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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.
Russia national football team participated in the final tournament of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where they finished third in Group H.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Rubin Kazan and Chernomorets Novorossiysk won the promotion from the First Division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rubin Kazan (P) | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 14 | +37 | 72 | Promotion to Premier League |
| 2 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk (P) | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 70 | |
| 3 | Tom Tomsk | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 51 | 23 | +28 | 61 | |
| 4 | Kuban Krasnodar | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 54 | |
| 5 | Amkar Perm | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 54 | |
| 6 | Spartak Nalchik | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 53 | |
| 7 | Khimki | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 52 | |
| 8 | Lada Togliatti | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 50 | |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Chita | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 45 | |
| 10 | Kristall Smolensk | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 44 | |
| 11 | Gazovik-Gazprom | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 44 | |
| 12 | SKA-Energia | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 42 | |
| 13 | Fakel-Voronezh | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 40 | |
| 14 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 38 | |
| 15 | Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 36 | |
| 16 | Dynamo St. Petersburg [lower-alpha 1] | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 36 | |
| 17 | SKA Rostov-on-Don (R) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 31 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 18 | Metallurg Krasnoyarsk [lower-alpha 2] (R) | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 87 | −63 | −8 |
Vyacheslav Kamoltsev of Chernomorets became the top goalscorer with 20 goals.
The following clubs have earned promotion by winning tournaments in their respective Second Division zones:
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