# 2002 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season

The 2002 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season was the 3rd season that the club played in the Russian Top Division, the highest tier of football in Russia, following their promotion from the National Football League in 1999. They finished the season in 15th, and were relegated back to the National Football League for the 2003 Season.

## Squad

    As of match played 17 November 2002
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Sergey Armishev | GK | (1976-04-29)29 April 1976 (aged 26) | Uralan Elista | 1999 | 53 | 0 |
| 16 | Amel Mujčinović | GK | (1973-11-20)20 November 1973 (aged 28) | NK Celje | 2002 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 | Taras Chopik | GK | (1972-02-02)2 February 1972 (aged 30) | loan from Polihraftekhnika | 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 5 | Igor Aksyonov | DF | (1977-08-11)11 August 1977 (aged 25) | CSKA Moscow | 2002 | 15 | 1 |
| 6 | Andrei Gordeyev | DF | (1975-04-01)1 April 1975 (aged 27) | Dynamo Moscow | 1999 | 83 | 3 |
| 8 | Kakhaber Mzhavanadze | DF | (1978-10-02)2 October 1978 (aged 24) | Spartak Moscow | 2002 | 28 | 1 |
| 14 | Arsen Akayev | DF | (1970-12-28)28 December 1970 (aged 31) | Dynamo Makhachkala | 1999 | 92 | 3 |
| 18 | Stevo Glogovac | DF | (1973-01-09)9 January 1973 (aged 29) | Red Star Belgrade | 2002 | 17 | 0 |
| 19 | Nebojša Stojković | DF | (1974-06-02)2 June 1974 (aged 28) | Pobeda | 2000 | 77 | 1 |
| 22 | Dženan Hošić | DF | (1976-05-13)13 May 1976 (aged 25) | Sarajevo | 2000 | 40 | 1 |
| 40 | Oleksandr Babych | DF | (1979-03-27)27 March 1979 (aged 23) | Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya | 2002 | 12 | 1 |
| 41 | Nicolae Stanciu | DF | (1973-11-13)13 November 1973 (aged 29) | Rapid București | 2002 | 10 | 0 |
| 42 | Tadas Papečkys | DF | (1978-09-28)28 September 1978 (aged 24) | loan from FBK Kaunas | 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Vladyslav Prudius | MF | (1973-06-22)22 June 1973 (aged 29) | Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod | 2002 | 24 | 3 |
| 7 | Ruslan Agalarov | MF | (1974-02-21)21 February 1974 (aged 28) | Lokomotiv-Taym Mineralnye Vody | 1999 | 312 | 32 |
| 10 | Gadzhi Bamatov | MF | (1982-02-16)16 February 1982 (aged 20) | Youth Team | 1997 | 93 | 17 |
| 12 | Willer | MF | (1979-11-18)18 November 1979 (aged 22) | Independiente | 2002 | 12 | 1 |
| 13 | Murad Ramazanov | MF | (1979-03-10)10 March 1979 (aged 23) | Dynamo Makhachkala | 1999 | | |
| 21 | Sergei Ivanov | MF | (1980-05-30)30 May 1980 (aged 22) | Kairat | 2001 | 9 | 0 |
| 27 | Aleksei Savelyev | MF | (1977-04-10)10 April 1977 (aged 25) | CSKA Moscow | 2002 | 21 | 3 |
| 44 | Oleksandr Mitrofanov | MF | (1977-11-01)1 November 1977 (aged 25) | Tavriya Simferopol | 2002 | 14 | 1 |
| 45 | Amir Hamzić | MF | (1975-01-05)5 January 1975 (aged 27) | FC Aarau | 2002 | 4 | 0 |
| 66 | Emmanuel Osei Kuffour | MF | (1976-04-06)6 April 1976 (aged 26) | Hearts of Oak | 2002 | 6 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Budun Budunov | FW | (1975-12-04)4 December 1975 (aged 26) | Lokomotiv-Taym Mineralnye Vody | 1999 | | |
| 15 | Valery Alekseyev | FW | (1979-02-16)16 February 1979 (aged 23) | Spartak Kostroma | 2000 | | |
| 30 | Jafar Irismetov | FW | (1976-08-23)23 August 1976 (aged 26) | Spartak Moscow | 2002 | 11 | 0 |
| 43 | Andrius Velička | FW | (1979-04-05)5 April 1979 (aged 23) | loan from FBK Kaunas | 2002 | 6 | 1 |
| 54 | Hadis Zubanović | FW | (1978-01-14)14 January 1978 (aged 24) | İstanbulspor | 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left during the season ||||||||||
| 2 | Denis Peremenin | MF | (1976-01-04)4 January 1976 (aged 26) | Köpetdag Aşgabat | 1999 | | |
| 20 | Ilya Tsymbalar | MF | (1969-06-17)17 June 1969 (aged 33) | Lokomotiv Moscow | 2001 | 19 | 1 |
| 23 | Serhiy Dmytriyev | DF | (1978-11-03)3 November 1978 (aged 24) | Metalurh Donetsk | 2001 | 43 | 0 |
| 25 | Stanislav Khoteyev | GK | (1981-07-03)3 July 1981 (aged 21) | Academy | 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Magomed Adiyev | FW | (1977-06-30)30 June 1977 (aged 25) | Spartak-d Moscow | 2000 | | |
| 53 | Ēriks Pelcis | FW | (1978-06-25)25 June 1978 (aged 24) | Anyang LG Cheetahs | 2002 | 3 | 1 |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | MF | TKM | Denis Peremenin (to Fakel Voronezh) |
| 20 | MF | RUS | Ilya Tsymbalar |
| 23 | DF | UKR | Serhiy Dmytriyev |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | GK | RUS | Stanislav Khoteyev (to Fakel Voronezh) |
| 31 | FW | RUS | Magomed Adiyev (to Sokol Saratov) |
| 53 | FW | LVA | Ēriks Pelcis |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| Winter 2002 | GK | Amel Mujčinović | NK Celje | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2002 | DF | Stevo Glogovac | Red Star Belgrade | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2002 | DF | Kakhaber Mzhavanadze | Spartak Moscow | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2002 | DF | Igor Aksyonov | CSKA Moscow | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2002 | MF | Willer | Independiente | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2002 | MF | Vladyslav Prudius | Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2002 | FW | Aleksei Savelyev | Saturn-REN TV | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2002 | FW | Jafar Irismetov | Spartak Moscow | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2002 | DF | Amir Hamzić | Aarau | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2002 | DF | Nicolae Stanciu | Rapid București | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2002 | DF | Oleksandr Babych | Polihraftekhnika | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2002 | MF | Sergei Ivanov | SKA-PVO Bishkek | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2002 | MF | Oleksandr Mitrofanov | Tavriya Simferopol | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2002 | FW | Hadis Zubanović | İstanbulspor | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2002 | FW | Ēriks Pelcis | | Free |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date to |
| Summer 2002 | GK | Taras Chopyk | Polihraftekhnika | End of Season |
| Summer 2002 | DF | Tadas Papečkys | FBK Kaunas | End of Season |
| Summer 2002 | MF | Emmanuel Osei Kuffour | Hearts of Oak | End of Season |
| Summer 2002 | FW | Andrius Velička | FBK Kaunas | End of Season |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| Winter 2002 | GK | Aleksandr Zhidkov | Tom Tomsk | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2002 | DF | Ilgar Abdurahmanov | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2002 | DF | Syarhey Yaskovich | Olympique Alès | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2002 | DF | Michel Pensée | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2002 | MF | Narvik Sırxayev | Lokomotiv Moscow | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2002 | MF | Zehrudin Kavazović | Budućnost Banovići | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2002 | MF | Goran Jovanović | Győri ETO | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2002 | MF | Marek Hollý | Volgar Astrakhan | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2002 | FW | Ishref Magomedov | Torpedo Vladimir | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2002 | FW | Aleksei Sherstnyov | Torpedo-ZIL Moscow | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2002 | DF | Denis Peremenin | Fakel Voronezh | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2002 | MF | Stanislav Khoteyev | Fakel Voronezh | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2002 | FW | Magomed Adiyev | Sokol Saratov | Undisclosed |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 30 June 2002 | DF | Serhiy Dmytriyev | SKA-Energia Khabarovsk | 1 September 2003 |
| 30 June 2002 | FW | Ēriks Pelcis | Dinaburg | |
| 31 December 2002 | MF | Ilya Tsymbalar | Retired | |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 9 March 2002 | 17 November 2002 | Matchday 1 | 15th | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 016.67 |
| 2002–03 Russian Cup | 29 June 2002 | see 2003 season | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 019.35 |
Last updated: 17 November 2002 Source: See Results

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 30 | |
| 13 | Uralan Elista | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 29 | |
| 14 | Torpedo-ZIL Moscow | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 28 | |
| 15 | Anzhi Makhachkala (R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 25 | Relegation to First Division |
| 16 | Sokol Saratov (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 23 | Relegation to First Division |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | D | L | D | D | D | D | L | W | D | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | W |

#### Results
### Russian Cup
#### 2002-03

Progress to Round of 16 in 2003 Season

## Squad statistics

    As of match played 17 November 2002

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | RUS | Sergey Armishev | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | UKR | Vladyslav Prudius | 24 | 3 | 21+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | RUS | Igor Aksyonov | 15 | 1 | 12+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | RUS | Andrei Gordeyev | 11 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | UZB | Ruslan Agalarov | 23 | 1 | 20+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | GEO | Kakhaber Mzhavanadze | 28 | 1 | 25+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | RUS | Budun Budunov | 29 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | RUS | Gadzhi Bamatov | 15 | 1 | 10+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | BRA | Willer | 12 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | RUS | Murad Ramazanov | 26 | 0 | 16+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | RUS | Arsen Akayev | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | RUS | Valery Alekseyev | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | BIH | Amel Mujčinović | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | BIH | Stevo Glogovac | 17 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | SRB | Nebojša Stojković | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | KGZ | Sergei Ivanov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | BIH | Dženan Hošić | 22 | 1 | 14+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | RUS | Aleksei Savelyev | 21 | 3 | 20+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | UZB | Jafar Irismetov | 11 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | UKR | Oleksandr Babych | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | ROU | Nicolae Stanciu | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | LTU | Tadas Papečkys | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | LTU | Andrius Velička | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | UKR | Oleksandr Mitrofanov | 14 | 1 | 10+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | BIH | Amir Hamzić | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | FW | BIH | Hadis Zubanović | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | MF | GHA | Emmanuel Osei Kuffour | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Anzhi Makhachkala but left during the season: ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | TKM | Denis Peremenin | 9 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | RUS | Ilya Tsymbalar | 8 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | UKR | Serhiy Dmytriyev | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | RUS | Magomed Adiev | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | FW | LVA | Ēriks Pelcis | 3 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal Scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Budun Budunov | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | MF | 4 | Vladyslav Prudius | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | MF | 27 | Aleksei Savelyev | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | 40 | Oleksandr Babych | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | 14 | Arsen Akayev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | 22 | Dženan Hošić | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | 5 | Igor Aksyonov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | 8 | Kakhaber Mzhavanadze | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | 7 | Ruslan Agalarov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | 44 | Oleksandr Mitrofanov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | 20 | Ilya Tsymbalar | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | 12 | Willer | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | FW | 10 | Gadzhi Bamatov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | FW | 53 | Ēriks Pelcis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | FW | 43 | Andrius Velička | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 22 | 2 | 24 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 1 | Sergey Armishev | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | GK | 16 | Amel Mujčinović | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | TOTALS | 6 | 0 | 6 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Sergey Armishev | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Vladyslav Prudius | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Igor Aksyonov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Andrei Gordeyev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Ruslan Agalarov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Kakhaber Mzhavanadze | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Budun Budunov | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Gadzhi Bamatov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Willer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Murad Ramazanov | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Arsen Akayev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Valery Alekseyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Stevo Glogovac | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Nebojša Stojković | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | Dženan Hošić | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Aleksei Savelyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | Oleksandr Babych | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | Nicolae Stanciu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | Andrius Velička | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who left Anzhi Makhachkala during the season: ||||||||||
| 2 | MF | Denis Peremenin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Serhiy Dmytriyev | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | FW | Magomed Adiyev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | FW | Ēriks Pelcis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 90 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 95 | 3 |