# 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.

## Teams

As in the previous season, 16 teams are playing in the 2004 season. After the 2003 season, Chernomorets Novorossiysk and Uralan Elista were relegated to the 2004 Russian First Division. They were replaced by Amkar Perm and Kuban Krasnodar, the winners and runners up of the 2003 Russian First Division.

### Venues

| Alania | Amkar | CSKA | Dynamo |
| Republican Spartak Stadium | Zvezda Stadium | Central Stadium | Central Stadium |
| Capacity: 32,464 | Capacity: 17,000 | Capacity: 36,540 | Capacity: 36,540 |
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | Kuban Krasnodar |
| Metallurg Stadium | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | Kuban Stadium |
| Capacity: 27,084 | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | Capacity: 28,800 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | Moscow |
| RZD Arena | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | Eduard Streltsov Stadium |
| Capacity: 33,001 | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | Capacity: 13,450 |
| Rostov | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | Rotor |
| Olimp-2 | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | Central Stadium |
| Capacity: 15,840 | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | Capacity: 32,120 |
| Rubin | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | Saturn |
| Central Stadium | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | Saturn Stadium |
| Capacity: 22,500 | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | CSKA Dynamo Lokomotiv Moscow Saturn Spartak TorpedoAlaniaAmkarKryliaKubanRostovRotorRubinShinnikZenitclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in 2004 Russian Premier League | Capacity: 14,685 |
| Shinnik | Spartak | Torpedo | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| Shinnik Stadium | Luzhniki Stadium | Luzhniki Stadium | Petrovsky Stadium |
| Capacity: 22,871 | Capacity: 81,029 | Capacity: 81,029 | Capacity: 21,570 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Location | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Alania | Vladikavkaz | Yuri Sekinayev (Caretaker) | | |
| Amkar Perm | Perm | Sergei Oborin | | |
| CSKA | Moscow | Valery Gazzaev | Umbro | Sibneft |
| Dynamo | Moscow | Oleg Romantsev | Diadora | |
| Lokomotiv | Moscow | Yuri Semin | Nike | |
| Krylia | Samara | Gadzhi Gadzhiyev | | |
| Kuban | Krasnodar | Leonid Nazarenko (Caretaker) | Umbro | |
| Moscow | Moscow | Valery Petrakov | | |
| Rostov | Rostov-on-Don | Sergei Balakhnin | Umbro | — |
| Rotor | Volgograd | Vladimir Fayzulin | Umbro | Rotor |
| Rubin | Kazan | Kurban Berdyev | Nike | — |
| Saturn | Ramenskoye | Aleksandr Tarkhanov | | |
| Shinnik | Yaroslavl | Oleg Dolmatov | | |
| Spartak | Moscow | Aleksandrs Starkovs | Umbro | |
| Torpedo | Moscow | Sergei Petrenko | Le Coq Sportif | |
| Zenit | Saint Petersburg | Vlastimil Petržela | Umbro | Gazprom |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Alania | Bakhva Tedeyev | | | Preseason | Rolland Courbis | 9 January 2004 | Preseason |
| CSKA | Valery Gazzaev | | | Preseason | Artur Jorge | 23 November 2003 | Preseason |
| Dynamo | Viktor Prokopenko | | | Preseason | Jaroslav Hřebík | 8 November 2003 | Preseason |
| Krylia | Aleksandr Tarkhanov | | | Preseason | Gadzhi Gadzhiyev | | Preseason |
| Rostov | Sergei Balakhnin | | | Preseason | Vitaly Shevchenko | | Preseason |
| Saturn | Oleg Romantsev | | | Preseason | Boris Ignatyev | | Preseason |
| Spartak | Vladimir Fedotov (Caretaker) | End of role | | Preseason | Nevio Scala | December 2003 | Preseason |
| Rostov | Vitaly Shevchenko | | April 2004 | | Sergei Balakhnin | April 2004 | |
| Rotor | Vladimir Fayzulin | | April 2004 | | Yuri Marushkin (Caretaker) | April 2004 | |
| Rotor | Yuri Marushkin (Caretaker) | | April 2004 | | Valeriy Yaremchenko | April 2004 | |
| Kuban | Nikolai Yuzhanin | | May 2004 | | Soferbi Yeshugov | May 2004 | |
| Shinnik | Aleksandr Pobegalov | | May 2004 | | Valeri Frolov (Caretaker) | May 2004 | |
| Shinnik | Valeri Frolov (Caretaker) | End of role | May 2004 | | Oleg Dolmatov | May 2004 | |
| Rotor | Valeriy Yaremchenko | | June 2004 | | Yuri Marushkin (Caretaker) | June 2004 | |
| Dynamo | Jaroslav Hřebík | Resigned | 12 July 2004 | 14th | Viktor Bondarenko (Caretaker) | 12 July 2004 | 14th |
| CSKA | Artur Jorge | Fired | 13 July 2004 | 5th | Valery Gazzaev | 14 July 2004 | 5th |
| Rotor | Yuri Marushkin (Caretaker) | | July 2004 | | Vladimir Fayzulin | July 2004 | |
| Spartak | Nevio Scala | | August 2004 | | Aleksandrs Starkovs | September 2004 | |
| Saturn | Boris Ignatyev | | September 2004 | | Aleksandr Tarkhanov | September 2004 | |
| Alania | Rolland Courbis | | September 2004 | | Dragan Cvetković (Caretaker) | September 2004 | |
| Alania | Dragan Cvetković (Caretaker) | Resigned | 7 October 2004 | 12th | Yuri Sekinayev (Caretaker) | 7 October 2004 | 12th |
| Dynamo | Viktor Bondarenko (Caretaker) | Resigned | 26 October 2004 | 14th | Oleg Romantsev | 26 October 2004 | 14th |
| Kuban | Soferbi Yeshugov | | October 2004 | | Leonid Nazarenko (Caretaker) | October 2004 | |

## 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 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 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 | Relegation to First Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ALA | AMK | CSK | DYN | KRY | KUB | LOK | MOS | ROS | ROT | RUB | SAT | SHI | SPA | TOR | ZEN |
| Alania Vladikavkaz | | 1–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Amkar Perm | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| CSKA Moscow | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 0–1 |
| Kuban Krasnodar | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| FC Moscow | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Rostov | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 |
| Rotor Volgograd | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–5 |
| Rubin Kazan | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Saturn | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Spartak Moscow | 0–1 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Torpedo Moscow | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 3–1 |
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

    As of matches played on 12 November 2004.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goal |
| 1 | Aleksandr Kerzhakov | Zenit | 18 |
| 2 | Andrei Karyaka | Krylia | 17 |
| 3 | Dmitri Sychev | Lokomotiv | 15 |
| 3 | Aleksandr Panov | Torpedo | 15 |
| 5 | Héctor Bracamonte | Moscow | 10 |
| 5 | Roman Pavlyuchenko | Spartak Moscow | 10 |
| 5 | Valery Yesipov | Rotor | 10 |
| 5 | Oleksandr Spivak | Zenit | 10 |
| 9 | Robertas Poškus | Krylia | 9 |
| 9 | Igor Lebedenko | Torpedo | 9 |
| 9 | Igor Semshov | Torpedo | 9 |
| 9 | Vágner Love | CSKA | 9 |
| 9 | Ivica Olić | CSKA | 9 |
| 9 | Dmitri Kirichenko | CSKA | 9 |
* 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).