Nine players from CSKA and eight football players from "Locomotive" are among 33 best football players of Russian championship.
The list of them was approved in the executive committee of Russian football union. "List of the best" was presented by the Council of Russian Football Premiere-League and Technical Committee of Russian football union, ITAR-TASS reported. CSKA goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev is the leading contender in voting for the best football player.
The list of 33 best football players of Russian championship

Goalkeepers - Igor Akinfeev (CSKA), Voitsekh Kovalevsky ("Spartak"), Sergey Ovchinnikov ("Locomotive")

Right full-backs - Vasily Berezutsky (CSKA), Alexander Anyukov ("Krylya Sovetov"/"Zenith"), Zherri-Christian Tchuise (FC "Moscow")

Central full-backs - Sergey Ignashevich (CSKA), Nemanya Vidich ("Spartak"), Malkhaz Asatiani, Dmitry Sennikov (both - "Locomotive"), Erik Khagen ("Zenith"), Zheder ("Saturn")

Left full-backs - Alexei Berezutsky (CSKA), Kalistro ("Rubin"), Pavel Maresh ("Zenith")

Supporting half-backs - Elver Rakhimich (SCKA), Francisco Lima ("Locomotive"), Makbet Sibaya ("Rubin")

Right half-backs - Chidi Odia (CSKA), Marat Izmailov ("Locomotive"), Vladimir Bystrov ("Zenith"/"Spartak")

Central half-backs - Daniel Karvalio (CSKA), Igor Semshov ("Torpedo"), Dmitry Loskov ("Locomotive")

Left half-backs - Yuri Zhirkov (CSKA), Diniyar Bilyaletdinov ("Locomotive"), Petr Bystrov ("Saturn")

Forwards - Andrei Arshavin, Alexander Kerzhakov (both - "Zenith"), Dmitry Kirichenko (FC "Moscow"), Dmitry Sychev ("Locomotive"), Vagner Lav (CSKA), Derley ("Dynamo").
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