2020–21 FC Lokomotiv Moscow season

FC Lokomotiv Moscow
2020–21 season
OwnerRussian Railways
PresidentVasili Kiknadze
Head coachMarko Nikolić
StadiumRZD Arena
Premier League3rd
Russian CupWinners
Super CupRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Grzegorz Krychowiak (9)

All:
Grzegorz Krychowiak
Fyodor Smolov
(11 each)

The 2020–21 FC Lokomotiv Moscow season was the club's 96th season in existence and the club's 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Russian football. In addition to the domestic league, Lokomotiv Moscow participated in this season's editions of the Russian Cup, the Russian Super Cup, and participated in the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 7 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

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First team squad

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As of 19 January 2021[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Russia RUS Guilherme
2 DF Russia RUS Dmitri Zhivoglyadov
3 DF Brazil BRA Pablo
4 DF Russia RUS Vitali Lystsov
6 MF Russia RUS Dmitri Barinov
7 MF Poland POL Grzegorz Krychowiak
9 FW Russia RUS Fyodor Smolov
11 MF Russia RUS Anton Miranchuk
14 DF Croatia CRO Vedran Ćorluka (captain)
17 FW Russia RUS Rifat Zhemaletdinov
19 FW Portugal POR Eder
20 DF Russia RUS Vladislav Ignatyev
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 FW Guinea GUI François Kamano
27 DF Brazil BRA Murilo Cerqueira
29 FW Cape Verde CPV Zé Luís
31 MF Poland POL Maciej Rybus
37 MF Russia RUS Stanislav Magkeyev
60 GK Russia RUS Andrey Savin
69 MF Russia RUS Daniil Kulikov
76 MF Russia RUS Maksim Mukhin
77 GK Russia RUS Anton Kochenkov
84 DF Russia RUS Mikhail Lysov
88 FW Belarus BLR Vitaly Lisakovich
94 MF Russia RUS Dmitri Rybchinsky

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Nigeria NGA Brian Idowu (at Khimki until 30 June 2021)
DF Georgia (country) GEO Solomon Kvirkvelia (at Rotor Volgograd until 30 June 2021)
MF Russia RUS Ilya Berkovski (at Nizhny Novgorod until 30 June 2021)
MF Russia RUS Denis Faizullin (at Tom Tomsk until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Russia RUS Aleksei Mironov (at Orenburg until 30 June 2021)
MF Russia RUS Andrey Nikitin (at Fakel Voronezh until 30 June 2021)
FW Montenegro MNE Luka Đorđević (at Arsenal Tula until 30 June 2021)
FW Russia RUS Timur Suleymanov (at Nizhny Novgorod until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
15 TBD 1 July 2020

Out

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No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
15 TBD 1 July 2020

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

23 January 2021 Friendly Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 4–1 Spain Vélez Marbella, Spain
16:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Marbella Football Center
27 January 2021 Friendly Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 3–1 Sweden Östersunds Marbella, Spain
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Marbella Football Center
4 February 2021 Friendly Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 1–1 Russia Krasnodar Marbella, Spain
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
  • Ageyev 74'
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
5 February 2021 Friendly Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 4–0 Sweden Östersunds Marbella, Spain
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
11 February 2021 Friendly Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 4–0 Russia Krasnodar Marbella, Spain
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Russian Premier League 11 August 2020 16 May 2021 Matchday 1 3rd 30 17 5 8 45 35 +10 056.67
Russian Cup 21 February 2021 12 May 2021 Round of 16 Winners 4 4 0 0 12 2 +10 100.00
Russian Super Cup 7 August 2020 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Champions League 21 October 2020 9 December 2020 Group stage Group stage 6 0 3 3 5 10 −5 000.00
Total 41 21 8 12 63 49 +14 051.22

Last updated: 16 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zenit Saint Petersburg (C) 30 19 8 3 76 26 +50 65 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Spartak Moscow 30 17 6 7 56 37 +19 57 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Lokomotiv Moscow 30 17 5 8 45 35 +10 56 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
4 Rubin Kazan 30 16 5 9 42 33 +9 53[b] Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Sochi 30 15 8 7 49 33 +16 53[b] Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
Source: Premier Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Play-off.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ FC Lokomotiv Moscow qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2020–21 Russian Cup. The Europa Conference League spot awarded to the third-placed team is passed to fourth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team is passed to fifth-placed team.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Rubin 3, Sochi 3. Overall matches won: Rubin 16, Sochi 15.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 17 5 8 45 35  +10 56 11 2 2 24 9  +15 6 3 6 21 26  −5

Last updated: 16 May 2021.
Source: Premier Liga

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAAHHAHAHHHAAHAHAAHAHAAHHAAHH
ResultWWDLLDDWWWWLLLWDWLLWWWWWWWWLDW
Position333478766544788767876433322333
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2021. Source: Premier Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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11 August 2020 1 Rubin Kazan 0–2 Lokomotiv Moscow Kazan
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Ak Bars Arena
Attendance: 4,477
Referee: Sergey Ivanov
15 August 2020 2 Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 Krasnodar Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 6,247
Referee: Kirill Levnikov
19 August 2020 3 Ural Yekaterinburg 1–1 Lokomotiv Moscow Yekaterinburg
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 5,072
Referee: Aleksei Matyunin
23 August 2020 4 Spartak Moscow 2–1 Lokomotiv Moscow Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Otkritie Arena
Attendance: 12,393
Referee: Sergei Karasev
26 August 2020 5 Lokomotiv Moscow 2–3 Akhmat Grozny Moscow
18:30 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 4,859
Referee: Igor Panin
30 August 2020 6 Lokomotiv Moscow 0–0 Zenit Saint Petersburg Moscow
16:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 7,739
Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov
14 September 2020 7 Rostov 0–0 Lokomotiv Moscow Rostov-on-Don
20:30 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Rostov Arena
Attendance: 15,011
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov
20 September 2020 8 Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 Tambov Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 6,508
Referee: Evgeny Turbin
27 September 2020 9 CSKA Moscow 0–1 Lokomotiv Moscow Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: VEB Arena
Attendance: 12,400
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov
4 October 2020 10 Lokomotiv Moscow 2–1 Khimki Moscow
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 7,920
Referee: Evgeniy Kukulyak
17 October 2020 11 Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 Ufa Moscow
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 4,471
Referee: Pavel Kukuyan
24 October 2020 12 Lokomotiv Moscow 1–2 Rotor Volgograd Moscow
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Sergey Ivanov
31 October 2020 13 Sochi 2–1 Lokomotiv Moscow Sochi
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium
Referee: Stanislav Vasiliev
8 November 2020 14 Dynamo Moscow 5–1 Lokomotiv Moscow Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: VTB Arena
Attendance: 6,158
Referee: Igor Panin
21 November 2020 15 Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 Arsenal Tula Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 3,976
Referee: Alexey Sukhoi
28 November 2020 16 Akhmat Grozny 0–0 Lokomotiv Moscow Grozny
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Akhmat-Arena
Attendance: 5,093
Referee: Kirill Levnikov
5 December 2020 17 Lokomotiv Moscow 3–1 Rubin Kazan Moscow
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 3,768
Referee: Sergei Karasev
13 December 2020 18 Krasnodar 5–0 Lokomotiv Moscow Krasnodar
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium
Attendance: 9,033
Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov
17 December 2020 19 Khimki 3–2 Lokomotiv Moscow Khimki
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Arena Khimki
Attendance: 831
Referee: Aleksei Matyunin
27 February 2021 20 Lokomotiv Moscow 2–0 CSKA Moscow Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 8,932
Referee: Pavel Kukuyan
8 March 2021 21 Arsenal Tula 0–3 Lokomotiv Moscow Tula
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 7,951
Referee: Kirill Levnikov
14 March 2021 22 Lokomotiv Moscow 3–1 Sochi Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 6,839
Referee: Aleksei Matyunin
18 March 2021 23 Ufa 0–1 Lokomotiv Moscow Ufa
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Neftyanik Stadium
Attendance: 5,180
Referee: Stanislav Vasiliev
3 April 2021 24 Rotor Volgograd 0–2 Lokomotiv Moscow Volgograd
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Volgograd Arena
Attendance: 14,115
Referee: Igor Panin
11 April 2021 25 Lokomotiv Moscow 2–0 Spartak Moscow Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 11,902
Referee: Kirill Levnikov
17 April 2021 26 Lokomotiv Moscow 4–1 Rostov Moscow
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 10,317
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov
24 April 2021 27 Tambov 2–5 Lokomotiv Moscow Saransk
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Mordovia Arena
Attendance: 4,921
Referee: Pavel Shadykhanov
2 May 2021 28 Zenit Saint Petersburg 6–1 Lokomotiv Moscow Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 39,793
Referee: Sergei Karasev
8 May 2021 29 Lokomotiv Moscow 0–0 Dynamo Moscow Moscow
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Pavel Kukuyan
16 May 2021 30 Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 Ural Yekaterinburg Moscow
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 11,774
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

Russian Cup

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21 February 2021 Round of 16 Lokomotiv Moscow 3–0 Tambov Moscow
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 3,178
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov
7 April 2021 Quarter-finals Sochi 1–3 Lokomotiv Moscow Sochi
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 8,487
Referee: Vasily Kazartsev
21 April 2021 Semi-finals Lokomotiv Moscow 3–0 CSKA Moscow Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 11,017
Referee: Sergei Karasev
12 May 2021 Final Lokomotiv Moscow 3–1 Krylia Sovetov Nizhny Novgorod
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Attendance: 20,808
Referee: Sergey Ivanov

Russian Super Cup

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7 August 2020 Final Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–1 Lokomotiv Moscow Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: VEB Arena
Attendance: 5,942
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

UEFA Champions League

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Group stage

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The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY ATM SAL LMO
1 Germany Bayern Munich 6 5 1 0 18 5 +13 16 Advance to knockout phase 4–0 3–1 2–0
2 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 2 3 1 7 8 −1 9 1–1 3–2 0–0
3 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 1 1 4 10 17 −7 4 Transfer to Europa League 2–6 0–2 2–2
4 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 6 0 3 3 5 10 −5 3 1–2 1–1 1–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
21 October 2020 1 Red Bull Salzburg Austria 2–2 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow Wals-Siezenheim, Austria
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
27 October 2020 2 Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 1–2 Germany Bayern Munich Moscow, Russia
18:55 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 8,196
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
3 November 2020 3 Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 1–1 Spain Atlético Madrid Moscow, Russia
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
25 November 2020 4 Atlético Madrid Spain 0–0 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow Madrid, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
1 December 2020 5 Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 1–3 Austria Red Bull Salzburg Moscow, Russia
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RZD Arena
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
9 December 2020 6 Bayern Munich Germany 2–0 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow Munich, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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As of 16 May 2021
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League Russian Cup Russian Super Cup Champions League Total
1 7 MF Poland Grzegorz Krychowiak 9 2 0 0 11
9 FW Russia Fyodor Smolov 7 4 0 0 11
3 25 FW Guinea François Kamano 5 4 0 0 9
4 11 MF Russia Anton Miranchuk 4 0 0 3 7
5 27 DF Brazil Murilo Cerqueira 4 1 0 0 5
6 20 DF Russia Vladislav Ignatyev 3 0 0 0 3
88 FW Belarus Vitaly Lisakovich 2 0 0 1 3
17 FW Russia Rifat Zhemaletdinov 3 0 0 0 3
9 19 FW Portugal Eder 1 0 0 1 2
59 MF Russia Aleksei Miranchuk 2 0 0 0 2
94 MF Russia Dmitri Rybchinsky 2 0 0 0 2
12 6 MF Russia Dmitri Barinov 1 0 0 0 1
14 DF Croatia Vedran Ćorluka 0 0 1 0 1
3 DF Brazil Pablo 0 1 0 0 1
31 DF Poland Maciej Rybus 1 0 0 0 1
29 FW Cape Verde Zé Luís 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 45 12 1 5 63

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

References

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  1. ^ "Players". FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Champions League group stage draw made in Geneva". UEFA.com. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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