2005 Russian Premier League

The 2005 Russian Premier League was the 14th season of the premier football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 4th under the current Russian Premier League name.

Teams
As in the previous season, 16 teams are playing in the 2005 season. After the 2004 season, Kuban Krasnodar and Rotor Volgograd were relegated to the 2005 Russian First Division. They were replaced by Terek Grozny and Tom Tomsk, the winners and runners up of the 2004 Russian First Division.

Statistics

 * Goals: 539 (average 2.25 per match)
 * From penalties: 58 (11%)
 * Saved/Missed penalties: 17 (23%)
 * Goals scored home: 324 (60%)
 * Goals scored away: 215 (40%)
 * '''Yellow cards: 962 (average 4.01 per match)
 * For violent conduct: 603 (63%)
 * For unsporting behaviour: 287 (30%)
 * For undisciplined behaviour: 21 (2%)
 * Other: 51 (5%)
 * Red cards: 32 (average 0.13 per match)
 * For second yellow card: 20 (63%)
 * For denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity: 3 (9%)
 * For unsporting behaviour: 3 (9%)
 * For insulting language: 3 (9%)
 * For attack wrecking: 1 (3%)
 * For violent conduct: 1 (3%)
 * Attendance: 2,881,674 (average 12,006 per match; 96,048 per matchday)

Awards
On December 9 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:


 * Goalkeepers
 * 1) 🇷🇺 Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow)
 * 2) 🇵🇱 Wojciech Kowalewski (Spartak Moscow)
 * 3) 🇷🇺 Sergei Ovchinnikov (Lokomotiv Moscow)


 * Right backs
 * 1) 🇷🇺 Vasili Berezutski (CSKA Moscow)
 * 2) 🇷🇺 Aleksandr Anyukov (Krylya Sovetov / Zenit)
 * 3) 🇨🇲 Jerry-Christian Tchuissé (FC Moscow)


 * Right-centre backs
 * 1) 🇷🇺 Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA Moscow)
 * 2)  Malkhaz Asatiani (Lokomotiv Moscow)
 * 3) 🇧🇷 Antônio Géder (Saturn)


 * Left-centre backs
 * 1) 🇷🇸 Nemanja Vidić (Spartak Moscow)
 * 2) 🇷🇺 Dmitri Sennikov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
 * 3) 🇳🇴 Erik Hagen (Zenit)


 * Left backs
 * 1) 🇷🇺 Aleksei Berezutski (CSKA Moscow)
 * 2) 🇧🇷 Calisto (Rubin)
 * 3) 🇨🇿 Pavel Mareš (Zenit)


 * Defensive midfielders
 * 1) 🇧🇦 Elvir Rahimić (CSKA Moscow)
 * 2) 🇧🇷 Francisco Lima (Lokomotiv Moscow)
 * 3) 🇿🇦 MacBeth Sibaya (Rubin)


 * Right wingers
 * 1) 🇳🇬 Chidi Odiah (CSKA Moscow)
 * 2) 🇷🇺 Marat Izmailov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
 * 3) 🇷🇺 Vladimir Bystrov (Spartak Moscow)


 * Central midfielders
 * 1) 🇧🇷 Daniel Carvalho (CSKA Moscow)
 * 2) 🇷🇺 Igor Semshov (Torpedo Moscow)
 * 3) 🇷🇺 Dmitri Loskov (Lokomotiv Moscow)


 * Left wingers
 * 1) 🇷🇺 Yuri Zhirkov (CSKA Moscow)
 * 2) 🇷🇺 Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
 * 3) 🇷🇺 Pyotr Bystrov (Saturn)


 * Right forwards
 * 1) 🇷🇺 Andrei Arshavin (Zenit)
 * 2) 🇷🇺 Dmitri Sychev (Lokomotiv Moscow)
 * 3) 🇷🇺 Aleksandr Kerzhakov (Zenit)


 * Left forwards
 * 1) 🇷🇺 Dmitri Kirichenko (FC Moscow)
 * 2) 🇧🇷 Vágner Love (CSKA Moscow)
 * 3) 🇧🇷 Derlei (Dynamo Moscow)