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.
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!Date !Venue !Opponents !Score1 !Competition !Russia scorers !Match Report |
| 13 February 2002
|Lansdowne Road, Dublin (A) |{{fb|IRL}} |0–2 |F | |[https://web.archive.org/web/20030530201758/http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?46538 Sport-Express] |
| 27 March 2002
|A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn (A) |{{fb|EST}} |1–2 |F |[https://web.archive.org/web/20030525072749/http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?48373 Sport-Express] |
| 17 April 2002
|Stade de France, Saint-Denis (A) |{{fb|FRA}} |0–0 |F | |[https://web.archive.org/web/20030524084351/http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?49393 Sport-Express] |
| 17 May 2002
|Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H) |{{fb|BLR}} |1–1 (4–5 on penalties) |FT |[https://web.archive.org/web/20051203062549/http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?50655 Sport-Express] |
| 19 May 2002
|Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H) |{{fb|FR Yugoslavia}} |1–1 (5–6 on penalties) |FT |[https://web.archive.org/web/20050508073407/http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?50709 Sport-Express] |
| 5 June 2002
|Wing Stadium, Kobe (N) |{{fb|TUN}} |2–0 |WC |[http://2002.fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/t/m/mr/15.html FIFA]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
| 9 June 2002
|International Stadium, Yokohama (A) |{{fb|JPN}} |0–1 |WC | |[http://2002.fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/t/m/mr/29.html FIFA]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
| 14 June 2002
|Ecopa Stadium, Shizuoka (N) |{{fb|BEL}} |2–3 |WC |Vladimir Beschastnykh, Dmitri Sychev |[https://archive.today/20060820130720/http://2002.fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/t/m/mr/46.html FIFA] |
| 21 August 2002
|Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H) |{{fb|SWE}} |1–1 |F |[https://web.archive.org/web/20041112115011/http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?54978 Sport-Express] |
| 7 September 2002
|Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H) |{{fb|IRL}} |4–2 |ECQ |Andrey Karyaka, Vladimir Beschastnykh, Aleksandr Kerzhakov, 1 own goal |[https://web.archive.org/web/20070106054306/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/Season=2004/round=1579/match=69044/index.html uefa] |
| 16 October 2002
|Central Stadium, Volgograd (H) |{{fb|ALB}} |4–1 |ECQ |Aleksandr Kerzhakov, Sergei Semak (2), Viktor Onopko |[https://web.archive.org/web/20070105111135/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/Season=2004/round=1579/match=69049/index.html uefa] |
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- Russia score given first
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- 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
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Leagues
=Premier League=
{{main|2002 Russian Premier League}}
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=First Division=
Rubin Kazan and Chernomorets Novorossiysk won the promotion from the First Division.
{{:2002 Russian First Division}}
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:
- FC Baltika Kaliningrad (West)
- FC Metallurg Lipetsk (Centre)
- FC Terek Grozny (South)
- FC Svetotekhnika Saransk (Povolzhye)
- FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg (Ural)
- FC Metallurg-Zapsib Novokuznetsk (East)
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).
References
- [http://rusteam.permian.ru/history/2002.html National team fixtures] {{in lang|ru}}
- [http://rsssf.com/tablesr/rus02.html League and cup results]
- [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/history/Season=2002/intro.html UEFA Champions League results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204015300/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2002/intro.html |date=2010-02-04 }}
- UEFA Cup results: [https://web.archive.org/web/20051211123524/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UEFACup/history/Season=2001/intro.html 2001–02] [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UEFACup/history/Season=2002/intro.html 2002–03]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
- [https://archive.today/20051212222851/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/history/Season=2002/intro.html UEFA Intertoto Cup results]
{{Seasons in Russian football}}
{{2002 in Russian football}}