2016–17 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season

The 2016–17 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season was the club's second season back in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia, since their relegation at the end of the 2013–14 season. Anzhi finished the season in twelfth, narrowly avoiding a Relegation play-off thanks to their head-to-head record against FC Orenburg, whilst also reaching the Quarterfinals of the Russian Cup, where they were knocked out by FC Ufa.

Anzhi Makhachkala

2016–17 season
Chairman	Suleyman Kerimov
Manager	Pavel Vrba (until 30 December) Aleksandr Grigoryan (from 5 January)
Stadium	Anzhi-Arena
Russian Premier League	12th
Russian Cup	Quarter-final (vs. Ufa)
Top goalscorer	League: Arsen Khubulov (5) All: Pylyp Budkivskyi (6)
Home colours Away colours
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Season events

Pavel Vrba was appointed as the club's new manager on 30 June 2016,^[1] following the expiration of Ruslan Agalarov's contract on 31 May 2016.^[2]

On 28 December 2016, Suleyman Kerimov sold the club to Osman Kadiyev.^[3] Two days later Pavel Vrba left by mutual consent,^[4] with Aleksandr Grigoryan being appointed as the club's new manager on 5 January 2017.^[5]

Squad

As of 24 February 2017,^[6] according to the RFPL official website Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine

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 David Yurchenko 2 DF  RUS Guram Tetrashvili 4 DF  UKR Maksym Bilyi 5 DF  RUS Aleksandr Zhirov (on loan from Krasnodar) 6 MF  IRN Saeid Ezatolahi (on loan from Rostov) 7 DF  RUS Kamil Agalarov 8 MF  RUS Arsen Khubulov 9 FW  RUS Shamil Asildarov 10 MF  RUS Adlan Katsayev (on loan from Akhmat Grozny) 14 DF  RUS Aslan Dudiyev 15 MF  UKR Dmytro Shcherbak 16 GK  RUS Yury Shafinsky 17 MF  RUS Svyatoslav Georgiyevsky 19 FW  RUS Pavel Dolgov 21 MF  RUS Maksim Batov 22 MF  UKR Sergey Karetnik

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 DF  RUS Sergei Parshivlyuk 26 DF  BRA Xandão 27 GK  RUS Mehdi Jannatov 28 FW  UKR Pylyp Budkivskyi (on loan from Shakhtar) 30 MF  RUS Shamil Gasanov 37 MF  RUS Batraz Khadartsev 45 DF  FRA Thomas Phibel 57 DF  RUS Magomed Musalov 77 MF  RUS Ayaz Guliyev (on loan from Spartak Moscow) 85 GK  RUS Aleksandr Filtsov (on loan from Rubin Kazan) 90 MF  RUS Andrei Lyakh 91 FW  RUS Pavel Yakovlev 92 DF  RUS Sergei Bryzgalov 94 FW  CRC Felicio Brown Forbes (on loan from Arsenal Tula) 99 FW  RUS Aleksandr Prudnikov

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 — DF  RUS Georgi Tigiyev (loan to Spartak Moscow until 30 June 2017) — FW  RUS Dzhamal Dibirgadzhiyev (loan to Fátima until 30 June 2017) — MF  MDA Valeriu Ciupercă (loan to Tom Tomsk until 30 June 2017)

Youth 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 39 MF  RUS Kamil Zakirov 43 DF  RUS Dmitri Dontsov 44 DF  RUS Bagautdin Rikmatullayev 49 MF  RUS Yuri Kuzmin 52 FW  RUS Arsanbeg Murtazaliyev 53 MF  RUS Karim Girayev 54 FW  RUS Gamid Agalarov 56 MF  RUS Nikita Adamov 58 FW  RUS Shamil Murtuzaliyev 59 DF  RUS Mariz Saidov 61 DF  RUS Anton Belov 62 FW  RUS Shakhban Gaydarov 64 DF  RUS Alikadi Saidov 65 DF  RUS Rustam Isayev 66 MF  RUS Amirkhan Temukov 67 MF  RUS Alan Yarikbayev 68 DF  RUS Roman Khodakovsky

No. Pos. Nation Player 69 GK  RUS Yegor Sedov 70 FW  RUS Rashid Magomedov 72 FW  RUS Ivan Ivanchenko 73 MF  RUS Chingiz Agabalayev 76 MF  RUS Gadzhi Adzhiyev 76 GK  RUS Nikita Repin 78 GK  RUS Dmitri Gerasimov 78 MF  RUS Timur Patakhov 79 FW  RUS Said Aliyev 80 MF  RUS Tamerlan Ramazanov 81 DF  RUS Rustam Machilov 86 MF  RUS Suleyman Dzhabrailov 88 GK  RUS Yuri Shleyev 95 DF  RUS Magomed Elmurzayev 97 MF  RUS Magomed Magomedov 98 MF  RUS Zalimkhan Yusupov

Transfers

Summer

Main article: List of Russian football transfers summer 2016

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 1 GK  RUS David Yurchenko (from Ufa, previously on loan)[7] 10 MF  CRO Ivo Iličević (from Hamburger SV)[8] 13 MF  GHA Mohammed Rabiu (from Kuban Krasnodar)[9] 15 MF  UKR Dmytro Shcherbak (from Kuban Krasnodar) 17 MF  RUS Svyatoslav Georgiyevsky (from Kuban Krasnodar)[10] 21 DF  FRA Cédric Yambéré (on loan from Bordeaux)[11] 22 MF  UKR Sergey Karetnik (from Kuban Krasnodar)[12] 24 DF  RUS Sergei Parshivlyuk (from Spartak Moscow)[13] 26 DF  BRA Xandão (from Kuban Krasnodar)[14] 28 FW  UKR Pylyp Budkivskyi (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)[15] 31 GK  RUS Aleksandr Belenov (from Kuban Krasnodar)[16] 44 DF  RUS Bagautdin Rikmatullayev 65 DF  RUS Rustam Isayev 66 MF  RUS Amirkhan Temukov 68 MF  RUS Roman Khodakovsky 69 GK  RUS Yegor Sedov (from own academy) 76 GK  RUS Nikita Repin (from Rotor Volgograd academy) 86 MF  RUS Suleyman Dzhabrailov 91 MF  RUS Pavel Yakovlev (from Spartak Moscow)[13] 98 MF  RUS Zalimkhan Yusupov 99 MF  FRA Gabriel Obertan (from Newcastle United)[17] — DF  ESP Cala (loan from Getafe)[18]

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 5 DF  RUS Aleksandr Zhirov (to Tom Tomsk)[19] 27 GK  RUS Mehdi Jannatov (on loan to Baltika Kaliningrad)[20] 55 GK  RUS Yevgeny Pomazan (to Kuban Krasnodar)[21] 56 DF  RUS Mikhail Reshetnyak 65 DF  RUS Abubakar Ustarkhanov 68 MF  RUS Goytemir Umarov 71 GK  RUS Mukharbek Burayev 75 FW  RUS Tagir Musalov 87 MF  RUS Ilya Maksimov (to Arsenal Tula)[22] 96 FW  RUS Dzhamal Dibirgadzhiyev (loan to Fátima)[23] 99 FW  RUS Islamnur Abdulavov (to Ufa)[24] — GK  RUS Aleksandr Krivoruchko (to SKA-Khabarovsk, previously on loan to Tom Tomsk)[25][26] — DF  ESP Cala (loan return to Getafe)[27] — DF  RUS Murad Kurbanov (released, previously on loan to Khimik Dzerzhinsk) — DF  RUS Yuri Udunyan (to Legion-Dynamo Makhachkala, previously on loan to Khimik Dzerzhinsk) — DF  RUS Andrey Yeshchenko (to Spartak Moscow, previously on loan to Dynamo Moscow)[28]

Winter

Main article: List of Russian football transfers winter 2016–17

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 2 DF  RUS Guram Tetrashvili (from Tosno)[29] 4 DF  UKR Maksym Bilyi [30] 5 DF  RUS Aleksandr Zhirov (loan from Krasnodar)[31] 6 MF  IRN Saeid Ezatolahi (on loan from Rostov)[32] 7 DF  RUS Kamil Agalarov 8 MF  RUS Arsen Khubulov (from Kuban Krasnodar)[33] 9 FW  RUS Shamil Asildarov (from Tobol)[34] 10 MF  RUS Adlan Katsayev (on loan from Terek Grozny)[35] 13 MF  RUS Dmitri Kudryashov 14 DF  RUS Aslan Dudiyev (from Tom Tomsk)[29] 19 FW  RUS Pavel Dolgov (from Zenit St.Petersburg)[36] 21 DF  RUS Maksim Batov (from Rubin Kazan) 39 MF  RUS Kamil Zakirov (from Krasnodar) 45 DF  FRA Thomas Phibel (from Red Star Belgrade)[37] 52 FW  RUS Arsanbeg Murtazaliyev (from UOR Dagestan Kaspiysk) 54 FW  RUS Gamid Agalarov (from own academy) 56 MF  RUS Nikita Adamov 58 FW  RUS Shamil Murtuzaliyev (from Zenit St. Petersburg academy) 64 DF  RUS Alikadi Saidov (from own academy) 72 FW  RUS Ivan Ivanchenko (from Zenit St. Petersburg) 76 MF  RUS Gadzhi Adzhiyev (from Dynamo Bryansk) 77 MF  RUS Ayaz Guliyev (on loan from Spartak Moscow)[38] 78 GK  RUS Dmitri Gerasimov (from CSKA Moscow)[39] 81 DF  RUS Rustam Machilov (from own academy) 85 GK  RUS Aleksandr Filtsov (on loan from Rubin Kazan)[40] 88 GK  RUS Yuri Shleyev (from Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk) 90 MF  RUS Andrei Lyakh (free agent)[41] 92 DF  RUS Sergei Bryzgalov (from Terek Grozny)[42] 94 FW  CRC Felicio Brown Forbes (on loan from Arsenal Tula)[43] 99 FW  RUS Aleksandr Prudnikov (from Orenburg)[44] — GK  RUS Mehdi Jannatov (end of loan to Baltika Kaliningrad)[45]

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  RUS Ali Gadzhibekov (to Krylia Sovetov)[46][47] 4 DF  SRB Darko Lazić (to Alanyaspor)[48] 6 MF  ARM Karlen Mkrtchyan 8 MF  NED Lorenzo Ebecilio (to APOEL)[49] 10 MF  CRO Ivo Iličević (to Kairat)[50] 13 MF  GHA Mohammed Rabiu 14 MF  KOS Bernard Berisha (to Terek Grozny)[51] 18 MF  BLR Ivan Mayewski (to Astana)[52] 20 MF  NIG Amadou Moutari (to Ferencvárosi)[53] 21 DF  FRA Cédric Yambéré (loan return to Bordeaux) 25 DF  GHA Jonathan Mensah (to Columbus Crew)[54] 31 GK  RUS Aleksandr Belenov (from Ufa)[55] 45 DF  RUS Narula Dzharulayev 47 MF  RUS Tamirlan Dzhamalutdinov [56] 77 DF  RUS Georgi Tigiyev (on loan to Spartak Moscow)[57] 88 MF  RUS Anvar Gazimagomedov (to Armavir)[58] 94 FW  CIV Yannick Boli (to Dalian Yifang)[59] 99 MF  FRA Gabriel Obertan (to Wigan Athletic)[60]

Trialists: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  RUS Yuri Shleyev [61] — DF  RUS Kamil Agalarov [61] — DF  RUS Qvanzav Məhəmmədov [61] — MF  RUS Andrei Bezhonov [61] — MF  RUS Adlan Katsayev [61] — MF  RUS Butta Magomedov [61] — MF  RUS Shamil Mirzayev [61] — MF  RUS Sharif Mukhammad [61] — MF  RUS Ruslan Shauvkhalov [61] — MF  RUS Fedor Sheremetov [61] — MF  UKR Denys Dedechko [61] — FW  RUS Shamil Asildarov [61] — FW  RUS Tagir Musalov [61] — FW  UKR Oleksiy Antonov [61] —  RUS Magomed Suleimanov [61] —  RUS Shamil Murtuzaliev [61]

Friendlies

Khimki v Anzhi Makhachkala

30 June 2016	Khimki	2–0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Khimki
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)		Summary	Kuzmichyov 34' Petrusyov 90'

Spartak-2 Moscow v Anzhi Makhachkala

4 July 2016	Spartak-2 Moscow	3–2	Anzhi Makhachkala	Khimki
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Davydov 23', 86' Sinodzuka 88'	Summary	Trialist 43' Abdulavov 52'

Anzhi Makhachkala v Charlton Athletic

16 July 2016	Anzhi Makhachkala	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Pinkafeld, Austria
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Lazić  29' Trialist  50' Tigiyev 90'	Summary	Harriott  7'	Stadium: Adeg-Meister Frost Arena

Anzhi Makhachkala v Ettifaq

19 July 2016	Anzhi Makhachkala	2–1	Ettifaq	Gornja Radgona, Slovenia
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Budkivskyi 2', 26'	Summary	53' (pen.)

Anzhi Makhachkala v Watford

23 July 2016	Anzhi Makhachkala	0–0	Watford	Austria
16:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Dibirgadzhiyev  67' Berisha  70'	Summary

Pandurii Târgu Jiu v Anzhi Makhachkala

18 January 2017	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	1–1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Belek, Turkey
17:30 MSK (UTC+3)		Summary	Katsayev 24'

Aktobe v Anzhi Makhachkala

22 January 2017	Aktobe	1–0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Belek, Turkey
17:30 MSK (UTC+3)	B.Baitana	Summary

Botev Plovdiv v Anzhi Makhachkala

2 February 2017	Botev Plovdiv	1–2	Anzhi Makhachkala	Belek, Turkey
16:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Stoyanov 75'	Summary	Budkivskyi 28' Asildarov 33'

Elazığspor v Anzhi Makhachkala

4 February 2017	Elazığspor	0–0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Belek, Turkey
17:30 MSK (UTC+3)		Summary

Vardar v Anzhi Makhachkala

5 February 2017	Vardar	2–1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Belek, Turkey
17:30 MSK (UTC+3)		Summary	Georgiyevsky 47'

Dukla Prague v Anzhi Makhachkala

8 February 2017	Dukla Prague	2–1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Belek, Turkey
16:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Hanousek 80', 90+3' (pen.)	Summary	Katsayev 23' (pen.)

Şagadam v Anzhi Makhachkala

17 February 2017	Şagadam	0–2	Anzhi Makhachkala	Belek, Turkey
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)		Summary	Asildarov 3' Bryzgalov 83'

Kairat v Anzhi Makhachkala

20 February 2017	Kairat	0–1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Belek, Turkey
17:30 MSK (UTC+3)		Summary	Katsayev 41'

Atyrau v Anzhi Makhachkala

23 February 2017	Atyrau	1–0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Belek, Turkey
17:30 MSK (UTC+3)	72'	Summary

Irtysh Pavlodar v Anzhi Makhachkala

25 February 2017	Irtysh Pavlodar	3–2	Anzhi Makhachkala	Belek, Turkey
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	S.Bando 44' Fonseca 70' Zivkovic 78'	Summary	Karetnik 14' Budkivskyi 51'

Competitions

Russian Premier League

Main article: 2016–17 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	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	W	W	L	D	W	D	L	D	W	D	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	D	D	L	L	L
Position	11	13	10	6	8	8	6	7	8	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source: See results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Anzhi Makhachkala v CSKA Moscow

30 July 2016 1	Anzhi Makhachkala	0–0	CSKA Moscow	Kaspiysk
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Boli  68' Zhirov  82'	Summary		Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Vitaly Meshkov

Amkar Perm v Anzhi Makhachkala

7 August 2016 2	Amkar Perm	2–0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Perm
15:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Anene 31' Gol  57' Zaytsev 88' 89'	Summary	Zhirov  17'  64' Lazić  34' Musalov  81'	Stadium: Zvezda Stadium Attendance: 8,800 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

Anzhi Makhachkala v Arsenal Tula

14 August 2016 3	Anzhi Makhachkala	1–0	Arsenal Tula	Kaspiysk
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Yambéré  15' Ebecilio  29' Mayewski 45+2' Berisha  82' Budkivskyi  90' Gadzhibekov  90+1'	Summary	Belyayev  58' Denisov  79'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 7,300 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin

Rubin Kazan v Anzhi Makhachkala

19 August 2016 4	Rubin Kazan	1–2	Anzhi Makhachkala	Kazan
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Kanunnikov 34'	Summary	Budkivskyi 42' Ebecilio 54' Gadzhibekov  69' Lazić  76' Gasanov  90+3'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,572 Referee: Aleksey Eskov

Anzhi Makhachkala v Spartak Moscow

28 August 2016 5	Anzhi Makhachkala	0–2	Spartak Moscow	Kaspiysk
21:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Musalov  52' Yambéré  57' Lazić  62' Mensah  85'	Summary	Ananidze 18' Yeshchenko  37'  72' Kutepov  65' Fernando  68' Promes 81'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 14,300 Referee: Sergei Ivanov

Orenburg v Anzhi Makhachkala

10 September 2016 6	Orenburg	0–0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Orenburg
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Georgiev  61' Oyewole  75'	Summary	Mensah  10' Obertan  57'	Stadium: Gazovik Stadium Attendance: 5,012 Referee: Artem Chistyakov

Ural v Anzhi Makhachkala

17 September 2016 7	Ural	0–1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Yekaterinburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)		Summary	Obertan 25' Parshivlyuk  87' Iličević  90+1'	Stadium: SKB-Bank Arena Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin

Anzhi Makhachkala v Zenit St.Petersburg

25 September 2016 8	Anzhi Makhachkala	2–2	Zenit St.Petersburg	Kaspiysk
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Berisha 28' (pen.) 87' Gasanov  39' Boli  61' 64' Yambéré  74'	Summary	Dzyuba 6', 18' García  72' Zhirkov  90+2'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 9,800 Referee: Aleksey Eskov

Krylia Sovetov v Anzhi Makhachkala

1 October 2016 9	Krylia Sovetov	2–1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Samara
14:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Mollo 18' Tkachyov 45+1' 76'	Summary	Musalov  25' Parshivlyuk  43' Gasanov  80' Lazić  90' Berisha 90+1' 90+2'	Stadium: Metallurg Stadium Attendance: 5,263 Referee: Evgeny Turbin

Anzhi Makhachkala v Terek Grozny

17 October 2016 10	Anzhi Makhachkala	0–0	Terek Grozny	Kaspiysk
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Xandão  57'	Summary	Píriz  22'  82' Ángel  65' Gorodov  90+2'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin

Tom Tomsk v Anzhi Makhachkala

22 October 2016 11	Tom Tomsk	0–3	Anzhi Makhachkala	Tomsk
12:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Vranješ  36' Droppa  60'	Summary	Mayewski  45' Iličević  49' 66', 77' Berisha 82'	Stadium: Trud Stadium Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Vladimir Seldyakov

Anzhi Makhachkala v Krasnodar

30 October 2016 12	Anzhi Makhachkala	0–0	Krasnodar	Kaspiysk
18:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Xandão  55' Obertan  90+2'	Summary	Kaboré  6'  17' Izmailov  47' Laborde  90+2' Eboue  90+4'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 7,203 Referee: Sergey Karasev

Lokomotiv Moscow v Anzhi Makhachkala

5 November 2016 13	Lokomotiv Moscow	4–0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Moscow
18:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Maicon 3', 4' Fernandes 50' Samedov 59' (pen.)	Summary		Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 8,014 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

Anzhi Makhachkala v Ufa

19 November 2016 14	Anzhi Makhachkala	0–1	Ufa	Kaspiysk
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Yakovlev  90'	Summary	Vaněk 63' Sukhov  73' Oblyakov  79' Bezdenezhnykh  81'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Sergey Ivanov

Rostov v Anzhi Makhachkala

27 November 2016 15	Rostov	2–0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Rostov-on-Don
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Azmoun 41' Kalachev  45+1' Gațcan 79' 80'	Summary	Obertan  37' Xandão  64'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 9,194 Referee: Igor Fedotov

Anzhi Makhachkala v Amkar Perm

1 December 2016 16	Anzhi Makhachkala	3–1	Amkar Perm	Kaspiysk
20:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Budkivskyi 43', 65' Boli 49' (pen.) Musalov  75' Gadzhibekov  84'	Summary	Bodul 25' Gol  50' Gigolayev  66'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Sergey Karasev

Arsenal Tula v Anzhi Makhachkala

5 December 2016 17	Arsenal Tula	1–0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Tula
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Berkhamov  34' Belyayev 70' Levashov  90+2'	Summary	Budkivskyi  17' Ebecilio  42'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 4,597 Referee: Aleksey Eskov

Anzhi Makhachkala v Rubin Kazan

6 March 2017 18	Anzhi Makhachkala	0–1	Rubin Kazan	Kaspiysk
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Ezatolahi  27'  77'	Summary	Tkachuk  11' Kanunnikov  23' 81'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 4,950 Referee: Aleksey Eskov

Spartak Moscow v Anzhi Makhachkala

12 March 2017 19	Spartak Moscow	1–0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Moscow
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Samedov 67'	Summary	Phibel  3' Yakovlev  28' Khubulov  47' Tetrashvili  57'	Stadium: Otkrytiye Arena Attendance: 34,456 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

Anzhi Makhachkala v Orenburg

17 March 2017 20	Anzhi Makhachkala	1–0	Orenburg	Kaspiysk
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Asildarov  12' Prudnikov 79' 80'	Summary	Sivakow  49'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 7,100 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

Anzhi Makhachkala v Ural

31 March 2017 21	Anzhi Makhachkala	2–3	Ural	Kaspiysk
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Prudnikov 49' Khubulov 53' Phibel  83'	Summary	Ilyin 22' Yemelyanov  34' Dantsev  45+1' Manucharyan  53' 88' Gasanov 57' (o.g.) Bicfalvi  61'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 3,950 Referee: Sergey Ivanov

Zenit St.Petersburg v Anzhi Makhachkala

8 April 2017 22	Zenit St.Petersburg	1–1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Lombaerts  50' Hernani  59' Kokorin 73'	Summary	Forbes  14' Yakovlev 21' Budkivskyi  39' Guliyev  57' Phibel  78' Khubulov  82' Ezatolahi  89'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 17,620 Referee: Aleksey Sukhoy

Anzhi Makhachkala v Krylia Sovetov

15 April 2017 23	Anzhi Makhachkala	1–3	Krylia Sovetov	Kaspiysk
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Parshivlyuk  15' Khubulov 89' (pen.)	Summary	Kornilenko 9' Zotov 23' Pasquato 64' Bozhin  88'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Alexey Nikolaev

Terek Grozny v Anzhi Makhachkala

22 April 2017 24	Terek Grozny	0–1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Grozny
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Roshi  12'	Summary	Forbes 14' 52' Dudiyev  30' Yurchenko  90+4' Katsayev  90+5'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 15,537 Referee: Roman Galimov

Anzhi Makhachkala v Tom Tomsk

27 April 2017 26	Anzhi Makhachkala	3–3	Tom Tomsk	Kaspiysk
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Khubulov 29' (pen.), 51' (pen.), 90+7' (pen.) 37' Guliyev  63'	Summary	Sobolev 25' 47' Golyshev  27' Osipov  45+1' Miterev  49' Gvineysky 70' Bukachyov  83' Bolshunov 90+3' Karymov  90+6'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 3,520 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

Krasnodar v Anzhi Makhachkala

1 May 2017 26	Krasnodar	0–0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Krasnodar
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Pereyra  53' Torbinski  82'	Summary	Guliyev  33' Yakovlev  60' Musalov  65' Yurchenko  90+1'	Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium Attendance: 27,658 Referee: Vladimir Seldyakov

Anzhi Makhachkala v Lokomotiv Moscow

8 May 2017 27	Anzhi Makhachkala	0–0	Lokomotiv Moscow	Kaspiysk
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Tetrashvili  14'	Summary	Barinov  81' Denisov  87' Ignatyev  90+2'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 4,980 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin

Ufa v Anzhi Makhachkala

14 May 2017 28	Ufa	2–1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Ufa
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Jokić  24' Stotsky 39' Fatai 90'	Report	Budkivskyi 41'	Stadium: Neftyanik Stadium Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Evgeny Turbin

Anzhi Makhachkala v Rostov

17 May 2017 29	Anzhi Makhachkala	1–2	Rostov	Kaspiysk
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Tetrashvili  31' Prudnikov 78' Budkivskyi  90+1'	Report	Bayramyan  58' Azmoun 61' Poloz 64' Terentyev  90+2'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Alexey Nikolaev

CSKA Moscow v Anzhi Makhachkala

21 May 2017 30	CSKA Moscow	4–0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Moscow
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Ignashevich 17' Vitinho 24', 38' Wernbloom  33' Chalov 49'	Report	Guliyev  31'	Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 16,523 Referee: Kirill Levnikov

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
10	Amkar Perm	30	8	11	11	25	29	−4	35
11	Ural Yekaterinburg	30	8	6	16	24	44	−20	30
12	Anzhi Makhachkala	30	7	9	14	24	38	−14	30[a]
13	Orenburg (R)	30	7	9	14	25	36	−11	30[a]	Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
14	Arsenal Tula (O)	30	7	7	16	18	40	−22	28

Source: Russian Premier League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head matches won; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored.^[62]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Anzhi Makhachkala ahead of Orenburg on head-to-head points; Orenburg–Anzhi Makhachkala 0–0, Anzhi Makhachkala–Orenburg 1–0.

Russian Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Russian Cup

Mordovia Saransk v Anzhi Makhachkala

21 September 2016 Round of 32	Mordovia Saransk	1–2	Anzhi Makhachkala	Saransk
18:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Ivanov  66' Lukyanov 87'	Summary	Iličević 6' Moutari 45+3' Yurchenko  86' Budkivskyi  90+2'	Stadium: Start Stadium Attendance: 920 Referee: Oleg Sokolov

Anzhi Makhachkala v Zenit St.Petersburg

27 October 2016 Round of 16	Anzhi Makhachkala	4–0	Zenit St.Petersburg	Kaspiysk
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Gasanov 29' Budkivskyi  31' 62', 70' Berisha  36' 79' Gadzhibekov  51'  89' Mayewski  89'	Summary	Neto  36' Kokorin  56' Kerzhakov  58' Zhirkov  67' Giuliano  89' Witsel  89'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov

Ufa v Anzhi Makhachkala

1 March 2017 Quarterfinal	Ufa	1–0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Ufa
17:0 MSK (UTC+3)	Zaseyev  55' 66' Igboun  57' Stotsky  85' Paurević  89'	Summary	Yakovlev  32' Guliyev  79'	Stadium: Neftyanik Stadium Attendance: 8,400

Squad statistics

As of Match played 21 May 2017

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Russian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	RUS	David Yurchenko	16	0	13	0	3	0
2	DF	RUS	Guram Tetrashvili	11	0	10	0	1	0
5	DF	RUS	Aleksandr Zhirov	16	0	15	0	1	0
6	MF	IRN	Saeid Ezatolahi	11	0	3+7	0	1	0
8	MF	RUS	Arsen Khubulov	11	5	7+3	5	1	0
9	FW	RUS	Shamil Asildarov	7	0	2+4	0	1	0
10	MF	RUS	Adlan Katsayev	11	0	9+1	0	1	0
14	DF	RUS	Aslan Dudiyev	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
15	MF	UKR	Dmytro Shcherbak	1	0	1	0	0	0
17	MF	RUS	Svyatoslav Georgiyevsky	11	0	7+3	0	1	0
19	FW	RUS	Pavel Dolgov	6	0	2+3	0	0+1	0
21	DF	RUS	Maksim Batov	2	0	1+1	0	0	0
24	DF	RUS	Sergei Parshivlyuk	20	0	19	0	0+1	0
26	DF	BRA	Xandão	7	0	5	0	2	0
28	FW	UKR	Pylyp Budkivskyi	31	6	21+8	4	2	2
30	MF	RUS	Shamil Gasanov	21	1	17+2	0	2	1
37	MF	RUS	Batraz Khadartsev	4	0	2+2	0	0	0
45	DF	FRA	Thomas Phibel	14	0	13	0	1	0
57	DF	RUS	Magomed Musalov	31	0	27+2	0	2	0
77	MF	RUS	Ayaz Guliyev	12	0	10+1	0	0+1	0
91	MF	RUS	Pavel Yakovlev	15	1	11+3	1	1	0
92	DF	RUS	Sergei Bryzgalov	8	0	4+3	0	1	0
94	FW	CRC	Felicio Brown Forbes	5	1	4+1	1	0	0
99	FW	RUS	Aleksandr Prudnikov	11	3	5+5	3	0+1	0
Players away from the club on loan:
77	DF	RUS	Georgi Tigiyev	16	0	12+2	0	2	0
Players who appeared for Anzhi Makhachkala no longer at the club:
3	DF	RUS	Ali Gadzhibekov	11	0	8+2	0	1	0
4	DF	SRB	Darko Lazić	11	0	11	0	0	0
6	MF	ARM	Karlen Mkrtchyan	2	0	1+1	0	0	0
8	MF	NED	Lorenzo Ebecilio	14	1	9+4	1	1	0
10	MF	CRO	Ivo Iličević	14	3	10+2	2	2	1
14	MF	KOS	Bernard Berisha	19	4	12+5	3	1+1	1
18	MF	BLR	Ivan Mayewski	16	1	13+1	1	1+1	0
20	MF	NIG	Amadou Moutari	6	1	1+3	0	1+1	1
21	DF	FRA	Cédric Yambéré	13	0	11+1	0	0+1	0
25	DF	GHA	Jonathan Mensah	13	0	6+5	0	2	0
31	GK	RUS	Aleksandr Belenov	17	0	17	0	0	0
88	MF	RUS	Anvar Gazimagomedov	7	0	1+5	0	1	0
94	FW	CIV	Yannick Boli	11	2	4+7	2	0	0
99	MF	FRA	Gabriel Obertan	9	1	6+2	1	0+1	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Russian Premier League	Russian Cup	Total
1	FW		28	Pylyp Budkivskyi	4	2	6
2	MF		8	Arsen Khubulov	5	0	5
3	FW		94	Yannick Boli	3	0	3
	FW		99	Aleksandr Prudnikov	3	0	3
	MF		10	Ivo Iličević	2	1	3
	MF		14	Bernard Berisha	2	1	3
7	MF		18	Ivan Mayewski	1	0	1
	MF		8	Lorenzo Ebecilio	1	0	1
	MF		99	Gabriel Obertan	1	0	1
	MF		91	Pavel Yakovlev	1	0	1
	FW		94	Felicio Brown Forbes	1	0	1
	MF		20	Amadou Moutari	0	1	1
	MF		30	Shamil Gasanov	0	1	1
				TOTALS	24	6	30

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Russian Premier League		Russian Cup		Total
1		GK	David Yurchenko	3	0	0	0	3	0
2		DF	Guram Tetrashvili	3	0	0	0	3	0
3		DF	Ali Gadzhibekov	3	0	1	1	4	1
4		DF	Darko Lazić	4	0	0	0	4	0
5		DF	Aleksandr Zhirov	3	1	0	0	3	1
6		MF	Saeid Ezatolahi	3	1	0	0	3	1
8		MF	Lorenzo Ebecilio	2	0	0	0	2	0
8		MF	Arsen Khubulov	3	0	0	0	3	0
9		FW	Shamil Asildarov	1	0	0	0	1	0
10		MF	Adlan Katsayev	2	0	0	0	2	0
10		DF	Aslan Dudiyev	1	0	0	0	1	0
14		MF	Bernard Berisha	3	0	1	0	4	0
14		DF	Aslan Dudiyev	1	0	0	0	1	0
18		MF	Ivan Mayewski	1	0	1	0	2	0
21		DF	Cédric Yambéré	3	0	0	0	3	0
24		DF	Sergei Parshivlyuk	3	0	0	0	3	0
25		DF	Jonathan Mensah	2	0	0	0	2	0
26		DF	Xandão	3	0	0	0	3	0
28		FW	Pylyp Budkivskyi	4	0	2	0	6	0
30		MF	Shamil Gasanov	3	0	0	0	3	0
45		DF	Thomas Phibel	3	0	0	0	3	0
57		DF	Magomed Musalov	5	0	0	0	5	0
77		MF	Ayaz Guliyev	4	0	1	0	5	0
91		MF	Pavel Yakovlev	5	0	1	0	6	0
94		FW	Yannick Boli	2	0	0	0	2	0
94		FW	Felicio Brown Forbes	2	0	0	0	2	0
99		DF	Gabriel Obertan	3	0	0	0	3	0
99		FW	Aleksandr Prudnikov	1	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	72	2	8	1	80	3

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External links

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