2008 Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League 2008 was the 17th edition of the Russian Football Championship, and the seventh under the current Russian Premier League name. The season started on Friday, 14 March 2008 with a match between Terek and Krylia Sovetov in Grozny. Krylia Sovetov won 3–0. The first goal of the season was scored by Krylia Sovetov's forward Yevgeny Savin.
Due to Russia's participation in UEFA Euro 2008, the season was interrupted from 16 May until 5 July.
The champions were determined on the 27th matchday, 2 November 2008. Rubin claimed their first championship title in Russian Premier League, defeating Saturn 2–1 away, with Savo Milošević scoring in the 89th minute to claim the title for his club. Rubin became the third non-Moscow club to become Russian champions.
The last round of matches was played on 22 November 2008.
Teams
14 clubs placed 1–14 in Russian Premier League 2007 and 2 top clubs from 2007 season of Russian First Division took part in the league:Team | Place | Head Coach | Team Captain | Venue | Capacity | Avg. Attend. | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg | Saint Petersburg | ![]() | ![]() | Petrovsky Stadium | 21,725 | 20,825 | Puma | Gazprom |
FC Spartak Moscow | Moscow | ![]() | ![]() | Luzhniki Stadium | 76,000 | 23,380 | Nike | Lukoil |
PFC CSKA Moscow | Moscow | ![]() | ![]() | Luzhniki Stadium | 76,000 | 16,243 | Reebok | VTB |
FC Moscow | Moscow | ![]() | ![]() | Eduard Streltsov Stadium | 13,422 | 4,813 | Umbro | Norilsk Nickel |
FC Saturn Moscow Oblast | Ramenskoye | ![]() | ![]() | Saturn Stadium | 16,726 | 9,480 | Adidas | |
FC Dynamo Moscow | Moscow | ![]() | ![]() | Dynamo Stadium | 36,540 | 13,067 | Umbro | Metalloinvest |
FC Lokomotiv Moscow | Moscow | ![]() | ![]() | Lokomotiv Stadium | 28,800 | 14,108 | Adidas | Russian Railways |
FC Amkar Perm | Perm | ![]() | ![]() | Zvezda Stadium | 20,000 | 16,514 | Adidas | |
FC Khimki | Khimki | ![]() | ![]() | Arena Khimki | 18,000 | 8,347 | Nike | Mezhregionalnaya Developerskaya Kompania |
FC Rubin Kazan | Kazan | ![]() | ![]() | Central Stadium | 30,133 | 18,641 | Nike | TAIF |
FC Tom Tomsk | Tomsk | ![]() | ![]() | Trud Stadium | 14,950 | 12,820 | Adidas | |
PFC Spartak Nalchik | Nalchik | ![]() | ![]() | Spartak Stadium | 14,400 | 10,460 | Nike | |
FC Krylia Sovetov Samara | Samara | ![]() | ![]() | Metallurg Stadium | 33,220 | 22,400 | Umbro | RosTekhnologii |
FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok | Vladivostok | ![]() | ![]() | Dinamo Stadium | 10,200 | 8,413 | Nike | DalEnergo |
FC Shinnik Yaroslavl | Yaroslavl | ![]() | ![]() | Shinnik Stadium | 19,000 | 10,387 | Adidas | |
FC Terek Grozny | Grozny | ![]() | ![]() | Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium | 10,400 | 8,935 | Umbro | RAO UES |
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
Rank | Nat. | Player | Goals | Team |
1 | ![]() | Vágner Love | 20 | CSKA |
2 | ![]() | Marko Topić | 10 | Saturn |
2 | ![]() | Peter Odemwingie | 10 | Lokomotiv |
2 | ![]() | Danny | 10 | Dynamo / Zenit |
2 | ![]() | Eldar Nizamutdinov | 10 | Khimki |
6 | ![]() | Diniyar Bilyaletdinov | 9 | Lokomotiv |
7 | ![]() | Alan Dzagoev | 8 | CSKA |
7 | ![]() | Fatih Tekke | 8 | Zenit |
7 | ![]() | Anton Bober | 8 | Krylia Sovetov |
7 | ![]() | Héctor Bracamonte | 8 | Moscow |
7 | ![]() | Martin Kushev | 8 | Amkar |
Awards
On 16 December 2008 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:;Goalkeepers
- Igor Akinfeev
- Sergei Ryzhikov
- Vyacheslav Malafeev
;Right-centre backs
;Left-centre backs
- Sergei Ignashevich
- Leandro Fernández
- Aleksei Popov
;Defensive midfielders
- Anatoliy Tymoschuk
- Sergei Semak
- Dmitri Khokhlov
;Central midfielders
- Danny
- Igor Semshov
- Alan Dzagoev
- Yuri Zhirkov
- Konstantin Zyryanov
- Diniyar Bilyaletdinov
- Vágner Love
- Pavel Pogrebnyak
- Roman Pavlyuchenko
- Andrei Arshavin
- Marko Topić
- Gökdeniz Karadeniz
Medal squads
1. FC Rubin Kazan |
Goalkeepers: Sergei Ryzhikov, Sergei Kozko. Defenders: Cristian Ansaldi ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Midfielders: Gökdeniz Karadeniz ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Forwards: Hasan Kabze ![]() ![]() ' Manager: Kurban Berdyev. Transferred out during the season: Gabriel Atz ![]() ![]() |
2. PFC CSKA Moscow |
Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev. Defenders: Sergei Ignashevich, Vasili Berezutski, Aleksei Berezutski, Deividas Šemberas ![]() ![]() Midfielders: Miloš Krasić ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Forwards: Vágner Love ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Manager: Valery Gazzaev. Transferred out during the season: Dudu ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3. FC Dynamo Moscow |
Goalkeepers: Vladimir Gabulov, Žydrūnas Karčemarskas ![]() Defenders: Leandro Fernández ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Midfielders: Dmitri Kombarov, Igor Semshov, Dmitri Khokhlov, Kirill Kombarov, Danny ![]() ![]() Forwards: Aleksandr Kerzhakov, Tsvetan Genkov ![]() Manager: Andrey Kobelev. Transferred out during the season:''' Danny ![]() |