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2004 in Russian football was marked with Lokomotiv's second championship, Terek's cup victory, and national team playing at Euro 2004.
Russia national football team participated in the final tournament of Euro 2004, where they finished last in group A. Later they started qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. As of 2006 [update] , Russia's 1–7 defeat from Portugal in a qualifier is their worst result in history.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokomotiv Moscow (C) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 19 | +25 | 61 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 53 | 22 | +31 | 60 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 56 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 4 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 56 | |
| 5 | Torpedo Moscow | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 54 | |
| 6 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 44 | |
| 7 | Saturn | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 41 | |
| 8 | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 9 | FC Moscow | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 40 | |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 33 | |
| 11 | Amkar Perm | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 30 | |
| 12 | Rostov | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 29 | |
| 13 | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 29 | |
| 14 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 28 | |
| 15 | Kuban Krasnodar (R) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 28 | Relegation to First Division |
| 16 | Rotor Volgograd (R) | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 22 |
Terek Grozny and Tom Tomsk were promoted to the Premier League for the first time. Terek set a new record, scoring 100 points in a season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terek Grozny (C, P) | 42 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 70 | 22 | +48 | 100 | Promotion to Premier League |
| 2 | Tom Tomsk (P) | 42 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 86 | |
| 3 | Sokol Saratov | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 83 | |
| 4 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 69 | |
| 5 | Khimki | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 61 | |
| 6 | Oryol | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 61 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 7 | SKA-Khabarovsk | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 61 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 8 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 60 | |
| 9 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 60 | |
| 10 | Chita | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 59 | |
| 11 | Dynamo Makhachkala | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 59 | |
| 12 | Spartak Nalchik | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 58 | |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 58 | |
| 14 | Luch-Energiya Vladivostok | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 56 | |
| 15 | Dynamo Bryansk | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 55 | |
| 16 | Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 52 | |
| 17 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 51 | |
| 18 | Uralan Elista (R) | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 50 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 19 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (R) | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 45 | |
| 20 | Baltika Kaliningrad (R) | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 37 | 60 | −23 | 39 | |
| 21 | Mordovia Saransk (R) | 42 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 24 | 62 | −38 | 26 | |
| 22 | SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk (R) | 42 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 40 | 91 | −51 | 22 |
Andrey Fedkov of Terek became the top goalscorer with 38 goals.
The following clubs have earned promotion by winning tournaments in their respective Second Division zones:
Prior to start of the 2005 season three clubs (Rotor Volgograd, Torpedo Vladimir, and Arsenal Tula) refused participation in the First Division, and two more clubs (Dynamo Stavropol and Chernomorets Novorossiysk) were denied licences. This made way for the runners-up of all five zones:
The Russian Super Cup match between CSKA Moscow and Spartak Moscow was won by CSKA 3–1.
The Russian Cup was won by Terek Grozny, who beat Krylya Sovetov Samara in the final 1–0, with Andrey Fedkov scoring the only goal in the injury time. This was the first time the Cup was won by a team from the First Division.
Lokomotiv Moscow qualified for the round of 16 of the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League, where they met AS Monaco. Lokomotiv won the home match 2–1, but lost on away goals after Monaco won the second leg 1–0.
Spartak Moscow qualified for the third round of the 2003–04 UEFA Cup, where they lost 3–1 on aggregate to RCD Mallorca.
Spartak Moscow started in the first round of the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2004 and defeated FK Atlantas and NK Kamen Ingrad. Shinnik Yaroslavl started in the second round and defeated FK Teplice. Both Spartak and Shinnik were knocked out in the third round by Villarreal CF and UD Leiria, respectively.
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