The 2003 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season was the club's 1st back in the First Division, following their relegation from the Russian Top Division the previous season. They finished the season in 6th place, reaching the semifinals of the 2002–03 Russian Cup and the fifth round of the 2003–04 Russian Cup.
Squad No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers Sergey Armishev GK Uralan Elista 1999 78 0 Aleksandr Makarov GK Zenit St.Petersburg 2003 24 0 Defenders Kakhaber Mzhavanadze DF Spartak Moscow 2002 Kakhaber Tskhadadze DF Locomotive Tbilisi 2003 Nicolae Stanciu DF Rapid București 2002 Arsen Akayev DF Dynamo Makhachkala 1999 Andrei Gordeyev DF Dynamo Moscow 1999 116 3 Rasim Tagirbekov DF Youth Team 2003 Omari Tetradze DF Alania Vladikavkaz 2003 Renat Yanbayev DF loan from CSKA Moscow 2003 Nebojša Stojković DF Pobeda 2000 113 2 Oleksandr Babych DF Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya 2002 Midfielders Willer MF Independiente 2002 Gadzhi Bamatov MF Youth Team 1997 Shamil Burziyev MF Youth Team 2003 Valeri Likhobabenko MF 2003 Eldar Mamayev MF Youth Team 2003 Artur Sadirov MF Youth Team 2003 Aleksei Savelyev MF CSKA Moscow 2002 Murad Ramazanov MF Dynamo Makhachkala 1999 Ruslan Agalarov MF Lokomotiv-Taym Mineralnye Vody 1999 Forwards Robson Paolo da Silva FW 2003 5 0 Valery Alekseyev FW Fakel Voronezh 2003 Budun Budunov FW Lokomotiv-Taym Mineralnye Vody 1999 Shamil Lakhiyalov FW Saturn 2003 Ishref Magomedov FW Torpedo Vladimir 2003 Magomed Magomedov FW Youth Team 2003 Sheykh Osmanov FW Youth Team 2003 Igor Strelkov FW Lada-Tolyatti 2003 Aleksandr Nikulin FW Zhemchuzhina-Sochi 2003 Akhmed Kurbanov FW Youth Team 2003 Players who left during the season 16 Amel Mujčinović GK NK Celje 2002 8 0
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.Winter 2003GKAleksandr MakarovZenit St.PetersburgUndisclosedWinter 2003DFKakhaber TskhadadzeLokomotivi TbilisiUndisclosedWinter 2003MFOmari TetradzeAlania VladikavkazUndisclosedWinter 2003MFValeri LikhobabenkoUnattachedFreeWinter 2003FWPaulo da Silva Robson UndisclosedWinter 2003FWShamil LakhiyalovSaturn RamenskoyeUndisclosedWinter 2003FWIshref MagomedovTorpedo VladimirUndisclosedWinter 2003FWIgor StrelkovLada-TogliattiUndisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.Winter 2003DFRenat YanbayevCSKA MoscowEnd of season
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.Winter 2002DFStevo GlogovacZemunUndisclosedWinter 2002DFDženan HošićSzczakowianka JaworznoUndisclosedWinter 2002DFIgor AksyonovKristall SmolenskUndisclosedWinter 2002GKAmir HamzićZvijezda GradačacUndisclosedWinter 2002GKOleksandr MitrofanovTavriya SimferopolUndisclosedWinter 2002GKVladyslav PrudiusSokol SaratovUndisclosedWinter 2002GKHadis ZubanovićVelež MostarUndisclosedWinter 2002GKJafar IrismetovPakhtakor TashkentUndisclosedSummer 2003GKAmel MujčinovićMuraUndisclosed
Competitions Overview
First Division
League table
Results
Russian Cup
2002–03
2003–04
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Anzhi Makhachkala but left during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameFirst Division2002-03 Russian Cup2003-04 Russian CupTotal1 FW Shamil Lakhiyalov911112 FW Budun Budunov1000103 FW Igor Strelkov70074 MF Ruslan Agalarov5106MF Aleksei Savelyev40266 FW Aleksandr Nikulin4004FW Valery Alekseyev20248 FW Magomed Magomedov2002DF Kakhaber Mzhavanadze200210FW Murad Ramazanov1001DF Nebojša Stojković1001DF Oleksandr Babych1001DF Renat Yanbayev1001DF Arsen Akayev1001DF Omari Tetradze1001MF Willer1001TOTALS522559 Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNameFirst Division2002-03 Russian Cup2003-04 Russian CupTotal1 GK Sergey Armishev 1 GK Aleksandr Makarov TOTALS211123
Notes Terek Grozny played their home games at the Central Stadium in Pyatigorsk due to the War in Chechnya. From round 24 onwards, Anzhi played their home gets at their new Khazar Stadium.
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