- 2005 in Russian football
2005 was marked by a greatest success in the Russian club football so far, as CSKA Moscow won the
UEFA Cup . Later, CSKA completed the treble, winning theRussian Cup and theRussian Premier League title. Notable changes in theRussian Football Union also took place.Changes in the Russian Football Union
On
2 April ,Vitaliy Mutko was elected new president of theRussian Football Union to succeedVyacheslav Koloskov . [ [http://www.uefa.com/FootballEurope/news/Kind=2/newsId=292102.html Mutko takes top job in Russia.] UEFA official website,2 April 2005 .] Two days later, national team coachGeorgi Yartsev resigned and was replaced byYuri Semin . [ [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/WorldCup/news/Kind=1/newsId=292371.html Yartsev resigns Russia role.] UEFA official website,4 April 2005 .] However, Semin stepped down on10 November , after Russia failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. [ [http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/Kind=2/newsId=365937.html Dinamo attract top target Semin.] UEFA official website,11 November 2005 .]National team
The Russia national team attempted to qualify for the
2006 FIFA World Cup via European qualifying group 3. A scoreless draw inBratislava against Slovakia on12 October , the final group match for both teams, ended Russia's hopes of qualifying for Germany. Portugal won the group and automatically qualified for the finals. Russia and Slovakia finished level on points for second place and a place in the UEFA playoffs; Slovakia won the tiebreaker on overall goal difference in the group. A Russia win in the final match would have sent Russia to the playoffs at Slovakia's expense. [ [http://rusteam.permian.ru/history/2005.html Russia national team in 2005.] RussiaTeam.ru ru icon]
# Russia score given first;Key
* H = Home match
* A = Away match
* F = Friendly
* WCQ = 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, Group 3U-21 team
The U-21 team contested the qualification for the 2006 U-21 Championship. They finished second in the group, overcoming Slovakia on head-to-head results, while Portugal were first. This allowed Russia to qualify for the play-off against Denmark.
Russia lost both play-off matches, 0–1 in Moscow on
12 November and 1–3 in Brøndby on18 November . In the second-leg match, five Russia players were sent off. [ [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under21/history/Season=2006/intro.html Huntelaar thrives in Dutch triumph.] UEFA official website.]Women's U-19 team
The women's under-19 team won the European Championship in
Hungary . They have finished second in the group stage after matches against France, England, and Scotland. In the semifinal they overcame Germany 3–1, thanks to the hat-trick by captainElena Danilova , and the final match against France ended 2–2 after extra time and 6–5 on penalties. [ [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/WUnder19/history/Season=2005/intro.html Russia rise to the top.] UEFA official website.]Leagues
Premier League
First Division
This is the final table of First Division 2005. [http://rsssf.com/tablesr/rus05.html Russia 2005.]
RSSSF .] * 6 points deducted for failing to pay transfer fee in timeYevgeny Alkhimov of Lokomotiv became the top scorer with 24 goals.econd Division
The following clubs have earned promotion by winning tournaments in their respective Second Division zones:
*FC Baltika Kaliningrad ("West")
*FC Salyut-Energiya Belgorod ("Centre")
*FC Angusht Nazran ("South")
*FC Sodovik Sterlitamak ("Ural-Povolzhye")
*FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk ("East")Russian Cup
Defending
Russian Cup holders Terek Grozny were knocked out by their first opponents, Amkar Perm. For the second year in a row, the First Division side was present in the final, this timeFC Khimki . But unlike the 2004, the final match was won 1-0 by the Premier League club, CSKA Moscow. Interestingly, CSKA lost the first-leg match 2-0 to their first opponents, Sokol Saratov, and progressed thanks to an awarded 3-0 victory after Sokol failed to show for the second leg. [ [http://rsssf.com/tablesr/ruscup05.html Russia Cups 2004/05.] RSSSF.]UEFA club competitions
UEFA Cup 2004/05
Only CSKA Moscow qualified for the spring phase of the
UEFA Cup 2004/05. They successively defeated Benfica, Partizan Belgrade, Auxerre, and Parma to reach the final. In the final match played inLisbon , CSKA defeatedSporting Clube de Portugal 3-1 to become the first ever Russian club to win any major European competition. [ [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UEFACup/history/Season=2004/intro.html Carvalho inspires CSKA to 'landmark victory'.] UEFA official website.]UEFA Super Cup
CSKA Moscow lost the
European Super Cup match 3-1 toLiverpool F.C. , the UEFA Champions League title holders. [ [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/SuperCup/history/Season=2005/intro.html Cissé secures hat-trick of titles for Liverpool.] UEFA official website.]UEFA Champions League 2005/06
Lokomotiv Moscow , the only Russian side to participate in theUEFA Champions League 2005/06, defeatedFK Rabotnicki in the second qualifying round, but were knocked out by Rapid Vienna in the third qualifying round. Along with the other losers in the third qualifying round, Lokomotiv entered the UEFA Cup at the first round proper. [ [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/history/Season=2005/intro.html Ronaldinho delivers for Barça.] UEFA official website.]UEFA Cup 2005/06
CSKA Moscow,
Lokomotiv Moscow , and Zenit Saint Petersburg have qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Cup 2005/06. Krylya Sovetov Samara have successfully passed the second qualifying round, but were knocked out in the first round proper byAZ Alkmaar .Zenit and Lokomotiv qualified for the Round of 32. CSKA finished fourth in the group and thus failed to defend their title. [ [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UEFACup/history/Season=2005/intro.html Sevilla end 58-year wait.] UEFA official website.]
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