2002 Russian Premier League
Appearance
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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 → |
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.
Spartak's six-year dominance in the league was broken by Lokomotiv.
Teams
[edit]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
[edit]Alania | 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
[edit]Team | Location | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Alania | Vladikavkaz | Bakhva Tedeyev | Adidas | - |
Anzhi | Makhachkala | Gadzhi Gadzhiyev | Nike | - |
CSKA | Moscow | Valery Gazzaev | Umbro | - |
Dynamo | Moscow | Viktor Prokopenko | Nike | - |
Lokomotiv | Moscow | Yuri Semin | Nike | MZD |
Krylia | Samara | Aleksandr Tarkhanov | Umbro | - |
Rostselmash | Rostov-on-Don | Sergei Balakhnin (Caretaker) | Diadora | Alfa-Eko |
Rotor | Volgograd | Vladimir Salkov | Umbro | - |
Saturn | Ramenskoye | Vladimir Shevchuk | Nike | - |
Shinnik | Yaroslavl | Aleksandr Pobegalov | Nike | Yaroslavl Tire Plant |
Sokol | Saratov | Leonid Tkachenko | Umbro | - |
Spartak | Moscow | Oleg Romantsev | Adidas | Lukoil |
Torpedo | Moscow | Sergei Petrenko | Diadora | - |
Torpedo-ZIL | Moscow | Vadim Nikonov | Umbro | ZiL |
Uralan | Elista | Revaz Dzodzuashvili | Lotto | - |
Zenit | Saint Petersburg | Boris Rappoport | Diadora | Gazprom |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Dynamo | Aleksandr Novikov | April 2002 | Viktor Prokopenko | April 2002 | |||
Sokol | Alexander Koreshkov | April 2002 | Anatoli Aslamov (Caretaker) | April 2002 | |||
Zenit | Yury Morozov | April 2002 | Mikhail Biryukov (Caretaker) | April 2002 | |||
Anzhi | Leonid Tkachenko | May 2002 | Aleksandr Reshetnyak (Caretaker) | May 2002 | |||
Sokol | Anatoli Aslamov (Caretaker) | May 2002 | Leonid Tkachenko | May 2002 | |||
Anzhi | Aleksandr Reshetnyak (Caretaker) | June 2002 | Myron Markevych | June 2002 | |||
Alania | Vladimir Muntyan | July 2002 | Bakhva Tedeyev | July 2002 | |||
Torpedo | Vitaly Shevchenko | July 2002 | Sergei Petrenko | July 2002 | |||
Zenit | Mikhail Biryukov (Caretaker) | July 2002 | Yury Morozov | July 2002 | |||
Zenit | Yury Morozov | July 2002 | Mikhail Biryukov (Caretaker) | July 2002 | |||
Anzhi | Myron Markevych | August 2002 | Aleksandr Reshetnyak (Caretaker) | August 2002 | |||
Anzhi | Aleksandr Reshetnyak (Caretaker) | August 2002 | Gadzhi Gadzhiyev | August 2002 | |||
Rostselmash | Anatoly Baidachny | August 2002 | Sergei Balakhnin (Caretaker) | August 2002 | |||
Uralan | Sergei Pavlov | August 2002 | Yuri Shishlov (Caretaker) | August 2002 | |||
Uralan | Yuri Shishlov (Caretaker) | August 2002 | Revaz Dzodzuashvili | August 2002 | |||
Zenit | Mikhail Biryukov (Caretaker) | August 2002 | Boris Rappoport | August 2002 |
Standings
[edit]Pos | 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
[edit]Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]- As of matches played on 21 November 2002.
Rank | Player | Club | Goal |
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1 | Rolan Gusev | CSKA | 15 |
Dmitri Kirichenko | CSKA | ||
3 | Aleksandr Kerzhakov | Zenit | 14 |
4 | Vladimir Beschastnykh | Spartak Moscow | 12 |
Andrei Karyaka | Krylia | ||
6 | Robertas Poškus | Krylia | 11 |
Serghei Rogaciov | Saturn | ||
Igor Semshov | Torpedo | ||
9 | Aleksandr Shirko | Torpedo | 10 |
Zurab Tsiklauri | Uralan |
Awards
[edit]On 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
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Названы имена лучших футболистов России (in Russian). Sport Express. 2002-12-10.