2002 in Russian football

2002 2001 2003 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. National team Russia national football team participated in the final tournament of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where they finished third in Group H. DateVenueOpponentsScore1CompetitionRussia scorersMatch Report13 February 2002Lansdowne Road, Dublin (A)IRL0–2FSport-Express27 March 2002A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn (A)EST1–2FVladimir BeschastnykhSport-Express17 April 2002Stade de France, Saint-Denis (A)FRA0–0FSport-Express17 May 2002Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H)BLR1–1 (4–5 on penalties)FTAndrei SolomatinSport-Express19 May 2002Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H)FR Yugoslavia1–1 (5–6 on penalties)FTDmitri SychevSport-Express5 June 2002Wing Stadium, Kobe (N)TUN2–0WCEgor Titov, Valery KarpinFIFAApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 9 June 2002International Stadium, Yokohama (A)JPN0–1WCFIFAApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 14 June 2002Ecopa Stadium, Shizuoka (N)BEL2–3WCVladimir Beschastnykh, Dmitri Sychevhttps://archive.today/20060820130720/http://2002.fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/t/m/mr/46.html FIFA21 August 2002Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H)SWE1–1FAleksandr KerzhakovSport-Express7 September 2002Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H)IRL4–2ECQAndrey Karyaka, Vladimir Beschastnykh, Aleksandr Kerzhakov, 1 own goaluefa16 October 2002Central Stadium, Volgograd (H)ALB4–1ECQAleksandr Kerzhakov, Sergei Semak (2), Viktor Onopkouefa Russia score given first Key H = Home match A = Away match N = Neutral ground F = Friendly FT = Friendly tournament WC = 2002 FIFA World Cup, Group H ECQ = 2004 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying, Group 10 Leagues Premier League 2002 Russian Premier League First Division Rubin Kazan 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: FC Baltika Kaliningrad (West) FC Metallurg Lipetsk (Centre) FC Terek Grozny (South) FC Svetotekhnika Saransk (Povolzhye) FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg (Ural) FC Metallurg-Zapsib Novokuznetsk (East) Cup 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 Lokomotiv Moscow 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 Krylya Sovetov Samara 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 Lokomotiv Moscow'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 Zenit Saint Petersburg 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 (3–4) and CSKA to Parma F.C. (3–4). References National team fixtures ru League and cup results UEFA Champions League results https://web.archive.org/web/20100204015300/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2002/intro.html 2010-02-04 UEFA Cup results: 2001–02 2002–03March 2025 medicmedic https://archive.today/20051212222851/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/history/Season=2002/intro.html UEFA Intertoto Cup results Category:Seasons in Russian football