2004 in Russian football

2004 in Russian football was marked with Lokomotiv's second championship, Terek's cup victory, and national team playing at Euro 2004.

National team

Russia national football team participated in the final tournament of Euro 2004, where they finished last in group A. Later they started qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. As of 2006, Russia's 1–7 defeat from Portugal in a qualifier is their worst result in history.

Date Venue Opponents Score1 Competition Russia scorers Match Report
31 March 2004 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia (A)  Bulgaria 2–2 F Dmitry Sychev Sport-Express
28 April 2004 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (A)  Norway 2–3 F Vladislav Radimov, Dmitri Kirichenko Sport-Express
25 May 2004 Arnold-Schwarzenegger-Stadion, Graz (A)  Austria 0–0 F Sport-Express
12 June 2004 Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé (N)  Spain 0–1 EC uefa
16 June 2004 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon (A)  Portugal 0–2 EC uefa
20 June 2004 Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé (N)  Greece 2–1 EC Dmitri Kirichenko, Dmitri Bulykin uefa
18 August 2004 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H)  Lithuania 4–3 F Dmitri Khokhlov, Andrei Karyaka, Dmitri Bulykin, Dmitri Sychev Sport-Express
4 September 2004 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H)  Slovakia 1–1 WCQ Dmitri Bulykin FIFA
9 October 2004 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg (A)  Luxembourg 4–0 WCQ Dmitri Sychev (3), Andrei Arshavin FIFA
13 October 2004 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon (H)  Portugal 1–7 WCQ Andrei Arshavin FIFA
17 November 2004 Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar (H)  Estonia 4–0 WCQ Andrei Karyaka, Marat Izmailov, Dmitri Sychev, Dmitri Loskov FIFA
  1. Russia score given first
Key
  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match
  • N = Neutral ground
  • F = Friendly
  • EC = 2004 European Football Championship, Group A
  • WCQ = 2006 FIFA World Cup, European Qualifying, Group 3

Leagues

Premier League

First Division

Terek Grozny and Tom Tomsk were promoted to the Premier League for the first time. Terek set a new record, scoring 100 points in a season.

PWDLFAGDPts
P1Terek4232467022+48100
P2Tom42275107038+3286
3Sokol4225896938+3183
4KAMAZ421912115249+369
5Khimki421710153933+661
6Oryol421613133734+361
7SKA-Energia421613134237+561
8Anzhi421612145053–360
9Metallurg421515124843+560
10Lokomotiv42178174748–159
11Dynamo Makhachkala421611154448–459
12Spartak421610165346+758
13Arsenal421513143932+758
14Luch-Energia421511165050056
15Dynamo Bryansk421413154951–255
16Metallurg-Kuzbass421410185353052
17Chernomorets421312174744+351
R18Uralan421311184857–950
R19Neftekhimik421112193857–1945
R20Baltika42109233760–2339
R21Lisma-Mordovia42511262462–3826
R22Gazovik-Gazprom4257304091–5122

Andrey Fedkov of Terek became the top goalscorer with 38 goals.

Second Division

The following clubs have earned promotion by winning tournaments in their respective Second Division zones:

Prior to start of the 2005 season three clubs (Rotor Volgograd, Torpedo Vladimir, and Arsenal Tula) refused participation in the First Division, and two more clubs (Dynamo Stavropol and Chernomorets Novorossiysk) were denied licences. This made way for the runners-up of all five zones:

Cups

The Russian Super Cup match between CSKA Moscow and Spartak Moscow was won by CSKA 3–1.

The Russian Cup was won by Terek Grozny, who beat Krylya Sovetov Samara in the final 1–0, with Andrey Fedkov scoring the only goal in the injury time. This was the first time the Cup was won by a team from the First Division.

UEFA club competitions

2003-04 UEFA Champions League

Lokomotiv Moscow qualified for the round of 16 of the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League, where they met AS Monaco. Lokomotiv won the home match 2–1, but lost on away goals after Monaco won the second leg 1–0.

2003-04 UEFA Cup

Spartak Moscow qualified for the third round of the 2003–04 UEFA Cup, where they lost 3–1 on aggregate to RCD Mallorca.

2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Spartak Moscow started in the first round of the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2004 and defeated FK Atlantas and NK Kamen Ingrad. Shinnik Yaroslavl started in the second round and defeated FK Teplice. Both Spartak and Shinnik were knocked out in the third round by Villarreal CF and UD Leiria, respectively.

2004-05 UEFA Champions League

CSKA Moscow were the only Russian club to play in the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League. They started in the second qualifying round and reached the group stage by beating PFC Neftchi and Rangers F.C. In Group H, they finished third behind Chelsea F.C. and Futebol Clube do Porto but ahead of Paris Saint-Germain F.C. The third position allowed CSKA to qualify for the UEFA Cup 2004-05, a competition they eventually won.

2004-05 UEFA Cup

Terek Grozny (as the Russian Cup winners), Zenit Saint Petersburg and Rubin Kazan started in the second qualifying round of the 2004–05 UEFA Cup. Terek and Zenit qualified for the first round by defeating Lech Poznań and SV Pasching, respectively, while Rubin were knocked out by SK Rapid Wien. In the first round, Terek lost to FC Basel, and Zenit beat Red Star Belgrade and reached the group stage. In the group with Lille OSC, Sevilla FC, Alemannia Aachen, and AEK Athens FC, Zenit finished fourth and were eliminated.

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 2/25/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.