2002 in Russian football

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2002 in Russian football was the first season of the Premier League, which was won by FC Lokomotiv Moscow (this was their first ever national title). The national team participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

National team

Russia national football team participated in the final tournament of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where they finished third in Group H.

Date Venue Opponents Score1 Competition Russia scorers Match Report
13 February 2002 Lansdowne Road, Dublin (A)  Republic of Ireland 0–2 F Sport-Express
27 March 2002 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn (A)  Estonia 1–2 F Vladimir Beschastnykh Sport-Express
17 April 2002 Stade de France, Saint-Denis (A)  France 0–0 F Sport-Express
17 May 2002 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H)  Belarus 1–1 (4–5 on penalties) FT Andrei Solomatin Sport-Express
19 May 2002 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H)  FR Yugoslavia 1–1 (5–6 on penalties) FT Dmitri Sychev Sport-Express
5 June 2002 Wing Stadium, Kobe (N)  Tunisia 2–0 WC Egor Titov, Valery Karpin FIFA[permanent dead link‍]
9 June 2002 International Stadium, Yokohama (A)  Japan 0–1 WC FIFA[permanent dead link‍]
14 June 2002 Ecopa Stadium, Shizuoka (N)  Belgium 2–3 WC Vladimir Beschastnykh, Dmitri Sychev FIFA
21 August 2002 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H)  Sweden 1–1 F Aleksandr Kerzhakov Sport-Express
7 September 2002 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H)  Republic of Ireland 4–2 ECQ Andrey Karyaka, Vladimir Beschastnykh, Aleksandr Kerzhakov, 1 own goal uefa
16 October 2002 Central Stadium, Volgograd (H)  Albania 4–1 ECQ Aleksandr Kerzhakov, Sergei Semak (2), Viktor Onopko uefa
  1. Russia score given first
Key
  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match
  • N = Neutral ground
  • F = Friendly
  • FT = Friendly tournament
  • WC = 2002 FIFA World Cup, Group H
  • ECQ = 2004 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying, Group 10

Leagues

Premier League

Main article: 2002 Russian Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lokomotiv Moscow (C) 30 19 9 2 46 14 +32 66 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round[a]
2 CSKA Moscow 30 21 3 6 60 26 +34 66 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 Spartak Moscow 30 16 7 7 49 36 +13 55 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 Torpedo Moscow[b] 30 14 8 8 47 32 +15 50 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
5 Krylia Sovetov Samara 30 15 4 11 39 32 +7 49
6 Saturn 30 13 8 9 41 37 +4 47
7 Shinnik Yaroslavl 30 13 8 9 42 37 +5 47
8 Dynamo Moscow 30 12 6 12 38 33 +5 42
9 Rotor Volgograd 30 11 5 14 27 34 −7 38
10 Zenit St. Petersburg 30 8 9 13 36 42 −6 33
11 Rostselmash 30 7 10 13 29 49 −20 31
12 Alania Vladikavkaz 30 8 6 16 31 42 −11 30
13 Uralan Elista 30 6 11 13 32 42 −10 29
14 Torpedo-ZIL Moscow 30 6 10 14 20 39 −19 28
15 Anzhi Makhachkala (R) 30 5 10 15 22 43 −21 25 Relegation to First Division
16 Sokol Saratov (R) 30 5 8 17 24 45 −21 23
Source: RFPL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The title was decided in a championship playoff as Lokomotiv Moscow and CSKA Moscow finished with equal points.
  2. ^ Torpedo qualified for the UEFA Cup thanks to Spartak winning the Russian Cup in 2003.

First Division

Rubin Kazan and Chernomorets Novorossiysk won the promotion from the First Division.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Rubin Kazan (P) 34 22 6 6 51 14 +37 72 Promotion to Premier League
2 Chernomorets Novorossiysk (P) 34 20 10 4 59 29 +30 70
3 Tom Tomsk 34 17 10 7 51 23 +28 61
4 Kuban Krasnodar 34 15 9 10 44 30 +14 54
5 Amkar Perm 34 15 9 10 47 31 +16 54
6 Spartak Nalchik 34 14 11 9 42 30 +12 53
7 Khimki 34 14 10 10 38 27 +11 52
8 Lada-Togliatti 34 13 11 10 54 35 +19 50
9 Lokomotiv Chita 34 12 9 13 38 46 −8 45
10 Kristall Smolensk 34 12 8 14 39 43 −4 44
11 Gazovik-Gazprom 34 10 14 10 34 32 +2 44
12 SKA-Khabarovsk 34 10 12 12 35 37 −2 42
13 Fakel Voronezh 34 10 10 14 34 42 −8 40
14 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 34 11 5 18 34 49 −15 38
15 Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan 34 10 6 18 34 51 −17 36
16 Dynamo St. Petersburg[a] 34 9 9 16 28 56 −28 36
17 SKA Rostov-on-Don (R) 34 8 7 19 38 62 −24 31 Relegation to Second Division
18 Metallurg Krasnoyarsk[b] (R) 34 4 4 26 24 87 −63 −8
Source: PFL, RSSSF
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Dynamo SPb were awarded 0–3 defeats in ten matches for fielding ineligible players
  2. ^ Metallurg were docked 24 points for failing to pay transfer fees for four players

Vyacheslav Kamoltsev of Chernomorets became the top goalscorer with 20 goals.

Second Division

The following clubs have earned promotion by winning tournaments in their respective Second Division zones:

Cup

The Russian Cup was won by CSKA Moscow, who beat Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–0 in the final at the Luzhniki Stadium.

UEFA club competitions

2001–02 UEFA Cup

Lokomotiv Moscow participated in the third round of the 2001–02 UEFA Cup, but were knocked out by Hapoel Tel Aviv FC who won 3–1 on aggregate.

2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Krylya Sovetov Samara played in the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup. After defeating Dinaburg FC in the second round they lost to Willem II Tilburg on away goals.

2002–03 UEFA Champions League

Lokomotiv Moscow's victory over Grazer AK ensured there are two Russian clubs in the group stage of the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League. Lokomotiv finished second in the group with Club Brugge, Galatasaray, and the dominant FC Barcelona.

On the contrary, Spartak Moscow, the automatic qualifiers for the group stage, lost all their matches to Valencia CF, FC Basel, and Liverpool F.C., finishing with the goal differential of 1–18.

2002–03 UEFA Cup

Zenit Saint Petersburg set the record for aggregate score for the Russian teams, beating FC Encamp 13–0 in the qualifying round of the 2002–03 UEFA Cup and joining CSKA Moscow in the first round. Both Russian clubs lost in the first round, Zenit to Grasshopper Club Zürich (3–4) and CSKA to Parma F.C. (3–4).

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