The Russian Premier League schedule of competitions and cups from 2008.
Overview
2008 Russian Super Cup 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. 2008 Russian Premier League 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. Zenit St. Petersburg became the second Russian club to win the UEFA Cup, defeating Rangers 2–0 in the final on 14 May. Russia, along with Turkey, won bronze medals at Euro 2008, having been defeated in the semi-finals 0–3 and 2–3 by Spain and Germany, respectively. Zenit St. Petersburg became the first Russian club to win UEFA Super Cup, defeating Manchester United 2–1 in the match on 29 August. Russia started their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign on 10 September with a home 2–1 win over Wales. Rubin Kazan won the Russian Premier League on 2 November (27th matchday), defeating Saturn Moscow Oblast away 2–1 to claim their first title.
National team
DateVenueOpponentsScore1Comp.Russia scorersMatch Report26 MarchStadionul Ghencea, Bucharest (A)0–3FUEFA.com23 MayLokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H)6–0FPavel Pogrebnyak, Vladimir Bystrov, Konstantin Zyryanov, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Dmitri Torbinski, Dmitri SychevUEFA.com28 MayWacker Arena, Burghausen, Germany (N)2–1FPavel Pogrebnyak, Roman PavlyuchenkoUEFA.com4 JuneWacker Arena, Burghausen, Germany (N)4–1FKonstantin Zyryanov, Andrei Arshavin, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Vladimir BystrovUEFA.com10 JuneTivoli-Neu Stadion, Innsbruck, Austria (N)1–4EURORoman PavlyuchenkoUEFA.com14 JuneWals Siezenheim Stadium, Salzburg, Austria (N)1–0EUROKonstantin ZyryanovUEFA.com18 JuneTivoli-Neu Stadion, Innsbruck, Austria (N)2–0EURORoman Pavlyuchenko, Andrei ArshavinUEFA.com21 JuneSt. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland (N)3–1EURORoman Pavlyuchenko, Dmitri Torbinski, Andrei ArshavinUEFA.com26 JuneErnst Happel Stadion, Vienna, Austria (N)0–3EUROUEFA.com20 AugustLokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H)1–1FKonstantin ZyryanovESPNsoccernet.com10 SeptemberLokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H)2–1WCQRoman Pavlyuchenko, Pavel PogrebnyakFIFA.com11 OctoberWestfalenstadion, Dortmund (A)1–2WCQAndrei ArshavinFIFA.com15 OctoberLokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H)3–0WCQPetri Pasanen (o.g.), Veli Lampi (o.g.), Andrei ArshavinFIFA.com
Russia score given first
Key H = Home match A = Away match N = Match on neutral ground F = Friendly EURO = UEFA Euro 2008 WCQ = 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
Leagues
Premier League
First Division
Second Division
Cups
2007–08 Russian Cup
Quarterfinals Team #1ScoreTeam #2CSKA Moscow2–1Spartak NalchikZenit0–0 (3–4p)TomAmkar2–1MoskvaUral Sverdlovsk Oblast2–1Saturn
Semifinals Team #1ScoreTeam #2CSKA Moscow2–1TomAmkar1–0Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast
Final
2008 Russian Super Cup
Russian Super Cup 2008 was the 6th Russian Super Cup match, which was contested between the 2007 Russian Premier League champion, Zenit St. Petersburg, and the winner of 2006–07 Russian Cup, Lokomotiv Moscow.
References RFPL RFS