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Russian Premier League
Season 2004
Champions Spartak Moscow
10th title
Relegated Orenburg
Krylia Sovetov
Tom Tomsk
Champions League Spartak Moscow
CSKA Moscow
Europa League Lokomotiv Moscow
Zenit St. Petersburg
Krasnodar
Matches played 216
Goals scored 445 (2.06 per match)
Top goalscorer Fyodor Smolov (18)
Average attendance 11,246
← 2015–16


The 2016–17 Russian Premier League (Russian: Чемпионат России по футболу 2016/2017, Chempionat Rossii po futbolu 2016/2017) was a big football competition in Russia. It was the 15th season of the Russian Premier League, which is the top football league in the country. This exciting tournament took place from July 30, 2016, to May 21, 2017. Spartak Moscow was the team that won the championship this season.

Final Standings

This table shows how each team performed during the 2016–17 Russian Premier League season. It lists their final position, how many games they played, won, drew, and lost. It also shows the goals they scored, goals against them, and their total points.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts What happened next
1 Spartak Moscow (C) 30 22 3 5 46 27 +19 69 Qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage
2 CSKA Moscow 30 18 8 4 47 15 +32 62 Qualified for the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round
3 Zenit St Petersburg 30 18 7 5 50 19 +31 61 Qualified for the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round
4 Krasnodar 30 12 13 5 40 22 +18 49
5 Terek Grozny 30 14 6 10 38 35 +3 48
6 Rostov 30 13 9 8 36 18 +18 48
7 Ufa 30 12 7 11 22 25 −3 43
8 Lokomotiv Moscow 30 10 12 8 39 27 +12 42 Qualified for the UEFA Europa League group stage
9 Rubin Kazan 30 10 8 12 30 34 −4 38
10 Amkar Perm 30 8 11 11 25 29 −4 35
11 Ural Yekaterinburg 30 8 6 16 24 44 −20 30
12 Anzhi Makhachkala 30 7 9 14 24 38 −14 30
13 Orenburg (R) 30 7 9 14 25 36 −11 30 Had to play in Relegation play-offs
14 Arsenal Tula 30 7 7 16 18 40 −22 28
15 Krylia Sovetov (R) 30 6 10 14 31 39 −8 28 Moved down to the FNL (second division)
16 Tom Tomsk (R) 30 3 5 22 17 64 −47 14

Top Goal Scorers

Fyodor Smolov
Fyodor Smolov was the top scorer with 18 goals.

A top goal scorer is the player who scores the most goals in a season. Here are the players who scored the most goals in the 2016–17 Russian Premier League:

18 goals

  • Russia Fyodor Smolov (playing for Krasnodar)

13 goals

  • Russia Artem Dzyuba (playing for Zenit St Petersburg)

12 goals

  • Netherlands Quincy Promes (playing for Spartak Moscow)

10 goals

  • Brazil Ari (playing for Krasnodar and Lokomotiv Moscow)

9 goals

8 goals

  • Russia Denis Glushakov (playing for Spartak Moscow)
  • Belarus Sergei Kornilenko (playing for Krylia Sovetov)
  • Brazil Giuliano (playing for Zenit St Petersburg)

See also

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