The 2017–18 CSKA season was the 26th successive season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. CSKA finished the previous season in 2nd, and as a result entered the Champions League at the Third Qualifying stage, and also took part in the Russian Cup.
Squad
Number Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Ilya Pomazun GK Academy 2012 3 0 35 Igor Akinfeev GK Academy 2003 2019 565 0 Defenders 2 Mário Fernandes Fernandes was born in São Caetano do Sul, Brazil, but gained Russian citizenship in 2016 before making his debut for the Russia national team in 2017. DF Grêmio 2012 2022 201 2 4 Sergei Ignashevich DF Lokomotiv Moscow 2004 541 46 5 Viktor Vasin DF Spartak Nalchik 2011 57 2 6 Aleksei Berezutski DF Chernomorets Novorossiysk 2001 502 11 14 Kirill Nababkin DF Moscow 2010 200 4 24 Vasili Berezutski DF Torpedo-ZIL 2002 531 14 42 Georgi Shchennikov DF Academy 2008 282 6 62 Aleksandar Stanisavljević DF Academy 2015 0 0 Midfielders 3 Pontus Wernbloom MF AZ Alkmaar 2012 2018 224 22 8 Georgi Milanov MF Litex Lovech 2013 2018 147 6 10 Alan Dzagoev MF Krylia Sovetov-SOK Dimitrovgrad 2008 2019 331 75 17 Aleksandr Golovin MF Academy 2012 2021 113 13 25 Kristijan Bistrović MF Slaven Belupo 2018 2022 9 0 66 Bibras Natkho MF PAOK 2014 2018 142 28 71 Nayair Tiknizyan MF Academy 2013 1 0 72 Astemir Gordyushenko MF Academy 2014 2020 16 0 80 Khetag Khosonov MF Academy 2014 9 0 82 Ivan Oleynikov MF Academy 2015 1 0 89 Konstantin Kuchayev MF Academy 2015 36 1 Forwards 7 Ahmed Musa FW loan from Leicester City 2018 2018 180 61 11 Vitinho FW Botafogo 2013 2020 83 18 63 Fyodor Chalov FW Academy 2015 2020 49 13 75 Timur Zhamaletdinov FW Academy 2014 26 2 85 Danila Yanov FW Strogino Moscow 2018 0 0 Away on loan 9 Konstantin Bazelyuk FW Academy 2010 27 4 43 Aleksandr Makarov MF Academy 2013 2 0 91 Nikita Chernov DF Academy 2013 3 0 99 Aaron Olanare FW Guangzhou R&F 2017 2021 28 4 Sergei Tkachyov MF Kuban Krasnodar 2016 2019 11 0 Dmitry Yefremov MF Akademiya Tolyatti 2013 33 0
Out on loan
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.31 August 2017GKNikolay ZirikovYouth TeamPromoted13 October 2017DFIvan ZakharovYouth TeamPromoted13 October 2017FWRoman PukhovYouth TeamPromoted1 January 2018FWDanila YanovStrogino MoscowUndisclosed12 January 2018MFKristijan BistrovićSlaven KoprivnicaUndisclosed
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.1 July 2017MFSergei TkachyovArsenal TulaUndisclosed1 July 2017MFVladimir KabakhidzeArsenal TulaUndisclosed1 July 2017FWArtyom AvanesyanZenit PenzaUndisclosed5 July 2017MFDmitri YefremovOrenburgUndisclosed31 August 2017DFMutalip AlibekovKhimkiUndisclosed9 February 2018FWAlibek AlievÖrgryteUndisclosed16 February 2017FWRoman PukhovDynamo MoscowUndisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.30 January 2018FWAhmed MusaLeicester CityEnd of season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.20 June 2017FWKonstantin BazelyukAnzhi Makhachkala11 January 20184 August 2017DFNikita ChernovUral YekaterinburgSeason-long11 January 2018FWKonstantin BazelyukZbrojovka BrnoEnd of Season9 February 2018MFAleksandr MakarovTosnoEnd of Season7 February 2018DFSaveliy KozlovTyumenEnd of Season22 February 2018FWAaron OlanareAmkar PermEnd of Season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date1 July 2017MFRoman EremenkoSpartak Moscow10 August 20185 July 2017MFZoran TošićPartizan28 August 201715 December 2017DFDanil NeplyuyevMetallurg Lipetsk 13 May 2018MFPontus WernbloomPAOK17 August 201814 May 2018MFGeorgi MilanovMOL Vidi3 September 201829 May 2018MFKirill LeonovZorky Krasnogorsk 28 August 201829 May 2018DFAleksandar StanisavljevićSlavia Sofia8 June 201829 May 2018DFAleksandr Volkov 2 June 2018MFBibras NatkhoOlympiacos6 August 2018 Wernbloom, Milanov and Natkho's contract expiry was announced on the above date, and came into play on 30 June.
Trial Date From Date To Position Nationality Name Last club Ref.6 June 2017 GKAnton AntipovSpartak Nalchik DFCécé PepeOlympique de Marseille
Friendlies
Competitions Russian Premier League
Results by round
Matches
League table
Russian Cup
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
Group stage
UEFA Europa League
Knockout phase
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:
Goalscorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueRussian CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal1 FW11Vitinho10020122 MF3 Pontus Wernbloom502183 MF10Alan Dzagoev303174 FW63Fyodor Chalov60017FW7 Ahmed Musa60017MF17Aleksandr Golovin500277 MF66Bibras Natkho40105DF42Georgi Shchennikov302059 DF5 Viktor Vasin20002FW75Timur Zhamaletdinov10102 Own goal0020212FW99Aaron Olanare10001DF24Vasili Berezutski10001DF6 Aleksei Berezutski10001DF4 Sergei Ignashevich10001MF89Konstantin Kuchayev00101DF14Kirill Nababkin00011TOTALS49014669
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueRussian CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal2 DFMário Fernandes20002000403 MFPontus Wernbloom700050101305 DFViktor Vasin30001000406 DFAleksei Berezutski40001000507 FWAhmed Musa100000102010MFAlan Dzagoev300030107011FWVitinho300020005014DFKirill Nababkin401010208017MFAleksandr Golovin8000302012024DFVasili Berezutski200010205025MFKristijan Bistrović100000001035GKIgor Akinfeev100000102042DFGeorgi Shchennikov200010104066MFBibras Natkho301030108080MFKhetag Khosonov310000003189MFKonstantin Kuchayev4100001051TOTALS49220210140862
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