1994 in Russian football

1994 was the third 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 third time in a row.

Lower leagues were re-organized, with second-highest First League converted to one zone and a new professional Third League started.

For more details, see:
 * 1994 Russian Top League
 * 1994 Russian First League
 * 1994 Russian Second League
 * 1994 Russian Third League

Cup competitions
The second edition of the Russian Cup, 1993–94 Russian Cup was won by FC Spartak Moscow, who beat PFC CSKA Moscow in the finals in a shootout 4-2 after finishing extra time at 2-2.

Early stages of the 1994–95 Russian Cup were played later in the year.

1993–94 UEFA Champions League
FC Spartak Moscow finished the group stage in third place, not qualifying for the semifinals.


 * March 2, 1994 / Group A, Day 3 / FC Spartak Moscow - FC Barcelona 2-2 (Rodionov ⚽ 79' Karpin ⚽ 87' - Stoichkov ⚽ 10' Romário ⚽ 68') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 60,000
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Staučė, Khlestov, Ivanov, Tsymbalar, Pisarev (Rodionov, 46), Nikiforov, Ternavski, Karpin (captain), Piatnitski, Lediakhov, Beschastnykh.


 * March 15, 1994 / Group A, Day 4 / FC Barcelona - FC Spartak Moscow 5-1 (Stoichkov ⚽ 34' Amor ⚽ 76' Koeman ⚽ 78' ⚽ 81' Romário ⚽ 87' - Karpin ⚽ 3') / Barcelona, Camp Nou / Attendance: 100,000
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Staučė, Khlestov, Ivanov, Tsymbalar, Ternavski, Nikiforov, Onopko (captain), Karpin, Piatnitski, Lediakhov (Rodionov, 46), Beschastnykh (Pisarev, 73).


 * March 30, 1994 / Group A, Day 5 / FC Spartak Moscow - AS Monaco FC 0-0 / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 30,000
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Staučė, Mamedov, Ternavski (Khlestov, 75), Tsymbalar, Rodionov (Pisarev, 61), Nikiforov, Onopko (captain), Karpin, Piatnitski, Lediakhov, Beschastnykh.


 * April 13, 1994 / Group A, Day 6 / Galatasaray - FC Spartak Moscow 1-2 (Cihat ⚽ 87' - Onopko ⚽ 53' Karpin ⚽ 85') / Istanbul, Ali Sami Yen Stadium / Attendance: 17,000
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Staučė, Mamedov, Ternavski, Tsymbalar (Lediakhov, 77), Pisarev, Nikiforov, Onopko (captain), Karpin, Piatnitski, Masalitin (Alenichev, 80), Beschastnykh.

1993–94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and 1993–94 UEFA Cup
All the Russian participants were eliminated in 1993.

1994–95 UEFA Champions League
FC Spartak Moscow qualified directly for the group stage. It did not qualify from the group, coming in third place.


 * September 14, 1994 / Group B, Day 1 / FC Dynamo Kyiv - FC Spartak Moscow 3-2 (Leonenko ⚽ 48' ⚽ 76' Rebrov ⚽ 86' - Pisarev ⚽ 12' Tikhonov ⚽ 38') / Kyiv, Republican Stadium / Attendance: 90,500
 * Dynamo penalty kick by Mykhaylenko in the 24th minute was saved by Tyapushkin.
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Tyapushkin, Mamedov, Ternavski, Tsymbalar, Rakhimov, Chudin, Naduda, Alenichev (Mukhamadiev, 61), Piatnitski (captain), Pisarev, Tikhonov (Rodionov, 43).


 * September 28, 1994 / Group B, Day 2 / FC Spartak Moscow - Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 1-2 (Rakhimov ⚽ 40' Mamedov sent off: 60' - Le Guen ⚽ 54' Valdo ⚽ 61') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 47,000
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Tyapushkin, Mamedov, Tikhonov, Tsymbalar, Rakhimov, Nikiforov, Onopko (captain), Khlestov, Piatnitski, Pisarev, Mukhamadiev (Alenichev, 68).


 * October 19, 1994 / Group B, Day 3 / FC Spartak Moscow - FC Bayern Munich 1-1 (Pisarev ⚽ 78' - Babbel ⚽ 90') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 25,000
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Tyapushkin, Ananko, Kechinov, Tsymbalar, Rakhimov, Nikiforov (Ternavski, 85), Onopko (captain), Tikhonov, Piatnitski, Pisarev, Mukhamadiev (Konovalov, 75).


 * November 2, 1994 / Group B, Day 4 / FC Bayern Munich - FC Spartak Moscow 2-2 (Nerlinger ⚽ 29' Kuffour ⚽ 37' - Tikhonov ⚽ 4' Alenichev ⚽ 33') / Munich, Olympic Stadium / Attendance: 31,000
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Tyapushkin, Ananko, Khlestov, Alenichev, Rakhimov, Nikiforov, Onopko (captain), Tikhonov, Piatnitski, Pisarev (Naduda, 85), Kechinov.


 * November 23, 1994 / Group B, Day 5 / FC Spartak Moscow - FC Dynamo Kyiv 1-0 (Mukhamadiev ⚽ 53') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 35,000
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Tyapushkin, Khlestov, Lipko, Alenichev, Rakhimov, Nikiforov, Onopko (captain), Tikhonov, Piatnitski (Naduda, 88), Pisarev (Konovalov, 64), Mukhamadiev.


 * December 7, 1994 / Group B, Day 6 / Paris Saint-Germain F.C. - FC Spartak Moscow 4-1 (Weah ⚽ 27' ⚽ 52' Ginola ⚽ 42' Raí ⚽ 60' - Rodionov ⚽ 67') / Paris, Parc des Princes / Attendance: 31,461
 * Spartak penalty kick by Kechinov came off the post in the 57th minute.
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Tyapushkin, Khlestov, Lipko, Alenichev, Kechinov (Konovalov, 74), Nikiforov, Onopko (captain), Tikhonov, Piatnitski, Pisarev, Mukhamadiev (Rodionov, 46).

1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
PFC CSKA Moscow were eliminated in the first round.


 * September 15, 1994 / First Round, First Leg / PFC CSKA Moscow - Ferencvárosi TC 2-1 (Mamchur ⚽ 50' Sergeyev ⚽ 74' - Kenneth Christiansen ⚽ 58') / Moscow, Dynamo Stadium / Attendance: 9,000
 * PFC CSKA Moscow: Novosadov, Radimov, Kolotovkin, Mashkarin, Mamchur, Shoukov (Semak, 62), Antonovich, Broshin, Sinyov, Tatarchuk (Sergeyev, 46), Faizulin.


 * September 29, 1994 / First Round, Return Leg / Ferencvárosi TC - PFC CSKA Moscow 2-1 (Lipcsei ⚽ 36' Neagoe ⚽ 45' - Radimov ⚽ 15' Faizulin sent off: 53'); 7-6 in shootout (Gregor ✅ Lisztes ✅ Kenneth Christiansen ✅ Telek ✅ Lipcsei ✅ Zavadszky ✅ Hrutka ✅ - Bystrov ✅ Bushmanov ✅ Demchenko ✅ Mamchur ✅ Minko ✅ Broshin ✅ Kolotovkin ❌) / Budapest, Üllői úti stadion / Attendance: 18,000
 * PFC CSKA Moscow: Novosadov, Radimov, Kolotovkin, Bystrov, Mamchur, Mashkarin (Bushmanov, 46), Sinyov (Demchenko, 71), Broshin, Minko, Shoukov, Faizulin.

1994–95 UEFA Cup
FC Rotor Volgograd and FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin were both eliminated by FC Nantes in the first and second round respectively, with Nicolas Ouédec scoring 7 goals in 4 games. FC Dynamo Moscow were eliminated in the second round.


 * September 13, 1994 / first round, first leg / R.F.C. Seraing – FC Dynamo Moscow 3–4 (Wamberto ⚽ 68' Schaessens ⚽ 74' Edmilson ⚽ 88' – Smirnov ⚽ 18' Cheryshev ⚽ 28' ⚽ 61' Simutenkov ⚽ 43' (pen.)) / Seraing, Pairay Stadium / attendance: 7,172
 * FC Dynamo Moscow: Smetanin, Timofeev, Samatov, Shulgin, Smirnov, Chernyshov (captain), Klyuyev, Cheryshev, Tetradze (Borodkin, 69), Ivanov, Simutenkov.


 * September 13, 1994 / first round, first leg / FC Rotor Volgograd – FC Nantes 3–2 (Gerashchenko ⚽ 42' Nechay ⚽ 65' Veretennikov ⚽ 77' – Ouédec ⚽ 28' N'Doram ⚽ 83') / Volgograd, Central Stadium / attendance: 38,000
 * FC Rotor Volgograd: Samorukov, Zhunenko, Burlachenko, Gerashchenko (captain), Nechay, Tsarenko, Yeshchenko (Shmarko, 69), Niederhaus (Berketov, 87), Veretennikov, Yesipov, Nechayev.


 * September 13, 1994 / first round, first leg / FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin – Békéscsaba 6–1 (Gusakov ⚽ 38' Polstyanov ⚽ 55' ⚽ 90' Volgin ⚽ 58' Filippov ⚽ 80' ⚽ 90' – Szarvas ⚽ 15') / Moscow, Dynamo Stadium / attendance: 2,000
 * FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin: Filimonov, A. Morozov, Minayev (captain), Yudin, Zhabko, O. Morozov, Navochenko, Tsygankov (Rozin, 72), Filippov, Volgin, Gusakov (Polstyanov, 51).


 * September 27, 1994 / first round, return leg / FC Dynamo Moscow – R.F.C. Seraing 0–1 (Schaessens ⚽ 89') / Moscow, Dynamo Stadium / attendance: 5,000
 * FC Dynamo Moscow: Smetanin, Timofeev, Samatov, S. Nekrasov, Smirnov (Kutsenko, 41), Chernyshov (captain), Klyuyev, Cheryshev, Yakhimovich, Ivanov, Simutenkov.


 * September 27, 1994 / first round, return leg / FC Nantes – FC Rotor Volgograd 3–0 (Ouédec ⚽ 29' ⚽ 61' Loko ⚽ 75') / Nantes, La Beaujoire / attendance: 36,000
 * Nantes penalty kick by Ouédec in the 72nd minute missed the goal.
 * FC Rotor Volgograd: Samorukov, Zhunenko, Burlachenko, Gerashchenko (captain), Nechay, Tsarenko, Yeshchenko (Khuzin, 60), Niederhaus, Veretennikov (Troynin, 75), Yesipov, Nechayev.


 * September 27, 1994 / first round, return leg / Békéscsaba – FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin 1–0 (Csató ⚽ 77' (pen.)) / attendance: 2,000
 * FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin: Filimonov, A. Morozov, Minayev (captain), Prokhorov, Tsygankov, O. Morozov, Navochenko, Rozin, Pimenov (Natalushko, 46), Volgin, Filippov (Kuznetsov, 72).


 * October 18, 1994 / second round, first leg / FC Dynamo Moscow – Real Madrid 2–2 (Simutenkov ⚽ 65' Cheryshev ⚽ 69' – Sandro ⚽ 21' Zamorano ⚽ 73') / Moscow, Dynamo Stadium / attendance: 7,000
 * FC Dynamo Moscow: Smetanin, Timofeev, Kovtun, S. Nekrasov, Samatov, Chernyshov (captain), Klyuyev, Cheryshev, Yakhimovich, Ivanov, Simutenkov.


 * October 19, 1994 / second round, first leg / FC Nantes – FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin 2–0 (Ouédec ⚽ 32' (pen.) ⚽ 61') / Nantes, La Beaujoire / attendance: 34,000
 * FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin: Filimonov, A. Morozov, Minayev (captain), Yudin, Zhabko, O. Morozov (Rozin, 87), Navochenko, Tsygankov, Filippov, Volgin, Natalushko (Pimenov, 84).


 * November 1, 1994 / second round, return leg / Real Madrid – FC Dynamo Moscow 4–0 (Zamorano ⚽ 48' Redondo ⚽ 75' Dani ⚽ 88' ⚽ 90') / Madrid, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium / attendance: 60,000
 * FC Dynamo Moscow: Smetanin, Samatov, Kovtun, Khidiyatullin (Borodkin, 61), Shulgin, S. Nekrasov, Filippov (Klyuyev, 12), Cheryshev, Yakhimovich, Ivanov, Simutenkov.


 * November 1, 1994 / second round, return leg / FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin – FC Nantes 1–2 (Polstyanov ⚽ 68' – Ouédec ⚽ 47' ⚽ 64') / Moscow, Dynamo Stadium / attendance: 7,000
 * FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin: Filimonov, A. Morozov (Polstyanov, 64), Minayev (captain), Yudin, Zhabko, O. Morozov, Navochenko, Rozin, Filippov, Pimenov, Natalushko.

National team
Russia national football team played at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, not qualifying from the group, even though Oleg Salenko became the top scorer of the competition. In late 1993, 14 players signed a letter demanding the resignation of Pavel Sadyrin and appointment of Anatoliy Byshovets as the manager. Sadyrin stayed as the manager. Some of the players who signed returned to the team, but several (Igor Dobrovolski, Igor Shalimov, Igor Kolyvanov, Sergei Kiriakov, Vasili Kulkov, Andrei Kanchelskis and Andrei Ivanov) did not play at the World Cup. After the tournament, Sadyrin was replaced by Oleg Romantsev for the subsequent games.


 * January 29, 1994 / Friendly / United States - Russia 1-1 (Lalas ⚽ 86' - Radchenko ⚽ 52') / Seattle, Kingdome / Attendance: 43,700
 * Russia: Khapov, Gorlukovich, Galiamin, Popov, D. Kuznetsov (Cheryshev, 74), Tetradze, Tatarchuk (Tedeyev, 57), Korneev (Rakhimov, 83), Salenko, Borodyuk (captain), Radchenko.


 * February 2, 1994 / Friendly / Mexico - Russia 1-4 (García Aspe ⚽ 26' (pen.) - Borodyuk ⚽ 4' ⚽ 45' ⚽ 56' Radchenko ⚽ 38') / Oakland, The Oakland Coliseum / Attendance: 18,162
 * Russia: Khapov, Gorlukovich, Galiamin, Popov (Podpaly, 79), D. Kuznetsov, Tetradze, Korneev, Tedeyev (Cheryshev, 70), Salenko, Borodyuk (captain), Radchenko (Tatarchuk, 85).


 * March 23, 1994 / Friendly / Ireland - Russia 0-0 / Dublin, Lansdowne Road / Attendance: 36,000
 * Russia: Kharine, Gorlukovich, Rakhimov, Kovtun, Tetradze, Korneev (Cheryshev, 58), Popov, D. Kuznetsov, Salenko, Borodyuk (captain), Radchenko (Kosolapov, 87).


 * April 20, 1994 / Friendly / Turkey - Russia 0-1 (Radchenko ⚽ 10') / Bursa, Bursa Atatürk Stadium / Attendance: 28,000
 * Russia: Kharine, Galiamin, Nikiforov (Tatarchuk, 81), Tsymbalar, Gorlukovich, Ternavski, D. Kuznetsov, Popov, Borodyuk (captain) (Beschastnykh, 60), Yuran (Onopko, 46), Radchenko (Lediakhov, 87).


 * May 29, 1994 / Friendly / Russia - Slovakia 2-1 (Piatnitski ⚽ 49' Tsymbalar ⚽ 59' - Tittel ⚽ 34') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 8,000
 * Russia: Kharine (captain), Galiamin, Onopko, Nikiforov, D. Kuznetsov, Ternavski, Piatnitski, Tsymbalar, Salenko, Mostovoi, Radchenko.


 * June 20, 1994 / 1994 FIFA World Cup, Group B / Brazil - Russia 2-0 (Romário ⚽ 27' Raí ⚽ 54' (pen.)) / Stanford Stadium, Stanford / Attendance: 81,061
 * Russia: Kharine (captain), Nikiforov, Gorlukovich, Khlestov, D. Kuznetsov, Ternavski, Piatnitski, Karpin, Tsymbalar, Yuran (Salenko, 56), Radchenko (Borodyuk, 76).


 * June 24, 1994 / 1994 FIFA World Cup, Group B / Sweden - Russia 3-1 (Brolin ⚽ 37' (pen.) Dahlin ⚽ 60' ⚽ 82' - Salenko ⚽ 5' (pen) Gorlukovich sent off: 49') / Pontiac, Pontiac Silverdome / Attendance: 71,528
 * Russia: Kharine (captain), Gorlukovich, Nikiforov, D. Kuznetsov, Khlestov, Popov (Karpin, 40), Onopko, Mostovoi, Borodyuk (Galiamin, 50), Salenko, Radchenko.


 * June 28, 1994 / 1994 FIFA World Cup, Group B / Cameroon - Russia 1-6 (Milla ⚽ 47' - Salenko ⚽ 16' ⚽ 41' ⚽ 45' (pen.) ⚽ 73' ⚽ 75' Radchenko ⚽ 82') / Stanford Stadium, Stanford / Attendance: 74,914
 * Russia: Cherchesov, Khlestov, Nikiforov, Ternavski, Onopko (captain), Tsymbalar, Tetradze, Korneev (Radchenko, 65), Karpin, Lediakhov (Beschastnykh, 77), Salenko.


 * August 17, 1994 / Friendly / Austria - Russia 0-3 (Beschastnykh ⚽ 42' Nikiforov ⚽ 52' Simutenkov ⚽ 82' (pen.)) / Klagenfurt, Wörtherseestadion / Attendance: 11,000
 * Russia: Cherchesov (Kharine, 46), Mamedov, Ternavski (Kulkov, 59), Tsymbalar, Rakhimov (Radimov, 46), Nikiforov, Onopko (captain), Yesipov (Mandreko, 46), Beschastnykh, Tetradze (Kosolapov, 83), Simutenkov (Niederhaus, 83).


 * September 7, 1994 / Friendly / Russia - Germany 0-1 (Kuntz ⚽ 7') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 40,000
 * Russia: Cherchesov, Mamedov, Kulkov, Tsymbalar, Shalimov (Tetradze, 46), Nikiforov, Onopko (captain), Kanchelskis (Karpin, 46), Piatnitski, Kolyvanov (Radchenko, 46), Kiriakov.


 * October 12, 1994 / UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier / Russia - San Marino 4-0 (Karpin ⚽ 43' Kolyvanov ⚽ 64' Nikiforov ⚽ 65' Radchenko ⚽ 67') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 10,000
 * Russia: Cherchesov, Kulkov (Tetradze, 62), Nikiforov, Tsymbalar (Kolyvanov, 55), Shalimov, Karpin, Onopko (captain), Kanchelskis, Radchenko, Piatnitski, Kiriakov.


 * November 16, 1994 / UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier / Scotland - Russia 1-1 (Booth ⚽ 20' - Radchenko ⚽ 25') / Glasgow, Hampden Park / Attendance: 31,254
 * Russia: Cherchesov, Kulkov, Nikiforov, Gorlukovich, Shalimov, Karpin, Onopko (captain), Kanchelskis, Piatnitski (Tetradze, 75), Radchenko, Radimov.