Tournament table 18. Breaking news

Rosgosstrakh Russian Football Championship 2017-2018 is in full swing. The teams have already played 7 rounds out of the planned 30, which is almost a quarter of the distance. As a result, experts and fans have the opportunity to assess the success of individual clubs at the start of the championship. Someone lived up to expectations, someone failed, someone remained at the usual level and did not bring surprises.

The standings of Rosgosstrakh of the Russian Football Championship 2017-2018 at this moment as follows:

After 7 rounds played, Zenit and Lokomotiv go to the group stage of the Champions League, and Rostov will play in the qualification. CSKA and Krasnodar are still in the Europa League zone, but several football teams are on their heels at once.

Today, Amkar and Anji are on the relegation from the Premier League. Arsenal (Tula) and SKA-Khabarovsk are in the play-off zone. From the saving 12th place, this quarter has already formed a noticeable gap, so at the current level of play, the status quo is likely to remain until the end of the tournament.

Who pleased?

Looking at the Rosgosstrakh table of the 2017-2018 Russian Football Championship, it can be said with confidence that only positive emotions evoked among their fans. The first season of Roberto Mancini in St. Petersburg is going perfectly: his players take the sole first place, demonstrating a productive game and an enviable will to win. Over 7 games, the Blue-White-Blues have scored the most in the league (16 goals) and conceded the fewest (3). Several factors speak in favor of the Zenit championship:

• balanced composition;
• wide bench;
• good microclimate in the team;
• confident actions on the field of leaders (Kokorina, Paredes, Driussi, etc.)

Scandals at Zenit disappeared with the departure of Mircea Lucescu. Even Artem Dzyuba, who sat down on the bench, does not show discontent and speaks of his intention to win back a place at the base through enhanced training. Separately, we should mention the European competitions: if the "St. Petersburg" fail the qualification of the Europa League, for which there are certain prerequisites, then the club's fans can now stock up on champagne. With a schedule of 1 match per week, Zenit simply will not be equal in.

We will add Rostov to the list of teams that pleased their fans. After the departure of Poloz, Erokhin and a whole galaxy of players who determined the game in the offseason, experts predicted a place for the Rostovites in the second part of the table. After 7 rounds, the wards of Leonid Kuchuk are in the Champions League zone, demonstrating rational actions on the field. Even if he didn’t score so much (only 8 goals), he conceded only 3. Even the top forwards cannot pick up the keys to Sergei Pesyakov’s goal, and in the Premier League, reliable defense is already half the battle on the way to European competition.

Who surprised?

Rosgosstrakh Russian football championship 2017-2018 was marked by a number of unpredictable ups and downs of some football teams. The list of clubs that surprised with their game includes:

• "Locomotive";
• "Ural";
• Amkar.

Lokomotiv should be called without reservation the main opening of the start of the Premier League. Before the last round, skeptics associated the success of the "railroad" with an easy calendar, but a strong-willed victory over Spartak proved that the players are ready to fight for the highest places. So far, this is the only serious competitor to Zenit for the first line, and if Yuri Semin's wards improve during the tournament, they will certainly remain in the Champions League zone. A tight schedule can make adjustments to the team's plans, because since September 2017, Lokomotiv will play in the group stage of the Europa League, which means at least 6 extra matches.

One of the main questions of Rosgosstrakh of the Russian Championship 2017-2018 remains when Ural loses. Wards of Oleg Tarkhanov are a tough nut to crack, especially at home. At the start of the championship, the club from Yekaterinburg demonstrates meaningful football and does not know defeat. However, a serious test for the players will be next match with Lokomotiv, when it becomes clear how much the Urals have enough margin of safety.

Surprise with a minus sign caused the game "Amkar". The Rosgosstrakh calendar of the 2017-2018 Russian Championship for the Permians was quite well drawn up: strong opponents alternated with weak ones. Many predicted a struggle for Gadzhi Gadzhiev's wards, but not for survival. Two draws in 7 matches and a miserable number 1 in the goals scored column indicate a deep crisis in the team. Perhaps the leadership's patience will run out already in the 8th round, and we will have the first coaching resignation in the RFPL 2017-2018.

Who disappointed?

At the very least, Spartak's game causes alarm among the multi-million army of fans. On the eve of the start in the Champions League, Massimo Carrera's wards lost the second match in a row with their principal rivals - first, CSKA pulled out the victory, and then Lokomotiv defeated the Red-Whites on their field. The problems of Spartak are obvious:

• weak defense (13 goals conceded - the most in the league);
• injuries of leading football players (Zobina, Ze Luis, etc.);
• unstable game in attack;
• lack of moral and volitional qualities.

This season, the most popular team has forgotten how to act on the score. Leading in fights with Dynamo, CSKA and Lokomotiv, the Red-Whites lost the victory over and over again, and this is a potential 9 points scored. All this led to a sad result: the current champion of the country is in 11th place in the standings, only 3 points from the zone of joints with clubs.

The weakest team of the championship of Russia with confidence we will call "Anji". Yes - the team has completely rebuilt in the summer, yes - its financial budget is limited, but clubs with more modest budgets and less talented players perform much better. So far, Makhachkala residents have 3 points after 7 rounds and the only victory over the sinking Amkar. There is no light at the end of the tunnel for Anji: the most goals conceded, the lack of will to win, the inability to rebuild during the match. At the moment, the club is a clear contender for a relegation.

Interesting facts about the start of the championship

Let's note a number of interesting moments of Rosgosstrakh of the Russian Football Championship 2017-2018:

1. The most uncompromising team in the Premier League is Akhmat. Over the 6 rounds played, Oleg Kononov's wards have never played a draw: 3 wins and 3 losses.
2. The “driest” RFPL club is SKA-Khabarovsk: in 7 rounds with the participation of the club, only 10 goals were scored and never more than 2 per game.
3. Most of the scoring draws were recorded in matches with Ural. The club from Yekaterinburg ended the matches 4 times with a score of 1:1, and once with a score of 2:2.
4. Rubin won the biggest victory on the championship stratum. In the 7th round, Anji was defeated with a score of 6:0.
5. The top scorer in the RFPL at the moment is Alexander Kokorin. The Zenit striker scored 6 goals in 7 matches, which is already 1 more than in the entire last season.

Thus, Rosgosstrakh, the standings of which you can see on our website, is rightfully considered one of the most spectacular tournaments over the past few years. Before the World Cup 2018, many players who claim to get into the national teams are trying to demonstrate their leadership qualities and skills in order to perform at the main football forum of the four years. The more interesting it will be for the fans to watch the ups and downs of the national championship.

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which for the first time in history will pass in Russia. In this regard, the 26th season in the top division will be compressed in time and will end 2-3 weeks earlier than usual. As a result physical training, especially in the spring part of the championship, comes to the fore, as teams often have to play two matches a week, not counting the Russian Cup.

RFPL 2017-2018 has not undergone major changes in terms of format and scoring system. The only nuance will be the opportunity to play in the Champions League qualification for the team that finished third in the standings at the end of the championship. The struggle in the championship will only become fiercer, because the chance to play in one of the most prestigious tournaments of the Old World is both a solid bonus and a good financial help to the club.

In the top football division, 16 teams will still play in the upcoming season. The beginning of the RFPL is scheduled for July 13, 2017, and the competition will end on May 13, 2018. For the sixth season in a row, the Russian championship is held according to the "autumn-spring" system, which implies a long winter break. The tournament will be divided into two parts:

• 19 rounds will be held from July 13 to December 19, 2017;
• 11 rounds will be played from March 4 to May 13, 2018.

The winner of the tournament automatically enters the group stage of the Champions League, the second and third places also guarantee participation in this tournament. The teams ranked fourth and fifth in the 2017-2018 RFPL will take part in the second most prestigious club competition, the Europa League.

Teams that are on the last two lines in the table (that is, on 15 and 16) automatically move to a division with a rank lower -. Positions from 13 to 14 give the right to fight for the right to remain in the football elite of the country with the third and fourth teams of the FNL. There are two games (on the home field and in the opponent's arena), the results of which determine who will play in the next season of the Premier League, and who will travel around the small towns and villages of our vast Motherland. If it is not possible to determine the winner during the regular time of the play-offs, two additional halves of 15 minutes are assigned, and then a penalty shoot-out.

The schedule of matches of the 13th round of the RFPL 2017-2018 is as follows:

The RFPL standings after 12 rounds played looks like this:

New clubs in RFPL

At the end of the 2016-2017 season, a number of teams fought for the right to remain in the top football division. Most unlucky were Tom and Wings of the Soviets, who were relegated to the FNL from the last two places in the table. Orenburg and Tula Arsenal took part in the play-offs, but only the last team managed to keep their place in the elite. SKA-Khabarovsk knocked Orenburg out of the Premier League in a penalty shoot-out and will face the best football teams in the country next season. In addition, the following teams joined the Russian Championship:

• Dynamo (Moscow);
• "Tosno" (Leningrad region).

As for SKA-Khabarovsk, the club probably did not expect to enter the RFPL in 2017-2018. This summer, 9 players who were involved in entering the Russian Championship left the team at once. Most of them ran out of contracts, which the bosses of the Far East club did not renew. So far, only midfielder Savichev from Spartak-2 has been bought to replace the departed players. So far, SKA-Khabarovsk is located dangerously close to the relegation zone, and it is not possible to successfully resist skillful opponents from the Premier League with only one youth in the team. According to experts, in order to be guaranteed to stay in the elite Russian football, the club needs to score at least 30 points. It is not yet clear how SKA-Khabarovsk will do this, but there is still time to correct the situation, and the fans are waiting for a clear game from the players.

The legendary Dynamo Moscow, after the inglorious departure from the Russian championship in the 2015-2016 season, won the FNL and returned to the elite. Despite financial difficulties, new contracts were signed with all key players. In addition, striker Wanderson was acquired from Krasnodar to strengthen the attack. Of the significant purchases of the white and blue, we also note midfielder Sow from Kayserispor, defender Shunyich from Stuttgart, striker Panchenko, whose rights were bought from the capital. Obviously, in the new RFPL draw, Yuri Kolitvintsev's wards set themselves the highest goals, but it is unlikely that they will be able to aim at the top three. The team has a serious crisis that pushed it into the relegation zone. The situation was aggravated by the demarche of the fans who refused to support the club for an indefinite period. In such a situation, Dynamo will have to show character, otherwise at the end of the championship they will again have to pack their bags for the second division.

FC Tosno has become one of the most active newsmakers on the transfer market. The team was strengthened at once by several inexpensive, but quite competitive players in the Premier League. For example, the goalkeeper line was completely updated: Gutor, Yurchenko, Oparin - now the teams from the Leningrad Region are not afraid of the last frontier. In attack, Tosno will play forward Vukushevich, who moved from Greuther Furth and Melkadze, leased from Spartak. The defensive line and the middle of the field have been significantly updated: here, Tosno also has no problems. The club's management, making such solid acquisitions, probably counted on at least the top ten in the standings, but the reality turned out to be harsher. The team failed to achieve the intended goal, and after 12 rounds it is in the play-off zone.

title contenders

Unlike, where at least six teams claim the first line, in the Premier League this number is much less. If not for the championship, then the following teams will definitely claim the top lines in the RFPL standings in 2017-2018:

• "CSKA" (Moscow);
• "Spartak Moscow);
• "Krasnodar"
• "Zenith" (St. Petersburg).

St. Petersburg "Zenith" seriously set his sights on the championship in the upcoming RFPL draw. After an unsuccessful performance in the 2016-2017 season, when the team won only third place, the club's management made drastic changes. Firstly, the Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu was fired, and he was replaced by Roberto Mancini, experienced in working in the leading clubs in Europe. Secondly, Zenit has spared no expense in strengthening It is obvious that with such significant financial injections, the team bosses from the banks of the Neva are counting on both a successful performance in the Europa League and another title in the main football division of Russia.

In the off-season, the army team did not make major acquisitions, but extended contracts with key players (Ignashevich and Fernandez). Obviously, CSKA believes that proven players are better than dubious reinforcements. Nevertheless, it wouldn't hurt to get a driving forward in Viktor Goncharenko's team. A bet on Vitinho, who, although he added to Lately, but it is obvious that in important matches he is "eaten up" by tenacious defenders. As a result, the Russian Championship and the Champions League have to play with the same squad. This affects the game of Viktor Goncharenko's wards, who are still in fourth place standings.

The reigning Premier League champion of 2016-2017, Spartak, was systematically preparing to defend the title. Rumors about the transition of coach Massimo Carrera were dispelled: the Italian specialist will complete at least until the end of the season. It is almost impossible to predict how Spartak will perform this season, since the club will have to play on two fronts - in the domestic championship and in group stage Champions League. At the moment, neither there nor there, the red-whites have not been able to demonstrate their full potential. IN RFPL club located in sixth place, and the backlog from the first Zenit, has already reached 11 points.

The game of Krasnodar pleases the fans this season. Wards of Igor Shalimov for a long time were second, and only offensive defeats in the last two rounds moved the team to third place. The Bulls need to urgently work on the mistakes and systematically prepare for each match, especially since the club is not burdened with performances in the international arena. In the current RFPL draw, under a certain set of circumstances, Krasnodar is able to aim for the top three, which will allow it to play in the Champions League for the first time in 2018-2019.

"Dark horses" RFPL

In addition to CSKA, Spartak, Zenit, there are several teams in the RFPL that can “shoot” and wedge into the fight for the top three. The list of such clubs should include:

• "Rostov";
• "Akhmat"
• "Rubin Kazan);
• Lokomotiv (Moscow).

After last year's relatively unsuccessful performance in the Russian Championship, cardinal changes took place in Rostov. Leonid Kuchuk came to the coaching bridge, after which a thorough cleaning of the squad began. So, for example, Noboa was sold to Zenit, they did not renew contracts with Cesar Navas, Dzhanaev, Devic. Seven new players were bought to replace them (Makeev, Parshivlyuk, Abaev, Pesyakov) and, according to rumors, it is planned to buy 3-4 more players to strengthen them. In general, we will no longer see the former Rostov: an updated team appeared before the fans. Kuchuk quickly managed to establish team interactions, and Rostov was in seventh place with a minimum gap from the European Cup zone.

Akhmat changed its coaching staff in the off-season: Oleg Kononov was appointed to the post of helmsman, but this did not bring stability. At the start of the championship, the club gave out a long series of four defeats, which did not allow them to rise above fifth place. The composition of Akhmat is combat-ready, therefore, in the absence of recessions in the game, the team can count on getting into the Europa League following the results of the 2017-2018 championship.

Kazan "Rubin" in the offseason also changed the head coach. Instead of failed past championship Javier Gracia came Kurban Berdyev. Strengthening of the squad was insignificant - only Ozdoev, Granat and a number of little-known players were bought. If we consider the prospects of the club in the top division, they are very vague: the team from the first rounds has accustomed its fans to inconstancy. Most likely, in the current draw, Rubin will remain an average player, and the fruits of the work of one of the best coaches Russia will show up next season.

Unlike Rubin, Lokomotiv Moscow will represent the country in the Europa League this season thanks to the victory in the Russian Cup. To fight on two fronts, the “railwaymen” had too short a bench, so in order to strengthen in the offseason, they extended the loan with striker Ari, returned the defender Shishkin from the loan from Krasnodar and signed a full contract with midfielder Denisov. Loko has excellent chances to break into the top three, especially since the Miranchuk brothers, Manuel Fernandes, Guilherme demonstrate excellent play. The result of the well-coordinated work of the coaching staff and the players was the intermediate second line in the Premier League.

Fight for survival

In addition to SKA-Khabarosk, there are several other teams in the elite of Russian football, which experts consider to be outsiders of the championship. The following teams will fight for the right to stay in the RFPL 2018-2019:

• "Anji";
• "Tosno";
• "Dynamo";
• "SKA-Khabarovsk";
• Arsenal (Tula).

Dynamo, Khabarovsk and Tosno were mentioned earlier, but Anji should be discussed separately. The team from Makhachkala did not play well at the start of the tournament, and only with the arrival of Vadim Skripchenko on the coaching bridge did the players begin to show a solid game. Two draws with Spartak and Zenit set the local fans in a positive mood, but the team still has a lot of work to do to get out of the relegation zone.

In the Tula Arsenal, which won the right to remain in the first division in the last RFPL draw, the head coach has changed. Miodrag Bozovic is no stranger to pulling football teams from the bottom of the standings, and it seems that in the current draw, the Serbian specialist will again have to show all his rescue skills. Relying on the coaching genius of Bozovic is at least dangerous: you can even be below the play-off zone.

Interesting facts about RFPL 2017-2018

Surely interesting to know a few facts about the Premier League:

• RFPL will be “rebranded” in the new draw;
• the football club "Terek" (Grozny) was renamed into "Akhmat";
• the leadership of the league will actively promote the RFPL brand abroad;
• The RFU seriously thought about tightening the limit on foreign players to 5 players;
• the number of clubs in the top division could be reduced to 14 (but not before 2018).

Although football in Russia is represented not only by the Premier League, which is scheduled to start on July 13, 2017, the most interesting events will take place here. This tournament is not spectacular, like, for example, the German championship, but in it the teams sometimes demonstrate a high-quality game worthy of the attention of fans. Don't miss the start of a competition that promises to be exciting, uncompromising and unpredictable.

For more information about the stadiums of the teams participating in the Premier League 2016-2017, see the following video: