2002 Russian Premier League

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Russian Premier League
Season2002
Champions Lokomotiv Moscow
1st title
Relegated Anzhi Makhachkala
Sokol Saratov
Champions League Lokomotiv Moscow
CSKA Moscow
UEFA Cup Spartak Moscow
Torpedo Moscow
Matches played240
Goals scored584 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorer Rolan Gusev
& Dmitri Kirichenko (15)
← 2001
2003 →

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.

Contents

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: 32,464Capacity: 15,200Capacity: 36,540Capacity: 36,540
Stadium Spartak Vladikavkaz.JPG Stadium Dinamo Makhachkala.jpg Dynamo Stadium.jpg Dynamo Stadium.jpg
Lokomotiv Moscow Krylia Sovetov Samara
RZD Arena Metallurg Stadium
Capacity: 27,084Capacity: 33,001
Lokomotiv Stadium.jpg Metallurg Stadium Samara.jpg
Rostselmash Rotor
Olimp-2 Central Stadium
Capacity: 15,840Capacity: 32,120
Rostovskii stadion vo vremia provedeniia matcha FK Rostov - PFK TsSKA. 2016.jpg Volgograd Central Stadium aerial view.jpg
Saturn Shinnik
Saturn Stadium Shinnik Stadium
Capacity: 14,685Capacity: 22,871
Ramenskoe-stadium02.jpg Shinnik stadium, Yaroslavl', Russia.jpg
Sokol Spartak
Lokomotiv Stadium Luzhniki Stadium
Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 81,029
Lokomotiv Saratov.JPG Luzhniki Stadium Moscow.jpg
Torpedo Torpedo-ZIL Uralan Zenit Saint Petersburg
Luzhniki Stadium Eduard Streltsov Stadium Uralan Stadium Petrovsky Stadium
Capacity: 81,029Capacity: 13,450Capacity: Capacity: 21,570
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow.jpg Eduard Streltsov stadium.jpg RUS-2016-Aerial-SPB-Petrovsky Stadium.jpg

    Personnel and kits

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

    Managerial changes

    TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
    Dynamo Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Novikov April 2002 Flag of Ukraine.svg Viktor Prokopenko April 2002
    Sokol Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Koreshkov April 2002 Flag of Russia.svg Anatoli Aslamov (Caretaker)April 2002
    Zenit Flag of Russia.svg Yury Morozov April 2002 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Biryukov (Caretaker)April 2002
    Anzhi Flag of Russia.svg Leonid Tkachenko May 2002 Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Reshetnyak (Caretaker)May 2002
    Sokol Flag of Russia.svg Anatoli Aslamov (Caretaker)May 2002 Flag of Russia.svg Leonid Tkachenko May 2002
    Anzhi Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Reshetnyak (Caretaker)June 2002 Flag of Ukraine.svg Myron Markevych June 2002
    Alania Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladimir Muntyan July 2002 Flag of Russia.svg Bakhva Tedeyev July 2002
    Torpedo Flag of Russia.svg Vitaly Shevchenko July 2002 Flag of Russia.svg Sergei Petrenko July 2002
    Zenit Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Biryukov (Caretaker)July 2002 Flag of Russia.svg Yury Morozov July 2002
    Zenit Flag of Russia.svg Yury Morozov July 2002 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Biryukov (Caretaker)July 2002
    Anzhi Flag of Ukraine.svg Myron Markevych August 2002 Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Reshetnyak (Caretaker)August 2002
    Anzhi Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Reshetnyak (Caretaker)August 2002 Flag of Russia.svg Gadzhi Gadzhiyev August 2002
    Rostselmash Flag of Russia.svg Anatoly Baidachny August 2002 Flag of Russia.svg Sergei Balakhnin (Caretaker)August 2002
    Uralan Flag of Russia.svg Sergei Pavlov August 2002 Flag of Russia.svg Yuri Shishlov (Caretaker)August 2002
    Uralan Flag of Russia.svg Yuri Shishlov (Caretaker)August 2002 Flag of Georgia.svg Revaz Dzodzuashvili August 2002
    Zenit Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Biryukov (Caretaker)August 2002 Flag of Russia.svg Boris Rappoport August 2002

    Standings

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
    1 Lokomotiv Moscow (C)3019924614+3266Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round [lower-alpha 1]
    2 CSKA Moscow 3021366026+3466Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
    3 Spartak Moscow 3016774936+1355Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
    4 Torpedo Moscow 3014884732+1550Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
    5 Krylia Sovetov Samara 30154113932+749
    6 Saturn 3013894137+447
    7 Shinnik Yaroslavl 3013894237+547
    8 Dynamo Moscow 30126123833+542
    9 Rotor Volgograd 30115142734−738
    10 Zenit St. Petersburg 3089133642−633
    11 Rostselmash 30710132949−2031
    12 Alania Vladikavkaz 3086163242−1030
    13 Uralan Elista 30611133242−1029
    14 Torpedo-ZIL Moscow 30610142039−1928
    15 Anzhi Makhachkala (R)30510152243−2125Relegation to First Division
    16 Sokol Saratov (R)3058172445−2123
    Source: RFPL
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
    (C) Champions; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. ↑ 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

    Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 CSKA Moscow
    Loskov Soccerball shade.svg6' Report
    Dynamo Stadium, Moscow
    Attendance: 34,000
    Referee: Valentin Ivanov

    Results

    Home \ Away ALA ANZ CSK DYN KRY LOK ROS ROT SAT SHI SOK SPA TOR TZM URE ZEN
    Alania Vladikavkaz 1–10–11–21–41–12–10–10–12–13–24–31–15–22–31–0
    Anzhi Makhachkala 0–12–10–10–20–04–12–11–10–10–13–30–10–01–12–0
    CSKA Moscow 1–03–12–32–00–15–12–02–32–03–02–12–34–02–11–0
    Dynamo Moscow 0–12–01–20–11–25–02–31–10–12–10–13–31–11–00–2
    Krylia Sovetov Samara 1–04–00–20–01–03–21–01–04–10–10–21–00–01–11–0
    Lokomotiv Moscow 1–00–00–03–02–03–03–02–02–12–01–11–03–01–02–1
    Rostselmash 1–12–03–21–10–32–30–32–11–11–11–10–11–12–01–2
    Rotor Volgograd 2–10–00–10–02–00–20–01–12–02–10–31–00–02–02–1
    Saturn 1–01–10–30–33–12–12–02–12–32–11–20–01–35–21–2
    Shinnik Yaroslavl 2–06–01–12–14–20–01–11–01–32–12–22–12–01–01–1
    Sokol Saratov 1–11–00–10–10–00–31–23–10–01–32–20–40–02–02–2
    Spartak Moscow 2–12–10–31–03–11–20–02–00–23–02–10–12–10–24–3
    Torpedo Moscow 2–03–02–32–04–32–20–13–11–12–01–01–22–12–21–1
    Torpedo-ZIL Moscow 0–01–00–20–20–20–22–00–20–01–02–00–22–12–21–2
    Uralan Elista 2–00–13–31–31–00–00–02–01–21–11–11–10–11–03–3
    Zenit St. Petersburg 2–12–20–21–21–21–10–21–01–21–12–00–12–20–02–1
    Source: [ citation needed ]
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Season statistics

    Top goalscorers

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

    Awards

    On December 10 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players: [1]

    Goalkeepers
    1. Flag of Russia.svg Sergei Ovchinnikov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
    2. Flag of Russia.svg Ruslan Nigmatullin (CSKA Moscow)
    3. Flag of Russia.svg Valeri Chizhov (Saturn)
    Sweeper
    1. Flag of Russia.svg Sergei Ignashevich (Lokomotiv Moscow)
    2. Flag of Armenia.svg Sargis Hovsepyan (Zenit)
    3. Flag of Ukraine.svg Bohdan Shershun (CSKA Moscow)
    Defensive midfielders
    1. Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Elvir Rahimić (CSKA Moscow)
    2. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeni Aldonin (Rotor)
    3. Flag of Russia.svg 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 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg (24), Jacob Lekgetho Flag of South Africa.svg (23 / 2), Yuri Drozdov (18), Milan Obradović Flag of Serbia.svg (17).
    Midfielders: Dmitri Loskov (30 / 7), Vladimir Maminov Flag of Uzbekistan.svg (29 / 4), Narvik Sirkhayev Flag of Azerbaijan.svg (15 / 4), Marat Izmailov (14 / 2), Bennett Mnguni Flag of South Africa.svg (4).
    Forwards: James Obiorah Flag of Nigeria.svg (23 / 5), Maksim Buznikin (23 / 2), Ruslan Pimenov (19 / 7), Júlio César Flag of Brazil.svg (11 / 3), Nemanja Vučićević Flag of Serbia.svg (9), Baba Adamu Flag of Ghana.svg (8 / 1), Giorgi Demetradze Flag of Georgia.svg (6), Sergei V. Ovchinnikov (1).
    (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

    One own goal scored by Dmytro Semochko Flag of Ukraine.svg (FC Uralan Elista).

    Manager: Yuri Syomin.

    Transferred out during the season: Giorgi Demetradze Flag of Georgia.svg (to FC Alania Vladikavkaz).

    2. PFC CSKA Moscow

    Goalkeepers: Ruslan Nigmatullin (15), Veniamin Mandrykin (13), Dmitriy Kramarenko Flag of Azerbaijan.svg (3).
    Defenders: Denis Yevsikov (29), Deividas Šemberas Flag of Lithuania.svg (28), Andrei Solomatin (26 / 3), Vyacheslav Dayev (22 / 1), Bohdan Shershun Flag of Ukraine.svg (18 / 1), Aleksei Berezutski (16), Aleksandr Berketov (8), Yevgeni Varlamov (2), Vasili Berezutski (2).
    Midfielders: Rolan Gusev (30 / 15), Elvir Rahimić Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg (30 / 2), Igor Yanovsky (29 / 4), Juris Laizāns Flag of Latvia.svg (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 Flag of Ukraine.svg (12), Igor Piyuk (1).

    One own goal scored by Martin Hyský Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (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 Flag of Ukraine.svg (19), Stanislav Cherchesov (7), Dmitri Goncharov (6).
    Defenders: Igor Mitreski Flag of North Macedonia.svg (27), Ibra Kébé Flag of Senegal.svg (24 / 3), Moisés Flag of Brazil.svg (23 / 1), Dmitri Ananko (21), Dmytro Parfenov Flag of Ukraine.svg (16 / 2), Yuri Kovtun (16 / 1), Jerry-Christian Tchuissé Flag of Cameroon.svg (12), Valeri Abramidze Flag of Georgia.svg (6), Dmitri Khlestov (6), Andrei Streltsov (4), Samuel Ogunsania Flag of Nigeria.svg (1).
    Midfielders: Vasili Baranov Flag of Belarus.svg (24 / 1), Dmitri Kudryashov (22 / 5), Yegor Titov (20 / 4), Eduard Tsykhmeystruk Flag of Ukraine.svg (20 / 2), Maksym Kalynychenko Flag of Ukraine.svg (11 / 1), Artyom Bezrodny (6 / 1), Aleksandr Pavlenko (5), Dmitri Torbinski (3), Marcelo Silva Flag of Brazil.svg (2), Pyotr Nemov (2), Aleksandr Sheshukov (2), Aleksei Rebko (1), Aleksandr Samedov (1), Robert Scarlett Flag of Jamaica.svg (1).
    Forwards: Vladimir Beschastnykh (30 / 12), Aleksandr Danishevsky (21 / 4), Dmitri Sychev (18 / 9), Okon Flo Essien Flag of Nigeria.svg (9 / 1), Aleksandr Sonin (8 / 2), Pavel Pogrebnyak (2), Raman Vasilyuk Flag of Belarus.svg (1).

    Manager: Oleg Romantsev.

    Transferred out during the season: Dmitri Ananko (to Flag of France.svg AC Ajaccio), Eduard Tsykhmeystruk Flag of Ukraine.svg (to Flag of Ukraine.svg FC Metalurh Donetsk), Dmitri Sychev (to Flag of France.svg Marseille), Dmitri Goncharov (to FC Alania Vladikavkaz), Raman Vasilyuk Flag of Belarus.svg (to Flag of Belarus.svg FC Dinamo Minsk).

    See also

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    References

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