title: 2014–15 FC Rubin Kazan season
text: # 2014–15 FC Rubin Kazan season
  
  The 2014–15 Rubin Kazan' season was the 12th successive season that the club will play in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. Rubin Kazan will also be taking part in the Russian Cup.
  
  ## Squad
  
  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 | RUS | Sergei Ryzhikov |
  | 2 | DF | RUS | Oleg Kuzmin |
  | 3 | DF | RUS | Elmir Nabiullin |
  | 4 | DF | URU | Guillermo Cotugno (on loan from Danubio) |
  | 5 | DF | GEO | Solomon Kvirkvelia |
  | 6 | MF | RUS | Insar Salakhetdinov |
  | 7 | FW | RUS | Igor Portnyagin |
  | 10 | FW | CRO | Marko Livaja |
  | 11 | MF | RUS | Ilya Shabanov |
  | 12 | GK | RUS | Alexander Filtsov |
  | 15 | MF | BLR | Syarhey Kislyak |
  | 20 | MF | RUS | Vladimir Sobolev |
  | 21 | FW | RUS | Nikita Vorona |
  | 22 | FW | RUS | Vladimir Dyadyun |
  | 23 | DF | GEO | Mamuka Kobakhidze |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 27 | MF | RUS | Magomed Ozdoev (on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow) |
  | 29 | MF | RUS | Shota Bibilov |
  | 33 | DF | RUS | Inal Getigezhev |
  | 36 | GK | IRN | Alireza Haghighi |
  | 44 | DF | ESP | César Navas |
  | 49 | DF | RUS | Vitali Ustinov |
  | 61 | MF | TUR | Gökdeniz Karadeniz |
  | 63 | MF | RUS | Alisher Dzhalilov |
  | 77 | MF | BUL | Blagoy Georgiev |
  | 81 | FW | RUS | Ruslan Mukhametshin |
  | 87 | MF | BRA | Carlos Eduardo |
  | 88 | MF | RUS | Ruslan Kambolov |
  | 90 | MF | FRA | Yann M'Vila |
  | 91 | GK | RUS | Yuri Nesterenko |
  | 99 | FW | RUS | Maksim Kanunnikov |
  
  ### Out on loan
  
  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 | RUS | Taras Burlak (at Krylia Sovetov Samara) |
  | 19 | FW | RUS | Kamil Mullin (at Sokol Saratov) |
  | 69 | FW | IRN | Sardar Azmoun (at Rostov) |
  | - | DF | FRA | Chris Mavinga (at Stade Reims until 30 June 2015) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | MF | RUS | Vladislav Kulik (at Kuban Krasnodar until 30 June 2015) |
  | - | MF | GHA | Mubarak Wakaso (at Celtic until 30 June 2015) |
  | - | FW | RUS | Sergei Davydov (at Torpedo Moscow until 30 June 2015) |
  | - | FW | UKR | Marko Dević (at Al Rayyan) |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### Summer
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | MF | RUS | Igor Portnyagin (loan return from Tom Tomsk) |
  | 10 | FW | CRO | Marko Livaja (from Atalanta) |
  | 12 | GK | RUS | Aleksandr Filtsov (from Krasnodar) |
  | 20 | MF | RUS | Vladimir Sobolev (from Dynamo Moscow) |
  | 22 | FW | RUS | Vladimir Dyadyun (from Dynamo Moscow) |
  | 23 | DF | GEO | Mamuka Kobakhidze (from Dila Gori) |
  | 27 | MF | RUS | Magomed Ozdoyev (loan from Lokomotiv Moscow) |
  | 29 | MF | RUS | Shota Bibilov (from Volga Nizhny Novgorod) |
  | 36 | GK | IRN | Alireza Haghighi (loan return from Sporting Covilhã) |
  | 49 | MF | RUS | Vitali Ustinov (from Rotor Volgograd) |
  | 63 | MF | RUS | Alisher Dzhalilov (loan return from Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk) |
  | 77 | MF | BUL | Blagoy Georgiev (from Amkar Perm) |
  | 87 | MF | BRA | Carlos Eduardo (loan return from Flamengo) |
  | 99 | FW | RUS | Maksim Kanunnikov (from Amkar Perm) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 7 | MF | RUS | Vladislav Kulik (loan to Krasnodar) |
  | 9 | FW | RUS | Aleksandr Prudnikov (to Dynamo Moscow) |
  | 9 | MF | RUS | Pavel Mogilevets (loan return to Zenit St.Petersburg) |
  | 10 | MF | RUS | Dmitri Torbinski (to Rostov) |
  | 16 | FW | RUS | Georgi Nurov (to Ural) |
  | 18 | FW | LVA | Artūrs Karašausks (end of loan from Skonto Riga) |
  | 20 | MF | UZB | Vagiz Galiullin (to Ufa) |
  | 22 | DF | FRA | Chris Mavinga (loan to Stade Reims) |
  | 23 | MF | FIN | Roman Eremenko (to CSKA Moscow) |
  | 35 | DF | ESP | Iván Marcano (to Porto, previously on loan to Olympiacos) |
  | 37 | MF | TUR | Gökhan Töre (to Beşiktas, previously on loan) |
  | 65 | DF | RUS | Maksim Zhestokov (to Volga Nizhny Novgorod) |
  | 76 | DF | RUS | Roman Sharonov (Retired) |
  | 81 | FW | RUS | Ruslan Mukhametshin (loan to Mordovia Saransk) |
  | 87 | DF | AZE | Ruslan Abışov (loan to Gabala) |
  | 90 | MF | FRA | Yann M'Vila (loan to Internazionale) |
  | — | DF | RUS | Ivan Temnikov (to Tom Tomsk) |
  | — | MF | RUS | Alan Kasaev (to Lokomotiv Moscow) |
  
  ### Winter
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | DF | URU | Guillermo Cotugno (loan from Danubio) |
  | 6 | MF | RUS | Insar Salakhetdinov (from LFK Lokomotiv Moscow) |
  | 8 | DF | RUS | Ilya Shabanov (from LFK Rubin Kazan) |
  | 11 | MF | RUS | Almaz Sharafeyev |
  | 21 | FW | RUS | Nikita Vorona |
  | 81 | FW | RUS | Ruslan Mukhametshin (end of loan to Mordovia Saransk) |
  | 90 | MF | FRA | Yann M'Vila (end of loan to Internazionale) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 4 | DF | RUS | Taras Burlak (on loan to Krylia Sovetov Samara) |
  | 11 | FW | UKR | Marko Dević (loan to Al Rayyan) |
  | 32 | MF | RUS | Stefan Balabanov |
  | 50 | MF | RUS | Ivan Zaytsev (to FC Zenit-Izhevsk) |
  | 51 | DF | RUS | Ayrat Mukhtarov (released) |
  | 69 | FW | IRN | Sardar Azmoun (on loan to Rostov) |
  | 87 | DF | AZE | Ruslan Abışov (to Gabala, previously on loan) |
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Russian Premier League
  
  **Results by round**
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | A |
  | Result | L | D | D | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | D | W | L | L | |
  | Position | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Krasnodar | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 60 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
  | 4 | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 50 | Excluded from European competitions |
  | 5 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 48 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
  | 6 | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 44 | |
  | 7 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 43 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
  
  * ↑ Lokomotiv Moscow qualified for Europa League group stage by winning the 2014–15 Russian Cup.
  
  ## Squad statistics
  
      As of match played 30 May 2015
  
  ### Appearances and goals
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | RUS | Sergey Ryzhikov | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | RUS | Oleg Kuzmin | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | RUS | Elmir Nabiullin | 26 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | URU | Guillermo Cotugno | 11 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | GEO | Solomon Kvirkvelia | 32 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
  | 7 | FW | RUS | Igor Portnyagin | 29 | 12 | 25+2 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
  | 10 | FW | CRO | Marko Livaja | 13 | 1 | 5+6 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
  | 15 | MF | BLR | Syarhey Kislyak | 17 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
  | 22 | FW | RUS | Vladimir Dyadyun | 25 | 3 | 14+8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
  | 23 | DF | GEO | Mamuka Kobakhidze | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 27 | MF | RUS | Magomed Ozdoev | 32 | 6 | 27+2 | 6 | 2+1 | 0 |
  | 44 | DF | ESP | César Navas | 24 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 49 | DF | RUS | Vitali Ustinov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 61 | MF | TUR | Gökdeniz Karadeniz | 23 | 7 | 19+1 | 7 | 2+1 | 0 |
  | 77 | MF | BUL | Blagoy Georgiev | 25 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
  | 80 | DF | RUS | Yegor Sorokin | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 85 | MF | RUS | Ilzat Akhmetov | 10 | 0 | 0+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 87 | MF | BRA | Carlos Eduardo | 24 | 3 | 19+3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
  | 88 | DF | RUS | Ruslan Kambolov | 21 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 91 | GK | RUS | Yuri Nesterenko | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 99 | MF | RUS | Maksim Kanunnikov | 28 | 5 | 22+4 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
  | Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||
  | 4 | DF | RUS | Taras Burlak | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 11 | FW | UKR | Marko Dević | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | GHA | Mubarak Wakaso | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 69 | FW | IRN | Sardar Azmoun | 16 | 2 | 5+9 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 |
  | Players who appeared for Rubin Kazan' no longer at the club: ||||||||||
  | 9 | MF | RUS | Pavel Mogilevets | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  
  ### Goal Scorers
  
  | Place | Position | Number | Name | Russian Premier League | Russian Cup | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | FW | 7 | Igor Portnyagin | 11 | 1 | 12 |
  | 2 | MF | 61 | Gökdeniz Karadeniz | 7 | 0 | 7 |
  | 3 | MF | 27 | Magomed Ozdoev | 6 | 0 | 6 |
  | 4 | FW | 99 | Maksim Kanunnikov | 5 | 0 | 5 |
  | 5 | MF | 87 | Carlos Eduardo | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | 5 | FW | 22 | Vladimir Dyadyun | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 7 | FW | 69 | Sardar Azmoun | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 8 | MF | 77 | Blagoy Georgiev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 8 | DF | 3 | Elmir Nabiullin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 8 | DF | 5 | Solomon Kvirkvelia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 8 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 8 | FW | 10 | Marko Livaja | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | | | | TOTALS | 39 | 4 | 43 |
  
  ### Disciplinary record
  
  | Number | Position | Name | Russian Premier League | Russian Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | Sergey Ryzhikov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | Oleg Kuzmin | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
  | 3 | MF | Elmir Nabiullin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | Taras Burlak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | Guillermo Cotugno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | Solomon Kvirkvelia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
  | 7 | FW | Igor Portnyagin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 10 | FW | Marko Livaja | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 15 | MF | Syarhey Kislyak | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | Mubarak Wakaso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 22 | FW | Vladimir Dyadyun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 27 | MF | Magomed Ozdoev | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
  | 44 | DF | César Navas | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
  | 61 | MF | Gökdeniz Karadeniz | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
  | 69 | FW | Sardar Azmoun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 77 | MF | Blagoy Georgiev | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
  | 85 | MF | Ilzat Akhmetov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 87 | MF | Carlos Eduardo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 88 | DF | Ruslan Kambolov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 99 | FW | Maksim Kanunnikov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | | | TOTALS | 76 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 83 | 0 |
  