1993 in Russian football

1993 was the second season Russia held its own national football competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union.

Club competitions
FC Spartak Moscow won the league for the second time in a row.

For more details, see:
 * 1993 Russian Top League
 * 1993 Russian First League
 * 1993 Russian Second League

Cup competitions
The first ever edition of the Russian Cup, 1992–93 Russian Cup was won by FC Torpedo Moscow, who beat PFC CSKA Moscow in the finals in a shootout 5-3 after finishing extra time at 1-1.

Early stages of the 1993–94 Russian Cup were played later in the year.

1992–93 UEFA Champions League
PFC CSKA Moscow continued their group campaign and finished it without much success, only gaining 2 points in 6 games, coming in last in the group and suffering a 0-6 defeat against Marseille. They could not play their home games in Moscow due to the lack of a stadium meeting the Champions League standards at the time.


 * March 3, 1993 / Group A, Day 3 / PFC CSKA Moscow - Marseille (France) 1-1 (Faizulin ⚽ 54' - Pelé ⚽ 27') / Berlin, Olympic Stadium / Attendance: 10,000
 * PFC CSKA Moscow: Plotnikov, Mamchur, Kolotovkin (captain), Bystrov, Malyukov, Antonovich, Minko (Karsakov, 55), Ivanov (Dudnyk, 46), Sergeyev, Bushmanov, Faizulin.


 * March 17, 1993 / Group A, Day 4 / Marseille - PFC CSKA Moscow 6-0 (Sauzée ⚽ 4' (pen.) ⚽ 34' ⚽ 48' Pelé ⚽ 42' Ferreri ⚽ 72' Desailly ⚽ 79') / Marseille, Stade Vélodrome / Attendance: 35,000
 * PFC CSKA Moscow: Guteyev, Mamchur, Kolotovkin (captain), Bystrov, Malyukov, Antonovich, Minko, Mashkarin (Karsakov, 40), Sergeyev, Bushmanov (Grishin, 46), Faizulin.


 * April 7, 1993 / Group A, Day 5 / PFC CSKA Moscow - Club Brugge (Belgium) 1-2 (Sergeyev ⚽ 19' - Schaessens ⚽ 44' Verheyen ⚽ 84') / Berlin, Olympic Stadium / Attendance: 2,500
 * PFC CSKA Moscow: Plotnikov, Guschin, Kolotovkin (captain), Mashkarin, Malyukov, Bushmanov, Minko, Karsakov (Mamchur, 70), Ivanov (Antonovich, 32), Faizulin, Sergeyev.


 * April 21, 1993 / Group A, Day 6 / Rangers (Scotland) - PFC CSKA Moscow 0-0 / Glasgow, Ibrox Stadium / Attendance: 43,142
 * PFC CSKA Moscow: Plotnikov, Guschin, Mamchur, Mashkarin, Malyukov (captain), Bushmanov, Minko, Karsakov, Antonovich, Sergeyev, Faizulin (Dudnyk, 60).

1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup
FC Spartak Moscow reached the semifinals, tying the best European result in club's history.


 * March 2, 1993 / Quarterfinals, First Leg / Feyenoord (Netherlands - FC Spartak Moscow 0-1 (Piatnitski ⚽ 36') / Rotterdam, de Kuip / Attendance: 33,187
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Cherchesov (captain), Khlestov, Ivanov, Popov (Gashkin, 89), Beschastnykh, Chernyshov, Onopko, Karpin (Pisarev, 72), Piatnitski, Lediakhov, Radchenko.


 * March 18, 1993 / Quarterfinals, Return Leg / FC Spartak Moscow - Feyenoord 3-1 (Karpin ⚽ 7' ⚽ 83' Radchenko ⚽ 90' Cherenkov sent off: 85' - Kiprich ⚽ 14' van Gobbel sent off: 85') / Moscow, Torpedo Stadium / Attendance: 15,000
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Cherchesov, Khlestov (Mamedov, 62), Ivanov, Popov, Bondar, Lediakhov, Onopko (captain), Karpin, Piatnitski, Cherenkov, Radchenko.


 * April 7, 1993 / Semifinals, First Leg / FC Spartak Moscow - Royal Antwerp FC (Belgium) 1-0 (Piatnitski ⚽ 36') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 75,000
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Cherchesov, Khlestov, Ivanov, Popov, Beschastnykh, Chernyshov, Mamedov, Karpin (captain), Piatnitski, Lediakhov, Radchenko (Pisarev, 57).


 * April 22, 1993 / Semifinals, Return Leg / Royal Antwerp FC - FC Spartak Moscow 3-1 (Czerniatynski ⚽ 38' Jakovljević ⚽ 67' Lehnhoff ⚽ 78' (pen.) - Radchenko ⚽ 9' Onopko sent off: 77') / Antwerp, Bosuilstadion / Attendance: 27,000
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Cherchesov, Khlestov, Ivanov, Popov (Gashkin, 42), Pisarev, Chernyshov, Onopko (captain), Karpin, Piatnitski, Lediakhov, Radchenko (Baksheyev, 44).

1993–94 UEFA Champions League
FC Spartak Moscow qualified for the group stage and continued to play in the group into the 1994.


 * September 15, 1993 / First Round, First Leg / Skonto FC (Latvia) - FC Spartak Moscow 0-5 (Pohodin ⚽ 2' Rodionov ⚽ 7' ⚽ 39' ⚽ 41' Beschastnykh ⚽ 65') / Riga, Daugava Stadium / Attendance: 2,900
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Staučė (Pomazun, 33), Khlestov, Mamedov, Tsymbalar, Rodionov, Nikiforov, Onopko (captain), Karpin, Pohodin, Lediakhov, Beschastnykh.


 * September 29, 1993 / First Round, Return Leg / FC Spartak Moscow - Skonto FC 4-0 (Tsymbalar ⚽ 7' ⚽ 39' Pisarev ⚽ 14' Onopko ⚽ 89') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 3,500
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Pomazun, Khlestov, Mamedov, Tsymbalar, Pisarev (Tikhonov, 70), Ananko, Onopko (captain), Karpin, Piatnitski, Rodionov, Beschastnykh (Lediakhov, 60).


 * October 20, 1993 / Second Round, First Leg / Lech Poznań (Poland) - FC Spartak Moscow 1-5 (Podbrożny ⚽ 44' (pen.) - Pisarev ⚽ 8' ⚽ 62' Karpin ⚽ 10' Onopko ⚽ 30' ⚽ 53') / Poznań, Miejski / Attendance: 12,000
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Pomazun, Khlestov, Mamedov, Tsymbalar, Pisarev, Nikiforov, Onopko (captain), Karpin, Ananko, Cherenkov (Lediakhov, 51), Beschastnykh (Tikhonov, 75).


 * November 3, 1993 / Second Round, Return Leg / FC Spartak Moscow - Lech Poznań 2-1 (Karpin ⚽ 7' Khlestov ⚽ 81' - Dembiński ⚽ 30') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 10,000
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Pomazun, Khlestov, Mamedov, Tsymbalar, Pisarev, Nikiforov, Onopko (captain), Karpin, Ananko (Cherenkov, 40), Lediakhov, Beschastnykh.


 * November 24, 1993 / Group A, Day 1 / AS Monaco (France) - FC Spartak Moscow 4-1 (Klinsmann ⚽ 17' Ikpeba ⚽ 40' Djorkaeff ⚽ 62' (pen.) Thuram ⚽ 89' - Pisarev ⚽ 48') / Monaco, Stade Louis II / Attendance: 20,000
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Pomazun, Khlestov, Ivanov, Tsymbalar, Pisarev, Nikiforov, Onopko (captain), Karpin, Mamedov, Lediakhov (Piatnitski, 46), Beschastnykh (Rodionov, 74).


 * December 8, 1993 / Group A, Day 2 / FC Spartak Moscow - Galatasaray S.K. (Turkey) 0-0 (Mamedov sent off: 26' - Stumpf sent off: 73') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 50,000
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Pomazun, Khlestov (Ivanov, 33), Mamedov, Tsymbalar, Pisarev, Nikiforov, Onopko (captain), Karpin, Piatnitski, Lediakhov, Beschastnykh (Ananko, 58).

1993–94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
FC Torpedo Moscow went out in the first round.


 * September 15, 1993 / First Round, First Leg / FC Torpedo Moscow - Maccabi Haifa (Israel) 1-0 (Borisov ⚽ 88') / Moscow, Torpedo Stadium / Attendance: 4,000
 * FC Torpedo Moscow: Podshivalov (captain), Kalaychev, Cheltsov, Afanasyev, Borisov, Chumachenko (Prokopenko, 79), Grishin, Filimonov (Ulyanov, 14), Talalayev, Chugainov, Pazemov.


 * September 28, 1993 / First Round, Return Leg / Maccabi Haifa - FC Torpedo Moscow 3-1 (Mizrahi ⚽ 6' Pets ⚽ 72' Holtzman ⚽ 75' - Kalaychev ⚽ 12') / Haifa, Kiryat Eliezer Stadium / Attendance: 9,000
 * FC Torpedo Moscow: Podshivalov (captain), Kalaychev (Savichev, 46), Cheltsov, Afanasyev, Ulyanov (Solovyov, 82), Shustikov, Grishin, Vostrosablin, Talalayev, Chugainov, Borisov.

1993–94 UEFA Cup
All three participating Russian teams drew very tough opponents in the first round and all were eliminated. FC Spartak Vladikavkaz and FC Lokomotiv Moscow played in Europe for the first time in their history.


 * September 14, 1993 / First round, first leg / FC Dynamo Moscow – Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) 0–6 (Gaudino ⚽ 9' Weber ⚽ 25' Furtok ⚽ 45' Bein ⚽ 48' Okocha ⚽ 81' Yeboah ⚽ 89') / Moscow, Dynamo Stadium / Attendance: 14,000
 * FC Dynamo Moscow: Smetanin, Selezov, Kovtun, Smertin, Kalitvintsev, Chernyshov, Tedeyev, Cheryshev, Tetradze, Dobrovolski (captain), Rybakov (Nekrasov, 46).


 * September 15, 1993 / First round, first leg / Borussia Dortmund (Germany) – FC Spartak Vladikavkaz 0–0 / Dortmund, Westfalenstadion / Attendance: 35,539
 * FC Spartak Vladikavkaz: Khapov, Pagayev, Denisov, Yanovskiy, Dzhioyev (captain), Alchagirov, Kostin (Saprykin, 90), Markhel (Isayev, 65), Dzoblayev, Suleymanov, Gazdanov.


 * September 15, 1993 / First round, first leg / Juventus (Italy) – FC Lokomotiv Moscow 3–0 (Baggio ⚽ 49' ⚽ 86' Ravanelli ⚽ 69') / Turin, Stadio delle Alpi / Attendance: 26,267
 * FC Lokomotiv Moscow: Ovchinnikov, Arifullin, Rakhimov, Podpaly (captain), Sabitov, Drozdov, Kosolapov, Alenichev, Samatov, Smirnov (Gorkov, 65), Petrov (Garin, 54).


 * September 28, 1993 / First round, return leg / Eintracht Frankfurt – FC Dynamo Moscow 1–2 (Furtok ⚽ 65' – Simutenkov ⚽ 23' Dobrovolski ⚽ 53') / Frankfurt am Main, Waldstadion / Attendance: 4,900
 * FC Dynamo Moscow: Kleimyonov, Selezov, Krutov (Nekrasov, 71), Smertin, Kalitvintsev, Chernyshov, Tedeyev, Cheryshev (Savchenko, 86), Tetradze, Dobrovolski (captain), Simutenkov.


 * September 28, 1993 / First round, return leg / FC Spartak Vladikavkaz – Borussia Dortmund 0–1 (Chapuisat ⚽ 62' Kutowski sent off: 88') / Vladikavkaz, Republican Spartak Stadium / Attendance: 33,000
 * FC Spartak Vladikavkaz: Khapov, Pagayev, Denisov, Yanovskiy, Dzhioyev (captain), Alchagirov, Kostin (Igor B. Kachmazov, 52), Markhel, Dzoblayev, Suleymanov, Gazdanov.


 * September 28, 1993 / First round, return leg / FC Lokomotiv Moscow – Juventus 0–1 (Marocchi ⚽ 53') / Moscow, Lokomotiv Stadium / Attendance: 7,000
 * FC Lokomotiv Moscow: Ovchinnikov, Arifullin, Rakhimov, Podpaly (captain), Sabitov, Fuzailov (Gorkov, 59), Kosolapov, Alenichev, Samatov, Smirnov, Nikulkin.

National team
Russia national football team qualified for 1994 FIFA World Cup after coming second in the qualifying group behind the winners Greece. Pavel Sadyrin was the manager in 1993.


 * February 13, 1993 / Friendly / United States - Russia 0-1 (Sergeyev ⚽ 12') / Orlando, Citrus Bowl / Attendance: 13,650
 * Russia: Cherchesov (captain), Khlestov, Chernyshov, Ivanov, Onopko, Lediakhov (Afanasyev, 58), Popov (Tedeyev, 33), Karpin, Beschastnykh, Sergeyev (Matveyev, 70), Radchenko.


 * February 17, 1993 / Friendly / El Salvador - Russia 1-2 (Díaz Arce ⚽ 60' - Onopko ⚽ 53' (pen.) Tedeyev ⚽ 55' Radchenko sent off: 40') / Pasadena, Rose Bowl / Attendance: 16,000
 * Russia: Ovchinnikov, Khlestov, Sklyarov, Ivanov, Afanasyev, Onopko (captain), Karpin (Sergeyev, 46), Lediakhov, Tedeyev, Beschastnykh (Matveyev, 78), Radchenko.


 * February 21, 1993 / Friendly / United States - Russia 0-0 / Palo Alto, Stanford Stadium / Attendance: 26,450.
 * Russia: Cherchesov (captain), Khlestov, Chernyshov, Ivanov, Onopko, Lediakhov, Karpin, Popov (Tedeyev, 46), Beschastnykh (Matveyev, 46), Sergeyev, Radchenko.


 * March 24, 1993 / Friendly / Israel - Russia 2-2 (Mizrahi ⚽ 64' ⚽ 70' - Popov ⚽ 50' ⚽ 62' Kiriakov sent off: 41' Onopko sent off: 73') / Haifa, Kiryat Eliezer Stadium / Attendance: 3,000
 * Russia: Cherchesov, Kuznetsov, Gorlukovich, Mokh, Ivanov, Kulkov, Onopko (captain), Karpin, Korneev, Radchenko (Popov, 46), Kiriakov.


 * April 14, 1993 / 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier / Luxembourg - Russia 0-4 (Kiriakov ⚽ 11' ⚽ 46' Shalimov ⚽ 58' Kulkov ⚽ 90') / Luxembourg, Stade Josy Barthel / Attendance: 3,200
 * Russia: Cherchesov, Gorlukovich, Ivanov, Onopko, Kanchelskis, Shalimov (captain), Dobrovolski, Korneev (Kulkov, 66), Kolyvanov, Yuran, Kiriakov (Popov, 77).


 * April 28, 1993 / 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier / Russia - Hungary 3-0 (Kanchelskis ⚽ 55' Kolyvanov ⚽ 61' Yuran ⚽ 85') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 25,000
 * Russia: Kharine, Onopko, Ivanov, Gorlukovich, Kanchelskis, Shalimov (captain), Dobrovolski, Korneev (Kulkov, 56), Kolyvanov, Yuran, Kiriakov (Mostovoi, 74).


 * May 23, 1993 / 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier / Russia - Greece 1-1 (Dobrovolski ⚽ 70' (pen.) - Mitropoulos ⚽ 45') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 45,000
 * Russia: Kharine, Gorlukovich, Onopko, Ivanov, Kanchelskis, Shalimov (captain), Dobrovolski, Kulkov (Tatarchuk, 65), Kolyvanov, Yuran, Kiriakov.


 * June 2, 1993 / 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier / Iceland - Russia 1-1 (Sverrisson ⚽ 26' - Kiriakov ⚽ 39') / Reykjavík, Laugardalsvöllur / Attendance: 12,500
 * Russia: Kharine, Gorlukovich, Onopko (captain), Ivanov, Kanchelskis, Tatarchuk (Korneev, 68), Dobrovolski, Kulkov, Kolyvanov, Yuran (Lediakhov, 75), Kiriakov.


 * July 28, 1993 / Friendly / France - Russia 3-1 (Sauzée ⚽ 17' Cantona ⚽ 20' Papin ⚽ 37' - Blanc ⚽ 23' (o.g.)) / Caen, Stade Michel d'Ornano / Attendance: 22,000
 * Russia: Cherchesov, Khlestov (Popov, 46), Onopko (captain), Ivanov, Kanchelskis, Gorlukovich, Lediakhov, Karpin (Tetradze, 70), Piatnitski, Yuran, Radchenko (Faizulin, 65).


 * September 8, 1993 / 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier / Hungary - Russia 1-3 (Nikiforov ⚽ 20' (o.g.) - Piatnitski ⚽ 15' Kiriakov ⚽ 52' Borodyuk ⚽ 90') / Budapest, Stadion Üllői Út / Attendance: 15,000
 * Russia: Kharine, Gorlukovich, Onopko, Ivanov, Kanchelskis, Shalimov (captain), Piatnitski (Dobrovolski, 70), Nikiforov, Kolyvanov, Yuran (Borodyuk, 55), Kiriakov.


 * October 6, 1993 / Friendly / Saudi Arabia - Russia 4-2 (Al-Muwallid ⚽ 33' (pen.) Galiamin ⚽ 60' (o.g.) Idris ⚽ 65' Al-Mehallel ⚽ 88' - Mostovoi ⚽ 23' ⚽ 72') / Dammam, Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium / Attendance: 20,000
 * Russia: Ovchinnikov (Podshivalov, 63), Galiamin, Onopko (captain), Kulkov, Khlestov, Karpin (Kosolapov, 63), Piatnitski, Tetradze, Mostovoi, Yuran, Beschastnykh (Tedeyev, 63).


 * November 17, 1993 / 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier / Greece - Russia 1-0 (Machlas ⚽ 70') / Athens, Olympic Stadium / Attendance: 70,000
 * Russia: Cherchesov, Khlestov, Onopko, Nikiforov, Kulkov, Shalimov (captain), Dobrovolski, Popov (Mostovoi, 82), Kolyvanov, Yuran (Salenko, 46), Kiriakov.