The 2011–12
Rostov
Rostov ( rus, Росто́в, p=rɐˈstof) is a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, one of the oldest in the country and a tourist center of the Golden Ring. It is located on the shores of Lake Nero, northeast of Moscow. Population:
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season was the 3rd straight season that the club played in the
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 200 ...
, the highest tier of football in
Russia
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. They finished the season in 13th place, meaning they had to win a Relegation Playoff against
Shinnik Yaroslavl
FC Shinnik Yaroslavl (russian: Футбольный клуб «Шинник» Ярославль) is a Russian football club, based in Yaroslavl.
From 1957 to 1960 the team was called Khimik (russian: Химик - "the chemist").
In the USSR ...
, which they won 4–0 on aggregate. Rostov also competed in the
2010–11
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&
2011–12 Russian Cup
The 2011–12 Russian Cup, known as the 2011–12 Pirelli–Russian Football Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the twentieth season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union. The competition started on Apri ...
reaching the semi-finals in both.
Rostov started the season with
Oleh Protasov
Oleh Valeriyovych Protasov ( uk, Олег Валерійович Протасов; born 4 February 1964) is a Ukrainian and Soviet former footballer who played as a striker. He was a key member of the Soviet Union national team throughout the ...
as manager, but he was sacked as manager on 13 May 2011, being replaced by
Volodymyr Lyutyi
Volodymyr Ivanovych Lyutyi ( uk, Володимир Іванович Лютий; born 20 April 1962) is a football coach and a former player from Ukraine.
Career
Lyutyi was born in Dnipropetrovsk. After playing for the Soviet FC Dnipro Dniprope ...
in a caretaker capacity. Lyutyi himself was sacked as caretaker on 20 June 2011, being replaced by
Andrei Talalayev, also as caretaker. On 1 July
Sergei Balakhnin
Sergei Nikolayevich Balakhnin (russian: Серге́й Николаевич Балахнин; born 26 November 1959) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.
Career
As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Second Leagu ...
was appointed as Protasov's permanent successor, but was replaced as manager on 18 April 2012 by
Anatoli Baidachny.
Squad
Reserve squad
Transfers
Winter 2010–11
In:
Out:
Summer 2011
In:
Out:
Winter 2011–12
In:
Out:
Competitions
Premier League
First phase
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=Results
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Relegation Group
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Relegation play-offs
Russian Cup
2010-11
2011-12
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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, colspan="14", ''Players away from Rostov on loan during the season:''
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Goal scorers
Clean sheets
Disciplinary record
Notes
References
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FC Rostov seasons
Rostov
Rostov ( rus, Росто́в, p=rɐˈstof) is a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, one of the oldest in the country and a tourist center of the Golden Ring. It is located on the shores of Lake Nero, northeast of Moscow. Population:
While ...