The 2021–22 season was FC Rostov's 92nd season in existence and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Russian football. In addition to the domestic league, Rostov participated in this season's editions of the Russian Cup.
Season events On 18 May, Rostov announced the signing of Kirill Bozhenov from Khimki on a five-year contract.
On 5 June, Rostov announced the signing of Danila Prokhin from Zenit St.Petersburg and then imeditaly loaned him out to Sochi for the season.
On 10 June, Rostov announced the permanent signing of Ali Sowe from CSKA Sofia on a contract until 2025 following a successful loan spell.
On 11 June, Rostov announced the loan signing of Nikolay Komlichenko from Dynamo Moscow for the season.
On 12 June, Rostov announced the signing of Ihor Kalinin from Ural Yekaterinburg on a five-year contract.
On 15 July, Kirill Bozhenov returned to Khimki on a season-long loan deal.
On 26 July, Kirill Shchetinin joined Rostov on loan a season-long loan deal from Zenit St.Petersburg.
On 2 August, Valeri Karpin left his role as head coach of Rostov. Two days later, 4 August, Rostov announced Yuri Semin as their new head coach on a two-year contract.
On 5 August, Rostov announced the loan-return of Bastos from Al-Ain, until the end of the season.
On 19 August, Vadim Lukyanov joined Volga Ulyanovsk on loan for the season, whilst Tomas Rukas joined Yenisey Krasnoyarsk on loan from Rostov for the season.
On 29 August, Mathias Normann joined Norwich City on a season-long loan deal, with the option to make the move permanent.
On 31 August, David Toshevski joined Górnik Zabrze on a season-long loan deal, with the option to make the move permanent.
On 25 September, Yury Syomin resigned as head coach of Rostov after 6weeks, with Zaur Tedeyev being appointed as acting head coach on the same day. On 26 October, Vitaly Kafanov was announced as Rostov's new head coach.
Kirill Bozhenov returned to Rostov from his loan at Khimki on 18 December. Three days later, 21 December, Rostov announced that Pavel Mamayev had left the club after his contract had expired.
On 23 December, Rostov announced the signing of Magnus Knudsen to a 4.5year contract from Lillestrøm. Two days later, 25 December, Rostov announced that goalkeeper Maksim Rudakov had joined Honka on loan for the 2022 Veikkausliiga season.
On 28 December, Konstantin Kovalyov joined Baltika Kaliningrad on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 29 December, Rostov announced the signing of Aleksandr Selyava from Dinamo Minsk on a contract until the end of the season with the option of an extension.
On 18 January, Rostov announced the signing of Aleksandr Silyanov from Lokomotiv Moscow on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 20 January, Rostov announced the signing of Stepan Melnikov from Spartak Moscow to a four-and-a-half-year contract.
On 9 February, Rostov announced the signing of Yegor Golenkov from Sigma Olomouc to a five-year contract.
On 24 February, Rostov's home match against Krylia Sovetov was postponed due to the local airport being shut by the Federal Air Transport Agency in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
On 10 March, Valeri Karpin was re-appointed as head coach of Rostov, with Vitaly Kafanov returning to the position of assistant coach. The following day, 11 March, Dennis Hadžikadunić joined Malmö on loan until the end of 2022.
On 16 March, Rostov's postponed round 19 match against Krylia Sovetov was rescheduled for 6 April.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Yegor Baburin GK Zenit St.Petersburg 2019 2024 21 0 30 Sergei Pesyakov GK Spartak Moscow 2017 2022 119 0 46 Aleksandr Dyachkov GK Academy 2021 0 0 Defenders 4 Denis Terentyev DF Zenit St.Petersburg 2020 91 1 13 Ihor Kalinin DF Ural Yekaterinburg 2021 2026 15 0 29 Aleksandr Mukhin DF Lokomotiv Moscow 2021 7 0 42 Nikita Kotin DF Academy 2021 1 0 45 Aleksandr Silyanov DF loan from Lokomotiv Moscow 2022 2022 12 0 55 Maksim Osipenko DF Tambov 2020 2024 69 2 71 Nikolai Poyarkov DF Lokomotiv Moscow 2019 32 0 87 Andrei Langovich DF Academy 2021 2027 18 0 92 Viktor Melyokhin DF Academy 2021 2027 18 0 96 Aleksandr Gapechkin DF Academy 2019 1 0 Kirill Bozhenov DF Khimki 2021 2026 0 0 Midfielders 15 Danil Glebov MF Anzhi Makhachkala 2019 91 5 19 Khoren Bayramyan MF Academy 2011 145 9 23 Roman Tugarev MF Lokomotiv Moscow 2021 30 3 25 Kirill Folmer MF Ufa 2021 23 0 38 Aleksandr Selyava MF Dinamo Minsk 2021 2022 7 0 60 Pavel Gorelov MF Academy 2021 1 0 72 Daniil Nikolayev MF Academy 2021 1 0 77 Stepan Melnikov MF Spartak Moscow 2022 2026 5 0 88 Kirill Shchetinin MF loan from Zenit St.Petersburg 2021 2022 13 2 97 Artyom Isik MF Academy 2021 2 0 Forwards 7 Dmitry Poloz FW Sochi 2020 212 49 22 Ali Sowe FW CSKA Sofia 2021 2025 31 7 27 Nikolay Komlichenko FW loan from Dynamo Moscow 2021 2022 29 8 69 Yegor Golenkov FW Sigma Olomouc 2022 2026 10 0 76 Danila Sukhomlinov FW Saturn-Master Egorjevsk 2020 25 0 89 Artyom Muamba FW Academy 2021 1 0 90 Maksim Turishchev FW Lokomotiv Moscow 2021 2025 8 0 Danila Proshlyakov FW Spartak Moscow 2019 2024 7 0 Youth team 51 Yevgeni Cherkes MF Salyut Belgorod 2019 1 0 52 Roman Romanov MF Academy 2020 1 1 58 Tamaz Topuriya FW Academy 2020 1 0 60 Pavel Gorelov MF Academy 2020 1 0 61 Nikita Kashtan MF Academy 2020 1 0 62 Ivan Komarov MF Academy 2020 2 0 65 Timofey Kalistratov DF Academy 2020 1 0 66 Vilyam Rogava DF Academy 2020 1 0 72 Vladimir Abramov DF Academy 2020 1 0 75 Danil Khromov FW Academy 2020 2 0 82 Maksim Stavtsev MF Academy 2020 1 0 84 Aleksey Kornienko FW Academy 2020 1 0 98 Sergey Kochkanyan MF Academy 2020 1 0 Kirill Girnyk DF Academy 2020 1 0 Contracts suspended 8 Armin Gigović MF Helsingborgs IF 2020 2025 30 1 11 Pontus Almqvist MF IFK Norrköping 2020 2025 39 3 16 Bastos DF loan from Al-Ain 2021 2022 99 5 18 Kento Hashimoto MF FC Tokyo 2020 2024 30 8 Out on loan 5 Dennis Hadžikadunić DF Malmö FF 2018 69 3 14 Magnus Knudsen MF Lillestrøm 2021 2026 1 0 24 Konstantin Kovalyov DF Avangard Kursk 2020 1 0 77 Maksim Rudakov GK Zenit St.Petersburg 2020 2024 1 0 Vadim Lukyanov GK Kuban Krasnodar 2020 0 0 Aleksandr Pavlovets DF Dynamo Brest 2020 5 0 Tomas Rukas DF Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 2021 0 0 Danila Prokhin DF Zenit St.Petersburg 2021 0 0 Aleksandr Smirnov DF Khimki 2020 1 0 Danila Vedernikov DF Krasnodar 2019 7 0 Mathias Normann MF Brighton & Hove Albion 2019 56 2 Nikita Kolotiyevsky MF Academy 2020 1 0 Nikita Kupriyanov MF Academy 2020 1 0 Mikhail Osinov MF Academy 2017 1 0 Aleksandr Saplinov MF Baltika Kaliningrad 2019 2023 26 3 David Toshevski FW Rabotnički 2020 2025 7 0 Left during the season 10 Pavel Mamayev MF Krasnodar 2019 2021 26 4 47 Aleksandr Dolgov FW Lokomotiv Moscow 2019 2024 22 1 Artur Sokhiyev FW Spartak Vladikavkaz 2020 3 0
Contract suspensions
Out on loan
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.18 May 2021DFKirill BozhenovKhimkiUndisclosed5 June 2021DFDanila ProkhinZenit St.PetersburgUndisclosed12 June 2021DFIhor KalininUral YekaterinburgUndisclosed10 June 2021FWAli SoweCSKA SofiaUndisclosed12 August 2021DFNikita KotinUnattachedFree23 December 2021MFMagnus KnudsenLillestrømUndisclosed29 December 2021MFAleksandr SelyavaDinamo MinskUndisclosed20 January 2022FWStepan MelnikovSpartak MoscowUndisclosed9 February 2022FWYegor GolenkovSigma OlomoucUndisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.11 June 2021FWNikolay KomlichenkoDynamo MoscowEnd of the season26 July 2021MFKirill ShchetininZenit St.PetersburgEnd of the season5 August 2021DFBastosAl-AinEnd of the season18 January 2022DFAleksandr SilyanovLokomotiv MoscowEnd of the season
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.3 June 2021DFDmitri ChistyakovZenit St.PetersburgUndisclosed3 September 2021FWAleksandr DolgovKhimkiUndisclosed10 September 2021FWArtur SokhiyevNoravankUndisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.14 August 2020DFDanila VedernikovVolgar Astrakhan21 January 20225 June 2021DFDanila ProkhinSochiEnd of season16 June 2021GKMaksim RudakovRotor Volgograd10 August 202116 June 2021DFAleksandr SmirnovSKA-Khabarovsk12 January 202224 June 2021MFAleksandr SaplinovUfaEnd of season7 July 2021DFAleksandr PavlovetsKolos KovalivkaEnd of season9 July 2021MFNikita KolotievskiyOlimp-DolgoprudnyEnd of season9 July 2021MFMikhail OsinovOlimp-DolgoprudnyEnd of season15 July 2021DFKirill BozhenovKhimki18 December 202119 August 2021GKVadim LukyanovVolga UlyanovskEnd of season19 August 2021DFTomas RukasYenisey KrasnoyarskEnd of season29 August 2021MFMathias NormannNorwich CityEnd of season31 August 2021FWDavid ToshevskiGórnik Zabrze18 February 202225 December 2021GKMaksim RudakovHonkaEnd of season28 December 2021DFKonstantin KovalyovBaltika KaliningradEnd of season12 January 2022DFAleksandr SmirnovKAMAZEnd of season28 January 2022DFDanila VedernikovKuban KrasnodarEnd of season19 February 2022FWDavid ToshevskiZemplín MichalovceEnd of season11 March 2022DFDennis HadžikadunićMalmö31 December 202224 March 2022MFMagnus KnudsenLillestrøm30 June 2022
Contract suspensions Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.17 March 2022MFPontus AlmqvistUtrecht1 June 202231 March 2022MFArmin GigovićHelsingborg30 June 202227 March 2022MFKento HashimotoVissel Kobe30 June 2022
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.11 June 2021MFGeorgi MakhatadzeRotor Volgograd11 June 20213 July 2021DFArseny LogashovKuban Krasnodar8 July 20214 July 2021DFAleksei KozlovNizhny Novgorod9 July 20219 August 2021FWVladimir ObukhovOrenburg9 December 202121 December 2021MFPavel MamayevKhimki21 December 2021
Friendlies
Competitions Overview
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Russian Cup
Round of 32
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players who suspended their contracts:
|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who left Rostov during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueRussian CupTotal1 FW7 Dmitry Poloz140142 FW27Nikolay Komlichenko8083 MF15Danil Glebov404FW22Ali Sowe404 Own goal4046 MF18Kento Hashimoto202MF11Pontus Almqvist202DF55Maksim Osipenko202MF88Kirill Shchetinin202MF23Roman Tugarev20211DF16Bastos101DF4 Denis Terentyev101MF19Khoren Bayramyan101TOTALS47047
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueRussian CupTotal1 GK35Sergei Pesyakov2022 GK1 Yegor Baburin101TOTALS303
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueRussian CupTotal4 DFDenis Terentyev3000307 FWDmitry Poloz10001013DFIhor Kalinin40004015MFDanil Glebov30003019MFKhoren Bayramyan80008022FWAli Sowe10102023MFRoman Tugarev20002025MFKirill Folmer11001127FWNikolay Komlichenko40004029DFAleksandr Mukhin00101030GKSergei Pesyakov30003038MFAleksandr Selyava10001045DFAleksandr Silyanov30003055DFMaksim Osipenko40004069FWYegor Golenkov20002071DFNikolai Poyarkov30003076MFDanila Sukhomlinov40004087DFAndrei Langovich50005088MFKirill Shchetinin40004090FWMaksim Turishchev00010192DFViktor Melyokhin401050Players who suspended their contracts:8 MFArmin Gigović10001011MFPontus Almqvist20002016DFBastos40004018MFKento Hashimoto100010Players away on loan:5 DFDennis Hadžikadunić30003017MFMathias Normann100010Players who left Rostov during the season:10MFPavel Mamayev100010TOTALS73131762
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