2020–21 FC Rubin Kazan season

The 2020–21 FC Rubin Kazan season is the eighteenth successive season that Rubin Kazan played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia.

Rubin Kazan

2020–21 season
Chairman	Ilsur Metshin
Manager	Leonid Slutsky
Stadium	Ak Bars Arena
Russian Premier League	Preseason
Russian Cup	Round of 32
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Season events

On 29 July, Rubin announced the signing of Oleg Shatov from Zenit St.Petersburg.[1]

On 10 August, Rubin signed Aleksandr Zuyev to a four-year contract from Rostov after Zuyev had spent the 2019–20 season on loan at Rubin.[2]

On 14 August, Rubin announced the signing of Hwang In-beom to a three-year contract from Vancouver Whitecaps.[3]

Squad

As of match played 15 August 2020

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
22	Yury Dyupin		GK	(1988-03-17) 17 March 1988	Anzhi Makhachkala	2019[4]	2020[4]	32	0
23	Ivan Konovalov		GK	(1994-08-18) 18 August 1994	Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino	2018[5]	2022	22	0
Defenders
2	Carl Starfelt		DF	(1995-06-01) 1 June 1995	IFK Göteborg	2019[6]	2023[6]	13	0
3	Mikhail Merkulov		DF	(1994-01-26) 26 January 1994	Ural Yekaterinburg	2020[7]	2022[7]	2	0
4	Silvije Begić		DF	(1993-06-03) 3 June 1993	Orenburg	2019[8]	2023[8]	1	0
5	Filip Uremović		DF	(1997-02-11) 11 February 1997	Olimpija Ljubljana	2018		54	1
77	Ilya Samoshnikov		DF	(1997-11-14) 14 November 1997	Torpedo Moscow	2020[9]		8	0
Midfielders
6	Hwang In-beom		MF	(1996-09-20) 20 September 1996	Vancouver Whitecaps	2020[3]	2023[3]	0	0
7	Vyacheslav Podberyozkin		MF	(1992-06-21) 21 June 1992	Krasnodar	2018		53	2
8	Darko Jevtić		MF	(1993-02-08) 8 February 1993	Lech Poznań	2020[10]	2023[10]	12	0
10	Igor Konovalov		MF	(1996-07-08) 8 July 1996	Kuban Krasnodar	2018		67	3
11	Zuriko Davitashvili		MF	(2001-02-15) 15 February 2001	Locomotive Tbilisi	2019		27	2
12	Aleksandr Zuyev		MF	(1996-06-26) 26 June 1996	Rostov	2020[2]	2024[2]	18	0
15	Dmitri Tarasov		MF	(1987-03-18) 18 March 1987		2020[11]	2020[11]	6	0
18	Pavel Mogilevets		MF	(1993-01-25) 25 January 1993	Rostov	2018		76	2
20	Oleg Shatov		MF	(1990-07-29) 29 July 1990	Zenit St.Petersburg	2020[1]	2022[1]	0	0
21	Khvicha Kvaratskhelia		MF	(2001-02-12) 12 February 2001	Rustavi	2019[12]	2024[12]	30	3
25	Denis Makarov		MF	(1998-02-18) 18 February 1998	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	2020[13]	2023[13]	11	2
28	Oliver Abildgaard		MF	(1996-06-10) 10 June 1996	loan from AaB	2020[14]	2020[14]	13	0
87	Soltmurad Bakayev		MF	(1999-08-05) 5 August 1999	Spartak Moscow	2020[15]	2024[15]	12	1
Forwards
9	Đorđe Despotović		FW	(1992-03-04) 4 March 1992	Orenburg	2020[16]	2023[16]	2	0
19	Ivan Ignatyev		FW	(1999-01-06) 6 January 1999	Krasnodar	2020[17]	2024	13	2
Unregistered
33	Oleh Danchenko		DF	(1994-08-01) 1 August 1994	Shakhtar Donetsk	2019[18]	2023[18]	20	0
40	Shahrom Samiyev		FW	(2001-02-08) 8 February 2001	Istiklol	2020[19]		0	0
99	Kamil Zakirov		MF	(1998-11-15) 15 November 1998	Anzhi Makhachkala	2019[20]	2023[20]	3	0
Away on loan
41	Vladislav Mikushin		DF	(2001-04-18) 18 April 2001	Academy	2017		1	0
51	Ilya Agapov		DF	(2001-01-21) 21 January 2001	Academy	2019		0	0
59	Nikita Makarov		MF	(2001-01-02) 2 January 2001	Academy	2019		3	0
69	Danil Stepanov		DF	(2000-01-25) 25 January 2000	Academy	2018		20	0
93	Aleksei Gorodovoy		GK	(1993-08-10) 10 August 1993	Kongsvinger	2019[21]		0	0
	Mikhail Yakovlev		MF	(1999-03-04) 4 March 1999	Academy	2016		0	0
	Artur Sagitov		FW	(2000-01-07) 7 January 2000	Academy	2018		14	1
Players that left Rubin Kazan during the season

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 41 DF  RUS Vladislav Mikushin (at Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk) 51 DF  RUS Ilya Agapov (at Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk) 59 MF  RUS Nikita Makarov (at Veles Moscow) 69 DF  RUS Danil Stepanov (at Rotor Volgograd) [22]

No. Pos. Nation Player 93 GK  RUS Aleksei Gorodovoy (at Veles Moscow) — MF  RUS Mikhail Yakovlev (at Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk) — FW  RUS Artur Sagitov (at Volgar Astrakhan)

Transfers

Main articles: List of Russian football transfers summer 2020 and List of Russian football transfers winter 2020–21

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
29 July 2020	MF		Oleg Shatov	Zenit St.Petersburg	Free	[1]
10 August 2020	MF		Aleksandr Zuyev	Rostov	Undisclosed	[2]
14 August 2020	MF		Hwang In-beom	Vancouver Whitecaps	Undisclosed	[3]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
Summer 2020	DF		Ilya Agapov	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	End of season
Summer 2020	FW		Artur Sagitov	Volgar Astrakhan	End of season
17 June 2020	GK		Aleksei Gorodovoy	Veles Moscow	End of season	[23]
15 July 2020	DF		Vladislav Mikushin	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	End of season	[24]
15 July 2020	MF		Mikhail Yakovlev	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	End of season	[24]
15 July 2020	MF		Nikita Makarov	Veles Moscow	End of season	[25]
17 July 2020	DF		Danil Stepanov	Rotor Volgograd	End of season	[22]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date
11 August 2020[26]	GK		David Volk

Friendlies

v

2020		–
MSK (UTC+3)

Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2020–21 Russian Premier League

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1	0	1	1	1	3	−2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 15 August 2020.
Source: See Results

Results by round

Round	1	2	3
Ground	H	H
Result	L	D
Position	12	12

Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2020. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Rubin Kazan v Lokomotiv Moscow

11 August 2020 1	Rubin Kazan	0 – 2	Lokomotiv Moscow	Kazan
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Ignatyev  50' Begić  65' Uremović  65' Makarov  85'	Report	Al.Miranchuk  2' Barinov  26'  78' Rybchinsky  48' Zhivoglyadov  59' Magkeyev  88' Iosifov  90+2'	Stadium: Ak Bars Arena Attendance: 4,477 Referee: Sergey Ivanov

Rubin Kazan v Ural Yekaterinburg

15 August 2020 2	Rubin Kazan	1 – 1	Ural Yekaterinburg	Kazan
15:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Merkulov  21'  31' Ignatyev  35' (pen.)	Report	Bicfalvi  12' (pen.) Yemelyanov  33'  63' Aratore  45' Kulakov  48' Rykov  51' Hodzyur  88' Miškić  90'	Stadium: Ak Bars Arena Attendance: 4,088 Referee: Alexey Sukhoi

Sochi v Rubin Kazan

18 August 2020 3	Sochi	–	Rubin Kazan	Sochi
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)				Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
10	Arsenal Tula	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
11	Khimki	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
12	Rubin Kazan	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
13	Ural Yekaterinburg	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
14	Akhmat Grozny	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1

Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2020. Source: Premier Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Play-off.

Russian Cup

Main article: 2020–21 Russian Cup

v Rubin Kazan

2020 Round of 32		–	Rubin Kazan
MSK (UTC+3)

Squad statistics

As of match played 15 August 2020

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Russian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF		Carl Starfelt	2	0	2	0	0	0
3	DF		Mikhail Merkulov	2	0	2	0	0	0
4	DF		Silvije Begić	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
5	DF		Filip Uremović	2	0	2	0	0	0
8	MF		Darko Jevtić	2	0	2	0	0	0
9	FW		Đorđe Despotović	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
10	MF		Igor Konovalov	2	0	2	0	0	0
11	MF		Zuriko Davitashvili	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
15	MF		Dmitri Tarasov	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
18	MF		Pavel Mogilevets	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
19	FW		Ivan Ignatyev	2	1	2	1	0	0
21	MF		Khvicha Kvaratskhelia	2	0	2	0	0	0
22	GK		Yury Dyupin	2	0	2	0	0	0
25	MF		Denis Makarov	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
28	MF		Oliver Abildgaard	2	0	2	0	0	0
77	DF		Ilya Samoshnikov	2	0	2	0	0	0
87	MF		Soltmurad Bakayev	2	0	2	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Rubin Kazan during the season:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Russian Cup	Total
1	FW		19	Ivan Ignatyev	1	0	1
				TOTALS	1	0	1

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Russian Cup		Total
3		DF	Mikhail Merkulov	2	1	0	0	2	1
4		DF	Silvije Begić	0	1	0	0	0	1
5		DF	Filip Uremović	1	0	0	0	1	0
19		FW	Ivan Ignatyev	1	0	0	0	1	0
25		MF	Denis Makarov	1	0	0	0	1	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Rubin Kazan during the season:
			TOTALS	5	2	0	0	5	2

References

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