2008 Russian First Division
The 2008 Russian First Division was the 17th edition of Russian First Division. There were 22 teams.
Teams
15 clubs placed 3–17 in 2007 Russian First Division, 2 clubs relegated from 2007 Russian Premier League and 5 zone winners from 2007 Russian Second Division took part in the league:
Location of teams in 2008 Russian First Division
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On 23 October 2008 FC Zvezda Irkutsk had to stop participation in the league due to lack of funds, their main sponsor Interavia airlines is having financial problems at the time.[1] Zvezda failed to fulfil four last fixtures.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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 | |
3 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 79 | |
4 | Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast
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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
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42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 59 | |
11 | Vityaz Podolsk | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 58[a] | |
12 | Salyut-Energia Belgorod
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42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 58[a] | |
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)
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42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 57 | Relegation to Second Division |
17 | Volga Ulyanovsk (R) | 42 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 49 | |
18 | Torpedo Moscow (R) | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 47 | 69 | −22 | 49 | |
19 | Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk (R) | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 39 | 79 | −40 | 32 | |
20 | Dynamo Barnaul (R) | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 80 | −49 | 27 | |
21 | Dynamo Bryansk (R) | 42 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 30 | 81 | −51 | 22 | |
22 | Zvezda Irkutsk[b] (R) | 42 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 36 | 95 | −59 | 11 |
Source: PFL, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th away goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th away goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | Denis Popov | Chernomorets / Torpedo | 24 |
2 | Vladimir Shishelov | Zvezda / Ural | 23 |
3 | Dmitri Akimov | Sibir / Rostov | 22 |
4 | Vartan Mazalov
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SKA Rostov-on-Don | 21 |
Aleksandr Yarkin | SKA-Khabarovsk | ||
6 | Vadim Yanchuk | Nosta | 20 |
7 | Serghei Dadu
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Alania
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18 |
Denis Zubko | Kuban | ||
9 | Mikheil Ashvetia | Anzhi | 17 |
Spartak Gogniyev | KAMAZ |