1999 in Russian football

1999 in Russian football was marked by the national team's failure to qualify for the Euro 2000. Spartak Moscow won the league title, while Zenit were the victors of the Russian Cup.

National team

Russia national football team failed to qualify for the Euro 2000. After a run of six straight wins, a draw with Ukraine left Russia in the third position in the group.

Date Venue Opponents Score1 Competition Russia scorers Match Report
27 March 1999 Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan (A)  Armenia 3–0 ECQ Valery Karpin (2), Vladimir Beschastnykh uefa
31 March 1999 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H)  Andorra 6–1 ECQ Egor Titov, Vladimir Beschastnykh (2), Viktor Onopko, Ilya Tsymbalar, Dmitry Alenichev uefa
19 May 1999 Arsenal Stadium, Tula (H)  Belarus 1–1 F Alexander Mostovoi Sport-Express
5 June 1999 Stade de France, Saint-Denis (A)  France 3–2 ECQ Aleksandr Panov (2), Valery Karpin uefa
9 June 1999 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H)  Iceland 1–0 ECQ Valery Karpin uefa
18 August 1999 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk (A)  Belarus 2–0 F Vladimir Beschastnykh, Aleksandr Panov Sport-Express
4 September 1999 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (H)  Armenia 2–0 ECQ Vladimir Beschastnykh, Valery Karpin uefa
8 September 1999 Estadi Communal, Andorra la Vella (A)  Andorra 2–1 ECQ Viktor Onopko (2) uefa
9 October 1999 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (H)  Ukraine 1–1 ECQ Valery Karpin uefa
  1. Russia score given first
Key
  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match
  • F = Friendly
  • ECQ = 2000 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying, Group 4

Leagues

Top Division

First Division

Anzhi won the First Division, winning their first promotion to the Top Division. Runners-up Fakel made their return to the top flight.

PWDLFAGDPts
P1Anzhi4226885520+3586
P2Fakel4226796531+3485
3Sokol42257107439+3582
4Torpedo-ZIL42231366727+4082
5Baltika42228126037+3774
6Amkar422010126549+1670
7Rubin421812125649+766
8Gazovik-Gazprom42204185047+364
9Arsenal42197166151+1064
10Lokomotiv Chita42195184850–262
11Kristall42177184449–558
12Tom42177184854–658
13Spartak42175204961–1256
14Metallurg Krasnoyarsk421412163843–554
15Metallurg Lipetsk42158195153–253
16Lokomotiv Saint Petersburg42149193551–1651
17Volgar-Gazprom42148204149–850
R18Tyumen42139204359–1648
R19Torpedo-Victoria421110214767–2043
R20Lada-Simbirsk42124263769–3240
R21Dynamo42109233150–1939
R22Spartak-Orekhovo4227332585–6013

Top goalscorers

RankNameGoalsTeam
1Konstantin Paramonov23Amkar
2Mikhail Jishkariani Georgia (country)20Sokol
3Andradina Brazil18Arsenal
4Andrei Fedkov16Baltika
5Andrei Bakalets14Torpedo-Victoria
Vadim Belokhonov14Metallurg Krasnoyarsk
Sergei Bulatov14Fakel
Vaso Sepashvili Georgia (country)14Spartak
9Nail Galimov13Lokomotiv Chita
10Aleksei Kocharygin12Tyumen

Second Division

Of six clubs that finished first in their respective Second Division zones, three play-off winners were promoted to the First Division:

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Spartak-Chukotka Moscow (Centre) 5–2 FC Avtomobilist Noginsk (West) 1–1 4–1
FC Lada-Togliatti-VAZ Togliatti (Povolzhye) 3–2 FC Kuban Krasnodar (South) 2–1 1–1
FC Nosta Novotroitsk (Ural) 4–3 FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk (East) 3–1 1–2

Cup

The Russian Cup was won by Zenit Saint Petersburg, who beat Dynamo Moscow 3–1 in the final.

UEFA club competitions

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1998-99

Lokomotiv Moscow reached the semifinal of the last Cup Winners' Cup, defeating Maccabi Haifa in the quarterfinal 4–0 on aggregate. In the semifinal Lokomotiv were eliminated by eventual winners S.S. Lazio on away goals.

UEFA Intertoto Cup 1999

FC Rostov eliminated Cementarnica 55 Skopje and NK Varteks in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1999, setting up a tie against Juventus F.C. Juventus comfortably won twice, recording a 9–1 aggregate score.

UEFA Champions League 1999-00

CSKA Moscow began their campaign in the second qualifying round but lost to Molde F.K. Spartak Moscow successfully passed the third qualifying round, eliminating FK Partizan, and qualified for the main competition where they finished third in a group with AC Sparta Prague, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, and Willem II Tilburg.

UEFA Cup 1999-00

Lokomotiv Moscow started UEFA Cup 1999-00 in the qualifying round. After eliminating BATE Borisov with the score 12–1 Lokomotiv defeated Lyngby Boldklub 5–1 on aggregate in the first round, but lost to Leeds United A.F.C. with the aggregate score of 1–7. Russia's second participants, Zenit Saint Petersburg were eliminated by Bologna F.C. 1909 in the first round.

References

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