2004 Russian Premier League

Following are the results of the 2004 Russian Premier League, the top division of Russian association football. Lokomotiv won their second Premier League title, while Krylya Sovetov finished in the top three for the first time, winning bronze. Kuban were relegated after just one season in the Premier League. They were joined by Rotor who played at the top level since the beginning of the Russian league.

Russian Premier League
Season2004
ChampionsLokomotiv Moscow
2nd title
RelegatedKuban Krasnodar
Rotor Volgograd
Champions LeagueLokomotiv Moscow
CSKA Moscow
UEFA CupKrylia Sovetov
Zenit St.Petersburg
Matches played240
Goals scored598 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorerAleksandr Kerzhakov (18)
2003
2005

Teams edit

As in the previous season, 16 teams are playing in the 2004 season. After the 2003 season, Chernomorets Novorossiysk and Uralan Elista were relegated to the 2004 Russian First Division. They were replaced by Amkar Perm and Kuban Krasnodar, the winners and runners up of the 2003 Russian First Division.

Venues edit

Alania Amkar CSKA Dynamo
Republican Spartak Stadium Zvezda Stadium Central Stadium Central Stadium
Capacity: 32,464 Capacity: 17,000 Capacity: 36,540 Capacity: 36,540
       
Krylia Sovetov Samara Kuban Krasnodar
Metallurg Stadium Kuban Stadium
Capacity: 27,084 Capacity: 28,800
   
Lokomotiv Moscow Moscow
RZD Arena Eduard Streltsov Stadium
Capacity: 33,001 Capacity: 13,450
   
Rostov Rotor
Olimp-2 Central Stadium
Capacity: 15,840 Capacity: 32,120
   
Rubin Saturn
Central Stadium Saturn Stadium
Capacity: 22,500 Capacity: 14,685
   
Shinnik Spartak Torpedo Zenit Saint Petersburg
Shinnik Stadium Luzhniki Stadium Luzhniki Stadium Petrovsky Stadium
Capacity: 22,871 Capacity: 81,029 Capacity: 81,029 Capacity: 21,570
       

Personnel and kits edit

Team Location Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Alania Vladikavkaz   Yuri Sekinayev (Caretaker)
Amkar Perm Perm   Sergei Oborin
CSKA Moscow   Valery Gazzaev Umbro Sibneft
Dynamo Moscow   Oleg Romantsev Diadora
Lokomotiv Moscow   Yuri Semin Nike
Krylia Samara   Gadzhi Gadzhiyev
Kuban Krasnodar   Leonid Nazarenko (Caretaker) Umbro
Moscow Moscow   Valery Petrakov
Rostov Rostov-on-Don   Sergei Balakhnin Umbro
Rotor Volgograd   Vladimir Fayzulin Umbro Rotor
Rubin Kazan   Kurban Berdyev Nike
Saturn Ramenskoye   Aleksandr Tarkhanov
Shinnik Yaroslavl   Oleg Dolmatov
Spartak Moscow   Aleksandrs Starkovs Umbro
Torpedo Moscow   Sergei Petrenko Le Coq Sportif
Zenit Saint Petersburg   Vlastimil Petržela Umbro Gazprom

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Alania   Bakhva Tedeyev Preseason   Rolland Courbis 9 January 2004[1] Preseason
CSKA   Valery Gazzaev   Artur Jorge 23 November 2003[2]
Dynamo   Viktor Prokopenko   Jaroslav Hřebík 8 November 2003[3]
Krylia   Aleksandr Tarkhanov   Gadzhi Gadzhiyev
Rostov   Sergei Balakhnin   Vitaly Shevchenko
Saturn   Oleg Romantsev   Boris Ignatyev
Spartak   Vladimir Fedotov (Caretaker) End of role   Nevio Scala December 2003[4]
Rostov   Vitaly Shevchenko April 2004   Sergei Balakhnin April 2004
Rotor   Vladimir Fayzulin April 2004   Yuri Marushkin (Caretaker) April 2004
Rotor   Yuri Marushkin (Caretaker) April 2004   Valeriy Yaremchenko April 2004
Kuban   Nikolai Yuzhanin May 2004   Soferbi Yeshugov May 2004
Shinnik   Aleksandr Pobegalov May 2004   Valeri Frolov (Caretaker) May 2004
Shinnik   Valeri Frolov (Caretaker) End of role May 2004   Oleg Dolmatov May 2004
Rotor   Valeriy Yaremchenko June 2004   Yuri Marushkin (Caretaker) June 2004
Dynamo   Jaroslav Hřebík Resigned 12 July 2004[5] 14th   Viktor Bondarenko (Caretaker) 12 July 2004[6] 14th
CSKA   Artur Jorge Fired 13 July 2004[7] 5th   Valery Gazzaev 14 July 2004[7] 5th
Rotor   Yuri Marushkin (Caretaker) July 2004   Vladimir Fayzulin July 2004
Spartak   Nevio Scala August 2004   Aleksandrs Starkovs September 2004
Saturn   Boris Ignatyev September 2004   Aleksandr Tarkhanov September 2004
Alania   Rolland Courbis September 2004   Dragan Cvetković (Caretaker) September 2004
Alania   Dragan Cvetković (Caretaker) Resigned 7 October 2004[8] 12th   Yuri Sekinayev (Caretaker) 7 October 2004[8] 12th
Dynamo   Viktor Bondarenko (Caretaker) Resigned 26 October 2004[9] 14th   Oleg Romantsev 26 October 2004[9] 14th
Kuban   Soferbi Yeshugov October 2004   Leonid Nazarenko (Caretaker) October 2004

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lokomotiv Moscow (C) 30 18 7 5 44 19 +25 61 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 CSKA Moscow 30 17 9 4 53 22 +31 60 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Krylia Sovetov Samara 30 17 5 8 50 41 +9 56 Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
4 Zenit St. Petersburg 30 17 5 8 55 37 +18 56
5 Torpedo Moscow 30 16 6 8 53 37 +16 54
6 Shinnik Yaroslavl 30 12 8 10 29 29 0 44
7 Saturn 30 10 11 9 37 30 +7 41
8 Spartak Moscow 30 11 7 12 43 44 −1 40
9 FC Moscow 30 10 10 10 38 39 −1 40
10 Rubin Kazan 30 7 12 11 32 31 +1 33
11 Amkar Perm 30 6 12 12 27 42 −15 30
12 Rostov 30 7 8 15 28 42 −14 29
13 Dynamo Moscow 30 6 11 13 27 38 −11 29
14 Alania Vladikavkaz 30 7 7 16 28 52 −24 28
15 Kuban Krasnodar (R) 30 6 10 14 26 42 −16 28 Relegation to First Division
16 Rotor Volgograd (R) 30 4 10 16 28 53 −25 22
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 4th goal difference
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results edit

Home \ Away ALA AMK CSK DYN KRY KUB LOK MOS ROS ROT RUB SAT SHI SPA TOR ZEN
Alania Vladikavkaz 1–2 1–4 4–2 1–4 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–3 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–3
Amkar Perm 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–2
CSKA Moscow 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–3 3–3
Dynamo Moscow 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–4 1–0 0–1 5–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2
Krylia Sovetov Samara 4–2 1–0 1–1 4–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 4–2 2–5 0–1
Kuban Krasnodar 2–3 0–0 0–3 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–3
Lokomotiv Moscow 3–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 3–1 0–1
FC Moscow 0–0 3–1 1–4 1–0 5–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–2 2–3 0–2 1–1
Rostov 0–0 0–0 1–3 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 4–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 3–1 0–4 2–1
Rotor Volgograd 0–1 2–2 1–3 0–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–3 0–1 2–5
Rubin Kazan 4–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–1
Saturn 5–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–3
Shinnik Yaroslavl 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–1
Spartak Moscow 0–1 6–0 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–3 3–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–3
Torpedo Moscow 3–2 3–2 0–1 3–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–1
Zenit St. Petersburg 3–2 0–0 0–3 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 2–3 0–1 3–2 4–3 2–2 1–0 2–0 3–1
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics edit

Top goalscorers edit

As of matches played on 12 November 2004.
Rank Player Club Goal
1   Aleksandr Kerzhakov Zenit 18
2   Andrei Karyaka Krylia 17
3   Dmitri Sychev Lokomotiv 15
  Aleksandr Panov Torpedo
5   Héctor Bracamonte Moscow 10
  Roman Pavlyuchenko Spartak Moscow
  Valery Yesipov Rotor
  Oleksandr Spivak Zenit
9   Robertas Poškus Krylia 9
  Igor Lebedenko Torpedo
  Igor Semshov Torpedo
  Vágner Love CSKA
  Ivica Olić CSKA
  Dmitri Kirichenko CSKA
1. FC Lokomotiv Moscow

Goalkeepers: Sergei Ovchinnikov (30), Ruslan Nigmatullin (1).
Defenders: Vadim Evseev (27 / 4), Dmitri Sennikov (26), Sergei Gurenko   (26), Gennadiy Nizhegorodov (23), Malkhaz Asatiani   (19 / 1), Oleg Pashinin   (13), Jacob Lekgetho   (6).
Midfielders: Dmitri Loskov (30 / 4), Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (25 / 5), Dmitri Khokhlov (24 / 6), Marat Izmailov (18 / 2), Vladimir Maminov   (18 / 1), Francisco Lima   (15), Deividas Česnauskis   (10), Jorge Wagner   (4), Leandro   (1).
Forwards: Dmitri Sychev (27 / 15), James Obiorah   (15 / 1), Ruslan Pimenov (14 / 4), Winston Parks   (13 / 1), Mikheil Ashvetia   (12), Milan Jovanović   (3), Maksim Buznikin (1).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Yuri Syomin.

Transferred out during the season: Maksim Buznikin (on loan to FC Rotor Volgograd).

2. PFC CSKA Moscow

Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (26), Veniamin Mandrykin (6).
Defenders: Aleksei Berezutski (27), Deividas Šemberas   (24), Sergei Ignashevich (22 / 1), Chidi Odiah   (21), Bohdan Shershun   (14), Vasili Berezutski (6).
Midfielders: Sergei Semak (30 / 5), Evgeni Aldonin (30), Jiří Jarošík   (29 / 5), Rolan Gusev (28 / 4), Elvir Rahimić   (26 / 1), Yuri Zhirkov (25 / 6), Osmar Ferreyra   (13 / 2), Daniel Carvalho   (13 / 1), Miloš Krasić   (7), Juris Laizāns   (4).
Forwards: Dmitri Kirichenko (26 / 9), Ivica Olić   (24 / 9), Vágner Love   (12 / 9), Denis Popov (2), Serghei Dadu   (1).

One own goal scored by Luc Zoa   (FC Spartak Moscow).

Manager: Artur Jorge   (until July), Valery Gazzaev (from July).

Transferred out during the season: Denis Popov (to FC Kuban Krasnodar).

3. FC Krylia Sovetov Samara

Goalkeepers: Aleksei Poliakov   (29), Aleksandr Makarov (1).
Defenders: Aleksandr Anyukov (29 / 2), Denis Kolodin (25 / 1), Patrick Ovie   (24), Moisés   (22 / 1), Leilton   (14), Omari Tetradze (14), Rafael Schmitz   (9), Matthew Booth   (8 / 1).
Midfielders: Andrei Karyaka (29 / 17), Denis Kovba   (29 / 1), Sergei Vinogradov (26 / 4), Ognjen Koroman   (26 / 1), Souza   (25 / 3), Andrey Tikhonov (23 / 4), Anton Bober (13 / 1), Dmitri Kudryashov (9), Omonigho Temile   (5), Laryea Kingston   (3).
Forwards: Robertas Poškus   (18 / 9), Catanha   (11 / 1), Roni   (8 / 1).

One own goal each scored by Aleksei Yepifanov (FC Rotor Volgograd) and Nikolay Shirshov   (FC Rostov).

Manager: Gadzhi Gadzhiev.

Transferred out during the season: Catanha   (free agent), Rafael Schmitz   (end of loan from   Lille).

See also edit

References edit

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