2003 Russian Premier League

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.

Russian Premier League
Season2003
ChampionsCSKA Moscow
RelegatedUralan Elista
Chernomorets Novorossiysk
Champions LeagueCSKA Moscow
UEFA CupZenit St.Petersburg
Rubin Kazan
Intertoto CupShinnik Yaroslavl
Spartak Moscow
Matches played240
Goals scored609 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorerDmitri Loskov (14)
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Teams

As in the previous season, 16 teams are playing in the 2003 season. After the 2002 season, Anzhi Makhachkala and Sokol Saratov were relegated to the 2003 Russian First Division. They were replaced by Rubin Kazan and Chernomorets Novorossiysk, the winners and runners up of the 2002 Russian First Division.

Venues
Spartak-Alania Chernomorets CSKA Dynamo
Republican Spartak Stadium Central Stadium Central Stadium Central Stadium
Capacity: 32,464 Capacity: 12,500 Capacity: 36,540 Capacity: 36,540
Krylia Sovetov Samara
Locations of teams in 2003 Russian Premier League
 Lokomotiv Moscow
Metallurg Stadium RZD Arena
Capacity: 33,001 Capacity: 27,084
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
Shinnik Stadium Luzhniki Stadium
Capacity: 22,871 Capacity: 81,029
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

    Personnel and kits
    Team Location Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
    Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz Bakhva Tedeyev Umbro n/a
    Chernomorets Novorossiysk Igor Gamula (Caretaker) Adidas n/a
    CSKA Moscow Valery Gazzaev Umbro N/A
    Dynamo Moscow Viktor Prokopenko Diadora Yukos
    Lokomotiv Moscow Yuri Semin Nike MZD
    Krylia Samara Aleksandr Tarkhanov Umbro n/a
    Rostov Rostov-on-Don Sergei Balakhnin Nike N/A
    Rotor Volgograd Vladimir Fayzulin Umbro n/a
    Rubin Kazan Kurban Berdyev Nike n/a
    Saturn Ramenskoye Oleg Romantsev Nike n/a
    Shinnik Yaroslavl Aleksandr Pobegalov Nike n/a
    Spartak Moscow Vladimir Fedotov (Caretaker) Umbro Lukoil
    Torpedo Moscow Sergei Petrenko Diadora N/A
    Torpedo-Metallurg Moscow Aleksandr Ignatenko (Caretaker) 2K n/a
    Uralan Elista Igor Shalimov Adidas N/A
    Zenit Saint Petersburg Vlastimil Petržela Umbro Gazprom

    Managerial changes
    Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
    Torpedo-ZIL Vadim Nikonov Preseason Sergei Aleinikov Preseason
    Rotor Vladimir Salkov Vladimir Fayzulin
    Uralan Elista Revaz Dzodzuashvili Igor Shalimov
    Spartak-Alania Bakhva Tedeyev Revaz Dzodzuashvili 22 December 2002[1]
    Zenit Boris Rappoport Vlastimil Petržela 23 December 2002[2]
    Chernomorets Valeri Chetverik March 2003 Igor Gamula March 2003
    Spartak-Alania Revaz Dzodzuashvili Resigned 22 June 2003[3] Aleksandr Yanovsky (Caretaker) June 2003
    Torpedo-ZIL Sergei Aleinikov May 2003 Valentin Ivanov May 2003
    Spartak Oleg Romantsev June 2003 Andrey Chernyshov June 2003
    Spartak-Alania Aleksandr Yanovsky (Caretaker) June 2003 Nikolai Khudiyev July 2003
    Chernomorets Igor Gamula July 2003 Sergei Pavlov July 2003
    Spartak-Alania Nikolai Khudiyev July 2003 Bakhva Tedeyev July 2003
    Rostov Sergei Balakhnin August 2003 Vladimir Fedotov (Caretaker) August 2003
    Rostov Vladimir Fedotov (Caretaker) August 2003 Sergei Balakhnin August 2003
    Torpedo-ZIL Valentin Ivanov August 2003 Aleksandr Ignatenko (Caretaker) August 2003
    Saturn Vladimir Shevchuk September 2003 Oleg Romantsev September 2003
    Spartak Andrey Chernyshov September 2003 Vladimir Fedotov (Caretaker) September 2003
    Chernomorets Sergei Pavlov October 2003 Igor Gamula (Caretaker) October 2003

    Standings
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 CSKA Moscow (C) 30 17 8 5 56 32 +24 59 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
    2 Zenit St. Petersburg 30 16 8 6 48 32 +16 56 Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
    3 Rubin Kazan 30 15 8 7 44 29 +15 53
    4 Lokomotiv Moscow 30 15 7 8 54 33 +21 52
    5 Shinnik Yaroslavl 30 12 11 7 43 34 +9 47 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
    6 Dynamo Moscow 30 12 10 8 42 29 +13 46
    7 Saturn 30 12 9 9 40 37 +3 45
    8 Torpedo Moscow 30 11 10 9 42 38 +4 43
    9 Krylia Sovetov Samara 30 11 9 10 38 33 +5 42
    10 Spartak Moscow 30 10 6 14 38 48 −10 36 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
    11 Rostov 30 8 10 12 30 42 −12 34
    12 Rotor Volgograd 30 9 5 16 33 44 −11 32
    13 Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz 30 9 4 17 23 43 −20 31
    14 Torpedo-Metallurg Moscow 30 8 5 17 25 39 −14 29
    15 Uralan Elista (R) 30 6 10 14 23 47 −24 28 Relegation to First Division
    16 Chernomorets Novorossiysk (R) 30 6 6 18 30 49 −19 24
    Source: RFPL
    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) Champion; (R) Relegated.

    Season statistics

    Top goalscorers
    As of matches played on 1 November 2003.
    Rank Player Club Goal
    1 Dmitri Loskov Lokomotiv 14
    2 Aleksandr Kerzhakov Zenit 13
    Valery Yesipov Rotor
    4 Aleksei Medvedev Saturn 11
    Rôni Rubin
    6 Roman Pavlyuchenko Spartak Moscow 10
    7 Yegor Titov Spartak Moscow 10
    Dmitri Bulykin Dynamo
    Andrei Karyaka Krylia
    Martin Kushev Shinnik
    Rolan Gusev CSKA
    Andrey Tikhonov Krylia

    Awards

    On November 14 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:[4]

    Goalkeepers
    1. Sergei Ovchinnikov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
    2. Vyacheslav Malafeev (Zenit)
    3. Sergei Kozko (Rubin)
    Defensive midfielders
    1. Evgeni Aldonin (Rotor)
    2. Vladimir Maminov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
    3. Elvir Rahimić (CSKA Moscow)

    Medal squads
    1. PFC CSKA Moscow

    Goalkeepers: Veniamin Mandrykin (19), Igor Akinfeev (13).
    Defenders: Aleksei Berezutski (30), Bohdan Shershun (27 / 1), Denis Yevsikov (24), Vasili Berezutski (23), Deividas Šemberas (21), Andrei Solomatin (20).
    Midfielders: Elvir Rahimić (28 / 1), Jiří Jarošík (27 / 7), Rolan Gusev (26 / 9), Igor Yanovsky (25 / 5), Sergei Semak (24 / 7), Juris Laizāns (21 / 1), Spartak Gogniyev (11 / 2), Alan Kusov (11), Artur Tlisov (3 / 1).
    Forwards: Denis Popov (22 / 8), Dmitri Kirichenko (22 / 5), Ivica Olić (10 / 7), Alexander Geynrikh (2 / 1), Sergey Samodin (2), Vardan Mazalov (1).
    (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

    One own goal scored by Andrés Scotti (FC Rubin Kazan).

    Manager: Valery Gazzaev.

    Transferred out during the season: Alan Kusov (on loan to FC Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz).

    2. FC Zenit St. Petersburg

    Goalkeepers: Vyacheslav Malafeev (27), Kamil Čontofalský (3).
    Defenders: Milan Vještica (28), Pavel Mareš (26 / 2), Martin Horák (21 / 2), Daniel Chiriţă (21 / 1), Aleksei Katulsky (17 / 1), Aleksei Igonin (11), Sargis Hovsepyan (10), Konstantin Lobov (9), Valeri Tsvetkov (8), Igor Nedorezov (1).
    Midfielders: Andrei Arshavin (27 / 5), Aleksandr Spivak (26 / 6), Vladislav Radimov (21 / 3), Vladimir Bystrov (19 / 4), Igor Denisov (19 / 2), Radek Šírl (18 / 1), Konstantin Konoplyov (15 / 1), Oleg Vlasov (13 / 2), Sergei Osipov (8).
    Forwards: Aleksandr Kerzhakov (27 / 13), Dmitri Makarov (12 / 2), Lukáš Hartig (12 / 1), Andrei Nikolayev (6 / 2), Maksim Astafyev (4), Predrag Ranđelović (3).

    Manager: Vlastimil Petržela .

    Transferred out during the season: Sargis Hovsepyan (to FC Torpedo-Metallurg Moscow), Sergei Osipov (to FC Torpedo Moscow), Predrag Ranđelović (free agent).

    3. FC Rubin Kazan

    Goalkeepers: Sergei Kozko (24), Pavel Kharchik (4), Valeri Aleskarov (2).
    Defenders: Jiří Novotný (29 / 6), Mikhail Sinyov (27), Calisto (23 / 1), Roman Sharonov (18 / 1), Andrei Fyodorov (17 / 1), Leandro Samaroni (9), Sergei Kharlamov (7), Andrei Streltsov (1), Pape Magatte Kebe (1).
    Midfielders: Denis Boyarintsev (28 / 7), Andrés Scotti (27 / 4), Tomáš Čížek (25 / 1), MacBeth Sibaya (24 / 1), Andrei Konovalov (23 / 2), Ebrima Sillah (12 / 2), Abdelkarim Kissi (5), Dmitri Michkov (5), Carlos Castro (4), Baye Gueye Ndiaga (2 / 1).
    Forwards: Roni (29 / 11), Oleg Nechayev (25 / 2), David Chaladze (20 / 3), Aloísio (6), Wladimir Baýramow (1).

    Manager: Kurban Berdyev.

    One own goal scored by Denis Yevsikov (PFC CSKA Moscow).

    Transferred out during the season: Leandro Samaroni , Wladimir Baýramow (both to FC Terek Grozny).

    See also

    2003 in Russian football

    References
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