2010 Russian Premier League
| Season | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Zenit 2nd title |
| Relegated |
Alania Vladikavkaz Sibir Novosibirsk |
| Champions League |
Zenit CSKA Moscow Rubin Kazan |
| Europa League |
Spartak Moscow Lokomotiv |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 561 (2.34 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Welliton (19) |
| Biggest home win |
Zenit 6–1 Saturn (25 September) Zenit 5–0 Rostov (14 November) |
| Biggest away win |
Sibir 1–4 CSKA (24 April) Tom 1–4 Anzhi (18 July) Lokomotiv 0–3 Zenit (29 August) Tom 0–3 CSKA (26 September) Dynamo 0–3 Spartak Nalchik (26 September) Terek 0–3 CSKA (17 October) Sibir 2–5 Zenit (7 November) |
| Highest scoring |
Spartak Moscow 5–3 Sibir (21 June) |
| Longest winning run |
Zenit (9 games) (28 April–31 July) |
| Longest unbeaten run |
Zenit (23 games) (13 March–24 October) |
| Longest losing run |
Sibir (5 games) (27 March–24 April) Anzhi (5 games) (12 September–17 October) Rostov (5 games) (26 September–30 October) |
| Highest attendance | Spartak Moscow – CSKA Moscow 65,000 |
| Lowest attendance | Anzhi – Lokomotiv 3,000 |
| Average attendance | 12,288 |
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2011–12 →
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| Leader | 2nd place | 3rd place |
The 2010 Russian Premier League is the 19th season of the Russian football championship since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and ninth under the current Russian Premier League name. The season started on 12 March 2010 and the last matches were played on 29 November 2010. On 14 November 2010, Zenit Saint Petersburg clinched the title after a 5–0 win against Rostov. This season was the last one played during an entire year (March–November), as the Russian Football Union decided to schedule the following seasons in sync with the biggest European football leagues (August–May).
Kuban Krasnodar and Khimki were relegated at the end of the 2009 season after finishing in the bottom two places. Kuban make their immediate return to the First Division, while Khimki were relegated after a three-year tenure in the highest Russian football league.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2009 First Division champions Anzhi Makhachkala and runners-up Sibir Novosibirsk. Anzhi return after an eight-year hiatus from the Premier League, and Sibir will make their debut in the highest level of the Russian football pyramid.
On 5 February 2010, FC Moscow owner and main sponsor, MMC Norilsk Nickel, announced that the club will not play in the Premier League in 2010, possibly playing on a lower level instead. The club sent the official fax to the league refusing to participate in the 2010 competition on February 11, 2010. On 17 February, FC Moscow were officially excluded from the league and replaced by Alania Vladikavkaz, the third-placed team from the 2009 First Division. Alania thus make their return to the Premier League after a four-year absence.
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