2006 in Russian football
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National team
RussiaRussia national football team
The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union , the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium , and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is...
played two friendly matches under the caretaker coach Aleksandr Borodyuk
Aleksandr Borodyuk
Aleksandr Genrikhovich Borodyuk is a Russian football manager and former international player for USSR and Russia ....
. On 1 March, they lost 0–1 to Brazil
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, and on 27 May drew 0–0 with Spain
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
in Albacete
Albacete
Albacete is a city and municipality in southeastern Spain, 258 km southeast of Madrid, the capital of the province of Albacete in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. The municipality had a population of c. 169,700 in 2009....
.
On 10 April Guus Hiddink
Guus Hiddink
Guus Hiddink is a Dutch football manager and former player. He was the most recently manager of the Turkish national football team. He is considered to be one of the best managers of his generation and was the best-paid coach in international football in 2009...
announced that he will become manager of Russia team after 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
.http://www.uefa.com/competitions/EURO/news/Kind=1/newsId=412818.html The contract was signed on 14 April.http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?119830
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score1 | Competition | Russia scorers | Match Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 March 2006 | Lokomotiv Stadium Lokomotiv Stadium (Moscow) Lokomotiv Stadium is a football stadium in Moscow, Russia. It is the home stadium of Lokomotiv Moscow and was the home ground of the Russian National Team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. The stadium was reconstructed in 2002 and holds 28,800 people, all seated... , Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... (H) |
0–1 | F | uefa | ||
| 27 May 2006 | Estadio Carlos Belmonte Estadio Carlos Belmonte Estadio Carlos Belmonte is a multi-purpose stadium in Albacete, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Albacete Balompié. The stadium holds 17,300 and was built in 1940.... , Albacete Albacete Albacete is a city and municipality in southeastern Spain, 258 km southeast of Madrid, the capital of the province of Albacete in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. The municipality had a population of c. 169,700 in 2009.... (A) |
0–0 | F | uefa | ||
| 16 August 2006 | Lokomotiv Stadium Lokomotiv Stadium (Moscow) Lokomotiv Stadium is a football stadium in Moscow, Russia. It is the home stadium of Lokomotiv Moscow and was the home ground of the Russian National Team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. The stadium was reconstructed in 2002 and holds 28,800 people, all seated... , Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... (H) |
1–0 | F | Pavel Pogrebnyak Pavel Pogrebnyak Pavel Viktorovich Pogrebnyak is an association footballer currently plays as a striker with German side VfB Stuttgart and the Russian national team... |
uefa FIFA | |
| 6 September 2006 | Lokomotiv Stadium Lokomotiv Stadium (Moscow) Lokomotiv Stadium is a football stadium in Moscow, Russia. It is the home stadium of Lokomotiv Moscow and was the home ground of the Russian National Team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. The stadium was reconstructed in 2002 and holds 28,800 people, all seated... , Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... (H) |
0–0 | ECQ | uefa | ||
| 7 October 2006 | Dynamo Stadium, Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... (H) |
1–1 | ECQ | Andrei Arshavin | uefa | |
| 11 October 2006 | Petrovsky Stadium Petrovsky Stadium The Petrovsky Stadium is a sport complex that consists of a number of sport buildings. One of them is the Grand Sport Arena which is the home of FC Zenit of Saint Petersburg, Russia and for simplicity referred by everyone as Petrovsky Stadium. The complex also contains another football stadium,... , Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea... (H) |
2–0 | ECQ | Pavel Pogrebnyak Pavel Pogrebnyak Pavel Viktorovich Pogrebnyak is an association footballer currently plays as a striker with German side VfB Stuttgart and the Russian national team... , Dmitri Sychev Dmitri Sychev Dmitri Yevgenyevich Sychev is an association footballer. His last name is also transcribed as Sytchev, and his first name as Dmitry or Dmitriy. He has been hailed by the international press as "The Russian Michael Owen" because of his pace and as "The most sensational young Russian forward since... |
uefa | |
| 15 November 2006 | City Stadium Skopje City Stadium Philip II of Macedonia Arena is a multi-purpose stadium in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, but sometimes also for music concerts or other events... , Skopje Skopje Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre... (A) |
2–0 | ECQ | Vladimir Bystrov Vladimir Bystrov Vladimir Sergeyevich Bystrov born 31 January 1984 in Luga, Leningrad Oblast) is an association football right winger who currently plays for FC Zenit St. Petersburg and Russia.-Euro 2008:... , Andrei Arshavin |
uefa |
U-21 team
The under-21 team played in the qualification for the 2007 European Championship2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 2007 were held from 10 June 2007 to 23 June 2007. It is the 16th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship....
. Russia finished first in the group with Hungary and Finland, winning both matches, and qualified for the play-off against Portugal. In the first play-off match in Moscow, Russia took a 4–1 lead, but Portugal overcome the deficit in the return leg, winning 3–0 and qualifying for the final tournament on away goals.
U-19 team
The under-19 team finished third in group 1 of the elite round of 2006 European Championship. Russia's opponents were Austria, Hungary, and Slovenia.U-17 team
The under-17 team won the 2006 European Championship in LuxembourgLuxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
. After finishing second in a group with Spain, Hungary, and Luxembourg, Russia overcame Germany in the semifinal (1–0) and Czech Republic in the final on 14 May (2–2, 5–3 on penalties). This was the first time Russia won the U-17 European Championship. In order to qualify for the final tournament, Russia finished ahead of Italy, England, and Bulgaria in group 7 of the elite round.
Premier League
CSKA Moscow won the 2006 title, Torpedo Moscow were relegated for the first time since 1938.First Division
On 14 February two First Division clubs, Alania Vladikavkaz and Lokomotiv Chita, were denied professional licences by Professional Football League and excluded from professional football.http://news.sport-express.ru/online/ntext/12/nl122681.html On 22 February PFL decided to replace Alania and Lokomotiv with Lada TogliattiFC Lada Togliatti
FC Lada Tolyatti was a Russian football club based in Tolyatti. In March 2010, the club was excluded from the Second Division, along with another Toylatti team, FC Togliatti, with Tolyatti now represented by FC Akademiya Togliatti.-History:...
and Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk
FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk
FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk are a Russian football club based in Pyatigorsk.In 2008, the club has been relegated to the Russian Second Division.-History:The history of Mashuk-KMV dates back to the 1920s and the team named Dynamo...
, the runners-up in the Second Division
Russian Second Division
The Russian Second Division is the third level of Russian professional football.In 1998–2010, it was run by the Professional Football League....
.http://www.pfl.ru/DESIGN.2001/0206.HTM The Russian Football Union did not endorse the exclusion and on 28 February decided to keep Alania and Lokomotiv in the First Division, giving them another chance to fulfill the league requirements.http://www.sovsport.ru/news/default.asp?id=215785 Consequently, on 6 March PFL decided to extend the First Division from 22 to 24 clubs, including Alania, Lokomotiv, Lada, and Mashuk-KMV.http://news.sport-express.ru/online/ntext/12/nl125799.html
However, on 20 March the Russian Football Union finally decided to exclude Alania and Lokomotiv from the league. This decision was announced by the Professional Football League on 21 March, five days before the start of the First Division.http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?118571
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | Khimki FC Khimki FC Khimki is a Russian association football club based in Khimki.-History:The team was formed in 1996 by merging two amateur clubs from Khimki, Rodina, and Novator. Khimki entered the amateur league and played their first official match on 17 May 1996. Of more than 150 amateur teams in the... |
42 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 83 | 30 | 99 | |
| P | 2 | Kuban FC Kuban Krasnodar FC Kuban is a Russian football club based in Krasnodar. In 2011 will play in the Russian Premier League after having won the Russian First Division in 2010.... |
42 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 92 | 25 | 97 | |
| 3 | Ural FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast FC Ural is a Russian football club. The club is based in Yekaterinburg but represents all Sverdlovsk Oblast. The club is in the Russian First Division.-Club colours:-History:... |
42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 23 | 90 | ||
| 4 | KAMAZ FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny KAMAZ is a Russian football club based in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan. The club is currently in the Russian First Division.Colours are all white. Light blue shirts, white shorts.-History:... |
42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 54 | 26 | 77 | ||
| 5 | SKA-Energia FC SKA-Energia Khabarovsk SKA-Energiya is an association football club based in Khabarovsk, Russia. They have played in the Russian First Division since 2002.-History:The club was known under different names:*DKA *ODO *DO *OSK... |
42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 40 | 71 | ||
| 6 | Sodovik FC Sodovik Sterlitamak FC Sodovik Sterlitamak was a Russian association football club based in Sterlitamak.-History:FC Sodovik is a team owned by OAO Soda. The team played in the Republic of Bashkortostan championship, winning it three times in 1967, 1979, and 1991. In 1992, Sodovik replaced Kauchuk, another team from... |
42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 59 | 35 | 69 | ||
| 7 | Sibir FC Sibir Novosibirsk FC Sibir Novosibirsk is a Russian association football club based in Novosibirsk. The club plays at the Spartak Stadium. As a result of their first-ever season in the Russian Premier League in 2010, FC Sibir has been relegated to play the next season in Russian First Division.-History:The club was... |
42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 67 | 45 | 65 | ||
| 8 | Terek FC Terek Grozny FC Terek Grozny is a Russian football club, currently playing in the Russian Premier League.... |
42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 48 | 47 | 62 | ||
| 9 | Dynamo Bryansk FC Dynamo Bryansk FC Dynamo Bryansk are a Russian football club based in Bryansk.In 2009 it came second in its Russian Second Division zone and was not promoted... |
42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 42 | 38 | 61 | ||
| 10 | Avangard FC Avangard Kursk FC Avangard Kursk is an association football club based in Kursk, Russia. In 2011, it will once again play in the Russian Second Division after taking the last place in Russian First Division in 2010, where it spent one season.... |
42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 38 | 61 | ||
| 11 | Volgar-Gazprom FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan is an association football club based in Astrakhan, Russia. In 2008, they won the Russian Second Division in the South Zone and were promoted to the Russian First Division for 2009.-History:... |
42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 47 | –2 | 60 | |
| 12 | Salyut-Energia | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 58 | –12 | 56 | |
| 13 | Mashuk-KMV FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk are a Russian football club based in Pyatigorsk.In 2008, the club has been relegated to the Russian Second Division.-History:The history of Mashuk-KMV dates back to the 1920s and the team named Dynamo... |
42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 41 | 56 | –15 | 55 | |
| 14 | Baltika FC Baltika Kaliningrad Baltika is an association football club based in Kaliningrad, Russia. Currently the club plays in the Football Championship of the National League.-History:The club was founded on 22 December 1954 as Pishchevik Kaliningrad... |
42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 41 | 56 | –15 | 55 | |
| 15 | Anzhi FC Anzhi Makhachkala FC Anzhi Makhachkala is a Russian football club based in Makhachkala, capital of the Republic of Dagestan, which plays in the Russian Premier League. The word "Anzhi" is part of Anzhi-Qala the old name of Makhachkala.-History:The club was founded in 1991 and has played in the Russian league since... |
42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 57 | 66 | –9 | 53 | |
| 16 | Dynamo Makhachkala FC Dynamo Makhachkala FC Dynamo Makhachkala was a Russian football club based in Makhachkala.In the 2006 season Dynamo finished 16th in the Russian First Division. However, the club was denied the professional licence and thus relegated to amateur level.... |
42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 56 | 54 | 51 | ||
| 17 | Lada FC Lada Togliatti FC Lada Tolyatti was a Russian football club based in Tolyatti. In March 2010, the club was excluded from the Second Division, along with another Toylatti team, FC Togliatti, with Tolyatti now represented by FC Akademiya Togliatti.-History:... |
42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 38 | 63 | –25 | 45 | |
| R | 18 | Spartak FC Spartak Nizhny Novgorod FC Spartak Nizhny Novgorod were a Russian football club based in Nizhny Novgorod.The club was founded as Lukoil Chelyabinsk in 2000. The futsal club Chelyabinets became the base for the club. Yury Pervak, the CEO of Lukoil Chelyabnefteproduct, played a major role in the establishment... |
42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 46 | 60 | –14 | 43 |
| R | 19 | Fakel FC Fakel Voronezh FC Fakel Voronezh is a Russian association football club based in Voronezh. Currently the club plays in the Russian First Division. The name of the club means "Torch" .... |
42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 27 | 54 | –27 | 42 |
| R | 20 | Oryol | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 72 | –37 | 291 |
| R | 21 | Metallurg FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk is a Russian football club based in Krasnoyarsk. The club will play in the Russian First Division in 2011 after winning their zone of the Russian Second Division in 2010.-History:... |
42 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 80 | –50 | 21 |
| R | 22 | Angusht FC Angusht Nazran FC Angusht Nazran is a Russian association football club from Nazran. In 2006, the club played in the Russian First Division, the second level of Russian professional football. In 2011, they play in the Russian Second Division.... |
42 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 32 | 105 | –73 | 13 |
1Oryol were deducted 6 points for failing to pay a transfer fee.
Yevgeny Alkhimov became the top scorer for the second time in a row, this time for Ural with 25 goals.
Second Division
The following clubs have earned promotion by winning tournaments in their respective Second DivisionRussian Second Division
The Russian Second Division is the third level of Russian professional football.In 1998–2010, it was run by the Professional Football League....
zones:
- FC Tekstilshchik-Telekom IvanovoFC Tekstilshchik-Telekom IvanovoFC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo is a Russian association football club from Ivanovo. Currently the club plays in the Russian Second Division. It has played on the second-highest level in 1939, 1945 to 1962, 1965 to 1974, 1983, 1992, 1993, and 2007.-Team name history:*1937-1938 Spartak Ivanovo*1939-1943...
(West) - FC Spartak-MZK Ryazan (Centre)
- FC Spartak VladikavkazFC Spartak VladikavkazFC Alania Vladikavkaz is a Russian football club based in Vladikavkaz , North Ossetia-Alania. In 2010, it replaced FC Moscow in the Russian Premier League, but was relegated back after one season on the top level.-History:By the collapse of the Soviet Union, Spartak Vladikavkaz were the only...
(South) - FC Nosta NovotroitskFC Nosta NovotroitskFC Nosta Novotroitsk is a Russian association football club. The club finished 16th in the Russian First Division in 2009 and was relegated to the Russian Second Division. In early 2010 it was announced that the club is dissolved due to lack of financing...
(Ural-Povolzhye) - FC Zvezda IrkutskFC Zvezda IrkutskFC Zvezda Irkutsk was a Russian football club based in Irkutsk. Zvezda finished first in the Russian Second Division East in 2006, winning promotion to the Russian First Division...
(East)
Russian Super Cup
CSKA Moscow, winners of both the league and the cup in 20052005 in Russian football
2005 was marked by a greatest success in the Russian club football so far, as CSKA Moscow won the UEFA Cup. Later, CSKA completed the treble, winning the Russian Cup and the Russian Premier League title...
, met the league runners-up Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
in a Super Cup
Russian Super Cup
The Russian Super Cup is a one-match football annual competition. Its official sponsored name is TransTeleCom Russian Supercup . The two participating clubs are holders of the Russian Premier League champions title and the Russian Cup...
match on 11 March. CSKA won the match 3-2.
Russian Cup
The cup final between CSKA Moscow and Spartak MoscowFC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
was won 3-0 by CSKA. Jô
Jo
JO, Jo or jo may refer to:*Jō, a ~4-foot-long wooden staff used in some Japanese martial arts*Cho , , also spelled Jo, a common Korean family name*Jo , a 1971 French comedy...
scored twice and Vagner Love
Vagner Love
Vágner Silva de Souza , commonly known as Vágner Love, is a Brazilian football striker who plays for CSKA Moscow.-Palmeiras:...
once. Report
UEFA Cup 2005/06
Lokomotiv MoscowFC Lokomotiv Moscow
The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...
and FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League...
continued their participation in the UEFA Cup 2005-06
UEFA Cup 2005-06
The UEFA Cup 2005–06 season was won by Sevilla FC, beating Middlesbrough FC in the final. It was the first victory for Sevilla in a European competition, and the first appearance by Middlesbrough in a European final. The final took place at Philips Stadion, in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The match was...
. Lokomotiv were knocked out in the round of 32 by Sevilla
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...
, and Zenit recorded two victories over Rosenborg
Rosenborg B.K.
Rosenborg Ballklub is a Norwegian football club from the city of Trondheim, currently playing in the Norwegian Premier League. With 22 league titles and nine Norwegian Cup titles, the club is the most successful in Norway and has dominated Norwegian football since the start of the 1990s...
and a win and a draw against Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
to reach the quarterfinals, where they lost on aggregate to Sevilla
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...
, too. Zenit's run in the UEFA cup became the best in club's history.
Intertoto Cup 2006
FC MoskvaFC Moskva
This article refers to the Moscow government team formed in 2004. For the predecessors in the Russian Premier League, see FC Torpedo-ZIL and FC Torpedo-Metallurg....
participated in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006
The UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006 was the first after a major change of the competition format. There were only three rounds instead of five, and eleven teams qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup...
. After defeating Belarusian team MTZ-RIPO
FC MTZ-RIPO
FC Partizan Minsk is a Belarusian Premier League football team, part of Russian-Lithuanian businessman Vladimir Romanov's soccer holding which also includes Scottish Premier League club Hearts and Lithuanian A Lyga champion FBK Kaunas...
3–0 on aggregate in the Second Round, Moskva were paired Hertha Berlin
Hertha BSC Berlin
Hertha Berliner Sport-Club von 1892, commonly known as Hertha BSC or Hertha Berlin, is a German association football club based in Berlin. A founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900, the club has a long history as Berlin's best-supported side...
. First leg in Berlin finished 0-0, and Hertha won the second leg 2–0 to progress to the UEFA Cup.
UEFA Champions League 2006/07
CSKA Moscow and Spartak MoscowFC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League 2006-07
UEFA Champions League 2006-07
The 2006–07 UEFA Champions League was the 15th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded from the European Cup, and the 52nd season overall. The final was contested by Milan and Liverpool on 23 May 2007...
. CSKA defeated MFK Ružomberok
MFK Ružomberok
MFK Ružomberok is a Slovak football club, playing in the city of Ružomberok.-History:Established in 1906, the club's colours have been traditionally white, yellow and red, which are also featured on the town's flag...
5–0 on aggregate in the third qualifying round. Spartak's qualification was harder, as they passed FC Sheriff Tiraspol
FC Sheriff Tiraspol
FC Sheriff Tiraspol is a football club based in Tiraspol, Moldova. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football. The team is sometimes referred to as simply FC Sheriff and should not be confused with FC Tiraspol, a rival team based in the same city.-History:The club...
on away goals after two draws in the second qualifying round, and FC Slovan Liberec
FC Slovan Liberec
FC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league...
2–1 on aggregate.
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
, Futebol Clube do Porto
Futebol Clube do Porto
Futebol Clube do Porto , commonly known as FC Porto, Porto, or FCP, is a Portuguese multi-sports club from the city of Porto, in the northern region of the country. Although they successfully compete in a number of different sports, FC Porto is mostly known for its association football team...
, and Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
will be CSKA's opponents in the group stage, while Spartak will contend against Sporting Clube de Portugal, F.C. Internazionale Milano
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
, and FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
.
UEFA Cup 2006/07
Lokomotiv Moscow and Rubin Kazan qualified for the first round of the UEFA Cup 2006-07UEFA Cup 2006-07
The 2006–07 UEFA Cup was the 36th UEFA Cup, Europe's second tier club football tournament. On 16 May 2007, at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Sevilla won their second consecutive UEFA Cup, defeating Espanyol 3–1 on penalties after the match finished 2–2 after extra time...
. Rubin participated in the second qualifying round, defeating FC BATE
FC BATE
FC BATE Borisov is a Belarusian football team playing in the city of Borisov. They compete in the Belarusian Premier League and are the reigning champions. BATE are the only Belarusian team to have qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League and for the group stage of the UEFA...
5–0 on aggregate.
In the first round, Lokomotiv and Rubin played S.V. Zulte-Waregem
S.V. Zulte-Waregem
Sportvereniging Zulte Waregem , usually called Zulte Waregem or by their nickname Essevee , is a Belgian professional football club based in Waregem, West Flanders. Zulte Waregem plays in the Belgian Pro League. Their highest finish at the highest level was a 5th place in Belgian First Division...
and Parma F.C.
Parma F.C.
Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its...
, respectively. Both Russian clubs were eliminated.
Domestic competitions
Rossiyanka Moscow Oblast won the league, with Spartak Moscow finishing second and Nadezhda NoginskNadezhda Noginsk
Nadezhda Noginsk was a Russian women's football from Noginsk, founded in 2001.It competed for seven years in the top division before it was disbanded following the end of the 2008 season. Nadezhda was third in 2005, 2006 and 2007 in a row and reached the national Cup semifinals twice.-Former...
third. The Cup also went to Rossiyanka, while Spartak were runners-up again.
National team
Russia women's national football teamRussia women's national football team
The Russia women's national football team represents Russia in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Football Union of Russia and affiliated with UEFA...
participated in the qualification for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. They finished second behind Germany
Germany women's national football team
The German women's national football team represents Germany in international women's football and is directed by the German Football Association . The team – informally called West Germany in English – played its first international match in 1982...
, failing to qualify.
U-20 World Championship
In August-September Russia hosted the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship
The 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship was held in Russia from 17 August to 3 September 2006. It was the officially recognized world championship for women's under-20 national football teams...
, held in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
. The Russia national team finished second in group A which also included Brazil, Australia, and New Zealand, and lost 4–0 to China in the quarterfinal. The tournament was won by Korea DPR national team who defeated China 5–0 in the final at the Lokomotiv Stadium
Lokomotiv Stadium (Moscow)
Lokomotiv Stadium is a football stadium in Moscow, Russia. It is the home stadium of Lokomotiv Moscow and was the home ground of the Russian National Team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. The stadium was reconstructed in 2002 and holds 28,800 people, all seated...
on 3 September.