Russian Premier League 2007

Russian Premier League 2007 was the 16th official season of Rosgosstrakh Russian Football Championship, and 6th under the current Russian Premier League name. The season started with the match between Luch-Energia and Moskva in Vladivostok on Saturday, 10 March 2007, at 18:00 local time (11:00 MSK). The first goal of the season was scored by Moskva striker Héctor Bracamonte.

The champion was determined on the final matchday, 11 November 2007. Zenit claimed their first champions title in Russian Football Championship, becoming the second non-Moscow club to become Russian champions.

Spartak Moscow won the silver medals for 3rd consecutive year. Defending champions CSKA Moscow claimed the bronze medals.

Tie-breaking criteria

Based on paragraph 15.3 of Russian Premier League regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points, the standings of these teams (except the 1st position) are determined by:
#higher number of wins in all matches;
#higher goal difference in all matches;
#results of matches between the teams in question (1. higher number of points obtained; 2. higher number of wins; 3. higher goal difference; 4. higher number of goals scored; 5. higher number of away goals scored);
#higher number of goals scored in all matches;
#higher number of away goals scored in all matches;
#drawing of lots.

Based on paragraph 15.4 of Russian Premier League regulations for the current season, if two teams having the highest number of points are equal on them, the 1st position is determined by:

#higher number of wins in all matches;
#results of matches between the teams in question (1. higher number of points obtained; 2. higher goal difference; 3. higher number of goals scored; 4. higher number of away goals scored);
#drawing of lots to determine current standings, or an additional match between the teams in question, with extra time and penalty shoot-outs if necessary, to determine the champion at the end of the season.

Based on paragraph 15.5 of Russian Premier League regulations for the current season, if more than two teams having the highest number of points are equal on them, the 1st and subsequent positions of these teams are determined by:

#higher number of wins in all matches;
#higher goal difference in all matches;
#results of matches between the teams in question (1. higher number of points obtained; 2. higher goal difference; 3. higher number of goals scored; 4. higher number of away goals scored);
#drawing of lots to determine current standings, or an additional tournament between the teams in question to determine the final standings and the champion at the end of the season¹

¹The terms of this additional tournament are determined by Russian Football Union and the governing body of Russian Premier League based on suggestions from the participating clubs.

Final standings

Top goalscorers

Awards

On 30 November 2007 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players: [cite news |title=Утвержден список 33 лучших игроков "Росгосстрах Чемпионата России по футболу 2007 года" |url=http://www.rfs.ru/?node=rfs-news&leaf=e43beac89b534ab2be52bf001b7a19fe#news_e43beac89b534ab2be52bf001b7a19fe |publisher=Russian Football Union |date=2007-11-30 |accessdate=2007-12-04 |language=Russian]

;Goalkeepers
#flagicon|Czech Republic Antonín Kinský (Saturn)
#flagicon|Russia Vladimir Gabulov (Kuban)
#flagicon|Croatia Stipe Pletikosa (Spartak Moscow)

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;Right backs
#flagicon|Serbia Branislav Ivanović (Lokomotiv Moscow)
#flagicon|Russia Aleksandr Anyukov (Zenit)
#flagicon|Russia Vasili Berezutskiy (CSKA Moscow)
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;Right-centre backs
#flagicon|Russia Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA Moscow)
#flagicon|Russia Denis Kolodin (Dynamo Moscow)
#flagicon|Czech Republic Radoslav Kováč (Spartak Moscow)
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;Left-centre backs
#flagicon|Slovakia Ján Ďurica (Saturn)
#flagicon|Austria Martin Stranzl (Spartak Moscow)
#flagicon|Belgium Nicolas Lombaerts (Zenit)
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;Left backs
#flagicon|Russia Aleksei Berezutskiy (CSKA Moscow)
#flagicon|South Korea Kim Dong-Jin (Zenit)
#flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina Emir Spahić (Lokomotiv Moscow)

;Defensive midfielders
#flagicon|Ukraine Anatoliy Tymoschuk (Zenit)
#flagicon|Russia Dmitri Khokhlov (Dynamo Moscow)
#flagicon|Russia Aleksei Igonin (Saturn)

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;Right wingers
#flagicon|Serbia Miloš Krasić (CSKA Moscow)
#flagicon|Russia Vladimir Bystrov (Spartak Moscow)
#flagicon|Russia Aleksei Ivanov (Luch-Energia and Saturn)
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;Central midfielders
#flagicon|Russia Konstantin Zyryanov (Zenit)
#flagicon|Russia Yegor Titov (Spartak Moscow)
#flagicon|Russia Igor Semshov (Dynamo Moscow)
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;Left wingers
#flagicon|Russia Yuri Zhirkov (CSKA Moscow)
#flagicon|Russia Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
#flagicon|Russia Dmitri Torbinsky (Spartak Moscow)

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;Right forwards
#flagicon|Brazil Vágner Love (CSKA Moscow)
#flagicon|Russia Roman Pavlyuchenko (Spartak Moscow)
#flagicon|Portugal Danny (Dynamo Moscow)

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;Left forwards
#flagicon|Russia Andrei Arshavin (Zenit)
#flagicon|Brazil Jô (CSKA Moscow)
#flagicon|Russia Dmitri Sychev (Lokomotiv Moscow)

eason results

eason statistics

*Goals: 562 (average 2.34 per match)
**From penalties: 57 (10%)
**Saved/Missed penalties: 17 (23%)
**Goals scored home: 348 (62%)
**Goals scored away: 214 (38%)
*"'Yellow cards: 1080 (average 4.50 per match)
**For violent conduct: 563 (52%)
**For unsporting behaviour: 425 (39%)
**For undisciplined behaviour: 8 (1%)
**Other: 84 (8%)
*Red cards: 49 (average 0.20 per match)
**For second yellow card: 27 (55%)
**For violent conduct: 9 (18%)
**For unsporting behaviour: 5 (9%)
**For undisciplined behaviour: 4 (8%)
**For denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity: 4 (8%)
*Attendance: 3,147,567 (average 13,114 per match; 104,919 per matchday)

ee also

2007 in Russian football

References

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Krylya Sovetov Samara
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FC Rostov
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Spartak Nalchik
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Zenit Saint Petersburg
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