1. "SPARTAK". Fedotov instead of Starkov,
April 26th, after the 6th round
Reason for resignation. She was preceded by a scandalous interview with SE of the captain of Spartak Dmitry Alenichev. After it became clear that the Latvian coach would not stay in Moscow for a long time. Soar from the hut voiced the conflict of the coaching staff with the players. After the 6th round, Spartak took 10th place with 7 points. Fans posted banners demanding resignation. Newspapers with a methodical conveyor punctuated articles with the question: Does Spartak need a trainer without charisma, nicknamed Kabychegonevyshlo among the people?
The reason for the resignation . A strange match with Moscow. Having won 3-0 in the first half, in the second the team almost defiantly got up and allowed the opponent to recoup. It became clear that Starkov did not manage the team. He “resigned”, which the club management “accepted”. The official wording was: "Weak tournament performance and poor psychological atmosphere." In place of Starkov came sports director Vladimir Fedotov, already acting coach in 2004. 
What changed. Relieving psychological stress has become quite feasible for contact and good-natured Fedotov. Of the personnel decisions, we note the rejection of Yenchi, Dedura and Pyanovich, who often played under the previous coach. In tactics, the construction of two attackers began to be used, which recently has to be abandoned due to Bazhenov’s injury and the low usefulness of Cavenaga. Fedotov introduced a large group of young players, of which 19-year-old Roman Shishkin showed himself most vividly.
What have you achieved? A lot, but not the main thing. Spartak could not impose a fight for gold on CSKA. At the same time, starting from the 7th round, Fedotov scored 41 points. This is more than any other coach in this tournament segment. But a qualitative breakthrough in comparison with last year did not happen. This is most pronounced in the matches of the Champions League. Before the start, the leadership of Spartak in it either could not, or, more likely, did not want to fork out for a real gain precisely under Fedotov.
What's next. Fedotov has to constantly compromise with the “Austrian” management, which does not add weight to him in the structure of Spartak. Given the ambitions of the club owners, he is likely to give way to Stanislav Cherchesov, but will remain in one of the posts at the club headquarters.
2. "ZENITH." Lawyer instead of Petrzhela.
May 3 - July 1, after the 7th round
Reason . The new Zenit administration, according to "SPORT today," planned a coaching substitution at the end of the season, but he did not ask from the very beginning. The departure from the UEFA Cups and Russia, a sluggish start in the championship (only 8 points in 6 matches), but, most importantly, offended interviews by Vlastimil Petrzhela, who sensed something was amiss, forced the process. And immediately after the Czech’s resignation, under the leadership of Vladimir Borovichka, Zenit lost twice more.
Reason . “The team faces new challenges, and we will solve them with a new coach,” - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Zenit Sergey Fursenko.
What changed. First of all, the composition in which Vlasov (sold), Maresh (tried to sell), and then Kerzhakov (they try to sell in the winter) lost their place with the arrival of Dick Advocaat. Instead, Lee Ho, Kim Dong-jin, Tekke, Riksen, Panov and, most unexpectedly, 19-year-old Ilya Maximov began to appear (the latter, however, the Lawyer soon returned to the double). There could have been more changes if the strikers who were interested in the Dutch coach (Klasnich, van Nistelrooy, Fry, Hasselbeink, Lucarelli) did not skimp on Zenit invitations. The scheme of the game has also changed: after experimenting for some time with 4-4-2 in the diamond arrangement, the lawyer rebuilt Zenit to 4-3-3.
What have you achieved? Under the Lawyer, Zenit stabilized the game, did not lose in 15 matches in a row and revived the hopes for the championship that had gone out in the spring. True, the recent defeats against Spartak and Rubin again made these hopes illusive, recalling the ever-present autumnal inarticulateness of Petrzhelovsky's Zenit.
What's next. Whatever the ending of the season may be for Zenit, upon its completion the Lawyer will receive a full carte blanche and $ 30-50 million for picking. Which will undoubtedly turn the team into one of the favorites of the new season. At least until next fall.
3. "DYNAMO". Kobelev instead of Semin.
August 4, after the 14th round
Cause. Under Yuri Semin, the farce “Fedorychev at Dynamo” reached the extreme point: Koshtinya quarreled with the coach openly, Maniche was quietly exiled to London, Derley forgot to forget how to score, Danny began to play separately from the team, Ovchinnikov began to get more nervous at the gate and communication with the judges, and Semshov and Khokhlov began to slow down the game, and not make it intellectual, as originally planned. 
Dynamo showed the most monstrous in modern European football (if not in all football history) price-quality ratio.
Occasion. The defeat from the “Torpedo” (0: 3), after which Semin said something that was already obvious to everyone for a long time: “I could not unite the players, they do not fight on the field. I must resign. ” Dynamo by that time with 10 points in 15 matches had established itself in 15th place.
What changed. Andrey Kobelev immediately set about cleansing the Dynamo ranks, removing Parfenov, Ovchinnikov, Enakarkhire, Mendi, Yashin and, for some reason, Baffur Gyan (to the delight of “Saturn”). He also turned in the Dynamo captain Tochilin, although he then removed it again - away from sin.
What have you achieved? The team’s football is still inconsistent, stuttering, and 13 points in 11 matches held under Kobelev - the result is not good news. But, by today's Dynamo standards, this is progress. Either Kobelev, or the premium doubled by the club, finally brought Semshov, Smertin and Danny out of lethargy. Perhaps now Dynamo will even remain in the Premier League.
What's next. Questions about Kobelev’s coaching abilities and survival in the Premier League are important, but not the most significant in relation to the current Dynamo. More important than others. Who owns the club now? Who will own it? What will it do? Or maybe this point is not extreme?
4. "AMKAR". Rakhimov instead of Oborin.
August 23 - September 6, after the 16th round
Cause. The positions of Sergei Oborin in the Perm club looked reinforced concrete. He wanted to leave himself. Firstly, he didn’t like that the leadership began to interfere in the training process. Secondly, he probably felt that he had reached the ceiling in the club, and that the team was in danger of flying to the first division.
Occasion. Club President Valery Chuprakov went on about the players and fired the second coach Igor Shinkarenko. He was invited from "Mordovia" on the initiative of Oborin. And he quickly aroused hostility on the part of all football players with an disrespectful manner of communication and an addiction to high training loads. “We no longer had the strength. We went to the president and said: either Shinkarenko, or we, ”said one of the players. Oborin believed that his protege was working correctly. And he left in protest.
What changed. Rashid Rakhimov was not immediately found. For almost two weeks, the duties of the chief were performed by Igor Uralev, a former goalkeeper coach. Under him, the team lost to Zenit - 0: 2. But this was the last defeat of Amkar. Rakhimov did not make any serious changes in the composition - the club has a rather short bench. One can only note the return of veteran Konstantin Paramonov. The main thing is that the new coach removed the psychological stress in the team. “We hardly talked with Oborin,” one of the players admits. - He kept his distance and constantly escalated the situation. I did not want to go into the locker room. Rakhimov made it clear that he believes in us, trusts. And immediately it became easier. ”
What have you achieved? With Rakhimov, the team did not lose a single match, scored 18 points and practically protected themselves from relegation.
What's next. Coaches want to leave the club for a long time. Moreover, influential supporters of this appointment promised that if they retain a place in the Premier League, the club will receive a budget to fight for a place in European competitions.
5. "SHINNIK." Gavrilov instead of Dolmatov,
September 12th, after the 18th round
Reason . Super-unsuccessful performance of the team: in 19 matches, “Shinnik” scored only 8 points, winning only once. Among the most unpleasant memories is Jo's poker at Safonov’s gate in Luzhniki. And also the home defeat from Spartak 1: 3, which resurrected the events of last fall, when, after a similarly lost match, a conflict arose between the governor of the region Lisitsyn and club president Tonkov. And the current leadership, having set the club with serious tasks for the 1000th anniversary of Yaroslavl, allocated an amount with hardly a lot of zeros to achieve them. Which led to the resignation of Dolmatov "on their own."
Reason . Another defeat - 1: 3 in Tomsk. 
What changed. Boris Gavrilov, appointed acting, did not change anything - and would not have been able to. Despite the fact that “Shinnik” was the first to choose the limit of 50 declared players, there was no fundamental difference between the playing rosters.
What have you achieved ? Gavrilov’s first match - against Saturn - the team reduced to a goalless draw. But already in the third, she received six goals from Rostov. After the game, the captain of Yaroslavl Alexander Shirko climbed to the podium to find out the relationship with the fan, and he signed a suspension for himself before the end of the season. Gavrilov’s asset can be written in a draw with Spartak, after which the club, by an evil irony of fate, de jure issued a farewell to the Premier League.
What's next. Search for a new coach with a focus on returning from the first division. In “Shinnik” Alexander Pobegalov, who has already trained the club, is actively being married. But his contract with Ural is designed for at least another year.
6. "TORPEDO.". Gostenin instead of Petrenko.
September 17th, after the 19th round
Cause. The team is fighting for survival. And Sergey Petrenko did not look like a coach, able to keep the club in the Premier League.
Occasion. Home defeat from “Rostov” - 0: 2, 15th place and two points behind the salvific 14th position. At the press conference, the head coach did not make any statements, and the next morning he filed a letter of resignation. There is another version. People close to the players claim that several team leaders “fused” the coach. True, it is not entirely clear why they needed it. 
What changed. The pre-bid campaign was completed, and Alexander Gostenin left few options for maneuver. Global changes in the game did not happen. Is that a little stronger defense. Less time on the field gets Lyubomir Cantonists, whom Petrenko relied on. Andrey Stepanov began to play more, which the former coach was trying to sell. Once Gostenin admitted that he was afraid to make replacements, as he was not sure that those left in stock would help him.
What have you achieved? The team is still in 15th place, with Gostenin at the head of it scored 6 points. Among them, however, were taken from Spartak and Lokomotiv. There is a desperate struggle for survival with Dynamo.
What's next. The fate of Gostenin depends on the result of the team. He will probably remain in the club if black and white fly out of the Premier League. And if the coach solves the problem, then (paradox!) In his place will come a more experienced specialist.
7. "LOCOMOTIVE". Dolmatov instead of Muslin.
October 19, after the 22nd round
Cause. Official wording: "For unsatisfactory results." One could hardly consider the 18-match Loko unbeaten run in the national championship and two points behind the leading CSKA. However, as soon as the railwaymen lost to Zyulte-Waregem in the UEFA Cup, club president Valery Filatov accused Slavolyub Muslin of losing, or even of the initial lack of contact with the players. In fact, misunderstanding and even hostility arose in the relationship between the president and the coach.
Occasion. Defeat from Zyulte-Waregem and relegation from the UEFA Cup, and soon after losing to Moscow in the match of the national championship.
What changed. Forced to get the result right off the bat, Oleg Dolmatov did not redraw the team, but decided to prove himself in the field of early, unexpected, sometimes inexplicable replacements. As a result, Loko tried to play with three forwards, but then Asildarov, who was replacing him, returned to the bench after 20 minutes. And Izmailov’s playing time was completely impossible to predict. 
What have you achieved? One point in three major matches: the debut for Dolmatov in St. Petersburg and against the sinking Torpedo and Dynamo. Golden hopes died, medal hopes faded noticeably. Apparently, the management of the coach did not oblige the observance of the “do no harm” principle.
What's next . The yellow heading Dolmatov turned Loko into Shinnik has every chance of becoming a postseason resume. The anger of the railway general can fall on Filatov’s head. And he, it is possible, is retiring along with his protege.