1997 Russian Top League

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In the 1997 season of the Russian Top League, the football team Spartak Moscow successfully defended the championship, winning their fifth Russian title.

Contents

Overview

TeamHead coach
FC Spartak Moscow Oleg Romantsev
FC Rotor Volgograd Flag of Ukraine.svg Viktor Prokopenko
FC Dynamo Moscow Adamas Golodets
FC Shinnik Yaroslavl Anatoli Polosin (until August)
Pyotr Shubin (from August)
FC Lokomotiv Moscow Yuri Syomin
FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk Oleg Dolmatov
FC Krylia Sovetov Samara Aleksandr Averyanov
FC Zenit St. Petersburg Flag of Ukraine.svg Anatoliy Byshovets
FC Baltika Kaliningrad Leonid Tkachenko
FC Alania Vladikavkaz Valery Gazzaev
FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow Aleksandr Tarkhanov
PFC CSKA Moscow Pavel Sadyrin
FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don Sergey Andreyev
FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi Arsen Naydyonov
FC Tyumen Aleksandr Irkhin (until April)
Aleksandr Ignatenko (from April)
FC Fakel Voronezh Sergei Savchenkov
FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod Valeri Ovchinnikov
FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny Flag of Lithuania.svg Benjaminas Zelkevičius

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Spartak Moscow (C)3422756730+3773Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Rotor Volgograd 3420865427+2768Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3 Dynamo Moscow 34191145020+3068
4 Shinnik Yaroslavl 34151093835+355Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
5 Lokomotiv Moscow 34159104737+1054Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
6 Chernomorets Novorossiysk 34131474026+1453
7 Krylia Sovetov Samara 34147133230+249
8 Zenit St. Petersburg 341310112829−149
9 Baltika Kaliningrad 34111673833+549Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
10 Alania Vladikavkaz 34144165242+1046
11 Torpedo Moscow 34136155046+445
12 CSKA Moscow 34119143142−1142
13 Rostselmash 34914113438−441
14 Zhemchuzhina Sochi 34117163851−1340
15 Tyumen 3497182846−1834
16 Fakel Voronezh (R)3475222549−2426Relegation to First Division
17 Lokomotiv N.N. (R)3465232660−3423
18 KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny [a] (R)3483233875−3721
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ KAMAZ-Chally were docked 6 points for failing to pay a transfer fee.

Results

Home \ Away ALA BAL CHE CSK DYN FAK KAM KRY LOK LNN ROS ROT SHI SPA TOR TYU ZEN ZHE
Alania Vladikavkaz 0–01–33–00–12–05–01–11–23–10–03–25–22–02–10–00–24–1
Baltika Kaliningrad 1–21–11–10–21–04–12–00–01–00–00–11–11–11–02–02–22–1
Chernomorets Novorossiysk 1–22–20–11–13–01–03–01–13–00–02–11–01–02–14–02–02–2
CSKA Moscow 2–11–10–11–11–01–01–21–23–02–00–20–00–00–50–32–01–1
Dynamo Moscow 1–01–10–02–04–16–10–13–13–01–00–03–01–11–12–00–01–0
Fakel Voronezh 2–10–20–01–10–14–02–21–02–00–00–01–20–12–31–00–12–1
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny 4–23–30–00–31–33–03–00–21–13–20–53–02–11–32–10–12–3
Krylia Sovetov Samara 1–30–01–01–00–11–04–01–04–03–01–20–01–20–11–01–00–1
Lokomotiv Moscow 1–01–12–11–32–12–02–02–11–12–10–11–11–33–03–10–04–1
Lokomotiv N.N. 1–31–42–33–10–11–02–10–11–30–11–20–12–31–01–02–21–0
Rostselmash 1–00–00–01–11–32–02–11–12–23–11–11–23–51–13–12–30–0
Rotor Volgograd 1–02–11–11–03–12–03–11–11–02–00–21–00–21–25–23–03–1
Shinnik Yaroslavl 3–04–01–00–10–02–11–01–02–10–01–11–11–11–31–02–02–1
Spartak Moscow 2–14–13–00–01–24–26–22–04–21–02–03–23–00–12–02–02–0
Torpedo Moscow 2–11–00–03–00–14–22–00–11–32–20–11–11–20–31–11–23–1
Tyumen 1–40–10–02–01–01–01–01–00–02–10–10–01–22–22–10–12–2
Zenit St. Petersburg 1–00–10–02–00–00–10–30–02–01–00–00–11–10–03–22–02–0
Zhemchuzhina Sochi 1–00–03–12–32–21–01–00–10–02–02–10–22–10–14–31–31–0
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of matches played on 9 November 1997. [1]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Veretennikov Rotor 22
2 Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Teryokhin Dynamo 17
3 Flag of Russia.svg Igor Yanovskiy Alania 13
4 Flag of Russia.svg Lev Berezner Chernomorets 11
Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Zernov Rotor
Flag of Russia.svg Valery Kechinov Spartak Moscow
7 Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Tikhonov Spartak Moscow 10
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Edgaras Jankauskas Torpedo-Luzhniki
9 Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Gerasimov Shinnik 9
Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Kosolapov Lokomotiv Moscow
Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Kulik CSKA
Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Khokhlov Torpedo-Luzhniki

Medal squads

1. FC Spartak Moscow

Goalkeepers: Aleksandr Filimonov (33), Ruslan Nigmatullin (2).
Defenders: Sergei Gorlukovich (31 / 2), Dmitri Khlestov (27 / 1), Dmitri Ananko (25), Miroslav Romaschenko Flag of Belarus.svg (24 / 4), Ramiz Mamedov (19 / 1), Vadim Evseev (18), Konstantin Golovskoy (14), Vasili Kulkov (6).
Midfielders: Dmitri Alenichev (33 / 2), Yegor Titov (31 / 8), Aleksei Bakharev (30 / 2), Aleksei Melyoshin (26 / 2), Andrey Tikhonov (24 / 10), Valery Kechinov (22 / 11), Ilya Tsymbalar (11 / 4), Andrei Konovalov (11 / 1), Robert Yevdokimov (4 / 1).
Forwards: Aleksandr Shirko (26 / 7), Maksim Buznikin (20 / 8), Luis Robson Flag of Brazil.svg (10 / 1), Sergey Dmitriev (6 / 1), Sergei Lutovinov (6).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

One own goal scored by Vladimir Klontsak (FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny).

Manager: Oleg Romantsev.

Transferred out during the season: Vasili Kulkov (to FC Zenit St. Petersburg), Robert Yevdokimov (to FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny).

2. FC Rotor Volgograd

Goalkeepers: Platon Zakharchuk (34).
Defenders: Aleksandr Shmarko (33), Volodymyr Gerashchenko Flag of Ukraine.svg (27), Sergei Zhunenko Flag of Kazakhstan.svg (23), Valeri Burlachenko (22 / 1), Nikolai Olenikov (19), Albert Borzenkov (15).
Midfielders: Oleg Veretennikov (34 / 22), Aleksandr Berketov (33 / 3), Valery Yesipov (32 / 3), Vitaliy Abramov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg (30 / 1), Andrei Krivov (25), Maksim Tishchenko (20), Ihor Korniyets Flag of Ukraine.svg (12), Vladimir Smirnov (4), Mikhail Mysin (1), Hennadiy Orbu Flag of Ukraine.svg (1).
Forwards: Denis Zubko (34 / 4), Vladimir Niederhaus Flag of Kazakhstan.svg (33 / 8), Aleksandr Zernov (31 / 11), Sergei Ilyushin (1).

One own goal scored by Denis Koberskiy (FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi).

Manager: Viktor Prokopenko Flag of Ukraine.svg .

Transferred out during the season: Ihor Korniyets Flag of Ukraine.svg , Sergei Ilyushin (both to FC Arsenal Tula), Hennadiy Orbu Flag of Ukraine.svg (to Flag of Ukraine.svg FC Shakhtar Donetsk).

3. FC Dynamo Moscow

Goalkeepers: Dmytro Tyapushkin Flag of Ukraine.svg (23), Andrei Smetanin (14).
Defenders: Sergei Shtanyuk Flag of Belarus.svg (33 / 2), Andrei Ostrovskiy Flag of Belarus.svg (32 / 4), Yuri Kovtun (28), Erik Yakhimovich Flag of Belarus.svg (16), Mikhail Zharinov (9), Yevgeni Korablyov (9), Vyacheslav Tsaryov (4), Maksim Povorov (1).
Midfielders: Andrey Kobelev (33 / 7), Vladimir Skokov (32 / 5), Sergei Nekrasov (32 / 1), Sergey Grishin (28 / 1), Aliaksandr Kulchiy Flag of Belarus.svg (26 / 3), Aleksandr Tochilin (23), Andrei Gordeyev (7 / 1), Rolan Gusev (7), Vitali Kulyov (6), Maksim Romaschenko Flag of Belarus.svg (4 / 4), Yuri Kuznetsov (4).
Forwards: Oleg Teryokhin (33 / 17), Aleksei Kutsenko (19 / 4), Eduard Kosolapov (8 / 1), Yuri Tishkov (4), Sergei Artyomov (2), Andrei Dyomkin (1), Oleg Sergeyev (1).

Manager: Adamas Golodets.

Transferred out during the season: Erik Yakhimovich Flag of Belarus.svg (on loan to Flag of Turkey.svg Vanspor), Andrei Dyomkin (to Flag of Belgium (civil).svg R.S.C. Anderlecht).

Attendances

RankClubAverage
1Alania27,176
2Rotor20,529
3Krylia Sovetov18,294
4Fakel17,253
5Baltika17,059
6Spartak Moscow11,941
7Novorossiysk11,882
8Shinnik10,741
9Rostov10,653
10Zenit10,471
11KAMAZ7,618
12Nizhny Novgorod6,312
13Dynamo Moscow6,000
14PFC CSKA5,176
15Zhemchuzhina5,118
16Tyumen4,029
17Torpedo Moscow3,606
18Lokomotiv Moscow3,118

Source: [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Russia 1997". RSSSF . The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  2. ↑ https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/rus/averus97.htm
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