2017–18 FC Arsenal Tula season

The 2017–18 FC Arsenal Tula season was the club's second season back in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia, since relegation at the end of the 2014–15 season, and their third in total. They finished the season in seventh position and were knocked out of the Russian Cup by FC Tambov at the Round of 32 stage.

Arsenal Tula
2017–18 season
ChairmanGuram Adzhoyev
ManagerMiodrag Božović
StadiumArsenal Stadium
Russian Premier League7th
Russian CupRound of 32 vs Tambov
Top goalscorerLeague: Luka Đorđević (7)
All: Luka Đorđević (7)

Squad edit

As of 28 February 2018

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 Igor Obukhov (on loan from Zenit St. Petersburg)
6 DF   RUS Maksim Belyayev
7 MF   RUS Kantemir Berkhamov
8 DF   GEO Gia Grigalava
9 DF   RUS Kirill Kombarov
10 FW   ZAM Evans Kangwa
11 MF   RUS Sergei Tkachyov (on loan from CSKA Moscow)
13 DF   ZAM Stoppila Sunzu (on loan from Lille)
14 DF   RUS Anri Khagush
15 MF   CIV Habib Maïga (on loan from Saint-Étienne)
17 FW   RUS Guram Adzhoyev
18 FW   MNE Luka Đorđević (on loan from Zenit St. Petersburg)
19 FW   ARG Federico Rasic
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   SRB Goran Čaušić
21 DF   ESP Víctor Álvarez
23 MF   RUS Igor Gorbatenko
24 FW   RUS Artem Dzyuba (on loan from Zenit St. Petersburg)
33 FW   RUS Aslanbek Sikoyev
36 GK   RUS Mikhail Levashov
52 DF   RUS Ivan Novoseltsev (on loan from Zenit St. Petersburg)
55 MF   ROU Alexandru Bourceanu
71 DF   RUS Aleksandr Denisov
77 MF   BUL Mihail Aleksandrov
80 MF   RUS Yaroslav Ivakin
87 MF   RUS Ilya Maksimov
88 FW   RUS Igor Shevchenko

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   RUS Dmitry Aydov (on loan to Gomel)
DF   RUS Aleksandr Stolyarenko (on loan to Rotor Volgograd)
MF   RUS Maksim Mashnev (on loan to Luch-Energiya Vladivostok)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   RUS Artyom Mingazov (on loan to Khimik Novomoskovsk)
MF   RUS Vladislav Ryzhkov (on loan to Tambov)
FW   RUS Roman Izotov (on loan to Torpedo Moscow)

Transfers edit

Summer edit

Winter edit

Friendlies edit

27 January 2018 Gabala   3 – 3   Arsenal Tula Antalya, Turkey
17:00 MSK (UTC+3) Ozobić   16'
Joseph-Monrose   32'
Vernydub   83'
Report Berkhamov   5', 28', 44'

Competitions edit

Russian Premier League edit

Results by round edit

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GroundAHAHAHAAAHAHAAHAHAHAAAHAHAAHAH
ResultLWLLLDWLDWLWWLWWDLLDWWDLWLDWLW
Position14910141313131313101211898789987777677777
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

18 July 2017 1 Lokomotiv Moscow 1 – 0 Arsenal Tula Moscow
19:30 MSK (UTC+3) Barinov   28'
Kvirkvelia   57'
Report Aleksandrov   56'
Sunzu   60'
Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 6,166
Referee: Aleksey Sukhoy
24 July 2017 2 Arsenal Tula 1 – 0 SKA-Khabarovsk Tula
19:30 MSK (UTC+3) Tkachyov   18'
Gabulov   90+4'
Čaušić   90+4'
Report Kazankov   31'
Cherevko   40'
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 12,700
Referee: Evgeny Turbin
29 July 2017 3 Rubin Kazan 2 – 1 Arsenal Tula Kazan
17:30 MSK (UTC+3) Granat   51'
Song   60'
Caktaš   74' (pen.)
Kambolov   86'
Report Shevchenko   34'  65'
Aleksandrov   58'
Stadium: Kazan Arena
Attendance: 7,220
Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov
6 August 2017 4 Arsenal Tula 1 – 2 Tosno Tula
15:00 MSK (UTC+3) Berkhamov   40'  55' Report Galiulin   48'
Markov   55'
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 11,150
Referee: Sergey Ivanov
9 August 2017 5 Spartak Moscow 2 – 0 Arsenal Tula Moscow
19:30 MSK (UTC+3) Promes   20'
Tigiyev   24'
Samedov   64'
Zé Luís   84'
Report Álvarez   45+2'
Denisov   75'
Belyayev   90+2'
Stadium: Otkrytiye Arena
Attendance: 26,183
Referee: Sergey Kulikov
14 August 2017 6 Arsenal Tula 2 – 2 Ural Yekaterinburg Tula
19:30 MSK (UTC+3) Sunzu   5'
Maksimov   10'
Čaušić   18'
Shevchenko   90+2'
Report Yemelyanov   37'
Bicfalvi   42'  79'
Yevseyev   69'
Bavin   77'
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 10,050
Referee: Aleksey Sukhoy
21 August 2017 7 Akhmat Grozny 1 – 2 Arsenal Tula Grozny
20:00 MSK (UTC+3) Shvets   55'
Sadayev   74'
Report Tkachyov   30'
Đorđević   76'  77'
Álvarez   83'
Stadium: Akhmat-Arena
Attendance: 17,134
Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov
26 August 2017 8 Arsenal Tula 0 – 1 Amkar Perm Tula
15:00 MSK (UTC+3) Sunzu   50'
Belyayev   75'
Report Ryazantsev   21'
Nigmatullin   90'
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 10,870
Referee: Evgeny Turbin
9 September 2017 9 Rostov 2 – 2 Arsenal Tula Rostov-on-Don
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Yusupov   7'
Kalachev   85' (pen.)
Report Đorđević   32', 70'
Maksimov   52'
Belyayev   84'
Čaušić   86'
Stadium: Olimp-2
Attendance: 10,856
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev
15 September 2017 10 Arsenal Tula 1 – 0 Dynamo Moscow Tula
19:30 MSK (UTC+3) Belyayev   16'
Shevchenko   67'
Kombarov   90+4'
Report Sosnin   24'
Terekhov   44'
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 12,450
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov
24 September 2017 11 Ufa 1 – 0 Arsenal Tula Ufa
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Tumasyan   34'
Sly   77'
Sysuyev   82'
Belenov   90+1'
Stotsky   90+1'
Report Shevchenko   42' Stadium: Neftyanik Stadium
Attendance: 3,827
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov
29 September 2017 12 Arsenal Tula 1 – 0 Krasnodar Tula
19:30 MSK (UTC+3) Đorđević   16'
Gorbatenko   44'
Bourceanu   45+1'
Report Kaboré   56'
Martynovich   90'
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 10,064
Referee: Sergey Ivanov
15 October 2017 13 Arsenal Tula 0 – 1 Zenit St.Petersburg Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Paredes   77' Report Čaušić   37'
Sunzu   53'
Kangwa   73'
Gabulov   90+3'
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 45,746
Referee: Artem Chistyakov
22 October 2017 14 Anzhi Makhachkala 3 – 2 Arsenal Tula Kaspiysk
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Gabulov   7' (o.g.)
Khubulov   49' (pen.)
Guliyev   64'
Samardžić   83'
Report Tkachyov   40'  77'
Đorđević   65'
Kombarov   90+4'
Stadium: Anzhi Arena
Attendance: 3,850
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov
27 October 2017 15 Arsenal Tula 1 – 0 CSKA Moscow Tula
19:30 MSK (UTC+3) Causic   80'
Grigalava   85'
Report Kuchayev   23'   54'
Natkho   90+1'
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 15,120
Referee: Sergey Lapochkin
5 November 2017 16 SKA-Khabarovsk 0 – 1 Arsenal Tula Khabarovsk
11:00 MSK (UTC+3) Fedotov   33'
Dedechko   39'
Ediyev   59'
Report Kangwa   5'
Grigalava   42'
Đorđević   86'
Gorbatenko   90+1'
Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 4,155
Referee: Evgeny Turbin
18 November 2017 17 Arsenal Tula 0 – 0 Rubin Kazan Tula
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Gorbatenko   29'
Khagush   45'
Report Kudryashov   43' Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 9,688
Referee: Vladimir Seldyakov
25 November 2017 18 Tosno 3 – 2 Arsenal Tula Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Markov   61', 79', 81' Report Čaušić   28'
Grigalava   68'
Tkachyov   76'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 3,079
Referee: Alexey Nikolaev
1 December 2017 19 Arsenal Tula 0 – 1 Spartak Moscow Tula
19:30 MSK (UTC+3) Grigalava   17'
Đorđević   67'
Report Kutepov   40'
Glushakov   79'  90'
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 14,690
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov
8 December 2017 20 Ural Yekaterinburg 1 – 1 Arsenal Tula Yekaterinburg
17:30 MSK (UTC+3) Portnyagin   30'
Haroyan   87'
Report Sunzu   57'
Đorđević   73'
Stadium: SKB-Bank Arena
Attendance: 1,345
Referee: Vitaly Meshkov
4 March 2018 21 Arsenal Tula 1 – 0 Akhmat Grozny Tula
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Khagush   80'
Čaušić   90+1'  90+1'
Grigalava   90+4'
Dzyuba   90+4'
Report Rodolfo   90+4'
Semyonov   90+4'
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 7,080
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov
9 March 2018 22 Amkar Perm 0 – 2 Arsenal Tula Perm
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Belorukov   67'   80'
Ogude   76'
Report Dzyuba  11'  11'  67'
Kangwa   58' 81'
Tkachyov   83'
Stadium: Zvezda Stadium
Attendance: 1,089
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov
17 March 2018 23 Arsenal Tula 2 – 2 Rostov Tula
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Dzyuba   14', 59'
Aleksandrov   16'
Gorbatenko   56'
Álvarez   87'
Report Ionov   8', 31'
Sapeta   31'
Zuyev   72'
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 7,760
Referee: Sergey Lapochkin
31 March 2018 24 Dynamo Moscow 2 – 1 Arsenal Tula Khimki
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Rykov   71'
Černych   74'  75'
Panchenko   81'
Report Berkhamov   42'
Dzyuba   53'
Kombarov   73'
Novoseltsev   80'
Stadium: Arena Khimki
Attendance: 5,374
Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov
7 April 2018 25 Arsenal Tula 2 – 1 Ufa Tula
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Gorbatenko   2', 72'
Belyayev   40'
Report Sysuyev   5'
Stotsky   16'
Salatić   56'
Jokić   64'
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 10,250
Referee: Kirill Levnikov
14 April 2018 26 Krasnodar 3 – 0 Arsenal Tula Krasnodar
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Claesson   4'  90+2'
Petrov   23'  81'
Smolov   34'
Joãozinho   59'
Laborde   86'
Report Berkhamov   8'
Khagush   57'
Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium
Attendance: 19,667
Referee: Artem Chistyakov
22 April 2018 27 Arsenal Tula 3 – 3 Zenit St.Petersburg Tula
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Gorbatenko   3'  23'   77'
Tkachyov   45'  45+1'
Aleksandrov   81'
Dzyuba   88'
Report Driussi   26'
Paredes   36'
Kuzyayev   82', 84'
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 17,650
Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov
28 April 2018 28 Arsenal Tula 2 – 1 Anzhi Makhachkala Tula
19:30 MSK (UTC+3) Berkhamov   16'
Sunzu   62'
Kangwa   88'
Adzhoyev   90+4'
Report Khubulov   22'
Samardžić   59'
Danchenko   73'
Armaș   86'
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 11,200
Referee: Sergey Karasev
6 May 2018 29 CSKA Moscow 6 – 0 Arsenal Tula Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Chalov   2', 21', 43'
Musa   11', 49'
Golovin   40'
Report Aleksandrov   36' Stadium: VEB Arena
Attendance: 18,311
Referee: Kirill Levnikov
13 May 2018 30 Arsenal Tula 2 – 0 Lokomotiv Moscow Tula
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Dzyuba   29'
Belyayev   41'
Sunzu   53'
Khagush   78'
Berkhamov   90+1'
Report Kvirkvelia   45+1'   86'
Rotenberg   57'
Fernandes   80'
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 18,175
Referee: Evgeny Turbin

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Zenit Saint Petersburg 30 14 11 5 46 21 +25 53 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
6 Ufa 30 11 10 9 34 30 +4 43 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
7 Arsenal Tula 30 12 6 12 35 41 −6 42
8 Dynamo Moscow 30 10 10 10 29 30 −1 40
9 Akhmat Grozny 30 10 9 11 30 34 −4 39
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: Russian Premier League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals; 7) Matches won; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored.[24]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tosno qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2017–18 Russian Cup. However, since they failed to obtain a UEFA licence, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed to fourth-placed team, the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team was passed to fifth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team was passed to sixth-placed team.

Russian Cup edit

20 September 2017 Round of 32 Tambov 1 – 0 Arsenal Tula Tambov
15:00 MSK (UTC+3) Ovsiyenko   43'
Skvortsov   90'
Smirnov   90+5'
Report Khagush   79'
Denisov   81'
Stadium: Spartak Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Nikolay Voloshin

Squad statistics edit

As of Match played 13 May 2018

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Russian Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   RUS Igor Obukhov 1 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF   RUS Maksim Belyayev 28 1 27 1 1 0
7 MF   RUS Kantemir Berkhamov 17 3 11+6 3 0 0
8 DF   GEO Gia Grigalava 11 0 8+3 0 0 0
9 DF   RUS Kirill Kombarov 24 0 24 0 0 0
10 FW   ZAM Evans Kangwa 19 2 17+1 2 1 0
11 MF   RUS Sergei Tkachyov 29 6 27+1 6 1 0
13 DF   ZAM Stoppila Sunzu 29 2 28 2 1 0
14 DF   RUS Anri Khagush 18 0 7+10 0 1 0
15 MF   CIV Habib Maïga 1 0 1 0 0 0
17 FW   RUS Guram Adzhoyev 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
18 FW   MNE Luka Đorđević 23 7 18+4 7 0+1 0
19 FW   ARG Federico Rasic 19 0 2+16 0 1 0
20 MF   SRB Goran Čaušić 27 3 25+1 3 1 0
21 DF   ESP Víctor Álvarez 21 0 20+1 0 0 0
23 MF   RUS Igor Gorbatenko 25 3 20+4 3 1 0
24 FW   RUS Artem Dzyuba 10 6 10 6 0 0
33 FW   RUS Aslanbek Sikoyev 4 0 0+4 0 0 0
36 GK   RUS Mikhail Levashov 10 0 9 0 1 0
52 DF   RUS Ivan Novoseltsev 2 0 2 0 0 0
55 MF   ROU Alexandru Bourceanu 21 0 18+2 0 0+1 0
71 DF   RUS Aleksandr Denisov 10 0 2+7 0 1 0
77 MF   BUL Mihail Aleksandrov 20 0 14+5 0 1 0
80 MF   RUS Yaroslav Ivakin 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
87 MF   RUS Ilya Maksimov 11 1 7+4 1 0 0
88 FW   RUS Igor Shevchenko 18 0 12+5 0 0+1 0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Arsenal Tula during the season:
30 GK   RUS Vladimir Gabulov 20 0 20 0 0 0

Goal scorers edit

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Russian Cup Total
1 FW   18 Luka Đorđević 7 0 7
2 MF   11 Sergei Tkachyov 6 0 6
FW   24 Artem Dzyuba 6 0 6
4 MF   20 Goran Čaušić 3 0 3
MF   23 Igor Gorbatenko 3 0 3
MF   7 Kantemir Berkhamov 3 0 3
7 FW   10 Evans Kangwa 2 0 2
DF   13 Stoppila Sunzu 2 0 2
9 FW   88 Igor Shevchenko 1 0 1
MF   87 Ilya Maksimov 1 0 1
DF   6 Maksim Belyayev 1 0 1
TOTALS 35 0 35

Disciplinary record edit

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Russian Cup Total
           
6   DF Maksim Belyayev 5 0 0 0 5 0
7   MF Kantemir Berkhamov 3 0 0 0 3 0
8   DF Gia Grigalava 5 0 0 0 5 0
9   DF Kirill Kombarov 3 0 0 0 3 0
10   FW Evans Kangwa 2 0 0 0 2 0
11   MF Sergei Tkachyov 2 0 0 0 2 0
13   DF Stoppila Sunzu 5 0 0 0 5 0
14   DF Anri Khagush 4 0 1 0 5 0
17   FW Guram Adzhoyev 1 0 0 0 1 0
18   FW Luka Đorđević 2 0 0 0 2 0
20   MF Goran Čaušić 5 0 0 0 5 0
21   DF Víctor Álvarez 3 0 0 0 3 0
23   MF Igor Gorbatenko 6 1 0 0 6 1
24   FW Artem Dzyuba 2 0 0 0 2 0
52   DF Ivan Novoseltsev 1 0 0 0 1 0
55   MF Alexandru Bourceanu 1 0 0 0 1 0
71   DF Aleksandr Denisov 1 0 1 0 2 0
77   MF Mihail Aleksandrov 5 0 0 0 5 0
87   MF Ilya Maksimov 1 0 0 0 1 0
88   FW Igor Shevchenko 4 0 0 0 4 0
Players who left Arsenal Tula during the season:
30   GK Vladimir Gabulov 2 0 0 0 2 0
TOTALS 63 1 2 0 65 1

References edit

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External links edit