The 2015–16 FC Lokomotiv Moscow season was the club's 24th season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. Lokomotiv Moscow also took part in the Russian Cup and the Europa League.
Personnel
First team squad information
Players and squad numbers last updated on 7 April 2016.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Since Goalkeepers 1 Guilherme GK Atlético Paranaense 2007 16 Ilya Lantratov GK Lokomotiv-2 Moscow 2014 77 Anton Kochenkov GK Mordovia Saransk 2015 81 Ilya Abayev GK Volga Nizhny Novgorod 2013 Defenders 5 Nemanja Pejčinović DF Nice 2014 14 Vedran Ćorluka (captain) DF Tottenham Hotspur 2012 15 Arseny Logashov DF Anzhi Makhachkala 2013 17 Taras Mykhalyk DF Dynamo Kyiv 2013 28 Ján Ďurica DF Saturn Moscow Oblast 2009 29 Vitaliy Denisov DF Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2013 49 Roman Shishkin DF Spartak Moscow 2010 55 Renat Yanbayev DF Kuban Krasnodar 2007 Midfielders 3 Alan Kasaev MF Dynamo Moscow 2014 4 Manuel Fernandes MF Beşiktaş 2014 8 Aleksandr Sheshukov MF Rostov 2014 9 Maksim Grigoryev MF MITOS Novocherkassk 2012 18 Aleksandr Kolomeytsev MF Amkar Perm 2015 19 Aleksandr Samedov MF Dynamo Moscow 2012 20 Vladislav Ignatyev MF Kuban Krasnodar 2016 23 Dmitri Tarasov MF FC Moscow 2010 36 Dmitri Barinov MF Youth system 2013 59 Aleksei Miranchuk MF Youth system 2012 88 Delvin N'Dinga MF Monaco 2015 Forwards 7 Maicon FW Fluminense 2010 32 Petar Škuletić FW Partizan Belgrade 2015 45 Ezekiel Henty FW Olimpija Ljubljana 2016 96 Rifat Zhemaletdinov FW Youth system 2013 Players who left the club midway through the season 11 Mbark Boussoufa MF Anzhi Makhachkala 2013 21 Baye Oumar Niasse FW Akhisar Belediyespor 2014 52 Sergei Makarov MF Youth system 2013 60 Anton Miranchuk MF Youth system 2012
Transfers
Arrivals
Players in Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Name Nationality Position From Fee Date Source Maksim Grigoryev MF Rostov Returned from loan 18 June 2015 Anton Kochenkov GK Mordovia Saransk Free transfer 27 June 2015 Aleksandr Kolomeytsev MF Amkar Perm Free transfer 27 June 2015 Anton Kochenkov GK Krasnodar Returned from loan 1 January 2016 Vladislav Ignatyev MF Kuban Krasnodar Free transfer 10 February 2016 Ezekiel Henty FW Olimpija Ljubljana €5,000,000 19 February 2016
Players in on loan Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Name Nationality Position Loan from Date Until Source Delvin N'Dinga MF Monaco 9 July 2015 End of season
Departures
Players out
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Name Nationality Position To Fee Date Source Maksim Belyayev DF Shinnik Yaroslavl Free transfer 30 June 2015 Sergei Tkachyov MF Kuban Krasnodar Undisclosed (~ €700,000) 1 July 2015 Yan Tsiharaw MF Dinamo Minsk Free transfer 1 July 2015 Roman Pavlyuchenko FW Kuban Krasnodar Free transfer 1 July 2015 Magomed Ozdoev MF Rubin Kazan Free transfer 1 July 2015 Victor Obinna MF Unattached Free transfer 1 July 2015 Alberto Zapater MF Unattached Free transfer August 2015 Dmitri Sychev FW Unattached Free transfer 30 November 2015 Oumar Niasse FW Everton €17,900,000 1 February 2016
Players out on loan Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Name Nationality Position Loan to Date Until Source Dmitri Sychev FW Okzhetpes 13 March 2015 29 November 2015 Miroslav Lobantsev GK Krylya Sovetov Samara 16 July 2015 End of season Anton Kochenkov GK Krasnodar 28 October 2015 31 December 2015 Mbark Boussoufa MF Gent 1 February 2016 End of season Anton Miranchuk MF Levadia Tallinn 2 February 2016 End of season Sergey Makarov MF Minsk 17 February 2016 End of season
Friendlies
Pre-season
Mid-season
Competitions
Overview
Competition Started round Final round First match Last match Super Cup Final Runners-up 12 July 2015 - 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00% Premier League - 6th 19 July 2015 21 May 2016 30 14 8 8 43 33 +10 46.7% Russian Cup Round of 32 Round of 16 23 September 2015 29 October 2015 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 50.0% Europa League Group stage Round of 32 17 September 2015 25 February 2016 8 3 3 2 13 10 +3 37.5% Total 41 18 12 11 58 45 +13 43.9%
Russian Super Cup
Russian Premier League
League table
Results by round
Matches
Russian Cup
Europa League
Lokomotiv have qualified directly for the group stage of the 2015-16 UEFA Europa League after winning the 2015 Russian Cup Final.
Group stage
The 48 teams which qualified for the group stage were seeded into four pots based on their 2015 UEFA club coefficients. Lokomotiv fell to be allocated into the third pot. The draw was held on 28 August 2015 in Monaco and Lokomotiv drawn the 2015 Portuguese Cup Winners Sporting CP, Turkish powerhouse Beşiktaş, and the 2015 Albanian league winners Skënderbeu Korçë.
League table
Matches
Knockout phase
The draw for the first stage of the knockout phase, the round of 32, took place on Monday 14 December 2015. Lokomotiv was paired with Turkish side Fenerbahçe.
Round of 32
Squad statistics
After 30 April 2016
NoNamePremier LeagueRussian Cup and SupercupEuropa LeagueTotal Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Goalkeepers1 Guilherme30-33301-1108-101039-444016 Ilya Lantratov000000000000000077 Anton Kochenkov000000000000000081 Ilya Abayev00002-10000002-100 Defenders5 Nemanja Pejčinović21140200050002814014 Vedran Ćorluka24351100040012935215 Arseny Logashov8030200020101204017 Taras Mykhalyk21030200060202905028 Ján Ďurica13120100060002012029 Vitaliy Denisov29050200070103606049 Roman Shishkin19020200050102603055 Renat Yanbayev100202000300015020 Midfielders3 Alan Kasaev2432020105000313304 Manuel Fernandes400020007000130008 Aleksandr Sheshukov00000000000000009 Maksim Grigoryev5000300030001100011 Mbark Boussoufa100011100000211018 Aleksandr Kolomeytsev28320301070103834019 Aleksandr Samedov289401000851037145020 Vladislav Ignatyev710000000000710023 Dmitri Tarasov23030101051302917036 Dmitri Barinov201020100000402052 Sergei Makarov000000000000000059 Aleksei Miranchuk27230200061003532060 Anton Miranchuk000000000000000088 Delvin N'Dinga240201000801033030 Forwards7 Maicon14330301072002454021 Oumar Niasse158202100643023135032 Petar Škuletić18610211040002472045 Ezekiel Henty10030000000001003096 Rifat Zhemaletdinov5300000010106310
Awards
Lokomotiv player of the month award
Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fan voting on Lokomotiv's official portal on VK. Month First Second Third No. Name Votes % No. Name Votes % No. Name Votes % July 3 Alan Kasaev 55.8% 14 Vedran Ćorluka 951 (2nd round) 1,469 (1st round) 44.2% 32 Petar Škuletić 885 (1st round) N/a August 3 Alan Kasaev 2,430 46.1% 21 Baye Oumar Niasse 1,689 32.0% 29 Vitaliy Denisov 670 12.7% September 21 Baye Oumar Niasse 3,182 70.7% 1 Guilherme 531 11.8% 19 Aleksandr Samedov 496 11.0% October 21 Baye Oumar Niasse 2,225 48.5% 29 Vitaly Denisov 699 15.6% 19 Aleksandr Samedov 648 14.5% November 21 Baye Oumar Niasse 1,768 38.5% 19 Aleksandr Samedov 1,325 28.8% 59 Aleksei Miranchuk 660 14.3% December 21 Baye Oumar Niasse 2,410 48.9% 19 Aleksandr Samedov 1,316 26.7% 29 Vitaly Denisov 504 10.2% February 1 Guilherme 1,838 34.2% 19 Aleksandr Samedov 1,568 29.1% 29 Vitaly Denisov 1114 20.7% March 19 Aleksandr Samedov 4,543 87.2% 28 Ján Ďurica 232 4.4% 29 Vitaly Denisov 210 4.0% April 1 Guilherme 1,731 35.4% 19 Aleksandr Samedov 1,256 25.7% 29 Vitaly Denisov 760 15.5% May 96 Rifat Zhemaletdinov 4,314 68.7% 59 Aleksei Miranchuk 1,156 16.8% 19 Vitaly Denisov 961 13.9%
Lokomotiv player of the year award
Awarded to the player that was chosen by fan voting on Lokomotiv's official portal on VK as the best player of the season. Season First Second Third No. Name Votes % No. Name Votes % No. Name Votes % 2015–16 19 Aleksandr Samedov 2,347 36.3% 21 Baye Oumar Niasse 1,187 18.3% 1 Guilherme 841 13.0%
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