2012–13 in Russian football

The following is a summary of the 2012–13 season of competitive football in Russia.

Football in Russia

Season	2012–13
Men's football
Premier League	CSKA Moscow
First Division	Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast
Second Division	Khimik Dzerzhinsk (West) Arsenal Tula (Center) Angusht Nazran (South) Gazovik Orenburg (Ural-Povolzhye) Luch-Energiya (East)
Russian Cup	CSKA Moscow
Super Cup	Rubin Kazan
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

Promotion and relegation

League	Promoted Teams	Relegated Teams
Premier League	Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast Tom Tomsk	Mordovia Saransk Alania Vladikavkaz
National Football League	Khimik Dzerzhinsk (West) Arsenal Tula (Center) Angusht Nazran (South) Gazovik Orenburg (Ural-Povolzhye) Luch-Energiya Vladivostok (East)	Khimki Volgar Astrakhan

Premier League

Main article: 2012–13 Russian Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	CSKA Moscow (C)	30	20	4	6	49	25	+24	64	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Zenit St. Petersburg	30	18	8	4	53	25	+28	62	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Anzhi Makhachkala	30	15	8	7	45	34	+11	53	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
4	Spartak Moscow	30	15	6	9	51	39	+12	51	Qualification to Europa League play-off round
5	Kuban Krasnodar	30	14	9	7	48	28	+20	51	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
6	Rubin Kazan	30	15	5	10	39	27	+12	50	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
7	Dynamo Moscow	30	14	6	10	41	34	+7	48[a]
8	Terek Grozny	30	14	6	10	38	40	−2	48[a]
9	Lokomotiv Moscow	30	12	7	11	39	36	+3	43
10	Krasnodar	30	12	6	12	45	39	+6	42
11	Amkar Perm	30	7	8	15	34	51	−17	29[b]
12	Volga Nizhny Novgorod	30	7	8	15	28	46	−18	29[b]
13	Rostov (O)	30	7	8	15	30	41	−11	29[b]	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.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Dynamo Moscow ahead of Terek Grozny on head-to-head points; Dynamo Moscow–Terek Grozny 1–2, Terek Grozny–Dynamo Moscow 1–2.
2. 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.

First Division

Main article: 2012–13 Russian Football National League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast (C, P)	32	19	11	2	61	18	+43	68	Promotion to Premier League
2	Tom Tomsk (P)	32	19	8	5	57	34	+23	65
3	Spartak Nalchik	32	15	8	9	32	27	+5	53	Qualification for promotion play-offs
4	SKA-Khabarovsk	32	13	13	6	36	26	+10	52
5	Baltika Kaliningrad	32	14	8	10	40	33	+7	50
6	Ufa	32	13	9	10	31	30	+1	48
7	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	32	13	8	11	44	40	+4	47
8	Sibir Novosibirsk	32	12	9	11	34	38	−4	45
9	Rotor Volgograd	32	11	8	13	27	26	+1	41
10	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	32	9	12	11	30	31	−1	39[a]
11	Shinnik Yaroslavl	32	9	12	11	28	33	−5	39[a]
12	Petrotrest St. Petersburg	32	10	5	17	28	43	−15	35
13	Salyut Belgorod	32	8	11	13	25	31	−6	35
14	Torpedo Moscow	32	6	15	11	29	38	−9	33
15	Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk	32	8	6	18	19	40	−21	30
16	Khimki (R)	32	6	10	16	23	40	−17	28	Relegation to Professional Football League
17	Volgar Astrakhan (R)	32	5	11	16	23	39	−16	26

Source: FNL, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th away goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Yenisey – Shinnik 2–1, Shinnik – Yenisey 0–0.

Second Division

Main article: 2012–13 Russian Second Division

2012–13 Russian Cup

Further information: 2012–13 Russian Cup

1 June 2013

13:30 UTC+4

CSKA Moscow	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Anzhi Makhachkala
Musa 11'	Report	Diarra 74'
Penalties
Mamayev V. Berezutski Musa Vágner Love Doumbia	4–3	Boussoufa Zhirkov Willian Jucilei Eto'o

Terek Stadium, Grozny

Attendance: 28,000^[1]

Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

2012 Russian Super Cup

Further information: 2012 Russian Super Cup

14 July 2012

16:00

Zenit St. Petersburg	0 – 2	Rubin Kazan
	Report	Bocchetti 28' Dyadyun 38'

Metallurg, Samara, Russia

Attendance: 16,284

Referee: Sergei Karasyov (Moscow)

Europe 2012-13

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League

Managerial Changes

Team	Outgoing	Manner	Date	Table	Incoming	Date	Table
Lokomotiv	José Couceiro	Contract expired	14 May 2012[2]	Pre-season	Slaven Bilić	14 May 2012	Pre-season
Volga	Dmitri Cheryshev	Sacked	7 June 2012	Pre-season	Gadzhi Gadzhiev	7 June 2012[3]	Pre-season
Spartak	Valery Karpin	Resigned	10 June 2012	Pre-season	Unai Emery	10 June 2012[4]	Pre-season
Amkar	Miodrag Božović	Resigned	11 June 2012[5]	Pre-season	Rustem Khuzin	11 June 2012[6]	Pre-season
Rostov	Anatoly Baidachny	Sacked	11 June 2012	Pre-season	Miodrag Božović	11 June 2012[7]	Pre-season
Dynamo	Sergei Silkin	Resigned	6 August 2012	16th	Dmitri Khokhlov (caretaker)	6 August 2012[8]	16th
Kuban	Dan Petrescu	Resigned	14 August 2012[9]	8th	Yuri Krasnozhan	16 August 2012[10]	8th
Dynamo	Dmitri Khokhlov (caretaker)	Caretaker spell over	17 August 2012	16th	Dan Petrescu	17 August 2012[11]	16th
Alania	Vladimir Gazzayev	Resigned	14 November 2012	15th	Valery Gazzaev	14 November 2012[12]	15th
Krylia Sovetov	Andrey Kobelev	Resigned	15 November 2012	12th	Aleksandr Tsygankov (caretaker)	15 November 2012[13]	12th
Mordovia	Fyodor Shcherbachenko	Mutual agreement	19 November 2012	16th	Vladimir Bibikov (caretaker)	19 November 2012[14]	16th
Spartak	Unai Emery	Sacked	25 November 2012[15]	7th	Valery Karpin (caretaker; from 13 Dec 2012 - permanent)	26 November 2012[16]	7th
Mordovia	Vladimir Bibikov (caretaker)	Caretaker spell over	28 December 2012	16th	Dorinel Munteanu	28 December 2012[17]	16th
Kuban	Yuri Krasnozhan	Sacked	8 January 2013[18]	4th	Leonid Kuchuk	9 January 2013[19]	4th
Volga	Gadzhi Gadzhiev	Resigned	19 January 2013	13th	Yuriy Kalitvintsev	19 January 2013[20]	13th
Krylia Sovetov	Aleksandr Tsygankov (caretaker)	Caretaker spell over	27 January 2013	14th	Gadzhi Gadzhiev	27 January 2013[21]	14th
FC Terek Grozny	Stanislav Cherchesov	Contract expired	26 May 2013	8th	Yuri Krasnozhan	26 May 2013[22]	8th

Last updated: 26 May 2013

Transfers

Main article: List of Russian football transfers summer 2012

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