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
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)
← 2003
2005 →

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 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.

Top goalscorers
RankNameGoalsTeam
1Aleksandr Kerzhakov18Zenit
2Andrei Karyaka17Krylya Sovetov
3Dmitri Sychev15Lokomotiv
Aleksandr Panov15Torpedo
5Hector Bracamonte 10Moskva
Roman Pavlyuchenko10Spartak
Valery Yesipov10Rotor
Olexandr Spivak 10Zenit
9Robertas Poškus 9Krylya Sovetov
Igor Lebedenko9Torpedo
Igor Semshov9Torpedo
Vagner Love 9CSKA
Ivica Olić 9CSKA
Dmitri Kirichenko9CSKA

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

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