,425 Referee: Aleksey Eskov

Rostov v Lokomotiv Moscow

24 September 2016 8	Rostov	1–0	Lokomotiv Moscow	Rostov-on-Don
21:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Poloz  41' Yerokhin  42'  83'	Summary	Denisov  53'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 12,777 Referee: Kirill Levnikov

Rostov v CSKA Moscow

2 October 2016 9	Rostov	2–0	CSKA Moscow	Rostov-on-Don
21:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Mevlja  39' Gațcan  66' Noboa  90+3'	Summary	Tošić  41' Ignashevich  52'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 14,150 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

Spartak Moscow v Rostov

15 October 2016 10	Spartak Moscow	1–0	Rostov	Moscow
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Fernando  30' Glushakov  53' Kombarov  66'	Summary	Navas  30'  74' Kudryashov  45+1' Granat  86' Yerokhin  90'	Stadium: Otkrytiye Arena Attendance: 32,221 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

Ufa v Rostov

22 October 2016 11	Ufa	0–0	Rostov	Ufa
14:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Fatai  41' Stotsky  45+2' Vaněk  46'	Summary	Gueye  72'	Stadium: Neftyanik Stadium Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Evgeny Turbin

Amkar Perm v Rostov

29 October 2016 12	Amkar Perm	1–0	Rostov	Perm
15:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Kostyukov  44' Condé  56' Balanovich  62'	Summary	Ezatolahi  40' Bayramyan  53' Kireyev  75'	Stadium: Zvezda Stadium Attendance: 5,150 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin

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

Rubin Kazan v Rostov

18 November 2016 14	Rubin Kazan	0–0	Rostov	Kazan
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Zhemaletdinov  79'	Summary	Gațcan  30' Navas  58'	Stadium: Kazan Arena Attendance: 18,971 Referee: Alexey Nikolaev

Rostov v Anzhi Makhachkala

27 November 2016 15	Rostov	2–0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Rostov-on-Don
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Azmoun  41' Kalachev  45+1' Gațcan  79' 80'	Summary	Obertan  37' Xandão  64'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 9,194 Referee: Igor Fedotov

Ural v Rostov

30 November 2016 16	Ural	1–0	Rostov	Yekaterinburg
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Lungu  38' 38'	Summary	Prepeliță  29' Gueye  55'	Stadium: SKB-Bank Arena

Rostov v Zenit St.Petersburg

3 December 2016 17	Rostov	0–0	Zenit St.Petersburg	Rostov-on-Don
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Kalachev  49' Azmoun  88'	Summary	Yusupov  43' Criscito  45+1' Neto  60'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 9,110 Referee: Vitaly Meshkov

Tom Tomsk v Rostov

3 March 2017 18	Tom Tomsk	0–6	Rostov	Rostov-on-Don
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Gvineysky  39'	Summary	Bukharov  19', 45+1' Kudryashov  42' Dević  69' Yerokhin  78' Azmoun  80', 90+1'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 8,283 Referee: Aleksey Sukhoy

Rostov v Terek Grozny

12 March 2017 19	Rostov	0–0	Terek Grozny	Rostov-on-Don
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Navas  16' Kireyev  28' Gațcan  64'	Summary	Kuzyayev  70'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 9,734 Referee: Aleksey Eskov

Krylia Sovetov v Rostov

19 March 2017 20	Krylia Sovetov	0–0	Rostov	Samara
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Zinkov  56'	Summary	Noboa  8' Yerokhin  21' Kalachev  41' Navas  60'	Stadium: Metallurg Stadium Attendance: 6,572 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

Rostov v Krasnodar

3 April 2017 21	Rostov	0–0	Krasnodar	Rostov-on-Don
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)		Summary	Kaboré  39' Martynovich  63' Pereyra  78' Smolov  90+3'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 12,542 Referee: Evgeny Turbin

Lokomotiv Moscow v Rostov

9 April 2017 22	Lokomotiv Moscow	0–0	Rostov	Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Tarasov  41'	Summary	Azmoun  29' Bukharov  84'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 9,619 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

CSKA Moscow v Rostov

15 April 2017 23	CSKA Moscow	0–0	Rostov	Moscow
14:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Fernandes  62'	Summary	Kalachev  79' Gațcan  84'	Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Kirill Levnikov

Rostov v Spartak Moscow

22 April 2017 24	Rostov	3–0	Spartak Moscow	Rostov-on-Don
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Bukharov  23', 50' Bayramyan  43' Gațcan  45+3' Azmoun  80'	Summary	Glushakov  75'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 11,800 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

Rostov v Ufa

25 April 2017 25	Rostov	1–0	Ufa	Rostov-on-Don
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Poloz  23'	Summary	Bezdenezhnykh  21' Carp  28' Nikitin  53'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 7,834 Referee: Alexey Nikolaev

Rostov v Amkar Perm

30 April 2017 26	Rostov	1–0	Amkar Perm	Rostov-on-Don
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Bukharov  57'	Summary	Miljković  33' Jovičić  54' Idowu  58'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 9,873 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin

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

Rostov v Rubin Kazan

14 May 2017 28	Rostov	4–2	Rubin Kazan	Rostov-on-Don
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Azmoun  7', 51' Poloz  19' Kudryashov  22' Noboa  73'	Report	M'Vila  75' Kanunnikov  87' Akhmetov  90'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 11,091 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

Anzhi Makhachkala v Rostov

17 May 2017 29	Anzhi Makhachkala	1–2	Rostov	Kaspiysk
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Tetrashvili  31' Prudnikov  78' Budkivskyi  90+1'	Report	Bayramyan  58' Azmoun  61' Poloz  64' Terentyev  90+2'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Alexey Nikolaev

Orenburg v Rostov

21 May 2017 30	Orenburg	2–0	Rostov	Orenburg
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Lobjanidze  21' Koronov  22' Vorobyov  52' 79' Georgiev  72' Breyev  75' 78' Parnyakov  77' Andreyev  90+2' Ďuriš  90+2'	Report	Yerokhin  9' Kalachev  49' Terentyev  53' Azmoun  86' Gațcan  88' Kudryashov  90+2' Noboa  90+2'	Stadium: Gazovik Stadium Attendance: 6,952 Referee: Dmitry Safyan

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Krasnodar	30	12	13	5	40	22	+18	49	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
5	Terek Grozny	30	14	6	10	38	35	+3	48
6	Rostov	30	13	9	8	36	18	+18	48
7	Ufa	30	12	7	11	22	25	−3	43
8	Lokomotiv Moscow	30	10	12	8	39	27	+12	42	Qualification to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]

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]
Notes:

1. Lokomotiv Moscow qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2016–17 Russian Cup.

Russian Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Russian Cup

Dynamo Moscow v Rostov

21 September 2016 Round of 32	Dynamo Moscow	4–0	Rostov	Khimki
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Rykov  5' Gueye  19' (o.g.) Markelov  45' Temnikov  90+2'	Summary	Khodunov  5' Ezatolahi  58'	Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Vladimir Seldyakov

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Rostov v Anderlecht

26 July 2016 Third qualifying round 1st leg	Rostov	2–2	Anderlecht	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
21:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Ezatolahi  16' Poloz  60' (pen.) Kalachou  68'	Report	Hanni  3' Chipciu  19' Tielemans  52' Sylla  65' Acheampong  80'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 14,770 Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

Anderlecht v Rostov

3 August 2016 Third qualifying round 2nd leg	Anderlecht	0–2 (2–4 agg.)	Rostov	Anderlecht, Belgium
21:45 MSK (UTC+3)	Sylla  45+2'	Report	Noboa  28' Kudryashov  45+2' Azmoun  47' Gațcan  54' Navas  58' Ezatolahi  77' Terentyev  89'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 19,464 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Ajax v Rostov

16 August 2016 Play-off round 1st leg	Ajax	1–1	Rostov	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:45 MSK (UTC+3)	Klaassen  38' (pen.) 65' Veltman  88'	Report	Yerokhin  8' Noboa  13' 90' Navas  37' Kudryashov  52' Ezatolahi  74' Gațcan  89'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,463[32] Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

Rostov v Ajax

24 August 2016 Play-off round 2nd leg	Rostov	4–1 (5–2 agg.)	Ajax	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
21:45 MSK (UTC+3)	Azmoun  34' 39' Poloz  41' 66' Yerokhin  52' Navas  53' Noboa  60' Kudryashov  83'	Report	Klaassen  84' (pen.) Viergever  87'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 15,320[33] Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Group stage

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlético Madrid	6	5	0	1	7	2	+5	15	Advance to knockout phase
2	Bayern Munich	6	4	0	2	14	6	+8	12
3	Rostov	6	1	2	3	6	12	−6	5	Transfer to Europa League
4	PSV Eindhoven	6	0	2	4	4	11	−7	2

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Bayern Munich v Rostov

13 September 2016 1	Bayern Munich	5–0	Rostov	Munich, Germany
21:45 MSK (UTC+3)	Lewandowski  28' (pen.) Müller  45+2' Kimmich  53', 60' Bernat  90'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 70,000[34] Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Rostov v PSV Eindhoven

28 September 2016 2	Rostov	2–2	PSV Eindhoven	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
21:45 MSK (UTC+3)	Poloz  8', 37' Terentyev  39' Navas  57'	Report	Pröpper  14' L. de Jong  45+2' Guardado  53' Hendrix  57'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 12,646[35] Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Rostov v Atlético Madrid

19 October 2016 3	Rostov	0–1	Atlético Madrid	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
21:45 MSK (UTC+3)	Mevlja  28'	Report	Filipe Luís  4' Carrasco  62' Juanfran  70'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 15,400[36] Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Atlético Madrid v Rostov

1 November 2016 4	Atlético Madrid	2–1	Rostov	Madrid, Spain
21:45 MSK (UTC+3)	Griezmann  28', 90+3' Godín  44' Koke  46' Luís  83'	Report	Azmoun  30' 58' Kalachev  46' Gațcan  68' Dzhanayev  82'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 40,392[37] Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Rostov v Bayern Munich

23 November 2016 5	Rostov	3–2	Bayern Munich	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Granat  30' Azmoun  44' Poloz  50' (pen.) Gațcan  57' Noboa  67'	Report	Douglas Costa  35' Boateng  48' Bernat  52'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 15,211[38] Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

PSV Eindhoven v Rostov

6 December 2016 6	PSV Eindhoven	0–0	Rostov	Eindhoven, Netherlands
21:45 MSK (UTC+3)	Bergwijn  64' Moreno  87'	Report	Granat  40'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 33,400[39] Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

UEFA Europa League

Knockout stage

Rostov v Sparta Prague

16 February 2017 Round of 32 1st Leg	Rostov	4–0	Sparta Prague	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Mevlja  15' Poloz  38' Noboa  40' Azmoun  68'	Report	Konaté  20'  32' Dočkal  35'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 6,160[40] Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

Sparta Prague v Rostov

23 February 2017 Round of 32 2nd Leg	Sparta Prague	1–1 (1–5 agg.)	Rostov	Prague, Czech Republic
23:05 MSK (UTC+3)	Nhamoinesu  36'  66' Šural  71' Karavayev  84'	Report	Poloz  13' Bukharov  24' Kalachev  51' Yerokhin  77'	Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 13,413[41] Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)

Rostov v Manchester United

9 March 2017 Round of 16 1st Leg	Rostov	1–1	Manchester United	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Gațcan  25' Bukharov  44' 53' Noboa  59' Kalachev  73'	Report	Mkhitaryan  21' 35' Herrera  78'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 14,223[42] Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Manchester United v Rostov

16 March 2017 Round of 16 2nd Leg	Manchester United	1–0 (2–1 agg.)	Rostov	Manchester, England
23:05 MSK (UTC+3)	Mata  70'	Report	Bukharov  87'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 64,361[43] Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)

Squad statistics

As of match played 21 May 2017

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Russian Cup		Champions League		Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	MF		Timofei Kalachev	37	0	22+3	0	0	0	9	0	3	0
4	DF		Vladimir Granat	21	0	11+1	0	0	0	6	0	3	0
5	DF		Denis Terentyev	36	0	17+7	0	0	0	5+4	0	1+2	0
7	FW		Dmitry Poloz	40	14	22+4	7	0	0	9+1	5	4	2
8	MF		Igor Kireyev	15	0	8+3	0	1	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
11	FW		Aleksandr Bukharov	27	7	11+7	6	0	0	3+2	0	3+1	1
16	MF		Christian Noboa	40	7	26	2	0	0	10	4	4	1
18	MF		Pavel Mogilevets	7	0	0+7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Khoren Bayramyan	23	0	14+6	0	1	0	0+1	0	1	0
20	FW		Sardar Azmoun	41	12	20+7	7	0	0	8+2	4	1+3	1
22	DF		Marko Simić	7	0	5+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF		Miha Mevlja	31	1	21	0	0	0	6	0	4	1
28	MF		Andrei Prepeliță	25	1	8+9	1	1	0	0+4	0	1+2	0
30	DF		Fyodor Kudryashov	36	0	24	0	0	0	8	0	4	0
33	FW		Marko Dević	8	1	1+5	1	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
35	GK		Soslan Dzhanayev	23	0	13	0	0	0	10	0	0	0
40	DF		Dmitri Khristis	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF		César Navas	38	1	24	1	0	0	10	0	4	0
69	DF		Nikita Kovalyov	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	MF		Andrei Sidenko	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
71	MF		Dmitri Veber	2	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
77	GK		Nikita Medvedev	22	0	17	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
84	MF		Alexandru Gațcan	37	3	24	3	0	0	10	0	3	0
89	MF		Aleksandr Yerokhin	38	5	21+4	4	0	0	8+1	1	4	0
90	MF		Filipp Kondryukov	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
99	MF		Roman Khodunov	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
6	MF		Saeid Ezatolahi	17	1	5+5	0	1	0	1+5	1	0	0
9	MF		Maksim Grigoryev	7	0	3+3	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
10	MF		Moussa Doumbia	11	0	2+4	0	0	0	0+5	0	0	0
14	MF		Valeri Yaroshenko	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF		Dmitri Skopintsev	2	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left Rostov during the season:
3	DF		Papa Gueye	5	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Bastos	5	0	2+1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
25	DF		Ivan Novoseltsev	9	1	5	1	0	0	4	0	0	0
31	MF		Ruslan Shapovalov	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Russian Premier League	Russian Cup	UEFA Champions League	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	FW		7	Dmitry Poloz	7	0	5	2	14
2	FW		20	Sardar Azmoun	7	0	4	1	12
3	FW		11	Aleksandr Bukharov	6	0	0	1	7
	MF		16	Christian Noboa	2	0	4	1	7
5	FW		89	Aleksandr Yerokhin	4	0	1	0	5
6	MF		84	Alexandru Gațcan	3	0	0	0	3
7	DF		25	Ivan Novoseltsev	2	0	0	0	2
	MF		6	Saeid Ezatolahi	1	0	1	0	2
9	MF		28	Andrei Prepeliță	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		44	César Navas	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		33	Marko Dević	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		23	Miha Mevlja	0	0	0	1	1
				Own goal	1	0	0	0	1
				TOTALS	36	0	15	6	57

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Russian Premier League		Russian Cup		UEFA Champions League		UEFA Europa League		Total
2		MF	Timofei Kalachev	8	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	12	0
3		DF	Papa Gueye	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
4		DF	Vladimir Granat	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
5		DF	Denis Terentyev	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
6		MF	Saeid Ezatolahi	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
7		FW	Dmitry Poloz	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
8		MF	Igor Kireyev	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11		FW	Aleksandr Bukharov	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7	0
16		MF	Christian Noboa	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	1
19		MF	Khoren Bayramyan	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
20		FW	Sardar Azmoun	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	1
23		DF	Miha Mevlja	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
28		MF	Andrei Prepeliță	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30		DF	Fyodor Kudryashov	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	5	2
35		GK	Soslan Dzhanayev	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
44		DF	César Navas	6	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	10	1
84		MF	Alexandru Gațcan	10	3	0	0	4	0	1	0	15	3
89		MF	Aleksandr Yerokhin	5	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	7	1
99		MF	Roman Khodunov	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	60	8	2	0	25	1	8	0	95	9

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