2002 in Russian football

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)  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
9 June 2002 International Stadium, Yokohama (A)  Japan 0–1 WC FIFA
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

First Division

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

PWDLFAGDPts
P1Rubin3422665114+3772
P2Chernomorets34201045929+3070
3Tom34171075123+2861
4Kuban34159104430+1454
5Amkar34159104731+1654
6Spartak34141194230+1253
7Khimki341410103827+1152
8Lada341311105435+1950
9Lokomotiv34129133846–845
10Kristall34128143943–444
11Gazovik-Gazprom341014103432+244
12SKA-Energia341012123537–242
13Fakel-Voronezh341010143442–840
14Neftekhimik34115183449–1538
15Volgar-Gazprom34106183451–1736
16FC Dynamo St. Petersburg3499162856–2836*
R17SKA3487193862–2431
R18Metallurg3444262487–63–8**

*Dynamo SPb were awarded 0–3 defeats in ten matches for fielding ineligible players
**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

UEFA Cup 2001-02

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

UEFA Intertoto Cup 2002

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

UEFA Champions League 2002-03

Lokomotiv Moscow's victory over Grazer AK ensured there are two Russian clubs in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League 2002-03. 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.

UEFA Cup 2002-03

Zenit Saint Petersburg set the record for aggregate score for the Russian teams, beating FC Encamp 13–0 in the qualifying roung of the UEFA Cup 2002-03 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).

References

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