2002 Russian Premier League

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.

Russian Premier League
Season2002
ChampionsLokomotiv Moscow
1st title
RelegatedAnzhi Makhachkala
Sokol Saratov
Champions LeagueLokomotiv Moscow
CSKA Moscow
UEFA CupSpartak Moscow
Torpedo Moscow
Matches played240
Goals scored584 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorerRolan Gusev
& Dmitri Kirichenko (15)
← 2001
2003 →

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
Alania Anzhi CSKA Dynamo
Republican Spartak Stadium Dynamo Stadium Central Stadium Central Stadium
Capacity: 32,464 Capacity: 15,200 Capacity: 36,540 Capacity: 36,540
Lokomotiv Moscow
Locations of teams in 2002 Russian Premier League
 Krylia Sovetov Samara
RZD Arena Metallurg Stadium
Capacity: 27,084 Capacity: 33,001
Rostselmash Rotor
Olimp-2 Central Stadium
Capacity: 15,840 Capacity: 32,120
Saturn Shinnik
Saturn Stadium Shinnik Stadium
Capacity: 14,685 Capacity: 22,871
Sokol Spartak
Lokomotiv Stadium Luzhniki Stadium
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 81,029
Torpedo Torpedo-ZIL Uralan Zenit Saint Petersburg
Luzhniki Stadium Eduard Streltsov Stadium Uralan Stadium Petrovsky Stadium
Capacity: 81,029 Capacity: 13,450 Capacity: Capacity: 21,570

    Personnel and kits
    Team Location Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
    Alania Vladikavkaz Russia Bakhva Tedeyev Germany Adidas -
    Anzhi Makhachkala Russia Gadzhi Gadzhiyev United States Nike -
    CSKA Moscow Russia Valery Gazzaev United Kingdom Umbro -
    Dynamo Moscow Ukraine Viktor Prokopenko United States Nike -
    Lokomotiv Moscow Russia Yuri Semin United States Nike MZD
    Krylia Samara Russia Aleksandr Tarkhanov United Kingdom Umbro -
    Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don Russia Sergei Balakhnin (Caretaker) Italy Diadora Alfa-Eko
    Rotor Volgograd Russia Vladimir Salkov United Kingdom Umbro -
    Saturn Ramenskoye Russia Vladimir Shevchuk United States Nike -
    Shinnik Yaroslavl Russia Aleksandr Pobegalov United States Nike Yaroslavl Tire Plant
    Sokol Saratov Russia Leonid Tkachenko United Kingdom Umbro -
    Spartak Moscow Russia Oleg Romantsev Germany Adidas Lukoil
    Torpedo Moscow Russia Sergei Petrenko Italy Diadora -
    Torpedo-ZIL Moscow Russia Vadim Nikonov United Kingdom Umbro ZiL
    Uralan Elista Georgia (country) Revaz Dzodzuashvili Italy Lotto -
    Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia Boris Rappoport Italy Diadora Gazprom

    Managerial changes
    Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
    Dynamo Russia Aleksandr Novikov April 2002 Ukraine Viktor Prokopenko April 2002
    Sokol Russia Alexander Koreshkov April 2002 Russia Anatoli Aslamov (Caretaker) April 2002
    Zenit Russia Yury Morozov April 2002 Russia Mikhail Biryukov (Caretaker) April 2002
    Anzhi Russia Leonid Tkachenko May 2002 Russia Aleksandr Reshetnyak (Caretaker) May 2002
    Sokol Russia Anatoli Aslamov (Caretaker) May 2002 Russia Leonid Tkachenko May 2002
    Anzhi Russia Aleksandr Reshetnyak (Caretaker) June 2002 Ukraine Myron Markevych June 2002
    Alania Ukraine Vladimir Muntyan July 2002 Russia Bakhva Tedeyev July 2002
    Torpedo Russia Vitaly Shevchenko July 2002 Russia Sergei Petrenko July 2002
    Zenit Russia Mikhail Biryukov (Caretaker) July 2002 Russia Yury Morozov July 2002
    Zenit Russia Yury Morozov July 2002 Russia Mikhail Biryukov (Caretaker) July 2002
    Anzhi Ukraine Myron Markevych August 2002 Russia Aleksandr Reshetnyak (Caretaker) August 2002
    Anzhi Russia Aleksandr Reshetnyak (Caretaker) August 2002 Russia Gadzhi Gadzhiyev August 2002
    Rostselmash Russia Anatoly Baidachny August 2002 Russia Sergei Balakhnin (Caretaker) August 2002
    Uralan Russia Sergei Pavlov August 2002 Russia Yuri Shishlov (Caretaker) August 2002
    Uralan Russia Yuri Shishlov (Caretaker) August 2002 Georgia (country) Revaz Dzodzuashvili August 2002
    Zenit Russia Mikhail Biryukov (Caretaker) August 2002 Russia Boris Rappoport August 2002

    Standings
    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
    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 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 32 42 −10 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

    As CSKA and Lokomotiv finished at the top of the table with equal points, the title was decided in a championship play-off.

    Lokomotiv Moscow1–0CSKA Moscow
    Loskov 6' (Report)
    Attendance: 34,000
    Referee: V. Ivanov

    Torpedo qualified for the UEFA Cup thanks to Spartak winning the Russian Cup in 2003.

    Results
    Home \ Away ALA ANZ CSK DYN KRY LOK ROS ROT SAT SHI SOK SPA TOR TZM URE ZEN
    Alania Vladikavkaz 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–4 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 3–2 4–3 1–1 5–2 2–3 1–0
    Anzhi Makhachkala 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 4–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 3–3 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–0
    CSKA Moscow 1–0 3–1 2–3 2–0 0–1 5–1 2–0 2–3 2–0 3–0 2–1 2–3 4–0 2–1 1–0
    Dynamo Moscow 0–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 5–0 2–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 3–3 1–1 1–0 0–2
    Krylia Sovetov Samara 1–0 4–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 4–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0
    Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–1
    Rostselmash 1–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 0–3 2–3 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–2
    Rotor Volgograd 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–3 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–1
    Saturn 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–3 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–3 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–3 5–2 1–2
    Shinnik Yaroslavl 2–0 6–0 1–1 2–1 4–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1
    Sokol Saratov 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–3 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–3 2–2 0–4 0–0 2–0 2–2
    Spartak Moscow 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–0 3–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–2 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 4–3
    Torpedo Moscow 2–0 3–0 2–3 2–0 4–3 2–2 0–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 1–1
    Torpedo-ZIL Moscow 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–2
    Uralan Elista 2–0 0–1 3–3 1–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–3
    Zenit St. Petersburg 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 2–1
    Source:
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Season statistics

    Top goalscorers
    As of matches played on 21 November 2002.
    Rank Player Club Goal
    1 Russia Rolan Gusev CSKA 15
    Russia Dmitri Kirichenko CSKA
    3 Russia Aleksandr Kerzhakov Zenit 14
    4 Russia Vladimir Beschastnykh Spartak Moscow 12
    Russia Andrei Karyaka Krylia
    6 Lithuania Robertas Poškus Krylia 11
    Moldova Serghei Rogaciov Saturn
    Russia Igor Semshov Torpedo
    9 Russia Aleksandr Shirko Torpedo 10
    Russia Zurab Tsiklauri Uralan

    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 Serbia (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 Serbia (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).

    See also

    2002 in Russian football

    References
    1. Названы имена лучших футболистов России (in Russian). Sport Express. 2002-12-10.
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