Chairman Yevgeni Giner Premier League 3rd | Stadium Arena CSKA Russian Super Cup Runners Up | |
Manager Leonid Slutsky
(until 7 December 2016)
Viktor Goncharenko
(from 12 December 2016) Russian Cup Round of 32 vs Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | ||
The 2016–17 CSKA season is the 25th successive season that the club will play in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. CSKA are the defending Russian Premier League champions, and as a result will enter the Champions League at the Groups stage, and also take part in the Russian Cup.
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Season Events
On 6 October 2016, Finland announced that Roman Eremenko had been handed a 30-day ban from football by UEFA, with UEFA announcing on 18 November 2016, that Eremenko had been handed a 2-year ban from football due to testing positive for cocaine.
On 6 December 2016, CSKA announced that manager Leonid Slutsky would leave the club after seven-years at the club, following their last game of 2016, away to Tottenham Hotspurs. 6 days later, 12 December, Viktor Goncharenko was announced as the clubs new manager, signing a two-year contract.
Squad
As of 31 January 2017Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Banned
Note: 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.
Reserves squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Results by round
Last updated: 3 December 2016.
Source: See Results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.