# 2008 in Russian football

2008 in Russian football.

## Overview

* 2008 Russian Super Cup was held on 9 March at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Zenit St. Petersburg won the trophy for the first time, beating Lokomotiv Moscow 2–1.
* 2008 Russian Premier League started on 14 March.
* The final of Russian Cup was held on 11 May at the Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow. CSKA Moscow won the trophy for the fourth time, becoming the second most successful club to win the Cup, after Lokomotiv Moscow's 5 titles.
* Zenit St. Petersburg became the second Russian club to win the UEFA Cup, defeating Rangers 2–0 in the final on 14 May.
* Russia, along with Turkey, won bronze medals at Euro 2008, having been defeated in the semi-finals 0–3 and 2–3 by Spain and Germany, respectively.
* Zenit St. Petersburg became the first Russian club to win UEFA Super Cup, defeating Manchester United 2–1 in the match on 29 August.
* Russia started their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign on 10 September with a home 2–1 win over Wales.
* Rubin Kazan won the Russian Premier League on 2 November (27th matchday), defeating Saturn Moscow Oblast away 2–1 to claim their first title.

## National team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score$^1$ | Comp. | Russia scorers | Match Report |
| 26 March | Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest (A) | Romania | 0–3 | F | | UEFA.com |
| 23 May | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H) | Kazakhstan | 6–0 | F | Pavel Pogrebnyak, Vladimir Bystrov, Konstantin Zyryanov, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Dmitri Torbinski, Dmitri Sychev | UEFA.com |
| 28 May | Wacker Arena, Burghausen, Germany (N) | Serbia | 2–1 | F | Pavel Pogrebnyak, Roman Pavlyuchenko | UEFA.com |
| 4 June | Wacker Arena, Burghausen, Germany (N) | Lithuania | 4–1 | F | Konstantin Zyryanov, Andrei Arshavin, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Vladimir Bystrov | UEFA.com |
| 10 June | Tivoli-Neu Stadion, Innsbruck, Austria (N) | Spain | 1–4 | EURO | Roman Pavlyuchenko | UEFA.com |
| 14 June | Wals Siezenheim Stadium, Salzburg, Austria (N) | Greece | 1–0 | EURO | Konstantin Zyryanov | UEFA.com |
| 18 June | Tivoli-Neu Stadion, Innsbruck, Austria (N) | Sweden | 2–0 | EURO | Roman Pavlyuchenko, Andrei Arshavin | UEFA.com |
| 21 June | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland (N) | Netherlands | 3–1 | EURO | Roman Pavlyuchenko, Dmitri Torbinski, Andrei Arshavin | UEFA.com |
| 26 June | Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna, Austria (N) | Spain | 0–3 | EURO | | UEFA.com |
| 20 August | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H) | Netherlands | 1–1 | F | Konstantin Zyryanov | ESPNsoccernet.com |
| 10 September | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H) | Wales | 2–1 | WCQ | Roman Pavlyuchenko, Pavel Pogrebnyak | FIFA.com |
| 11 October | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund (A) | Germany | 1–2 | WCQ | Andrei Arshavin | FIFA.com |
| 15 October | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H) | Finland | 3–0 | WCQ | Petri Pasanen (o.g.), Veli Lampi (o.g.), Andrei Arshavin | FIFA.com |
* Russia score given first

### Key

* H = Home match
* A = Away match
* N = Match on neutral ground
* F = Friendly
* EURO = UEFA Euro 2008
* WCQ = 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying

## Leagues
### Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rubin Kazan (C) | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 60 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 53 | 24 | +29 | 56 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 54 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Amkar Perm | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 51 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 5 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 48 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 6 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 48 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 47 | |
| 8 | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 44 | |
| 9 | FC Moscow | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 38 | |
| 10 | Terek Grozny | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 35 | |
| 11 | Saturn | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 33 | |
| 12 | Spartak Nalchik | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 32 | |
| 13 | Tom Tomsk | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 39 | −16 | 29 | |
| 14 | Khimki | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 27 | |
| 15 | Shinnik Yaroslavl (R) | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 22 | Relegation to First Division |
| 16 | Luch-Energiya Vladivostok (R) | 30 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 21 | Relegation to First Division |
* 1 2 Zenit St. Petersburg ahead of Krylia Sovetov on head-to-head points; Zenit St. Petersburg–Krylia Sovetov 1–1, Krylia Sovetov–Zenit St. Petersburg 0–3.
* ↑ Since both finalists of the 2008–09 Russian Cup qualified for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Krylia Sovetov earned a spot in the third qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.

### First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Rostov (P) | 42 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 78 | 29 | +49 | 96 | Promotion to Premier League |
| 2 | Kuban Krasnodar (P) | 42 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 84 | 36 | +48 | 87 | Promotion to Premier League |
| 3 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 79 | |
| 4 | Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 75 | |
| 5 | Nosta Novotroitsk | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 73 | |
| 6 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 72 | |
| 7 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 65 | |
| 8 | SKA-Khabarovsk | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 61 | |
| 9 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 61 | |
| 10 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 59 | |
| 11 | Vityaz Podolsk | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 58 | |
| 12 | Salyut-Energia Belgorod | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 58 | |
| 13 | SKA Rostov-on-Don | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 58 | |
| 14 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 58 | |
| 15 | Sportakademklub Moscow | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 57 | |
| 16 | Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk (R) | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 57 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 17 | Volga Ulyanovsk (R) | 42 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 49 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 18 | Torpedo Moscow (R) | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 47 | 69 | −22 | 49 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 19 | Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk (R) | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 39 | 79 | −40 | 32 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 20 | Dynamo Barnaul (R) | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 80 | −49 | 27 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 21 | Dynamo Bryansk (R) | 42 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 30 | 81 | −51 | 22 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 22 | Zvezda Irkutsk (R) | 42 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 36 | 95 | −59 | 11 | Relegation to Second Division |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Salyut-Energia – Vityaz 0–2, Vityaz – Salyut-Energia 1–0.
* ↑ Zvezda Irkutsk deducted 18 points for failing to pay for player transfers.

### Second Division

West :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Volgar-Gazprom-2 Astrakhan (C, P) | 34 | 83 |
| 2 | Bataysk-2007 | 34 | 76 |
| 3 | Krasnodar (P) | 34 | 72 |
| 4 | Olimpia Volgograd | 34 | 71 |
| 5 | Dynamo Stavropol | 34 | 59 |
| 6 | Zhemchuzhina-Sochi | 34 | 54 |
| 7 | Dagdizel Kaspiysk | 34 | 46 |
| 8 | Kavkaztransgaz-2005 Ryzdvyany | 34 | 44 |
| 9 | Energiya Volzhsky | 34 | 42 |
| 10 | Druzhba Maykop | 34 | 42 |
| 11 | Nika Krasny Sulin | 34 | 36 |
| 12 | Taganrog | 34 | 36 |
| 13 | Rotor Volgograd | 34 | 35 |
| 14 | Sudostroitel Astrakhan | 34 | 33 |
| 15 | Krasnodar-2000 | 34 | 33 |
| 16 | Sochi-04 | 34 | 32 |
| 17 | Spartak-UGP Anapa | 34 | 30 |
| 18 | Avtodor Vladikavkaz | 34 | 30 |
West :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | MVD Rossii Moscow (C, P) | 36 | 79 |
| 2 | Torpedo Vladimir | 36 | 79 |
| 3 | Sheksna Cherepovets | 36 | 68 |
| 4 | Spartak Kostroma | 36 | 66 |
| 5 | Volga Tver | 36 | 56 |
| 6 | Sever Murmansk | 36 | 56 |
| 7 | Dynamo St. Petersburg | 36 | 53 |
| 8 | Dmitrov | 36 | 49 |
| 9 | Reutov | 36 | 48 |
| 10 | Pskov-747 Pskov | 36 | 47 |
| 11 | Spartak Shchyolkovo | 36 | 46 |
| 12 | Zelenograd | 36 | 44 |
| 13 | Volochanin-Ratmir Vyshny Volochyok | 36 | 40 |
| 14 | Torpedo-RG Moscow | 36 | 39 |
| 15 | Istra | 36 | 39 |
| 16 | Dynamo Vologda | 36 | 39 |
| 17 | Nara-ShBFR Naro-Fominsk | 36 | 36 |
| 18 | Tekstilshchik Ivanovo | 36 | 34 |
| 19 | Zenit-2 St. Petersburg (R) | 36 | 24 |
Center :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Volgar-Gazprom-2 Astrakhan (C, P) | 34 | 83 |
| 2 | Bataysk-2007 | 34 | 76 |
| 3 | Krasnodar (P) | 34 | 72 |
| 4 | Olimpia Volgograd | 34 | 71 |
| 5 | Dynamo Stavropol | 34 | 59 |
| 6 | Zhemchuzhina-Sochi | 34 | 54 |
| 7 | Dagdizel Kaspiysk | 34 | 46 |
| 8 | Kavkaztransgaz-2005 Ryzdvyany | 34 | 44 |
| 9 | Energiya Volzhsky | 34 | 42 |
| 10 | Druzhba Maykop | 34 | 42 |
| 11 | Nika Krasny Sulin | 34 | 36 |
| 12 | Taganrog | 34 | 36 |
| 13 | Rotor Volgograd | 34 | 35 |
| 14 | Sudostroitel Astrakhan | 34 | 33 |
| 15 | Krasnodar-2000 | 34 | 33 |
| 16 | Sochi-04 | 34 | 32 |
| 17 | Spartak-UGP Anapa | 34 | 30 |
| 18 | Avtodor Vladikavkaz | 34 | 30 |
Center :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Metallurg Lipetsk (C, P) | 34 | 76 |
| 2 | Avangard Kursk | 34 | 75 |
| 3 | Lukhovitsy | 34 | 67 |
| 4 | Gubkin | 34 | 67 |
| 5 | Zvezda Serpukhov | 34 | 65 |
| 6 | Dynamo-Voronezh | 34 | 62 |
| 7 | Mordovia Saransk | 34 | 56 |
| 8 | Ryazan | 34 | 47 |
| 9 | Yelets | 34 | 46 |
| 10 | Zenit Penza | 34 | 43 |
| 11 | Lokomotiv Liski | 34 | 42 |
| 12 | Spartak Tambov | 34 | 38 |
| 13 | Rusichi Oryol | 34 | 38 |
| 14 | Zodiak Stary Oskol | 34 | 32 |
| 15 | Saturn Moscow Oblast | 34 | 31 |
| 16 | Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo | 34 | 29 |
| 17 | Nika Moscow | 34 | 23 |
| 18 | FCS-73 Voronezh (R) | 34 | 18 |
South :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Volgar-Gazprom-2 Astrakhan (C, P) | 34 | 83 |
| 2 | Bataysk-2007 | 34 | 76 |
| 3 | Krasnodar (P) | 34 | 72 |
| 4 | Olimpia Volgograd | 34 | 71 |
| 5 | Dynamo Stavropol | 34 | 59 |
| 6 | Zhemchuzhina-Sochi | 34 | 54 |
| 7 | Dagdizel Kaspiysk | 34 | 46 |
| 8 | Kavkaztransgaz-2005 Ryzdvyany | 34 | 44 |
| 9 | Energiya Volzhsky | 34 | 42 |
| 10 | Druzhba Maykop | 34 | 42 |
| 11 | Nika Krasny Sulin | 34 | 36 |
| 12 | Taganrog | 34 | 36 |
| 13 | Rotor Volgograd | 34 | 35 |
| 14 | Sudostroitel Astrakhan | 34 | 33 |
| 15 | Krasnodar-2000 | 34 | 33 |
| 16 | Sochi-04 | 34 | 32 |
| 17 | Spartak-UGP Anapa | 34 | 30 |
| 18 | Avtodor Vladikavkaz | 34 | 30 |
Ural-Povolzhye :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Volgar-Gazprom-2 Astrakhan (C, P) | 34 | 83 |
| 2 | Bataysk-2007 | 34 | 76 |
| 3 | Krasnodar (P) | 34 | 72 |
| 4 | Olimpia Volgograd | 34 | 71 |
| 5 | Dynamo Stavropol | 34 | 59 |
| 6 | Zhemchuzhina-Sochi | 34 | 54 |
| 7 | Dagdizel Kaspiysk | 34 | 46 |
| 8 | Kavkaztransgaz-2005 Ryzdvyany | 34 | 44 |
| 9 | Energiya Volzhsky | 34 | 42 |
| 10 | Druzhba Maykop | 34 | 42 |
| 11 | Nika Krasny Sulin | 34 | 36 |
| 12 | Taganrog | 34 | 36 |
| 13 | Rotor Volgograd | 34 | 35 |
| 14 | Sudostroitel Astrakhan | 34 | 33 |
| 15 | Krasnodar-2000 | 34 | 33 |
| 16 | Sochi-04 | 34 | 32 |
| 17 | Spartak-UGP Anapa | 34 | 30 |
| 18 | Avtodor Vladikavkaz | 34 | 30 |
Ural-Povolzhye :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Volga Nizhny Novgorod (C, P) | 34 | 78 |
| 2 | Gazovik Orenburg | 34 | 71 |
| 3 | Nizhny Novgorod (P) | 34 | 69 |
| 4 | Gornyak Uchaly | 34 | 60 |
| 5 | Lada-Togliatti | 34 | 57 |
| 6 | Khimik Dzerzhinsk | 34 | 57 |
| 7 | Zenit Chelyabinsk | 34 | 55 |
| 8 | Togliatti | 34 | 54 |
| 9 | Rubin-2 Kazan | 34 | 53 |
| 10 | Tyumen | 34 | 50 |
| 11 | SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk | 34 | 45 |
| 12 | Sokol-Saratov | 34 | 41 |
| 13 | Alnas Almetyevsk | 34 | 40 |
| 14 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 34 | 38 |
| 15 | Dynamo Kirov | 34 | 37 |
| 16 | Energetik Uren | 34 | 35 |
| 17 | Yunit Samara | 34 | 8 |
| 18 | Akademiya Dimitrovgrad | 34 | 3 |
East :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Volgar-Gazprom-2 Astrakhan (C, P) | 34 | 83 |
| 2 | Bataysk-2007 | 34 | 76 |
| 3 | Krasnodar (P) | 34 | 72 |
| 4 | Olimpia Volgograd | 34 | 71 |
| 5 | Dynamo Stavropol | 34 | 59 |
| 6 | Zhemchuzhina-Sochi | 34 | 54 |
| 7 | Dagdizel Kaspiysk | 34 | 46 |
| 8 | Kavkaztransgaz-2005 Ryzdvyany | 34 | 44 |
| 9 | Energiya Volzhsky | 34 | 42 |
| 10 | Druzhba Maykop | 34 | 42 |
| 11 | Nika Krasny Sulin | 34 | 36 |
| 12 | Taganrog | 34 | 36 |
| 13 | Rotor Volgograd | 34 | 35 |
| 14 | Sudostroitel Astrakhan | 34 | 33 |
| 15 | Krasnodar-2000 | 34 | 33 |
| 16 | Sochi-04 | 34 | 32 |
| 17 | Spartak-UGP Anapa | 34 | 30 |
| 18 | Avtodor Vladikavkaz | 34 | 30 |
East :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Chita (C, P) | 27 | 60 |
| 2 | Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure | 27 | 54 |
| 3 | Irtysh-1946 Omsk | 27 | 49 |
| 4 | Sibir-2 Novosibirsk | 27 | 40 |
| 5 | Sibiryak Bratsk | 27 | 35 |
| 6 | Metallurg Krasnoyarsk | 27 | 34 |
| 7 | Okean Nakhodka | 27 | 34 |
| 8 | KUZBASS Kemerovo | 27 | 25 |
| 9 | Amur Blagoveshchensk | 27 | 25 |
| 10 | Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | 27 | 15 |

## Cups
### 2007–08 Russian Cup
#### Quarterfinals

| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
| CSKA Moscow | 2–1 | Spartak Nalchik |
| Zenit | 0–0 (3–4p) | Tom |
| Amkar | 2–1 | Moskva |
| Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast | 2–1 | Saturn |

#### Semifinals

| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
| CSKA Moscow | 2–1 | Tom |
| Amkar | 1–0 | Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast |

#### Final
### 2008 Russian Super Cup

Russian Super Cup 2008 was the 6th Russian Super Cup match, which was contested between the 2007 Russian Premier League champion, Zenit St. Petersburg, and the winner of 2006–07 Russian Cup, Lokomotiv Moscow.