2003 in Russian football

2003 in Russian football

2003 in Russian football saw the first title for PFC CSKA Moscow. Spartak Moscow, the Cup winners, had the worst league finish since 1976. The national team qualified for Euro 2004.

National team

Russia national football team qualified for the Euro 2004. After finishing second to Switzerland in group 10, Russia overcame Wales in play-offs.


# Russia score given first

;Key
* H = Home match
* A = Away match
* N = Neutral ground
* F = Friendly
* FT = Friendly tournament
* ECQ = 2004 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying, Group 10
* ECQP = 2004 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying, play-off

Leagues

Premier League

First Division

The First Division was extended from 18 teams in 2005 to 22. Amkar and Kuban won the promotion on the dramatic final day of the season, leaving Terek and Tom in the First Division.

Aleksandr Panov of Dynamo SPb became the top goalscorer with 23 goals.

econd Division

The "Ural" and "Povolzhye" zones of the Second Division were merged because of low number of clubs. The following clubs have earned promotion by winning tournaments in their respective zones:
* FC Arsenal Tula ("West")
* FC Oryol ("Centre")
* FC Dynamo Makhachkala ("South")
* FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny ("Ural-Povolzhye")
* FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok ("East")

Cups

In a newly introduced Russian Super Cup Lokomotiv overcame CSKA 4–3 on penalties after the match ended 1–1. The match was held at the newly reconstructed Lokomotiv Stadium.

The Russian Cup was won by Spartak Moscow, who beat Rostov in the final 1–0.

UEFA club competitions

UEFA Champions League 2002-03

Lokomotiv Moscow participated in the second group stage of the UEFA Champions League 2003-04, where they finished fourth with just one point in a group which included A.C. Milan, Real Madrid, and Borussia Dortmund.

UEFA Champions League 2003-04

CSKA Moscow were unsuccessful in the UEFA Champions League 2003-04, as they lost in the second qualifying round to FK Vardar 2–3 on aggregate.

Lokomotiv Moscow beat FC Shakhtar Donetsk to qualify for the group stage. They finished second in a group with Arsenal F.C., Internazionale Milano F.C., and FC Dynamo Kyiv. Lokomotiv were level on points with Inter but qualified for the knock-out rounds thanks to a 3–0 home win and away draw.

UEFA Cup 2003-04

Torpedo Moscow beat F.C. Domagnano 9–0 on aggregate in the qualifying round. In the first round, they needed a penalty shootout to overcome PFC CSKA Sofia. In the second round, Torpedo lost 1–2 on aggregate to Villarreal CF.

Spartak Moscow knocked out Esbjerg fB and Dinamo Bucureşti in the first two rounds and qualified for the spring phase of the competition.

References

* [http://rusteam.permian.ru/history/2003.html National team fixtures] ru icon
* [http://rsssf.com/tablesr/rus03.html League and cup results]
*UEFA Champions League results: [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/history/Season=2002/intro.html 2002-03] [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/history/Season=2003/intro.html 2003-04]
* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UEFACup/history/Season=2003/intro.html UEFA Cup results]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 2004 in Russian football — was marked with Lokomotiv s second championship, Terek s cup victory, and national team playing at Euro 2004.National teamRussia national football team participated in the final tournament of Euro 2004, where they finished last in group A. Later… …   Wikipedia

  • 2003 Russian Super Cup — The 2003 Russian Super Cup was the 1st Russian Super Cup match, a football match which was contested between the Russian Premier League 2002 champion, Lokomotiv Moscow, and the winner of Russian Cup 2001 02, CSKA Moscow. The match was held on 8… …   Wikipedia

  • Russian Premier League 2003 — CSKA won their first Russian title. It was their first championship since the last edition of the Soviet Top League in 1991. Newly promoted Rubin got the bronze.CSKA qualified for the UEFA Champions League 2004 05. Zenit and Rubin qualified for… …   Wikipedia

  • football — /foot bawl /, n. 1. a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent s goal line and by place… …   Universalium

  • Russian Premier League 2002 — 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… …   Wikipedia

  • Russian roulette — ( ru. Русская рулетка) is a potentially lethal game of chance in which participants place a single round in a revolver, spin the cylinder, place the muzzle against their head and pull the trigger. Russian refers to the country of origin of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Football hooliganism — such as brawls, vandalism, and intimidation carried out by Association football club supporters and fans.cite news |title=Another sorry outbreak of the English disease |publisher=The Independent|date=2004 06… …   Wikipedia

  • Football in England — Football is the national sport of England and plays a significant role in English culture.TerminologyThe sport is almost always referred to simply as football ; it is unusual for it to be called soccer and it is only referred to as association… …   Wikipedia

  • 2003 aux echecs — 2003 aux échecs Chronologie des échecs – Année 2003 Années : 2000 2001 2002  2003  2004 2005 2006 Décennies : 1970 1980 1990  2000  2010 2020 2030 Siècles  …   Wikipédia en Français

  • 2003 — This article is about the year 2003. 2003 : January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September&# …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”