Spartak Moscow won their sixth consecutive Russian title, and ninth overall. However, the season was overshadowed by the death of CSKA and

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goalkeeper Serhiy Perkhun, when he clashed heads with Anzhi striker Budun Budunov during the round 22 match against them on 18 August. Both players were injured, and Perkhun died from a

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caused by the collision on 28 August in the age of 23, 10 days after the match against Anzhi.

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On 20 November,

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named its list of 33 top players:

;Goalkeepers #

Ruslan Nigmatullin Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin ( rus, Русла́н Кари́мович Нигмату́ллин, p=rʊˈslan kɐˈrʲiməvʲɪtɕ nʲɪɡmɐˈtulʲɪn, tt-Cyrl, Руслан Кәрим улы Нигъмәтуллин; born 7 October 1974 in K ...

(Lokomotiv Moscow) # Serhiy Perkhun (CSKA Moscow) # Maxym Levitsky (Spartak Moscow) ;Right backs #

Gennadiy Nizhegorodov Gennady Aleksandrovich Nizhegorodov (russian: Геннадий Александрович Нижегородов; born 7 June 1977) is a Russian football manager and a former player. Club career Nizhegorodov began his career at FC Volgar-Gaz ...

(Lokomotiv Moscow) #

Dmitri Sennikov Dmitri Aleksandrovich Sennikov (russian: Дмитрий Александрович Сенников; born 24 June 1976) is a former Russian international association football defender best known for his performances for Lokomotiv Moscow, wher ...

(Lokomotiv Moscow) # Vladimir Kurayev (Saturn) ;Centre backs #

Igor Chugainov Igor Valeryevich Chugainov (russian: Игорь Валерьевич Чугайнов; born 6 April 1970) is a Russian football coach and a former defender. Club career He played mostly for FC Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Torpedo Moscow and finally for ...

(Lokomotiv Moscow) #

Igor Mitreski Igor Mitreski ( mk, Игор Митрески; born 19 February 1979) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Mitreski was born in Struga. In early 2005, he was recognized as a feature member to B ...

(Spartak Moscow) #

Yevgeni Bushmanov Yevgeni Aleksandrovich Bushmanov (russian: Евгений Александрович Бушманов; born 2 November 1971) is a Russian football coach and a former player. Playing career He played for Shinnik Yaroslavl, Spartak Moscow, CSK ...

(Krylia Sovetov) ;Left backs #

Yuri Kovtun Yuri Mikhailovich Kovtun (russian: Юрий Михайлович Ковтун; born 5 January 1970) is a Russian football coach and a former defender, well known as a 1990s Russia national football team player, as well as Dynamo Moscow and ...

(Spartak Moscow) # Jacob Lekgetho (Lokomotiv Moscow) #

Valeri Tsvetkov Valeri Vladimirovich Tsvetkov (russian: Валерий Владимирович Цветков; born 5 November 1977) is a Russian professional Association football, football coach and a former player. He made his professional debut in the Russia ...

(Zenit) ;Stoppers #

Sergei Ignashevich Sergei Nikolayevich Ignashevich ( rus, link=no, Сергей Николаевич Игнашевич, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ɪɡnɐˈʂɛvʲɪtɕ; born 14 July 1979) is a Russian professional football coach and a former play ...

(Lokomotiv Moscow) # Aleksei Katulsky (Zenit) #

Dmytro Parfenov Dmytro Parfyonov ( uk, Дмитро Володимирович Парфьонов), Dmitry Parfenov (russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Парфёнов; born 11 September 1974) is a Ukrainian football manager and a former defende ...

(Spartak Moscow) ;Defensive midfielders #

Marat Izmailov Marat Nailevich Izmailov (russian: Марат Наилевич Измайлов, tt-Cyrl, Марат Наил улы Измайлов; born 21 September 1982) is a Russian former professional footballer. Mainly a right midfielder, he could als ...

(Lokomotiv Moscow) #

Dmitri Loskov Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Loskov (russian: Дмитрий Вячеславович Лоськов; born 12 February 1974) is a Russian football coach and a former player. A former midfielder, he was often considered Russia's best playmaker in the ...

(Lokomotiv Moscow) # Olexandr Gorshkov (Zenit) ;Right wingers #

Rolan Gusev Rolan Aleksandrovich Gusev (russian: Ролан Александрович Гусев; born 17 September 1977) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder. He is the manager of the Under-19 squad of C ...

(Dynamo Moscow) #

Andrei Arshavin Andrey Sergeyevich Arshavin (russian: Андрей Сергеевич Аршавин ; born 29 May 1981) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a winger or midfielder. Arshavin began his career at Zenit Saint Petersburg in ...

(Zenit) # Andrei Konovalov (Krylia Sovetov) ;Central midfielders #

Yegor Titov Yegor Ilyich Titov (; born 29 May 1976) is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder. He was a goal scoring midfielder who usually played in "the hole" between the midfield and attack, as an attacking midfielder. A ...

(Spartak Moscow) #

Valery Yesipov Valery Vyacheslavovich Yesipov (russian: Валерий Вячеславович Есипов; born 4 October 1971) is a Russian football manager and a former player. Once, Yesipov held the record for most appearances in the Russian Premier L ...

(Rotor) #

Andrey Tikhonov Andrey Valeryevich Tikhonov (russian: Андрей Валерьевич Тихонов; born 16 October 1970) is a Russian football manager and a former midfielder who was recently the manager of Kazakhstani club Astana. Tikhonov is primarily k ...

(Krylia Sovetov) ;Left wingers # Andrei Karyaka (Krylia Sovetov) # Olexandr Spivak (Zenit) #

Ruslan Agalarov Ruslan Agabekovich Agalarov (russian: Руслан Агабекович Агаларов; born 21 February 1974) professional football manager and a former midfielder. Born in the USSR, he represented the Uzbekistan national team. Career Intern ...

(Anzhi) ;Right forwards #

Vladimir Beschastnykh Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh ( rus, Влади́мир Евге́ньевич Бесча́стных, p=vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪvʲɪdʑ bʲɪˈɕːasnɨx; born 1 April 1974) is a Russian football manager and a former player who ...

(Spartak Moscow) #

Dmitri Vyazmikin Dmitri Vladimirovich Vyazmikin (russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Вязьмикин; born 27 September 1972) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He was a striker. Dmitri Vyazmikin is most famous for becoming Russia ...

(Torpedo Moscow) # James Obiorah (Lokomotiv Moscow) ;Left forwards # Sergei Semak (CSKA Moscow) #

Ruslan Pimenov Ruslan Valeryevich Pimenov (russian: Руслан Валерьевич Пименов; born 25 November 1981) is a Russian former football player. Career He played mostly for Lokomotiv Moscow and then briefly for Alania Vladikavkaz. In 2005� ...

(Lokomotiv Moscow) #

Aleksandr Kerzhakov Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kerzhakov (russian: Александр Анатольевич Кержаков ; born 27 November 1982) is a Russian football manager and former professional football player who played as a striker. He is the most prolif ...

(Zenit)

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