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)
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Teams

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
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
Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League
 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
    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 N/A
    Rotor Volgograd Vladimir Fayzulin Umbro Rotor
    Rubin Kazan Kurban Berdyev Nike N/A
    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
    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
    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) Champion; (R) Relegated.

    Season statistics

    Top goalscorers
    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

    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

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