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.

Overview

Team	Head coach
FC Lokomotiv Moscow	Yuri Syomin
PFC CSKA Moscow	Artur Jorge (until July) Valery Gazzaev (from July)
FC Krylia Sovetov Samara	Gadzhi Gadzhiyev
FC Zenit St. Petersburg	Vlastimil Petržela
FC Torpedo Moscow	Sergei Petrenko
FC Shinnik Yaroslavl	Aleksandr Pobegalov (until May) Valeri Frolov (caretaker) (May) Oleg Dolmatov (from May)
FC Saturn Ramenskoye	Boris Ignatyev (until September) Alexander Tarkhanov (from September)
FC Spartak Moscow	Nevio Scala (until August) Aleksandrs Starkovs (from September)
FC Moscow	Valeriy Petrakov
FC Rubin Kazan	Kurban Berdyev
FC Amkar Perm	Sergei Oborin
FC Rostov	Vitaliy Shevchenko (until April) Sergei Balakhnin (from April)
FC Dynamo Moscow	Jaroslav Hřebík (until July) Viktor Bondarenko (caretaker) (July to October) Oleg Romantsev (from October)
FC Spartak Vladikavkaz	Rolland Courbis (until September) Dragan Cvetković (caretaker) (September to October) Yuri Sekinayev (caretaker) (from October)
FC Kuban Krasnodar	Nikolai Yuzhanin (until May) Soferbi Yeshugov (May to October) Leonid Nazarenko (caretaker) (from October)
FC Rotor Volgograd	Vladimir Faizulin (until April) Yuri Marushkin (caretaker) (April) Valeriy Yaremchenko (April to June) Yuri Marushkin (caretaker) (June to July) Vladimir Faizulin (from July)

Standings

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	2005–06 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2	CSKA Moscow	30	17	9	4	53	22	+31	60	UEFA Cup 2005–06 First round
3	Krylia Sovetov Samara	30	17	5	8	50	41	+9	56	UEFA Cup 2005–06 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 Russian 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) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Goals	Team
1	Aleksandr Kerzhakov	18	Zenit
2	Andrei Karyaka	17	Krylya Sovetov
3	Dmitri Sychev	15	Lokomotiv
	Aleksandr Panov	15	Torpedo
5	Hector Bracamonte	10	Moskva
	Roman Pavlyuchenko	10	Spartak
	Valery Yesipov	10	Rotor
	Olexandr Spivak	10	Zenit
9	Robertas Poškus	9	Krylya Sovetov
	Igor Lebedenko	9	Torpedo
	Igor Semshov	9	Torpedo
	Vagner Love	9	CSKA
	Ivica Olić	9	CSKA
	Dmitri Kirichenko	9	CSKA

Medal squads

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

2004 in Russian football

External links

• RSSSF