- 1999 in Russian football
1999 in Russian football was marked by the national team's failure to qualify for the Euro 2000. Spartak Moscow won the league title, while Zenit were the victors of the Russian Cup.
National team
Russia national football team failed to qualify for the Euro 2000. After a run of six straight wins, a draw with Ukraine left Russia in the third position in the group.Cup
The
Russian Cup was won by Zenit Saint Petersburg, who beat Dynamo Moscow 3–1 in the final.UEFA club competitions
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1998-99
Lokomotiv Moscow reached the semifinal of the last Cup Winners' Cup, defeating Maccabi Haifa in the quarterfinal 4–0 on aggregate. In the semifinal Lokomotiv were eliminated by eventual winners
S.S. Lazio on away goals.UEFA Intertoto Cup 1999
FC Rostov eliminatedCementarnica 55 Skopje andNK Varteks in theUEFA Intertoto Cup 1999 , setting up a tie againstJuventus F.C. Juventus comfortably won twice, recording a 9–1 aggregate score.UEFA Champions League 1999-00
CSKA Moscow began their campaign in the second qualifying round but lost to
Molde F.K. Spartak Moscow successfully passed the third qualifying round, eliminatingFK Partizan , and qualified for the main competition where they finished third in a group withAC Sparta Praha ,FC Girondins de Bordeaux , andWillem II Tilburg .UEFA Cup 1999-00
Lokomotiv Moscow started
UEFA Cup 1999-00 in the qualifying round. After eliminatingFC BATE with the score 12–1 Lokomotiv defeatedLyngby Boldklub 5–1 on aggregate in the first round, but lost toLeeds United A.F.C. with the aggregate score of 1–7. Russia's second participants, Zenit Saint Petersburg were eliminated byBologna F.C. 1909 in the first round.References
* [http://rusteam.permian.ru/history/1999.html National team fixtures] ru icon
* [http://rsssf.com/tablesr/rus99.html League and cup results]
* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/history/Season=1999/intro.html UEFA Champions League results]
* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ECWC/history/Season=1998/intro.html UEFA Cup Winners' Cup results]
* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UEFACup/history/Season=1999/intro.html UEFA Cup results]
* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/history/Season=1999/intro.html UEFA Intertoto Cup results]
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