Russian Premier League 5th | 2008–09 Russian Cup Champions | |
Manager Zico
till 10 September 2009
Juande Ramos
10 September - 26 October 2009
Leonid Slutskiy
from 26 October 2009 2009–10 Russian Cup Round of 32 vs Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast 2008–09 UEFA Cup Round of 16 vs Shakhtar Donetsk 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Progressed to 2010 season | ||
Brazilian legend Zico was appointed as the clubs manager at the start of the season following the departure of Valery Gazzaev. Zico left the club in September, being replaced by Juande Ramos, who only lasted 47 days before being replaced by Leonid Slutsky.
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Squad
Squad at end of seasonNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
League table
Source: RFPL (Russian)
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; 7th position in previous season or decision game
1Winners of Russian Cup 2009–10, Zenit, qualified for the Champions League, that means the loser finalists Sibir Novosibirsk will play in third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
2FC Moscow announced on 5 February 2010 that they will not participate in next season's Russian Premier League. On 17 February, they were officially excluded from the 2010 Russian Premier League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.