2017–18 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season

The 2017–18 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season was the club's third season back in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia, since their relegation at the end of the 2013–14 season.

Anzhi Makhachkala

2017–18 season
Manager	Aleksandr Grigoryan (until 13 August 2017) Vadim Skripchenko (from 14 August 2017)
Stadium	Anzhi-Arena
Russian Premier League	14th (lost in relegation play-offs vs. Yenisey Krasnoyarsk)
Russian Cup	Round of 32 (vs. Luch-Energiya Vladivostok)
Top goalscorer	League: Juan Lescano (5) All: Juan Lescano (5)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Season events

On 13 August 2017, Aleksandr Grigoryan resigned from his role as manager,^[1] with Vadim Skripchenko being appointed as Anzhi's new manager the following day.^[2]

Squad

As of 15 March 2018^[3]

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 Vladimir Sugrobov 2 DF  RUS Guram Tetrashvili 3 DF  RUS Vladimir Poluyakhtov 4 DF  UKR Ihor Chaykovskyi 5 DF  RUS Magomed Musalov 6 MF  ROU Paul Anton 7 MF  UZB Dostonbek Khamdamov 8 MF  RUS Arsen Khubulov 9 FW  UKR Pylyp Budkivskyi (loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) 10 MF  GHA Kwadwo Poku 14 DF  MDA Igor Armaș 17 DF  VEN Jhon Chancellor 19 FW  RUS Pavel Dolgov 37 MF  RUS Batraz Khadartsev 47 GK  GEO Giorgi Loria (loan from Krylia Sovetov)

No. Pos. Nation Player 49 FW  RUS Aleksandr Prudnikov 52 DF  SVN Miral Samardžić 74 FW  RUS Ivan Ivanchenko 77 DF  RUS Islam Zhilov 78 MF  RUS Mikhail Bakayev 82 MF  RUS Nikita Andreyev 88 FW  RUS Ivan Markelov 90 FW  RUS Amur Kalmykov 91 FW  RUS Pavel Yakovlev 92 DF  RUS Sergei Bryzgalov 94 DF  UKR Oleh Danchenko (loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) 95 DF  RUS Magomed Elmurzayev 98 GK  RUS Aleksandr Budakov 99 FW  ARG Juan Lescano

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 — DF  RUS Anton Belov (at Zorky Krasnogorsk) — DF  RUS Igor Udaly (at Orenburg) — MF  RUS Pavel Karasyov (at SKA-Khabarovsk)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  RUS Aleksandr Bataev (at Chernomorets Novorossiysk) — FW  RUS Dzhamal Dibirgadzhiyev (at Veles Moscow)

Anzhi-2 Makhachkala

Main article: FC Anzhi-2 Makhachkala

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 20 MF  RUS Tamirlan Dzhamalutdinov 34 GK  RUS Nikita Repin 61 DF  RUS Anton Belov 70 MF  RUS Chingiz Agabalayev 80 MF  RUS Tamerlan Ramazanov 86 MF  RUS Rustam Khalimbekov 95 DF  RUS Magomed Elmurzayev 96 FW  RUS Dzhamal Dibirgadzhiyev 97 MF  RUS Magomed Magomedov — GK  RUS Aslan Dzekoyev — GK  RUS Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev — GK  RUS Yuri Shleyev — DF  RUS Dzhambulat Abdulkadyrov

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  RUS Gadzhi Adzhiyev — MF  RUS Omargadzhi Alibekov — MF  RUS Shakhban Gaydarov — MF  RUS Anvar Gazimagomedov — MF  RUS Karim Girayev — MF  RUS Ibragim Katinovasov — MF  RUS Zaur Pirakhmedov — MF  RUS Aleksey Shishkin — FW  RUS Said Aliyev — FW  RUS Pavel Dolgov — FW  RUS Rashid Magomed — FW  RUS Tagir Musalov — FW  RUS Raul Shikhayev

Transfers

Summer

Main article: List of Russian football transfers summer 2017

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 Aleksei Solosin (from Tom Tomsk)[4] 3 DF  RUS Vladimir Poluyakhtov (from Orenburg)[5] 4 DF  UKR Ihor Chaykovskyi (from Zorya Luhansk)[6] 6 MF  RUS Pavel Karasyov (from SKA-Khabarovsk)[7] 7 MF  RUS Adlan Katsayev (loan extended from Akhmat Grozny)[8] 9 FW  RUS Konstantin Bazelyuk (loan from CSKA Moscow)[9] 10 MF  GEO Jaba Lipartia (from Zorya Luhansk)[10] 14 DF  MDA Igor Armaș (from Kuban Krasnodar) 21 DF  RUS Alan Bagayev (from Mordovia Saransk)[11] 24 DF  RUS Dzhambolat Bolatov 25 MF  ETH Gatoch Panom (from Ethiopian Coffee)[12] 29 MF  UZB Vadim Afonin (from Orenburg)[13] 30 MF  RUS Ramazan Kerimov 31 DF  RUS Nikita Chistyakov 32 MF  RUS Muslim Shikhbabayev 33 DF  RUS Igor Udaly (from Tyumen)[14] 35 DF  RUS Mukhtar Khanmurzayev 36 FW  RUS Raul Shikhayev 38 MF  RUS Anar Panayev (from own academy) 39 GK  RUS Timur Magomedov 41 MF  RUS Anvar Gazimagomedov (from Armavir) 47 GK  GEO Giorgi Loria (on loan from Krylia Sovetov Samara)[15] 48 MF  RUS Aleksandr Bataev (from PAOK) 51 MF  RUS Aleksey Shishkin 52 DF  SVN Miral Samardžić (from Akhisar Belediyespor)[16] 63 DF  RUS Yarakhmed Makhmudov 69 GK  RUS Maksim Bogatyryov (from Lokomotiv Moscow) 75 MF  RUS Zaur Pirakhmedov 77 MF  RUS Ayaz Guliyev (loan extended from Spartak Moscow)[17] 78 MF  RUS Mikhail Bakayev (from Kairat)[18] 85 MF  RUS Zikrula Magomedov 88 FW  RUS Ivan Markelov (from Dynamo Moscow)[19] 94 DF  UKR Oleh Danchenko (loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)[20] 96 FW  RUS Dzhamal Dibirgadzhiyev (end of loan to Fátima) 97 FW  RUS Khasan Mamtov (from Tyumen)[21] 98 GK  RUS Aleksandr Budakov (from Amkar Perm)[22] 99 FW  ARG Juan Lescano (from SKA-Khabarovsk)[23]

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  ARM David Yurchenko (to Tosno)[24] 4 DF  UKR Maksym Bilyi [25] 5 DF  RUS Aleksandr Zhirov (end of loan from Krasnodar) 6 MF  IRN Saeid Ezatolahi (end of loan from Rostov) 6 MF  RUS Pavel Karasyov (on loan to SKA-Khabarovsk)[26] 7 DF  RUS Kamil Agalarov [25] 9 FW  RUS Shamil Asildarov 13 MF  RUS Dmitri Kudryashov [25] 14 DF  RUS Aslan Dudiyev (to Tosno)[27][28] 15 MF  UKR Dmytro Shcherbak [27] 16 GK  RUS Yury Shafinsky (to Tom Tomsk)[29] 17 MF  RUS Svyatoslav Georgiyevsky [27] 21 MF  RUS Maksim Batov (to Khimki) 22 MF  RUS Sergey Karetnik [27] 24 DF  RUS Sergei Parshivlyuk (to Rostov)[30] 26 DF  BRA Xandão (to Sporting Gijón)[31] 28 FW  UKR Pylyp Budkivskyi (end of loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) 30 DF  RUS Shamil Gasanov (to Tromsø)[32] 33 DF  RUS Igor Udaly (on loan to Orenburg)[33] 49 MF  RUS Yuri Kuzmin 53 MF  RUS Karim Girayev (to Anzhi-2 Makhachkala) 59 DF  RUS Mariz Saidov (to Anzhi-Yunior Zelenodolsk) 62 MF  RUS Shakhban Gaydarov (to Anzhi-2 Makhachkala) 67 MF  RUS Alan Yarikbayev (to Anzhi-2 Makhachkala) 68 MF  RUS Roman Khodakovsky (to KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny) 69 MF  RUS Yegor Sedov 70 FW  RUS Rashid Magomedov (to Anzhi-2 Makhachkala) 73 MF  RUS Chingiz Agabalayev (to Anzhi-2 Makhachkala) 78 MF  RUS Timur Patakhov (to Anzhi-2 Makhachkala) 79 FW  RUS Said Aliyev (to Anzhi-2 Makhachkala) 80 MF  RUS Tamerlan Ramazanov (to Anzhi-2 Makhachkala) 83 MF  RUS Gadzhi Adzhiyev (to Anzhi-2 Makhachkala) 85 GK  RUS Aleksandr Filtsov (end of loan from Rubin Kazan) 90 MF  RUS Andrei Lyakh [27] 94 FW  CRC Felicio Brown Forbes (end of loan from Arsenal Tula) 95 DF  RUS Magomed Elmurzayev (to Anzhi-2 Makhachkala) 97 MF  RUS Magomed Magomedov (to Anzhi-2 Makhachkala) 97 FW  RUS Khasan Mamtov (to Orenburg)[34] — DF  MDA Valeriu Ciupercă (released, was on loan to Tom Tomsk) — DF  RUS Anton Belov (to Anzhi-2 Makhachkala, previously on loan to Zenit Penza) — DF  RUS Georgi Tigiyev (to Spartak Moscow, previously on loan)[35]

Winter

Main article: List of Russian football transfers winter 2017–18

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 Vladimir Sugrobov (from Ararat Moscow)[36] 6 MF  ROU Paul Anton (from Dinamo București)[37] 7 MF  UZB Dostonbek Khamdamov (from Bunyodkor)[38] 9 FW  UKR Pylyp Budkivskyi (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)[39] 10 MF  GHA Kwadwo Poku (from Miami)[40] 17 DF  VEN Jhon Chancellor (from Delfín)[41] 20 FW  RUS Artyom Sukhanov 34 GK  RUS Nikita Repin (from Anzhi-2 Makhachkala) 35 MF  RUS Marat Abulashev 37 MF  RUS Islam Khalimbekov 40 MF  RUS Shikhamir Isayev 41 MF  RUS Razhab Magomedov 46 MF  RUS Sultan Isalov 48 MF  RUS Mutaalim Magomedov 53 DF  RUS Shamil Abdurazakov (from own academy) 54 FW  RUS Bagand Bagandov 56 MF  RUS Sergei Babkin (from own academy) 58 MF  RUS Magomednur Isayev 59 MF  RUS Mariz Saidov (from Anzhi-Yunior Zelenodolsk) 61 DF  RUS Dmitri Rashchektayev 62 MF  RUS Valentin Andyamov 64 GK  RUS Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev (from Anzhi-2 Makhachkala) 65 DF  RUS Viktor Khugayev (from Chertanovo-M Moscow) 67 DF  RUS Sanislav Karakoz (from Chertanovo Moscow) 77 DF  RUS Islam Zhilov (from Spartak Nalchik)[42] 82 MF  RUS Nikita Andreyev (from Zenit St. Petersburg)[43] 83 FW  RUS Semyon Belyakov (from Dynamo Moscow) 90 FW  RUS Amur Kalmykov (from Afips Afipsky)[44]

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 7 MF  RUS Adlan Katsayev (loan return to Akhmat Grozny) 9 FW  RUS Konstantin Bazelyuk (loan return to CSKA Moscow)[45] 17 MF  RUS Gadzhi Adzhiyev 18 DF  RUS Dmitri Dontsov 20 MF  RUS Tamirlan Dzhamalutdinov 26 GK  RUS Yuri Shleyev 27 FW  RUS Tagir Musalov 29 MF  UZB Vadim Afonin (to Orenburg)[45][46] 41 MF  RUS Anvar Gazimagomedov 48 MF  RUS Aleksandr Bataev (on loan to Chernomorets Novorossiysk) 61 DF  RUS Anton Belov (on loan to Zorky Krasnogorsk)[47] 77 MF  RUS Ayaz Guliyev (end of loan from Spartak Moscow)[48] 87 MF  RUS Magomed Magomedov 90 FW  RUS Rashid Magomedov (to Legion-Dynamo Makhachkala) 93 MF  RUS Karim Girayev (to Legion-Dynamo Makhachkala) 96 FW  RUS Dzhamal Dibirgadzhiyev (on loan to Veles Moscow)

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date
14 December 2017[49]	GK		Aleksei Solosin	Kolkheti-1913 Poti
14 December 2017[49]	DF		Alan Bagayev	Mordovia Saransk
14 December 2017[49]	MF		Gatoch Panom	Mekelle City
16 January 2018[50]	DF		Thomas Phibel	Palanga	2019
25 January 2018[51]	MF		Jaba Lipartia	Torpedo Kutaisi	25 February 2018[52]

Friendlies

Astra Giurgiu v Anzhi Makhachkala

25 June 2017	Astra Giurgiu	1 – 2	Anzhi Makhachkala	Slovenia
MSK (UTC+3)	Nicoară 79'	Report	Khubulov 35' Phibel 60'

CFR Cluj v Anzhi Makhachkala

27 June 2017	CFR Cluj	1 – 1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Slovenia
MSK (UTC+3)		Report	Phibel 73'

Istra 1961 v Anzhi Makhachkala

28 June 2017	Istra 1961	1 – 1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Slovenia
MSK (UTC+3)		Report	Dibirgadzhiyev 38'

Krško v Anzhi Makhachkala

2 July 2017	Krško	0 – 0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Slovenia
MSK (UTC+3)		Report

Nyíregyháza Spartacus v Anzhi Makhachkala

4 July 2017	Nyíregyháza Spartacus	3 – 2	Anzhi Makhachkala	Slovenia
MSK (UTC+3)		Report	Markelov Dibirgadzhiyev

Dinamo București v Anzhi Makhachkala

5 July 2017	Dinamo București	0 – 1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Slovenia
MSK (UTC+3)			Bazelyuk 85'

Competitions

Russian Premier League

Main article: 2017–18 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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	D	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	L
Position	12	8	11	13	15	15	15	14	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Anzhi Makhachkala v CSKA Moscow

15 July 2017 1	Anzhi Makhachkala	1 – 3	CSKA Moscow	Kaspiysk
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Yakovlev  41' Markelov 64' Poluyakhtov  74' Danchenko  90+1'	Report	Vasin 21' Golovin 49' 90+3' Natkho 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 9,400 Referee: Vladimir Seldyakov

Anzhi Makhachkala v Amkar Perm

21 July 2017 2	Anzhi Makhachkala	1 – 0	Amkar Perm	Kaspiysk
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Bryzgalov  11' 23' Poluyakhtov  45'	Report	Gigolayev  39' Sivakow  46' Condé  75' Salugin  85' Kostyukov  89'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 6,207 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

Lokomotiv Moscow v Anzhi Makhachkala

30 July 2017 3	Lokomotiv Moscow	1 – 0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Moscow
17:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Tarasov  43' Fernandes  77' 81' Kvirkvelia  86'	Report	Phibel  90+3'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 7,603 Referee: Roman Galimov

Anzhi Makhachkala v Rostov

4 August 2017 4	Anzhi Makhachkala	0 – 1	Rostov	Kaspiysk
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Yakovlev  32' Markelov  42' Musalov  62'	Report	Dyadyun 19' Ustinov  34' Gațcan  46' Pesyakov  88' Mogilevets  90+2'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 5,690 Referee: Igor Fedotov

SKA-Khabarovsk v Anzhi Makhachkala

8 August 2017 5	SKA-Khabarovsk	2 – 0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Khabarovsk
11:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Ediyev  57' Marković 68' Dovbnya  88' Kalinsky 90+4'	Report	Phibel  90+2'	Stadium: Lenin Stadium Attendance: 8,100 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin

Anzhi Makhachkala v Dynamo Moscow

12 August 2017 6	Anzhi Makhachkala	1 – 3	Dynamo Moscow	Kaspiysk
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Yakovlev 9' Khubulov  24'	Report	Bećiraj 15' Panchenko 34', 76' (pen.) Sow  59' Rykov  85'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 5,339 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

Rubin Kazan v Anzhi Makhachkala

19 August 2017 7	Rubin Kazan	6 – 0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Kazan
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Jonathas 4', 31' Karadeniz 15' Bauer  60' Nabiullin 62' M'Vila 85' Lestienne 86'	Report	Bagayev  10'	Stadium: Kazan Arena Attendance: 11,252 Referee: Sergei Karasev

Anzhi Makhachkala v Ufa

25 August 2017 8	Anzhi Makhachkala	1 – 0	Ufa	Kaspiysk
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Lescano 18' 90+3' Markelov  51'	Report	Jokić  45+1' Sysuyev  69'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev

Tosno v Anzhi Makhachkala

9 September 2017 9	Tosno	2 – 2	Anzhi Makhachkala	Saint Petersburg
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Markov 5' Galiulin 63' Poletanović  80'	Report	Prudnikov 18' Danchenko 25'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 3,547 Referee: Aleksei Eskov

Anzhi Makhachkala v Krasnodar

16 September 2017 10	Anzhi Makhachkala	1 – 5	Krasnodar	Kaspiysk
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Poluyakhtov 77' Markelov  88'	Report	Smolov 39' Claesson 55' Wanderson 67', 71' Okriashvili 79'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 4,550 Referee: Evgeny Turbin

Spartak Moscow v Anzhi Makhachkala

23 September 2017 11	Spartak Moscow	2 – 2	Anzhi Makhachkala	Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Luiz Adriano 14' (pen.) Dzhikiya  84' Melgarejo 90+2'	Report	Poluyakhtov  55' Samardžić 74' Katsayev 78'	Stadium: Otkrytiye Arena Attendance: 25,075 Referee: Vitaly Meshkov

Anzhi Makhachkala v Zenit St.Petersburg

1 October 2017 12	Anzhi Makhachkala	2 – 2	Zenit St.Petersburg	Kaspiysk
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Phibel  13' Danchenko 20' 81' Markelov  23' Katsayev 59'	Report	Kranevitter  36' Kokorin 57' Paredes 85' 90+4' Rigoni  90+3'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 5,150 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin

Ural Yekaterinburg v Anzhi Makhachkala

14 October 2017 13	Ural Yekaterinburg	2 – 1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Yekaterinburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Haroyan  49' Bicfalvi 56' Kulakov  69' Glushkov  82' Ilyin 87' Hodzyur  90+2'	Report	Yakovlev  57' Khubulov  67' Tetrashvili  69' Bryzgalov 89'	Stadium: SKB-Bank Arena Attendance: 3,609 Referee: Roman Galimov

Anzhi Makhachkala v Arsenal Tula

22 October 2017 14	Anzhi Makhachkala	3 – 2	Arsenal Tula	Kaspiysk
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Gabulov 7' (o.g.) Khubulov 49' (pen.) Guliyev 64' Samardžić  83'	Report	Tkachyov 40' 77' Đorđević 65' Kombarov  90+4'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 3,850 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

Akhmat Grozny v Anzhi Makhachkala

30 October 2017 15	Akhmat Grozny	1 – 1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Grozny
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Berisha  77' Ángel 90+3' Mbengue  90+6'	Report	Bryzgalov  87' Yakovlev  87' 90+6'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 16,372 Referee: Sergey Karasev

Amkar Perm v Anzhi Makhachkala

5 November 2017 16	Amkar Perm	1 – 2	Anzhi Makhachkala	Perm
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Kostyukov 12' 34' Condé  41' Bodul  51' Idowu  57' Gashchenkov  73'	Report	Markelov 6', 28' 21'  63' Tetrashvili  78' Katsayev  84'	Stadium: Zvezda Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov

Anzhi Makhachkala v Lokomotiv Moscow

19 November 2017 17	Anzhi Makhachkala	0 – 1	Lokomotiv Moscow	Kaspiysk
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)		Report	Al.Miranchuk 43'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 5,495 Referee: Aleksey Sukhoy

Rostov v Anzhi Makhachkala

26 November 2017 18	Rostov	2 – 0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Rostov-on-Don
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Majer  30' Bukharov 44' (pen.), 58' Gațcan  81' Ingason  90+1'	Report	Lescano  90+1'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 4,252 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

Anzhi Makhachkala v SKA-Khabarovsk

3 December 2017 19	Anzhi Makhachkala	4 – 0	SKA-Khabarovsk	Kaspiysk
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Lescano 1' Poluyakhtov 8' Markelov 43' Armaș 85'	Report	Krivoruchko  26'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Aleksey Eskov

Dynamo Moscow v Anzhi Makhachkala

9 December 2017 20	Dynamo Moscow	2 – 0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Khimki
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Tashayev 8' Lutsenko 60'	Report		Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 3,525 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin

Anzhi Makhachkala v Rubin Kazan

2 March 2018 21	Anzhi Makhachkala	1 – 1	Rubin Kazan	Kaspiysk
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Tetrashvili  33' Budkivskyi  64' Samardžić  80' Lescano 90+1'	Report	Kambolov  18' Popov 36' Mogilevets  37' Kuzmin  55' Noboa  77'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Aleksey Eskov

Ufa v Anzhi Makhachkala

10 March 2018 22	Ufa	3 – 2	Anzhi Makhachkala	Ufa
16:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Jokić  45+1' 67' Nikitin 57' Paurević 65' Seidakhmet  83' Belenov  90+1'	Report	Anton  56' Lescano 64' Poluyakhtov 81' Samardžić  83'	Stadium: Neftyanik Stadium Attendance: 5,386 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

Anzhi Makhachkala v Tosno

17 March 2018 23	Anzhi Makhachkala	2 – 0	Tosno	Kaspiysk
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Anton 17', 43'	Report	Makarov  48'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 10,200 Referee: Sergey Ivanov

Krasnodar v Anzhi Makhachkala

1 April 2018 24	Krasnodar	1 – 1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Krasnodar
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Claesson 33' Kaboré  45+1' Pereyra  82'	Report	Samardžić  64' Poluyakhtov  71' Danchenko 90+4'	Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium Attendance: 20,160 Referee: Aleksey Eskov

Anzhi Makhachkala v Spartak Moscow

8 April 2018 25	Anzhi Makhachkala	1 – 4	Spartak Moscow	Kaspiysk
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Lescano 36'	Report	Promes 10', 14', 27' (pen.) Kutepov 56'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 7,764 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin

Zenit St.Petersburg v Anzhi Makhachkala

14 April 2018 26	Zenit St.Petersburg	1 – 0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Driussi 36' Smolnikov  39' Criscito  52' Lodygin  86'	Report	Khubulov  44'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 38,048 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin

Anzhi Makhachkala v Ural Yekaterinburg

21 April 2018 27	Anzhi Makhachkala	0 – 1	Ural Yekaterinburg	Kaspiysk
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Samardžić  11' Markelov  57' Kalmykov  90'	Report	Haroyan  28' El Kabir  37' Yemelyanov  40' Bicfalvi 84'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Kirill Levnikov

Arsenal Tula v Anzhi Makhachkala

28 April 2018 28	Arsenal Tula	2 – 1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Tula
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Berkhamov 16' Sunzu 62' Kangwa  88' Adzhoyev  90+4'	Report	Khubulov 22' Samardžić  59' Danchenko  73' Armaș  86'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 11,200 Referee: Sergey Karasev

Anzhi Makhachkala v Akhmat Grozny

7 May 2018 29	Anzhi Makhachkala	0 – 2	Akhmat Grozny	Kaspiysk
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Tetrashvili  37'  62' Poluyakhtov  45' Samardžić  90+3'	Report	Rodolfo 18' Berisha  41' Roshi  68' 87' Mbengue  76' Semyonov  81' Shvets  86'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 10,990 Referee: Evgeny Turbin

CSKA Moscow v Anzhi Makhachkala

13 May 2018 30	CSKA Moscow	2 – 1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Moscow
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Musa 9' Nababkin  32' Vitinho 61' Golovin  68'	Report	Khubulov 33' Danchenko  68' Anton  90'	Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 25,916 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Ural Yekaterinburg	30	8	13	9	31	32	−1	37[a]
13	Amkar Perm (D)	30	9	8	13	20	30	−10	35	Dissolved after the season[b]
14	Anzhi Makhachkala	30	6	6	18	31	55	−24	24[c]	Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
15	Tosno (D)	30	6	6	18	23	54	−31	24[c]	Dissolved after the season[d]
16	SKA-Khabarovsk (R)	30	2	7	21	16	55	−39	13	Relegation to Football National League

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: Russian Premier League, Soccerway
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) Head-to-head away goals; 7) Matches won; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored.^[57]
(D) Dissolved after the season; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Head-to-head: Rostov 1–0 Ural, Ural 1–1 Rostov
2. On 13 June 2018, FC Amkar Perm announced that the Russian Football Union recalled their 2018–19 season license, making them ineligible for the Russian Premier League or Russian Football National League.^[53] On 18 June 2018, club president Gennadi Shilov announced that the club will not register for the third-tier Russian Professional Football League and will be dissolved.^[54] As a consequence, Anzhi Makhachkala was not relegated.
3. Head-to-head: Anzhi 2–0 Tosno, Tosno 2–2 Anzhi
4. On 30 May 2018, Russian Football National League announced that FC Tosno failed in its appeal to obtain the FNL license for the 2018–19 season.^[55] On 9 June 2018, the founder of FORT Group (the company that owned the team), Maxim Levchenko, announced that the team is officially dissolved.^[56]

Relegation play-offs

Yenisey Krasnoyarsk v Anzhi Makhachkala

17 May 2018 1st Leg	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	3 – 0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Krasnoyarsk
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Kutyin 25' (pen.), 58' Sarkisov 32' Filippov  77' Zhirov  81' Chicherin  87'	Report	Poluyakhtov  41' Khubulov  50' Markelov  59'	Stadium: Indoor Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

Anzhi Makhachkala v Yenisey Krasnoyarsk

20 May 2018 2nd Leg	Anzhi Makhachkala	4 – 3 (4 – 6 agg.)	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	Kaspiysk
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Anton  18' Poku 45+2' Kalmykov 73' Poluyakhtov 74', 90+3' Bakayev  90+5'	Report	Obradović 15' Semakin 17' Kichin  20' Serderov 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Kirill Levnikov

Russian Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Russian Cup

Luch-Energiya Vladivostok v Anzhi Makhachkala

20 September 2017 Round of 32	Luch-Energiya Vladivostok	2 – 0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Vladivostok
12:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Gordiyenko 20' Malyaka 68' 73'	Report	Khalimbekov  30' Dibirgadzhiyev  58'	Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 1,950 Referee: Anton Anopa

Squad statistics

As of Match played 20 May 2018

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Russian Cup		Playoff
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	RUS	Vladimir Sugrobov	2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
2	DF	RUS	Guram Tetrashvili	24	0	22	0	0	0	2	0
3	DF	RUS	Vladimir Poluyakhtov	29	5	26+1	3	0	0	2	2
4	DF	UKR	Ihor Chaykovskyi	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	RUS	Magomed Musalov	14	0	12+1	0	0	0	1	0
6	MF	ROU	Paul Anton	11	2	9	2	0	0	2	0
7	MF	UZB	Dostonbek Khamdamov	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	RUS	Arsen Khubulov	26	3	16+9	3	0	0	1	0
9	FW	UKR	Pylyp Budkivskyi	9	0	4+3	0	0	0	1+1	0
10	MF	GHA	Kwadwo Poku	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	1
13	MF	RUS	Danil Glebov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
14	DF	MDA	Igor Armaș	15	1	12+1	1	0	0	2	0
17	DF	VEN	Jhon Chancellor	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	RUS	Pavel Dolgov	5	0	1+4	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	RUS	Tamirlan Dzhamalutdinov	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
26	GK	RUS	Yuri Shleyev	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
27	FW	RUS	Tagir Musalov	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
37	MF	RUS	Batraz Khadartsev	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
41	MF	RUS	Anvar Gazimagomedov	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
47	GK	GEO	Giorgi Loria	13	0	13	0	0	0	0	0
49	FW	RUS	Aleksandr Prudnikov	20	1	13+6	1	0	0	1	0
52	DF	SVN	Miral Samardžić	21	1	19	1	0	0	2	0
61	DF	RUS	Anton Belov	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
70	MF	RUS	Chingiz Agabalayev	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
74	FW	RUS	Ivan Ivanchenko	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
78	MF	RUS	Mikhail Bakayev	17	0	13+3	0	0	0	1	0
80	MF	RUS	Tamerlan Ramazanov	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
86	MF	RUS	Rustam Khalimbekov	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
88	FW	RUS	Ivan Markelov	28	4	24+2	4	0	0	2	0
90	FW	RUS	Amur Kalmykov	7	1	0+6	0	0	0	0+1	1
91	FW	RUS	Pavel Yakovlev	22	2	15+6	2	0	0	0+1	0
92	DF	RUS	Sergei Bryzgalov	25	2	24+1	2	0	0	0	0
94	MF	UKR	Oleh Danchenko	29	3	26+2	3	0	0	1	0
95	DF	RUS	Magomed Elmurzayev	4	0	0+3	0	1	0	0	0
96	FW	RUS	Dzhamal Dibirgadzhiyev	3	0	0+2	0	1	0	0	0
97	MF	RUS	Magomed Magomedov	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
98	GK	RUS	Aleksandr Budakov	12	0	10+1	0	0	0	1	0
99	FW	ARG	Juan Lescano	19	5	11+6	5	0	0	1+1	0
Players away from the club on loan:
6	MF	RUS	Pavel Karasyov	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left Anzhi Makhachkala during the season:
1	GK	RUS	Aleksei Solosin	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	RUS	Adlan Katsayev	13	2	5+8	2	0	0	0	0
9	FW	RUS	Konstantin Bazelyuk	6	0	2+4	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	GEO	Jaba Lipartia	7	0	2+4	0	1	0	0	0
21	DF	RUS	Alan Bagayev	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	ETH	Gatoch Panom	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
29	MF	UZB	Vadim Afonin	14	0	13+1	0	0	0	0	0
45	DF	FRA	Thomas Phibel	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF	RUS	Ayaz Guliyev	11	1	4+7	1	0	0	0	0
97	FW	RUS	Khasan Mamtov	6	0	3+3	0	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Russian Cup	Playoff	Total
1	FW		99	Juan Lescano	5	0	0	5
	DF		3	Vladimir Poluyakhtov	3	0	2	5
3	FW		88	Ivan Markelov	4	0	0	4
4	MF		94	Oleh Danchenko	3	0	0	3
	MF		8	Arsen Khubulov	3	0	0	3
6	MF		7	Adlan Katsayev	3	0	0	3
	DF		92	Sergei Bryzgalov	2	0	0	2
	FW		91	Pavel Yakovlev	2	0	0	2
	MF		6	Paul Anton	2	0	0	2
10	FW		49	Aleksandr Prudnikov	1	0	0	1
	DF		52	Miral Samardžić	1	0	0	1
	MF		77	Ayaz Guliyev	1	0	0	1
	DF		14	Igor Armaș	1	0	0	1
	MF		10	Kwadwo Poku	0	0	1	1
	FW		90	Amur Kalmykov	0	0	1	1
				Own goal	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	31	0	4	35

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Russian Cup		Playoff		Total
2		DF	Guram Tetrashvili	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
3		DF	Vladimir Poluyakhtov	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
5		DF	Magomed Musalov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6		MF	Paul Anton	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
8		MF	Arsen Khubulov	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
9		FW	Pylyp Budkivskyi	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14		DF	Igor Armaș	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
52		DF	Miral Samardžić	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
78		MF	Mikhail Bakayev	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
86		MF	Rustam Khalimbekov	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
88		FW	Ivan Markelov	7	1	0	0	1	0	8	1
90		FW	Amur Kalmykov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
91		FW	Pavel Yakovlev	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
92		DF	Sergei Bryzgalov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
94		MF	Oleh Danchenko	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
96		FW	Dzhamal Dibirgadzhiyev	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
99		FW	Juan Lescano	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Players who left Anzhi Makhachkala during the season:
7		MF	Adlan Katsayev	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21		DF	Alan Bagayev	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
45		DF	Thomas Phibel	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
			TOTALS	50	2	2	0	5	0	57	2