2008 in Russian football

2008 in Russian football.

Overview

*Russian Super Cup 2008 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.
*Russian Premier League 2008 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.
*Russia will start their Euro 2008 campaign on 10 June with a group stage match against Spain, and their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign on 10 September with a home match against Wales.

National team

econd Division

The following teams will take part in Russian Second Division 2008:

;West
*FC Dmitrov
*FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg
*FC Dynamo Vologda
*Istra Istra
*FC MVD Rossya Moscow
*FC Nara-Desna Naro-Fominsk
*FC Pskov 747
*FC Reutov
*FC Sever Murmansk
*FC Sheksna Cherepovets
*FC Spartak Kostroma
*FC Spartak Shchyolkovo
*FC Tekstilshchik-Telekom Ivanovo
*FC Torpedo-RG
*FC Torpedo Vladimir
*FC Volga Tver
*FC Volochanin-Ratmir Vyshny Volochyok
*FC Zelenograd Moscow
*FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg

;Center
*FC Avangard Kursk
*FC Dynamo Voronezh
*FC FCS-73 Voronez
*FC Gubkin
*FC Lokomotiv Liski
*FC Lukhovitsy
*FC Metallurg Lipetsk
*FC Mordovia Saransk
*FC Nika Moscow
*FC Ruschi Oryol
*FC Ryazan
*FC Saturn-2 Moscow Oblast
*FC Spartak Tambov
*FC Yelets
*FC Zenit Penza
*FC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo
*FC Zodiak Stary Oskol
*FC Zvezda Serpukhov

;South
*FC Astrakhan
*FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz
*FC Bataysk-2007
*FC Dagdiesel Kaspiysk
*FC Druzhba Maykop
*FC Dynamo Stavropol
*FC Energiya Volzhsky
*FC Kavkaztransgaz-2005 Ryzdvyany
*FC Krasnodar
*FC Krasnodar-2000
*FC NIKA Krasny Sulin
*FC Olimpia Volgograd
*FC Rotor Volgograd
*FC Sochi-04
*FC Spartak-UGP Anapa
*FC Taganrog
*FC Volgar Gazprom Astrakhan
*FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi

;Ural-Povolzhye
*FC Alnas Almetyevsk
*FC Dynamo Kirov
*FC Energetik Uren
*FC Gazovik Orenburg
*FC Gorniak Uchaly
*FC Khimik Dzerzinsk
*FC Krylya Sovetov-SOK Dimitrovgrad
*FC Lada Togliatti
*FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
*FC Nizhny Novgorod
*FC Rubin-2 Kazan
*FC Sokol-Saratov
*FC SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk
*FC Togliatti
*FC Tyumen
*FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod
*FC Yunit Samara
*FC Zenit Chelyabinsk

;East
*FC Amur Blagoveshchensk
*FC Chita
*FC Irtysh-1946 Omsk
*FC Kuzbass-Dynamo Kemerovo
*FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk
*FC Okean Nakhodka
*FC Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
*FC Sibir-2 Novosibirsk
*FC Sibiryak Bratsk
*FC Smena Komsomolsk-on-Amur

Cups

Russian Cup 2007-08

Quarterfinals

emifinals

Final

footballbox
date=17 May 2008
team1 = CSKA Moscow
time=15:00 MSD
score = 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
report =
team2 = Amkar Perm
goals1 = Vágner Love goal|65
Jô goal|75
goals2 = Drinčić goal|57
Dujmović goal|64
stadium = Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow
Attendance:
Referee: Sukhina (Malakhovka)penshootoutbox
penalties1 = Zhirkov pengoal
Vágner Love pengoal
Jô pengoal
Janczyk pengoal
penaltyscore = 4–1
penalties2 = penmiss Drinčić
pengoal Kushev
penmiss|saved by Akinfeev Dujmović

2008 Russian Super Cup

Russian Super Cup 2008 was the 6th Russian Super Cup match, which was contested between the Russian Premier League 2007 champion, Zenit St. Petersburg, and the winner of Russian Cup 2006-07, Lokomotiv Moscow.footballbox
date = 9 March 2008
time = 16:00 MSK
team1 = Zenit St. Petersburg
score = 2 – 1
report= [http://rfpl.org/supercup.shtml?year=2008 (Report)]
team2 = Lokomotiv Moscow
goals1 = Arshavin goal|34
Pogrebnyak goal|82
goals2 = Rodolfo goal|69
stadium = Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
attendance = 48,000
referee = Baskakov (Moscow)

References

* [http://www.rfpl.org/ RFPL]
* [http://www.rfs.ru/ RFS]