2016–17 FC Lokomotiv Moscow season explained

Club:FC Lokomotiv Moscow
Season:2016–17
Manager:Igor Cherevchenko
(until 11 August 2016)
Oleg Pashinin
Caretaker Manager
(from 11 August 2016 until 26 August 2016)

Yury Semin
(since 26 August 2016)
Chairman:Olga Smorodskaya
(until 10 August 2016)
Ilya Herkus
(since 10 August 2016)
Stadium:Lokomotiv Stadium
League:Russian Premier League
League Result:8th Place
Cup1:Russian Cup
Cup1 Result:Winner
League Topscorer:Manuel Fernandes 7
Season Topscorer:Manuel Fernandes 9
Highest Attendance:
Lowest Attendance:
Average Attendance:10,533
Prevseason:2015–16
Nextseason:2017–18
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The 2016–17 FC Lokomotiv Moscow season was the club's 25th season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. Overall, Lokomotiv's performance in Premier League was disappointing as Lokomotiv ended in the 8th place. Lokomotiv Moscow participated in and won the Russian Cup, thereby also qualifying to the 2017-2018 UEFA Europa League.

First Team Squad

Information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 3 February 2017.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Goalkeepers
1GuilhermeGK1985 12, df=yes Atlético Paranaense2007
41Miroslav LobantsevGK1995 5, df=yesYouth system2011
77Anton KochenkovGK1987 4, df=yesMordovia Saransk2015
Defenders
3Timofei MargasovDF1992 6, df=yesKrylia Sovetov Samara2017
5Nemanja PejčinovićDF1987 11, df=yes Nice2014
14Vedran Ćorluka (captain)DF1986 2, df=yes Tottenham Hotspur2012
17Taras MykhalykDF1983 10, df=yes Dynamo Kyiv2013
28Boris RotenbergDF1986 5, df=yesDynamo Moscow2016
29Vitaliy DenisovDF1987 2, df=yes Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk2013
33Solomon KvirkveliaDF1992 2, df=yes Rubin Kazan2017
55Renat YanbayevDF1984 4, df=yesKuban Krasnodar2007
Midfielders
4Manuel FernandesMF1986 2, df=yes Beşiktaş2014
8Jefferson FarfánMF1984 10, df=yes Al Jazira2017
10Dmitri LoskovMF1974 2, df=yesOut of retirement2017
11Alan KasaevMF1986 4, df=yesDynamo Moscow2014
18Aleksandr KolomeytsevMF1989 2, df=yesAmkar Perm2015
20Vladislav IgnatyevMF1987 1, df=yesKuban Krasnodar2016
21Amir NatkhoMF1996 7, df=yesKrasnodar2017
23Dmitri TarasovMF1987 3, df=yesFC Moscow2010
27Igor DenisovMF1984 5, df=yesDynamo Moscow2016
36Dmitri BarinovMF1996 1, df=yesYouth system2013
59Aleksei MiranchukMF1995 10, df=yesYouth system2012
60Anton MiranchukMF1995 10, df=yesYouth system2012
88Delvin N'DingaMF1988 3, df=yes Monaco2015
Forwards
7MaiconFW1990 2, df=yes Fluminense2010
9Igor PortnyaginFW1989 1, df=yesRubin Kazan2016
32Petar ŠkuletićFW1990 6, df=yes Partizan Belgrade2015
90AriFW1985 12, df=yesKrasnodar2017
Players who left midway through the season
15DF1991 8, df=yesAnzhi Makhachkala2013
19Aleksandr SamedovMF1984 7, df=yesDynamo Moscow2012
45Ezekiel HentyFW1993 5, df=yes Olimpija Ljubljana2016
49Roman ShishkinDF1987 1, df=yesSpartak Moscow2010
81Ilya AbayevGK1981 8, df=yesVolga Nizhny Novgorod2013

Transfers

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

Arrivals

Permanent transfer
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Miroslav LobantsevGKKrylya Sovetov SamaraReturned from loan16 June 2016[2]
Igor PortnyaginFWRubin KazanUndisclosed (~ €3,000,000)31 August 2016[3]
Boris RotenbergDFDynamo MoscowFree Transfer31 August 2016[4]
Sergey MakarovMF MinskReturned from loan9 January 2017[5]
Anton KochenkovGKTom TomskReturned from loan9 January 2017
Jefferson FarfánMF Al JaziraFree Transfer28 January 2017[6]
Timofei MargasovDFKrylya Sovetov SamaraUndisclosed (~ €250,000)4 February 2017[7]
Amir NatkhoMFKrasnodarFree transfer11 February 2017[8]
Dmitri LoskovMFOut of retirement24 February 2017[9]
Permanent transfer, originally on loan
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Delvin N'DingaMF MonacoUndisclosed1 July 2016[10]
In on loan
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Igor DenisovMFDynamo Moscow31 August 2016End of season[11]
Solomon KvirkveliaDFRubin Kazan23 February 2017End of season[12]
AriFWKrasnodar24 February 2017End of season[13]

Departures

Permanent Transfer
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Maksim GrigoryevMFUnattachedFree transfer30 June 2016[14]
Aleksandr SheshukovMFArsenal TulaFree transfer30 June 2016[15]
Ján ĎuricaDF TrabzonsporFree transfer30 June 2016[16]
Rifat ZhemaletdinovFWRubin KazanUndisclosed (~ €150,000)4 July 2016[17]
Ilya LantratovGKShinnik YaroslavlUndisclosed16 July 2016[18]
Georgi MakhatadzeMFRubin KazanUndisclosed25 July 2016[19]
Mbark BoussoufaMF Al JaziraFree Transfer30 July 2016[20]
Aleksandr SamedovMFSpartak MoscowUndisclosed (~ €3,500,000)16 January 2017[21]
Arseny LogashovDFTosnoFree transfer4 February 2017[22]
Out on loan
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Anton MiranchukMF Levadia Tallinn2 February 2016End of season[23]
Sergey MakarovMF Minsk17 February 2016End of season[24]
Anton KochenkovGKTom Tomsk4 July 2016End of season[25]
Ezekiel HentyFW Baniyas18 January 201730 June 2017[26]
Roman ShishkinDFKrasnodar28 January 201731 May 2017[27]
Ilya AbayevGKKrasnodar18 April 2017End of season[28]

Friendlies

Mid-season

Competitions

Overview

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Premier League-8th Place30 July 201621 May 2017301012839271233.33%
Russian CupRound of 32Winners21 September 20162 May 201755001019100.00%

Russian Premier League

See main article: 2016–17 Russian Premier League.

Matches

Russian Cup

See main article: 2016–17 Russian Cup.

Awards

Lokomotiv player of the month award

Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fan voting on Lokomotiv's official portal on VK.

MonthFirstSecondThird
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August [29] 59Aleksei Miranchuk5,43160.8%19Aleksandr Samedov2,19325.5%29Vitaliy Denisov8849.9%
September [30] 11Alan Kasaev1,94533.2%36Dmitri Barinov1,22520.9%94Dmitri Rybchinsky1,10618.8%
October [31] 7Maicon3,99449.0%4Manuel Fernandes2,59931.8%19Aleksandr Samedov1,02212.5%
November [32] 4Manuel Fernandes8,31879.7%7Maicon1,29812.4%29Igor Denisov3883.7%
December
March [33] 90Ari8,53471.1%59Aleksei Miranchuk1,26010.5%29Vladislav Ignatyev8667.2%
April [34] 4Manuel Fernandes4,35455.2%59Aleksei Miranchuk1,18215.0%61Islam Vagabov1,02613.0%
May [35] 4Manuel Fernandes7,05256.0%59Aleksei Miranchuk2,30518.0%33Solomon Kvirkvelia1,2449.9%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First team - Players. fclm.com. 15 August 2015.
  2. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Мирослав Лобанцев: Рад возвращению домой!. 16 June 2016. Russian.
  3. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Игорь Портнягин - в «Локо». 31 August 2016. Russian.
  4. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Борис Ротенберг – в «Локо». 31 August 2016. Russian.
  5. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Коченков и Макаров вернулись из аренды. 9 January 2017. Russian.
  6. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Джефферсон Фарфан - в «Локомотиве»!. 17 January 2017. Russian.
  7. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Тимофей Маргасов - в «Локомотиве». 4 February 2017. Russian.
  8. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Амир Натхо - в «Локомотиве». 11 February 2017. Russian.
  9. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Дмитрий Лоськов - номер десятый. 24 February 2017. Russian.
  10. Web site: AS Monaco FC. Delvin Ndinga to stay with Lokomotiv Moscow. 11 May 2016. English. 18 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160518000515/http://www.asmonaco.com/en/article/delvin-ndinga-to-stay-with-lokomotiv-moscow-70666.html. 18 May 2016. dead.
  11. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Игорь Денисов присоединился к «Локо». 31 August 2016. Russian.
  12. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Соломон Кверквелия - в «Локомотиве». 23 February 2017. Russian.
  13. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Ари - в «Локомотиве». 24 February 2017. Russian.
  14. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Григорьев покидает «Локомотив». 30 May 2016. Russian.
  15. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Шешуков покидает «Локомотив». 30 May 2016. Russian.
  16. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Ян Дюрица покидает «Локомотив». 21 May 2016. Russian.
  17. Web site: FC Rubin Kazan. «Рубин» подписал контракт с Рифатом Жемалетдиновым. 4 July 2016. Russian. 2016-07-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20160707010827/http://www.rubin-kazan.ru/news_items/5869-rubin-podpisal-kontrakt-br-s-rifatom-zhemaletdinovym. 2016-07-07. dead.
  18. Web site: FC Shinnik Yaroslavl. Трансферные новости. 21 July 2016. Russian.
  19. Web site: FC Rubin Kazan. «Георгий Махатадзе – игрок «Рубина». 25 July 2016. Russian. 2016-07-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20160728145329/http://www.rubin-kazan.ru/news_items/5934-georgiy-mahatadze-igrok-rubina. 2016-07-28. dead.
  20. Web site: AL Jazira Club. الجزيرة يكمل اجراءات التعاقد مع بوصوفة بعد وصول بطاقته الدولية. 30 July 2016. Arabic.
  21. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Александр Самедов покидает «Локомотив». 16 January 2017. Russian.
  22. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Благодарим Арсения Логашова. 4 February 2017. Russian.
  23. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Антон Миранчук - в "Левадии". 2 February 2016. Russian.
  24. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Сергей Макаров - в "Минске". 17 February 2016. Russian.
  25. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Коченков перешел в «Томь». 4 July 2016. Russian.
  26. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Эзекиэль Хенти перешел в «Бани Яс». 18 January 2017. Russian.
  27. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Роман Шишкин перешел в «Краснодар». 28 January 2017. Russian.
  28. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Абаев переходит в «Краснодар». 18 April 2017. Russian.
  29. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Алексей Миранчук – лучший игрок августа!. 1 September 2016. Russian.
  30. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Алан Касаев – лучший игрок сентября!. 29 September 2016. Russian.
  31. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Маркес Майкон - лучший игрок октября!. 4 November 2016. Russian.
  32. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Мануэл Фернандеш – лучший игрок ноября и декабря!. 7 December 2016. Russian.
  33. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Ари - лучший футболист марта. 26 March 2017. Russian.
  34. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Мануэл Фернандеш - лучший футболист апреля!. 1 May 2017. Russian.
  35. Web site: FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Мануэл Фернандеш - лучший футболист мая!. 27 May 2017. Russian.