2017–18 FC Rostov season

The 2017–18 FC Rostov season was the club's ninth successive season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia. Rostov finished the season in 11th place, 2 places and 2 points above the Relegation Playoffs, and reached the Round of 16 in the Russian Cup, where they were eliminated by Amkar Perm.

FC Rostov
2017–18 season
ChairmanViktor Goncharov
ManagerLeonid Kuchuk
(9 June-6 December)
Dmitri Kirichenko (caretaker)
(6-19 December)
Valeri Karpin
(from 19 December)
StadiumOlimp – 2
Russian Premier League11th
Russian CupRound of 16 vs Amkar Perm
Top goalscorerLeague: Aleksei Ionov (5)
All: Aleksei Ionov (5)

Season events

On 9 June, Rostov announced Leonid Kuchuk as their new manager on a one-year contract with the option of an additional year.[1] On 6 December, Kuchuk resigned as manager,[2] with Dmitri Kirichenko taking in over in a caretaker capacity the same day.[3] Valeri Karpin was announced as the club's new permanent manager, on a two-and-a-half-year contract on 19 December.[4]

Squad

As of 22 February 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
17MF  MLIMoussa Doumbia
19MF  RUSKhoren Bayramyan
20MF  SVNŽan Majer
21MF  RUSAleksandr Sapeta
22FW  RUSVladimir Dyadyun
23MF  MDAValeriu Ciupercă
30GK  RUSSergei Pesyakov
31GK  RUSIlya Abayev
33DF  RUSKonstantin Pliyev
77MF  RUSDmitri Skopintsev
84MF  MDAAlexandru Gațcan (Captain)
97GK  RUSYevgeni Goshev

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
23MF  RUSAleksandr Troshechkin (at Tosno)
66MF  IRNSaeid Ezatolahi (at Amkar)

Transfers

Summer

Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Winter

Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Trialist

Date FromDate ToPositionNationalityNameLast Club
15 June 2017[54]GK Oleg BaklovSyzran-2003
16 June 2017[55]DF Cédric GogouaRiga
18 June 2017[56]DF Sergei ObivalinAtlantas
18 June 2017[57]DF Andrius RukasArsenal Tula
6 July 2017[58]DF Vitali UstinovRubin Kazan
2 July 2017[59]FW Ernest AntwiUnião de Leiria
2 July 2017[60]FW Vladimir DyadyunRubin Kazan

Friendlies

v Rostov
16 June 2017 Triglav Kranj 1 – 0 Rostov Austria
18:00 MSK (UTC+3) 80'Report
v Rostov
22 June 2017 Videoton 1 – 0 Rostov Austria
17:00 MSK (UTC+3) Report
v Rostov
2 July 2017 Kukësi 1 – 0 Rostov Austria
12:30 MSK (UTC+3)Report
v Rostov
2 July 2017 Mladá Boleslav v Rostov Austria
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Rostov
8 July 2017 v Rostov Austria
11:30 MSK (UTC+3)
v Rostov
8 July 2017 Brøndby v Rostov Austria
18:30 MSK (UTC+3)

Competitions

Russian Premier League

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDLWWWWDDDLLLLDDLDWLWLDDLLWDWLW
Position812864233556711111111111010109101012131212121211
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

15 July 2017 1 Ural Yekaterinburg 1 – 1 Rostov Yekaterinburg
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)Dimitrov 41' (pen.)ReportUstinov  50'
Gațcan 60'
Yusupov  73'
Stadium: SKB-Bank Arena
Attendance: 6,846
Referee: Sergey Lapochkin
23 July 2017 2 Rostov 0 – 1 Akhmat Grozny Rostov-on-Don
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)Doumbia  90+5'ReportSampaio  27'
Jabá  40'
Sadayev 54'
Rodolfo  61'
Berisha  90+1'
Stadium: Olimp-2
Attendance: 10,305
Referee: Roman Galimov
30 July 2017 3 Amkar Perm 0 – 1 Rostov Perm
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)Gol  90+2'ReportZuyev 66'
Yusupov  81'
Stadium: Zvezda Stadium
Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev
4 August 2017 4 Anzhi Makhachkala 0 – 1 Rostov Kaspiysk
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)Yakovlev  32'
Markelov  42'
Musalov  62'
ReportDyadyun 19'
Ustinov  34'
Gațcan  46'
Pesyakov  88'
Mogilevets  90+2'
Stadium: Anzhi Arena
Attendance: 5,690
Referee: Igor Fedotov
9 August 2017 5 Rostov 1 – 0 Dynamo Moscow Rostov-on-Don
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)Gațcan  15'
Kalachev 19' (pen.)
Bayramyan  21'
Ingason  26'
Parshivlyuk  56'
ReportSow  11'
Terekhov  17'
Katrich  21'
Stadium: Olimp-2
Attendance: 10,215
Referee: Sergey Lapochkin
12 August 2017 6 Ufa 1 – 4 Rostov Ufa
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)Stotsky  47'
Bezdenezhnykh  51'
Vaněk 55'
ReportGațcan 57'
Kalachev 64' (pen.), 66'
Mevlja 77'
Stadium: Neftyanik Stadium
Attendance: 5,626
Referee: Aleksei Matyunin
20 August 2017 7 Rostov 0 – 0 Krasnodar Rostov-on-Don
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)Dyadyun  42'ReportMartynovich  35'Stadium: Olimp-2
Attendance: 12,328
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov
27 August 2017 8 Zenit St.Petersburg 0 – 0 Rostov Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)Poloz  78'ReportStadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 50,404
Referee: Vladimir Seldyakov
9 September 2017 9 Rostov 2 – 2 Arsenal Tula Rostov-on-Don
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)Yusupov 7'
Kalachev 85' (pen.)
ReportĐorđević 32', 70'
Maksimov  52'
Belyayev  84'
Čaušić  86'
Stadium: Olimp-2
Attendance: 10,856
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev
16 September 2017 10 CSKA Moscow 2 – 0 Rostov Moscow
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)Berezutski 30'
Golovin  56'
Vitinho 68'
ReportYusupov  39'
Gațcan  57'
Stadium: VEB Arena
Attendance: 15,144
Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov
24 September 2017 11 Rostov 0 – 1 Lokomotiv Moscow Rostov-on-Don
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)Yusupov  35'ReportTarasov  53'
An.Miranchuk  72'
Eder 90+3'
Stadium: Olimp-2
Attendance: 12,198
Referee: Roman Galimov
30 September 2017 12 SKA-Khabarovsk 2 – 1 Rostov Khabarovsk
11:30 MSK (UTC+3)Marković 17'
Ediyev  35'
Dedechko 71'
Kazankov  73'
ReportWilusz  21'
Ustinov 45'
Makeyev  51'
Gațcan  58'
Bukharov  90'
Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 6,535
Referee: Igor Fedotov
15 October 2017 13 Rostov 0 – 1 Rubin Kazan Rostov-on-Don
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)Dyadyun  57'
Ionov  88'
ReportGranat  44'
Nabiullin  59'
M'Vila 67'
Sigurðsson  70'
Stadium: Olimp-2
Attendance: 8,683
Referee: Aleksei Eskov
21 October 2017 14 Tosno 1 – 1 Rostov Saint Petersburg
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)Markov 17'
Chernov  21'
Rocha  33'
Dugalić  72'
ReportPesyakov  33'
Ingason 56' (pen.)
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 4,820
Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov
28 October 2017 15 Rostov 2 – 2 Spartak Moscow Rostov-on-Don
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)Ionov 20'
Bukharov  76'
Wilusz 87'
ReportFernando 31'
Glushakov 34'
Tasci  65'
Stadium: Olimp-2
Attendance: 9,820
Referee: Roman Galimov
4 November 2017 16 Akhmat Grozny 1 – 0 Rostov Grozny
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)Ismael  41'
Mbengue 50'
Utsiyev  59'
Roshi  85'
ReportGațcan  90+2'
Ustinov  90+3'
Stadium: Akhmat-Arena
Attendance: 12,487
Referee: Vladimir Seldyakov
19 November 2017 17 Rostov 0 – 0 Amkar Perm Rostov-on-Don
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)Gațcan  33'
Ingason 79'
ReportZaytsev  27'
Belorukov  65'
Idowu  79'
Sivakow 90+2'
Stadium: Olimp-2
Attendance: 5,135
Referee: Evgeny Turbin
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'
ReportLescano  90+1'Stadium: Olimp-2
Attendance: 4,252
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov
2 December 2017 19 Dynamo Moscow 2 – 0 Rostov Khimki
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)Temnikov  12'
Bećiraj 42'
Tashayev 45'
Rykov  58'
ReportKalachev  25'
Makeyev  71'
Stadium: Arena Khimki
Attendance: 3,250
Referee: Vitali Meshkov
10 December 2017 20 Rostov 1 – 0 Ufa Rostov-on-Don
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)Ingason 22'
Pesyakov  90+3'
ReportSalatić  73'
Sly  90+1'
Stadium: Olimp-2
Attendance: 7,834
Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov
3 March 2018 21 Krasnodar 3 – 1 Rostov Krasnodar
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)Smolov 28', 60' (pen.)
Mamayev 89'
ReportIonov 45' (pen.)
Zuyev  90+1'
Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium
Attendance: 31,388
Referee: Sergei Karasev
11 March 2018 22 Rostov 0 – 0 Zenit St.Petersburg Rostov-on-Don
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)Sapeta  36'
Gațcan  67'
ReportDriussi  8'
Ivanović  43'
Ozdoyev  88'
Stadium: Olimp-2
Attendance: 12,873
Referee: Aleksei Eskov
17 March 2018 23 Arsenal Tula 2 – 2 Rostov Tula
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)Dzyuba 14', 59'
Aleksandrov  16'
Gorbatenko  56'
Álvarez  87'
ReportIonov 8', 31'
Sapeta  31'
Zuyev  72'
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 7,760
Referee: Sergey Lapochkin
1 April 2018 24 Rostov 1 – 2 CSKA Moscow Rostov-on-Don
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)Ingason  9' 61'
Kalachev  32'
Sapeta  76'
ReportNababkin  32'
Shchennikov 44'
Wernbloom 75'
Stadium: Olimp-2
Attendance: 13,773
Referee: Roman Galimov
8 April 2018 25 Lokomotiv Moscow 1 – 0 Rostov Moscow
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)Farfán  28' 47'
Rybus  40'
Eder  90+4'
ReportKalachev  64'
Ionov  84'
Ingason  90+2'
Gațcan  90+4'
Skopintsev  90+4'
Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 12,478
Referee: Evgeny Turbin
15 April 2018 26 Rostov 2 – 0 SKA-Khabarovsk Rostov-on-Don
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)Sigurðarson 40'
Kalachev  85'
Bayramyan 89'
ReportKazankov  70'
Ediyev  88'
Stadium: Rostov Arena
Attendance: 12,736
Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov
21 April 2018 27 Rubin Kazan 1 – 1 Rostov Kazan
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)Noboa 40'ReportParshivlyuk 67'Stadium: Kazan Arena
Attendance: 5,820
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov
29 April 2018 28 Rostov 2 – 0 Tosno Rostov-on-Don
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)Guliyev  55'
Wilusz  63'
Shomurodov 67', 72'
ReportMakarov  2'   26'
Galiulin  35'
Dugalić  68'
Stadium: Rostov Arena
Attendance: 22,456
Referee: Aleksei Matyunin
5 May 2018 29 Spartak Moscow 2 – 0 Rostov Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)Yeshchenko  73'
Melgarejo 79'  80'
Promes 84'
ReportBayramyan  26'   90+3'
Abayev  38'
Skopintsev  57'
Stadium: Otkritie Arena
Attendance: 35,802
Referee: Sergey Lapochkin
13 May 2018 30 Rostov 1 – 0 Ural Yekaterinburg Rostov-on-Don
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)Ionov 57'ReportFidler  41'
Haroyan  88'
Stadium: Rostov Arena
Attendance: 37,483
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
9Akhmat Grozny30109113034−439
10Rubin Kazan30911103225+738
11Rostov30910112728−137[a]
12Ural Yekaterinburg3081393132−137[a]
13Amkar Perm (D)3098132030−1035Dissolved after the season[b]
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.[63]
(D) Dissolved after the season
Notes:

Russian Cup

20 September 2017 Round of 32 Volgar Astrakhan 0 – 2 Rostov Astrakhan
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)Verkashanskiy  76'ReportZuyev 22'
Bukharov 48'
Majer  64'
Gațcan  79'
Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Aleksey Sukhoy

Squad statistics

As of match played 13 May 2018

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotalPremier LeagueRussian Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2MF  BLRTimofei Kalachev25420+5400
3DF  POLMaciej Wilusz27126110
4DF  RUSSergei Parshivlyuk31228+1121
5DF  SVNMatija Boben806+1010
6DF  ISLRagnar Sigurðsson909000
7MF  RUSArtur Yusupov16113+3100
8MF  RUSAyaz Guliyev603+3000
9FW  ISLBjörn Bergmann Sigurðarson616100
10MF  RUSAleksandr Zuyev2727+18121
11FW  RUSAleksandr Bukharov1539+4221
12MF  RUSAleksei Ionov22517+4510
14FW  UZBEldor Shomurodov2027+1120+20
15DF  ISLSverrir Ingi Ingason30328320
16DF  RUSYevgeni Makeyev18013+301+10
17MF  MLIMoussa Doumbia2007+1101+10
18MF  RUSPavel Mogilevets14010+201+10
19MF  RUSKhoren Bayramyan17111+5110
20MF  SVNŽan Majer1509+4020
21MF  RUSAleksandr Sapeta505000
22FW  RUSVladimir Dyadyun16110+6100
23MF  MDAValeriu Ciupercă101000
30GK  RUSSergei Pesyakov20018020
31GK  RUSIlya Abayev13012+1000
33MF  RUSKonstantin Pliyev100+1000
77MF  RUSDmitri Skopintsev1007+3000
84MF  MDAAlexandru Gațcan28225+1220
91DF  RUSVitali Ustinov15114110
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Rostov during the season:
8MF  RUSIgor Kireyev301+2000
23DF  SVNMiha Mevlja818100
44MF  ECUJosimar Quintero10000+10

Goal scorers

PlacePositionNationNumberNameRussian Premier LeagueRussian CupTotal
1MF 12Aleksei Ionov505
2MF 2Timofei Kalachev404
3DF 15Sverrir Ingi Ingason303
FW 11Aleksandr Bukharov213
5MF 84Alexandru Gațcan202
FW 14Eldor Shomurodov202
MF 10Aleksandr Zuyev112
DF 4Sergei Parshivlyuk112
9FW 22Vladimir Dyadyun101
DF 23Miha Mevlja101
MF 7Artur Yusupov101
DF 91Vitali Ustinov101
DF 3Maciej Wilusz101
FW 9Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson101
MF 19Khoren Bayramyan101
TOTALS27229

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionNameRussian Premier LeagueRussian CupTotal
2 MFTimofei Kalachev400040
3 DFMaciej Wilusz200020
4 DFSergei Parshivlyuk100010
7 MFArtur Yusupov400040
8 MFAyaz Guliyev100010
10 MFAleksandr Zuyev200020
11 FWAleksandr Bukharov200020
12 MFAleksei Ionov200020
15 DFSverrir Ingi Ingason400040
16 DFYevgeni Makeyev200020
17 MFMoussa Doumbia100010
18 MFPavel Mogilevets100010
19 MFKhoren Bayramyan310031
20 MFŽan Majer102030
21 MFAleksandr Sapeta300030
22 FWVladimir Dyadyun200020
30 GKSergei Pesyakov300030
31 GKIlya Abayev100010
77 MFDmitri Skopintsev200020
84 MFAlexandru Gațcan9010100
91 DFVitali Ustinov300030
TOTALS53130561

References