1997 in Russian football

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1997 was the sixth season Russia held its own national football competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union.

Club competitions

FC Spartak Moscow won the title for the fifth time. This was the last season fourth tier of the Russian football was a professional Russian Third League.

For more details, see:

Cup competitions

The fifth edition of the Russian Cup, 1996–97 Russian Cup was won by FC Lokomotiv Moscow, who beat FC Dynamo Moscow in the finals with a score of 2–0.

Early stages of the 1997–98 Russian Cup were played later in the year.

European club competitions

1996–97 UEFA Champions League, 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 1996–97 UEFA Cup

Russian teams were eliminated in 1996.

1997–98 UEFA Champions League

FC Spartak Moscow were eliminated in the second qualifying round and went on to the UEFA Cup.[1]

  • August 13, 1997 / Second qualifying round, First leg /
    Lokomotíva Stadium
    / Attendance: 12,600
FC Spartak Moscow:
Dmitriev (Robson, 81), Tikhonov
.
FC Spartak Moscow:
Dmitriev (Kechinov, 32), Tikhonov
.

1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

FC Lokomotiv Moscow qualified for the quarterfinals stage that was played in 1998.[2]

FC Lokomotiv Moscow: .
FC Lokomotiv Moscow: .
FC Lokomotiv Moscow: , 46).
  • November 6, 1997 / Second round, return leg / Kocaelispor – FC Lokomotiv Moscow 0–0 /
    Ismet Pasa Stadium
    / Attendance: 15,000.
FC Lokomotiv Moscow: , 73).

1997–98 UEFA Cup

FC Alania Vladikavkaz went out in the first round.[3]

FC Alania Vladikavkaz: .
FC Rotor Volgograd: .
  • August 26, 1997 / Second qualifying round, Return leg / FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk – FC Alania Vladikavkaz 1-4 (
    Stadium Meteor
    / Attendance: 8,000
FC Alania Vladikavkaz: .
  • August 26, 1997 / Second qualifying round, Return leg / Odra Wodzisław – FC Rotor Volgograd (
    MOSiR Stadium
    / Attendance: 8,000
FC Rotor Volgograd: , 75).
  • September 16, 1997 / First round, First leg /
    Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium
    / Attendance: 3,000
FC Alania Vladikavkaz: .
FC Rotor Volgograd:
Zhunenko (Zernov, 46), Olenikov
.
  • September 16, 1997 / First round, First leg /
    Stade Tourbillon
    / Attendance: 6,000
FC Spartak Moscow: .
FC Alania Vladikavkaz: , 55).
FC Rotor Volgograd: , 80).
FC Spartak Moscow: .

The goal in the stadium was measured before the game and turned out to be 2.46 meters high instead of regulation 2.44. The referee decided to play the game anyway. After FC Sion's protest, UEFA decided to replay the return leg.

FC Spartak Moscow: .
FC Rotor Volgograd: .
FC Spartak Moscow: .
FC Rotor Volgograd:
Zhunenko, Olenikov
.
FC Spartak Moscow: .
FC Spartak Moscow: .
FC Spartak Moscow: .

1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup

FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow and FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod all won their groups, but were knocked out in the semi-finals.[4]

  • June 22, 1997 / Group 12, Day 1 /
    Boris Paichadze Stadium
    / Attendance: 20,000
FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow: .
FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod: .
  • June 29, 1997 / Group 5, Day 2 / FC Dynamo Moscow –
    Dynamo Stadium
    / Attendance: 3,500
FC Dynamo Moscow: .
FC Dynamo Moscow: , 57).
FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod: , 60).
FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow: , 73).
  • July 12, 1997 / Group 5, Day 4 / FC Dynamo Moscow –
    Dynamo Stadium
    / Attendance: 3,000
FC Dynamo Moscow: .
FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod: , 63).
FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow: ).
  • July 19, 1997 / Group 5, Day 5 /
    Nadderud stadion
    / Attendance: 2,000
FC Dynamo Moscow:
Artyomov
, 65).
FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod: .
FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow:
Samaroni
, 66).
  • July 26, 1997 / Semi-finals, First leg / FC Dynamo Moscow –
    Dynamo Stadium
    / Attendance: 5,000
FC Dynamo Moscow: .
FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod: , 46).
FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow:
Samaroni (Preikšaitis
, 76).
FC Dynamo Moscow: .
FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod: .
FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow:
Samaroni
.

National team

Yuri Syomin assisting throughout and Leonid Pakhomov assisting from the third game on.[5]

Russia: , 88).
   
Penalties
 
Mihajlović soccer ball with check mark
Savićević soccer ball with check mark
Drobnjak soccer ball with check mark
Ćurčić soccer ball with check mark
Mirković soccer ball with check mark
Govedarica soccer ball with red X
5 – 6 soccer ball with check mark Simutenkov
soccer ball with check mark Tikhonov
soccer ball with check mark Alenichev
soccer ball with check mark Popov
soccer ball with check mark Bokov
soccer ball with check mark Kharlachyov
 
Russia: .
  • March 12, 1997 / Friendly /
    Stadion Crvena Zvezda
    / Attendance: 32,000
Russia: Ovchinnikov, Khlestov, Chugainov, Popov (Kharlachyov, 64), Tetradze, Karpin, Onopko (captain), Kanchelskis (Alenichev, 74), Beschastnykh (Tsveiba, 46; Bokov, 85), Kolyvanov, Simutenkov (Gerasimenko, 86).
Russia: Cherchesov, Popov, Chugainov, Tsymbalar (Gerasimenko, 69), Tetradze, Karpin, Onopko (captain), Kanchelskis, Mostovoi, Kolyvanov, Simutenkov.
  • April 30, 1997 /
    Dynamo Stadium
    / Attendance: 10,000
Russia:
Grishin, 46), Kechinov, Simutenkov
.
  • June 8, 1997 /
    Dynamo Stadium
    / Attendance: 30,000
Russia: , 61).

The next game was officially billed as "Russia All Stars vs. FIFA World XI" and does not count as an official

Russian national football team game. It was held to commemorate 100 years anniversary of football in Russia and 850 years anniversary of the founding of Moscow. Uwe Gospodarek, who played in this game, never actually played a game for Germany national football team
.

Referee: Pierluigi Collina.
Russia All Stars: , 46).
FIFA World XI: , 58).
FIFA World XI coaches: Bobby Robson and Bora Milutinović.
Russia: , 46).
Russia: , 76).
Russia:
Kosolapov, 82), Yuran (Veretennikov, 67), Kolyvanov, Simutenkov (Radimov
, 46).
  • October 29, 1997 /
    Dynamo Stadium
    / Attendance: 20,000
Russia: , 46).
  • November 15, 1997 /
    Stadio San Paolo
    / Attendance: 76,500
Russia: .

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