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Revision as of 10:11, 3 October 2005 by Conscious (talk | contribs) (new page)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)2005 was marked by a greatest success in the Russian club football so far, as CSKA Moscow won the UEFA Cup. The Russian Cup has also gone to CSKA Moscow. Notable changes in the Russian Football Union also took place.
Changes in the Russian Football Union
Vitaliy Mutko has replaced Vyacheslav Koloskov as the president of the Russian Football Union.
National team
The Russia national team are competing in the European qualifying group 3 of 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Leagues
Season is still on in the Premier League, First Division, and Second Division.
Russian Cup
Defending Russian Cup holders Terek Grozny were knocked out by their first opponents, Amkar Perm. For the second year in a row, the First Division side was present in the final, this time FC Khimki. But unlike the 2004, the final match was won 1-0 by the Premier League club, CSKA Moscow. Interestingly, CSKA lost the first-leg match 2-0 to their first opponents, Sokol Saratov, and progressed thanks to an awarded 3-0 victory after Sokol failed to show for the second leg.
UEFA club competitions
UEFA Cup 2004/05
Only CSKA Moscow have qualified for the spring phase of the UEFA Cup 2004/05. They successively defeated SL Benfica, FK Partizan, AJ Auxerre, and Parma AC to reach the final. In the final match played in Lisbon, CSKA defeated Sporting Clube de Portugal 3-1 to become the first ever Russian club to win the UEFA Cup. No Russian club has ever won a major European competition previously.
UEFA Super Cup
CSKA Moscow lost the European Super Cup match 3-1 to Liverpool F.C., the UEFA Champions League title holders.
UEFA Champions League 2005/06
Lokomotiv Moscow, the only Russian side to participate in the UEFA Champions League 2005/06, defeated FK Rabotnicki in the second qualifying round, but were knocked out by SK Rapid Wien in the third qualifying round.
UEFA Cup 2005/06
CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, and Zenit Saint Petersburg have quailfied for the group stage of the UEFA Cup 2005/06. Krylya Sovetov Samara have successfully passed the second qualifying round, but were knocked out in the first round proper by AZ Alkmaar.
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