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.
Season | 2002 |
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Champions | Lokomotiv Moscow |
Relegated | Anzhi Makhachkala Sokol Saratov |
Champions League | Lokomotiv Moscow CSKA Moscow |
UEFA Cup | Spartak Moscow Torpedo Moscow |
Matches played | 240 |
Top goalscorer | Rolan Gusev & Dmitri Kirichenko (15) |
← 2001 2003 → |
Spartak's six-year dominance in the league was broken by Lokomotiv.
Overview
Team | Head coach |
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FC Lokomotiv Moscow | Yuri Syomin |
PFC CSKA Moscow | Valery Gazzaev |
FC Spartak Moscow | Oleg Romantsev |
FC Torpedo Moscow | Vitaliy Shevchenko (until July) Sergei Petrenko (from July) |
FC Krylia Sovetov Samara | Alexander Tarkhanov |
FC Shinnik Yaroslavl | Aleksandr Pobegalov |
FC Saturn-RenTV Ramenskoye | Vladimir Shevchuk |
FC Dynamo Moscow | Aleksandr Novikov (until April) Viktor Prokopenko ![]() |
FC Rotor Volgograd | Vladimir Salkov |
FC Zenit St. Petersburg | Yuri Morozov (until April) Mikhail Biryukov (caretaker) (April to July) Yuri Morozov (July) Mikhail Biryukov (caretaker) (July to August) Boris Rappoport (from August) |
FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don | Anatoly Baidachny (until August) Sergei Balakhnin (caretaker) (from August) |
FC Alania Vladikavkaz | Volodymyr Muntyan ![]() Bakhva Tedeyev (from July) |
FC Uralan Elista | Sergei Pavlov (until August) Yuri Shishlov (caretaker) (August) Revaz Dzodzuashvili ![]() |
FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow | Vadim Nikonov |
FC Anzhi Makhachkala | Leonid Tkachenko (until May) Aleksandr Reshetnyak (caretaker) (May to June) Myron Markevych ![]() Aleksandr Reshetnyak (caretaker) (August) Gadzhi Gadzhiyev (from August) |
FC Sokol Saratov | Aleksandr Koreshkov (until April) Anatoli Aslamov (caretaker) (April to May) Leonid Tkachenko (from May) |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (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.
Torpedo qualified for the UEFA Cup thanks to Spartak winning the Russian Cup in 2003.
Top goalscorers
Rank | Name | Goals | Team |
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1 | Rolan Gusev | 15 | CSKA |
Dmitri Kirichenko | 15 | CSKA | |
3 | Aleksandr Kerzhakov | 14 | Zenit |
4 | Vladimir Beschastnykh | 12 | Spartak |
Andrei Karyaka | 12 | Krylya Sovetov | |
6 | Robertas Poškus ![]() | 11 | Krylya Sovetov |
Serghei Rogaciov ![]() | 11 | Saturn-REN-TV | |
Igor Semshov | 11 | Torpedo | |
9 | Aleksandr Shirko | 10 | Torpedo |
Zurab Tsiklauri | 10 | Uralan |
Awards
On December 10 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:[1]
- Goalkeepers
Sergei Ovchinnikov (Lokomotiv Moscow) Ruslan Nigmatullin (CSKA Moscow) Valeri Chizhov (Saturn)
- Sweeper
Sergei Ignashevich (Lokomotiv Moscow) Sargis Hovsepyan (Zenit) Bohdan Shershun (CSKA Moscow)
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- Defensive midfielders
Elvir Rahimić (CSKA Moscow) Yevgeni Aldonin (Rotor) Igor Semshov (Torpedo Moscow)
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Medal squads
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See also
References
- Названы имена лучших футболистов России (in Russian). Sport Express. 2002-12-10.
External links
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