2012–13 FC Mordovia Saransk season

The 2012–13 Mordovia Saransk season was their 1st season back in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. They finished the season in 15th place, meaning they were relegated back to the Russian National Football League after only one season in the Premier League. Mordovia also participated in the 2012–13 Russian Cup, getting knocked out at the Round of 16 stage by Zenit St. Petersburg.

Mordovia Saransk

2012–13 season
Chairman	Nikolay Levin
Manager	Fyodor Shcherbachenko until 19 November 2012[1] Vladimir Bibikov(caretaker) 19 November - 28 December 2012 Dorinel Munteanu from 28 December 2012[2]
Stadium	Start Stadium
Russian Premier League	15th (Relegated)
Russian Cup	Round of 16 vs Zenit St. Petersburg
Top goalscorer	League: Ruslan Mukhametshin (11) All: Ruslan Mukhametshin (11)
Highest home attendance	12,000 vs CSKA Moscow 19 August 2012
Lowest home attendance	2,500 vs Amkar Perm 3 December 2012
Average home league attendance	7,023
Home colours Away colours
← 2011-12 2012-13 →

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  RUS Dmitri Abakumov 2 DF  RUS Maksim Budnikov 4 MF  RUS Yuri Kuleshov 7 MF  RUS Anton Bober 8 FW  RUS Kirill Panchenko 9 FW  RUS Rustem Mukhametshin 10 MF  RUS Evgeni Aldonin (on loan from CSKA) 11 MF  RUS Maksim Rogov 12 DF  MNE Vladimir Božović 13 FW  RUS Mikhail Markin 14 DF  BLR Igor Shitov (on loan from Dynamo Moscow) 17 FW  SVN Dalibor Volaš 18 DF  UKR Pavlo Stepanets

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  RUS Yevgeni Osipov 20 MF  CRO Tomislav Dujmović (on loan from Dynamo Moscow) 22 MF  RUS Sergey Kuznetsov 23 FW  RUS Ruslan Mukhametshin 24 MF  RUS Andrei Pazin 27 MF  RUS Aleksei Ivanov 31 GK  RUS David Yurchenko 32 FW  ROU Daniel Oprița 33 GK  RUS Denis Shebanov 35 DF  GEO Akaki Khubutia 40 DF  SRB Milan Perendija 73 MF  RUS Maksim Terentyev 93 MF  RUS Denis Sobolev

Youth squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 DF  RUS Pavel Orlov 29 MF  RUS Pavel Afanasyev 41 MF  RUS Nikita Kudryashov 44 DF  RUS Ilya Zakharov 45 FW  RUS Nikita Rokunov 46 DF  RUS Aleksei Chubukin 48 FW  RUS Andon Malanyin 49 MF  RUS Timon Abbakumov 50 MF  RUS Aleksandr Strokov

No. Pos. Nation Player 51 MF  RUS Igor Krutov 52 DF  ARM Eduard Tatoyan 55 MF  RUS Vladimir Barmin 57 DF  RUS Radik Yusupov 71 MF  RUS Alen Askerov 78 MF  RUS Yevgeni Tribushinin 88 FW  RUS Ivan Filyaev 95 GK  RUS Roman Kalyuzhny 99 MF  RUS Anton Sobolev

Transfers

Summer

Main article: List of Russian football transfers summer 2012

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  RUS Dmitry Abakumov (from KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny)[3] 5 MF  RUS Roman Kontsedalov (on loan from Spartak Nalchik)[4] 7 MF  RUS Anton Bobyor (from Krylia Sovetov Samara)[5] 17 FW  SVN Dalibor Volaš (from Sheriff Tiraspol, previously on loan to Maribor)[6][7][8][9] 20 MF  CRO Tomislav Dujmović (on loan from Dynamo Moscow, previously on loan to Real Zaragoza)[10] 22 MF  RUS Evgeni Aldonin (on loan from CSKA Moscow)[11] 27 MF  RUS Aleksei Ivanov (from Anzhi Makhachkala)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  CHI Gerson Acevedo (to Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast)[12] 16 GK  RUS Aleksandr Agapov (to SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk)[13] 32 MF  RUS Andrei Gorbanets (to Tom Tomsk, previously on loan from Krasnodar)[14][15] 45 FW  RUS Aleksandr Minchenkov (end of loan from Lokomotiv Moscow)[16] 77 FW  RUS Anatoli Gerk (to Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast)[17]

Winter

Main article: List of Russian football transfers winter 2012–13

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 12 DF  MNE Vladimir Božović (from Rapid București) 32 FW  ROU Daniel Oprița (from Petrolul Ploiești) 35 DF  GEO Akaki Khubutia (from Gaz Metan Mediaș)[18] 40 DF  SRB Milan Perendija (from Oţelul Galaţi)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  RUS Aleksei Muldarov (to Aktobe) 5 MF  RUS Roman Kontsedalov (loan return to Spartak Nalchik) 87 DF  SRB Aleksandar Simčević (to FC Shakhter Karagandy) — FW  RUS Maksim Zhestkov (to S.C. Braga)

Competitions

Russian Premier League

Main article: 2012–13 Russian Premier League

Matches

Mordovia Saransk v Lokomotiv Moscow

20 July 2012 1	Mordovia Saransk	2 – 3	Lokomotiv Moscow	Saransk
19:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Panchenko 16' Osipov 62'	Summary	Torbinski 29' Ozdoyev 33' Ćorluka 38' Ozdoyev  87'	Stadium: Start Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

Kuban Krasnodar v Mordovia Saransk

27 July 2012 2	Kuban Krasnodar	1 – 0	Mordovia Saransk	Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai
20:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Bucur 85'	Summary		Stadium: Kuban Stadium Attendance: 16,820 Referee: Alexey Nikolaev

Mordovia Saransk v Rostov

3 August 2012 3	Mordovia Saransk	3 – 0	Rostov	Saransk
19:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Osipov 10' Dyakov 51' Mukhametshin 90+3'	Summary		Stadium: Start Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Evgeny Turbin

Amkar Perm v Mordovia Saransk

12 August 2012 4	Amkar Perm	0 – 0	Mordovia Saransk	Perm
15:00 MSK (UTC+4)		Summary		Stadium: Zvezda Stadium Attendance: 8,300 Referee: Vasiliy Kazartsev

Mordovia Saransk v CSKA Moscow

19 August 2012 5	Mordovia Saransk	0 – 3	CSKA Moscow	Saransk
18:30 MSK (UTC+4)		Summary	Tošić 30' Dzagoev 41' Cauņa 57'	Stadium: Start Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin

Anzhi Makhachkala v Mordovia Saransk

26 August 2012 6	Anzhi Makhachkala	4 – 2	Mordovia Saransk	Makhachkala, Dagestan
19:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Traore 14' Dujmović 41' (o.g.) Eto'o 79', 81'	Summary	R. Mukhametshin 35' Rogov 64'	Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Timur Arslanbekov

Mordovia Saransk v Zenit St. Petersburg

31 August 2012 7	Mordovia Saransk	0 – 3	Zenit St. Petersburg	Saransk
19:00 MSK (UTC+4)		Summary	Zyryanov 25' Kerzhakov 55', 63'	Stadium: Start Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Evgeny Turbin

Mordovia Saransk v Krylia Sovetov Samara

17 September 2012 8	Mordovia Saransk	2 – 3	Krylia Sovetov Samara	Saransk
19:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Osipov 31' Bober 60'	Summary	Epureanu 27' Nemov 83' Grigoryan 90+1'	Stadium: Start Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Aleksey Eskov

Krasnodar v Mordovia Saransk

21 September 2012 9	Krasnodar	6 – 1	Mordovia Saransk	Krasnodar
19:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Movsisyan 5', 30' Martynovich 38' Anđelković 53' Ignatyev 55' Wánderson 90'	Summary	Bober 11' Osipov  58'  81'	Stadium: Kuban Stadium Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Sergey Kuznetsov

Mordovia Saransk v Alania Vladikavkaz

1 October 2012 10	Mordovia Saransk	1 – 1	Alania Vladikavkaz	Saransk
20:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Mukhametshin 38'	Summary	Neco 57'	Stadium: Start Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Sergei Ivanov

Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Mordovia Saransk

6 October 2012 11	Volga Nizhny Novgorod	0 – 2	Mordovia Saransk	Nizhny Novgorod
16:30 MSK (UTC+4)		Summary	Ruslan Mukhametshin 11' (pen.) Panchenko 89'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Sergey Karasev

Mordovia Saransk v Dynamo Moscow

20 October 2012 12	Mordovia Saransk	1 – 2	Dynamo Moscow	Saransk
17:45 MSK (UTC+4)	Mukhametshin 60' (pen.)	Summary	Kokorin 6', 63'	Stadium: Start Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Vassili Kazartsev

Spartak Moscow v Mordovia Saransk

27 October 2012 13	Spartak Moscow	2 – 0	Mordovia Saransk	Moscow
13:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Jurado 42' Bilyaletdinov 65'			Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 7,969 Referee: Sergei Ivanov

Mordovia Saransk v Rubin Kazan

3 November 2012 14	Mordovia Saransk	1 – 3	Rubin Kazan	Saransk
18:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Panchenko 48'	Summary	Dyadyun 10', 75' Rondón 90'	Stadium: Start Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin

Terek Grozny v Mordovia Saransk

10 November 2012 15	Terek Grozny	2 – 1	Mordovia Saransk	Grozny, Chechnya
16:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Legear 12' Aílton 66'	Summary	Mukhametshin 90+1'	Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium Attendance: 13,200 Referee: Timur Arslanbekov

Mordovia Saransk v Kuban Krasnodar

18 November 2012 16	Mordovia Saransk	0 – 3	Kuban Krasnodar	Saransk
16:00 MSK (UTC+4)		Summary	Stepanets 18' (o.g.) Baldé 28' Özbiliz 49'	Stadium: Start Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

Rostov v Mordovia Saransk

23 November 2012 17	Rostov	2 – 0	Mordovia Saransk	Rostov, Rostov Oblast
19:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Dyakov 45' (pen.) Kirichenko 81'	Summary	Kontsedalov  75'	Stadium: Olimp - 2 Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Sergey Karasev

Mordovia Saransk v Amkar Perm

3 December 2012 18	Mordovia Saransk	1 – 1	Amkar Perm	Saransk
18:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Panchenko 85'	Summary	Picusceac 9'	Stadium: Start Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Igor Nizovtsev

CSKA Moscow v Mordovia Saransk

8 December 2012 19	CSKA Moscow	2 – 1	Mordovia Saransk	Moscow
16:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Honda 14' Mamayev 71'	Summary	Bober 54'	Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 5,801 Referee: Alexey Nikolaev

Mordovia Saransk v Anzhi Makhachkala

10 March 2013 20	Mordovia Saransk	2 – 0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Saransk
16:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Perendija 3' R.Mukhametshin 73'	Summary		Stadium: Start Stadium Attendance: 5,896 Referee: Sergey Karasev

Zenit St. Petersburg v Mordovia Saransk

17 March 2013 21	Zenit St. Petersburg	1 – 0	Mordovia Saransk	Saint Petersburg
20:15 MSK (UTC+4)	Hulk 55'	Summary	Božović  41'  62'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 16,876 Referee: Vlafimar Kazmenko

Krylia Sovetov Samara v Mordovia Saransk

30 March 2013 22	Krylia Sovetov Samara	0 – 2	Mordovia Saransk	Samara
16:00 MSK (UTC+4)		Summary	Oprița 28' Ruslan Mukhametshin 44' Stepanets  60'  75'	Stadium: Metallurg Stadion Attendance: 16,784 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

Mordovia Saransk v Krasnodar

8 April 2013 23	Mordovia Saransk	0 – 0	Krasnodar	Saransk
20:00 MSK (UTC+4)		Summary		Stadium: Start Stadium Attendance: 7,300 Referee: Igor Nizovtsev

Alania Vladikavkaz v Mordovia Saransk

15 April 2013 24	Alania Vladikavkaz	3 – 1	Mordovia Saransk	Vladikavkaz
18:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Drenthe 10' (pen.), 44', 89' Gabulov  90+10'	Summary	Mukhametshin 49' Perendija  90+10'	Stadium: Republican Spartak Stadium Attendance: 10,200 Referee: Vitali Meshkov

Mordovia Saransk v Volga Nizhny Novgorod

20 April 2013 25	Mordovia Saransk	1 – 3	Volga Nizhny Novgorod	Saransk
13:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Ruslan Mukhametshin 40'	Summary	Sapogov 79' (pen.) Belozyorov 83' Sarkisov 86'	Stadium: Start Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Sergey Kostevich

Dynamo Moscow v Mordovia Saransk

27 April 2013 26	Dynamo Moscow	3 – 1	Mordovia Saransk	Moscow
13:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Yusupov 4' Kurányi 24', 36'	Summary	Panchenko 28'	Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 5,124 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

Mordovia Saransk v Spartak Moscow

4 May 2013 27	Mordovia Saransk	2 – 1	Spartak Moscow	Saransk
MSK (UTC+4)	Pazin 49' Oprița 70'	Summary	McGeady 6'	Stadium: Start Stadium Attendance: 11,565 Referee: Sergei Ivanov

Rubin Kazan v Mordovia Saransk

10 May 2013 28	Rubin Kazan	2 – 1	Mordovia Saransk	Kazan, Tatarstan
17:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Karadeniz 7' Dyadyun 75'	Summary	Mukhametshin 40'	Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion Attendance: 6,989 Referee: Timur Arslanbekov

Mordovia Saransk v Terek Grozny

18 May 2013 29	Mordovia Saransk	1 – 1	Terek Grozny	Saransk
17:00 MSK (UTC+4)	R.Mukhametshin 57'	Summary	Mitrishev 73'	Stadium: Start Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Vladimir Kazmenko

Lokomotiv Moscow v Mordovia Saransk

26 May 2013 30	Lokomotiv Moscow	2 – 1	Mordovia Saransk	Moscow
13:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Samedov 17' (pen.) N'Doye 23'	Summary	Pazin 90'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 6,107 Referee: Sergey Karasev

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Volga Nizhny Novgorod	30	7	8	15	28	46	−18	29[a]
13	Rostov (O)	30	7	8	15	30	41	−11	29[a]	Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
14	Krylia Sovetov Samara (O)	30	7	7	16	31	52	−21	28
15	Mordovia Saransk (R)	30	5	5	20	30	57	−27	20	Relegation to Football National League
16	Alania Vladikavkaz (R)	30	4	7	19	26	53	−27	19

Source: Russian Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) number of head-to-head wins; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) number of head-to-head goals scored; 7) number of head-to-head away goals scored; 8) goal difference; 9) number of goals scored; 10) number of away goals scored; 11) position in the 2011–12 season (only used until all the regularly scheduled games have been played); 11) extra play-off game or tournament between the teams in question.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Amkar Perm ahead of Volga Nizhny Novgorod and Rostov on head-to-head points; Amkar Perm: 7 pts, Volga Nizhny Novgorod: 5 pts, Rostov: 4 pts.

Russian Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Russian Cup

Lokomotiv-2 Moscow v Mordovia Saransk

26 September 2012 Round of 32	Lokomotiv-2 Moscow	0 – 1	Mordovia Saransk	Moscow
16:00 MSK (UTC+4)		[ Summary]	Ivanov 71'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Perovo Attendance: 500 Referee: Sergei Kostevich

Mordovia Saransk v Zenit St. Petersburg

30 October 2012 Round of 16	Mordovia Saransk	0 – 2	Zenit St. Petersburg	Saransk
17:00 MSK (UTC+4)		Summary	Semak 66' Criscito 90+1'	Stadium: Start Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Aleksey Eskov

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Russian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	RUS	Dmitri Abakumov	12	0	10+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF	RUS	Maksim Budnikov	5	0	2+3	0	0+0	0
4	MF	RUS	Yuri Kuleshov	25	0	19+4	0	1+1	0
5	MF	RUS	Roman Kontsedalov	9	0	3+5	0	1+0	0
7	MF	RUS	Anton Bober	27	3	14+12	3	1+0	0
8	FW	RUS	Kirill Panchenko	29	5	19+9	5	1+0	0
9	FW	RUS	Rustem Mukhametshin	26	1	9+15	1	1+1	0
10	MF	RUS	Evgeni Aldonin	22	0	20+1	0	1+0	0
11	MF	RUS	Maksim Rogov	16	1	10+4	1	2+0	0
12	DF	MNE	Vladimir Božović	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0
13	FW	RUS	Mikhail Markin	8	0	0+7	0	0+1	0
14	DF	BLR	Igor Shitov	21	0	20+0	0	1+0	0
17	FW	SVN	Dalibor Volaš	7	0	0+7	0	0+0	0
18	DF	UKR	Pavlo Stepanets	20	0	17+1	0	2+0	0
19	DF	RUS	Yevgeni Osipov	21	3	18+2	3	1+0	0
20	MF	CRO	Tomislav Dujmović	26	0	22+3	0	1+0	0
22	MF	RUS	Sergey Kuznetsov	4	0	1+2	0	1+0	0
23	FW	RUS	Ruslan Mukhametshin	32	11	27+3	11	1+1	0
24	MF	RUS	Andrei Pazin	13	2	10+2	2	0+1	0
27	MF	RUS	Aleksei Ivanov	20	1	17+1	0	1+1	1
31	GK	RUS	David Yurchenko	21	0	20+1	0	0+0	0
32	FW	ROU	Daniel Oprița	11	2	10+1	2	0+0	0
35	DF	GEO	Akaki Khubutia	11	0	11+0	0	0+0	0
40	DF	SRB	Milan Perendija	7	1	7+0	1	0+0	0
73	MF	RUS	Maksim Terentyev	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
6	DF	RUS	Vladimir Ponomaryov	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
Players who appeared for Mordovia Saransk no longer at the club:
3	DF	RUS	Aleksei Muldarov	20	0	18+0	0	2+0	0
87	DF	SRB	Aleksandar Simčević	18	0	15+1	0	2+0	0

Top scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Russian Premier League	Russian Cup	Total
1	FW		23	Ruslan Mukhametshin	11	0	11
2	FW		8	Kirill Panchenko	5	0	5
3	DF		19	Yevgeni Osipov	3	0	3
	MF		7	Anton Bober	3	0	3
5	MF		24	Andrei Pazin	2	0	2
	FW		32	Daniel Oprița	2	0	2
7	MF		11	Maksim Rogov	1	0	1
	FW		9	Rustem Mukhametshin	1	0	1
	DF		40	Milan Perendija	1	0	1
	MF		27	Aleksei Ivanov	0	1	1
				TOTALS	30	1	31

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Russian Premier League		Russian Cup		Total
2		DF	Maksim Budnikov	1	0	0	0	1	0
3		DF	Aleksei Muldarov	4	0	0	0	4	0
4		MF	Yuri Kuleshov	3	0	0	0	3	0
5		MF	Roman Kontsedalov	0	1	1	0	1	1
7		MF	Anton Bober	1	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Rustem Mukhametshin	2	0	0	0	2	0
10		MF	Evgeni Aldonin	5	0	0	0	5	0
11		MF	Maksim Rogov	1	0	1	0	2	0
12		DF	Vladimir Božović	5	1	0	0	5	1
13		FW	Mikhail Markin	1	0	0	0	1	0
14		DF	Igor Shitov	5	0	1	0	6	0
18		DF	Pavlo Stepanets	4	1	1	0	5	1
19		DF	Yevgeni Osipov	7	1	0	0	7	1
20		MF	Tomislav Dujmović	8	0	0	0	8	0
23		FW	Ruslan Mukhametshin	1	0	0	0	1	0
24		MF	Andrei Pazin	2	0	0	0	2	0
27		MF	Aleksei Ivanov	1	0	0	0	1	0
31		GK	David Yurchenko	2	0	0	0	2	0
35		DF	Akaki Khubutia	2	0	0	0	2	0
40		DF	Milan Perendija	1	1	0	0	1	1
87		DF	Aleksandar Simčević	4	0	0	0	4	0
			TOTALS	60	5	4	0	64	5