# 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 | Score$^1$ | 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 |
* 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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Spartak Moscow (C) | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 75 | 24 | +51 | 72 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 30 | +32 | 65 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 55 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Torpedo Moscow | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 50 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 44 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 43 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Rostselmash | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 41 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
| 8 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 39 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 9 | Uralan Elista | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 36 | |
| 10 | Saturn | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 34 | |
| 11 | Lokomotiv N.N. | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 33 | |
| 12 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 31 | |
| 13 | Rotor Volgograd | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 31 | |
| 14 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 29 | |
| 15 | Zhemchuzhina Sochi (R) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 55 | −26 | 26 | Relegation to First Division |
| 16 | Shinnik Yaroslavl (R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 45 | −24 | 24 | Relegation to First Division |
* ↑ Alania qualified for the UEFA Cup thanks to Lokomotiv winning the Russian Cup in 2000.

### 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.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Anzhi Makhachkala (P) | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 20 | +35 | 86 | Promotion to Top Division |
| 2 | Fakel Voronezh (P) | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 85 | Promotion to Top Division |
| 3 | Sokol Saratov | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 74 | 39 | +35 | 82 | |
| 4 | Torpedo-ZIL Moscow | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 67 | 27 | +40 | 82 | |
| 5 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 74 | |
| 6 | Amkar Perm | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 70 | |
| 7 | Rubin Kazan | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 66 | |
| 8 | Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk | 42 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 64 | |
| 9 | Arsenal Tula | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 64 | |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Chita | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 62 | |
| 11 | Kristall Smolensk | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 58 | |
| 12 | Tom Tomsk | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 58 | |
| 13 | Spartak Nalchik | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 56 | |
| 14 | Metallurg Krasnoyarsk | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 54 | |
| 15 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 53 | |
| 16 | Lokomotiv St. Petersburg | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 51 | |
| 17 | Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 50 | |
| 18 | Tyumen (R) | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 48 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 19 | Torpedo-Viktoriya Nizhny Novgorod (R) | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 47 | 67 | −20 | 43 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 20 | Lada-Simbirsk Dimitrovgrad (R) | 42 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 37 | 66 | −29 | 40 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 21 | Dynamo Stavropol (R) | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 39 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 22 | Spartak-Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo (R) | 42 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 85 | −60 | 13 | Relegation to Second Division |
* ↑ FC Lada-Grad Dimitrovgrad renamed to FC Lada-Simbirsk.
* 1 2 Dynamo Stavropol awarded 3-0 victory in their home game against Lada-Simbirsk Dimitrovgrad. Lada-Simbirsk did not arrive for the game as they were considering dropping out of the league altogether at the time before receiving last-second financing commitments.

#### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Goals | Team |
| 1 | Konstantin Paramonov | 23 | Amkar |
| 2 | Mikhail Jishkariani | 20 | Sokol |
| 3 | Andradina | 18 | Arsenal |
| 4 | Andrei Fedkov | 16 | Baltika |
| 5 | Andrei Bakalets | 14 | Torpedo-Victoria |
| | Vadim Belokhonov | 14 | Metallurg Krasnoyarsk |
| | Sergei Bulatov | 14 | Fakel |
| | Vaso Sepashvili | 14 | Spartak |
| 9 | Nail Galimov | 13 | Lokomotiv Chita |
| 10 | Aleksei Kocharygin | 12 | Tyumen |

### 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.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 FC 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 1999–00 UEFA Cup 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.