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

Club competitions

FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow (russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва, Futbolʹnyy klub «Spartak» Moskva, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships (second only to Dyn ...

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: *

1997 Russian Top League In the 1997 season of the Russian Top League, the football team Spartak Moscow successfully defended the championship, winning their fifth Russian title. Overview Standings Results Top goalscorers Medal squads See also * 1997 in ...

* 1997 Russian First League * 1997 Russian Second League *

1997 Russian Third League The Russian Third League 1997 was the 4th and, so far, final time competition on the fourth level of Russian football was professional. In 1998 Russian Third League was disbanded and the Amateur Football League moved back to fourth level of the Rus ...

Cup competitions

The fifth edition of the Russian Cup, 1996–97 Russian Cup was won by

FC Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three o ...

, who beat

FC Dynamo Moscow FC Dynamo Moscow (''FC Dynamo Moskva'', russian: Дина́мо Москва́ ) is a Russian football club based in Moscow. Dynamo returned to the Russian Premier League for the 2017–18 season after one season in the second-tier Russian Foot ...

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 The 1997–98 UEFA Champions League was the 43rd season of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA's premier club football tournament, and the sixth since its re-branding from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup". The tournament was won by ...

were eliminated in the second qualifying round and went on to the UEFA Cup.Champions League 1997-98 games list by KLISF
/ref> * August 13, 1997 / Second qualifying round, First leg / 1. FC Košice – FC Spartak Moscow 2-1 ( Kožlej Kozák –

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) / Košice, Lokomotíva Stadium / Attendance: 12,600 :FC Spartak Moscow: Filimonov, Gorlukovich, Khlestov, Tsymbalar ( captain), Mamedov ( Evseev, 77), Ananko, Bakharev ( Melyoshin, 45), Alenichev, Titov,

( Robson, 81), Tikhonov. * August 27, 1997 / Second qualifying round, Return leg / FC Spartak Moscow – 1. FC Košice 0-0 / Moscow, Lokomotiv Stadium / Attendance: 20,000 :FC Spartak Moscow: Filimonov, Gorlukovich, Khlestov, Tsymbalar ( captain), Ananko ( Golovskoy, 46), Evseev, Robson ( Lutovinov, 75), Alenichev, Titov,

( Kechinov, 32), Tikhonov.

1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The 1997–98 season of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup club football tournament was won by Chelsea in the final against Stuttgart. Teams Qualifying round ;Notes *Note 1: Ararat Yerevan were awarded a 3–0 win in the qualifyin ...

qualified for the quarterfinals stage that was played in 1998.Cup Winners' Cup 1997–98 games list by KLISF
/ref> * September 18, 1997 / First round, first leg / Belshina Bobruisk – FC Lokomotiv Moscow ( Hlebasolaw – Loskov Borodyuk ) /

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

, Dinamo Stadium / Attendance: 4,000 :FC Lokomotiv Moscow: Podshivalov, Solomatin, Drozdov, Kharlachyov, Arifullin, Chugainov ( captain), Smirnov, Borodyuk, Janashia ( Bulykin, 79), Loskov, Cherevchenko. * October 2, 1997 / First round, return leg / FC Lokomotiv Moscow – FC Belshina Bobruisk 3–0 ( Maminov Kharlachyov Loskov ) / Moscow, Lokomotiv Stadium / Attendance: 1,500 :FC Lokomotiv Moscow: Bidzhiyev, Solomatin, Drozdov, Kharlachyov, Arifullin, Chugainov ( captain), Smirnov ( Sarkisyan, 64), Cherevchenko ( Pashinin, 75), Janashia ( Veselov, 69), Loskov, Maminov. * October 23, 1997 / Second round, first leg / FC Lokomotiv Moscow –

Kocaelispor Kocaelispor is a Turkish football club based in İzmit. They were founded in 1966 and played in the top level between 1980–1988 and 1992–2003. Their best finish was in 1992–93 season, where they finished fourth. They have won the Turkish C ...

2–1 ( Kharlachyov Janashia –

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) / Moscow, Lokomotiv Stadium / Attendance: 3,500 :FC Lokomotiv Moscow: Bidzhiyev, Solomatin, Drozdov ( Pashinin, 89), Kharlachyov, Cherevchenko, Chugainov ( captain), Maminov ( Sarkisyan, 81), Gurenko, Janashia, Loskov, Veselov ( Smirnov, 46). * November 6, 1997 / Second round, return leg / Kocaelispor – FC Lokomotiv Moscow 0–0 /

İzmit İzmit () is a district and the central district of Kocaeli province, Turkey. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. As of the last 31/12/2019 estimation, the ...

, Ismet Pasa Stadium / Attendance: 15,000. :FC Lokomotiv Moscow: Bidzhiyev, Solomatin, Drozdov, Kharlachyov, Arifullin, Chugainov ( captain), Smirnov ( Sarkisyan, 82), Gurenko, Pashinin, Loskov, Veselov ( Maminov, 73).

1997–98 UEFA Cup The 1997–98 UEFA Cup was won by Inter Milan, Internazionale in an all-Italian final against S.S. Lazio, Lazio. It was their third title in eight years in the competition. It was the first instance of the UEFA Cup final being a one-game contest ...

qualified for the quarterfinals stage that was played in 1998.

FC Rotor Volgograd SC Rotor Volgograd (russian: СK Ротор) is a Russian professional football club from the large city of Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast (formerly Stalingrad). The club will play in the third-tier Russian Football National League 2 in the 2022– ...

reached the second round.

FC Alania Vladikavkaz FC Spartak Vladikavkaz (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Спартак Владикавказ») was a Russian football club based in Vladikavkaz (formerly Ordzhonikidze), North Ossetia–Alania. Founded in 1921, the club playe ...

went out in the first round.UEFA Cup 1997-98 results by KLISF
/ref> * August 12, 1997 / Second qualifying round, First leg /

–

FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Football Club Dnipro ( uk, Футбо́льний Клуб «Дніпро́», ) was a Ukrainian football club based in Dnipro. The club was owned by the Privat Group that also owns BC Dnipro and Budivelnyk Kyiv. In 2018 FC Dnipro was force ...

2-1 ( Žutautas Ashvetia – Palyanytsya ) /

Vladikavkaz Vladikavkaz (russian: Владикавка́з, , os, Дзæуджыхъæу, translit=Dzæwdžyqæw, ;), formerly known as Ordzhonikidze () and Dzaudzhikau (), is the capital city of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia. It is located i ...

Republican Spartak Stadium Republican Spartak Stadium (russian: Республиканский стадион "Спартак") is a multi-purpose stadium in Vladikavkaz, Russia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium was built in 1962 and is able to ...

/ Attendance: 32,000 :FC Alania Vladikavkaz: Kramarenko, Pagayev, Timofeev, Žutautas, Agayev ( Ashvetia, 32), Tsveiba, Tedeyev ( captain), Dzhioyev, Yanovskiy, Kobiashvili, Kanishchev, Gakhokidze. * August 12, 1997 / Second qualifying round, First leg / FC Rotor Volgograd –

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2-0 ( Niederhaus Veretennikov ) /

Volgograd Volgograd ( rus, Волгогра́д, a=ru-Volgograd.ogg, p=vəɫɡɐˈɡrat), formerly Tsaritsyn (russian: Цари́цын, Tsarítsyn, label=none; ) (1589–1925), and Stalingrad (russian: Сталингра́д, Stalingrád, label=none; ) ...

, Central Stadium / Attendance: 25,000 :FC Rotor Volgograd: Zakharchuk, Shmarko, Gerashchenko ( captain) ( Olenikov, 46), Tishchenko ( Krivov, 27), Berketov, Borzenkov, Zubko ( Niederhaus, 52), Zernov, Veretennikov, Yesipov, Abramov. * August 26, 1997 / Second qualifying round, Return leg / FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk – FC Alania Vladikavkaz 1-4 ( Sharan – Gakhokidze Yanovskiy Kobiashvili ) / Dnipropetrovsk, Stadium Meteor / Attendance: 8,000 :FC Alania Vladikavkaz: Khapov, Pagayev, Avdeev ( Agayev, 64), Tskhadadze, Dzhioyev ( captain) ( Kornienko, 75), Tsveiba, Žutautas, Yanovskiy, Kobiashvili ( Datdeyev, 84), Kanishchev, Gakhokidze. * August 26, 1997 / Second qualifying round, Return leg / Odra Wodzisław – FC Rotor Volgograd ( Staniek Zagórski Brzoza – Berketov Abramov Veretennikov ) /

Wodzisław Śląski Wodzisław Śląski (; german: Loslau, cs, Vladislav, la, Vladislavia, yi, וואידסלוב, Voydislav, szl, Władźisłůw) is a city in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 47,992 inhabitants (2019). It is the seat of Wodzisław Cou ...

, MOSiR Stadium / Attendance: 8,000 :FC Rotor Volgograd: Zakharchuk, Shmarko, Veretennikov, Niederhaus ( Burlachenko, 46), Yesipov, Borzenkov, Gerashchenko ( captain), Zubko ( Zernov, 46), Berketov, Abramov, Olenikov ( Krivov, 75). * September 16, 1997 / First round, First leg /

MTK Hungária FC Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Budapest Futball Club or shortly MTK is a Hungarian football club based in Józsefváros, Budapest. The team currently plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II. The club's colours are blue and white. As one of the most suc ...

– FC Alania Vladikavkaz 3-0 ( Illés Preisinger Lörincz – Pagayev ) /

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, Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium / Attendance: 3,000 :FC Alania Vladikavkaz: Khapov, Pagayev, Avdeev ( Datdeyev, 57), Kornienko, Dzhioyev ( captain), Tsveiba, Žutautas, Yanovskiy, Kobiashvili, Kanishchev ( Ashvetia, 76), Gakhokidze. * September 16, 1997 / First round, First leg / FC Rotor Volgograd –

Örebro SK Örebro Sportklubb, more commonly known as Örebro SK, Örebro or (especially locally) ÖSK, is a Swedish professional football club based in Örebro. The club are affiliated to Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Behrn ...

2-0 ( Berketov Veretennikov ) /

, Central Stadium / Attendance: 23,000 :FC Rotor Volgograd: Zakharchuk, Shmarko, Veretennikov, Zubko ( Tishchenko, 64), Yesipov ( Krivov, 81), Borzenkov, Gerashchenko ( captain), Burlachenko, Berketov, Zhunenko ( Zernov, 46), Olenikov. * September 16, 1997 / First round, First leg /

FC Sion Football Club de Sion, commonly known as simply FC Sion or Sion, is a Swiss football team from the city of Sion. The club was founded in 1909, and play their home matches at the Stade Tourbillon. They have won the Swiss Super League twice, and ...

– FC Spartak Moscow 0-1 ( Kechinov Khlestov ) /

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, Stade Tourbillon / Attendance: 6,000 :FC Spartak Moscow: Filimonov, Gorlukovich ( captain), Khlestov, Golovskoy, Ananko, Lutovinov ( Buznikin, 66), Robson ( Konovalov, 59), Alenichev, Bakharev, Kechinov ( Shirko, 75), Tikhonov. * September 30, 1997 / First round, Return leg / FC Alania Vladikavkaz – MTK Hungária FC 1-1 ( Moroz – Halmai ) /

/ Attendance: 31,000 :FC Alania Vladikavkaz: Khapov, Gakhokidze, Avdeev ( Bazayev, 75), Kornienko, Dzhioyev ( captain), Moroz, Žutautas, Yanovskiy, Datdeyev ( Agayev, 46), Kanishchev, Ashvetia ( Sikoyev, 55). * September 30, 1997 / First round, Return leg / Örebro SK – FC Rotor Volgograd 1-4 ( E. Karlsson – Niederhaus Zernov Veretennikov ) /

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/ Attendance: 8,000 :FC Rotor Volgograd: Zakharchuk, Shmarko, Veretennikov, Niederhaus ( Mysin, 78), Smirnov, Zernov ( Zubko, 68), Gerashchenko ( captain), Burlachenko, Berketov, Abramov, Olenikov ( Matiola, 80). * September 30, 1997 / First round, Return leg / FC Spartak Moscow – FC Sion 2-2 ( Shirko Alenichev – Lota ) / Moscow, Lokomotiv Stadium / Attendance: 12,000 :FC Spartak Moscow: Filimonov, Gorlukovich ( captain), Ananko, Golovskoy,

Romaschenko Romaschenko (Russian or Ukrainian: Ромащенко, Belarusian: Рамашчанка) is a gender-neutral Slavic surname originating from the given name Roman. The surname may refer to * Maksim Romaschenko (born 1976), Belarusian football playe ...

, Shirko, Buznikin ( Robson, 68), Alenichev, Titov, Kechinov, Tikhonov. 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. * October 15, 1997 / First round, Return leg / FC Spartak Moscow – FC Sion 5-1 ( Buznikin Titov Kechinov Tikhonov

– Camadini ) / Moscow, Lokomotiv Stadium / Attendance: 24,000 :FC Spartak Moscow: Filimonov, Gorlukovich ( captain), Ananko ( Golovskoy, 84), Evseev,

, Shirko ( Tsymbalar, 46), Buznikin ( Melyoshin, 65), Alenichev, Titov, Kechinov, Tikhonov. * October 21, 1997 / Second round, First leg / FC Rotor Volgograd – S.S. Lazio 0-0 /

, Central Stadium / Attendance: 25,000 :FC Rotor Volgograd: Zakharchuk, Shmarko, Veretennikov, Niederhaus, Yesipov, Zernov ( Zubko, 76), Gerashchenko ( captain), Burlachenko ( Krivov, 63), Berketov, Abramov ( Zhunenko, 81), Olenikov. * October 21, 1997 / Second round, First leg / FC Spartak Moscow –

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2-0 ( Tikhonov Titov ) / Moscow, Lokomotiv Stadium / Attendance: 10,000 :FC Spartak Moscow: Filimonov, Gorlukovich ( captain), Golovskoy, Evseev,

, Shirko ( Lutovinov, 54), Buznikin ( Bakharev, 61), Alenichev, Titov, Kechinov, Tikhonov. * November 4, 1997 / Second round, Return leg / S.S. Lazio – FC Rotor Volgograd 3-0 ( Casiraghi Mancini Signori ) / Rome, Stadio Olimpico / Attendance: 40,000 :FC Rotor Volgograd: Zakharchuk, Shmarko, Veretennikov ( captain), Niederhaus, Yesipov, Zernov ( Zubko, 46), Krivov ( Burlachenko, 67), Abramov, Berketov, Zhunenko, Olenikov. * November 4, 1997 / Real Valladolid – FC Spartak Moscow 1-2 (

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– Shirko ) /

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, Estadio José Zorrilla / Attendance: 16,700 :FC Spartak Moscow: Filimonov, Gorlukovich ( captain), Ananko, Evseev,

, Shirko, Robson ( Bakharev, 46), Alenichev, Titov ( Lutovinov, 79), Kechinov ( Melyoshin, 68), Tikhonov. * November 25, 1997 / Third round, First leg /

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– FC Spartak Moscow 0-0 ( Golovskoy /

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/ Attendance: 15,000 :FC Spartak Moscow: Filimonov, Gorlukovich ( captain), Ananko, Evseev,

, Shirko, Bakharev ( Melyoshin, 45), Golovskoy, Titov, Kechinov, Tikhonov. * December 9, 1997 / Third round, Return leg / FC Spartak Moscow – Karlsruher SC 1-0 ( Shirko ) / Moscow, Lokomotiv Stadium / Attendance: 10,000 :FC Spartak Moscow: Filimonov, Gorlukovich ( captain), Ananko, Khlestov,

, Shirko, Buznikin ( Robson, 46), Alenichev, Titov, Kechinov ( Melyoshin, 22), Tikhonov.

1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup

, FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow and

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all won their groups, but were knocked out in the semi-finals.Intertoto Cup 1997 results by KLISF
/ref> * June 22, 1997 / Group 12, Day 1 / FC Merani-91 Tbilisi – FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow 0-2 ( Gashkin Mashkarin ) /

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, Boris Paichadze Stadium / Attendance: 20,000 :FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow: Vorobyov, Kornaukhov ( Arlowski, 46), Khokhlov, Mashkarin ( captain), Makhmutov ( Burchenkov, 46), Bushmanov, Avakov ( Jankauskas, 71), Kamoltsev, Gashkin, Ražanauskas, Preikšaitis. * June 28, 1997 / Group 11, Day 2 / FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod –

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1-0 (

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) /

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, Lokomotiv Stadium / Attendance: 10,860 :FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod: Satsunkevich, Baltušnikas, Nizhegorodov, Kurayev, Lipko,

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( captain) ( Kashentsev, 36),

, Zubkov, Rapeika, Durnev ( Chudin, 54; Perednya, 75), Mukhamadiev. * June 29, 1997 / Group 5, Day 2 / FC Dynamo Moscow –

Panachaiki Panachaiki G.E. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, ''Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi'', "Pan- Achaean Gymnastic Union") is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece. The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, ...

2–1 ( Shtanyuk , Kutsenko – Klejch ) / Moscow,

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/ Attendance: 3,500 :FC Dynamo Moscow: Tiapushkin, Tochilin ( Zharinov, 68), Kovtun, Ostrovskiy ( Korablyov, 75), Shtanyuk, Kulchiy, Grishin, Skokov ( Gusev, 78), Kutsenko, Nekrasov, Teryokhin. * July 5, 1997 / Group 5, Day 3 /

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– FC Dynamo Moscow 0–1 ( Ostrovskiy ) /

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, Svangaskarð / Attendance: 500 :FC Dynamo Moscow: Tiapushkin, Tochilin, Kovtun, Ostrovskiy, Shtanyuk, Kulchiy, Grishin ( Tishkov, 7), Skokov, Kutsenko, Nekrasov, Gusev ( Kulyov, 57). * July 5, 1997 / Group 11, Day 3 / Publikum – FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod 1-2 ( Sivko –

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Ionanidze ) / Celje,

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/ Attendance: 2,000 :FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod: Satsunkevich, Baltušnikas, Nizhegorodov ( Kashentsev, 65), Kurayev ( captain), Lipko, Ionanidze,

, Zubkov (

, 50), Rapeika, Durnev, Mukhamadiev ( Dzhubanov, 60). * July 5, 1997 / Group 12, Day 3 / FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow – Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. 4-1 ( Jankauskas Kamoltsev Khokhlov Preikšaitis – Hantzidis ) / Moscow, Torpedo Stadium / Attendance: 2,500 :FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow: Vorobyov, Arlowski, Khokhlov, Mashkarin ( captain), Eguavoen, Bushmanov, Ražanauskas ( Kamoltsev, 46), Preikšaitis, Burchenkov ( Gashkin, 65), Jankauskas, Carlos Alberto ( Makhmutov, 73). * July 12, 1997 / Group 5, Day 4 / FC Dynamo Moscow –

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3–2 ( Teryokhin Kulchiy Korablyov – Oularé Keita ) / Moscow,

/ Attendance: 3,000 :FC Dynamo Moscow: Tiapushkin, Tochilin ( Gusev, 38), Kovtun, Ostrovskiy, Korablyov, Kobelev ( captain), Zharinov, Kutsenko ( Kulyov, 61), Kulchiy, Nekrasov, Teryokhin. * July 12, 1997 / Group 11, Day 4 / FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod –

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1-0 ( Durnev ) /

, Lokomotiv Stadium / Attendance: 10,000 :FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod: Satsunkevich, Baltušnikas, Nizhegorodov, Kurayev ( captain), Lipko, Ionanidze ( Dzhubanov, 40),

, Zubkov, Rapeika, Durnev (

, 65), Mukhamadiev ( Kashentsev, 63). * July 12, 1997 / Group 12, Day 4 / Floriana F.C. – FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow 0-1 ( Botsiyev ) /

Valletta Valletta (, mt, il-Belt Valletta, ) is an administrative unit and capital of Malta. Located on the main island, between Marsamxett Harbour to the west and the Grand Harbour to the east, its population within administrative limits in 2014 wa ...

Victor Tedesco Stadium The Victor Tedesco Stadium is a stadium in Hamrun, Malta. It opened in 1996. It has a capacity of 6,000, with 1,800 seated. It is the home ground of Maltese football club Ħamrun Spartans, who currently play in the Maltese Premier League. It is u ...

/ Attendance: 1,000 :FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow: Vorobyov, Makhmutov, Kornaukhov, Samaroni, Burchenkov ( Agashkov, 90), Guzhov ( Carlos Alberto, 33), Ražanauskas, Preikšaitis ( Gashkin, 46), Koshelyuk, Botsiyev, Kamoltsev ( captain). * July 19, 1997 / Group 5, Day 5 / Stabæk – FC Dynamo Moscow 1–1 ( Skistad – Kosolapov ) /

Bærum Bærum () is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Norway that forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a population of 128,760 (2021). It is part of the electoral ...

Nadderud stadion Nadderud stadion is a multi-purpose stadium at Nadderud near Bekkestua, in Bærum, Norway. Association football It is currently used mostly for track and field meets and football matches, and is the home ground of the Norwegian Toppserien ...

/ Attendance: 2,000 :FC Dynamo Moscow: Tiapushkin, Korablyov, Kozlov, Tochilin, Povorov, Zharinov, Likhobabenko, Kulyov, Kutsenko ( Gordeyev, 72), Gusev ( Sherstnyov, 77), Kosolapov ( Artyomov, 65). * July 19, 1997 / Group 11, Day 5 /

Maccabi Haifa F.C. Maccabi Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל מכבי חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Maccabi Haifa'') is an Israeli professional football club, based in the city of Haifa, Israel, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The cl ...

– FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod 0-4 ( Perednya Mordvinov Ionanidze Mukhamadiev ) /

Haifa Haifa ( he, חֵיפָה ' ; ar, حَيْفَا ') is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropol ...

Kiryat Eliezer Stadium The Haifa Municipal Stadium ( he, האצטדיון העירוני חיפה, ''Etztadion HaIroni Haifa''), more commonly known as Kiryat Eliezer (), was a multi-use stadium in the Kiryat Eliezer neighborhood of Haifa, Israel. It was mostly used f ...

/ Attendance: 200 :FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod: Mikhailov, Zubkov, Oskolkov, Rapeika, Chudin,

( captain) ( Ignatyev, 46), Kashentsev, Mordvinov ( Mukhamadiev, 46), Dzhubanov, Perednya, Ionanidze. * July 19, 1997 / Group 12, Day 5 / FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow –

SV Ried SV Ried is an Austrian association football club from Ried im Innkreis, Upper Austria. The team plays its home matches at Josko Arena, a stadium with a capacity of 7,680. After being relegated from Bundesliga in the 2016–17 season, SV Ried ...

2-0 ( Carlos Alberto Gashkin ) / Moscow, Torpedo Stadium / Attendance: 1,500 :FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow: Vorobyov, Arlowski ( Alomerović, 32), Khokhlov, Mashkarin ( captain), Burchenkov, Bushmanov, Preikšaitis, Kamoltsev, Gashkin ( Botsiyev, 46), Koshelyuk, Carlos Alberto ( Samaroni, 66). * July 26, 1997 / Semi-finals, First leg / FC Dynamo Moscow –

MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was on ...

2–2 ( Teryokhin – Osthoff

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) / Moscow,

/ Attendance: 5,000 :FC Dynamo Moscow: Tiapushkin, Kutsenko ( Kosolapov, 75), Kovtun, Ostrovskiy, Shtanyuk, Kobelev ( captain), Zharinov ( Tochilin, 66), Skokov, Kulchiy, Nekrasov, Teryokhin. * July 26, 1997 / Semi-finals, First leg / FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod –

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0-0 /

, Lokomotiv Stadium / Attendance: 6,900 :FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod: Mikhailov, Baltušnikas, Oskolkov ( Zubkov, 75),

, Vlasov, Chudin, Dzhubanov, Kashentsev, Mordvinov, Perednya (

, 46), Ionanidze ( Rapeika, 46). * July 26, 1997 / Semi-finals, First leg /

AJ Auxerre Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise (), commonly known as AJ Auxerre or simply Auxerre (), is a French football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the first division ...

– FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow 3-0 (

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Diomède

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) /

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, Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps / Attendance: 5,000 :FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow: Vorobyov, Arlowski ( Burchenkov, 83), Khokhlov, Mashkarin ( captain), Eguavoen, Alomerović, Kornaukhov, Kamoltsev ( Carlos Alberto, 45), Botsiyev, Koshelyuk, Samaroni ( Preikšaitis, 76). * July 30, 1997 / Semi-finals, Return leg / MSV Duisburg – FC Dynamo Moscow 3–1 ( Wohlert

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– Kobelev Kovtun Teryokhin ) /

Duisburg Duisburg () is a city in the Ruhr metropolitan area of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Lying on the confluence of the Rhine and the Ruhr rivers in the center of the Rhine-Ruhr Region, Duisburg is the 5th largest city in No ...

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/ Attendance: 8,650 :FC Dynamo Moscow: Tiapushkin, Tochilin ( Gusev, 56), Kovtun, Ostrovskiy, Shtanyuk, Kobelev ( captain), Kutsenko ( Kosolapov, 60), Skokov, Kulchiy, Nekrasov, Teryokhin. * July 30, 1997 / Semi-finals, Return leg / Halmstads BK – FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod 1-0 ( F. Andersson ) / Halmstad,

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/ Attendance: 2,329 :FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod: Satsunkevich, Nizhegorodov, Chudin,

, Lipko, Rapeika, Dzhubanov, Zubkov, Ionanidze, Perednya, Mukhamadiev. * July 30, 1997 / Semi-finals, Return leg / FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow – AJ Auxerre 4-1 ( Gashkin Mashkarin Samaroni Carlos Alberto – Guivarc'h ) / Moscow, Eduard Streltsov Stadium / Attendance: 3,000 :FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow: Vorobyov, Arlowski, Khokhlov, Mashkarin ( captain), Alomerović ( Eguavoen, 71), Bushmanov, Preikšaitis ( Botsiyev, 46), Kamoltsev ( Carlos Alberto, 69), Gashkin, Koshelyuk, Samaroni.

National team

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came second in their qualification group for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. They lost to Italy in the playoffs for the second-placed teams and did not qualify for the World Cup.

Boris Ignatyev Boris Petrovich Ignatyev (russian: Борис Петрович Игнатьев, born 5 December 1940) is a Russian football manager and former player. In 1996–1998 he coached the Russia national team. As a footballer, Ignatyev spent only o ...

was the head coach, with

Yuri Syomin Yury Pavlovich Syomin (russian: Юрий Павлович Сёмин; born 11 May 1947) is a Russian football coach. He has managed FC Lokomotiv Moscow for 4 different stints, for a total of over 23 years. The recent history of the Russian club ...

assisting throughout and Leonid Pakhomov assisting from the third game on.National team games in 1997
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– Russia 1-1 ( Drobnjak Kocić – Popov ) / Hong Kong,

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/ Attendance: 25,430 :Russia: Ovchinnikov, Khlestov ( Bokov, 78), Tsveiba, Chugainov, Popov, Kharlachyov, Veretennikov ( Alenichev, 46), Yanovskiy, Tikhonov ( captain), Simutenkov, Kanishchev ( Kechinov, 88). * February 10, 1997 /

/ Switzerland – Russia 1-2 ( Thüler – Simutenkov ) / Hong Kong,

/ Attendance: 20,167 :Russia: Cherchesov ( captain), Bokov, Chugainov, Tsveiba, Popov, Alenichev, Tsymbalar ( Veretennikov, 88), Yanovskiy, Kharlachyov, Gerasimenko ( Kanishchev, 77), Simutenkov. * March 12, 1997 / Friendly /

– Russia 0-0 / Belgrade,

Stadion Crvena Zvezda The Rajko Mitić Stadium ( sr, / , ), previously known as Red Star Stadium ( sr, / ), also known as Marakana ( sr-Cyrl, Маракана), is a multi-use stadium in Belgrade, Serbia which has been the home ground of Red Star Belgrade since ...

/ 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). * March 29, 1997 / 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier /

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– Russia 1-1 ( Gogić – Simutenkov ) /

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/ Attendance: 3,199 :Russia: Cherchesov, Popov, Chugainov, Tsymbalar ( Gerasimenko, 69), Tetradze, Karpin, Onopko ( captain), Kanchelskis, Mostovoi, Kolyvanov, Simutenkov. * April 30, 1997 / 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier / Russia –

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3-0 ( Kechinov Grishin Simutenkov – Strasser ) / Moscow,

/ Attendance: 10,000 :Russia: Ovchinnikov, Radimov ( Zubko, 68), Kovtun, Kosolapov, Tetradze ( Popov, 26), Chugainov, Onopko ( captain), Alenichev, Beschastnykh ( Grishin, 46), Kechinov, Simutenkov. * June 8, 1997 / 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier / Russia –

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

2-0 ( Radimov Kosolapov ) / Moscow,

/ Attendance: 30,000 :Russia: Ovchinnikov, Radimov, Nikiforov, Kosolapov, Yanovskiy, Tsveiba, Onopko ( captain), Alenichev, Grishin ( Yesipov, 90), Cheryshev ( Kovtun, 83), Beschastnykh ( Tikhonov, 61). The next game was officially billed as "Russia All Stars vs. FIFA World XI" and does not count as an official

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game. It was held to commemorate 100 years anniversary of football in Russia and 850 years anniversary of the founding of Moscow.

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, who played in this game, never actually played a game for

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. * August 18, 1997 / Friendly / Russia All Stars – FIFA World XI 0-2 ( Djorkaeff

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) / Moscow,

Luzhniki Stadium Luzhniki Stadium ( rus, стадион «Лужники», p=stədʲɪˈon lʊʐnʲɪˈkʲi, ''Stadion Luzhniki'') is the national stadium of Russia, located in its capital city, Moscow. The full name of the stadium is Grand Sports Arena of the ...

/ Attendance: 62,000 :Referee:

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. :Russia All Stars: Ovchinnikov ( Cherchesov, 46), Kovtun ( Pagayev, 46), Nikiforov ( Chugainov, 46), Popov, Kosolapov ( Yanovskiy, 46), Kanchelskis ( Grishin, 46), Onopko ( captain), Alenichev ( Kharlachyov, 46), Kolyvanov ( Tikhonov, 46), Veretennikov, Simutenkov ( Cheryshev, 46). :FIFA World XI: Zubizarreta ( Gospodarek, 46),

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, Suárez, Verlaat, Matthäus ( captain), Djorkaeff ( Tsveiba, 78),

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, Papin (

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, 46), Effenberg,

Shevchenko Shevchenko (alternative spellings Schevchenko, Ševčenko, Shevcenko, Szewczenko, Chevchenko; ua , Шевченко), a family name of Ukrainian origin. It is derived from the Ukrainian word ''shvets'' ( uk, швець), " cobbler/shoemaker", and ...

( Beschastnykh, 58). :FIFA World XI coaches:

Bobby Robson Sir Robert William Robson (18 February 1933 – 31 July 2009) was an English footballer and football manager. His career included periods playing for and later managing the England national team and being a UEFA Cup-winning manager at Ipswich ...

and

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. * August 20, 1997 / Friendly / Russia –

0-1 ( Beschastnykh – Jokanović ) /

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

Petrovsky Stadium The Petrovsky Stadium (russian: стадион «Петровский») is on a sports complex that consists of a number of buildings, the stadium is used mostly for football and also for athletics. The Grand Sport Arena of the Petrovsky Sport Com ...

/ Attendance: 9,000 :Russia: Cherchesov ( Ovchinnikov, 46), Tsveiba, Nikiforov, Yanovskiy, Kosolapov ( Tikhonov, 46), Kanchelskis ( Beschastnykh, 46), Onopko ( captain), Alenichev, Kolyvanov ( Grishin, 62), Khlestov ( Kovtun, 62), Cheryshev ( Simutenkov, 46). * September 10, 1997 / 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier /

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

– Russia 1-0 ( Ivanov ) /

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and h ...

Vasil Levski National Stadium Vasil Levski National Stadium ( bg, Национален стадион „Васил Левски“), named after Bulgarian national hero and revolutionary Vasil Levski (1837–1873), is the country's second largest stadium. The stadium has 43 ...

/ Attendance: 55,000 :Russia: Ovchinnikov, Kovtun, Nikiforov, Kosolapov ( Khokhlov, 46), Yanovskiy, Tsveiba, Onopko ( captain), Kanchelskis, Alenichev, Kolyvanov, Simutenkov ( Cheryshev, 76). * October 11, 1997 / 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier / Russia –

4-2 ( Alenichev Kolyvanov Yuran – Gruev Kostadinov ) / Moscow,

/ Attendance: 21,000 :Russia: Ovchinnikov, Popov, Chugainov, Tsveiba, Yanovskiy, Tikhonov, Onopko ( captain), Alenichev ( Kosolapov, 82), Yuran ( Veretennikov, 67), Kolyvanov, Simutenkov ( Radimov, 46). * October 29, 1997 / 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier, play-off first leg / Russia –

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1-1 ( Cannavaro – Vieri ) / Moscow,

/ Attendance: 20,000 :Russia: Ovchinnikov, Radimov, Chugainov, Popov ( Tikhonov, 78), Yanovskiy, Kovtun, Onopko ( captain) ( Tsveiba, 43), Alenichev, Yuran, Kolyvanov, Kanchelskis ( Khokhlov, 46). * November 15, 1997 / 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier, play-off return leg /

– Russia / 1-0 ( Casiraghi ) /

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Stadio San Paolo Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (formerly known as Stadio San Paolo) is a stadium in the western Fuorigrotta suburb of Naples, Italy. It is the third largest football stadium in Italy, after Milan's San Siro and Rome's Stadio Olimpico, as well as ...

/ Attendance: 76,500 :Russia: Ovchinnikov, Kovtun, Nikiforov, Onopko ( captain), Popov, Radimov ( Semak, 66), Khokhlov, Yanovskiy ( Simutenkov, 60), Alenichev, Yuran ( Beschastnykh, 79), Kolyvanov.

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