2018–19 FC Dynamo Moscow season
The 2018–19 Dinamo Moscow season was the club's second season back in the Russian Premier League, following their relegation at the end of the 2015–16 season. They finished the season in 12th place, reached the Round of 16 in the Russian Cup, where they were defeated by Rubin Kazan, and officially moved into their new stadium, the VTB Arena, on the final day of the season.
| 2018–19 season | |||
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| Chairman | Yevgeni Muravyov | ||
| Manager | Dmitri Khokhlov | ||
| Stadium | Arena Khimki  VTB Arena  | ||
| Russian Premier League | 12th | ||
| Russian Cup | Round of 16 vs Rubin Kazan | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kirill Panchenko (5) All: Kirill Panchenko (5)  | ||
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Squad
    
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Out on loan
    
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Transfers
    
    Summer
    
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Competitions
    
    Russian Premier League
    
Results by round
    
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
    
| 29 July 2018 1 | Arsenal Tula | 0 – 0 | Dynamo Moscow | Tula | 
| 16:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Čaušić  Berkhamov Grigalava  | 
Report | Tetteh  Markov  | 
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 15,646 Referee: Stanislav Vasilyev  | 
| 3 August 2018 2 | Dynamo Moscow | 1 – 1 | Rubin Kazan | Khimki | 
| 19:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Černych  Sow Panchenko Markov  | 
Report | Poloz  | 
Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 5,841 Referee: Pavel Kukuyan  | 
| 10 August 2018 3 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 1 – 1 | Dynamo Moscow | Yekaterinburg | 
| 17:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Yemelyanov  Bicfalvi  | 
Report | Sosnin  Markov  | 
Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 16,271 Referee: Nikolay Voloshin  | 
| 20 August 2018 4 | Dynamo Moscow | 3 – 0 | Ufa | Khimki | 
| 19:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Šunjić  Sow Panchenko Lutsenko Joãozinho  | 
Report | Tumasyan  | 
Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 6,125 Referee: Vladimir Moskalev  | 
| 25 August 2018 5 | Spartak Moscow | 2 – 1 | Dynamo Moscow | Moscow | 
| 19:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Promes  Melgarejo Rasskazov Zobnin Luiz Adriano  | 
Report | Rykov  Sow Tetteh  | 
Stadium: Otkritie Arena Attendance: 43,139 Referee: Evgeny Turbin  | 
| 2 September 2018 6 | Dynamo Moscow | 2 – 0 | Orenburg | Khimki | 
| 16:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Černych  Rausch Sow Markov Lutsenko  | 
Report | Begić  Sutormin Andreyev  | 
Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 6,909 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin  | 
| 14 September 2018 7 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 1 – 1 | Dynamo Moscow | Moscow | 
| 19:30 MSK (UTC+3) | An.Miranchuk  Krychowiak Barinov  | 
Report | Cardoso  | 
Stadium: RZD Arena Attendance: 17,023 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin  | 
| 22 September 2018 8 | Dynamo Moscow | 0 – 1 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Khimki | 
| 14:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Lutsenko  | 
Report | Chaykovskyi  Ponce Novoseltsev Dyupin  | 
Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 6,472 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov  | 
| 30 September 2018 9 | Krasnodar | 3 – 0 | Dynamo Moscow | Krasnodar | 
| 16:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Ari  Claesson  | 
Report | Holmén  Šunjić Rykov Rausch  | 
Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium Attendance: 30,124 Referee: Roman Galimov  | 
| 6 October 2018 10 | Krylia Sovetov | 1 – 0 | Dynamo Moscow | Samara | 
| 14:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Kanunnikov  Kornilenko Rogel Ryzhikov  | 
Report | Kozlov  Joãozinho Cardoso Tetteh Yevgenyev Šunjić  | 
Stadium: Samara Arena Attendance: 14,528 Referee: Vitali Meshkov  | 
| 21 October 2018 11 | Dynamo Moscow | 1 – 0 | Zenit St.Petersburg | Khimki | 
| 14:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Holmén  Tetteh Černych  | 
Report | Driussi  Kranevitter  | 
Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 12,734 Referee: Sergey Ivanov  | 
| 28 October 2018 12 | Akhmat Grozny | 0 – 0 | Dynamo Moscow | Grozny | 
| 16:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Mohammadi  Gashchenkov  | 
Report | Yevgenyev  Morozov  | 
Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 9,324 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin  | 
| 3 November 2018 13 | Dynamo Moscow | 0 – 0 | CSKA Moscow | Khimki | 
| 16:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Sow  Rausch Shunin  | 
Report | Becão  Chalov  | 
Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 12,093 Referee: Aleksey Eskov  | 
| 10 November 2018 14 | Rostov | 0 – 0 | Dynamo Moscow | Rostov-on-Don | 
| 19:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Ingason  | 
Report | Holmén  Markov Šunjić Yevgenyev  | 
Stadium: Rostov Arena Attendance: 27,437 Referee: Vitali Meshkov  | 
| 24 November 2018 15 | Dynamo Moscow | 1 – 2 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | Khimki | 
| 14:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Yevgenyev  Tetteh Joãozinho Cardoso Morozov  | 
Report | Komkov  Zanev Yatchenko Obradović  | 
Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 4,133 Referee: Vasili Kazartsev  | 
| 30 November 2018 16 | Rubin Kazan | 1 – 1 | Dynamo Moscow | Kazan | 
| 19:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Azmoun  Lutsenko Granat  | 
Report | Kozlov  Temnikov Grulyov  | 
Stadium: Kazan Arena Attendance: 3,282 Referee: Evgeny Turbin  | 
| 9 December 2018 17 | Dynamo Moscow | 4 – 0 | Ural Yekaterinburg | Khimki | 
| 14:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Joãozinho  Lutsenko Tetteh Kozlov  | 
Report | Bryzgalov  Ilyin  | 
Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 4,825 Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov  | 
| 3 March 2019 18 | Ufa | 1 – 2 | Dynamo Moscow | Ufa | 
| 11:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Igboun  Paurević Alikin Jokić Nedelcearu  | 
Report | Yusupov  Tetteh Lutsenko Kozlov Šunjić Grulyov  | 
Stadium: Neftyanik Stadium Attendance: 10,926 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin  | 
| 10 March 2019 19 | Dynamo Moscow | 0 – 1 | Spartak Moscow | Khimki | 
| 19:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Sow  Yevgenyev  | 
Report | Dzhikiya  Guliyev Ayrton Luiz Adriano Zé Luís  | 
Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 14,674 Referee: Evgeny Turbin  | 
| 16 March 2019 20 | Orenburg | 1 – 0 | Dynamo Moscow | Orenburg | 
| 11:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Begić  Breyev Despotović Andreyev Popović  | 
Report | Černych  Holmén Lutsenko Tetteh  | 
Stadium: Gazovik Stadium Attendance: 3,850 Referee: Sergey Ivanov  | 
| 30 March 2019 21 | Dynamo Moscow | 0 – 1 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Khimki | 
| 14:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Šunjić  Markov Tetteh  | 
Report | An.Miranchuk  | 
Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 8,106 Referee: Aleksei Eskov  | 
| 6 April 2019 22 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 1 – 1 | Dynamo Moscow | Kaspiysk | 
| 14:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Ponce  Akhyadov Katsayev  | 
Report | Tetteh  Morozov Šunjić  | 
Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 2,575 Referee: Vasiliy Kazartsev  | 
| 14 April 2019 23 | Dynamo Moscow | 1 – 1 | Krasnodar | Khimki | 
| 14:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Markov  Lutsenko Sow  | 
Report | Kaboré  Wanderson  | 
Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 5,873 Referee: Evgeny Turbin  | 
| 20 April 2019 24 | Dynamo Moscow | 1 – 0 | Krylia Sovetov | Khimki | 
| 16:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Yusupov  Tetteh Panchenko  | 
Report | Rabiu  | 
Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 5,352 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin  | 
| 24 April 2019 25 | Zenit St.Petersburg | 2 – 0 | Dynamo Moscow | Saint Petersburg | 
| 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Barrios  Dzyuba Azmoun  | 
Report | Panchenko  Sow  | 
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 42,406 Referee: Sergey Ivanov  | 
| 27 April 2019 26 | Dynamo Moscow | 0 – 0 | Akhmat Grozny | Khimki | 
| 19:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Tetteh  Yusupov Markov Lutsenko  | 
Report | Nižić  | 
Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 4,712 Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov  | 
| 5 May 2019 27 | CSKA Moscow | 2 – 2 | Dynamo Moscow | Moscow | 
| 16:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Bijol  Magnússon Nishimura Becão  | 
Report | Cardoso  Panchenko Yevgenyev  | 
Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 24,482 Referee: Sergei Karasev  | 
| 10 May 2019 28 | Dynamo Moscow | 0 – 0 | Rostov | Khimki | 
| 14:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 5,497 Referee: Vitali Meshkov  | 
| 19 May 2019 29 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 2 – 2 | Dynamo Moscow | Krasnoyarsk | 
| 14:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Kutyin  Danchenko  | 
Report | Joãozinho  Šunjić Yusupov  | 
Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 7,568 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov  | 
| 26 May 2019 30 | Dynamo Moscow | 3 – 3 | Arsenal Tula | Moscow | 
| 14:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Cardoso  Yusupov Panchenko Tetteh Morozov  | 
Report | Grigalava  Kostadinov Kombarov Mirzov Gorbatenko  | 
Stadium: VTB Arena Attendance: 23,340 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov  | 
League table
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
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| 10 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 38 | |
| 11 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 36 | |
| 12 | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 33 | |
| 13 | Krylia Sovetov Samara (O) | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 28 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs | 
| 14 | Ufa (O) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 26 | 
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals; 7) Matches won; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored; 11) Play-off.[14]
(O) Play-off winner
Russian Cup
    
| 26 September 2018 Round of 32 | Torpedo Moscow | 0 – 1 | Dynamo Moscow | Moscow | 
| 20:15 MSK (UTC+3) | Shorkin  Kertanov  | 
Report | Markov  Morozov Rykov Sow Temnikov Kozlov  | 
Stadium: Eduard Streltsov Stadium Attendance: 4,096 Referee: Aleksey Eskov  | 
| 25 October 2018 Round of 16 | Rubin Kazan | 1 – 0 | Dynamo Moscow | Kazan | 
| 19:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Navas  Azmoun  | 
Report | Cardoso  Moskvichyov Grulyov Temnikov Terekhov  | 
Stadium: Kazan Arena Attendance: 4,112 Referee: Stanislav Vasilyev  | 
Squad statistics
    
- As of match played 26 May 2019
 
Appearances and goals
    
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | Russian Cup | |||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| 1 | GK | Anton Shunin | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2 | DF | Grigori Morozov | 24 | 0 | 18+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | DF | Sebastian Holmén | 22 | 0 | 17+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | DF | Vladimir Rykov | 15 | 1 | 11+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | MF | Abdul Aziz Tetteh | 25 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | MF | Artur Yusupov | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | FW | Yevgeni Markov | 23 | 4 | 8+14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 8 | FW | Kirill Panchenko | 25 | 5 | 19+5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | MF | Miguel Cardoso | 17 | 3 | 14+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 10 | MF | Fiodor Černych | 24 | 2 | 18+4 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | MF | Ivan Temnikov | 7 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | MF | Anton Terekhov | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | MF | Vladimir Moskvichyov | 7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | MF | Vyacheslav Grulyov | 12 | 2 | 1+10 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | MF | Joãozinho | 31 | 4 | 29+1 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| 23 | MF | Anton Sosnin | 14 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | DF | Roman Yevgenyev | 20 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 25 | DF | Aleksei Kozlov | 23 | 1 | 21+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 27 | MF | Samba Sow | 18 | 0 | 15+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 31 | GK | Igor Leshchuk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 34 | DF | Konstantin Rausch | 16 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 44 | DF | Toni Šunjić | 30 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 48 | FW | Yevgeni Lutsenko | 31 | 4 | 26+4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 78 | DF | Danil Lipovoy | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||||
| Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||||||
| Players who left Dynamo Moscow during the season: | |||||||||||||
Goal scorers
    
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Total | 
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| 1 | FW | 8 | Kirill Panchenko | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2 | FW | 48 | Yevgeni Lutsenko | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| MF | 22 | Joãozinho | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| FW | 7 | Yevgeni Markov | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5 | MF | 9 | Miguel Cardoso | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | FW | 10 | Fiodor Černych | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | 20 | Vyacheslav Grulyov | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 8 | DF | 4 | Vladimir Rykov | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 44 | Toni Šunjić | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | 25 | Aleksei Kozlov | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 5 | Abdul Aziz Tetteh | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 6 | Artur Yusupov | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| TOTALS | 27 | 1 | 28 | ||||
Disciplinary record
    
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Total | |||
| 1 | GK | Anton Shunin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Grigori Morozov | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | Sebastian Holmén | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Vladimir Rykov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 5 | MF | Abdul Aziz Tetteh | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| 6 | MF | Artur Yusupov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Yevgeni Markov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Kirill Panchenko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 9 | MF | Miguel Cardoso | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Fiodor Černych | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Ivan Temnikov | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Anton Terekhov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Vladimir Moskvichyov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Vyacheslav Grulyov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Joãozinho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Anton Sosnin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | Roman Yevgenyev | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 25 | DF | Aleksei Kozlov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | Samba Sow | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 34 | DF | Konstantin Rausch | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 44 | DF | Toni Šunjić | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 48 | FW | Yevgeni Lutsenko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| TOTALS | 73 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 83 | 4 | |||
References
    
- "Мигель Кардозу - в «Динамо»!" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 31 August 2018.
 - "Жоаозиньо – в «Динамо»!" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 23 July 2018.
 - "ЗОТОВ ПЕРЕШЕЛ В "ЕНИСЕЙ" НА ПРАВАХ АРЕНДЫ" (in Russian). FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. 20 July 2018.
 - "Калугин покидает «Динамо», Ненахов уходит в аренду" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 14 June 2018.
 - "«СЧАСТЛИВ ПОДПИСАТЬ КОНТРАКТ С «ВЕЛЕСОМ». ПЕТР КОСАРЕВСКИЙ – ПЕРВЫЙ НОВИЧОК В СЕЗОНЕ 2018/2019" (in Russian). FC Veles Moscow. 2 June 2018.
 - "Georgi Chelidze rejoint l'AFC Tubize" (in French). A.F.C. Tubize. 26 June 2018. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
 - "ЗА «КРАСНОДАР» БУДЕТ ВЫСТУПАТЬ АНАТОЛИЙ КАТРИЧ" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 8 July 2018.
 - "Александр Ташаев перешел в «Спартак»" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 6 July 2018.
 - "Николай Обольский арендован ФК «Сочи»" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 1 August 2018.
 - "В «Анжи» перешел Белоруков" (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 21 July 2018.
 - "Добро пожаловать в команду нашего города!" (in Russian). FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny. 19 July 2018.
 - "Артур Юсупов возвращается в «Динамо»!" [Artur Yusupov is back with Dynamo!] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 14 January 2019.
 - "Глущенков и Данилин продлили контракты, подписан новичок в «молодёжку»" [Glushchenkov and Danilin extend contracts, new player signed for the youth team]. FC Dynamo Moscow. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
 - "Premier League 2018/2019 - Season rules" (PDF). rfpl.org. Retrieved 11 November 2018.