2002 Russian Premier League
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| Season | 2002 |
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| Champions | Lokomotiv Moscow 1st title |
| Relegated | Anzhi Makhachkala Sokol Saratov |
| Champions League | Lokomotiv Moscow CSKA Moscow |
| UEFA Cup | Spartak Moscow Torpedo Moscow |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 584 (2.43 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Rolan Gusev & Dmitri Kirichenko (15) |
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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 |
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| Republican Spartak Stadium | Dynamo Stadium | Central Stadium | Central Stadium |
| Capacity: 32,464 | Capacity: 15,200 | Capacity: 36,540 | Capacity: 36,540 |
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Locations of teams in 2002 Russian Premier League |
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| RZD Arena | Metallurg Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 27,084 | Capacity: 33,001 | ||
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| Rostselmash | Rotor | ||
| Olimp-2 | Central Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 15,840 | Capacity: 32,120 | ||
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| Saturn | Shinnik | ||
| Saturn Stadium | Shinnik Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 14,685 | Capacity: 22,871 | ||
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| Sokol | Spartak | ||
| Lokomotiv Stadium | Luzhniki Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 81,029 | ||
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| 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 |
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Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Lokomotiv Moscow (C) | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 14 | +32 | 66 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 66 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 55 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Torpedo Moscow[lower-alpha 2] | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 50 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 49 | |
| 6 | Saturn | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 47 | |
| 7 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 47 | |
| 8 | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 42 | |
| 9 | Rotor Volgograd | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 38 | |
| 10 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 33 | |
| 11 | Rostselmash | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 31 | |
| 12 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 30 | |
| 13 | Uralan Elista | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 29 | |
| 14 | Torpedo-ZIL Moscow | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 28 | |
| 15 | Anzhi Makhachkala (R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 25 | Relegation to First Division |
| 16 | Sokol Saratov (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 23 |
Source: RFPL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ↑ The title was decided in a championship playoff as Lokomotiv Moscow and CSKA Moscow finished with equal points.
- ↑ Torpedo qualified for the UEFA Cup thanks to Spartak winning the Russian Cup in 2003.
Championship play-off
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
- As of matches played on 21 November 2002.
Awards
On December 10 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:[1]
- Goalkeepers
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Sergei Ovchinnikov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Ruslan Nigmatullin (CSKA Moscow)
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Valeri Chizhov (Saturn)
- Sweeper
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Sergei Ignashevich (Lokomotiv Moscow)
- File:Flag of Armenia.svg Sargis Hovsepyan (Zenit)
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Bohdan Shershun (CSKA Moscow)
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- Defensive midfielders
- File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Elvir Rahimić (CSKA Moscow)
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeni Aldonin (Rotor)
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Igor Semshov (Torpedo Moscow)
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Medal squads
See also
References
- ↑ Названы имена лучших футболистов России (in русский). Sport Express. 2002-12-10.