1994 in Russian football

1994 was the third season Russia held its own national football competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union.

Club competitions

FC Spartak Moscow won the league for the third time in a row.

Lower leagues were re-organized, with second-highest First League converted to one zone and a new professional Third League started.

For more details, see:

• 1994 Russian Top League
• 1994 Russian First League
• 1994 Russian Second League
• 1994 Russian Third League

Cup competitions

The second edition of the Russian Cup, 1993–94 Russian Cup was won by FC Spartak Moscow, who beat PFC CSKA Moscow in the finals in a shootout 4-2 after finishing extra time at 2-2.

Early stages of the 1994–95 Russian Cup were played later in the year.

European club competitions

1993–94 UEFA Champions League

FC Spartak Moscow finished the group stage in third place, not qualifying for the semifinals.^[1]

• March 2, 1994 / Group A, Day 3 / FC Spartak Moscow - FC Barcelona 2-2 (Rodionov 79' Karpin 87' - Stoichkov 10' Romário 68') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 60,000

FC Spartak Moscow:

Piatnitski, Lediakhov, Beschastnykh

.

• March 15, 1994 / Group A, Day 4 / FC Barcelona - FC Spartak Moscow 5-1 (Stoichkov 34' Amor 76' Koeman 78' 81' Romário 87' - Karpin 3') / Barcelona, Camp Nou / Attendance: 100,000

FC Spartak Moscow:

Piatnitski, Lediakhov (Rodionov, 46), Beschastnykh (Pisarev

, 73).

• March 30, 1994 / Group A, Day 5 / FC Spartak Moscow - AS Monaco FC 0-0 / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 30,000

FC Spartak Moscow:

Piatnitski, Lediakhov, Beschastnykh

.

• April 13, 1994 / Group A, Day 6 /
  Galatasaray - FC Spartak Moscow 1-2 (Cihat 87' - Onopko 53' Karpin 85') / Istanbul, Ali Sami Yen Stadium
  / Attendance: 17,000

FC Spartak Moscow:

Piatnitski, Masalitin (Alenichev, 80), Beschastnykh

.

1993–94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and 1993–94 UEFA Cup

1994–95 UEFA Champions League

FC Spartak Moscow qualified directly for the group stage. It did not qualify from the group, coming in third place.^[2]

• September 14, 1994 / Group B, Day 1 /
  Republican Stadium
  / Attendance: 90,500

Dynamo penalty kick by Mykhaylenko in the 24th minute was saved by Tyapushkin.

FC Spartak Moscow:

Piatnitski (captain), Pisarev, Tikhonov (Rodionov

, 43).

• September 28, 1994 / Group B, Day 2 / FC Spartak Moscow -
  Valdo 61') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium
  / Attendance: 47,000

FC Spartak Moscow:

Piatnitski, Pisarev, Mukhamadiev (Alenichev

, 68).

• October 19, 1994 / Group B, Day 3 / FC Spartak Moscow - FC Bayern Munich 1-1 (Pisarev 78' - Babbel 90') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 25,000

FC Spartak Moscow:

Piatnitski, Pisarev, Mukhamadiev (Konovalov

, 75).

FC Spartak Moscow:

Piatnitski, Pisarev (Naduda, 85), Kechinov

.

• November 23, 1994 / Group B, Day 5 / FC Spartak Moscow - FC Dynamo Kyiv 1-0 (Mukhamadiev 53') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 35,000

FC Spartak Moscow:

Piatnitski (Naduda, 88), Pisarev (Konovalov, 64), Mukhamadiev

.

• December 7, 1994 / Group B, Day 6 / Paris Saint-Germain F.C. - FC Spartak Moscow 4-1 (Weah 27' 52' Ginola 42' Raí 60' - Rodionov 67') / Paris, Parc des Princes / Attendance: 31,461

Spartak penalty kick by Kechinov came off the post in the 57th minute.

FC Spartak Moscow:

Piatnitski, Pisarev, Mukhamadiev (Rodionov

, 46).

1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

PFC CSKA Moscow were eliminated in the first round.

• September 15, 1994 / First Round, First Leg / PFC CSKA Moscow -
  Dynamo Stadium
  / Attendance: 9,000

PFC CSKA Moscow:

Faizulin

.

• September 29, 1994 / First Round, Return Leg / Ferencvárosi TC - PFC CSKA Moscow 2-1 (
  Bystrov Bushmanov Demchenko Mamchur Minko Broshin Kolotovkin ) / Budapest, Üllői úti stadion
  / Attendance: 18,000

1994–95 UEFA Cup

FC Rotor Volgograd and FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin were both eliminated by FC Nantes in the first and second round respectively, with Nicolas Ouédec scoring 7 goals in 4 games. FC Dynamo Moscow were eliminated in the second round.^[3]

• September 13, 1994 / first round, first leg /
  Wamberto 68' Schaessens 74' Edmilson 88' – Smirnov 18' Cheryshev 28' 61' Simutenkov 43' (pen.)) / Seraing
  , Pairay Stadium / attendance: 7,172

FC Dynamo Moscow:

Ivanov, Simutenkov

.

• September 13, 1994 / first round, first leg / FC Rotor Volgograd –
  Gerashchenko 42' Nechay 65' Veretennikov 77' – Ouédec 28' N'Doram 83') / Volgograd, Central Stadium
  / attendance: 38,000

FC Rotor Volgograd:

Gerashchenko (captain), Nechay, Tsarenko, Yeshchenko (Shmarko, 69), Niederhaus (Berketov, 87), Veretennikov, Yesipov, Nechayev

.

FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin:

Minayev (captain), Yudin, Zhabko, O. Morozov, Navochenko, Tsygankov (Rozin, 72), Filippov, Volgin, Gusakov (Polstyanov

, 51).

FC Dynamo Moscow:

Ivanov, Simutenkov

.

• September 27, 1994 / first round, return leg / FC Nantes – FC Rotor Volgograd 3–0 (Ouédec 29' 61' Loko 75') / Nantes, La Beaujoire / attendance: 36,000

Nantes penalty kick by Ouédec in the 72nd minute missed the goal.

FC Rotor Volgograd:

Gerashchenko (captain), Nechay, Tsarenko, Yeshchenko (Khuzin, 60), Niederhaus, Veretennikov (Troynin, 75), Yesipov, Nechayev

.

• September 27, 1994 / first round, return leg / Békéscsaba – FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin 1–0 (Csató 77' (pen.)) / attendance: 2,000

FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin:

Minayev (captain), Prokhorov, Tsygankov, O. Morozov, Navochenko, Rozin, Pimenov (Natalushko, 46), Volgin, Filippov (Kuznetsov

, 72).

FC Dynamo Moscow:

Ivanov, Simutenkov

.

• October 19, 1994 / second round, first leg / FC Nantes – FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin 2–0 (Ouédec 32' (pen.) 61') / Nantes, La Beaujoire / attendance: 34,000

FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin:

Minayev (captain), Yudin, Zhabko, O. Morozov (Rozin, 87), Navochenko, Tsygankov, Filippov, Volgin, Natalushko (Pimenov

, 84).

• November 1, 1994 / second round, return leg / Real Madrid – FC Dynamo Moscow 4–0 (
  Dani 88' 90') / Madrid, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
  / attendance: 60,000

FC Dynamo Moscow:

Ivanov, Simutenkov

.

FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin:

Minayev (captain), Yudin, Zhabko, O. Morozov, Navochenko, Rozin, Filippov, Pimenov, Natalushko

.

• January 29, 1994 / Friendly / United States - Russia 1-1 (Lalas 86' - Radchenko 52') / Seattle, Kingdome / Attendance: 43,700

Russia:

D. Kuznetsov (Cheryshev, 74), Tetradze, Tatarchuk (Tedeyev, 57), Korneev (Rakhimov, 83), Salenko, Borodyuk (captain), Radchenko

.

Russia:

D. Kuznetsov, Tetradze, Korneev, Tedeyev (Cheryshev, 70), Salenko, Borodyuk (captain), Radchenko (Tatarchuk

, 85).

• March 23, 1994 / Friendly / Ireland - Russia 0-0 / Dublin, Lansdowne Road / Attendance: 36,000

Russia:

Kosolapov

, 87).

• April 20, 1994 / Friendly / Turkey - Russia 0-1 (Radchenko 10') / Bursa, Bursa Atatürk Stadium / Attendance: 28,000

Russia:

D. Kuznetsov, Popov, Borodyuk (captain) (Beschastnykh, 60), Yuran (Onopko, 46), Radchenko (Lediakhov

, 87).

• May 29, 1994 / Friendly / Russia -
  Piatnitski 49' Tsymbalar 59' - Tittel 34') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium
  / Attendance: 8,000

Russia:

Piatnitski, Tsymbalar, Salenko, Mostovoi, Radchenko

.

• June 20, 1994 / 1994 FIFA World Cup, Group B / Brazil - Russia 2-0 (Romário 27' Raí 54' (pen.)) / Stanford Stadium, Stanford / Attendance: 81,061

Russia:

Piatnitski, Karpin, Tsymbalar, Yuran (Salenko, 56), Radchenko (Borodyuk

, 76).

• June 24, 1994 /
  Sweden - Russia 3-1 (Brolin 37' (pen.) Dahlin 60' 82' - Salenko 5' (pen) Gorlukovich  49' ) / Pontiac, Pontiac Silverdome
  / Attendance: 71,528

Russia:

D. Kuznetsov, Khlestov, Popov (Karpin, 40), Onopko, Mostovoi, Borodyuk (Galiamin, 50), Salenko, Radchenko

.

• June 28, 1994 / 1994 FIFA World Cup, Group B / Cameroon - Russia 1-6 (Milla 47' - Salenko 16' 41' 45' (pen.) 73' 75' Radchenko 82') / Stanford Stadium, Stanford / Attendance: 74,914

Russia:

Ternavski, Onopko (captain), Tsymbalar, Tetradze, Korneev (Radchenko, 65), Karpin, Lediakhov (Beschastnykh, 77), Salenko

.

Russia:

Kosolapov, 83), Simutenkov (Niederhaus

, 83).

• September 7, 1994 / Friendly / Russia - Germany 0-1 (Kuntz 7') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 40,000

Russia:

Piatnitski, Kolyvanov (Radchenko, 46), Kiriakov

.

• October 12, 1994 / UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier / Russia - San Marino 4-0 (Karpin 43' Kolyvanov 64' Nikiforov 65' Radchenko 67') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 10,000

Russia:

Piatnitski, Kiriakov

.

• November 16, 1994 / UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier / Scotland - Russia 1-1 (Booth 20' - Radchenko 25') / Glasgow, Hampden Park / Attendance: 31,254

Russia:

Piatnitski (Tetradze, 75), Radchenko, Radimov

.