The 2013–14 season Lokomotiv Moscow's was 12th season in the Russian Premier League, and their 22nd consecutive season in the top-flight of the Russian football championship since the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
This is Leonid Kuchuk's first season in charge after taking over from Slaven Bilić, who was sacked at the end of the previous season following Lokomotiv's worst ever performance in the Russian Premier League since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Indeed, Lokomotiv's poor performance last season has left the club without European football this season and therefore the only cup that Lokomotiv participates in is the Russian Cup.
Squad and coaching staff information
First team squad Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 February 2014.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(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Since Goalkeepers 1 Guilherme (captain) GK Atlético Paranaense 2007 16 Aleksei Shirokov GK Lokomotiv-2 2013 41 Miroslav Lobantsev GK Youth system 2012 81 Ilya Abayev GK Volga Nizhny Novgorod 2013 Defenders 14 Vedran Ćorluka DF Tottenham Hotspur 2012 28 Ján Ďurica DF Saturn Moscow Oblast 2009 29 Vitaliy Denisov DF Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2013 49 Roman Shishkin (1st vice-captain) DF Spartak Moscow 2010 51 Maksim Belyayev DF Youth system 2008 55 Renat Yanbayev DF Kuban Krasnodar 2007 Midfielders 4 Alberto Zapater MF Sporting CP 2011 6 Maksim Grigoryev MF MITOS Novocherkassk 2012 8 Aleksandr Sheshukov MF Rostov 2014 11 Mbark Boussoufa MF Anzhi Makhachkala 2013 17 Taras Mykhalyk MF / DF Dynamo Kyiv 2013 19 Aleksandr Samedov MF Dynamo Moscow 2012 23 Dmitri Tarasov (2nd vice-captain) MF FC Moscow 2010 26 Yan Tigorev MF Tom Tomsk 2012 27 Magomed Ozdoyev MF Dynamo Kyiv 2010 59 Aleksei Miranchuk MF Youth system 2013 77 Sergei Tkachyov MF Metalist Kharkiv 2013 85 Lassana Diarra MF Anzhi Makhachkala 2013 Forwards 7 Maicon FW Fluminense 2010 9 Roman Pavlyuchenko FW Tottenham Hotspur 2012 33 Dame N'Doye FW Copenhagen 2012
Youth squad Statistics updated 14 May 2014
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Non-playing staff Coaches and respective roles last updated on 27 July 2013.
Transfers and loans
In: Summer transfer window 2013
In: Winter transfer window 2014
Out: Summer transfer window 2013
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Out: Winter transfer window 2014
Pre-season and mid-season
Lokomotiv's players who were not on duty with their respective national teams called for pre-season medical examinations on Friday 14 June 2013. The others undertook their medical examinations the week after and by 22 June all the players had passed their medical examinations.
On 24 June 2013, the squad, under the guidance of Leonid Kuchuk, flew to Slovenia for the annual pre-season training camp and played a series of friendlies with various clubs.
Pre-season friendlies
One-month vacations after first half of the season ended on 9 January 2014. Players passed medicals and the next day flew to their first winter camp in Portugal. After two weeks of work and two friendlies the team returned to Moscow. The second winter camp, featuring three friendlies, started in Spain on 27 January, and the third camp with five control matches – also in Spain, from 14 February.
Mid-season friendlies
Competitions
Russian Premier League
Results by matchday
Results
Table
Russian Cup
Youth squads tournament
Results by matchday
Squad statistics Last update 16 May 2014
PlayerRussian Premier LeagueRussian CupTotal Goalkeepers81GK Ilya Abayev2424−161------2424−161-1GK Guilherme66−61------66−61-41GK Miroslav Lobantsev--------------- Defenders28DF Ján Ďurica303011------303011-14DF Vedran Ćorluka2828110------2828110-49DF Roman Shishkin232422-11---242522-29DF Vitaliy Denisov232413--1-1-232514-55DF Renat Yanbayev1819-2-11---1920-2- Midfielders19MF Aleksandr Samedov293072------293072-11MF Mbark Boussoufa172129------172129-23MF Dmitri Tarasov (injured since Feb 2014)1717451-----171745185MF Lassana Diarra1317123-----131712317MF Taras Mykhalyk91211111---101311177MF Sergei Tkachyov9193-------9193--8MF Aleksandr Sheshukov99-1------99-1-26MF Yan Tigorev612-3-11---713-3-27MF Magomed Ozdoyev5131--11---6141--59MF Aleksei Miranchuk581--11---691--6MF Maksim Grigoryev410---11---511---4MF Alberto Zapater11--------11---60MF Anton Miranchuk------1-1--1-1- Forwards33FW Dame N'Doye2127134------2127134-7FW Maicon (injured since Apr 2014)202453------202453-9FW Roman Pavlyuchenko72463--1---72563- Players who appeared for Lokomotiv no longer at the club:22GK Dario Krešić-1−1--11---12−1--5DF Taras Burlak11---11---22---25FW Felipe Caicedo3131--11---4141--13FW Victor Obinna23---11-1-34-1-
Lokomotiv players at 2014 FIFA World Cup
#PlayerCountrySquad no.DateStageOpponentPositionMinutesResult1Vedran Ćorluka512 June 2014Group ACentre-back1–9018 June 2014Group ACentre-back1–9023 June 2014Group ACentre-back1–90Total3 matches270010 2Aleksandr Samedov1917 June 2014Group HRight midfielder1–9022 June 2014Group HRight midfielder1–8926 June 2014Group HRight midfielder1–90Total3 matches269000
Lokomotiv players in Russian national teams
Russia first team
Defender Maksim Belyayev,midfielders Aleksei Miranchuk, Aleksandr Samedov, Dmitri Tarasov, Maksim Grigoryev.
Student team
Midfielder Alan Chochiyev.
Youth team U-21
Goalkeeper Miroslav Lobantsev,midfielder Aleksei Miranchuk.
1995 U-19
Goalkeeper Miroslav Lobantsev,defenders Vitali Lystsov, Oleg Murachyov, Temur Mustafin,midfielders Dmitri Barinov, Andrei Chernetsov, Aleksandr Lomakin, Anton Miranchuk,forwards Arshak Koryan, Aleksei Turik, Andrea Chukanov.
1996 U-17/U-18
Midfielders Dmitri Barinov, Sergei Makarov,forwards Denis Anisimov, Rifat Zhemaletdinov.
1997 U-17
Goalkeeper Ilya Ishchenko,defender Dzhamshed Rakhmonov,midfielders Nikolai Kipiani, Sergei Serchenkov, Georgi Makhatadze,forward Timur Koblov.
1998 U-16
Goalkeeper Ilya Gnezdilov,defenders Aleksandr Razoryonov, Viktor Fereferov, Yevgeni Fetisov,midfielders Ivan Galanin, Georgi Makhatadze,forwards Artyom Galadzhan, Mikhail Lysov.
1999 U-15
Midfielder Maksim Kalachevski.
Season events
Manager of the Month In August 2013, after winning all 3 games of the month (Krasnodar and Rostov at home, Terek away), Leonid Kuchuk was awarded monthly prize for Manager of the Month by Russian Football Union.
Manager of the Year In December 2013, after guiding Lokomotiv to the joint leadership in Premier League before winter break, Leonid Kuchuk was named Manager of the Year by Football Federation of Belarus.
Player of the Month In the 2013–14 season, the club continued a monthly poll among Loko fans in the social networks to name the best player of the month. The award went to: Guilherme (July 2013), Vitaliy Denisov (August 2013 and May 2014), Dmitri Tarasov (September 2013), Dame N'Doye (October 2013), Lassana Diarra (November 2013 and December 2013), Vedran Ćorluka (March 2014), Aleksandr Samedov (April 2014).
Player of the Season After the end of 2013–14 season, the club organized a new poll among Loko fans in the social networks to name the best player of the season. The award went to Aleksandr Samedov (32.3 percent of votes), Vedran Ćorluka (21.1) came second, and Vitaliy Denisov (12.5) third.
Player of the Year In December 2013, Vitaliy Denisov was named Uzbekistani Player of the Year.
Miscellaneous Second goal by Dame N'Doye scored 3 November 2013 vs Spartak Moscow became 1000th Lokomotiv's goal in Russian top division since 1992. After victory over Kuban Krasnodar on 2 December 2013, Lokomotiv became leader of Premier League for the first time in more than seven years; last time the team led the League in October 2006 after 22 matchdays under guidance of Slavoljub Muslin. Ján Ďurica played all 30 league matches and did not miss a single minute. He became the first outfield player to achieve such mark for Lokomotiv during the Russian Premier League time (since 2001) and the third one among all Lokomotiv players after goalkeepers Sergei Ovchinnikov in 2002 and Guilherme in 2010.
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