2002 Russian Premier League

Russian Premier League
Season2002
ChampionsLokomotiv Moscow
1st title
RelegatedAnzhi Makhachkala
Sokol Saratov
Champions LeagueLokomotiv Moscow
CSKA Moscow
UEFA CupSpartak Moscow
Torpedo Moscow
Matches240
Goals584 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorerRolan Gusev
& Dmitri Kirichenko (15)
← 2001
2003 →

2002 was the first season of the Russian Premier League. While the structure of the competition did not change, the top level clubs gained independence from the Professional Football League.

Spartak's six-year dominance in the league was broken by Lokomotiv.

Teams

As in the previous season, 16 teams are playing in the 2002 season, with the name of the league changing from the 'Top Division' to the 'Premier League'. After the 2001 season, Fakel Voronezh and Chernomorets Novorossiysk were relegated to the 2002 Russian First Division. They were replaced by Uralan Elista and Shinnik Yaroslavl, the winners and runners up of the 2001 Russian First Division.

Venues

AlaniaAnzhiCSKADynamo
Republican Spartak StadiumDynamo StadiumCentral StadiumCentral Stadium
Capacity: 32,464Capacity: 15,200Capacity: 36,540Capacity: 36,540
Lokomotiv Moscow
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Locations of teams in 2002 Russian Premier League
Krylia Sovetov Samara
RZD ArenaMetallurg Stadium
Capacity: 27,084Capacity: 33,001
RostselmashRotor
Olimp-2Central Stadium
Capacity: 15,840Capacity: 32,120
SaturnShinnik
Saturn StadiumShinnik Stadium
Capacity: 14,685Capacity: 22,871
SokolSpartak
Lokomotiv StadiumLuzhniki Stadium
Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 81,029
TorpedoTorpedo-ZILUralanZenit Saint Petersburg
Luzhniki StadiumEduard Streltsov StadiumUralan StadiumPetrovsky Stadium
Capacity: 81,029Capacity: 13,450Capacity: Capacity: 21,570

Personnel and kits

TeamLocationHead coachKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
AlaniaVladikavkazRussia Bakhva TedeyevGermany Adidas-
AnzhiMakhachkalaRussia Gadzhi GadzhiyevUnited States Nike-
CSKAMoscowRussia Valery GazzaevUnited Kingdom Umbro-
DynamoMoscowUkraine Viktor ProkopenkoUnited States Nike-
LokomotivMoscowRussia Yuri SeminUnited States NikeMZD
KryliaSamaraRussia Aleksandr TarkhanovUnited Kingdom Umbro-
RostselmashRostov-on-DonRussia Sergei Balakhnin (Caretaker)Italy DiadoraAlfa-Eko
RotorVolgogradRussia Vladimir SalkovUnited Kingdom Umbro-
SaturnRamenskoyeRussia Vladimir ShevchukUnited States Nike-
ShinnikYaroslavlRussia Aleksandr PobegalovUnited States NikeYaroslavl Tire Plant
SokolSaratovRussia Leonid TkachenkoUnited Kingdom Umbro-
SpartakMoscowRussia Oleg RomantsevGermany AdidasLukoil
TorpedoMoscowRussia Sergei PetrenkoItaly Diadora-
Torpedo-ZILMoscowRussia Vadim NikonovUnited Kingdom UmbroZiL
UralanElistaGeorgia (country) Revaz DzodzuashviliItaly Lotto-
ZenitSaint PetersburgRussia Boris RappoportItaly DiadoraGazprom

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
DynamoRussia Aleksandr NovikovApril 2002Ukraine Viktor ProkopenkoApril 2002
SokolRussia Alexander KoreshkovApril 2002Russia Anatoli Aslamov (Caretaker)April 2002
ZenitRussia Yury MorozovApril 2002Russia Mikhail Biryukov (Caretaker)April 2002
AnzhiRussia Leonid TkachenkoMay 2002Russia Aleksandr Reshetnyak (Caretaker)May 2002
SokolRussia Anatoli Aslamov (Caretaker)May 2002Russia Leonid TkachenkoMay 2002
AnzhiRussia Aleksandr Reshetnyak (Caretaker)June 2002Ukraine Myron MarkevychJune 2002
AlaniaUkraine Vladimir MuntyanJuly 2002Russia Bakhva TedeyevJuly 2002
TorpedoRussia Vitaly ShevchenkoJuly 2002Russia Sergei PetrenkoJuly 2002
ZenitRussia Mikhail Biryukov (Caretaker)July 2002Russia Yury MorozovJuly 2002
ZenitRussia Yury MorozovJuly 2002Russia Mikhail Biryukov (Caretaker)July 2002
AnzhiUkraine Myron MarkevychAugust 2002Russia Aleksandr Reshetnyak (Caretaker)August 2002
AnzhiRussia Aleksandr Reshetnyak (Caretaker)August 2002Russia Gadzhi GadzhiyevAugust 2002
RostselmashRussia Anatoly BaidachnyAugust 2002Russia Sergei Balakhnin (Caretaker)August 2002
UralanRussia Sergei PavlovAugust 2002Russia Yuri Shishlov (Caretaker)August 2002
UralanRussia Yuri Shishlov (Caretaker)August 2002Georgia (country) Revaz DzodzuashviliAugust 2002
ZenitRussia Mikhail Biryukov (Caretaker)August 2002Russia Boris RappoportAugust 2002

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Lokomotiv Moscow (C)3019924614+3266Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round[a]
2CSKA Moscow3021366026+3466Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3Spartak Moscow3016774936+1355Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4Torpedo Moscow[b]3014884732+1550Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
5Krylia Sovetov Samara30154113932+749
6Saturn3013894137+447
7Shinnik Yaroslavl3013894237+547
8Dynamo Moscow30126123833+542
9Rotor Volgograd30115142734−738
10Zenit St. Petersburg3089133642−633
11Rostselmash30710132949−2031
12Alania Vladikavkaz3086163142−1130
13Uralan Elista30611133242−1029
14Torpedo-ZIL Moscow30610142039−1928
15Anzhi Makhachkala (R)30510152243−2125Relegation to First Division
16Sokol Saratov (R)3058172445−2123
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.

Championship play-off

Lokomotiv Moscow1–0CSKA Moscow
Loskov 6'Report
Attendance: 34,000

Results

Home \ AwayALAANZCSKDYNKRYLOKROSROTSATSHISOKSPATORTZMUREZEN
Alania Vladikavkaz1–10–11–21–41–12–10–10–12–13–24–31–15–22–31–0
Anzhi Makhachkala0–12–10–10–20–04–12–11–10–10–13–30–10–01–12–0
CSKA Moscow1–03–12–32–00–15–12–02–32–03–02–12–34–02–11–0
Dynamo Moscow0–12–01–20–11–25–02–31–10–12–10–13–31–11–00–2
Krylia Sovetov Samara1–04–00–20–01–03–21–01–04–10–10–21–00–01–11–0
Lokomotiv Moscow1–00–00–03–02–03–03–02–02–12–01–11–03–01–02–1
Rostselmash1–12–03–21–10–32–30–32–11–11–11–10–11–12–01–2
Rotor Volgograd2–10–00–10–02–00–20–01–12–02–10–31–00–02–02–1
Saturn1–01–10–30–33–12–12–02–12–32–11–20–01–35–21–2
Shinnik Yaroslavl2–06–01–12–14–20–01–11–01–32–12–22–12–01–01–1
Sokol Saratov1–11–00–10–10–00–31–23–10–01–32–20–40–02–02–2
Spartak Moscow2–12–10–31–03–11–20–02–00–23–02–10–12–10–24–3
Torpedo Moscow2–03–02–32–04–32–20–13–11–12–01–01–22–12–21–1
Torpedo-ZIL Moscow0–01–00–20–20–20–22–00–20–01–02–00–22–12–21–2
Uralan Elista2–00–13–31–31–00–00–02–01–21–11–11–10–11–03–3
Zenit St. Petersburg2–12–20–21–21–21–10–21–01–21–12–00–12–20–02–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of matches played on 21 November 2002.
RankPlayerClubGoal
1Russia Rolan GusevCSKA15
Russia Dmitri KirichenkoCSKA
3Russia Aleksandr KerzhakovZenit14
4Russia Vladimir BeschastnykhSpartak Moscow12
Russia Andrei KaryakaKrylia
6Lithuania Robertas PoškusKrylia11
Moldova Serghei RogaciovSaturn
Russia Igor SemshovTorpedo
9Russia Aleksandr ShirkoTorpedo10
Russia Zurab TsiklauriUralan

Awards

On December 10 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:[1]

Goalkeepers
  1. Russia Sergei Ovchinnikov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
  2. Russia Ruslan Nigmatullin (CSKA Moscow)
  3. Russia Valeri Chizhov (Saturn)
Sweeper
  1. Russia Sergei Ignashevich (Lokomotiv Moscow)
  2. Armenia Sargis Hovsepyan (Zenit)
  3. Ukraine Bohdan Shershun (CSKA Moscow)
Defensive midfielders
  1. Bosnia and Herzegovina Elvir Rahimić (CSKA Moscow)
  2. Russia Yevgeni Aldonin (Rotor)
  3. Russia Igor Semshov (Torpedo Moscow)

Medal squads

1. FC Lokomotiv Moscow

Goalkeepers: Sergei I. Ovchinnikov (31).
Defenders: Sergei Ignashevich (29 / 1), Gennadiy Nizhegorodov (29), Vadim Evseev (24 / 7), Dmitri Sennikov (24 / 1), Oleg Pashinin Uzbekistan (24), Jacob Lekgetho South Africa (23 / 2), Yuri Drozdov (18), Milan Obradović Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (17).
Midfielders: Dmitri Loskov (30 / 7), Vladimir Maminov Uzbekistan (29 / 4), Narvik Sirkhayev Azerbaijan (15 / 4), Marat Izmailov (14 / 2), Bennett Mnguni South Africa (4).
Forwards: James Obiorah Nigeria (23 / 5), Maksim Buznikin (23 / 2), Ruslan Pimenov (19 / 7), Júlio César Brazil (11 / 3), Nemanja Vučićević Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (9), Baba Adamu Ghana (8 / 1), Giorgi Demetradze Georgia (country) (6), Sergei V. Ovchinnikov (1).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

One own goal scored by Dmytro Semochko Ukraine (FC Uralan Elista).

Manager: Yuri Syomin.

Transferred out during the season: Giorgi Demetradze Georgia (country) (to FC Alania Vladikavkaz).

2. PFC CSKA Moscow

Goalkeepers: Ruslan Nigmatullin (15), Veniamin Mandrykin (13), Dmitriy Kramarenko Azerbaijan (3).
Defenders: Denis Yevsikov (29), Deividas Šemberas Lithuania (28), Andrei Solomatin (26 / 3), Vyacheslav Dayev (22 / 1), Bohdan Shershun Ukraine (18 / 1), Aleksei Berezutski (16), Aleksandr Berketov (8), Yevgeni Varlamov (2), Vasili Berezutski (2).
Midfielders: Rolan Gusev (30 / 15), Elvir Rahimić Bosnia and Herzegovina (30 / 2), Igor Yanovsky (29 / 4), Juris Laizāns Latvia (27 / 3), Sergei Semak (24 / 6), Aleksei Triputen (9), Artur Tlisov (3).
Forwards: Denis Popov (28 / 7), Dmitri Kirichenko (26 / 15), Spartak Gogniyev (21 / 2), Roman Monaryov Ukraine (12), Igor Piyuk (1).

One own goal scored by Martin Hyský Czech Republic (FC Dynamo Moscow).

Manager: Valery Gazzaev.

Transferred out during the season: Igor Piyuk (to FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow).

3. FC Spartak Moscow

Goalkeepers: Maksym Levytskyi Ukraine (19), Stanislav Cherchesov (7), Dmitri Goncharov (6).
Defenders: Igor Mitreski North Macedonia (27), Ibra Kébé Senegal (24 / 3), Moisés Brazil (23 / 1), Dmitri Ananko (21), Dmytro Parfenov Ukraine (16 / 2), Yuri Kovtun (16 / 1), Jerry-Christian Tchuissé Cameroon (12), Valeri Abramidze Georgia (country) (6), Dmitri Khlestov (6), Andrei Streltsov (4), Samuel Ogunsania Nigeria (1).
Midfielders: Vasili Baranov Belarus (24 / 1), Dmitri Kudryashov (22 / 5), Yegor Titov (20 / 4), Eduard Tsykhmeystruk Ukraine (20 / 2), Maksym Kalynychenko Ukraine (11 / 1), Artyom Bezrodny (6 / 1), Aleksandr Pavlenko (5), Dmitri Torbinski (3), Marcelo Silva Brazil (2), Pyotr Nemov (2), Aleksandr Sheshukov (2), Aleksei Rebko (1), Aleksandr Samedov (1), Robert Scarlett Jamaica (1).
Forwards: Vladimir Beschastnykh (30 / 12), Aleksandr Danishevsky (21 / 4), Dmitri Sychev (18 / 9), Okon Flo Essien Nigeria (9 / 1), Aleksandr Sonin (8 / 2), Pavel Pogrebnyak (2), Raman Vasilyuk Belarus (1).

Manager: Oleg Romantsev.

Transferred out during the season: Dmitri Ananko (to France AC Ajaccio), Eduard Tsykhmeystruk Ukraine (to Ukraine FC Metalurh Donetsk), Dmitri Sychev (to France Marseille), Dmitri Goncharov (to FC Alania Vladikavkaz), Raman Vasilyuk Belarus (to Belarus FC Dinamo Minsk).

Attendances

Source:[2]

No.ClubAverageChangeHighest
1Alania22,93312,8%30,000
2Krylia Sovetov21,533-10,0%33,000
3Zenit17,767-13,9%22,000
4Shinnik15,6331,0%22,000
5Rotor13,0273,8%19,500
6Spartak Moscow12,2335,6%60,000
7Anji11,493-15,3%16,000
8Sokol11,000-22,7%15,000
9Saturn10,6000,3%16,000
10Rostselmash10,3878,0%15,500
11PFC CSKA9,70010,2%14,000
12Elista7,48730,4%11,000
13Lokomotiv Moscow7,13358,8%25,000
14Dynamo Moscow6,800-1,9%20,000
15FC Moscow4,800-20,4%6,500
16Torpedo-ZIL3,767-1,6%14,000

See also

2002 in Russian football

References

  1. ^ Названы имена лучших футболистов России (in Russian). Sport Express. 2002-12-10.
  2. ^ https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/rus/averus02.htm
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