2008 FC Spartak Moscow season

The 2008 FC Spartak Moscow season was the clubs 17th season in the Russian Premier League season. Spartak finished the season in 8th while progressing to the Quarterfinals of the 2008–09 Russian Cup which took place during the 2009 season. In Europe, Spartak were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League by Dynamo Kyiv at the Third Qualifying round before dropping into the 2008–09 UEFA Cup where they finished 4th in their group.

Spartak Moscow
2008 season
ManagerStanislav Cherchesov
(until September)
Michael Laudrup
(from 12 September)
StadiumLuzhniki Stadium
Premier League8th
Russian CupProgressed to 2009 season
UEFA Champions LeagueThird Qualifying Round vs Dynamo Kyiv
UEFA CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Four Players (6)
All: Nikita Bazhenov (8)

Season events

On 12 September, Spartak announced the appointment of Michael Laudrup as their new manager.[1]

Squad
As of match played 18 December 2008[2]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
12 Ivan Komissarov GK (1988-05-28)28 May 1988 (aged 20) Youth Team 2005 0 0
16 Yevgeniy Gubin GK (1989-01-25)25 January 1989 (aged 19) Youth Team 2005 0 0
22 Stipe Pletikosa GK (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 29) Shakhtar Donetsk 2007 73 0
35 Soslan Dzhanayev GK (1987-03-13)13 March 1987 (aged 21) KAMAZ 2008 2 0
46 Azamat Jioyev GK (1991-01-06)6 January 1991 (aged 17) Youth Team 2008 0 0
Defenders
3 Martin Stranzl DF (1980-06-16)16 June 1980 (aged 28) VfB Stuttgart 2006[3] 46 2
4 Malik Fathi DF (1983-10-29)29 October 1983 (aged 25) Hertha BSC 2008[4] 2011[4] 27 4
7 Martin Jiránek DF (1979-05-25)25 May 1979 (aged 29) Reggina 2004 123 2
14 Clemente Rodríguez DF (1981-07-31)31 July 1981 (aged 27) Boca Juniors 2004[5] 83 5
15 Radoslav Kováč DF (1979-11-27)27 November 1979 (aged 29) Sparta Prague 2005[6] 133 13
33 Ilya Gultyayev DF (1988-09-05)5 September 1988 (aged 20) Youth Team 2006 0 0
48 Yevgeni Makeyev DF (1989-07-24)24 July 1989 (aged 19) Youth Team 2008 0 0
49 Roman Shishkin DF (1987-01-27)27 January 1987 (aged 21) Youth Team 2004 86 1
53 Mikhail Badyautdinov DF (1989-10-11)11 October 1989 (aged 19) Youth Team 2008 0 0
54 Aleksandr Karakin DF (1991-03-06)6 March 1991 (aged 17) Youth Team 2008 0 0
56 Konstantin Kadeyev DF (1989-01-17)17 January 1989 (aged 19) Youth Team 2008 0 0
59 Andrei Ivanov DF (1988-10-08)8 October 1988 (aged 20) Youth Team 2006 24 0
65 Irakli Chezhiya DF (1992-05-22)22 May 1992 (aged 16) Youth Team 2008 0 0
70 Ignas Dedura DF (1978-01-06)6 January 1978 (aged 30) Skonto 2004[7] 45 4
88 Egor Filipenko DF (1988-04-10)10 April 1988 (aged 20) BATE Borisov 2008 17 0
Midfielders
5 Mozart MF (1980-11-08)8 November 1980 (aged 28) Reggina 2005[8] 100 11
8 Aleksandr Pavlenko [9] MF (1985-01-20)20 January 1985 (aged 23) Lausanne-Sport 2001 138 16
19 Cristian Maidana MF (1987-01-24)24 January 1987 (aged 21) Banfield 2008 31 3
21 Igor Gorbatenko MF (1989-02-13)13 February 1989 (aged 19) Krylia Sovetov-SOK Dimitrovgrad 2008 0 0
23 Vladimir Bystrov MF (1984-01-31)31 January 1984 (aged 24) Zenit St.Petersburg 2005[10] 2008[10] 113 14
27 Serghei Covalciuc MF (1982-01-20)20 January 1982 (aged 26) Karpaty Lviv 2004 79 3
30 Ivan Saenko MF (1983-10-17)17 October 1983 (aged 25) 1. FC Nürnberg 2008 15 1
31 Sergei Parshivlyuk MF (1989-03-18)18 March 1989 (aged 19) Youth Team 2007 29 0
37 Yehor Luhachov MF (1988-12-24)24 December 1988 (aged 19) Lokomotyv Kyiv 2006 2 0
38 Artur Maloyan MF (1989-02-04)4 February 1989 (aged 19) Youth Team 2007 5 0
41 Artak Aleksanyan MF (1991-03-10)10 March 1991 (aged 17) Youth Team 2008 0 0
43 Aleksandr Zotov MF (1990-08-27)27 August 1990 (aged 18) Youth Team 2008 4 0
45 Aleksandr Kozhevnikov MF (1990-04-18)18 April 1990 (aged 18) Youth Team 2008 0 0
47 Dmitri Malyaka MF (1990-01-15)15 January 1990 (aged 18) Youth Team 2008 0 0
57 Maksim Grigoryev MF (1990-07-06)6 July 1990 (aged 18) Youth Team 2008 2 0
58 Dmitri Tumenko MF (1989-05-04)4 May 1989 (aged 19) Youth Team 2008 0 0
61 Igor Kireyev MF (1992-02-17)17 February 1992 (aged 16) Youth Team 2008 0 0
90 Vladislav Ryzhkov MF (1990-02-28)28 February 1990 (aged 18) Youth Team 2008 8 2
96 Konstantin Sovetkin MF (1989-02-19)19 February 1989 (aged 19) Youth Team 2008 6 0
Forwards
11 Welliton FW (1986-10-22)22 October 1986 (aged 22) Goiás 2007[11] 24 10
17 Artyom Fomin FW (1988-07-08)8 July 1988 (aged 20) Youth Team 2006 0 0
18 Aleksandr Prudnikov FW (1989-02-26)26 February 1989 (aged 19) Youth Team 2007 42 6
32 Nikita Bazhenov FW (1985-02-01)1 February 1985 (aged 23) Saturn Ramenskoye 2004[12] 94 19
40 Artem Dzyuba FW (1988-08-22)22 August 1988 (aged 20) Youth Team 2006 49 8
44 Pavel Yakovlev FW (1991-04-07)7 April 1991 (aged 17) Youth Team 2008 0 0
62 Vladimir Obukhov [13] FW (1992-02-08)8 February 1992 (aged 16) Youth Team 2008 0 0
Away on loan
29 Amir Bazhev MF (1988-10-15)15 October 1988 (aged 20) Youth Team 2006 1 0
34 Renat Sabitov DF (1985-06-13)13 June 1985 (aged 23) Saturn Ramenskoye 2007[14] 21 0
36 Fyodor Kudryashov DF (1987-04-05)5 April 1987 (aged 21) Sibiryak Bratsk 2005 12 0
55 Oleg Dineyev MF (1987-10-30)30 October 1987 (aged 21) Youth Team 2007 4 0
Quincy Owusu-Abeyie FW (1986-04-15)15 April 1986 (aged 22) Arsenal 2006 32 1
Players that left Spartak Moscow during the season
6 Florin Șoavă MF (1978-07-24)24 July 1978 (aged 30) Rapid București 2004[15] 2008[15] 64 1
9 Yegor Titov MF (1976-05-29)29 May 1976 (aged 32) Youth Team 1995 445 106
10 Roman Pavlyuchenko FW (1981-12-15)15 December 1981 (aged 27) Rotor Volgograd 2003 180 82
25 Maksym Kalynychenko MF (1979-01-26)26 January 1979 (aged 29) Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2000 196 32
42 Sergei Harlamov DF (1991-01-24)24 January 1991 (aged 17) Youth Team 2008 2008 0 0
52 Yevgeni Andreyev MF (1988-03-11)11 March 1988 (aged 20) Youth Team 2005 0 0

On loan

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

No. Position Player
29 MF Amir Bazhev (at SKA Rostov)
34 DF Renat Sabitov (at Khimki)
36 DF Fyodor Kudryashov (at Khimki)
No. Position Player
55 MF Oleg Dineyev (at Khimki)
FW Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (at Birmingham City)

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
6 MF Florin Șoavă (to Khimki)
9 MF Yegor Titov (to Khimki)
10 FW Roman Pavlyuchenko (to Tottenham Hotspur)
No. Position Player
25 MF Maksym Kalynychenko (to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk)
52 MF Yevgeni Andreyev (to Irtysh Omsk)

Transfers

In
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Winter 2008GKSoslan DzhanayevKAMAZUndisclosed
Winter 2008DFEgor FilipenkoBATE BorisovUndisclosed
Winter 2008MFCristian MaidanaBanfieldUndisclosed
Winter 2008MFIgor GorbatenkoKrylia Sovetov-SOK DimitrovgradUndisclosed
12 March 2008DFMalik FathiHertha BSCUndisclosed[4]
August 2008MFIvan Saenko1. FC NürnbergUndisclosed

Out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
September 2008FWRoman PavlyuchenkoTottenham HotspurUndisclosed
Summer 2008MFFlorin ȘoavăKhimkiUndisclosed
Summer 2008MFYevgeni AndreyevIrtysh OmskUndisclosed

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
22 June 2007DFClemente RodríguezEspanyolSummer 2008[16]
2 September 2007FWQuincy Owusu-AbeyieCelta VigoSummer 2008[17]
19 June 2008DFRenat SabitovKhimkiEnd of Season
July 2008DFFyodor KudryashovKhimkiEnd of Season
6 August 2008FWQuincy Owusu-AbeyieBirmingham CityJanuary 2009[18]
27 August 2008DFAmir BazhevSKA RostovEnd of Season
Summer 2008DFOleg DineyevKhimkiEnd of Season

Released
Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
Summer 2008MFYegor TitovKhimki11 August 2008[19]
Summer 2008MFMaksym KalynychenkoDnipro Dnipropetrovsk8 August 2008[20]
31 December 2008DFAleksandr KarakinDynamo Moscow
31 December 2008MFArtak AleksanyanPyunik

Competitions

Premier League
Main article: 2008 Russian Premier League

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDWDDLWDWWDWLLDWWDDDWLLWLDWWLDL
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2008. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results
16 March 2008 1Zenit St.Petersburg0 – 0Spartak MoscowSaint Petersburg
16:00 MSK (UTC+3) Pogrebnyak  22'
Šírl  27'
Fayzulin  62'		 Report Mozart  7'
Stranzl  24'
Covalciuc  38'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Aleksandr Gvardis
22 March 2008 2Spartak Moscow1 – 0Tom TomskMoscow
18:30 MSK (UTC+3) Welliton  31'
Fathi  69'
Prudnikov  82'		 Report Bugayev  16'
Klimov  45+'
Tarasov  72'
Arkhipov  86'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Vitali Doroshenko
29 March 2008 3Khimki3 – 3Spartak MoscowKhimki
16:45 MSK (UTC+3) Nizamutdinov  7', 52'
Drozdov  15'
Čeh  30'  51'
Trivunović  68'
Mijailović  76'
Nikiforov  90'		 Report Fathi  2'
Welliton  5'  90'
Dedura  26'  90+'
Mozart  30'  90+'
Pavlenko  33'
Parshivlyuk  39'
Jiránek  55'
Pavlyuchenko  70' (pen.)		 Stadium: Rodina Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Igor Egorov
6 April 2008 4Spartak Moscow1 – 1Amkar PermMoscow
19:00 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Pavlyuchenko  61' Report Sirakov  73'
Belorukov  82'
Injac  90'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Vladimir Pettay
13 April 2008 5Dynamo Moscow4 – 3Spartak MoscowMoscow
16:00 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Kolodin  3'
Genkov  15', 68'  17'
Danny  32', 70'		 Report Bystrov  16'
Welliton  30'  78'
Stranzl  34'
Pavlyuchenko  41'  45'
Pavlenko  49'  64'		 Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Stanislav Sukhina
19 April 2008 6Spartak Nalchik1 – 2Spartak MoscowNalchik
19:00 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Geteriev  39'
Džudović  57'
Gogua  68'
Mashukov  90'		 Report Pletikosa  40'
Maidana  42'  76'
Sabitov  50'
Welliton  57'
Bazhenov  70'		 Stadium: Spartak Stadium
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov
27 April 2008 7Spartak Moscow1 – 1FC MoscowMoscow
16:00 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Fathi  13'  90+'
Pavlenko  55'		 Report Adamov  67'
Bracamonte  69'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev
3 May 2008 8Rubin Kazan0 – 3Spartak MoscowKazan
MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Semak  30'
Kvirkvelia  62'
Balyaikin  78'		 Report Welliton  20'  30'
Mozart  24'
Bazhenov  65'
Pavlenko  69'		 Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 28,500
Referee: Nikolai Ivanov
7 May 2008 9Spartak Moscow4 – 2Shinnik YaroslavlMoscow
MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Mozart  14' (pen.)
Silva  34' (o.g.)
Welliton  64'
Pavlyuchenko  79'		 Report Monaryov  11'
Đorđević  15'  45+'
Laizāns  19'
Silva  61'
Khazov  75'
Stepanov  76'
Kudryashov  78'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Vitali Doroshenko
11 May 2008 10Krylia Sovetov1 – 1Spartak MoscowSamara
16:00 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Escobar  40'  71' Report Maidana  45'
Covalciuc  60'
Welliton  64'
Stranzl  71'
Bazhenov  75'		 Stadium: Metallurg Stadium
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Stanislav Sukhina
15 May 2008 11Spartak Moscow1 – 0Saturn RamenskoyeMoscow
19:00 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Kováč  35'
Bazhenov  41'
Pavlyuchenko  90' (pen.)		 Report Karyaka  66'
Nakhushev  72'
Husin  89'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev
6 July 2008 12Terek Grozny3 – 1Spartak MoscowGrozny
14:00 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Iliev  21'
Dzhabrailov  53'
Bouli  57'
Kuzmichyov  66'
Kulik  82'		 Report Kalynychenko  36'
Pavlyuchenko  90'		 Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium
Attendance: 9,650
Referee: Stanislav Sukhina
12 July 2008 13Spartak Moscow1 – 5CSKA MoscowMoscow
16:00 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Mozart  50'
Kováč  63'
Bazhenov  68'		 Report Vágner Love  15', 34', 44'
Krasić  51'
Erkin  77'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Yuri Baskakov
19 July 2008 14Lokomotiv Moscow2 – 2Spartak MoscowMoscow
16:00 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Bilyaletdinov  23'  52'
Sychev  42'
Rodolfo  60'
Traoré  77'		 Report Bazhenov  65'  90+'
Pavlyuchenko  70'  72'
Kováč  73'
Prudnikov  87'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 23,783
Referee: Igor Zakharov
27 July 2008 15Spartak Moscow3 – 0Luch-Energiya VladivostokMoscow
18:00 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Kováč  39'
Pavlyuchenko 55'
Prudnikov  66'
Mozart  89' (pen.)		 Report Lukačević  33'
Streltsov  65'
Vujović  74'
Čech  87'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov
2 August 2008 16Tom Tomsk0 – 1Spartak MoscowTomsk
15:00 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Kharitonov  10'
Vejić  56'
Stoica  59'
Kontsedalov  78'
Arkhipov  82'		 Report Fathi  10'
Prudnikov  65'
Pletikosa  71'		 Stadium: Trud Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Vladimir Pettay
9 August 2008 17Spartak Moscow1 – 1KhimkiMoscow
19:00 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Pavlyuchenko  20'
Filipenko  50'		 Report Șoavă  45'
Blatnjak  71'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Aleksandr Gvardis
17 August 2008 18Amkar Perm1 – 1Spartak MoscowPerm
17:00 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Volkov  15'  15'
Belorukov  44'		 Report Bazhenov  9'
Maidana  60'
Filipenko  84'
Mozart  90+'		 Stadium: Zvezda Stadium
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Alexei Kovalev
23 August 2008 19Spartak Moscow1 – 1Dynamo MoscowMoscow
18:00 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Jiránek  21'
Sovetkin  73'
Dzyuba  79'
Saenko  86'
Kováč  90'		 Report Kerzhakov  23'
Granat  77'
Danny  85'
Tanasijević  90+'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Maksim Layushkin
31 August 2008 20Spartak Moscow2 – 1Spartak NalchikMoscow
20:00 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Fathi  26'  61'
Jiránek  32'
Saenko  55'
Shishkin  87'
Dzhanayev  90+'
Prudnikov  90+'		 Report Yatchenko  44'
Frunză  50'
Filatov  59'
Džudović  68'
Kisenkov  74'
Gogua  90+'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Stanislav Sukhina
13 September 2008 21FC Moscow2 – 1Spartak MoscowMoscow
14:00 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Nababkin  21'
Bystrov  32'
Bracamonte  53' (pen.)
Ivanov  63'
Goore  90+'		 Report Mozart 4'  58'
Ryzhkov  15'
Filipenko  26'
Kováč  26'
Saenko  66'		 Stadium: Eduard Streltsov Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Igor Zakharov
21 September 2008 22Spartak Moscow0 – 1Rubin KazanMoscow
18:00 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Saenko  24'
Bystrov  90+'		 Report Rebrov  15'
Bukharov  27'
Ryazantsev  70'
Kvirkvelia  76'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Nikolai Ivanov
27 September 2008 23Shinnik Yaroslavl1 – 2Spartak MoscowYaroslavl
15:00 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Monaryov  61'
Boyarintsev  65'
Polovinchuk  74'		 Report Rodríguez  21'
Fathi  39'		 Stadium: Shinnik Stadium
Attendance: 17,900
Referee: Stanislav Sukhina
4 October 2008 24Spartak Moscow0 – 1Krylia SovetovMoscow
MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Bystrov  30'  80'
Parshivlyuk  38'
Kováč  48'
Mozart  65'  88'
Fathi  76'		 Report Booth  70'
Ivanov  74'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Aleksandr Gvardis
18 October 2008 25Saturn Ramenskoye0 – 0Spartak MoscowRamenskoye
19:00 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Zelão  27'
Kovel  90+'		 Report Saenko  32'
Dedura  50'
Kováč  90+'		 Stadium: Saturn Stadium
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Vladimir Pettay
25 October 2008 26Spartak Moscow3 – 1Terek GroznyMoscow
16:00 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Pavlenko  45+1' (pen.)
Bazhenov  58'
Kováč  61'		 Report Kuzmichyov  14'  74'
Amelyanchuk  45+1'
Mărgăritescu  68'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Vitali Doroshenko
1 November 2008 27CSKA Moscow0 – 1Spartak MoscowMoscow
16:00 MSK (UTC+3) Zhirkov  84'  84'
Šemberas  90'		 Report Rodríguez  41'
Bazhenov  56'
Parshivlyuk  67'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev
8 November 2008 28Spartak Moscow0 – 1Lokomotiv MoscowMoscow
MSK (UTC+3) Prudnikov  26'
Kováč  75'		 Report Mujiri  6'
Baša  9'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Stanislav Sukhina
16 November 2008 29Luch-Energiya Vladivostok2 – 2Spartak MoscowVladivostok
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Kulyomin  56'
Gvazava  67'
Bulyga  83'		 Report Pavlenko  4'
Maidana  89'		 Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Vitali Doroshenko
22 November 2008 30Spartak Moscow1 – 3Zenit St.PetersburgMoscow
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Fathi  29'
Covalciuc  32'
Pavlenko  47'		 Report Pogrebnyak  5'
Danny  19', 45+1'
Anyukov  23'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Igor Egorov

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Krylia Sovetov Samara 30 12 12 6 46 28 +18 48[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
7 Lokomotiv Moscow 30 13 8 9 37 32 +5 47
8 Spartak Moscow 30 11 11 8 43 39 +4 44
9 FC Moscow 30 9 11 10 34 36 −2 38
10 Terek Grozny 30 9 8 13 28 42 −14 35
Source: RFPL (in Russian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th away goals scored; 7th position in previous season or decision game
Notes:
  1. ZEN 1–1 KRY; KRY 0–3 ZEN
  2. Since both finalists of the 2008–09 Russian Cup qualified for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Krylia Sovetov earned a spot in the third qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.

Russian Cup
Main article: 2008–09 Russian Cup
6 August 2008 Last 32Dynamo Bryansk1 – 2Spartak MoscowBryansk
18:30 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Kulumbegov  14' (pen.)
Tolstykh  39'  68'
Spirin  46'
Sannikov  79'
Larin  83'		 Report Dzyuba  4' (pen.), 31'
Luhachov  5'
Shishkin  34'  80'
Dzhanayev  74'
Prudnikov  89'		 Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Nikolai Ivanov
24 September 2008 Last 16Shinnik Yaroslavl1 – 2Spartak MoscowYaroslavl
18:30 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Kudryashov  57'
Yashin  81'		 Report Maidana  42'
Ryzhkov  45'
Prudnikov  49'		 Stadium: Shinnik
Attendance: 11,200
Referee: Yuri Klyuchnikov (Rostov-on-Don)

The Quartfinal took place during the 2009 season.

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying Rounds
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
13 August 2008 Third Qualifying Round 1st legSpartak Moscow 1 – 4 Dynamo KyivMoscow, Russia
20:00 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Bazhenov  5'
Kováč  69'		 Report Nesmachniy  22'
Bangoura  28', 47'  72'
Ninković  31'
Milevskiy  45', 86'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 32,600
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
27 August 2008 Third Qualifying Round 2nd legDynamo Kyiv 4 – 1
(8 – 2 agg.)		 Spartak MoscowKiev, Ukraine
21:45 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Aliyev  4'
El Kaddouri  7'
Bangoura  24'
Yussuf  37'
Milevskiy  49', 78'		 Report Pavlenko  45'
Dzyuba  47'		 Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

UEFA Cup
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup

First Round
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup first round
18 September 2008 1st legBaník Ostrava 0 – 1 Spartak MoscowOstrava, Spain
20:45 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Řezník  67' Report Kováč  42'
Fathi  56'
Bystrov  68'
Pletikosa  90'		 Stadium: Bazaly
Attendance: 4,120
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
2 October 2008 2nd legSpartak Moscow 1 – 1
(2 – 1 agg.)		 Baník OstravaMoscow, Russia
18:00 MSK (DST) (UTC+4) Bazhenov  3'
Kováč  59'		 Report Otepka  32'
Neuwirth  74'
Bolf  85'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland)

Group stage
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Udinese 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 9
Tottenham Hotspur 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7
NEC 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6
Spartak Moscow 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
Dinamo Zagreb 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3
Source:
6 November 2008 1Spartak Moscow 1 – 2 UdineseMoscow, Russia
20:00 MSK (UTC+3) Rodríguez  17' Report Quagliarella  12', 60' (pen.)
Pasquale  40'  87'
Flores  90'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)
27 November 2008 2Dinamo Zagreb 0 – 1 Spartak MoscowZagreb, Croatia
22:45 MSK (UTC+3) Vrdoljak  44'
Bišćan  58'
Mandžukić  90'		 Report Parshivlyuk  48'
Kováč  68'
Saenko  75'  90'		 Stadium: Maksimir Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Germany)
3 December 2008 3Spartak Moscow 1 – 2 NECMoscow, Russia
20:00 MSK (UTC+3) Covalciuc  2'
Zotov  16'
Jiránek  27'
Ivanov  52'		 Report Sibum  35'
Van Beukering  84'
Schöne  87'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz (Denmark)
18 December 2008 4Tottenham Hotspur 2 – 2 Spartak MoscowLondon, England
22:45 MSK (UTC+3) Modrić  67'
Huddlestone  74'		 Report Dzyuba  23', 33' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 28,906
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Squad statistics
As of match played 18 December 2008

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League2008-09 Russian CupUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
3 DF Martin Stranzl 19016+10101000
4 DF Malik Fathi 274213001051
5 MF Mozart 26219+22102020
7 DF Martin Jiránek 330260002050
8 MF Aleksandr Pavlenko 26616+460+100+103+10
11 FW Welliton 1069+16000000
14 DF Clemente Rodríguez 1628+21100051
15 DF Radoslav Kováč 28218+32102040
18 FW Aleksandr Prudnikov 28310+11221004+10
19 MF Cristian Maidana 31317+73201+101+20
22 GK Stipe Pletikosa 380300002060
23 MF Vladimir Bystrov 29118+6100202+10
27 MF Serghei Covalciuc 21114+30100031
30 MF Ivan Saenko 1515+30100+1051
31 MF Sergei Parshivlyuk 27017+101+10105+10
32 FW Nikita Bazhenov 31818+461+10214+11
35 GK Soslan Dzhanayev 2000200000
37 MF Yehor Luhachov 200+10100000
38 MF Artur Maloyan 500+2000002+10
40 FW Artem Dzyuba 2166+101121+111+12
43 MF Aleksandr Zotov 401000001+20
49 DF Roman Shishkin 20011+20102040
57 MF Maksim Grigoryev 200000000+20
59 DF Andrei Ivanov 1506+6010100+10
70 DF Ignas Dedura 9161100+1010
88 DF Egor Filipenko 17010+10201+1020
90 MF Vladislav Ryzhkov 823+2111001+10
96 MF Konstantin Sovetkin 603+100+200000
Players away from the club on loan:
29 MF Amir Bazhev 10000+100000
34 DF Renat Sabitov 302+10000000
36 DF Fyodor Kudryashov 100+10000000
55 MF Oleg Dineyev 100+10000000
Players who appeared for Spartak Moscow but left during the season:
9 MF Yegor Titov 906+30000000
10 FW Roman Pavlyuchenko 15612+26001000
25 MF Maksym Kalynychenko 2121000000

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League 2008-09 Russian Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Total
1FW32Nikita Bazhenov60118
2FW11Welliton60006
FW10Roman Pavlyuchenko60006
MF8Aleksandr Pavlenko60006
FW40Artem Dzyuba12126
6DF4Malik Fathi30014
7MF19Cristian Maidana30003
FW18Aleksandr Prudnikov21003
9MF5Mozart20002
DF15Radoslav Kováč20002
MF90Vladislav Ryzhkov11002
DF14Clemente Rodríguez10012
13DF70Ignas Dedura10001
MF23Vladimir Bystrov10001
MF25Maksym Kalynychenko10001
MF30Ivan Saenko00011
MF27Serghei Covalciuc00011
Own goal10001
TOTALS 4342756

Clean sheets
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League 2008-09 Russian Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Total
1GK22Stipe Pletikosa800210
TOTALS 800210

Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name Premier League 2008-09 Russian Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Total
3DFMartin Stranzl3000000030
4DFMalik Fathi7100000071
5MFMozart9200000092
7DFMartin Jiránek3000001040
8MFAleksandr Pavlenko2000100030
11FWWelliton4000000040
14DFClemente Rodríguez1000000010
15DFRadoslav Kováč80001030120
18FWAleksandr Prudnikov4010000050
19MFCristian Maidana2010000030
22GKStipe Pletikosa2000001030
23MFVladimir Bystrov3100001041
27MFSerghei Covalciuc3000000030
30MFIvan Saenko5000001060
31MFSergei Parshivlyuk3000001040
32FWNikita Bazhenov4000000040
35GKSoslan Dzhanayev1010000020
37MFYehor Luhachov0010000010
43MFAleksandr Zotov0000001010
49DFRoman Shishkin1021000031
59DFAndrei Ivanov0000001010
70DFIgnas Dedura2000000020
88DFEgor Filipenko3000000030
96MFKonstantin Sovetkin1000000010
Players away on loan:
34DFRenat Sabitov1000000010
Players who left Spartak Moscow season during the season:
10FWRoman Pavlyuchenko4100000041
Total 7656120100946

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