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2003 Russian Premier League
12th season of top-tier football league in Russia
12th season of top-tier football league in Russia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Russian Premier League |
| season | 2003 |
| winners | CSKA Moscow |
| relegated | Uralan Elista |
| Chernomorets Novorossiysk | |
| continentalcup1 | [Champions League](2004-05-uefa-champions-league) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | CSKA Moscow |
| continentalcup2 | [UEFA Cup](2004-05-uefa-cup) |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Zenit St.Petersburg |
| Rubin Kazan | |
| continentalcup3 | [Intertoto Cup](2004-uefa-intertoto-cup) |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Shinnik Yaroslavl |
| Spartak Moscow | |
| matches | 240 |
| total goals | 609 |
| league topscorer | Dmitri Loskov (14) |
| prevseason | [2002](2002-russian-premier-league) |
| nextseason | [2004](2004-russian-premier-league) |
Chernomorets Novorossiysk Rubin Kazan Spartak Moscow NOTE: The following parameters require sources when filled out.
CSKA won their first Russian title. It was their first championship since the last edition of the Soviet Top League in 1991. Newly promoted Rubin got the bronze.
Teams
As in the previous season, 16 teams are playing in the 2003 season. After the 2002 season, Anzhi Makhachkala and Sokol Saratov were relegated to the 2003 Russian First Division. They were replaced by Rubin Kazan and Chernomorets Novorossiysk, the winners and runners up of the 2002 Russian First Division.
Venues
| Spartak-Alania | Chernomorets | CSKA | Dynamo | Krylia Sovetov Samara | Lokomotiv Moscow | Rostov | Rotor | Rubin | Saturn | Shinnik | Spartak | Torpedo | Torpedo-ZIL | Uralan | Zenit Saint Petersburg | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Spartak Stadium | Central Stadium | Central Stadium | Central Stadium | |||||||||||||||
| Capacity: **32,464** | Capacity: **12,500** | Capacity: **36,540** | Capacity: **36,540** | |||||||||||||||
| [[File:Stadium Spartak Vladikavkaz.JPG | 250px]] | [[File:Dynamo Stadium.jpg | 250px]] | [[File:Dynamo Stadium.jpg | 250px]] | |||||||||||||
| Metallurg Stadium | RZD Arena | |||||||||||||||||
| Capacity: **33,001** | Capacity: **27,084** | |||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Metallurg Stadium Samara.jpg | 250px]] | [[File:Lokomotiv Stadium.jpg | 250px]] | |||||||||||||||
| Olimp-2 | Central Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
| Capacity: **15,840** | Capacity: **32,120** | |||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Ростовский стадион во время проведения матча ФК Ростов - ПФК ЦСКА. 2016.jpg | 250px]] | [[File:Volgograd Central Stadium aerial view.jpg | 250px]] | |||||||||||||||
| Central Stadium | Saturn Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
| Capacity: **22,500** | Capacity: **14,685** | |||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Tsentralny Kazan.jpg | 250px]] | [[File:Ramenskoe-stadium02.jpg | 250px]] | |||||||||||||||
| Shinnik Stadium | Luzhniki Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
| Capacity: **22,871** | Capacity: **81,029** | |||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Shinnik stadium, Yaroslavl', Russia.jpg | 250px]] | [[File:Luzhniki_Stadium_Moscow.jpg | 250px]] | |||||||||||||||
| Luzhniki Stadium | Eduard Streltsov Stadium | Uralan Stadium | Petrovsky Stadium | |||||||||||||||
| Capacity: **81,029** | Capacity: **13,450** | Capacity: ** ** | Capacity: **21,570** | |||||||||||||||
| [[File:Luzhniki_Stadium_Moscow.jpg | 250px]] | [[File:Eduard Streltsov stadium.jpg | 250px]] | [[File:RUS-2016-Aerial-SPB-Petrovsky Stadium.jpg | 250px]] |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Location | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartak-Alania | Vladikavkaz | RUS Bakhva Tedeyev | UK Umbro | - |
| Chernomorets | Novorossiysk | UKR Igor Gamula (Caretaker) | GER Adidas | - |
| CSKA | Moscow | RUS Valery Gazzaev | UK Umbro | - |
| Dynamo | Moscow | UKR Viktor Prokopenko | ITA Diadora | Yukos |
| Lokomotiv | Moscow | RUS Yuri Semin | USA Nike | MZD |
| Krylia | Samara | RUS Aleksandr Tarkhanov | UK Umbro | - |
| Rostov | Rostov-on-Don | RUS Sergei Balakhnin | USA Nike | - |
| Rotor | Volgograd | RUS Vladimir Fayzulin | UK Umbro | - |
| Rubin | Kazan | TKM Kurban Berdyev | USA Nike | - |
| Saturn | Ramenskoye | RUS Oleg Romantsev | USA Nike | - |
| Shinnik | Yaroslavl | RUS Aleksandr Pobegalov | USA Nike | TM Holding |
| Spartak | Moscow | RUS Vladimir Fedotov (Caretaker) | UK Umbro | Lukoil |
| Torpedo | Moscow | RUS Sergei Petrenko | ITA Diadora | - |
| Torpedo-Metallurg | Moscow | RUS Aleksandr Ignatenko (Caretaker) | RUS 2K | ZiL |
| Uralan | Elista | RUS Igor Shalimov | GER Adidas | - |
| Zenit | Saint Petersburg | CZE Vlastimil Petržela | UK Umbro | Gazprom |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torpedo-ZIL | RUS Vadim Nikonov | Preseason | BLR Sergei Aleinikov | Preseason | |||
| Rotor | RUS Vladimir Salkov | RUS Vladimir Fayzulin | |||||
| Uralan Elista | GEO Revaz Dzodzuashvili | RUS Igor Shalimov | |||||
| Spartak-Alania | RUS Bakhva Tedeyev | GEO Revaz Dzodzuashvili | 22 December 2002 | ||||
| Zenit | RUS Boris Rappoport | CZE Vlastimil Petržela | 23 December 2002 | ||||
| Chernomorets | RUS Valeri Chetverik | March 2003 | UKR Igor Gamula | March 2003 | |||
| Spartak-Alania | GEO Revaz Dzodzuashvili | Resigned | 22 June 2003 | RUS Aleksandr Yanovsky (Caretaker) | June 2003 | ||
| Torpedo-ZIL | BLR Sergei Aleinikov | May 2003 | RUS Valentin Ivanov | May 2003 | |||
| Spartak | RUS Oleg Romantsev | June 2003 | RUS Andrey Chernyshov | June 2003 | |||
| Spartak-Alania | RUS Aleksandr Yanovsky (Caretaker) | June 2003 | RUS Nikolai Khudiyev | July 2003 | |||
| Chernomorets | UKR Igor Gamula | July 2003 | RUS Sergei Pavlov | July 2003 | |||
| Spartak-Alania | RUS Nikolai Khudiyev | July 2003 | RUS Bakhva Tedeyev | July 2003 | |||
| Rostov | RUS Sergei Balakhnin | August 2003 | RUS Vladimir Fedotov (Caretaker) | August 2003 | |||
| Rostov | RUS Vladimir Fedotov (Caretaker) | August 2003 | RUS Sergei Balakhnin | August 2003 | |||
| Torpedo-ZIL | RUS Valentin Ivanov | August 2003 | RUS Aleksandr Ignatenko (Caretaker) | August 2003 | |||
| Saturn | RUS Vladimir Shevchuk | September 2003 | RUS Oleg Romantsev | September 2003 | |||
| Spartak | RUS Andrey Chernyshov | September 2003 | RUS Vladimir Fedotov (Caretaker) | September 2003 | |||
| Chernomorets | RUS Sergei Pavlov | October 2003 | UKR Igor Gamula (Caretaker) | October 2003 |
Standings
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUS Dmitri Loskov | Lokomotiv | 14 |
| 2 | RUS Aleksandr Kerzhakov | Zenit | 13 |
| RUS Valery Yesipov | Rotor | ||
| 4 | RUS Aleksei Medvedev | Saturn | 11 |
| BRA Rôni | Rubin | ||
| 6 | RUS Roman Pavlyuchenko | Spartak Moscow | 10 |
| 7 | RUS Yegor Titov | Spartak Moscow | 10 |
| RUS Dmitri Bulykin | Dynamo | ||
| RUS Andrei Karyaka | Krylia | ||
| BUL Martin Kushev | Shinnik | ||
| RUS Rolan Gusev | CSKA | ||
| RUS Andrey Tikhonov | Krylia |
Awards
On November 14 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:
;Goalkeepers
- Russia Sergei Ovchinnikov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
- Russia Vyacheslav Malafeev (Zenit)
- Russia Sergei Kozko (Rubin)
;Right backs
- Russia Vadim Evseev (Lokomotiv Moscow)
- Lithuania Deividas Šemberas (CSKA Moscow)
- Uruguay Andrés Scotti (Rubin) ;Right-centre backs
- Russia Sergei Ignashevich (Lokomotiv Moscow)
- Russia Viktor Onopko (Spartak-Alania)
- South Africa Matthew Booth (Rostov) ;Left-centre backs
- Uzbekistan Oleg Pashinin (Lokomotiv Moscow)
- Brazil Géder (Saturn)
- Russia Roman Sharonov (Rubin) ;Left backs
- South Africa Jacob Lekgetho (Lokomotiv Moscow)
- Russia Andrei Solomatin (CSKA Moscow)
- Brazil Orlando Calisto de Souza (Rubin)
;Defensive midfielders
- Russia Evgeni Aldonin (Rotor)
- Uzbekistan Vladimir Maminov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
- BIH Elvir Rahimić (CSKA Moscow)
;Right wingers
- Russia Rolan Gusev (CSKA Moscow)
- Russia Denis Boyarintsev (Rubin)
- Russia Vladimir Bystrov (Zenit) ;Central midfielders
- Russia Dmitri Loskov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
- Czech Republic Jiří Jarošík (CSKA Moscow)
- Russia Yegor Titov (Spartak Moscow) ;Left wingers
- Russia Andrei Karyaka (Krylia Sovetov)
- Russia Marat Izmailov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
- Russia Aleksandr Pavlenko (Spartak Moscow)
;Right forwards
- Russia Valery Yesipov (Rotor)
- Russia Dmitri Bulykin (Dynamo Moscow)
- Georgia Mikheil Ashvetia (Lokomotiv Moscow) ;Left forwards
- Russia Aleksandr Kerzhakov (Zenit)
- Croatia Ivica Olić (CSKA Moscow)
- Brazil Roni (Rubin)
Medal squads
References
References
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