2002 Russian Premier League

11th season of top-tier football league in Russia Russian Premier League 2002 Lokomotiv Moscow1st title Anzhi Makhachkala Sokol Saratov Champions League Lokomotiv Moscow CSKA Moscow UEFA Cup Spartak Moscow Torpedo Moscow 240 584 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 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 Alania Anzhi CSKA Dynamo Republican Spartak Stadium Dynamo Stadium Central Stadium Central Stadium Capacity: 32,464 Capacity: 15,200 Capacity: 36,540 Capacity: 36,540 250px 250px 250px 250px Lokomotiv MoscowEuropean Russia 600 center Map of Russia with the teams of the 2002 Russian Premier League Locations of teams in 2002 Russian Premier League European Russia 55.50 37.316 left CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Saturn Spartak Torpedo Torpedo-ZIL European Russia 43.023056 44.695 left Alania European Russia 42.966667 47.483333 top Anzhi European Russia 46.316667 44.266667 left Uralan European Russia 53.202778 50.140833 left Krylia European Russia 47.243011 39.761053 right Rostselmash European Russia 48.734411 44.548553 right Rotor European Russia 57.628729 39.867486 left Shinnik European Russia 51.539215 45.998533 right Sokol European Russia 59.972953 30.220533 left Zenit Krylia Sovetov Samara RZD Arena Metallurg Stadium Capacity: 27,084 Capacity: 33,001 250px 250px Rostselmash Rotor Olimp-2 Central Stadium Capacity: 15,840 Capacity: 32,120 250px 250px Saturn Shinnik Saturn Stadium Shinnik Stadium Capacity: 14,685 Capacity: 22,871 250px 250px Sokol Spartak Lokomotiv Stadium Luzhniki Stadium Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 81,029 250px 250px 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 250px 250px 250px Personnel and kits TeamLocationHead coachKit manufacturerShirt sponsorAlaniaVladikavkazRUS Bakhva TedeyevGER Adidas -AnzhiMakhachkalaRUS Gadzhi GadzhiyevUSA Nike -CSKAMoscowRUS Valery GazzaevUK Umbro -DynamoMoscowUKR Viktor ProkopenkoUSA Nike -LokomotivMoscowRUS Yuri SeminUSA NikeMZDKryliaSamaraRUS Aleksandr TarkhanovUK Umbro - RostselmashRostov-on-DonRUS Sergei Balakhnin (Caretaker)ITA Diadora Alfa-EkoRotorVolgogradRUS Vladimir SalkovUK Umbro - SaturnRamenskoyeRUS Vladimir ShevchukUSA Nike - ShinnikYaroslavlRUS Aleksandr PobegalovUSA Nike Yaroslavl Tire PlantSokolSaratovRUS Leonid TkachenkoUK Umbro - SpartakMoscowRUS Oleg RomantsevGER AdidasLukoilTorpedoMoscowRUS Sergei PetrenkoITA Diadora - Torpedo-ZILMoscowRUS Vadim NikonovUK UmbroZiLUralanElistaGEO 1990 Revaz DzodzuashviliITA Lotto -ZenitSaint PetersburgRUS Boris RappoportITA DiadoraGazprom Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Dynamo RUS Aleksandr Novikov April 2002 UKR Viktor Prokopenko April 2002 Sokol RUS Alexander Koreshkov April 2002 RUS Anatoli Aslamov (Caretaker) April 2002 Zenit RUS Yury Morozov April 2002 RUS Mikhail Biryukov (Caretaker) April 2002 Anzhi RUS Leonid Tkachenko May 2002 RUS Aleksandr Reshetnyak (Caretaker) May 2002 Sokol RUS Anatoli Aslamov (Caretaker) May 2002 RUS Leonid Tkachenko May 2002 Anzhi RUS Aleksandr Reshetnyak (Caretaker) June 2002 UKR Myron Markevych June 2002 Alania UKR Vladimir Muntyan July 2002 RUS Bakhva Tedeyev July 2002 Torpedo RUS Vitaly Shevchenko July 2002 RUS Sergei Petrenko July 2002 Zenit RUS Mikhail Biryukov (Caretaker) July 2002 RUS Yury Morozov July 2002 Zenit RUS Yury Morozov July 2002 RUS Mikhail Biryukov (Caretaker) July 2002 Anzhi UKR Myron Markevych August 2002 RUS Aleksandr Reshetnyak (Caretaker) August 2002 Anzhi RUS Aleksandr Reshetnyak (Caretaker) August 2002 RUS Gadzhi Gadzhiyev August 2002 Rostselmash RUS Anatoly Baidachny August 2002 RUS Sergei Balakhnin (Caretaker) August 2002 Uralan RUS Sergei Pavlov August 2002 RUS Yuri Shishlov (Caretaker) August 2002 Uralan RUS Yuri Shishlov (Caretaker) August 2002 GEO 1990 Revaz Dzodzuashvili August 2002 Zenit RUS Mikhail Biryukov (Caretaker) August 2002 RUS Boris Rappoport August 2002 Standings main WDL QR 5 LOK Lokomotiv Moscow CSK CSKA Moscow SPA Spartak Moscow TOR Torpedo Moscow KRY Krylia Sovetov Samara SAT Saturn SHI Shinnik Yaroslavl DYN Dynamo Moscow ROT Rotor Volgograd ZEN Zenit St. Petersburg ROS Rostselmash ALA Alania Vladikavkaz ELI Uralan Elista TZM Torpedo-ZIL Moscow ANZ Anzhi Makhachkala SOK Sokol Saratov 19 9 2 46 14 C 21 3 6 60 26 16 7 7 49 36 14 8 8 47 32 15 4 11 39 32 13 8 9 41 37 13 8 9 42 37 12 6 12 38 33 11 5 14 27 34 8 9 13 36 42 7 10 13 29 49 8 6 16 31 42 6 11 13 32 42 6 10 14 20 39 5 10 15 22 43 R 5 8 17 24 45 R Torpedo qualified for the UEFA Cup thanks to Spartak winning the Russian Cup in 2003. green1 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round CL3 The title was decided in a championship playoff as Lokomotiv Moscow and CSKA Moscow finished with equal points. green2 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round CL2 blue1 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round UC1 blue2 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round UCQR red1 Relegation to First Division R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete RFPL Championship play-off 21 November 2002 18:00 UTC+3 Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 Report CSKA Moscow Loskov 6 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow 34,000 Valentin Ivanov Results main FBR grey ALA ANZ CSK DYN KRY LOK ROS ROT SAT SHI SOK SPA TOR TZM URE ZEN Lokomotiv Moscow 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 CSKA Moscow 0–1 2–1 2–3 2–0 2–3 2–0 2–3 2–0 1–0 5–1 1–0 2–1 4–0 3–1 3–0 Spartak Moscow 1–2 0–3 0–1 3–1 0–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 4–3 0–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 Torpedo Moscow 2–2 2–3 1–2 4–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–0 Krylia Sovetov Samara 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–0 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 4–0 0–1 Saturn 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 5–2 1–3 1–1 2–1 Shinnik Yaroslavl 0–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 4–2 1–3 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 6–0 2–1 Dynamo Moscow 1–2 1–2 0–1 3–3 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–3 0–2 5–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 Rotor Volgograd 0–2 0–1 0–3 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 Zenit St. Petersburg 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 Rostselmash 2–3 3–2 1–1 0–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 Alania Vladikavkaz 1–1 0–1 4–3 1–1 1–4 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–3 5–2 1–1 3–2 Uralan Elista 0–0 3–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 3–3 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 Torpedo-ZIL Moscow 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 Anzhi Makhachkala 0–0 2–1 3–3 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 4–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 Sokol Saratov 0–3 0–1 2–2 0–4 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 complete Season statistics Top goalscorers matches played on 21 November 2002. Rank Player Club Goal1 RUS Rolan Gusev CSKA 15 RUS Dmitri Kirichenko CSKA 3 RUS Aleksandr Kerzhakov Zenit 144 RUS Vladimir Beschastnykh Spartak Moscow 12 RUS Andrei Karyaka Krylia 6 LTU 1988 Robertas Poškus Krylia 11 MDA Serghei Rogaciov Saturn RUS Igor Semshov Torpedo 9 RUS Aleksandr Shirko Torpedo 10 RUS Zurab Tsiklauri Uralan Awards On December 10 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:ru:Названы имена лучших футболистов России ru http://news.sport-express.ru/online/ntext/3/nl038944.html Sport Express 2002-12-10 Goalkeepers Russia Sergei Ovchinnikov (Lokomotiv Moscow) Russia Ruslan Nigmatullin (CSKA Moscow) Russia Valeri Chizhov (Saturn) Sweeper Russia Sergei Ignashevich (Lokomotiv Moscow) Armenia Sargis Hovsepyan (Zenit) Ukraine Bohdan Shershun (CSKA Moscow) Right backs Russia Vadim Evseev (Lokomotiv Moscow) Ukraine Dmytro Parfenov (Spartak Moscow) Russia Dmitri Sennikov (Lokomotiv Moscow) Stopper Russia Gennadiy Nizhegorodov (Lokomotiv Moscow) Uzbekistan Oleg Pashinin (Lokomotiv Moscow) Russia Omari Tetradze (Alania) Left backs South Africa Jacob Lekgetho (Lokomotiv Moscow) Senegal Ibra Kébé (Spartak Moscow) Russia Denis Yevsikov (CSKA Moscow) Defensive midfielders BIH Elvir Rahimić (CSKA Moscow) Russia Yevgeni Aldonin (Rotor) Russia Igor Semshov (Torpedo Moscow) Right wingers Russia Rolan Gusev (CSKA Moscow) Russia Andrei Arshavin (Zenit) FRY Ognjen Koroman (Dynamo Moscow) Central midfielders Russia Dmitri Loskov (Lokomotiv Moscow) Uzbekistan Vladimir Maminov (Lokomotiv Moscow) Russia Yegor Titov (Spartak Moscow) Left wingers Russia Andrei Karyaka (Krylia Sovetov) Russia Andrei Solomatin (CSKA Moscow) Russia Igor Yanovsky (CSKA Moscow) Right forwards Russia Sergei Semak (CSKA Moscow) Nigeria James Obiorah (Lokomotiv Moscow) Russia Dmitri Kirichenko (CSKA Moscow) Left forwards Russia Aleksandr Kerzhakov (Zenit) Russia Ruslan Pimenov (Lokomotiv Moscow) Russia Denis Popov (CSKA Moscow) Medal squads 1. FC Lokomotiv Moscow Goalkeepers: Sergei I. Ovchinnikov (31). Defenders: Sergei Ignashevich (29 / 1), Gennadiy Nizhegorodov (29), Vadim Evseev (24 / 7), Dmitri Sennikov (24 / 1), Oleg Pashinin UZB (24), Jacob Lekgetho RSA (23 / 2), Yuri Drozdov (18), Milan Obradović FRY (17). Midfielders: Dmitri Loskov (30 / 7), Vladimir Maminov UZB (29 / 4), Narvik Sirkhayev AZE (15 / 4), Marat Izmailov (14 / 2), Bennett Mnguni RSA (4). Forwards: James Obiorah NGA (23 / 5), Maksim Buznikin (23 / 2), Ruslan Pimenov (19 / 7), Júlio César BRA (11 / 3), Nemanja Vučićević FRY (9), Baba Adamu GHA (8 / 1), Giorgi Demetradze GEO 1990 (6), Sergei V. Ovchinnikov (1).(league appearances and goals listed in brackets) One own goal scored by Dmytro Semochko UKR (FC Uralan Elista). Manager: Yuri Syomin. Transferred out during the season: Giorgi Demetradze GEO 1990 (to FC Alania Vladikavkaz). 2. PFC CSKA Moscow Goalkeepers: Ruslan Nigmatullin (15), Veniamin Mandrykin (13), Dmitriy Kramarenko AZE (3). Defenders: Denis Yevsikov (29), Deividas Šemberas LTU 1988 (28), Andrei Solomatin (26 / 3), Vyacheslav Dayev (22 / 1), Bohdan Shershun UKR (18 / 1), Aleksei Berezutski (16), Aleksandr Berketov (8), Yevgeni Varlamov (2), Vasili Berezutski (2). Midfielders: Rolan Gusev (30 / 15), Elvir Rahimić BIH (30 / 2), Igor Yanovsky (29 / 4), Juris Laizāns LVA (27 / 3), Sergei Semak (24 / 6), Aleksei Triputen (9), Artur Tlisov (3). Forwards: Denis Popov (28 / 7), Dmitri Kirichenko (26 / 15), Spartak Gogniyev (21 / 2), Roman Monaryov UKR (12), Igor Piyuk (1). One own goal scored by Martin Hyský CZE (FC Dynamo Moscow). Manager: Valery Gazzaev. Transferred out during the season: Igor Piyuk (to FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow). 3. FC Spartak Moscow Goalkeepers: Maksym Levytskyi UKR (19), Stanislav Cherchesov (7), Dmitri Goncharov (6). Defenders: Igor Mitreski MKD (27), Ibra Kébé SEN (24 / 3), Moisés BRA (23 / 1), Dmitri Ananko (21), Dmytro Parfenov UKR (16 / 2), Yuri Kovtun (16 / 1), Jerry-Christian Tchuissé CMR (12), Valeri Abramidze GEO 1990 (6), Dmitri Khlestov (6), Andrei Streltsov (4), Samuel Ogunsania NGA (1). Midfielders: Vasili Baranov BLR (24 / 1), Dmitri Kudryashov (22 / 5), Yegor Titov (20 / 4), Eduard Tsykhmeystruk UKR (20 / 2), Maksym Kalynychenko UKR (11 / 1), Artyom Bezrodny (6 / 1), Aleksandr Pavlenko (5), Dmitri Torbinski (3), Marcelo Silva BRA (2), Pyotr Nemov (2), Aleksandr Sheshukov (2), Aleksei Rebko (1), Aleksandr Samedov (1), Robert Scarlett JAM (1). Forwards: Vladimir Beschastnykh (30 / 12), Aleksandr Danishevsky (21 / 4), Dmitri Sychev (18 / 9), Okon Flo Essien NGA (9 / 1), Aleksandr Sonin (8 / 2), Pavel Pogrebnyak (2), Raman Vasilyuk BLR (1). Manager: Oleg Romantsev. Transferred out during the season: Dmitri Ananko (to FRA AC Ajaccio), Eduard Tsykhmeystruk UKR (to UKR FC Metalurh Donetsk), Dmitri Sychev (to FRA Marseille), Dmitri Goncharov (to FC Alania Vladikavkaz), Raman Vasilyuk BLR (to BLR FC Dinamo Minsk). Attendances Source:Historical attendances https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/rus/averus02.htm 2026-09-03 www.european-football-statistics.co.uk No. Club Average Change Highest 1 Alania 22,933 12,8% 30,000 2 Krylia Sovetov 21,533 -10,0% 33,000 3 Zenit 17,767 -13,9% 22,000 4 Shinnik 15,633 1,0% 22,000 5 Rotor 13,027 3,8% 19,500 6 Spartak Moscow 12,233 5,6% 60,000 7 Anji 11,493 -15,3% 16,000 8 Sokol 11,000 -22,7% 15,000 9 Saturn 10,600 0,3% 16,000 10 Rostselmash 10,387 8,0% 15,500 11 PFC CSKA 9,700 10,2% 14,000 12 Elista 7,487 30,4% 11,000 13 Lokomotiv Moscow 7,133 58,8% 25,000 14 Dynamo Moscow 6,800 -1,9% 20,000 15 FC Moscow 4,800 -20,4% 6,500 16 Torpedo-ZIL 3,767 -1,6% 14,000 See also 2002 in Russian football References External links RSSSF 2002 1 Russia