Isah Eliakwu
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Isah "Aly" Abdulahi Eliakwu (born 25 October 1985), is a Nigeria
n footballer. He is currently playing for FC Anzhi Makhachkala
.
, where he played along with countrymen Stephen Makinwa
, Akande Ajide
, Adewale Wahab
, Obafemi Martins
and Saidi Adeshokan. At that time FIFA had not yet restricted youth player's international transfers.
, where Inter had already signed Obafemi Martins
and Saidi Adeshokan the previous year.
At Primavera, he was the 4th goalscorer (4 goals) of the league group stage, 7 goals behind team top-scorer Martins. He played at the League Playoffs final that lost to Lecce.
In 2003-04 season, after Martins was promoted to first team, Eliakwu was the equal Primavera team topscorer with 38 goals, along with Riccardo Meggiorini
and Federico Piovaccari
. Primavera lost to Lecce
Primavera Team in the League playoffs final.
He occasionally received a first team call-up in 2003-04 season, and made his debut on 13 January 2004, a goalless draw with Udinese
at 2003–04 Coppa Italia.
On 21 January 2004, age 18, he was involved in Adriano
's transfer, in which he would leave for Parma
on loan. But on 31 January 2004, he returned to Inter Primavera Team
from Parma.
After playing a pre-season friendly, in August 2004, he left on loan to Serie B side Ascoli
along with Luca Franchini
, where he played 24 league matches. Under the shadow of team top-scorer Cristian Bucchi
and Roberto Colacone
, he failed to score a goal.
The first part of the season saw little of Isah due to recurring injuries, but this changed in the second half of the season. The sale of Triestina's leading scorer Denis Godeas
to Palermo
was followed by injuries to the remaining strikers at the club giving Eliakwu the opportunity to play regularly for the first team until the end of the season. In the final 16 games Isah scored 8 goals, endearing himself to the fans and receiving the fan's player of the season award.
The summer of 2006 saw Stefano Fantinel confirmed as the new chairman of Triestina, and Eliakwu was acquired in a co-ownership deal (i.e. Both club own 50% rights). In 2006-07 season, he played 19 starts in 40 appearances, and scored 6 goals, 1 goal behind team top-scorer Riccardo Allegretti
. Triestina almost relegated that season after failing to score (ranked 4th least goal in Serie B). In the first half of the season, along with Francesco Ruopolo
, Eliakwu played as 4th striker, and Eliakwu had to compete with former Inter team-mate Federico Piovaccari
to be the third striker in a formation which used 3 front men, to partner with Mattia Graffiedi
and Emiliano Testini
. He did not feature in Triestina's 2 strikers formation. After the arrival of Luigi Della Rocca
in mid-season, Piovaccari and Eliakwu were once became 4th choice strikers, but soon after the arrival of the new coach Franco Varrella and injuries to Della Rocca and Graffiedi, Eliakwu regained his regular place to rotate with Piovaccari as Testini's partner in 2 strikers formation.
In June 2007, the co-ownership deal with Inter was renewed and in July 2007 he left for Serie B strugglers Spezia
, which was Inter's feeder club from 2003 to 2005. At Spezia, he joined with two other Inter-owned players Luca Ceccarelli and Sebastián Ribas
. During the first half of the season he was often substituted for Corrado Colombo
and Massimiliano Guidetti. Coach Antonio Soda
even preferred a 4-5-1 formation when Colombo was not available instead of letting Eliakwu play. After of Colombo left, Eliakwu played more regularly and scored 7 goals. He played 29 league matches in 2007-08 season, started 14 games, all in the second half of season.
In June 2008, Triestina got full registration rights from Inter, but due to injuries and the fact that Triestina had 6 strikers, he just played 5 league matches.
(without official appearance ), in August 2009 he signed a 1-year contract with newly-promoted Serie B outfit Gallipoli
, as the club solved their financial problems. He was the 4th choice striker behind Ciro Ginestra
, Francesco Di Gennaro and Samuel Di Carmine
and played just 4 league matches before leaving for Varese
of Lega Pro Prima Divisione in January 2010 on free transfer. He made his first-team debut on 13 January 2010, substituted for Matteo Momentè
in the 66th minutes. in the next two matches, Eliakwu was chosen ahead of Momentè as starting striker to partner with Pietro Tripoli
and Stefano Del Sante
but after the recovery of Osariemen Ebagua and signing of Neto
, Eliakwu and Del Sante were dropped from starting line-up. He started in the first leg of 2009–10 Coppa Italia Lega Pro semi-final, partnered with former Inter team-mate Momentè in the starting eleven. Varese promoted as the play-offs winner, but Eliakwu was not included in the club's Serie B
plan.
.
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|2004–05||Ascoli
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|2005–06||Triestina
(loan)||16||8||colspan=2| Nil 1||16||8
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|2006–07||Triestina||35||3||5||3||40||6
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|2007–08||Spezia (loan)||29||7||0||0||29||7
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|2008–09||Triestina||5||0||2||1||7||1
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|2009–10
||Gallipoli
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|2009–10
||Varese
||Prima Divisione||4||0||1||02||5||0
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|2010
||rowspan=2|Anzhi
||rowspan=2|Premier League
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|2011–12
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|3||0||1||0||4||0
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Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n footballer. He is currently playing for FC Anzhi Makhachkala
FC Anzhi Makhachkala
FC Anzhi Makhachkala is a Russian football club based in Makhachkala, capital of the Republic of Dagestan, which plays in the Russian Premier League. The word "Anzhi" is part of Anzhi-Qala the old name of Makhachkala.-History:The club was founded in 1991 and has played in the Russian league since...
.
Early career
After the abolition of the non-EU quota per team in 2000–01 season, Eliakwu joined ReggianaA.C. Reggiana 1919
Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919 is an Italian association football club, based in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1919 as A.C. Reggiana and refounded in July 2005 as Reggio Emilia F.C., but it was renamed A.C. Reggiana 1919 soon after the start of the 2005–06 season. The...
, where he played along with countrymen Stephen Makinwa
Stephen Makinwa
Stephen Ayodele Makinwa is a Nigerian football striker, who is currently playing for Lazio. Makinwa also plays for the Nigerian national team...
, Akande Ajide
Akande Ajide
Olasunkanmi Akande Ajide is a Nigerian football midfielder. He last played for FC Locarno.-Italy:He started his European career at Reggiana, along with Isah Eliakwu, Obafemi Martins and Adewale Wahab. He was loaned to A.C. Milan Allievi Nazionali team for the 2001-02 season and won 2002 Torneo...
, Adewale Wahab
Adewale Wahab
Adewale Dauda Wahab is a Nigerian footballer. Until end of the season 2010/11 he played for AC Bellinzona.-Roma:Wahab started his European career at Reggiana along with Obafemi Martins and other Nigerians...
, Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Rubin Kazan and the Nigeria national team. He is known for his speed on the ball....
and Saidi Adeshokan. At that time FIFA had not yet restricted youth player's international transfers.
Internazionale and loans
In the summer of 2002, age 16, Eliakwu left for InternazionaleF.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
, where Inter had already signed Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Rubin Kazan and the Nigeria national team. He is known for his speed on the ball....
and Saidi Adeshokan the previous year.
At Primavera, he was the 4th goalscorer (4 goals) of the league group stage, 7 goals behind team top-scorer Martins. He played at the League Playoffs final that lost to Lecce.
In 2003-04 season, after Martins was promoted to first team, Eliakwu was the equal Primavera team topscorer with 38 goals, along with Riccardo Meggiorini
Riccardo Meggiorini
Riccardo Meggiorini is an Italian footballer who plays for Novara, on loan from Genoa.He is nicknamed Meggio by his teammates.-Early career:Meggiorini started his career at Bovolone, a team from his native Verona Province....
and Federico Piovaccari
Federico Piovaccari
Federico Piovaccari is an Italian football striker. He currently plays for U.C. Sampdoria.In July 2005 he was loaned to Treviso of Serie B, but after Treviso was awarded to promote to Seire A due to Caso Genoa, he was loaned to San Marino Calcio of Serie C1...
. Primavera lost to Lecce
U.S. Lecce
Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia who play in the Italian Serie A. After being crowned Serie B champions in 2009–10, the team successfully managed to avoid relegation in 2010-11....
Primavera Team in the League playoffs final.
He occasionally received a first team call-up in 2003-04 season, and made his debut on 13 January 2004, a goalless draw with Udinese
Udinese Calcio
Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa....
at 2003–04 Coppa Italia.
On 21 January 2004, age 18, he was involved in Adriano
Adriano Leite Ribeiro
Adriano Leite Ribeiro , commonly known as simply Adriano, is a Brazilian footballer who played striker who currently plays for Corinthians...
's transfer, in which he would leave for Parma
Parma F.C.
Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its...
on loan. But on 31 January 2004, he returned to Inter Primavera Team
F.C. Internazionale Milano Primavera
F.C. Internazionale Milano Primavera Team is the Under-20 team of F.C. Internazionale Milano, and plays in the Campionato Nazionale Primavera....
from Parma.
After playing a pre-season friendly, in August 2004, he left on loan to Serie B side Ascoli
Ascoli Calcio 1898
Ascoli Calcio 1898 is an Italian football club based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. The club was formed in 1898 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, having returned to it after two seasons spent in Serie A...
along with Luca Franchini
Luca Franchini
Luca Franchini is an Italian football player. He currently plays for FC Südtirol.- Career:Franchini started his career at Internazionale at age of 8. He started to play as a left back and turned to centre back in 2001, as the team had Giovanni Pasquale. He won the Primavera League title in 2002...
, where he played 24 league matches. Under the shadow of team top-scorer Cristian Bucchi
Cristian Bucchi
Cristian Bucchi is a retired Italian football striker. He was best known for his goal-scoring ability in Serie B during the peak of his career.-Early career:...
and Roberto Colacone
Roberto Colacone
Roberto Colacone is an Italian footballer. He plays for Monza.He spent most of his career at Serie B and Serie C1. he played once in Serie A.-Career:...
, he failed to score a goal.
Triestina
In August 2005, he was loaned to another Serie B side TriestinaU.S. Triestina Calcio
Unione Sportiva Triestina is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.It is in the season 2010-11 from Serie B, having returned there in 2002 after 11 seasons in Serie C and Serie D, the club was relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione.-History:The club was...
The first part of the season saw little of Isah due to recurring injuries, but this changed in the second half of the season. The sale of Triestina's leading scorer Denis Godeas
Denis Godeas
Denis Godeas is an Italian footballer who plays for U.S. Triestina Calcio as a striker.-Football career:Godeas started his career at U.S...
to Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
was followed by injuries to the remaining strikers at the club giving Eliakwu the opportunity to play regularly for the first team until the end of the season. In the final 16 games Isah scored 8 goals, endearing himself to the fans and receiving the fan's player of the season award.
The summer of 2006 saw Stefano Fantinel confirmed as the new chairman of Triestina, and Eliakwu was acquired in a co-ownership deal (i.e. Both club own 50% rights). In 2006-07 season, he played 19 starts in 40 appearances, and scored 6 goals, 1 goal behind team top-scorer Riccardo Allegretti
Riccardo Allegretti
Riccardo Allegretti is an Italian footballer who plays for U.S. Triestina Calcio.He made his Serie A debut on 14 September 2002 against Empoli F.C.. He also played over 200 games at Serie B. Allegretti was the captain of Triestina....
. Triestina almost relegated that season after failing to score (ranked 4th least goal in Serie B). In the first half of the season, along with Francesco Ruopolo
Francesco Ruopolo
Francesco Ruopolo is an Italian footballer who plays for Italian Serie B side Padova. He spent most of his career at the Italian 2nd highest division, Serie B.-Parma:...
, Eliakwu played as 4th striker, and Eliakwu had to compete with former Inter team-mate Federico Piovaccari
Federico Piovaccari
Federico Piovaccari is an Italian football striker. He currently plays for U.C. Sampdoria.In July 2005 he was loaned to Treviso of Serie B, but after Treviso was awarded to promote to Seire A due to Caso Genoa, he was loaned to San Marino Calcio of Serie C1...
to be the third striker in a formation which used 3 front men, to partner with Mattia Graffiedi
Mattia Graffiedi
Mattia Graffiedi is an Italian striker, currently playing for Gubbio. He first played for Cesena, later moving on to more prestigious clubs such as A.C. Milan. However, most of his career has been spent at teams in Serie B....
and Emiliano Testini
Emiliano Testini
Emiliano Testini is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Spezia.-Career:Testini made his debut in Serie A 22 December 1996 with the shirt of A.C. Perugia in the match finished with the result Bologna-Perugia 0-0 in what was his only match in the Italian top flight...
. He did not feature in Triestina's 2 strikers formation. After the arrival of Luigi Della Rocca
Luigi Della Rocca
Luigi Andrea Della Rocca is an Italian football striker. He currently plays for U.S. Triestina Calcio.As of the 2005/06 season, he has played 22 Serie A games, 38 Serie B games and 12 Serie C1 games....
in mid-season, Piovaccari and Eliakwu were once became 4th choice strikers, but soon after the arrival of the new coach Franco Varrella and injuries to Della Rocca and Graffiedi, Eliakwu regained his regular place to rotate with Piovaccari as Testini's partner in 2 strikers formation.
In June 2007, the co-ownership deal with Inter was renewed and in July 2007 he left for Serie B strugglers Spezia
Spezia Calcio 1906
Spezia Calcio 1906 is an Italian football club, based in La Spezia, Liguria. Founded in 1906, the team's colors are black and white. The club's home ground is Stadio Alberto Picco.-1944 scudetto:...
, which was Inter's feeder club from 2003 to 2005. At Spezia, he joined with two other Inter-owned players Luca Ceccarelli and Sebastián Ribas
Sebastián Ribas
Sebastián César Helios Ribas Barbato is an Uruguayan football midfielder. He currently plays for Genoa in Serie A.-Internazionale:...
. During the first half of the season he was often substituted for Corrado Colombo
Corrado Colombo
Corrado Colombo is an Italian footballer. He currently plays for Verona at Lega Pro Prima Divisione.-Football career:Colombo started his career at the famous youth rank of Atalanta. He made his debut on Serie B and for the club in 1998/1999 season, and then joined Pistoiese...
and Massimiliano Guidetti. Coach Antonio Soda
Antonio Soda
Antonio Soda is an Italian football manager and former striker who last served as head coach of Benevento Calcio.-Playing:...
even preferred a 4-5-1 formation when Colombo was not available instead of letting Eliakwu play. After of Colombo left, Eliakwu played more regularly and scored 7 goals. He played 29 league matches in 2007-08 season, started 14 games, all in the second half of season.
In June 2008, Triestina got full registration rights from Inter, but due to injuries and the fact that Triestina had 6 strikers, he just played 5 league matches.
Gallipoli & Varese
In June 2009 he was released by Triestina. After a short trail with Hajduk SplitHNK Hajduk Split
HNK Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian football club founded in 1911 and based in the city of Split. The club's home ground since 1979 is the 35,000-seater Poljud Stadium and the team's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and...
(without official appearance ), in August 2009 he signed a 1-year contract with newly-promoted Serie B outfit Gallipoli
Gallipoli Calcio
Gallipoli Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Gallipoli, Apulia.- History :The club was founded in 1999 as Associazione Calcio Gallipoli to represent the town of Gallipoli from the province of Lecce...
, as the club solved their financial problems. He was the 4th choice striker behind Ciro Ginestra
Ciro Ginestra
Ciro Ginestra is an Italian footballer who plays for Crotone at Serie B.-Career:Ginestra started his career at Serie D club Puteolana. In summer 1996, he was signed by Venezia. He won promotion to Serie A with the team in 1998 as Serie B runner-up, but did not in the plan of Venezia Serie A campaign...
, Francesco Di Gennaro and Samuel Di Carmine
Samuel Di Carmine
Samuel Di Carmine is an Italian footballer. He currently plays in the role of striker for Cittadella.-Career:Di Carmine, a powerful striker, made his Serie A debut on October 25, 2006 away to Torino in a 1–0 win...
and played just 4 league matches before leaving for Varese
A.S. Varese 1910
A.S. Varese 1910 is an Italian football club from Varese, founded 22 March 1910. It currently plays in Serie B, ranked one division below Serie A in the Italian football league.-History:...
of Lega Pro Prima Divisione in January 2010 on free transfer. He made his first-team debut on 13 January 2010, substituted for Matteo Momentè
Matteo Momenté
Matteo Momentè is an Italian footballer who plays for Italian Serie B side AlbinoLeffe, on loan from Varese.-Youth career & Inter:Born in Jesolo, the Province of Venice, Momentè started his career at Montebelluna...
in the 66th minutes. in the next two matches, Eliakwu was chosen ahead of Momentè as starting striker to partner with Pietro Tripoli
Pietro Tripoli
Pietro Tripoli is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Pro Vercelli, on loan from AS Varese 1910.-References:...
and Stefano Del Sante
Stefano Del Sante
Stefano Del Sante is an Italian footballer who plays for Mantova.-Biography:Del Sante started his career at hometown club Perugia where he played twice in Serie B 2004–05. After the bankrupt of Perugia, he chose not to follow the new team at Serie C1 and joined Fiorentina Primavera Team...
but after the recovery of Osariemen Ebagua and signing of Neto
Leonidas Pereira Neto
Leonidas Pereira Neto de Sousa is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Varese at Serie B.-Biography:Neto , son of Mr. Pereira and Ms. Sousa, started his career at Matsubara and played at 2000 Torneo di Viareggio where he was scouted.-Itala San Marco:Neto joined Italian Serie D side Itala San...
, Eliakwu and Del Sante were dropped from starting line-up. He started in the first leg of 2009–10 Coppa Italia Lega Pro semi-final, partnered with former Inter team-mate Momentè in the starting eleven. Varese promoted as the play-offs winner, but Eliakwu was not included in the club's Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
plan.
Anzhi Makhachkala
In September 2010 he left for Russian side Anzhi MakhachkalaFC Anzhi Makhachkala
FC Anzhi Makhachkala is a Russian football club based in Makhachkala, capital of the Republic of Dagestan, which plays in the Russian Premier League. The word "Anzhi" is part of Anzhi-Qala the old name of Makhachkala.-History:The club was founded in 1991 and has played in the Russian league since...
.
Club statistics
|-|2003–04||Internazionale||Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
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|2004–05||Ascoli
Ascoli Calcio 1898
Ascoli Calcio 1898 is an Italian football club based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. The club was formed in 1898 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, having returned to it after two seasons spent in Serie A...
(loan)||rowspan=6|Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
||24||0||1||0||25||0
|-
|2005–06||Triestina
U.S. Triestina Calcio
Unione Sportiva Triestina is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.It is in the season 2010-11 from Serie B, having returned there in 2002 after 11 seasons in Serie C and Serie D, the club was relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione.-History:The club was...
(loan)||16||8||colspan=2| Nil 1||16||8
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|2006–07||Triestina||35||3||5||3||40||6
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|2007–08||Spezia (loan)||29||7||0||0||29||7
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|2008–09||Triestina||5||0||2||1||7||1
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|2009–10
2009–10 Serie B
The 2009–10 Serie B season is the seventy-eighth edition since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams contest the league, 15 of which returned from the 2008-09 season, 4 of which have been promoted from Lega Pro Prima Divisione, and three relegated from Serie A.-Stadiums and...
||Gallipoli
Gallipoli Calcio
Gallipoli Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Gallipoli, Apulia.- History :The club was founded in 1999 as Associazione Calcio Gallipoli to represent the town of Gallipoli from the province of Lecce...
||4||0||colspan=2| Nil1 ||4||0
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|2009–10
2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione
The 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season will be the thirty-second football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the second since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro....
||Varese
A.S. Varese 1910
A.S. Varese 1910 is an Italian football club from Varese, founded 22 March 1910. It currently plays in Serie B, ranked one division below Serie A in the Italian football league.-History:...
||Prima Divisione||4||0||1||02||5||0
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|2010
2010 Russian Premier League
The 2010 Russian Premier League is the 19th season of the Russian football championship since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and 9th under the current Russian Premier League name. The season started on 12 March 2010. The last matches have been played on 29 November 2010. On 14 November 2010,...
||rowspan=2|Anzhi
FC Anzhi Makhachkala
FC Anzhi Makhachkala is a Russian football club based in Makhachkala, capital of the Republic of Dagestan, which plays in the Russian Premier League. The word "Anzhi" is part of Anzhi-Qala the old name of Makhachkala.-History:The club was founded in 1991 and has played in the Russian league since...
||rowspan=2|Premier League
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
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|2011–12
2011–12 Russian Premier League
The 2011–12 Russian Premier League is the 20th season of the Russian football championship since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and 10th under the current Russian Premier League name. The season began on 12 March 2011. The last matches will be played in spring 2012, as the league will switch...
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- Note:
- 1 Eliakwu arrived after the club was eliminated from the competition
- 2 In 2009–10 Coppa Italia Lega Pro
- 3 2010–11 Russian Cup2010–11 Russian CupThe Russian Cup 2010–11 was the nineteenth season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The competition started on April 14, 2010 and ended with the Final on May 22, 2011 at Shinnik Stadium in Yaroslavl, won by CSKA Moscow 2–1 over Alania Vladikavkaz...