1992 in Russian football

1992 was the first season Russia held its own national football competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union.

Club competitions

The teams participating came mostly from the Soviet Union leagues. New Top League had 20 teams, second-level First League had 3 zones and 52 teams in total and third-level Second League had 6 zones with 115 teams. FC Spartak Moscow won the championship.

For more details, see:

• Russian Top League 1992
• Russian First League 1992
• Russian Second League 1992

Cup competitions

The last, 1991/92 edition of the Soviet Cup was won by FC Spartak Moscow who beat PFC CSKA Moscow in the final game 2–0 on 10 May 1992. Ukrainian teams who were scheduled to play in the quarterfinals, FC Dynamo Kyiv, FC Metalist Kharkiv and FC Chornomorets Odesa all withdrew, giving Spartak, CSKA and FC Pamir Dushanbe spots in the semifinals.

The early stages of the 1992–93 Russian Cup were played later in the year.

European club competitions

All the Russian teams participating in the 1991–92 seasons of their respective competitions were eliminated in 1991.

The Russian league was not finished by the time of the 1992–93 season, therefore the Russian teams qualified for that season based on the Soviet Top League 1991 results.

UEFA Champions League 1992–93

PFC CSKA Moscow, surprisingly, qualified for the group stage, unexpectedly knocking out FC Barcelona in the qualification round. They came last in their group though, only gaining 2 points in 6 games. They could not play their home games in Moscow due to the lack of a stadium meeting the Champions League standards at the time.^[1]

• 16 September 1992 / first round, first leg / Víkingur (Iceland) – PFC CSKA Moscow 0–1 (Karsakov  76') / Reykjavík, Laugardalsvöllur / attendance: 2,000

PFC CSKA Moscow: Kharine, Guschin (Bavykin, 70), Kolotovkin, Bystrov, Fokin (captain), Ivanov, Mashkarin, Grishin, Sergeyev, Bushmanov (Karsakov, 57), Faizulin.

• 30 September 1992 / first round, return leg / PFC CSKA Moscow – Víkingur 4–2 (Sergeyev  22' Karsakov  36' Grishin  45' Kolesnikov  89' – Einarrson  32' Steinsson  78') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / attendance: 10,000

PFC CSKA Moscow: Kharine, Guschin (Mashkarin, 69), Malyukov, Bystrov, Fokin (captain), Ivanov, Minko, Grishin, Sergeyev, Karsakov, Faizulin (Kolesnikov, 61).

• 21 October 1992 / second round, first leg / PFC CSKA Moscow – FC Barcelona (Spain) 1–1 (Grishin  17' – Txiki Begiristain  58') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / attendance: 40,000

PFC CSKA Moscow: Kharine, Guschin, Kolotovkin, Bystrov, Fokin (captain), Ivanov, Mashkarin (Bushmanov, 68), Grishin, Sergeyev, Karsakov (Faizulin, 63), Minko.

• 4 November 1992 / second round, return leg / FC Barcelona – PFC CSKA Moscow 2–3 (Nadal  12' Txiki Begiristain  31' – Bushmanov  44' Mashkarin  57' Karsakov  61') / Barcelona, Camp Nou / attendance: 80,000

PFC CSKA Moscow: Kharine, Guschin, Kolotovkin, Malyukov, Fokin, Kolesnikov (captain) (Ivanov, 75), Mashkarin, Grishin (Karsakov, 38), Sergeyev, Bushmanov, Faizulin.

• 25 November 1992 / Group A, Day 1 / Club Brugge (Belgium) – PFC CSKA Moscow 1–0 (Amokachi  17') / Bruges, Olympiastadion / attendance: 24,000

PFC CSKA Moscow: Kharine (Guteyev, 46), Guschin, Kolotovkin, Bystrov, Malyukov, Kolesnikov (captain), Mashkarin, Grishin (Karsakov, 30), Sergeyev, Bushmanov, Faizulin.

• 4 December 1992 / Group A, Day 2 / PFC CSKA Moscow – Rangers (Scotland) 0–1 (Ferguson  13') / Bochum, Germany, Ruhrstadion / attendance: 16,000

PFC CSKA Moscow: Guteyev, Guschin (Ivanov, 68), Kolotovkin, Bystrov, Fokin (captain), Malyukov, Valeri Minko (Grishin, 61), Karsakov, Sergeyev, Bushmanov, Faizulin.

European Cup Winners' Cup 1992–93

Despite stumbling in the first game against the low-rated FC Avenir Beggen, FC Spartak Moscow had quite a successful run, eventually reaching the semifinals.

• 16 September 1992 / first round, first leg / FC Spartak Moscow – FC Avenir Beggen (Luxembourg) 0–0 / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / attendance: 12,500

FC Spartak Moscow: Cherchesov (captain), Khlestov, Ivanov (Beschastnykh, 50), Rusyayev, Chernyshov, Onopko, Karpin, Piatnitski, Lediakhov, Radchenko.

• 30 September 1992 / first round, return leg / FC Avenir Beggen – FC Spartak Moscow 1–5 (Nowak  85' – Onopko  5' Piatnitski  8'  78' Radchenko  55' Popov  58') / Beggen, Stade rue Henri Dunant / attendance: 1,604.

FC Spartak Moscow: Cherchesov (captain), Khlestov, Ivanov (Kuzhlev, 74), Popov, Rusyayev (Beschastnykh, 26), Chernyshov, Onopko, Karpin, Piatnitski, Lediakhov, Radchenko.

• 22 October 1992 / second round, first leg / FC Spartak Moscow – Liverpool F.C. (England) 4–2 (Pisarev  10' Karpin  67'  85' (pen.) Piatnitski  89' – Wright  66' McManaman  79' Grobbelaar  82') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / attendance: 60,000

FC Spartak Moscow: Cherchesov (captain), Khlestov, Ivanov, Pisarev, Beschastnykh (Rusyayev, 53), Chernyshov, Onopko, Karpin, Piatnitski, Lediakhov, Radchenko.

• 4 November 1992 / second round, return leg / Liverpool F.C. – FC Spartak Moscow 0–2 (Radchenko  63' Piatnitski  89' – Marsh  87') / Liverpool, Anfield / attendance: 38,000

FC Spartak Moscow: Cherchesov (captain), Khlestov, Ivanov, Pisarev (Rusyayev, 64), Beschastnykh, Chernyshov, Onopko, Karpin, Piatnitski, Lediakhov (Baksheyev, 85), Radchenko.

UEFA Cup 1992–93

Both FC Dynamo Moscow and FC Torpedo Moscow had impressive wins, beating Torino F.C. and Manchester United F.C. respectively, before being eliminated.

• 16 September 1992 / first round, first leg / FC Dynamo Moscow – Rosenborg BK (Norway) 5–1 (Sklyarov  34'  62' Timofeev  46' Simutenkov  57' Tetradze  68' – Løken  75') / Moscow, Dynamo Stadium / attendance: 6,500

FC Dynamo Moscow: Kleimyonov, Timofeev, Sklyarov (captain), Tskhadadze, Kalitvintsev (Spanderashvili, 88), Hovhannisyan, Smertin (Drozdov, 71), Tsaryov, Tetradze, Gasimov, Simutenkov.

• 16 September 1992 / first round, first leg / Manchester United F.C. (England) – FC Torpedo Moscow 0–0 / Manchester, Old Trafford / attendance: 20,000

FC Torpedo Moscow: Podshivalov (captain), Filimonov, Cheltsov, Afanasyev, Vostrosablin, Shustikov (Skachenko, 80), Grishin, Martynov, Talalayev (Ulyanov, 75), Chugainov, Arefyev.

• 29 September 1992 / first round, return leg / FC Torpedo Moscow – Manchester United F.C. 0–0; 4–3 in shootout (Chugainov Grishin Ulyanov Arefyev Afanasyev Borisov – Ince Irwin Robson Pallister McClair Bruce ) / Moscow, Torpedo Stadium / attendance: 11,350

FC Torpedo Moscow: Podshivalov (captain), Filimonov, Cheltsov, Afanasyev, Vostrosablin (Borisov, 100), Shustikov, Grishin, Talalayev, Arefyev, Chugainov, Pazemov (Ulyanov, 84).

• 30 September 1992 / first round, return leg / Rosenborg BK – FC Dynamo Moscow 2–0 (Ingebrigtsen  8' Løken  48') / Trondheim, Lerkendal stadion / attendance: 10,218

FC Dynamo Moscow: Kleimyonov, Tsaryov, Sklyarov, Tskhadadze, Kalitvintsev, Kobelev (captain), Smertin, Derkach, Hovhannisyan, Gasimov (Spanderashvili, 88), Simutenkov (Drozdov, 70).

• 21 October 1992 / second round, first leg / Real Madrid C.F. (Spain) – FC Torpedo Moscow 5–2 (Hierro  8'  28'  32' Zamorano  52' Prosinečki  85' (pen.) – Shustikov  36' Grishin  39') / Madrid, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium / attendance: 50,000

FC Torpedo Moscow: Podshivalov (captain), Filimonov, Cheltsov, Afanasyev, Ulyanov, Shustikov, Grishin, Tishkov, Vostrosablin (Savichev, 46), Chugainov, Arefyev.

• 22 October 1992 / second round, first leg / Torino F.C. (Italy) – FC Dynamo Moscow 1–2 (Timofeev  53' (o.g.) – Gasimov  44' Simutenkov  66') / Turin, Stadio delle Alpi / attendance: 26,943

FC Dynamo Moscow: Kleimyonov, Timofeev, Sklyarov (Varlamov, 84), Tskhadadze, Tsaryov, Kobelev (captain), Smertin, Derkach, Tetradze, Gasimov (Hovhannisyan, 88), Simutenkov.

• 4 November 1992 / second round, return leg / FC Torpedo Moscow – Real Madrid C.F. 3–2 (Talalayev  12' Tishkov  62' Murashov  77' – Zamorano  9' Hierro  56' Sanchís  86') / Moscow, Torpedo Stadium / attendance: 6,500

FC Torpedo Moscow: Podshivalov (captain), Filimonov, Cheltsov, Afanasyev, Murashov, Shustikov, Grishin, Tishkov, Talalayev (Pazemov, 80), Chugainov, Arefyev (Ulyanov, 73).

• 5 November 1992 / second round, return leg / FC Dynamo Moscow – Torino F.C. 0–0 (Simutenkov  55' – Annoni  90') / Moscow, Dynamo Stadium / attendance: 13,000

FC Dynamo Moscow: Kleimyonov, Timofeev, Sklyarov, Tskhadadze, Kalitvintsev (Tsaryov, 66), Kobelev (captain), Varlamov, Derkach, Tetradze, Gasimov (Hovhannisyan, 87), Simutenkov.

• 25 November 1992 / third round, first leg / FC Dynamo Moscow – S.L. Benfica (Portugal) 2–2 (Kalitvintsev  75' Derkach  88' – Isaías  35'  54') / Moscow, Torpedo Stadium / attendance: 8,700

FC Dynamo Moscow: Kleimyonov, Hovhannisyan (Kovardayev, 55), Sklyarov, Tskhadadze, Kalitvintsev, Kobelev (captain), Smertin (Savchenko, 84), Derkach, Tetradze, Gasimov, Varlamov.

• 8 December 1992 / third round, return leg / S.L. Benfica – FC Dynamo Moscow 2–0 (Isaías  53' Yuran  58') / Lisbon, Estádio da Luz / attendance: 67,000

FC Dynamo Moscow: Kleimyonov, Timofeev, Sklyarov, Tskhadadze, Kalitvintsev, Kobelev (captain) (Varlamov, 69), Smertin (Savchenko, 75), Derkach, Tetradze, Gasimov, Tsaryov.

National team

Soviet Union has qualified for the UEFA Euro 1992. Because the country was dissolved by the time of the competition, a unified team called CIS national football team participated in that tournament. That team played 10 games, with many players representing Russia.

On 16 August 1992, the Russia national football team played its first game in a friendly against Mexico. The head coach was Pavel Sadyrin.^[2]

Matches

• 16 August 1992 / friendly / Russia – Mexico 2–0 (Karpin  61' (pen.) Popov  66') / Moscow, Lokomotiv Stadium / attendance: 15,000

Russia: Cherchesov (captain), Khlestov, Kulkov (Beschastnykh, 63), Popov, Kolotovkin (Chernyshov, 85), Onopko, Tetradze (Podpaly, 85), Karpin, Lediakhov (Kobelev, 46; Ivanov, 76), Matveyev (Lemish, 80), Radchenko.

• 14 October 1992 / 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier / Russia – Iceland 1–0 (Yuran  65') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / attendance: 25,000

Russia: Cherchesov (captain), Khlestov, Kulkov, Onopko, Kolotovkin, Shalimov, Dobrovolski, Karpin, Lediakhov (Tatarchuk, 46), Yuran (Kolyvanov, 77), Kiriakov.

• 28 October 1992 / 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier / Russia – Luxembourg 2–0 (Yuran  5' Radchenko  24') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / attendance: 3,000

Russia: Cherchesov (captain), Khlestov, Kulkov, Onopko, Mostovoi, Shalimov, Dobrovolski, Karpin, Radchenko (Tatarchuk, 79), Yuran, Kiriakov (Borodyuk, 60).

References

1. ↑ "Champions League results by KLISF". Archived from the original on 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2009-07-21. 
2. ↑ Кашинцев Александр |. "National team games". Archived from the original on 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2009-07-21. 

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