2002 in Russian football


2002 in Russian football was the first season of the Premier League, which was won by FC Lokomotiv Moscow. The national team participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

National team

participated in the final tournament of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where they finished third in Group H.
DateVenueOpponentsScore1CompetitionRussia scorersMatch Report
13 February 2002Lansdowne Road, Dublin 0–2F
27 March 2002A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn 1–2FVladimir Beschastnykh
17 April 2002Stade de France, Saint-Denis 0–0F
17 May 2002Dynamo Stadium, Moscow 1–1 FTAndrei Solomatin
19 May 2002Dynamo Stadium, Moscow 1–1 FTDmitri Sychev
5 June 2002Wing Stadium, Kobe 2–0WCEgor Titov, Valery Karpin
9 June 2002International Stadium, Yokohama 0–1WC
14 June 2002Ecopa Stadium, Shizuoka 2–3WCVladimir Beschastnykh, Dmitri Sychev
21 August 2002Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow 1–1FAleksandr Kerzhakov
7 September 2002Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow 4–2ECQAndrey Karyaka, Vladimir Beschastnykh, Aleksandr Kerzhakov, 1 own goal
16 October 2002Central Stadium, Volgograd 4–1ECQAleksandr Kerzhakov, Sergei Semak, Viktor Onopko

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Premier League

First Division

and Chernomorets Novorossiysk won the promotion from the First Division.
Vyacheslav Kamoltsev of Chernomorets became the top goalscorer with 20 goals.

Second Division

The following clubs have earned promotion by winning tournaments in their respective Second Division zones:
The Russian Cup was won by CSKA Moscow, who beat Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–0 in the final at the Luzhniki Stadium.

UEFA club competitions

2001–02 UEFA Cup

participated in the third round of the 2001–02 UEFA Cup, but were knocked out by Hapoel Tel Aviv FC who won 3–1 on aggregate.

2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup

played in the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup. After defeating Dinaburg FC in the second round they lost to Willem II Tilburg on away goals.

2002–03 UEFA Champions League

's victory over Grazer AK ensured there are two Russian clubs in the group stage of the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League. Lokomotiv finished second in the group with Club Brugge, Galatasaray, and the dominant FC Barcelona.
On the contrary, Spartak Moscow, the automatic qualifiers for the group stage, lost all their matches to Valencia CF, FC Basel, and Liverpool F.C., finishing with the goal differential of 1–18.

2002–03 UEFA Cup

set the record for aggregate score for the Russian teams, beating FC Encamp 13–0 in the qualifying round of the 2002–03 UEFA Cup and joining CSKA Moscow in the first round. Both Russian clubs lost in the first round, Zenit to Grasshopper Club Zürich and CSKA to Parma F.C..