2011-2012 Russian Premier League Season Review

Russia Premier League played a 44 game schedule in 2011-2012 to allow themselves to change the league from a summer league to a winter league in preparation for the World Cup they will be hosting in 2018. In the end Zenit St-Petersburg won the championship for the second year in the row and third overall, they led CSKA Moscow by one point in the first phase, and went 9-6-1 in the championship round, winning the league by 13 points. The RPL continues to compete with the top leagues in the Worldwide transfer market, with Anzi Makhachkala probably bringing in the biggest name yet in Samuel Eto'o, who ended the season scoring 13 goals in 22 games, and have continue to spend during the summer by bringing in 6'8 Lacina Traore, who scored 18 goals with Kuban, to partner him.

Final Standings

Top Individual Player's Statistics for League based on Minutes Played

Other Statistical Leaders
Goals: Doumbia (CSKA) 28, Kerzhakov (ZSP) 23, Traore (Kub) 18, Movsisyan (FKK) 14.
Headed Goals: Doumbia (CSKA) 7, Adamov (Ras) 7, Traore (Kub) 4, Bocchetti (Rub) 4.
Free Kick Goals: Tosic (CSKA) 4, Loskov (Lok) 2, Honda (CSKA) 2, Kontsedalov (Nal) 2.
Goals Outside Box: Tosic (CSKA) 5, Kerzhakov (ZSP) 5, 5 players with 4.
Assists: Samedov (Din) 12, 5 players with 10.
Shots on Target: Doumbia (CSKA) 71, Kerzhakov (ZSP) 52, Kuranyi (Din) 44, Traore (Kub) 43.
Game Winners: Kerzhakov (ZSP) 8, Doumbia (CSK) 6, Semshov (Din) 6, 2 players with 5.
Yellow Cards: Wilkshire (Din) 15, Mijailovic (Amk) 15, Khagush (Ros) 15, Gatcan (Ros) 14.
Red Cards: Emenike (SpM) 3, Grigalava (Vol) 3, 7 players with 2.

2011-2012 Top 10 Players based on Statistical Output & Long Term Player Value
 1. Seydou Doumbia - http://enbsports.blogspot.ca/2012/06/russian-premier-league-1-seydou-doumbia.html
 2. Alan Dzagoev - http://enbsports.blogspot.ca/2012/06/russian-premier-league-2-alan-dzagoev.html
 3. Lacina Traore - http://enbsports.blogspot.ca/2012/06/russian-premier-league-3-lacina-traore.html
 4. Artem Dzyuba - http://enbsports.blogspot.ca/2012/06/russian-premier-league-4-artem-dzyuba.html
 5. Samuel Eto'o - http://enbsports.blogspot.ca/2012/06/russian-premier-league-5-samuel-etoo.html
 6. Aleksandr Kerzhakov - http://enbsports.blogspot.ca/2012/06/russian-premier-league-6-russian.html
 7. Emmanuel Emenike - http://enbsports.blogspot.ca/2012/06/russian-premier-league-7-emmanuel.html
 8. Salvatore Bocchetti - http://enbsports.blogspot.ca/2012/06/russian-premier-league-8-salvatore.html
 9. Aleksandr Kokorin - http://enbsports.blogspot.ca/2012/06/russian-premier-league-9-aleksandr.html
10. Evgeni Makeev - http://enbsports.blogspot.ca/2012/06/2011-2012-player-of-season-russian.html

For more information and statistics regarding the Russian Premier League please download my 2011-2012 Russian Premier League Yearbook - http://issuu.com/enb17/docs/2011rpl