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Russia national football teamRussia national football team
The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union , the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium , and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is...
began their qualification for the Euro 2000
2000 UEFA European Football Championship
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| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score1 | Competition | Russia scorers | Match Report |
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| 18 February 1998 | Olympic Stadium Olympic Stadium (Athens) The Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" , is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It is named after the first modern Olympic marathon race winner in 1896, Spiros Louis.-History:... , Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... (A) |
1–1 | F | Igor Kolyvanov Igor Kolyvanov Igor Vladimirovich Kolyvanov is an association footballer and coach. During his playing career he accumulated 90 goals scored in 333 games at the Top level in the Soviet Union as well as in Italy.... |
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| 25 March 1998 | Dynamo Stadium, Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... (H) |
1–0 | F | Sergey Yuran | RussiaTeam | |
| 22 April 1998 | Lokomotiv Stadium Lokomotiv Stadium (Moscow) Lokomotiv Stadium is a football stadium in Moscow, Russia. It is the home stadium of Lokomotiv Moscow and was the home ground of the Russian National Team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. The stadium was reconstructed in 2002 and holds 28,800 people, all seated... , Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... (H) |
1–0 | F | Vladimir Beschastnykh Vladimir Beschastnykh Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh is a retired association footballer who played forward... |
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| 27 May 1998 | Silesia Stadium Silesia Stadium Silesian Stadium is a sport stadium located between Chorzów and Katowice, Silesia, Poland. It opened on 22 July 1956 and has since hosted crowds of over 120,000 for both football matches and motorcycle speedway world championships... , Chorzów Chorzów Chorzów is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a population of 2 million... (A) |
1–3 | F | Aleksey Gerasimenko | RussiaTeam | |
| 30 May 1998 | Boris Paichadze Stadium Boris Paichadze Stadium The Boris Paichadze National Stadium , also known as the Dinamo Stadium, is a football stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia. It is the home stadium of FC Dinamo Tbilisi. The stadium was built in 1976 by Georgian architect Gia Kurdiani. Before then Dinamo's stadium was a smaller ground with a maximum... , Tbilisi Tbilisi Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936... (A) |
1–1 | F | Igor Simutenkov Igor Simutenkov Igor Vitalyevich Simutenkov is a retired association footballer. Currently, he works as an assistant coach at FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.- Club career :... |
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| 19 August 1998 | Eyravallen, Örebro Örebro -Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions.... (A) |
0–1 | F | RussiaTeam | ||
| 10 October 1998 | Luzhniki Stadium Luzhniki Stadium The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Moscow, or briefly Luzhniki Stadium , is the biggest sports stadium in Russia. Its total seating capacity is 78,360 seats, all covered. The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, previously called the Central Lenin Stadium... , Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... (H) |
2–3 | ECQ | Igor Yanovskiy Igor Yanovskiy Igor Yanovskiy is a retired association football player.He played for a few clubs, including Alania Vladikavkaz, Paris Saint-Germain , CSKA Moscow, and LB Châteauroux .... , Aleksandr Mostovoi |
uefa | |
| 14 October 1998 | Laugardalsvöllur Laugardalsvöllur Laugardalsvöllur is the national stadium of Iceland. It is located in Reykjavík, and seats 9,800 individuals, another 5,627 people can be seated on concrete benches, but due to FIFA restrictions they are rarely used.-Overview:... , Reykjavík Reykjavík Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay... (A) |
0–1 | ECQ | uefa | ||
| 18 November 1998 | Estádio Plácido Castelo, Fortaleza Fortaleza Fortaleza is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. With a population close to 2.5 million , Fortaleza is the 5th largest city in Brazil. It has an area of and one of the highest demographic densities in the country... (A) |
1–5 | ECQ | Oleg Kornaukhov Oleg Kornaukhov Oleg Dmitriyevich Kornaukhov is an association football player who is currently playing for FC Dmitrov.-Honours:* Russian Premier League runner-up: 1998.* Russian Premier League bronze: 1999.... |
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Leagues
The Russian league system underwent reorganization for the 1998 season. The "leagues" were renamed "divisions". The Second Division was extended to six zones with 16-22 teams (compared to three zones of the Second League), while the Third League was abolished. These changes reduced the number of levels in Russian professional football to three.First Division
Saturn won the First Division, winning their first promotion to the Top Division. Runners-up Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod made their return to the top flight.| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
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| P | 1 | Saturn | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 73 | 34 | 84 | |
| P | 2 | Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod was a Russian football club based in Nizhny Novgorod. They spent eight seasons in the Russian Premier League.-History:... |
42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 65 | 34 | 77 | |
| 3 | Sokol | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 58 | 32 | 76 | ||
| 4 | Kristall | 42 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 59 | 47 | 72 | ||
| 5 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 53 | 65 | ||
| 6 | Lada-Grad | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 65 | 63 | 64 | ||
| 7 | Rubin FC Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan is a Russian association football club based in the city of Kazan . Rubin won the Russian Premier League championship in 2008 and 2009.-History:... |
42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 56 | 50 | 63 | ||
| 8 | Dynamo | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 51 | 40 | 63 | ||
| 9 | Gazovik-Gazprom | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 53 | 58 | –5 | 60 | |
| 10 | Fakel FC Fakel Voronezh FC Fakel Voronezh is a Russian association football club based in Voronezh. Currently the club plays in the Russian First Division. The name of the club means "Torch" .... |
42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 45 | 60 | ||
| 11 | Lokomotiv Chita | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 60 | 50 | 59 | ||
| 12 | Anzhi FC Anzhi Makhachkala FC Anzhi Makhachkala is a Russian football club based in Makhachkala, capital of the Republic of Dagestan, which plays in the Russian Premier League. The word "Anzhi" is part of Anzhi-Qala the old name of Makhachkala.-History:The club was founded in 1991 and has played in the Russian league since... |
42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 56 | –9 | 57 | |
| 13 | Metallurg FC Metallurg Lipetsk FC Metallurg Lipetsk is an association football club in Lipetsk, Russia, formed in 1966.-History:Their best result came in 1997 when they came 2nd in the Russian First Division.... |
42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 50 | –9 | 56 | |
| 14 | Tom | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 45 | 56 | ||
| 15 | Spartak PFC Spartak Nalchik PFC Spartak Nalchik is a Russian association football club based in Nalchik. Spartak has played in Russian Premier League since 2006.-History:... |
42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 52 | –3 | 56 | |
| 16 | Lokomotiv Saint Petersburg FC Lokomotiv Saint Petersburg FC Lokomotiv Saint Petersburg was a Russian football team from Saint Petersburg. It played professionally in 1969 and from 1992 to 2000, including 5 seasons in the second-highest Russian First Division... |
42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 41 | –3 | 53 | |
| PO | 17 | Neftekhimik FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk is an association football club from Nizhnekamsk, Russia, founded in 1991. It played on the second-highest level in the Russian First Division in 1993-1998 and 2001-2004.... |
42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 44 | 56 | –12 | 52 |
| R | 18 | Druzhba FC Druzhba Maykop FC Druzhba Maykop is a Russian association football club from Maykop, Republic of Adygea, founded in 1963. It is playing, as of 2011, in the Russian Second Division. Their biggest achievement was reaching the semifinal of the Russian Cup in the 1992/93 cycle... |
42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 55 | –10 | 50 |
| R | 19 | Lada-Togliatti-VAZ | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 52 | 70 | –18 | 481 |
| R | 20 | Kuban FC Kuban Krasnodar FC Kuban is a Russian football club based in Krasnodar. In 2011 will play in the Russian Premier League after having won the Russian First Division in 2010.... |
42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 42 | 68 | –26 | 43 |
| R | 21 | Irtysh | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 36 | 58 | –22 | 41 |
| R | 22 | KAMAZ-Chally | 42 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 32 | 82 | –50 | 202 |
1 Lada-Togliatti-VAZ were deducted 6 points for not building pitch heating system
2 KAMAZ-Chally were deducted 6 points for not paying transfer fee in time
Andradina of Arsenal became the top goalscorer with 27 goals.Second Division
Of six clubs that finished first in their respective Second DivisionRussian Second Division
The Russian Second Division is the third level of Russian professional football.In 1998–2010, it was run by the Professional Football League....
zones, five with the best records were promoted to the First Division, and one went to a promotion/relegation playoff.
The clubs promoted automatically were
- FC Spartak-Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo (Centre)
- FC Volgar-Gazprom AstrakhanFC Volgar-Gazprom AstrakhanFC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan is an association football club based in Astrakhan, Russia. In 2008, they won the Russian Second Division in the South Zone and were promoted to the Russian First Division for 2009.-History:...
(South) - FC Torpedo-Victoria Nizhny Novgorod (Povolzhye)
- FC Amkar PermFC Amkar PermFC Amkar Perm is a professional football club playing in Russian Premier League.They are based in the city of Perm and are the easternmost football club in Europe playing in top national competition...
(Ural) - FC Metallurg KrasnoyarskFC Metallurg KrasnoyarskFC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk is a Russian football club based in Krasnoyarsk. The club will play in the Russian First Division in 2011 after winning their zone of the Russian Second Division in 2010.-History:...
(East)
Torpedo-ZIL won the play-off and were promoted to the First Division at the expense of Neftekhimik.
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Cup
The Russian Cup was won by Spartak MoscowFC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
, who beat Lokomotiv Moscow
FC Lokomotiv Moscow
The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...
1–0 in the final.
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1997-98
Lokomotiv MoscowFC Lokomotiv Moscow
The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...
reached the semifinal of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1997-98
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1997-98
The season 1997-98 of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Chelsea in the final against VfB Stuttgart.-Qualifying round:-First leg:...
. They eliminated AEK Athens in the quarterfinal but were stopped by VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
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in the semifinal.
UEFA Cup 1997-98
Spartak MoscowFC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
reached the semifinal of the UEFA Cup 1997-98
UEFA Cup 1997-98
The UEFA Cup 1997–98 was won by Internazionale comfortably in an all-Italian final against Lazio. It was their third title in eight years in the competition....
after beating Ajax Amsterdam
Ajax Amsterdam
Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax , also referred to as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax , is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands...
in both quarterfinal matches. However, in the semifinal Internazionale Milano F.C. won both matches against Spartak 2–1.
UEFA Intertoto Cup 1998
Two Russian clubs played in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1998, both being eliminated in the third round. Baltika KaliningradFC Baltika Kaliningrad
Baltika is an association football club based in Kaliningrad, Russia. Currently the club plays in the Football Championship of the National League.-History:The club was founded on 22 December 1954 as Pishchevik Kaliningrad...
recorded victories over PFC Spartak Varna
PFC Spartak Varna
PFC Spartak Varna is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Varna, which currently competes in the East B PFG, the second division of the Bulgarian football league system....
and OD Trencin before facing FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded...
, and Shinnik Yaroslavl
FC Shinnik Yaroslavl
FC Shinnik Yaroslavl is a Russian football club, based in Yaroslavl.From 1957 to 1960 the team was called Khimik.- Russia:- Current squad :, according to the .-Out on loan:- Notable players :...
, who had a bye to the second round, defeated Turun Palloseura
Turun Palloseura
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before being knocked out by Valencia CF
Valencia CF
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.
UEFA Champions League 1998-99
Spartak MoscowFC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League 1998-99
UEFA Champions League 1998-99
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by defeating PFC Litex Lovech
PFC Litex Lovech
PFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football...
with an aggregate score of 11–2. Spartak finished third in Group C with Internazionale Milano F.C., Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
, and SK Sturm Graz
SK Sturm Graz
SK Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909 and the club colours are black and white....
.
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1998-99
Lokomotiv MoscowFC Lokomotiv Moscow
The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...
began their way to the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1998-99
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1998-99
The season 1998-99 of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Lazio in the final against Mallorca for their first title in the competition.-Qualifying round:-First leg:--------------------------------------------...
semifinal by eliminating Arsenal Kyiv and SC Braga
SC Braga
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in the first two rounds.
UEFA Cup 1998-99
Rotor VolgogradSC Rotor Volgograd
FC Rotor Volgograd is an association football club from Volgograd, Russia.-History:The team name is a reference to the Dzherzinsky Tractor Works, once a major producer of tractors, and the scene of heavy fighting during the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II.Rotor was the last champion of the...
were eliminated after the second qualifying round of UEFA Cup 1998-99, losing twice to Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
. Dynamo Moscow
FC Dynamo Moscow
Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, currently playing in the Russian Premier League. Dynamo's traditional kit colours are blue and white...
were more successful, winning on aggregate against Polonia Warszawa
Polonia Warszawa
Polonia Warsaw is a Polish sports club with football and basketball teams, founded in 1911, and is the oldest such club in Warsaw, where it is based.- History :...
in the second qualifying round and against Skonto FC
Skonto FC
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in the first round. Their campaign ended after two losses to Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909...
in the second round.