The 2008 FC Spartak Moscow season was the club's 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.
Season events On 12 September, Spartak announced the appointment of Michael Laudrup as their new manager.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 12 Ivan Komissarov GK Youth Team 2005 0 0 16 Yevgeniy Gubin GK Youth Team 2005 0 0 22 Stipe Pletikosa GK Shakhtar Donetsk 2007 73 0 35 Soslan Dzhanayev GK KAMAZ 2008 2 0 46 Azamat Jioyev GK Youth Team 2008 0 0 Defenders 3 Martin Stranzl DF VfB Stuttgart 2006 46 2 4 Malik Fathi DF Hertha BSC 2008 2011 27 4 7 Martin Jiránek DF Reggina 2004 123 2 14 Clemente Rodríguez DF Boca Juniors 2004 83 5 15 Radoslav Kováč DF Sparta Prague 2005 133 13 33 Ilya Gultyayev DF Youth Team 2006 0 0 48 Yevgeni Makeyev DF Youth Team 2008 0 0 49 Roman Shishkin DF Youth Team 2004 86 1 53 Mikhail Badyautdinov DF Youth Team 2008 0 0 54 Aleksandr Karakin DF Youth Team 2008 0 0 56 Konstantin Kadeyev DF Youth Team 2008 0 0 59 Andrei Ivanov DF Youth Team 2006 24 0 65 Irakli Chezhiya DF Youth Team 2008 0 0 70 Ignas Dedura DF Skonto 2004 45 4 88 Egor Filipenko DF BATE Borisov 2008 17 0 Midfielders 5 Mozart MF Reggina 2005 100 11 8 Aleksandr Pavlenko Pavlenko was born in Ordzhonikidze, Soviet Union (now Ukraine), but also qualified to represent Russia internationally, making his debut for Russia U21 in 2003. MF Lausanne-Sport 2001 138 16 19 Cristian Maidana MF Banfield 2008 31 3 21 Igor Gorbatenko MF Krylia Sovetov-SOK Dimitrovgrad 2008 0 0 23 Vladimir Bystrov MF Zenit St.Petersburg 2005 2008 113 14 27 Serghei Covalciuc MF Karpaty Lviv 2004 79 3 30 Ivan Saenko MF 1. FC Nürnberg 2008 15 1 31 Sergei Parshivlyuk MF Youth Team 2007 29 0 37 Yehor Luhachov MF Lokomotyv Kyiv 2006 2 0 38 Artur Maloyan MF Youth Team 2007 5 0 41 Artak Aleksanyan MF Youth Team 2008 0 0 43 Aleksandr Zotov MF Youth Team 2008 4 0 45 Aleksandr Kozhevnikov MF Youth Team 2008 0 0 47 Dmitri Malyaka MF Youth Team 2008 0 0 57 Maksim Grigoryev MF Youth Team 2008 2 0 58 Dmitri Tumenko MF Youth Team 2008 0 0 61 Igor Kireyev MF Youth Team 2008 0 0 90 Vladislav Ryzhkov MF Youth Team 2008 8 2 96 Konstantin Sovetkin MF Youth Team 2008 6 0 Forwards 11 Welliton FW Goiás 2007 24 10 17 Artyom Fomin FW Youth Team 2006 0 0 18 Aleksandr Prudnikov FW Youth Team 2007 42 6 32 Nikita Bazhenov FW Saturn Ramenskoye 2004 94 19 40 Artem Dzyuba FW Youth Team 2006 49 8 44 Pavel Yakovlev FW Youth Team 2008 0 0 62 Vladimir Obukhov Obukhov was born in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, but qualified to represent Russia internationally, making his debut for Russia U18 in 2010. FW Youth Team 2008 0 0 Away on loan 29 Amir Bazhev MF Youth Team 2006 1 0 34 Renat Sabitov DF Saturn Ramenskoye 2007 21 0 36 Fyodor Kudryashov DF Sibiryak Bratsk 2005 12 0 55 Oleg Dineyev MF Youth Team 2007 4 0 Quincy Owusu-Abeyie FW Arsenal 2006 32 1 Players that left Spartak Moscow during the season 6 Florin Șoavă MF Rapid București 2004 2008 64 1 9 Yegor Titov MF Youth Team 1995 445 106 10 Roman Pavlyuchenko FW Rotor Volgograd 2003 180 82 25 Maksym Kalynychenko MF Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2000 196 32 42 Sergei Harlamov DF Youth Team 2008 2008 0 0 52 Yevgeni Andreyev MF Youth Team 2005 0 0
On loan
Left club during season
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.Winter 2008GKSoslan DzhanayevKAMAZUndisclosedWinter 2008DFEgor FilipenkoBATE BorisovUndisclosedWinter 2008MFCristian MaidanaBanfieldUndisclosedWinter 2008MFIgor GorbatenkoKrylia Sovetov-SOK DimitrovgradUndisclosed12 March 2008DFMalik FathiHertha BSCUndisclosedAugust 2008MFIvan Saenko1. FC NürnbergUndisclosed
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.September 2008FWRoman PavlyuchenkoTottenham HotspurUndisclosedSummer 2008MFFlorin ȘoavăKhimkiUndisclosedSummer 2008MFYevgeni AndreyevIrtysh OmskUndisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.22 June 2007DFClemente RodríguezEspanyolSummer 20082 September 2007FWQuincy Owusu-AbeyieCelta VigoSummer 200819 June 2008DFRenat SabitovKhimkiEnd of SeasonJuly 2008DFFyodor KudryashovKhimkiEnd of Season6 August 2008FWQuincy Owusu-AbeyieBirmingham CityJanuary 200927 August 2008DFAmir BazhevSKA RostovEnd of SeasonSummer 2008DFOleg DineyevKhimkiEnd of Season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined DateSummer 2008MFYegor TitovKhimki11 August 2008Summer 2008MFMaksym KalynychenkoDnipro Dnipropetrovsk8 August 200831 December 2008DFAleksandr KarakinDynamo Moscow31 December 2008MFArtak AleksanyanPyunik
Competitions
Premier League
Results by round
Results
League table
Russian Cup
The Quartfinal took place during the 2009 season.
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
UEFA Cup
First round
Group stage
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="16"|Players away from the club on loan:
|colspan="16"|Players who appeared for Spartak Moscow but left during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier League2008-09 Russian CupUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA CupTotal1 FW32Nikita Bazhenov601182 FW11Welliton60006FW10Roman Pavlyuchenko60006MF8 Aleksandr Pavlenko60006FW40Artem Dzyuba121266 DF4 Malik Fathi300147 MF19Cristian Maidana30003FW18Aleksandr Prudnikov210039 MF5 Mozart20002DF15Radoslav Kováč20002MF90Vladislav Ryzhkov11002DF14Clemente Rodríguez1001213DF70Ignas Dedura10001MF23Vladimir Bystrov10001MF25Maksym Kalynychenko10001MF30Ivan Saenko00011MF27Serghei Covalciuc00011 Own goal10001TOTALS4342756
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier League2008-09 Russian CupUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA CupTotal1 GK22Stipe Pletikosa800210TOTALS800210
Disciplinary record Number Nation Position Name Premier League 2008-09 Russian Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Total3 DFMartin Stranzl30000000304 DFMalik Fathi71000000715 MFMozart92000000927 DFMartin Jiránek30000010408 MFAleksandr Pavlenko200010003011FWWelliton400000004014DFClemente Rodríguez100000001015DFRadoslav Kováč8000103012018FWAleksandr Prudnikov401000005019MFCristian Maidana201000003022GKStipe Pletikosa200000103023MFVladimir Bystrov310000104127MFSerghei Covalciuc300000003030MFIvan Saenko500000106031MFSergei Parshivlyuk300000104032FWNikita Bazhenov400000004035GKSoslan Dzhanayev101000002037MFYehor Luhachov001000001043MFAleksandr Zotov000000101049DFRoman Shishkin102100003159DFAndrei Ivanov000000101070DFIgnas Dedura200000002088DFEgor Filipenko300000003096MFKonstantin Sovetkin1000000010Players away on loan:34DFRenat Sabitov1000000010Players who left Spartak Moscow season during the season:10FWRoman Pavlyuchenko4100000041 Total7656120100946
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