The 2018–19
PFC CSKA Moscow
Professional Football Club CSKA (russian: link=yes, Профессиональный футбольный клуб – ЦСКА, derived from the historical name 'Центральный спортивный клуб армии', English: ...
season was the 27th successive season that the club play in the
Russian Premier League
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, the highest tier of
association football
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in
Russia
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.
Season events
On 5 June,
Georgi Shchennikov
Georgi Mikhaylovich Shchennikov (russian: Георгий Михайлович Щенников; born 27 April 1991) is a Russian footballer who plays as a left defensive midfielder or left-back for CSKA Moscow. He is a son of the Olympic medalis ...
signed a new contract with CSKA until the summer of 2023.
On 14 June, CSKA announced that
Konstantin Bazelyuk
Konstantin Sergeyevich Bazelyuk (russian: Константин Сергеевич Базелюк; born 12 April 1993) is a Russian football forward. He plays for Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.
Career Club
Born in Krasnodar Krai to a Russian fathe ...
would spend the 2018–19 season on loan at
FC SKA-Khabarovsk
Football Club SKA-Khabarovsk (russian: Футбольный клуб СКА-Хабаровск) is a Russian professional association football club based in Khabarovsk which plays in the second-tier Russian First League. They played in the Rus ...
.
On 15 June it was confirmed that CSKA would take
FC Tosno
FC Tosno (russian: ФК Тосно) was a professional Russian football club based in Tosno. On 6 May 2017, Tosno won promotion to the 2017–18 Russian Premier League for the first time after securing second place in the Russian National Footba ...
's place in the
Russian Super Cup
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on 27 July.
On 20 June, CSKA Moscow announced that they had agreed the transfer of
Hörður Magnússon with
Bristol City
Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...
, with personal terms still to be signed, whilst Bristol City announced that Magnússon had left for an undisclosed fee.
Two days later, 22 June, CSKA announced the signing of
Jaka Bijol on a five-year contract from
Rudar Velenje.
On 2 July,
Sergei Tkachyov
Sergei Anatolyevich Tkachyov (russian: Серге́й Анатольевич Ткачёв; born 19 May 1989) is a Russian professional football player who plays as a right midfielder or attacking midfielder for Arsenal Tula
FC Arsenal T ...
moved to
Arsenal Tula
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Originally founded in 1923, FC Arsenal Tula was promoted to the Russian Premier League ...
on a season-long loan deal.
On 4 July, CSKA Moscow announced the signing of
Rodrigo Becão on a season-long loan deal from
Bahia
Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest ...
.
On 8 July,
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 pla ...
announced his retirement from football,
with
Aleksei Berezutski
Aleksei Vladimirovich Berezutski (; born 20 June 1982) is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as a centre-back.
Club career
He began his professional career in 1999 at the age of 17 at Torpedo Moscow, graduating from the cl ...
and
Vasili Berezutski
Vasiliy Vladimirovich Berezutski (; born 20 June 1982) is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as a defender. He began his professional career in 1999 at the age of 17 with Torpedo Moscow, having graduated from their famed ...
also announcing their retirement from football on 20 July.
On 18 July,
Kirill Nababkin
Kirill Anatolyevich Nababkin (russian: Кирилл Анатольевич Набабкин; born 8 September 1986) is a Russian football player who plays for Russian Premier League side CSKA Moscow.
Career
Nabakin began his youth career with FC ...
extended his contract with CSKA Moscow until the end of the 2019/20 season,
with manager
Viktor Goncharenko
Viktar Mihailavich Hancharenka ( be, Віктар Міхайлавіч Ганчарэнка, tr. Viktar Michajłavič Hančarenka; russian: Виктор Михайлович Гончаренко, ''Viktor Mikhailovich Goncharenko''; born 10 Ju ...
also extending his contract the following day, until the end of the 2019/20 season.
On 26 July, CSKA Moscow announced the signing of
Ilzat Akhmetov on a four-year contract after his
Rubin Kazan
FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the second-tier ...
contract had expired.
On 27 July, CSKA Moscow announced that
Aleksandr Golovin had signed for
AS Monaco
Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club SA, commonly referred to as AS Monaco () or Monaco, is a professional football club based in Monaco that is member of French Football Federation (FFF) and competes in Ligue 1, the top tier of Fren ...
on a record-breaking transfer fee for CSKA Moscow.
Later the same day, CSKA Moscow won their seventh
Russian Super Cup
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, with a 1-0 extra time victory over
Lokomotiv Moscow
FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three o ...
.
After the game, CSKA Moscow confirmed that
Vitinho had left the club to join
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football ...
.
On 1 August, CSKA Moscow announced the arrival of
Abel Hernández
Abel Mathías Hernández Platero (born 8 August 1990) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX club Atlético San Luis.
Hernández began his career with Central Español and Peñarol, and spent five-and-a-h ...
from
Hull City
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on a three-year contract.
On 14 August, CSKA Moscow announced that
Aaron Olanare had left the club after his contract with cancelled by mutual consent.
The following day, 15 August, CSKA Moscow announced the arrival of
Nikola Vlašić on a season-long loan deal from
Everton
On 30 August,
Igor Akinfeev
Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev ( rus, Игорь Владимирович Акинфеев, Igor' Vladimirovich Akinfeyev, p=ˈiɡərʲ vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ ɐkʲɪnˈfʲe(j)ɪf; born 8 April 1986) is a Russian professional footballer who pl ...
signed a new contract with CSKA until the summer of 2022.
On 31 August, CSKA Moscow announced that
Arnór Sigurðsson
Arnór Sigurðsson (born 15 May 1999) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Swedish club IFK Norrköping on loan from the Russian club PFC CSKA Moscow. He represents the Iceland national team.
Club ca ...
had signed on a five-year contract from
IFK Norrköping
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and play the ...
,
that
Takuma Nishimura
was a Japanese army general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, active in the invasion and occupation of British Malaya. After the Japanese surrender, he was tried and convicted in British Singapore as a war criminal for his ...
had signed on a four-year contract from
Vegalta Sendai
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J2 League. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.
History
Founded in 1988 as '' Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Soccer Club'', Vegalta joined the J-League in 1999 after ...
,
and
Ivan Oblyakov had signed from
FC Ufa
FC Ufa (russian: ФК «Уфа», ba, Өфө, Öfö) is a Russian football club based in Ufa that will play in the second-tier Russian First League in the 2022–23 season.
History
During the summer of 2010, Rustem Khamitov, the second Pres ...
until the summer of 2023.
On 5 October, CSKA Moscow announced the signing of Malian striker
Lassana N'Diaye, on a contract until the summer of 2023, after he turned 18 on 3 October.
On 18 December, CSKA Moscow announced that goalkeeper
Pavel Ovchinnikov and defender
Ivan Maklakov had left the club at the expiration of their contracts.
On 9 January 2019,
Nayair Tiknizyan
Nair Oganesovich Tiknizyan ( hy, Նաիր Տիկնիզյան; russian: Наир Оганесович Тикнизян; born 12 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Lokomotiv Moscow. Born in Russia, he plays fo ...
and Vitaly Zhironkin both signed a new contracts with the CSKA until the summer of 2022.
On 22 January, CSKA Moscow announced that
Fyodor Chalov had signed a new contract with the club, until the summer of 2022.
On 24 January,
Timur Zhamaletdinov
Timur Abdurashitovich Zhamaletdinov (russian: Тимур Абдурашитович Жамалетдинов; born 21 May 1997) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a striker for FC SKA-Khabarovsk.
Club career
He made his debut f ...
joined
Lech Poznań
Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. T ...
on loan until the end of the season, with an option for Lech Poznań to make the move permanent at the end of the season.
The following day
Khetag Khosonov joined
Tambov
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on loan until the end of the season,
whilst
Astemir Gordyushenko joined
Tyumen
Tyumen ( ; rus, Тюмень, p=tʲʉˈmʲenʲ, a=Ru-Tyumen.ogg) is the administrative center and largest city of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is situated just east of the Ural Mountains, along the Tura River. Fueled by the Russian oil and gas i ...
on loan until the end of the season.
On 11 February,
Timur Pukhov left CSKA Moscow to join Lithuanian club
FK Žalgiris
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.
On 19 February,
Aleksandr Makarov moved on loan to
Avangard Kursk for the remainder of the season,
whilst
Maksim Yedapin joined
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk on a similar deal.
On 22 February, CSKA Moscow announced that
Ivan Oleynikov had joined
Fakel Voronezh on loan until the end of the season,
whilst
Igor Diveyev had joined the club on loan until the end of the season from
Ufa
Ufa ( ba, Өфө , Öfö; russian: Уфа́, r=Ufá, p=ʊˈfa) is the largest city and capital of Bashkortostan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa rivers, in the centre-north of Bashkortostan, on hills forming the ...
, with an option to make the move permanent in the summer.
On 26 April,
Viktor Vasin
Viktor Vladimirovich Vasin (russian: Виктор Владимирович Васин; born 6 October 1988) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Kairat.
Career Club
On 26 April 2019, Vasin signed a new contract ...
signed a new contract with CSKA, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2021.
On 31 May, CSKA Moscow announced that they had exercised their option to make Igor Diveyev's loan deal permanent, signing him to a five-year contract,
whilst
Anatoli Anisimov left the club after the expiration of his contract.
Squad
Out on loan
Transfers
In
Out
Loans in
Loans out
Released
Friendlies
Competitions
Super Cup
Premier League
Results by round
Results
League table
Russian Cup
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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, colspan="14", ''Players away from the club on loan:''
, -
, colspan="14", ''Players who left CSKA Moscow during the season:''
Goal Scorers
Disciplinary record
References
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PFC CSKA Moscow seasons
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was a central piece ...
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was a central piece ...