2020–21 Russian Premier League

The 2020–21 Russian Premier League is the 29th season of the premier football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 17th under the current Russian Premier League name.

Russian Premier League
Season2020–21
Dates8 August 2020 - 16 May 2021
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 8 April 2020.

Teams

As in the previous season, 16 teams are playing in the 2020–21 season. After the 2019–20 season, Orenburg and Krylya Sovetov were relegated to the 2020–21 Russian National Football League. Orenburg return to the second tier after a two-year stay in the top tier. They were replaced by Rotor and Khimki, the winners and runners up of the 2019–20 Russian National Football League. Rotor Volgograd return to the Premier League after a 16-year absence, while Khimki return after an 11-year absence.

Venues
Zenit Saint Petersburg Rotor Khimki Rostov
Gazprom Arena Volgograd Arena Arena Khimki Rostov Arena
Capacity: 67,800 Capacity: 45,568 Capacity: 18,636 Capacity: 45,000
Spartak Moscow
Locations of teams in 2020–21 Russian Premier League
 Ural Yekaterinburg
Otkritie Arena Central Stadium
Capacity: 44,307 Capacity: 35,696
Krasnodar Akhmat Grozny
Krasnodar Stadium Akhmat-Arena
Capacity: 34,291 Capacity: 30,597
CSKA Moscow Lokomotiv Moscow
VEB Arena RZD Arena
Capacity: 30,457 Capacity: 27,320
Sochi Tambov
Fisht Olympic Stadium Mordovia Arena
Capacity: 47,659 Capacity: 44,442
Arsenal Tula Dynamo Moscow Ufa Rubin Kazan
Arsenal Stadium VTB Arena Neftyanik Stadium Kazan Arena
Capacity: 20,048 Capacity: 26,319 Capacity: 15,132 Capacity: 45,093

    Personnel and kits
    Team Location Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
    Akhmat Grozny Andrei Talalayev Oleg Ivanov Adidas Akhmat Foundation
    Arsenal Tula Sergei Podpaly Yevgeni Lutsenko Adidas SPLAV
    CSKA Moscow Viktor Goncharenko Igor Akinfeev Joma X-Holding
    Dynamo Moscow Kirill Novikov Anton Shunin Kelme VTB
    Khimki Khimki Dmitri Gunko Dmitri Tikhiy Puma Parimatch
    Krasnodar Krasnodar Murad Musayev Alyaksandr Martynovich Puma 1XBET
    Lokomotiv Moscow Marko Nikolić Vedran Ćorluka Adidas RZhD
    Rostov Rostov-on-Don Valeri Karpin Ivelin Popov Puma TNS Energo
    Rotor Volgograd Alyaksandr Khatskevich Azat Bairyyev Nike Marathonbet
    Rubin Kazan Leonid Slutsky Filip Uremović Jako TAIF
    Sochi Sochi Vladimir Fedotov Soslan Dzhanayev Nike
    Spartak Moscow Domenico Tedesco Georgi Dzhikiya Nike Lukoil
    Tambov Tambov Sergei Pervushin Sergey Ryzhikov Nike Parimatch
    Ufa Ufa Vadim Evseev Bojan Jokić Joma BetBoom
    Ural Yekaterinburg Yuri Matveyev Denys Kulakov Nike TMK
    Zenit Saint Petersburg Sergei Semak Artem Dzyuba Nike Gazprom

    Managerial changes
    Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
    Akhmat Grozny Igor Shalimov Contract expired 26 July 2020[1] Off-season Andrei Talalayev 26 July 2020[1] Off-season
    Khimki Sergei Yuran Fired 1 August 2020[2] Off-season Dmitri Gunko 1 August 2020[3] Off-season

    Tournament format and regulations

    Basic

    The 16 teams will play a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each one of the other teams twice, once at home and once away. Thus, a total of 240 matches will be played, with 30 matches played by each team.

    Promotion and relegation

    The teams that finish 15th and 16th will be relegated to the FNL 2021–22, while the top 2 in that league will be promoted to the 2021–22 season.

    The 13th and 14th Premier League teams will play the 4th and 3rd FNL 2020–21 teams respectively in two playoff games with the winners securing Premier League spots for the 2021–22 season.

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Zenit Saint Petersburg 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Qualification to Champions League group stage
    2 CSKA Moscow 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
    3 Lokomotiv Moscow 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
    4 Spartak Moscow 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
    5 Dynamo Moscow 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
    6 Krasnodar 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3
    7 Rostov 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
    8 Ufa 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
    9 Sochi 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
    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
    15 Rotor Volgograd 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1 Relegation to Football National League
    16 Tambov 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
    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.

    Results
    Home \ Away AKH ARS CSK DYN KHI KRA LOK ROS RUB ROT SOC SPA TAM UFA URA ZEN
    Akhmat Grozny —
    Arsenal Tula 0–0 — 2–3
    CSKA Moscow — 2–1
    Dynamo Moscow — 0–0
    Khimki 0–2 —
    Krasnodar —
    Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 —
    Rostov — 0–2
    Rubin Kazan 0–2 — 1–1
    Rotor Volgograd — 0–2
    Sochi 1–1 —
    Spartak Moscow 2–0 2–2 —
    Tambov 0–1 —
    Ufa 0–3 —
    Ural Yekaterinburg 0–2 —
    Zenit Saint Petersburg —
    Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2020. Source: Russian Premier League
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
    For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

    Season statistics

    Top goalscorers
    As of matches played on 15 August 2020.[4]
    Rank Player Club Goal
    1 Remy Cabella Krasnodar 2
    Konstantin Kuchaev CSKA Moscow
    Jordan Larsson Spartak Moscow
    Aleksey Miranchuk Lokomotiv Moscow
    Christian Noboa Sochi
    gollark: Also, should my shimmerscale not gender now? It's at 4d23h with 6084V/954UV.
    gollark: See earlier messages for the rest.
    gollark: Extra feature: 1/5 chance per breeding of turning the mate into a sinnerscale too!
    gollark: Or sinnerscales.
    gollark: In the end, all shall become Neglected.

    References
    1. "Андрей Талалаев назначен главным тренером ФК «Ахмат»" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 26 July 2020.
    2. "СЕРГЕЙ ЮРАН ПОКИДАЕТ «ХИМКИ»" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 1 August 2020.
    3. "ДМИТРИЙ ГУНЬКО - ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР «ХИМОК»" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 1 August 2020.
    4. "Best Scorers". Retrieved 8 August 2020.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.