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 1st title |
Relegated | Anzhi Makhachkala Sokol Saratov |
Champions League | Lokomotiv Moscow CSKA Moscow |
UEFA Cup | Spartak Moscow Torpedo Moscow |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 584 (2.43 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Rolan Gusev & Dmitri Kirichenko (15) |
← 2001 2003 → |
Spartak's six-year dominance in the league was broken by Lokomotiv.
Teams
editAs 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
editAlania | Anzhi | CSKA | Dynamo |
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Republican Spartak Stadium | Dynamo Stadium | Central Stadium | Central Stadium |
Capacity: 32,464 | Capacity: 15,200 | Capacity: 36,540 | Capacity: 36,540 |
Lokomotiv Moscow | 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
editTeam | Location | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Alania | Vladikavkaz | - | ||
Anzhi | Makhachkala | - | ||
CSKA | Moscow | - | ||
Dynamo | Moscow | - | ||
Lokomotiv | Moscow | MZD | ||
Krylia | Samara | - | ||
Rostselmash | Rostov-on-Don | Alfa-Eko | ||
Rotor | Volgograd | - | ||
Saturn | Ramenskoye | - | ||
Shinnik | Yaroslavl | Yaroslavl Tire Plant | ||
Sokol | Saratov | - | ||
Spartak | Moscow | Lukoil | ||
Torpedo | Moscow | - | ||
Torpedo-ZIL | Moscow | ZiL | ||
Uralan | Elista | - | ||
Zenit | Saint Petersburg | Gazprom |
Managerial changes
editTeam | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Dynamo | April 2002 | April 2002 | |||||
Sokol | April 2002 | April 2002 | |||||
Zenit | April 2002 | April 2002 | |||||
Anzhi | May 2002 | May 2002 | |||||
Sokol | May 2002 | May 2002 | |||||
Anzhi | June 2002 | June 2002 | |||||
Alania | July 2002 | July 2002 | |||||
Torpedo | July 2002 | July 2002 | |||||
Zenit | July 2002 | July 2002 | |||||
Zenit | July 2002 | July 2002 | |||||
Anzhi | August 2002 | August 2002 | |||||
Anzhi | August 2002 | August 2002 | |||||
Rostselmash | August 2002 | August 2002 | |||||
Uralan | August 2002 | August 2002 | |||||
Uralan | August 2002 | August 2002 | |||||
Zenit | August 2002 | August 2002 |
Standings
editPos | 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[a] |
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[b] | 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 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 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
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ The title was decided in a championship playoff as Lokomotiv Moscow and CSKA Moscow finished with equal points.
- ^ Torpedo qualified for the UEFA Cup thanks to Spartak winning the Russian Cup in 2003.
Championship play-off
editResults
editSeason statistics
editTop goalscorers
edit- As of matches played on 21 November 2002.
Rank | Player | Club | Goal |
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1 | CSKA | 15 | |
CSKA | |||
3 | Zenit | 14 | |
4 | Spartak Moscow | 12 | |
Krylia | |||
6 | Krylia | 11 | |
Saturn | |||
Torpedo | |||
9 | Torpedo | 10 | |
Uralan |
Awards
editOn 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
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Названы имена лучших футболистов России (in Russian). Sport Express. 2002-12-10.