2011–12 Russian Premier League
The Premjer - League 2011/12 was the 10th season of the Russian Premjer League. Zenit St Petersburg could defend the title in 2010. The season was a transitional season, is changed into that of the host in one calendar year to the usual in the UEFA mode from late to early summer and lasted more than a year (12 March 2011-12. May 2012). A phase with championship and relegation group in early 2012 to the usual double championship round in 2011. Since the 2012/13 season Russian Championship will be held in the usual summer rhythm of UEFA.
Mode
After 30 days, the game league was divided into two groups with the top eight teams or bad. Now the teams in the respective groups either played for the championship ( group of eight best teams) against relegation ( Group of Eight bad teams).
The placement was directed primarily by the achieved number of points at equal scores decide sequentially the number of wins, the direct comparison of point and winning the teams ( by points, wins, goal difference, goals scored and away goals ), goal difference, goals scored, and the Away goals. Also arises a tie, decide on for down's, championship, and europapokalqualifaktionsentscheidenden questions a play, otherwise placement in the previous year.
Preseason
Kuban Krasnodar Volga Nizhny Novgorod and replace the two relegated Alania Vladikavkaz and FK Sibir Novosibirsk. As defending champion Zenit St Petersburg in the season. Saturn Ramenskoje withdrew voluntarily from the Premjer League. As a replacement for the Fifth Ramenskoje the first football division was added in 2010 FK Krasnodar in the Premjer League.
First round
2nd round
Championship round
Relegation round
Stand on 7 May 2012
Top Scorers
28 goals
- Seydou Doumbia Ivory Coast ( CSKA Moscow )
23 goals
- Russia Alexander Kerschakow ( Zenit St Petersburg)
17 Goals
- Lacina Traoré Ivory Coast ( FK Kuban Krasnodar )
13 goals
- Nigeria Emmanuel Emenike (Spartak Moscow)
- Cameroon 's Samuel Eto'o ( Anzhi Makhachkala )
- Kevin Kuranyi Germany (Dynamo Moscow)
- Armenia Jura Mowsisjan ( FK Krasnodar )
12 Goals
- Serbia Danko Lazović ( Zenit St Petersburg)
- Russia Igor Semschow (Dynamo Moscow)
11 Goals
- Russia Roman Adamov ( FK Rostov )
- Ukraine Andriy Voronin (Dynamo Moscow)
The champion team of Zenit St Petersburg
( Players with at least five missions were considered, including championship round, in parentheses, the matches and goals are specified)
- Goal: Vyacheslav Malafejew (41 / -), Yuri Schewnow (5 / -)
- Defenders: Bruno Alves (36 / - ), Alexander Anjukow (37 /1), Domenico Criscito (24 /1), Tomáš Hubočan (30 / -), Nicolas Lombaerts (40 /1), Aleksandar Luković (19/ 1)
- Midfielders: Andrei Arshavin ( 10/3), Vladimir Bystrov (12/1 ), Igor Denisov (40 /1), Viktor Faisulin (34/ 4), Szabolcs Huszti (26/ 4), Alexei Ionow ( 20/3 ), Alessandro Rosina (10 / - ), Roman Shirokov (26/ 9), Sergei Semak (20/ 5), Konstantin Zyryanov (41 /1)
- Forwards: Alexander Bucharow (31/ 6), Danny (27/ 9), Maxim Kannunikow (10 / - ), Alexander Kerschakow (32 /23), Danko Lazovic (31 /12)
- Coach: Luciano Spalletti