2008 in Russian football

2008 in Russian football.

Overview

• Russian Super Cup 2008 was held on 9 March at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Zenit St. Petersburg won the trophy for the first time, beating Lokomotiv Moscow 2–1.
• Russian Premier League 2008 started on 14 March.
• The final of Russian Cup was held on 11 May at the Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow. CSKA Moscow won the trophy for the fourth time, becoming the second most successful club to win the Cup, after Lokomotiv Moscow's 5 titles.
• Zenit St. Petersburg became the second Russian club to win the UEFA Cup, defeating Rangers 2–0 in the final on 14 May.
• Russia, along with Turkey, won bronze medals at Euro 2008, having been defeated in the semi-finals 0–3 and 2–3 by Spain and Germany, respectively.
• Zenit St. Petersburg became the first Russian club to win UEFA Super Cup, defeating Manchester United 2–1 in the match on 29 August.
• Russia started their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign on 10 September with a home 2–1 win over Wales.
• Rubin Kazan won the Russian Premier League on 2 November (27th matchday), defeating Saturn Moscow Oblast away 2–1 to claim their first title.

National team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^1	Comp.	Russia scorers	Match Report
26 March	Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest (A)	Romania	0–3	F		UEFA.com
23 May	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H)	Kazakhstan	6–0	F	Pavel Pogrebnyak, Vladimir Bystrov, Konstantin Zyryanov, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Dmitri Torbinski, Dmitri Sychev	UEFA.com
28 May	Wacker Arena, Burghausen, Germany (N)	Serbia	2–1	F	Pavel Pogrebnyak, Roman Pavlyuchenko	UEFA.com
4 June	Wacker Arena, Burghausen, Germany (N)	Lithuania	4–1	F	Konstantin Zyryanov, Andrei Arshavin, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Vladimir Bystrov	UEFA.com
10 June	Tivoli-Neu Stadion, Innsbruck, Austria (N)	Spain	1–4	EURO	Roman Pavlyuchenko	UEFA.com
14 June	Wals Siezenheim Stadium, Salzburg, Austria (N)	Greece	1–0	EURO	Konstantin Zyryanov	UEFA.com
18 June	Tivoli-Neu Stadion, Innsbruck, Austria (N)	Sweden	2–0	EURO	Roman Pavlyuchenko, Andrei Arshavin	UEFA.com
21 June	St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland (N)	Netherlands	3–1	EURO	Roman Pavlyuchenko, Dmitri Torbinski, Andrei Arshavin	UEFA.com
26 June	Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna, Austria (N)	Spain	0–3	EURO		UEFA.com
20 August	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H)	Netherlands	1–1	F	Konstantin Zyryanov	ESPNsoccernet.com
10 September	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H)	Wales	2–1	WCQ	Roman Pavlyuchenko, Pavel Pogrebnyak	FIFA.com
11 October	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund (A)	Germany	1–2	WCQ	Andrei Arshavin	FIFA.com
15 October	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H)	Finland	3–0	WCQ	Petri Pasanen (o.g.), Veli Lampi (o.g.), Andrei Arshavin	FIFA.com

1. Russia score given first

Key

• H = Home match
• A = Away match
• N = Match on neutral ground
• F = Friendly
• EURO = UEFA Euro 2008
• WCQ = 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying

Leagues

Premier League

The following teams will take part in Russian Premier League 2008:

FC Zenit Saint Petersburg FC Spartak Moscow PFC CSKA Moscow FC Moscow FC Saturn Moscow Oblast FC Dynamo Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow FC Amkar Perm

FC Khimki FC Rubin Kazan FC Tom Tomsk PFC Spartak Nalchik FC Krylya Sovetov Samara FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok FC Shinnik Yaroslavl FC Terek Grozny

First Division

The following teams will take part in Russian First Division 2008:

FC Kuban Krasnodar FC Rostov FC Sibir Novosibirsk FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast FC Torpedo Moscow FC Nosta Novotroitsk FC Dynamo Bryansk FC Salyut-Energia Belgorod FC Anzhi Makhachkala FC Zvezda Irkutsk

FC Alania Vladikavkaz FC SKA-Energia Khabarovsk FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk FC Baltika Kaliningrad FC Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk FC SKA Rostov-on-Don FC Vityaz Podolsk FC Dynamo Barnaul FC Sportakademklub Moscow FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk FC Volga Ulyanovsk

Second Division

The following teams will take part in Russian Second Division 2008:

West FC Dmitrov FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg FC Dynamo Vologda FC Istra FC MVD Rossii Moscow FC Nara-Desna Naro-Fominsk FC Pskov-747 FC Reutov FC Sever Murmansk FC Sheksna Cherepovets FC Spartak Kostroma FC Spartak Shchyolkovo FC Tekstilshchik-Telekom Ivanovo FC Torpedo-RG FC Torpedo Vladimir FC Volga Tver FC Volochanin-Ratmir Vyshny Volochyok FC Zelenograd Moscow FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg

Center FC Avangard Kursk FC Dynamo Voronezh FC FCS-73 Voronezh FC Gubkin FC Lokomotiv Liski FC Lukhovitsy FC Metallurg Lipetsk FC Mordovia Saransk FC Nika Moscow FC Ruschi Oryol FC Ryazan FC Saturn-2 Moscow Oblast FC Spartak Tambov FC Yelets FC Zenit Penza FC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo FC Zodiak Stary Oskol FC Zvezda Serpukhov

South FC Astrakhan FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz FC Bataysk-2007 FC Dagdizel Kaspiysk FC Druzhba Maykop FC Dynamo Stavropol FC Energiya Volzhsky FC Kavkaztransgaz-2005 Ryzdvyany FC Krasnodar FC Krasnodar-2000 FC NIKA Krasny Sulin FC Olimpia Volgograd FC Rotor Volgograd FC Sochi-04 FC Spartak-UGP Anapa FC Taganrog FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi

Ural-Povolzhye FC Alnas Almetyevsk FC Dynamo Kirov FC Energetik Uren FC Gazovik Orenburg FC Gornyak Uchaly FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk FC Krylya Sovetov-SOK Dimitrovgrad FC Lada Togliatti FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk FC Nizhny Novgorod FC Rubin-2 Kazan FC Sokol-Saratov FC SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk FC Togliatti FC Tyumen FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod FC Yunit Samara FC Zenit Chelyabinsk

East FC Amur Blagoveshchensk FC Chita FC Irtysh-1946 Omsk FC Kuzbass-Dynamo Kemerovo FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk FC Okean Nakhodka FC Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk FC Sibir-2 Novosibirsk FC Sibiryak Bratsk FC Smena Komsomolsk-on-Amur

Cups

Russian Cup 2007-08

Quarterfinals

Team #1	Score	Team #2
CSKA Moscow	2–1	Spartak Nalchik
Zenit	0–0 (3–4p)	Tom
Amkar	2–1	Moskva
Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast	2–1	Saturn

Semifinals

Team #1	Score	Team #2
CSKA Moscow	2–1	Tom
Amkar	1–0	Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast

Final

CSKA Moscow v Amkar Perm

17 May 2008 15:00 MSD

CSKA Moscow	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Amkar Perm
Vágner Love  65' Jô  75'		Drinčić  57' Dujmović  64'
	Penalties
Zhirkov Vágner Love Jô Janczyk	4–1	Drinčić Kushev Dujmović

Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Sukhina (Malakhovka)

2008 Russian Super Cup

Russian Super Cup 2008 was the 6th Russian Super Cup match, which was contested between the Russian Premier League 2007 champion, Zenit St. Petersburg, and the winner of Russian Cup 2006-07, Lokomotiv Moscow.

Zenit St. Petersburg v Lokomotiv Moscow

9 March 2008 16:00 MSK

Zenit St. Petersburg	2 – 1	Lokomotiv Moscow
Arshavin  34' Pogrebnyak  82'	(Report)	Rodolfo  69'

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Baskakov (Moscow)

References

• RFPL
• RFS