1998 Russian Top Division

Spartak Moscow won their third consecutive Russian title, and sixth overall.

Overview

Team	Head coach
FC Spartak Moscow	Oleg Romantsev
PFC CSKA Moscow	Pavel Sadyrin (until July) Oleg Dolmatov (from July)
FC Lokomotiv Moscow	Yuri Syomin
FC Rotor Volgograd	Viktor Prokopenko
FC Zenit St. Petersburg	Anatoliy Byshovets (until September) Anatoli Davydov (caretaker, from September)
FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don	Sergey Andreyev
FC Uralan Elista	Vitaliy Shevchenko
FC Alania Vladikavkaz	Valery Gazzaev
FC Dynamo Moscow	Adamas Golodets (until June) Georgi Yartsev (from June)
FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk	Oleg Dolmatov (until July) Sergei Butenko (from July)
FC Torpedo Moscow	Aleksandr Tarkhanov (until May) Valentin Ivanov (from May)
FC Krylia Sovetov Samara	Aleksandr Averyanov
FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi	Anatoly Baidachny
FC Shinnik Yaroslavl	Pyotr Shubin (until May) David Kipiani (from May)
FC Baltika Kaliningrad	Leonid Tkachenko
FC Tyumen	Aleksandr Ignatenko

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Spartak Moscow (C) (Q)	30	17	8	5	58	27	+31	59	1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
2	CSKA Moscow (Q)	30	17	5	8	50	22	+28	56	1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
3	Lokomotiv Moscow (Q)	30	16	7	7	45	28	+17	55	1999–2000 UEFA Cup Qualifying round
4	Rotor Volgograd	30	12	12	6	52	37	+15	48
5	Zenit St. Petersburg (Q)	30	12	11	7	42	25	+17	47	1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round
6	Rostselmash	30	11	11	8	42	38	+4	44
7	Uralan Elista	30	12	6	12	39	41	−2	42
8	Alania Vladikavkaz	30	11	7	12	46	39	+7	40
9	Dynamo Moscow	30	8	15	7	31	30	+1	39
10	Chernomorets Novorossiysk	30	9	11	10	38	38	0	38
11	Torpedo Moscow	30	9	10	11	38	34	+4	37
12	Krylia Sovetov Samara	30	9	8	13	25	37	−12	35
13	Zhemchuzhina Sochi	30	9	8	13	31	48	−17	35
14	Shinnik Yaroslavl	30	9	8	13	30	40	−10	35
15	Baltika Kaliningrad (R)	30	7	11	12	32	43	−11	32	Relegation to Russian First Division 1999
16	Tyumen (R)	30	2	2	26	17	89	−72	8

Source: rsssf.com {{{2}}}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(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.

Notes.

1. FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow renamed to FC Torpedo.
2. FC Dynamo-Gazovik Tyumen renamed to FC Tyumen.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Goals	Team
1	Oleg Veretennikov	22	Rotor
2	Georgi Demetradze	14	Alania
	Vladimir Kulik	14	CSKA
	Yury Matveyev	14	Rostselmash
5	Oleg Teryokhin	12	Dynamo
6	Valery Yesipov	11	Rotor
7	Ilya Tsymbalar	10	Spartak
8	Sergei Semak	9	CSKA
	Yevgeny Durnev	9	Uralan
	Vyacheslav Geraschenko	9	Chernomorets
	Viktor Bulatov	9	Torpedo

Medal squads

1. FC Spartak Moscow

Goalkeepers: Aleksandr Filimonov (29), Andrei Smetanin (2). Defenders: Dmytro Parfenov (29 / 1), Dmitri Khlestov (23 / 1), Sergei Gorlukovich (21 / 1), Dmitri Ananko (19), Miroslav Romaschenko (18 / 3), Yevgeni Bushmanov (14 / 1), Vadim Evseev (6), Konstantin Golovskoy (1). Midfielders: Andrey Tikhonov (30 / 4), Ilya Tsymbalar (29 / 10), Yegor Titov (29 / 6), Aleksei Melyoshin (16 / 1), Vasili Baranov (14 / 3), Dmitri Alenichev (13 / 2), Leandro Samaroni (10). Forwards: Anatoli Kanishchev (24 / 6), Luis Robson (20 / 3), Nikolai Pisarev (17 / 7), Maksim Buznikin (14 / 3), Aleksandr Shirko (13 / 5). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets) One own goal scored by Aleksandr Yeshchenko (FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi). Manager: Oleg Romantsev. Transferred out during the season: Dmitri Alenichev (to A.S. Roma), Vadim Evseev (to FC Torpedo Moscow), Konstantin Golovskoy (to FC Dynamo Moscow).

2. PFC CSKA Moscow

Goalkeepers: Andrei Novosadov (20), Ihor Kutepov (10). Defenders: Yevgeni Varlamov (29 / 1), Oleg Kornaukhov (28 / 3), Maksim Bokov (27 / 1), Valeri Minko (25 / 1), Aleksandr Shchyogolev (9), Dmitri Sennikov (7), Vladimir Isakov (1). Midfielders: Dmitri Khomukha (30 / 8), Sergei Semak (29 / 9), Sergei Filippenkov (27 / 5), Aleksandr Grishin (27), Aleksandr Gerasimov (24 / 1), Aleksei Savelyev (20 / 2), Andrei Tsaplin (16 / 1), Aleksandr Borodkin (14 / 2), Dmitri Kuznetsov (12), Aleksei Babenko (11), Oleksandr Shutov (9 / 1), Sergei Shustikov (6). Forwards: Vladimir Kulik (30 / 14), Sergey Korovushkin (4). One own goal scored by Vyacheslav Tsaryov (FC Uralan Elista). Manager: Pavel Sadyrin (until July), Oleg Dolmatov (from July). Transferred out during the season: Dmitri Kuznetsov (to FC Arsenal Tula), Aleksandr Shchyogolev (to FC Fakel Voronezh), Dmitri Sennikov (to FC Shinnik Yaroslavl), Sergei Shustikov (to Racing Santander).

3. FC Lokomotiv Moscow

Goalkeepers: Ruslan Nigmatullin (30), Khasanbi Bidzhiyev (1). Defenders: Igor Chugainov (30 / 4), Sergei Gurenko (29), Andrei Lavrik (24 / 1), Andrei Solomatin (23), Igor Cherevchenko (21 / 1), Aleksei Arifullin (13), Sargis Hovhannisyan (12 / 1), Oleg Pashinin (10). Midfielders: Yevgeni Kharlachyov (27 / 1), Yuri Alekseevich Drozdov (26 / 1), Vladimir Maminov (19 / 3), Dmitri Loskov (18 / 4), Aleksandr Borodyuk (15 / 8), Bakhva Tedeyev (15 / 1), Alexei Kosolapov (10 / 2), Albert Sarkisyan (9 / 3), Aleksandr Smirnov (3). Forwards: Zaza Janashia (28 / 8), Oleh Haras (16 / 2), Dmitri Bulykin (14 / 3), Mikalay Ryndzyuk (8), Vitali Veselov (5 / 1), Oleg Sergeyev (1). One own goal scored by Sergei Zhuravlyov (FC Tyumen). Manager: Yuri Syomin. Transferred out during the season: Alexei Kosolapov (to Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.).

See also

• 1998 in Russian football
• Russian First Division 1998
• Russian Second Division 1998

External links

• RSSSF