A Russian court on Friday rejected appeals by two ex-international footballers who have been charged over an unprovoked attack on two government officials.

Krasnodar midfielder Pavel Mamaev and Zenit Saint Petersburg forward Alexander Kokorin have been behind bars since last week pending a "hooliganism" trial and were officially charged Thursday.

They will be detained until at least December 8 and face up to seven years in jail if they are convicted.

"He cannot interrupt his training process, it will affect his professional activity," Mamaev's lawyer told the Moscow court during the appeal, according to agencies.

However both his and Kokorin's requests were rejected.

Video footage caught the two men attacking two Russian trade ministry officials in an upscale Moscow cafe this month.

One of the officials, Denis Pak, an ethnic Korean, was hit with a chair while eating a meal.

Russian Premier League chiefs have requested a lifetime ban for the pair.

Krasnodar have pledged to terminate Mamaev's contract while Zenit condemned Kokorin's role as "disgusting".

Kokorin last played for the national side in late 2017, while Mamaev was last selected in 2016.

It is not the first time the players' behaviour has brought condemnation.

The Russian Football Union (RFU) suspended the pair in July 2016 after a video emerged from a Monte Carlo nightclub in which Mamaev and Kokorin allegedly spent $296,000 (258,000 euros) on a champagne-fuelled party following Euro 2016, where Russia flopped.

Kokorin, who sat out this year's World Cup with a knee injury, later apologised for his behaviour and was welcomed back into the national team.