2015–16 FC Rostov season

The 2015–16 FC Rostov season was the club's seventh 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.

FC Rostov

2015–16 season
Chairman	Viktor Goncharov
Manager	Kurban Berdyev
Stadium	Olimp – 2
Russian Premier League	2nd
Russian Cup	Round of 32 vs Tosno
Top goalscorer	League: Sardar Azmoun (9) All: Sardar Azmoun (9)
Home colours Away colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Squad

As of 26 February 2016^[1]

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  KAZ Stas Pokatilov 2 MF  BLR Tsimafei Kalachou 4 DF  RUS Denis Terentyev 5 DF  CRC Felicio Brown Forbes 6 MF  IRN Saeid Ezatolahi 7 FW  RUS Dmitry Poloz 8 MF  MLI Moussa Doumbia 9 MF  GAB Guélor Kanga 11 FW  RUS Aleksandr Bukharov 15 DF  ANG Bastos 16 MF  ECU Christian Noboa 17 MF  RUS Igor Kireyev 18 MF  RUS Pavel Mogilevets (on loan from Zenit) 19 MF  RUS Khoren Bayramyan 20 FW  IRN Sardar Azmoun (on loan from Rubin Kazan)

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF  RUS Said-Ali Akhmaev 23 MF  RUS Aleksandr Troshechkin 25 DF  RUS Ivan Novoseltsev 28 DF  FIN Boris Rotenberg (loan from Dynamo Moscow) 30 DF  RUS Fyodor Kudryashov 32 FW  GEO Nika Kacharava 34 DF  RUS Timofei Margasov 35 GK  RUS Soslan Dzhanayev 44 DF  ESP César Navas 77 GK  RUS Nikita Medvedev 84 MF  MDA Alexandru Gațcan 86 FW  KOR Yoo Byung-Soo 89 MF  RUS Aleksandr Yerokhin 97 GK  RUS Yevgeni Goshev

Out on loan

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 11 MF  RUS Artyom Kulishev (at Dynamo St. Petersburg) 14 DF  RUS Temur Mustafin (at Avangard Kursk)

No. Pos. Nation Player 57 DF  RUS Ruslan Abazov (at Tyumen)

Reserve 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 12 GK  RUS Nikita Chagrov 31 MF  RUS Ruslan Shapovalov 37 MF  RUS Sergei Zabrodin 40 DF  RUS Dmitri Khristis 41 MF  RUS Nikolai Stankevich 45 DF  RUS Anton Lazutkin 46 FW  RUS Danila Lyuft 48 MF  RUS Artyom Maksimenko 51 GK  RUS Ivan Zozin 45 DF  RUS Artyom Sobol 58 MF  RUS Maksim Kondrashyov 59 DF  RUS Ivan Reutenko 60 MF  RUS Aleksei Neskoromny 62 GK  RUS Vladislav Suslov 63 DF  RUS Aleksandr Logunov 66 DF  RUS Daniil Ostapenko 68 MF  RUS Vasiliy Lipin

No. Pos. Nation Player 69 MF  RUS Nikita Kovalyov 70 MF  RUS Andrei Sidenko 71 MF  RUS Dmitri Veber 73 DF  RUS Aleksei Grechkin 74 MF  RUS Yevgeni Stukanov 78 FW  RUS Dmitri Solovyov 80 MF  RUS Dzhambulat Dulayev 81 MF  RUS Roman Khodunov 83 MF  RUS Ilya Zakharov 87 MF  RUS Maksim Sukhomlinov 88 MF  RUS Denis Mashkin 90 MF  RUS Filipp Kondryukov 91 FW  RUS Danila Khakhalev 94 GK  RUS Roman Pshukov 96 DF  RUS Nikita Bocharov 98 DF  RUS Sergei Kiryakov 99 FW  SRB Nemanja Nikolić

Transfers

Summer

Main article: List of Russian football transfers summer 2015

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 4 DF  RUS Denis Terentyev (from Zenit Saint Petersburg, previously on loan at Tom Tomsk)[2] 5 DF  CRC Felicio Brown Forbes (from Ufa) 16 MF  ECU Christian Noboa (from P.A.O.K.)[3] 17 MF  RUS Igor Kireyev (end of loan to Amkar Perm) 18 MF  RUS Pavel Mogilevets (on loan from Zenit Saint Petersburg)[4] 19 MF  RUS Khoren Bayramyan (end of loan to Volgar Astrakhan) 20 FW  IRN Sardar Azmoun (loan extended from Rubin Kazan)[5] 21 MF  RUS Said-Ali Akhmayev (from Spartak Moscow, previously on loan)[6] 28 DF  FIN Boris Rotenberg (on loan from Dynamo Moscow)[7] 34 DF  RUS Timofei Margasov (end of loan to Sibir Novosibirsk) 37 MF  RUS Sergei Zabrodin (from Rostov-M-2 Rostov-on-Don) 44 DF  ESP César Navas (from Rubin Kazan)[8] 46 FW  RUS Danila Lyuft 48 MF  RUS Artyom Maksimenko (from Dynamo Moscow academy) 51 GK  RUS Ivan Zozin 58 MF  RUS Maksim Kondrashyov (from Rostov-M-2 Rostov-on-Don) 59 DF  RUS Ivan Reutenko (from Rostov-M-2 Rostov-on-Don) 68 MF  RUS Vasili Lipin (from Rostov-M-2 Rostov-on-Don) 74 MF  RUS Yevgeni Stukanov 78 FW  RUS Dmitri Solovyov (from Rostov-M-2 Rostov-on-Don) 87 MF  RUS Maksim Sukhomlinov (from Rostov-M-2 Rostov-on-Don) 94 GK  RUS Roman Pshukov (from Rostov-M-2 Rostov-on-Don) 96 DF  RUS Nikita Bocharov 98 DF  RUS Sergei Kiryakov — MF  RUS Ivan Baklanov (end of loan to Arsenal-2 Tula)

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 1 GK  CRO Stipe Pletikosa (released)[9] 3 DF  RUS Vladimir Granat (end of loan from Dynamo Moscow) 4 MF  RUS Dmitri Torbinski (to FC Krasnodar)[10] 5 DF  RUS Vitali Dyakov (to Dynamo Moscow)[11] 7 MF  RUS Maksim Grigoryev (end of loan from Lokomotiv Moscow)[12] 15 DF  BLR Maksim Bardachow (end of loan from Tom Tomsk)[13] 16 MF  MDA Mihai Plătică (to Shinnik Yaroslavl)[14] 17 FW  TKM Wahyt Orazsähedow (to MGSK Aşgabat)[15] 19 DF  CRO Hrvoje Milić (to Hajduk Split)[16] 22 FW  RUS Artyom Dzyuba (end of loan from Spartak Moscow) 39 DF  RUS Andrei Demchenko (to Solyaris Moscow) 54 DF  RUS Konstantin Kulabukhov (to Dynamo Barnaul) 55 DF  RSA Siyanda Xulu (to Kaizer Chiefs)[17] 59 DF  RUS Mikhail Martynov (to Volga Tver) 61 FW  RUS Gennadi Kozlov (to Zenit-Izhevsk) 70 FW  RUS Aleksandr Stepanov (to Torpedo Moscow) 88 MF  LTU Edgaras Česnauskis (released) 96 MF  RUS Aleksandr Yuryev (to Vityaz Podolsk) — DF  RUS Ruslan Abazov (on loan to Fakel Voronezh, then on loan to Tyumen, previously on loan at Tyumen)[18] — DF  RUS Temur Mustafin (to Avangard Kursk, previously on loan) — DF  RUS Andrei Vasilyev (to Zenit-2 St. Petersburg, previously on loan to Arsenal Tula) — MF  RUS Sergey Belousov (to Metallurg Lipetsk, previously on loan to Sokol Saratov) — MF  RUS Nika Chkhapeliya (to Baltika Kaliningrad, previously on loan at Zenit Penza)[19] — MF  RUS Azim Fatullayev (to Yenisey Krasnoyarsk, previously on loan at FC Tosno)[20] — MF  RUS Artyom Kulishev (to Dynamo Saint Petersburg, previously on loan to Vityaz Podolsk)

Winter

Main article: List of Russian football transfers winter 2015–16

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  KAZ Stas Pokatilov (from Aktobe)[21] 6 MF  IRN Saeid Ezatolahi (from Atlético Madrid)[22] 30 DF  RUS Fyodor Kudryashov (from Terek Grozny)[23] 32 FW  GEO Nika Kacharava (from Tskhinvali)[24] 49 MF  RUS Dmitri Tananeyev (from own academy) 56 MF  RUS Artyom Sobol (from SKA Rostov-on-Don) 60 MF  RUS Aleksei Neskoromny 63 DF  RUS Aleksandr Logunov (from Lokomotiv Moscow) 71 MF  RUS Dmitri Veber (from SKA Rostov-on-Don) 77 GK  RUS Nikita Medvedev (from Zenit-Izhevsk Izhevsk)[25] 80 MF  RUS Dzhambulat Dulayev (free agent) 81 MF  RUS Roman Khodunov (from SKA Rostov-on-Don) 83 MF  RUS Ilya Zakharov (from SKA Rostov-on-Don) 89 MF  RUS Aleksandr Yerokhin (from Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast)[26]

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 — MF  RUS Nika Chkhapeliya (to Tosno, previously on loan to Baltika Kaliningrad)[27]

Friendlies

Rostov v Mladost Velika Obarska

5 July 2015	Rostov	4 – 0	Mladost Velika Obarska	Stara Pazova, Serbia
MSK (UTC+4)	Gațcan 12' Poloz 27', 51' Bukharov 66' Novoseltsev	Summary

Rostov v Rad

9 July 2015	Rostov	2 – 1	Rad	Stara Pazova, Serbia
MSK (UTC+4)	Doumbia 4' Kalachou 34'	Summary	Veselinović 26'

Rostov v Radnički Niš

12 July 2015	Rostov	4 – 0	Radnički Niš	Stara Pazova, Serbia
MSK (UTC+4)	Doumbia 10' Kanga 37' Poloz 52' Kalachou 60'	Summary

Competitions

Russian Premier League

Main article: 2015–16 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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	D	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	W
Position	9	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	5	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2016. Source: Russian Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Rostov v Terek Grozny

18 July 2015 1	Rostov	1 – 1	Terek Grozny	Rostov-on-Don
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Kalachou  33' Doumbia 38'	Summary	Lebedenko  31' 70' Rodolfo  33' Píriz  40' Kuzyayev  63' Rybus  74' Maurício  86'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 10,534 Referee: Sergey Karasev

Ufa v Rostov

25 July 2015 2	Ufa	1 – 2	Rostov	Ufa
16:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Handžić  51' Zinchenko 78'	Summary	Yoo 46' Doumbia  63' Bastos 87'	Stadium: Neftyanik Stadium Attendance: 3,375 Referee: Sergey Kulikov

Rostov v Krasnodar

2 August 2015 3	Rostov	0 – 0	Krasnodar	Rostov-on-Don
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Kalachou  23' Navas  74'	Summary	Ahmedov  25' Kaleshin  70'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 12,997 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

Rubin Kazan v Rostov

10 August 2015 4	Rubin Kazan	0 – 3	Rostov	Kazan
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Kambolov  59' Ozdoyev  82' Georgiev  90+4'	Summary	Bukharov 4', 73' 35' Kanga 39'	Stadium: Kazan Arena Attendance: Alexey Nikolaev

Rostov v Krylia Sovetov

16 August 2015 5	Rostov	1 – 1	Krylia Sovetov	Rostov-on-Don
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Poloz 13' (pen.)	Summary	Taranov  12' Gabulov 53'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 13,057 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

CSKA Moscow v Rostov

22 August 2015 6	CSKA Moscow	2 – 1	Rostov	Khimki
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Musa 66' Dzagoev 88'	Summary	Azmoun 10' Mogilevets  38' Bukharov  52' Kanga  90+4' Kalachou  90+4'	Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Kirill Levnikov

Rostov v Amkar Perm

28 August 2015 7	Rostov	1 – 0	Amkar Perm	Rostov-on-Don
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Margasov  46' Kalachou  59' Novoseltsev  60' Azmoun  60' Noboa 65'	Summary	Peev  52' Ogude  58' Belorukov  60' Zanev  65' Salugin  84' Cherenchikov  87' Komolov  90+3'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 12,987 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin

Spartak Moscow v Rostov

13 September 2015 8	Spartak Moscow	1 – 0	Rostov	Moscow
13:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Promes 27' Kombarov  87' Popov  89'	Summary	Yoo  59' Bastos  70'	Stadium: Otkrytiye Arena Attendance: 22,228 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

Rostov v Anzhi Makhachkala

18 September 2015 9	Rostov	1 – 0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Rostov-on-Don
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Margasov  1' Mogilevets 7' Navas  75' Bayramyan  75' Kalachou  83' Rotenberg  90'	Summary		Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 13,257 Referee: Vitaly Meshkov

Rostov v Kuban Krasnodar

28 September 2015 10	Rostov	2 – 1	Kuban Krasnodar	Rostov-on-Don
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Poloz 22' (pen.), 51' Terentyev  54' Noboa  71' Azmoun  80' Navas  81'	Summary	Rabiu  20' Tkachyov 34' Manolev  77' Armaș  80' Bugayev  81'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 14,057 Referee: Sergey Kulikov

Zenit St.Petersburg v Rostov

3 October 2015 11	Zenit St.Petersburg	3 – 0	Rostov	Saint Petersburg
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Smolnikov 26' Dzyuba 34' Danny 89'	Summary	Azmoun  80'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 16,703 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

Rostov v Mordovia Saransk

19 October 2015 12	Rostov	3 – 2	Mordovia Saransk	Rostov-on-Don
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Nakhushev 17' (o.g.) Navas  22' Azmoun 83' Bukharov 85' Kalachou  90'	Summary	Phibel  16' Stevanović  18' Rykov 23' Nakhushev  55' Mukhametshin 58'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 10,035 Referee: Alexey Nikolaev

Lokomotiv Moscow v Rostov

26 October 2015 13	Lokomotiv Moscow	0 – 2	Rostov	Moscow
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Samedov  90+3'	Summary	Bukharov  31' Rotenberg  55' Poloz 57' Mogilevets  76' Doumbia 85'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 6,380 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

Rostov v Dynamo Moscow

2 November 2015 14	Rostov	1 – 0	Dynamo Moscow	Rostov-on-Don
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Kalachou  34'  61' Bastos 55' Bayramyan  82' Dzhanayev  86'	Summary	Dyakov  6' Ionov  90+1'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 13,313 Referee: Igor Nizovtsev

Ural v Rostov

7 November 2015 15	Ural	1 – 2	Rostov	Yekaterinburg
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Manucharyan 6' Fidler  61'	Summary	Poloz 14' Rotenberg  48' Bukharov  75' Khozin 84' (o.g.) Kanga  86'	Stadium: SKB-Bank Arena Attendance: 6,558 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin

Rostov v Ufa

23 November 2015 16	Rostov	1 – 1	Ufa	Rostov-on-Don
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Poloz 29' (pen.) Rotenberg  40' Novoseltsev  80' Navas  87'	Summary	Marcinho 55' Zinchenko  88'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 11,857 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

Krasnodar v Rostov

30 November 2015 17	Krasnodar	2 – 1	Rostov	Krasnodar
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Kaboré  66' Mamayev 86' (pen.) Wánderson 90+3'	Summary	Terentyev  79'  83' Gațcan  84' Azmoun 88'	Stadium: Kuban Stadium Attendance: 4,875 Referee: Sergey Karasev

Rostov v Rubin Kazan

4 December 2015 18	Rostov	1 – 0	Rubin Kazan	Rostov-on-Don
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Rotenberg  34' Ryzhikov 37' (o.g.) Kalachou  42' Dzhanayev  42' Noboa  85'	Summary	Kambolov  30' Kislyak  36' Georgiev  42'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 10,457 Referee: Aexey Nikolaev

Krylia Sovetov v Rostov

5 March 2016 19	Krylia Sovetov	0 – 1	Rostov	Samara
14:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Burlak  86'	Summary	Gațcan 29' 44' Kudryashov  90+2'	Stadium: Metallurg Stadium Attendance: 3,305 Referee: Vitaly Meshkov

Rostov v CSKA Moscow

12 March 2016 20	Rostov	2 – 0	CSKA Moscow	Rostov-on-Don
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Navas  20' Azmoun  27' Poloz 45' Kanga  64' Gațcan  86' Noboa  87' Doumbia 90+4'	Summary	Shchennikov  34' Tošić  38' Wernbloom  40' Dzagoev  45' Musa  90+1'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 15,800 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

Amkar Perm v Rostov

18 March 2016 21	Amkar Perm	0 – 0	Rostov	Perm
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Peev  54' Komolov  90+1'	Summary	Poloz  54' Kanga  76'	Stadium: Zvezda Stadium Attendance: 9,370 Referee: Igor Fedotov

Rostov v Spartak Moscow

2 April 2016 22	Rostov	2 – 0	Spartak Moscow	Rostov-on-Don
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Bastos 2' Noboa 20' Mogilevets  53' Bukharov  79'	Summary	Kombarov  33'  80' Zotov  59'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 15,8000 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin

Anzhi Makhachkala v Rostov

8 April 2016 23	Anzhi Makhachkala	0 – 0	Rostov	Kaspiysk
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Boli  90+1'	Summary	Kudryashov  67'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Alexey Nikolaev

Kuban Krasnodar v Rostov

17 April 2016 24	Kuban Krasnodar	0 – 1	Rostov	Krasnodar
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Rabiu  19' Kontsedalov  65'	Summary	Poloz  45' Gațcan 81' Mogilevets  90+1' Kudryashov  90+1'	Stadium: Kuban Stadium Attendance: 12,755 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin

Rostov v Zenit St.Petersburg

24 April 2016 25	Rostov	3 – 0	Zenit St.Petersburg	Rostov-on-Don
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Kanga  41' 44' Azmoun 59' Yerokhin 76'	Summary	Witsel  70' Kokorin  88'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 15,800 Referee: Sergey Karasev

Mordovia Saransk v Rostov

1 May 2016 26	Mordovia Saransk	2 – 1	Rostov	Saransk
14:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Stevanović  38' 86' (pen.) Samodin 56' Revishvili  74' Dudiyev  78'	Summary	Azmoun 67' Kalachou  71' Navas  84'	Stadium: Start Stadium Attendance: 4,113 Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov

Rostov v Lokomotiv Moscow

6 May 2016 27	Rostov	2 – 1	Lokomotiv Moscow	Rostov-on-Don
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Azmoun 8' Bastos  21' Noboa 45+1' Gațcan  54' Doumbia  90'	Summary	Logashov  24' Škuletić 52'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Kirill Levnikov

Dynamo Moscow v Rostov

12 May 2016 28	Dynamo Moscow	1 – 3	Rostov	Khimki
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Bećiraj 17'	Summary	Rotenberg  37' Azmoun 40', 50' Kudryashov 64' Kalachou  69'	Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 5,192 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

Rostov v Ural

16 May 2016 29	Rostov	1 – 0	Ural	Rostov-on-Don
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Azmoun  24' 74' Navas  39' Yerokhin  61'	Report	Dantsev  20' Fidler  31'  81' Kulakov  80' Lungu  81'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 15,557 Referee: Sergey Karasev

Terek Grozny v Rostov

21 May 2016 30	Terek Grozny	0 – 2	Rostov	Grozny
13:30 MSK (UTC+3)		Summary	Noboa 30' Yerokhin 50' Gațcan  88' Novoseltsev  90'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 16,700 Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	CSKA Moscow (C)	30	20	5	5	51	25	+26	65	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Rostov	30	19	6	5	41	20	+21	63	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Zenit Saint Petersburg	30	17	8	5	61	32	+29	59	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
4	Krasnodar	30	16	8	6	54	25	+29	56	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5	Spartak Moscow	30	15	5	10	48	39	+9	50

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.^[28]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Zenit Saint Petersburg qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 Russian Cup.

Russian Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Russian Cup

Tosno v Rostov

22 September 2015 Round of 32	Tosno	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Rostov	Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Chirkin  93' Mikhalyov 99'	Summary	Khristis  38' Lazutkin  63' Nikolić  92' Shapovalov  103' Khakhalev  120'	Stadium: Malaya Sportivnaya Arena Attendance: 750 Referee: Denis Shpilev

Squad statistics

As of Match played 21 May 2016

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Russian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	MF	BLR	Tsimafei Kalachou	22	0	18+4	0	0	0
4	DF	RUS	Denis Terentyev	14	0	6+8	0	0	0
6	MF	IRN	Saeid Ezatolahi	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
7	FW	RUS	Dmitry Poloz	30	7	27+3	7	0	0
8	MF	MLI	Moussa Doumbia	12	3	3+9	3	0	0
9	MF	GAB	Guélor Kanga	17	2	14+3	2	0	0
11	FW	RUS	Aleksandr Bukharov	25	3	13+12	3	0	0
15	DF	ANG	Bastos	26	3	26	3	0	0
16	MF	ECU	Christian Noboa	24	4	24	4	0	0
17	MF	RUS	Igor Kireyev	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
18	MF	RUS	Pavel Mogilevets	26	1	19+7	1	0	0
19	MF	RUS	Khoren Bayramyan	7	0	2+5	0	0	0
20	FW	IRN	Sardar Azmoun	24	9	15+9	9	0	0
23	MF	RUS	Aleksandr Troshechkin	2	0	0+1	0	1	0
25	DF	RUS	Ivan Novoseltsev	28	0	28	0	0	0
28	DF	FIN	Boris Rotenberg	15	0	13+2	0	0	0
30	DF	RUS	Fyodor Kudryashov	11	1	10+1	1	0	0
31	MF	RUS	Ruslan Shapovalov	1	0	0	0	1	0
34	DF	RUS	Timofei Margasov	25	0	23+2	0	0	0
35	GK	RUS	Soslan Dzhanayev	30	0	30	0	0	0
37	MF	RUS	Sergei Zabrodin	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
40	DF	RUS	Dmitri Khristis	1	0	0	0	1	0
44	DF	ESP	César Navas	28	0	28	0	0	0
45	DF	RUS	Anton Lazutkin	1	0	0	0	1	0
66	MF	RUS	Daniil Ostapenko	1	0	0	0	1	0
70	MF	RUS	Andrei Sidenko	1	0	0	0	1	0
73	DF	RUS	Aleksei Grechkin	1	0	0	0	1	0
74	MF	RUS	Yevgeni Stukanov	1	0	0	0	1	0
84	MF	MDA	Alexandru Gațcan	23	2	23	2	0	0
86	FW	KOR	Yoo Byung-soo	7	1	3+4	1	0	0
88	MF	RUS	Denis Mashkin	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
89	MF	RUS	Aleksandr Yerokhin	11	2	5+6	2	0	0
90	MF	RUS	Filipp Kondryukov	1	0	0	0	1	0
91	FW	RUS	Danila Khakhalev	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
97	GK	RUS	Yevgeni Goshev	1	0	0	0	1	0
99	FW	SRB	Nemanja Nikolić	1	0	0	0	1	0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who appeared for Rostov no longer at the club:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Russian Premier League	Russian Cup	Total
1	FW		20	Sardar Azmoun	9	0	9
2	FW		7	Dmitry Poloz	7	0	7
3	MF		16	Christian Noboa	4	0	4
4	FW		11	Aleksandr Bukharov	3	0	3
	MF		8	Moussa Doumbia	3	0	3
	DF		15	Bastos	3	0	3
				Own goal	3	0	3
8	MF		84	Alexandru Gațcan	2	0	2
	MF		9	Guélor Kanga	2	0	2
	MF		89	Aleksandr Yerokhin	2	0	2
11	FW		86	Yoo Byung-soo	1	0	1
	MF		18	Pavel Mogilevets	1	0	1
	DF		30	Fyodor Kudryashov	1	0	1
				TOTALS	41	0	41

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Russian Premier League		Russian Cup		Total
2		MF	Tsimafei Kalachou	11	1	0	0	11	1
4		MF	Denis Terentyev	3	1	0	0	3	1
7		FW	Dmitry Poloz	2	0	0	0	2	0
8		MF	Moussa Doumbia	2	0	0	0	2	0
9		MF	Guélor Kanga	5	0	0	0	5	0
11		FW	Aleksandr Bukharov	5	0	0	0	5	0
15		DF	Bastos	2	0	0	0	2	0
16		MF	Christian Noboa	3	0	0	0	3	0
18		MF	Pavel Mogilevets	4	0	0	0	4	0
19		MF	Khoren Bayramyan	2	0	0	0	2	0
20		FW	Sardar Azmoun	5	0	0	0	5	0
25		MF	Ivan Novoseltsev	3	0	0	0	3	0
28		DF	Boris Rotenberg	6	0	0	0	6	0
30		DF	Fyodor Kudryashov	3	0	0	0	3	0
31		MF	Ruslan Shapovalov	0	0	1	0	1	0
34		DF	Timofei Margasov	2	0	0	0	2	0
35		GK	Soslan Dzhanayev	2	0	0	0	2	0
40		DF	Dmitri Khristis	0	0	1	0	1	0
44		DF	César Navas	8	0	0	0	8	0
45		DF	Anton Lazutkin	0	0	1	0	1	0
84		MF	Alexandru Gațcan	5	0	0	0	5	0
86		FW	Yoo Byung-soo	1	0	0	0	1	0
89		MF	Aleksandr Yerokhin	1	0	0	0	1	0
90		FW	Danila Khakhalev	0	0	1	0	1	0
99		FW	Nemanja Nikolić	0	0	1	0	1	0
			TOTALS	75	2	5	0	80	2