Brazilian legend Zico was appointed as the club's manager at the start of the season following the departure of Valery Gazzaev. Zico left the club in September, being replaced by Juande Ramos, who only lasted 47 days before being replaced by Leonid Slutsky.
|- |colspan="14"|Players that left CSKA Moscow on loan during the season:
|- |colspan="14"|Players who appeared for CSKA Moscow that left during the season: