2017–18 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season
| 2017–18 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Aleksandr Grigoryan (until 13 August 2017) Vadim Skripchenko (from 14 August 2017) | |||
| Stadium | Anzhi-Arena | |||
| Russian Premier League | 14th (lost in relegation play-offs vs. Yenisey Krasnoyarsk) | |||
| Russian Cup | Round of 32 (vs. Luch-Energiya Vladivostok) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Juan Lescano (5) All: Juan Lescano (5) | |||
| | ||||
The 2017–18 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season was the club's third season back in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia, since their relegation at the end of the 2013–14 season.
Season events[edit]
On 13 August 2017, Aleksandr Grigoryan resigned from his role as manager,[1] with Vadim Skripchenko being appointed as Anzhi's new manager the following day.[2]
Squad[edit]
- As of 15 March 2018[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
Out on loan[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
Anzhi-2 Makhachkala[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
Transfers[edit]
Summer[edit]
Winter[edit]
| In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
Released[edit]
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 December 2017[49] | GK |  | Aleksei Solosin | Kolkheti-1913 Poti | |
| 14 December 2017[49] | DF | | Alan Bagayev | Mordovia Saransk | |
| 14 December 2017[49] | MF |  | Gatoch Panom | Mekelle City | |
| 16 January 2018[50] | DF |  | Thomas Phibel | Palanga | 2019 |
| 25 January 2018[51] | MF |  | Jaba Lipartia | Torpedo Kutaisi | 25 February 2018[52] |
Friendlies[edit]
| 25 June 2017 | Astra Giurgiu  | 1 – 2 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Slovenia |
| MSK (UTC+3) | Nicoară  79' | Report | Khubulov 35' Phibel 60' |
| 28 June 2017 | Istra 1961  | 1 – 1 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Slovenia |
| MSK (UTC+3) | | Report | Dibirgadzhiyev 38' |
| 4 July 2017 | Nyíregyháza Spartacus  | 3 – 2 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Slovenia |
| MSK (UTC+3) | | Report | Markelov Dibirgadzhiyev |
| 5 July 2017 | Dinamo București | 0 – 1 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Slovenia |
| MSK (UTC+3) | Bazelyuk 85' |
Competitions[edit]
Russian Premier League[edit]
Results by round[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results[edit]
| 15 July 2017 1 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 1 – 3 | CSKA Moscow | Kaspiysk |
| 20:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Yakovlev  41' Markelov 64' Poluyakhtov 74' Danchenko 90+1' | Report | Vasin 21' Golovin 49' 90+3' Natkho 79' (pen.) | Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 9,400 Referee: Vladimir Seldyakov |
| 21 July 2017 2 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 1 – 0 | Amkar Perm | Kaspiysk |
| 19:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Bryzgalov 11' 23' Poluyakhtov 45' | Report | Gigolayev 39' Sivakow 46' Condé 75' Salugin 85' Kostyukov 89' | Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 6,207 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov |
| 30 July 2017 3 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 1 – 0 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Moscow |
| 17:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Tarasov 43' Fernandes 77' 81' Kvirkvelia 86' | Report | Phibel 90+3' | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 7,603 Referee: Roman Galimov |
| 4 August 2017 4 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 0 – 1 | Rostov | Kaspiysk |
| 20:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Yakovlev 32' Markelov 42' Musalov 62' | Report | Dyadyun 19' Ustinov 34' Gațcan 46' Pesyakov 88' Mogilevets 90+2' | Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 5,690 Referee: Igor Fedotov |
| 8 August 2017 5 | SKA-Khabarovsk | 2 – 0 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Khabarovsk |
| 11:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Ediyev 57' Marković 68' Dovbnya 88' Kalinsky 90+4' | Report | Phibel 90+2' | Stadium: Lenin Stadium Attendance: 8,100 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin |
| 12 August 2017 6 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 1 – 3 | Dynamo Moscow | Kaspiysk |
| 20:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Yakovlev 9' Khubulov 24' | Report | Bećiraj 15' Panchenko 34', 76' (pen.) Sow 59' Rykov 85' | Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 5,339 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov |
| 19 August 2017 7 | Rubin Kazan | 6 – 0 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Kazan |
| 20:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Jonathas 4', 31' Karadeniz 15' Bauer 60' Nabiullin 62' M'Vila 85' Lestienne 86' | Report | Bagayev 10' | Stadium: Kazan Arena Attendance: 11,252 Referee: Sergei Karasev |
| 25 August 2017 8 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 1 – 0 | Ufa | Kaspiysk |
| 20:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Lescano 18' 90+3' Markelov 51' | Report | Jokić 45+1' Sysuyev 69' | Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev |
| 9 September 2017 9 | Tosno | 2 – 2 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Saint Petersburg |
| 14:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Markov 5' Galiulin 63' Poletanović 80' | Report | Prudnikov 18' Danchenko 25' | Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 3,547 Referee: Aleksei Eskov |
| 16 September 2017 10 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 1 – 5 | Krasnodar | Kaspiysk |
| 19:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Poluyakhtov 77' Markelov 88' | Report | Smolov 39' Claesson 55' Wanderson 67', 71' Okriashvili 79' | Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 4,550 Referee: Evgeny Turbin |
| 23 September 2017 11 | Spartak Moscow | 2 – 2 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Moscow |
| 19:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Luiz Adriano 14' (pen.) Dzhikiya 84' Melgarejo 90+2' | Report | Poluyakhtov 55' Samardžić 74' Katsayev 78' | Stadium: Otkrytiye Arena Attendance: 25,075 Referee: Vitaly Meshkov |
| 1 October 2017 12 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2 – 2 | Zenit St.Petersburg | Kaspiysk |
| 19:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Phibel 13' Danchenko 20' 81' Markelov 23' Katsayev 59' | Report | Kranevitter 36' Kokorin 57' Paredes 85' 90+4' Rigoni 90+3' | Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 5,150 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin |
| 14 October 2017 13 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 2 – 1 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Yekaterinburg |
| 16:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Haroyan 49' Bicfalvi 56' Kulakov 69' Glushkov 82' Ilyin 87' Hodzyur 90+2' | Report | Yakovlev 57' Khubulov 67' Tetrashvili 69' Bryzgalov 89' | Stadium: SKB-Bank Arena Attendance: 3,609 Referee: Roman Galimov |
| 22 October 2017 14 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 3 – 2 | Arsenal Tula | Kaspiysk |
| 19:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Gabulov 7' (o.g.) Khubulov 49' (pen.) Guliyev 64' Samardžić 83' | Report | Tkachyov 40' 77' Đorđević 65' Kombarov 90+4' | Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 3,850 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov |
| 30 October 2017 15 | Akhmat Grozny | 1 – 1 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Grozny |
| 19:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Berisha 77' Ángel 90+3' Mbengue 90+6' | Report | Bryzgalov 87' Yakovlev 87' 90+6' | Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 16,372 Referee: Sergey Karasev |
| 5 November 2017 16 | Amkar Perm | 1 – 2 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Perm |
| 14:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Kostyukov 12' 34' Condé 41' Bodul 51' Idowu 57' Gashchenkov 73' | Report | Markelov 6', 28' 21'  63' Tetrashvili 78' Katsayev 84' | Stadium: Zvezda Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov |
| 19 November 2017 17 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 0 – 1 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Kaspiysk |
| 14:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Report | Al.Miranchuk 43' | Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 5,495 Referee: Aleksey Sukhoy |
| 26 November 2017 18 | Rostov | 2 – 0 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Rostov-on-Don |
| 16:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Majer 30' Bukharov 44' (pen.), 58' Gațcan 81' Ingason 90+1' | Report | Lescano 90+1' | Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 4,252 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov |
| 3 December 2017 19 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 4 – 0 | SKA-Khabarovsk | Kaspiysk |
| 19:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Lescano 1' Poluyakhtov 8' Markelov 43' Armaș 85' | Report | Krivoruchko  26' | Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Aleksey Eskov |
| 9 December 2017 20 | Dynamo Moscow | 2 – 0 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Khimki |
| 14:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Tashayev 8' Lutsenko 60' | Report | Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 3,525 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin |
| 2 March 2018 21 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 1 – 1 | Rubin Kazan | Kaspiysk |
| 19:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Tetrashvili 33' Budkivskyi 64' Samardžić 80' Lescano 90+1' | Report | Kambolov 18' Popov 36' Mogilevets 37' Kuzmin 55' Noboa 77' | Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Aleksey Eskov |
| 10 March 2018 22 | Ufa | 3 – 2 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Ufa |
| 16:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Jokić 45+1' 67' Nikitin 57' Paurević 65' Seidakhmet 83' Belenov 90+1' | Report | Anton 56' Lescano 64' Poluyakhtov 81' Samardžić 83' | Stadium: Neftyanik Stadium Attendance: 5,386 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov |
| 17 March 2018 23 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2 – 0 | Tosno | Kaspiysk |
| 19:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Anton 17', 43' | Report | Makarov 48' | Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 10,200 Referee: Sergey Ivanov |
| 1 April 2018 24 | Krasnodar | 1 – 1 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Krasnodar |
| 19:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Claesson 33' Kaboré 45+1' Pereyra 82' | Report | Samardžić 64' Poluyakhtov 71' Danchenko 90+4' | Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium Attendance: 20,160 Referee: Aleksey Eskov |
| 8 April 2018 25 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 1 – 4 | Spartak Moscow | Kaspiysk |
| 19:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Lescano 36' | Report | Promes 10', 14', 27' (pen.) Kutepov 56' | Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 7,764 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin |
| 14 April 2018 26 | Zenit St.Petersburg | 1 – 0 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Saint Petersburg |
| 16:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Driussi 36' Smolnikov 39' Criscito 52' Lodygin 86' | Report | Khubulov 44' | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 38,048 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin |
| 21 April 2018 27 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 0 – 1 | Ural Yekaterinburg | Kaspiysk |
| 19:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Samardžić 11' Markelov 57' Kalmykov 90' | Report | Haroyan 28' El Kabir 37' Yemelyanov 40' Bicfalvi 84' | Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Kirill Levnikov |
| 28 April 2018 28 | Arsenal Tula | 2 – 1 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Tula |
| 19:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Berkhamov 16' Sunzu 62' Kangwa 88' Adzhoyev 90+4' | Report | Khubulov 22' Samardžić 59' Danchenko 73' Armaș 86' | Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 11,200 Referee: Sergey Karasev |
| 7 May 2018 29 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 0 – 2 | Akhmat Grozny | Kaspiysk |
| 19:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Tetrashvili 37' 62' Poluyakhtov 45' Samardžić 90+3' | Report | Rodolfo 18' Berisha 41' Roshi 68' 87' Mbengue 76' Semyonov 81' Shvets 86' | Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 10,990 Referee: Evgeny Turbin |
| 13 May 2018 30 | CSKA Moscow | 2 – 1 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Moscow |
| 14:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Musa 9' Nababkin 32' Vitinho 61' Golovin 68' | Report | Khubulov 33' Danchenko 68' Anton 90' | Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 25,916 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin |
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 37[a] | |
| 13 | Amkar Perm (D) | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 35 | Dissolved after the season[b] |
| 14 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 24[c] | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Tosno (D) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 54 | −31 | 24[c] | Dissolved after the season[d] |
| 16 | SKA-Khabarovsk (R) | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 55 | −39 | 13 | Relegation to Football National League |
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: Russian Premier League, Soccerway
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) Head-to-head away goals; 7) Matches won; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored.[57]
(D) Dissolved after the season; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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) Head-to-head away goals; 7) Matches won; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored.[57]
(D) Dissolved after the season; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Head-to-head: Rostov 1–0 Ural, Ural 1–1 Rostov
- ^ On 13 June 2018, FC Amkar Perm announced that the Russian Football Union recalled their 2018–19 season license, making them ineligible for the Russian Premier League or Russian Football National League.[53] On 18 June 2018, club president Gennadi Shilov announced that the club will not register for the third-tier Russian Professional Football League and will be dissolved.[54] As a consequence, Anzhi Makhachkala was not relegated.
- ^ a b Head-to-head: Anzhi 2–0 Tosno, Tosno 2–2 Anzhi
- ^ On 30 May 2018, Russian Football National League announced that FC Tosno failed in its appeal to obtain the FNL license for the 2018–19 season.[55] On 9 June 2018, the founder of FORT Group (the company that owned the team), Maxim Levchenko, announced that the team is officially dissolved.[56]
Relegation play-offs[edit]
| 17 May 2018 1st Leg | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 3 – 0 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Krasnoyarsk |
| 15:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Kutyin 25' (pen.), 58' Sarkisov 32' Filippov 77' Zhirov 81' Chicherin 87' | Report | Poluyakhtov 41' Khubulov 50' Markelov 59' | Stadium: Indoor Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov |
| 20 May 2018 2nd Leg | Anzhi Makhachkala | 4 – 3 (4 – 6 agg.) | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | Kaspiysk |
| 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Anton 18' Poku 45+2' Kalmykov 73' Poluyakhtov 74', 90+3' Bakayev 90+5' | Report | Obradović 15' Semakin 17' Kichin 20' Serderov 84' (pen.) | Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Kirill Levnikov |
Russian Cup[edit]
| 20 September 2017 Round of 32 | Luch-Energiya Vladivostok | 2 – 0 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Vladivostok |
| 12:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Gordiyenko 20' Malyaka 68' 73' | Report | Khalimbekov 30' Dibirgadzhiyev |