2011–12 FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod season

Volga Nizhny Novgorod 2011–12 football season
Volga Nizhny Novgorod
2011–12 season
ChairmanRussia Aleksei Goikhman
ManagerRussia Omari Tetradze
StadiumLokomotiv Stadium
Russian Premier League14th
Russian CupSemifinals vs Dynamo Moscow
Top goalscorerLeague: Shota Bibilov (7)
All: Shota Bibilov (8)
Highest home attendance17,800 vs Zenit
18 June 2011
Lowest home attendance2,200 vs Terek Grozny
22 March 2012
Average home league attendance7,635
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2010

The 2011–12 Volga season was the 1st season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia.

Squad

As of 24 January 2012, according to the RFPL official website.

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 Vitali Astakhov
4 DF Russia RUS Nikita Chicherin
5 MF Russia RUS Andrei Karyaka
6 MF Russia RUS Nikita Malyarov
7 MF Russia RUS Vladislav Ryzhkov
8 DF Georgia (country) GEO Gia Grigalava
9 MF Russia RUS Aleksandr Shulenin
12 DF Israel ISR Dani Bondar
14 MF Russia RUS Aleksei Pomerko
17 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Petar Jelić
19 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Mersudin Ahmetović
21 MF Russia RUS Ruslan Adzhindzhal
23 MF Romania ROU Mihăiță Pleșan
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF Russia RUS Andrei Buivolov
26 DF Russia RUS Sergei Bendz (on loan from Kuban Krasnodar)
29 FW Russia RUS Shota Bibilov
31 GK Russia RUS Ilya Abayev
32 MF Russia RUS Aleksandr Budanov
33 DF Russia RUS Inal Getigezhev
41 GK Russia RUS Mikhail Kerzhakov
63 DF Russia RUS Aleksandr Belozyorov
83 MF Russia RUS Aleksandr Kharitonov
89 DF Russia RUS Aleksei Mamonov
87 MF Russia RUS Ilya Maksimov
98 FW Russia RUS Dmitri Karasyov

Transfers

Winter 2010–11

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Brazil BRA Leilton (from Russia Krylia Sovetov Samara)[1]
4 DF Georgia (country) GEO Lasha Salukvadze (from Russia Rubin Kazan)[2]
8 DF Russia RUS Gia Grigalava (from Russia SKA Rostov-on-Don, previously on loan to Rostov)[3]
11 FW Georgia (country) GEO Mate Vatsadze (from Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi)[3]
13 DF Hungary HUN Miklós Gaál (from Russia Amkar Perm)[4]
14 MF Georgia (country) GEO Gogita Gogua (from Russia Spartak Nalchik)[5]
15 DF Russia RUS Maksim Zyuzin (from Russia Nizhny Novgorod)[6]
17 MF Russia RUS Maksim Burchenko (from Russia Luch-Energiya Vladivostok)[7]
19 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Mersudin Ahmetović (from Russia Rostov)[8]
20 MF Spain ESP Marc Crosas (from Scotland Celtic)[9]
21 MF Russia RUS Ruslan Adzhindzhal (from Russia Krylia Sovetov Samara)[10]
22 MF Russia RUS Artyom Anisimov (from Russia Saturn Moscow Oblast)[11]
24 MF Russia RUS Ruslan Pashtov (from Russia Dynamo Moscow)
26 DF Russia RUS Sergei Bendz (from Russia Nizhny Novgorod)[5]
27 MF Russia RUS Aleksei Aravin (from Russia Sibir Novosibirsk)[5]
28 MF Russia RUS Aleksandr Semyachkin (from Russia Saturn Moscow Oblast)[11]
29 MF Russia RUS Shota Bibilov (from Russia Alania Vladikavkaz)
30 GK Russia RUS Aleksandr Sholokhman
31 GK Russia RUS Ilya Abayev (from Russia Anzhi Makhachkala)[12]
35 MF Russia RUS Roman Boldyrev (from Russia Nika Moscow)
37 DF Russia RUS Aleksandr Kodenets
40 MF Russia RUS Vladislav Gudoshnikov (free agent)
41 GK Russia RUS Mikhail Kerzhakov (from Russia Zenit St. Petersburg)[10]
44 DF Russia RUS Vladislav Rikovskiy
47 MF Russia RUS Dmitri Vershinin
51 MF Russia RUS Roman Dzhigkayev
52 FW Russia RUS Mikhail Sorochkin
53 DF Russia RUS Pavel Averin (from Russia Tekstilshchik Ivanovo)
55 DF Russia RUS Pavel Pashin
62 DF Russia RUS Vasili Samokhvalov
63 DF Russia RUS Aleksandr Belozyorov (from Russia Krylia Sovetov Samara)[13]
66 FW Russia RUS Alan Kadzhayev
71 GK Russia RUS Mikhail Malyshev
73 FW Russia RUS Vladislav Chernikov
77 FW Georgia (country) GEO Otar Martsvaladze (from Russia Anzhi Makhachkala, previously on loan)[5]
79 FW Russia RUS Shamil Kurbanov (from Russia Saturn Moscow Oblast)[11]
80 MF Russia RUS Artyom Bragin (from Russia Saturn Moscow Oblast)
88 DF Russia RUS David Kokhiya
91 DF Russia RUS Artyom Abramov
92 MF Russia RUS Ilya Syomin
93 MF Russia RUS Ivan Strelov
99 MF Georgia (country) GEO Gocha Khojava (from Russia Anzhi Makhachkala, previously on loan)[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Russia RUS Aslan Zaseev (to Russia Chernomorets Novorossiysk)[14]
5 DF Georgia (country) GEO Edik Sadzhaya (to Russia Khimki)
6 MF Russia RUS Dmitri Polyanin (on loan to Russia Nizhny Novgorod)
8 MF Russia RUS Sergei Rashevsky (to Russia Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast)[15]
10 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Petar Jelić (on loan to Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi)[16]
11 MF Russia RUS Vitali Volkov (released)
13 MF Russia RUS Maksim Semakin (to Russia Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast)[17]
14 FW Russia RUS Aleksandr Salugin (to Russia Nizhny Novgorod)
17 MF Russia RUS Sergei Vinogradov (to Russia Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk)
19 FW Russia RUS Oleg Kozhanov (to Russia KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny)
20 MF Belarus BLR Ihar Stasevich (to Belarus Gomel)
30 GK Russia RUS Anton Kochenkov (on loan to Russia Rostov)[18]
36 GK Russia RUS Mikhail Levashov (released)
88 DF Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Navalovski (to Russia Khimki)
— GK Russia RUS Oleg Smirnov (to Russia Kaluga, previously on loan to Russia Khimik Dzerzhinsk)
— DF Russia RUS Dmitry Aydov (to Russia Nizhny Novgorod, previously on loan)[19]
— DF Ivory Coast CIV Alli N'Dri (to Russia Shinnik Yaroslavl, previously on loan)[20]
— MF Russia RUS Marat Khairullin (released, previously on loan to Kazakhstan Aktobe)
— MF Russia RUS Yevgeni Malakhov (released, previously on loan to Russia Metallurg-Oskol Stary Oskol)
— MF Russia RUS Rinat Mavletdinov (on loan to Russia Khimki, previously on loan to Russia Nizhny Novgorod)
— MF Russia RUS Sergei Osadchuk (to Russia Ufa, previously on loan to Russia Chernomorets Novorossiysk)
— MF Ukraine UKR Serhiy Pylypchuk (released, previously on loan to Russia Shinnik Yaroslavl)
— MF Russia RUS Oleg Trifonov (released, previously on loan to Russia Rotor Volgograd)
— MF Russia RUS Nikolay Vdovichenko (on loan to Russia Tekstilshchik Ivanovo, previously on loan to Russia Khimik Dzerzhinsk)
— FW Russia RUS Mikhail Mysin (to Russia SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk, previously on loan to Russia Rotor Volgograd)

Summer 2011

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 MF Georgia (country) GEO Zurab Arziani (from Russia Anzhi Makhachkala)
6 MF Russia RUS Nikita Malyarov (from Russia Spartak Nalchik)[21]
10 MF Romania ROU János Székely (from Romania Steaua București)[22]
12 DF Israel ISR Dani Bondar (from Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv)[23]
27 MF Moldova MDA Mihail Paseciniuc (from Moldova Olimpia)[24]
34 MF Russia RUS Yevgeni Degtyaryov
40 DF Russia RUS Bogdan Belonogov
50 DF Russia RUS Andrey Eshchenko (from Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv)
70 FW Azerbaijan AZE Vagif Javadov (from Netherlands Twente)[25]
81 GK Russia RUS Fyodor Osin
87 MF Russia RUS Ilya Maksimov (from Russia Kuban Krasnodar)}
95 MF Russia RUS Ivan Maksimov
98 FW Russia RUS Dmitri Karasyov

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Brazil BRA Leilton (released)
15 MF Russia RUS Maksim Zyuzin (on loan to Russia Sibir Novosibirsk)[26]
17 MF Russia RUS Maksim Burchenko (to Russia Shinnik Yaroslavl)
26 DF Russia RUS Sergei Bendz (to Russia Kuban Krasnodar)[27]
27 DF Russia RUS Aleksei Aravin (to Russia Spartak Nalchik)
35 MF Russia RUS Roman Boldyrev (released)
37 DF Russia RUS Aleksandr Kodenets (released)
40 MF Russia RUS Vladislav Gudoshnikov (to Russia Volga Tver)
77 FW Georgia (country) GEO Otar Martsvaladze (to Russia Krasnodar)[28]
91 DF Russia RUS Artyom Abramov (to Russia Zvezda Ryazan)
— FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Petar Jelić (released, previously on loan to Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi)

Winter 2011–12

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Russia RUS Nikita Chicherin (from Russia Dynamo Moscow)
5 MF Russia RUS Andrei Karyaka (from Russia Dynamo Moscow)
17 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Petar Jelić (resigned)
26 DF Russia RUS Sergei Bendz (on loan from Russia Kuban Krasnodar)[29]
83 MF Russia RUS Aleksandr Kharitonov (from Russia Tom Tomsk)
89 DF Russia RUS Aleksei Mamonov (from Russia Lokomotiv Moscow)
— DF Russia RUS Maksim Zyuzin (end of loan to Russia Sibir Novosibirsk)

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Georgia (country) GEO Lasha Salukvadze (to Georgia (country) Dila Gori)
5 MF Georgia (country) GEO Zurab Arziani (to Georgia (country) Dila Gori)
7 MF Uzbekistan UZB Sanzhar Tursunov (to Russia Alania Vladikavkaz)[30]
10 MF Romania ROU János Székely (to Poland Korona Kielce)[31]
11 FW Georgia (country) GEO Mate Vatsadze (to Georgia (country) Dila Gori)
13 DF Hungary HUN Miklós Gaál (to Bulgaria Slavia Sofia)[32][33]
14 MF Georgia (country) GEO Gogita Gogua (to Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi)
16 FW Russia RUS Anton Khazov (to Russia Tom Tomsk)
20 MF Spain ESP Marc Crosas (to Mexico Santos Laguna)[34]
50 DF Russia RUS Andrey Yeshchenko (to Russia Lokomotiv Moscow)[35]
70 FW Azerbaijan AZE Vagif Javadov (to Azerbaijan Qarabağ)[36]
99 MF Georgia (country) GEO Gocha Khojava (to Georgia (country) Dila Gori)

Competitions

Russian Premier League

Matches

Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Tom Tomsk
14 March 2011 1 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 2–0 Tom Tomsk Nizhny Novgorod
19:45 MSK (UTC+4) Martsvaladze 5'
Bendz 15'		 Summary Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Vladimir Kazmenko
Spartak Moscow v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
21 March 2011 2 Spartak Moscow 1–0 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Moscow
20:45 MSK (UTC+4) Welliton 50' Summary Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Vladimir Pettay
Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Dynamo Moscow
2 April 2011 3 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 3–0 Dynamo Moscow Nizhny Novgorod
16:15 MSK (UTC+4) Pleşan 63'
Khojava 65'
Ahmetović 75'		 Summary Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Aleksandr Egorov
Rostov v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
10 April 2011 4 Rostov 1–3 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Rostov
14:00 MSK (UTC+4) Okoronkwo 81' Summary Khojava 45'
Khazov 52'
Tursunov 75'
Khojava Yellow card 32' Yellow-red card 82'		 Stadium: Olimp–2
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Timur Arslanbekov
Lokomotiv Moscow v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
17 April 2011 5 Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Moscow
14:30 MSK (UTC+4) Ozdoyev 82' Summary Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 13,064
Referee: Sergey Lapochkin
Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Kuban Krasnodar
23 April 2011 6 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 0–1 Kuban Krasnodar Nizhny Novgorod
14:00 MSK (UTC+4) Summary Kulik 72' Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Yuri Baskakov
Terek Grozny v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
30 April 2011 7 Terek Grozny 1–0 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Grozny
16:15 MSK (UTC+4) Mguni 75' Summary Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium
Attendance: 9,300
Referee: Sergey Karasev
Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Anzhi Makhachkala
7 May 2011 8 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 Anzhi Makhachkala Nizhny Novgorod
16:15 MSK (UTC+4) Shulenin 28' Summary Holenda 55'
Lakhiyalov 67'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Maxim Layushkin
Spartak Nalchik v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
14 May 2011 9 Spartak Nalchik 1–1 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Nalchik
14:00 MSK (UTC+4) Milic 59' Summary Vatsadze 90' Stadium: Spartak Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Aleksey Eskov
Volga v CSKA Moscow
20 May 2011 10 Volga Postponed1 CSKA Moscow Nizhny Novgorod
Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Amkar Perm v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
30 May 2011 11 Amkar Perm 1–0 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Perm
17:30 MSK (UTC+4) Peev 51' Summary Stadium: Zvezda Stadium
Attendance: 8,850
Referee: Almir Kayumov
Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Krylia Sovetov
10 June 2011 12 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 2–0 Krylia Sovetov Nizhny Novgorod
19:30 MSK (UTC+4) Martsvaladze 49' (pen.), 72' Summary Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Vladimir Pettay
Krasnodar v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
14 June 2011 13 Krasnodar 4–2 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Krasnodar
21:00 MSK (UTC+4) Movsisyan 3'
Kulchiy 44'
Joãozinho 61', 73'
Mikheyev Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 69'		 Summary Khazov 16'
Salukvadze 63'		 Stadium: Kuban Stadium
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Yuri Baskakov
Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Zenit St. Petersburg
18 June 2011 14 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 0–2 Zenit St. Petersburg Nizhny Novgorod
18:45 MSK (UTC+4) Summary Kerzhakov 9', 19' Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 17,800
Referee: Aleksey Eskov
Rubin Kazan v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
22 June 2011 15 Rubin Kazan 2–0 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Kazan
18:45 MSK (UTC+4) Bocchetti 49'
Kasaev 83'		 Summary Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 12,720
Referee: Stanislav Sukhina
Tom Tomsk v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
26 June 2011 16 Tom Tomsk 0–3 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Tomsk
14:15 MSK (UTC+4) Summary Martsvaladze 18', 45'
Adzhindzhal 90+2'		 Stadium: Trud Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Aleksandr Egorov
Volga Nizhny Novgorod v CSKA Moscow
21 July 2011 10 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 0–2 CSKA Moscow Nizhny Novgorod
19:30 MSK (UTC+4) Summary Vágner Love 26', 65' Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Vitali Meshkov
Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Spartak Moscow
24 July 2011 17 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 0–2 Spartak Moscow Nizhny Novgorod
16:30 MSK (UTC+4) Summary Kombarov 27'
Welliton 67'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Vladimir Kazmenko
Dynamo Moscow v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
31 July 2011 18 Dynamo Moscow 2–0 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Moscow
18:45 MSK (UTC+4) Semshov 59'
Samedov 90+5'		 Summary Grigalava Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 29' Stadium: Arena Khimki
Attendance: 14,935
Referee: Stanislav Sukhina
Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Rostov
6 August 2011 19 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 0–1 Rostov Nizhny Novgorod
21:00 MSK (UTC+4) Summary Bracamonte 82'
Boussaidi Red card 83'
Gaţcan Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card 89'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sergey Lapochkin
Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Lokomotiv Moscow
14 August 2011 20 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 0–0 Lokomotiv Moscow Nizhny Novgorod
17:00 MSK (UTC+4) Summary Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Vladimir Kazmenko
Kuban Krasnodar v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
21 August 2011 21 Kuban Krasnodar 5–0 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Krasnodar
20:00 MSK (UTC+4) Traoré 20', 45+1'
Bucur 53'
Komkov 70'
Davydov 89'		 Summary Stadium: Kuban Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Timur Arslanbekov
Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Terek Grozny
27 August 2011 22 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 3–1 Terek Grozny Nizhny Novgorod
17:45 MSK (UTC+4) Tursunov 18'
Gogua 39'
Khojava 55' (pen.)		 Summary Pavlenko 85' Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Alexey Nikolaev
Anzhi Makhachkala v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
10 September 2011 23 Anzhi Makhachkala 2–1 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Makhachkala
20:30 MSK (UTC+4) Eto'o 17'
Roberto Carlos 59'		 Summary Pleşan 4' Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 15,200
Referee: Aleksandr Egorov
Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Spartak Nalchik
17 September 2011 24 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 Spartak Nalchik Nizhny Novgorod
16:30 MSK (UTC+4) Malyarov 84' Summary Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Maxim Layushkin
CSKA Moscow v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
24 September 2011 25 CSKA Moscow 3–1 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Moscow
18:15 MSK (UTC+4) Doumbia 6'
Dzagoev 64'
Ignashevich 84' (pen.)		 Summary Bibilov 17'
Getigezhev Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 45'		 Stadium: Arena Khimki
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov
Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Amkar Perm
1 October 2011 26 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 0–0 Amkar Perm Nizhny Novgorod
16:15 MSK (UTC+4) Bondar Yellow card 20' Yellow-red card 90+3' Summary Peev Yellow card 75' Red card 75' Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Aleksey Eskov
Krylia Sovetov v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
15 October 2011 27 Krylia Sovetov 0–0 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Samara
18:30 MSK (UTC+4) Summary Stadium: Metallurg Stadium
Attendance: 12,960
Referee: Igor Fedotov
Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Krasnodar
22 October 2011 28 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 0–2 Krasnodar Nizhny Novgorod
14:00 MSK (UTC+4) Summary Martsvaladze 59'
Movsisyan 90+1'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Sergey Kuznetsov
Zenit St. Petersburg v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
27 October 2011 29 Zenit St. Petersburg 3–0 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+4) Fayzulin 2'
Bukharov 37'
Lazović 69' (pen.)		 Summary Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 19,350
Referee: Alexey Nikolaev
Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Rubin Kazan
6 November 2011 30 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 Rubin Kazan Nizhny Novgorod
18:30 MSK (UTC+4) Bibilov 30' Summary Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Stanislav Sukhina
Notes

Table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
10 Rostov 30 8 8 14 31 45 −14 32 Qualification to Relegation group
11 Terek Grozny 30 8 7 15 29 45 −16 31
12 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 30 8 4 18 24 40 −16 28
13 Amkar Perm 30 6 9 15 20 39 −19 27[a]
14 Krylia Sovetov Samara 30 6 9 15 21 43 −22 27[a]
Source: Russian Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) number of head-to-head wins; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) number of head-to-head goals scored; 7) number of head-to-head away goals scored; 8) goal difference; 9) number of goals scored; 10) number of away goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Amkar Perm ahead of Krylia Sovetov on head-to-head points; Amkar Perm–Krylia Sovetov 1–1, Krylia Sovetov–Amkar Perm 1–1.

Russian Premier League – Relegation group

Matches

Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Amkar Perm
19 November 2011 31 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 Amkar Perm Nizhny Novgorod
14:00 MSK (UTC+4) Belozyorov 7'
Grigalava Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 52'
Buivolov Red card 86'		 Summary Grishin 60'
Burmistrov 61'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Vladimir Kazmenko
Krylia Sovetov v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
26 November 2011 32 Krylia Sovetov 1–0 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Samara
16:15 MSK (UTC+4) Kornilenko 11' Summary Stadium: Metallurg Stadion
Attendance: 17,800
Referee: Almir Kayumov
Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Spartak Nalchik
3 March 2012 33 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 Spartak Nalchik Nizhny Novgorod
14:00 MSK (UTC+4) Bendz 61' Summary Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Eduard Malyi
Tom Tomsk v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
12 March 2012 34 Tom Tomsk 1–0 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Tomsk
14:00 MSK (UTC+4) Boyarintsev 41' Summary Stadium: Trud Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Aleksey Eskov
Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Krasnodar
17 March 2012 35 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 Krasnodar Nizhny Novgorod
14:00 MSK (UTC+4) Bibilov 52' Summary Movsisyan 49'
Martynovich 69'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Stanislav Sukhina
Terek Grozny v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
26 March 2012 36 Terek Grozny 1–3 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Grozny
19:00 MSK (UTC+4) Maurício 22' (pen.) Summary Bibilov 52'
Karyaka 56'
Adzhindzhal 90'		 Stadium: Terek Stadium
Attendance: 16,700
Referee: Igor Fedotov
Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Rostov
31 March 2012 37 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 2–0 Rostov Nizhny Novgorod
14:00 MSK (UTC+4) Bibilov 6'
Karyaka 32' (pen.)		 Summary Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Sergey Karasev
Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Krylia Sovetov
6 April 2012 38 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 0–0 Krylia Sovetov Nizhny Novgorod
14:00 MSK (UTC+4) Shulenin Red card 70' Summary Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Aleksandr Egorov
Spartak Nalchik v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
15 April 2012 39 Spartak Nalchik 3–0 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Nalchik
14:00 MSK (UTC+4) Kontsedalov 37' (pen.)
Mitrishev 54'
Buitrago 76'		 Summary Stadium: Spartak Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Evgeny Turbin
Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Tom Tomsk
21 April 2012 40 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 2–0 Tom Tomsk Nizhny Novgorod
14:15 MSK (UTC+4) Karyaka 22' (pen.)
Bibilov 90+2' (pen.)		 Summary Klimov Yellow card 43' Red card 90'
Ivanov Yellow card 33' Red card 90'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Sergey Lapochkin
Krasnodar v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
27 April 2012 41 Krasnodar 2–1 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Krasnodar
19:30 MSK (UTC+4) Movsisyan 4', 45' Summary Karyaka 71' (pen.) Stadium: Kuban Stadium
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Aleksey Eskov
Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Terek Grozny
2 May 2012 42 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 1–3 Terek Grozny Nizhny Novgorod
19:15 MSK (UTC+4) Shulenin 11' Summary Lebedenko 66'
Rybus 72'
Sadayev 78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Maxim Layushkin
Rostov v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
6 May 2012 43 Rostov 1–0 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Rostov-on-Don
18:15 MSK (UTC+4) Kirichenko 75' Summary Bendz Red card 66' Stadium: Olimp – 2
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov
Amkar Perm v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
13 May 2012 44 Amkar Perm 4–1 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Perm
15:30 MSK (UTC+4) Narubin Red card 11'
Volkov 32'
Novaković 38'
Peev 69' (pen.)
Subbotin 81'		 Summary Bibilov 13' (pen.)
Pomerko Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 68'		 Stadium: Zvezda Stadium
Attendance: 16,100
Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
9 Krasnodar 44 16 13 15 58 61 −3 61
10 Amkar Perm 44 14 13 17 40 51 −11 55
11 Terek Grozny 44 14 10 20 45 62 −17 52
12 Krylia Sovetov Samara 44 12 15 17 33 50 −17 51
13 Rostov (O) 44 12 12 20 45 61 −16 48 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
14 Volga Nizhny Novgorod (O) 44 12 5 27 37 60 −23 41
15 Tom Tomsk (R) 44 8 13 23 30 70 −40 37 Relegation to Football National League
16 Spartak Nalchik (R) 44 7 13 24 39 60 −21 34
Source: Russian Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) number of head-to-head wins; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) number of head-to-head goals scored; 7) number of head-to-head away goals scored; 8) goal difference; 9) number of goals scored; 10) number of away goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Relegation playoff

Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Nizhny Novgorod
18 May 2012 1st Leg Volga Nizhny Novgorod 2–1 Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod
20:00 MSK (UTC+4) Maksimov 61', 65' Summary Salugin 32' Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 7,150
Referee: Alexey Nikolaev
Nizhny Novgorod v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
22 May 2012 2nd Leg Nizhny Novgorod 0–0
(1–2 agg.)		 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod
17:00 MSK (UTC+4) Salugin Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card 90+3' Summary Stadium: North Stadium
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Maxim Layushkin

Russian Cup 11–12

Shinnik Yaroslavl v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
17 July 2011 Round of 32 Shinnik Yaroslavl 0–1 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Yaroslavl
18:00 MSK (UTC+4) Report
Summary		 Salukvadze 68' Stadium: Shinnik Stadium
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Sergey Lapochkin
Spartak Moscow v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
21 September 2011 Round of 16 Spartak Moscow 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Moscow
20:45 MSK (UTC+4) McGeady 4'
Rojo Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card 75'		 Report
Summary		 Bibilov 86' Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 5,102
Referee: Sergei Kuznetsov
Penalties
D. Kombarov soccer ball with check mark
Pareja soccer ball with red X
de Zeeuw soccer ball with check mark
Sheshukov soccer ball with check mark
Rodri soccer ball with check mark
Carioca soccer ball with check mark
Welliton soccer ball with red X		 Crosas soccer ball with check mark
Javadov soccer ball with check mark
Bibilov soccer ball with check mark
Grigalava soccer ball with red X
Buivolov soccer ball with check mark
Pashtov soccer ball with check mark
Bondar soccer ball with check mark
Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Terek Grozny
22 March 2012 Quarterfinals Volga Nizhny Novgorod 2–1 (a.e.t.) Terek Grozny Nizhny Novgorod
14:00 MSK (UTC+4) Kerzhakov Red card 45'
Bendz 68'
Karyaka 98' (pen.)		 Report
Summary		 Asildarov 45+5'
Rybus Red card 120'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Timur Arslanbekov
Dynamo Moscow v Volga Nizhny Novgorod
11 April 2012 Semifinals Dynamo Moscow 2–1 Volga Nizhny Novgorod Moscow
20:00 MSK (UTC+4) Misimović 73' (pen.)
Voronin 85'		 Summary Karyaka 19' Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 8,754
Referee: Maxim Layushkin

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Playoff Russian Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Russia RUS Vitali Astakhov 11 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
4 DF Russia RUS Nikita Chicherin 11 0 8+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
5 MF Russia RUS Andrei Karyaka 15 6 10+1 4 2+0 0 1+1 2
6 MF Russia RUS Nikita Malyarov 23 1 9+10 1 0+1 0 2+1 0
7 MF Russia RUS Vladislav Ryzhkov 7 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
8 DF Georgia (country) GEO Gia Grigalava 37 0 30+1 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
9 MF Russia RUS Aleksandr Shulenin 27 2 19+3 2 2+0 0 2+1 0
12 DF Israel ISR Dani Bondar 15 0 11+1 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
14 MF Russia RUS Aleksei Pomerko 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF Russia RUS Maksim Zyuzin 6 0 2+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Petar Jelić 4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
18 MF Russia RUS Sergei Yashin 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Mersudin Ahmetović 22 1 7+14 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
21 MF Russia RUS Ruslan Adzhindzhal 38 2 22+10 2 2+0 0 3+1 0
23 MF Romania ROU Mihăiță Pleșan 26 2 19+5 2 0+1 0 1+0 0
24 MF Russia RUS Ruslan Pashtov 5 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 DF Russia RUS Andrei Buivolov 22 0 18+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
26 DF Russia RUS Sergei Bendz 28 2 25+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 1
29 FW Russia RUS Shota Bibilov 25 8 19+1 7 2+0 0 2+1 1
31 GK Russia RUS Ilya Abayev 26 0 25+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
33 DF Russia RUS Inal Getigezhev 39 0 35+1 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
41 GK Russia RUS Mikhail Kerzhakov 15 0 11+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
63 DF Russia RUS Aleksandr Belozyorov 30 1 24+1 1 2+0 0 3+0 0
83 DF Russia RUS Aleksandr Kharitonov 16 0 6+6 0 2+0 0 1+1 0
87 MF Russia RUS Ilya Maksimov 17 2 12+2 0 2+0 2 1+0 0
89 DF Russia RUS Aleksei Mamonov 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
98 FW Russia RUS Dmitri Karasyov 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club on loan:
Players who appeared for Volga Nizhny Novgorod no longer at the club:
3 DF Brazil BRA Leilton 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Georgia (country) GEO Lasha Salukvadze 16 2 15+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 1
5 MF Georgia (country) GEO Zurab Arziani 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Uzbekistan UZB Sanzhar Tursunov 32 2 27+4 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
10 MF Romania ROU János Székely 8 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
11 FW Georgia (country) GEO Mate Vatsadze 21 1 8+12 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
13 DF Hungary HUN Miklós Gaál 6 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
14 MF Georgia (country) GEO Gogita Gogua 13 1 12+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 FW Russia RUS Anton Khazov 28 2 11+15 2 0+0 0 1+1 0
17 MF Russia RUS Maksim Burchenko 5 0 0+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF Spain ESP Marc Crosas 28 0 22+4 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
27 DF Russia RUS Aleksei Aravin 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
50 DF Russia RUS Andrey Yeshchenko 12 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
70 FW Azerbaijan AZE Vagif Javadov 12 0 4+7 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
77 FW Russia RUS Otar Martsvaladze 13 5 10+3 5 0+0 0 0+0 0
99 MF Georgia (country) GEO Gocha Khojava 12 3 9+2 3 0+0 0 0+1 0

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Playoff Russian Cup Total
1 MF Russia 29 Shota Bibilov 7 0 1 8
2 MF Russia 5 Andrei Karyaka 4 0 2 6
3 FW Georgia (country) 77 Otar Martsvaladze 5 0 0 5
4 MF Georgia (country) 99 Gocha Khojava 3 0 0 3
DF Russia 26 Sergei Bendz 2 0 1 3
6 MF Romania 23 Mihăiţă Pleşan 2 0 0 2
FW Russia 16 Anton Khazov 2 0 0 2
MF Uzbekistan 7 Sanzhar Tursunov 2 0 0 2
MF Russia 9 Aleksandr Shulenin 2 0 0 2
MF Russia 21 Ruslan Adzhindzhal 2 0 0 2
DF Georgia (country) 4 Lasha Salukvadze 1 0 1 2
MF Russia 87 Ilya Maksimov 0 2 0 2
13 MF Georgia (country) 14 Gogita Gogua 1 0 0 1
FW Bosnia and Herzegovina 19 Mersudin Ahmetović 1 0 0 1
FW Georgia (country) 11 Mate Vatsadze 1 0 0 1
MF Russia 6 Nikita Malyarov 1 0 0 1
DF Russia 63 Aleksandr Belozyorov 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 37 2 5 44

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Playoff Russian Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
3 Brazil DF Leilton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 Georgia (country) DF Lasha Salukvadze 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 Russia DF Nikita Chicherin 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
5 Georgia (country) MF Zurab Arziani 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
5 Russia MF Andrei Karyaka 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
6 Russia MF Nikita Malyarov 6 0 1 0 1 0 8 0
7 Uzbekistan MF Sanzhar Tursunov 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 Georgia (country) DF Gia Grigalava 15 2 0 0 1 0 16 2
9 Russia MF Aleksandr Shulenin 8 1 2 0 2 0 12 1
10 Romania MF János Székely 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11 Georgia (country) FW Mate Vatsadze 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
12 Israel DF Dani Bondar 5 1 0 0 1 0 6 1
13 Hungary DF Miklós Gaál 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 Georgia (country) MF Gogita Gogua 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
14 Russia MF Aleksei Pomerko 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
15 Russia MF Maksim Zyuzin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 Russia FW Anton Khazov 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
18 Russia MF Sergei Yashin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Mersudin Ahmetović 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 Spain MF Marc Crosas 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
21 Russia DF Ruslan Adzhindzhal 10 0 1 0 1 0 12 0
23 Romania MF Mihăiță Pleșan 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
24 Russia MF Ruslan Pashtov 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
25 Russia DF Andrei Buivolov 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 1
26 Russia DF Sergei Bendz 6 1 0 0 1 0 7 1
27 Russia DF Aleksei Aravin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 Russia FW Shota Bibilov 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
31 Russia GK Ilya Abayev 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
33 Russia DF Inal Getigezhev 10 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
41 Russia GK Mikhail Kerzhakov 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
50 Russia DF Andrey Yeshchenko 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
63 Russia DF Aleksandr Belozyorov 8 0 1 0 2 0 11 0
70 Azerbaijan FW Vagif Javadov 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
77 Georgia (country) FW Otar Martsvaladze 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
87 Russia MF Ilya Maksimov 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
99 Georgia (country) MF Gocha Khojava 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
TOTALS 132 9 7 0 13 1 152 10

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