1995 in Russian football

1995 was the fourth season Russia held its own national football competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union.

Club competitions
FC Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz won the league for the first time ever.

This was the first season 3 points were awarded for a win instead of two.

For more details, see:
 * 1995 Russian Top League
 * 1995 Russian First League
 * 1995 Russian Second League
 * 1995 Russian Third League

Cup competitions
The third edition of the Russian Cup, 1994–95 Russian Cup was won by FC Dynamo Moscow, who beat FC Rotor Volgograd in the finals in a shootout 8-7 after finishing extra time at 0-0.

Early stages of the 1995–96 Russian Cup were played later in the year.

1994–95 UEFA Champions League, 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and 1994–95 UEFA Cup
All the Russian participants were eliminated in 1994.

1995–96 UEFA Champions League
FC Spartak Moscow won every game in their group, qualifying for the quarterfinals.


 * September 13, 1993 / Group B, Day 1 / Blackburn Rovers F.C. - FC Spartak Moscow 0-1 (Yuran ⚽ 41') / Blackburn, Ewood Park / Attendance: 20,390
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Cherchesov, Khlestov, Nikiforov, Tsymbalar, Mamedov, Yuran, Onopko (captain), Kulkov, Shmarov (Kechinov, 89), Piatnitski, Tikhonov.


 * September 27, 1993 / Group B, Day 2 / FC Spartak Moscow - Legia Warszawa 2-1 (Nikiforov ⚽ 13' (pen.) Yuran ⚽ 52' - Jóźwiak ⚽ 82') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 55,000
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Cherchesov, Khlestov, Nikiforov, Tsymbalar, Mamedov, Yuran, Onopko (captain), Kulkov, Shmarov, Piatnitski, Tikhonov.


 * October 18, 1995 / Group B, Day 3 / Rosenborg BK - FC Spartak Moscow 2-4 (Løken ⚽ 2' Brattbakk ⚽ 44' - Alenichev ⚽ 59' Kechinov ⚽ 65' ⚽ 82' Nikiforov ⚽ 65') / Trondheim, Lerkendal Stadion / Attendance: 40,000
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Cherchesov, Khlestov, Nikiforov, Tsymbalar, Mamedov, Yuran, Onopko (captain), Kulkov, Shmarov (Kechinov, 58), Piatnitski (Alenichev, 46), Tikhonov.


 * November 1, 1995 / Group B, Day 4 / FC Spartak Moscow - Rosenborg BK 4-1 (Shmarov ⚽ 2' Yuran ⚽ 9' Tsymbalar ⚽ 19' Tikhonov ⚽ 79' - Løken ⚽ 90') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 40,000
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Cherchesov, Khlestov, Nikiforov, Tsymbalar (Kechinov, 46), Ananko, Yuran, Onopko (captain), Kulkov, Shmarov, Alenichev (Titov, 85), Tikhonov.


 * November 22, 1995 / Group B, Day 5 / FC Spartak Moscow - Blackburn Rovers F.C. 3-0 (Alenichev ⚽ 29' Nikiforov ⚽ 48' Mamedov ⚽ 57') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 35,000
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Cherchesov, Khlestov, Nikiforov, Tsymbalar, Mamedov, Yuran (Piatnitski, 74), Onopko (captain), Kulkov, Shmarov (Kechinov, 67), Alenichev, Tikhonov (Mukhamadiev, 87).


 * December 6, 1995 / Group B, Day 6 / Legia Warszawa - FC Spartak Moscow 0-1 (Mamedov ⚽ 41') / Warsaw, Polish Army Stadium / Attendance: 15,000
 * FC Spartak Moscow: Cherchesov, Khlestov, Nikiforov, Tsymbalar, Mamedov, Kechinov, Onopko (captain) (Ananko, 82), Kulkov, Shmarov, Alenichev, Tikhonov.

1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
FC Dynamo Moscow advanced through the first two rounds, qualifying to play in the quarterfinals next spring.


 * September 14, 1995 / First Round, First Leg / FC Dynamo Moscow - FC Ararat Yerevan 3-1 (Teryokhin ⚽ 45' ⚽ 90' Safronov ⚽ 73' - Stepanyan ⚽ 71') / Moscow, Dynamo Stadium / Attendance: 7,500
 * FC Dynamo Moscow: Smetanin (captain), Yakhimovich, Shulgin, Kolotovkin, Sabitov (Tishkov, 79), Kobelev (Grishin, 55), Samatov, Cheryshev (Safronov, 62), S. Nekrasov, Kuznetsov, Teryokhin.


 * September 28, 1995 / First Round, Return Leg / FC Ararat Yerevan - FC Dynamo Moscow 0-1 (Teryokhin ⚽ 65') / Yerevan, Hrazdan Stadium / Attendance: 20,000
 * FC Dynamo Moscow: Kleimyonov, Grishin (Kobelev, 85), Kovtun, Kolotovkin, Shulgin, Kuznetsov, Samatov, Cheryshev, S. Nekrasov (Safronov, 85), Podpaly (captain), Teryokhin.


 * October 19, 1995 / Second Round, First Leg / FC Dynamo Moscow - SK Hradec Králové 1-0 (Kuznetsov ⚽ 59') / Moscow, Dynamo Stadium / Attendance: 4,000
 * FC Dynamo Moscow: Kleimyonov, Kuznetsov, Kovtun, S. Nekrasov, Shulgin, Kobelev (Grishin, 46), Samatov, Cheryshev, Safronov, Podpaly (captain), Tishkov (Kutsenko, 78).


 * November 2, 1995 / Second Round, Return Leg / SK Hradec Králové - FC Dynamo Moscow 1–0 (Kaplan ⚽ 15') 1-3 in shootout (Drozd ❌ Černý ❌ Dzubara ❌ Holub ✅ - Kobelev ✅ Teryokhin ❌ Samatov ✅ Kovtun ✅) / Hradec Králové, Všesportovní Stadion / Attendance: 11,540
 * FC Dynamo Moscow: Smetanin, Kuznetsov, Kovtun, Kolotovkin, Yakhimovich, Grishin, Samatov, Cheryshev (Kobelev, 120), Safronov (Tishkov, 70), Podpaly (captain), Teryokhin.

1995–96 UEFA Cup
FC Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz and FC Lokomotiv Moscow were eliminated in the first round by strong opponents (even though Lokomotiv very unexpectedly beat FC Bayern in Munich in the first game). FC Rotor Volgograd eliminated Manchester United F.C. in the first round, but went out in the second round.


 * September 12, 1995 / First Round, First Leg / FC Bayern Munich - FC Lokomotiv Moscow 0-1 (Kharlachyov ⚽ 71') / Munich, Olympic Stadium / Attendance: 16,000
 * FC Lokomotiv Moscow: Ovchinnikov, Arifullin, Drozdov, Kharlachyov, Hovhannisyan, Chugainov, Kosolapov (captain), Gurenko, Elyshev, Solomatin, Garin (Maminov, 82).


 * September 12, 1995 / First Round, First Leg / FC Rotor Volgograd - Manchester United F.C. 0-0 / Volgograd, Central Stadium / Attendance: 40,000
 * FC Rotor Volgograd: Samorukov, Shmarko, Burlachenko, Gerashchenko (captain), Yeshchenko, Zhunenko, Korniyets, Niederhaus, Veretennikov, Yesipov, Zernov (Krivov, 80).


 * September 12, 1995 / First Round, First Leg / FC Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz - Liverpool F.C. 1-2 (Qosimov ⚽ 21' - McManaman ⚽ 33' Redknapp ⚽ 53') / Vladikavkaz, Republican Spartak Stadium / Attendance: 43,000
 * FC Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz: Khapov, Pagayev (Timofeev, 46), Gorlukovich (Kornienko, 81), Shelia, Dzhioyev (captain), Tetradze, Tedeyev, Yanovskiy, Qosimov (Derkach, 46), Kanishchev, Kavelashvili.


 * September 26, 1995 / First Round, Return Leg / FC Lokomotiv Moscow - FC Bayern Munich 0-5 (Klinsmann ⚽ 26' ⚽ 35' Herzog ⚽ 39' Scholl ⚽ 45' Strunz ⚽ 79') / Moscow, Lokomotiv Stadium / Attendance: 20,000
 * FC Lokomotiv Moscow: Ovchinnikov, Arifullin, Drozdov, Kharlachyov, Solomatin, Chugainov, Kosolapov (captain), Gurenko (Pashinin, 10; Maminov, 46), Elyshev, Kuznetsov, Garin.


 * September 26, 1995 / First Round, Return Leg / Manchester United F.C. - FC Rotor Volgograd 2-2 (Scholes ⚽ 60' Schmeichel ⚽ 89' - Niederhaus ⚽ 18' Veretennikov ⚽ 25') / Manchester, Old Trafford / Attendance: 29.724
 * FC Rotor Volgograd: Samorukov, Shmarko, Burlachenko, Berketov, Yeshchenko (Tsarenko, 70), Zhunenko, Korniyets, Niederhaus (Krivov, 79), Veretennikov (captain), Yesipov, Zernov (Ilyushin, 74).


 * September 26, 1995 / First Round, Return Leg / Liverpool F.C. - FC Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz 0-0 / Liverpool, Anfield / Attendance: 35,042
 * FC Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz: Khapov, Pagayev, Kornienko (Derkach, 46), Shelia, Dzhioyev (captain), Tetradze, Tedeyev, Yanovskiy, Qosimov, Suleymanov, Kanishchev (Timofeev, 46).


 * October 17, 1995 / Second Round, First Leg / FC Girondins de Bordeaux - FC Rotor Volgograd 2-1 (Histilloles ⚽ 47' Witschge ⚽ 90' (pen.) - Niederhaus ⚽ 40') / Bordeaux, Parc Lescure / Attendance: 20,000
 * FC Rotor Volgograd: Samorukov, Shmarko, Berketov, Gerashchenko (captain), Yeshchenko, Zhunenko, Korniyets, Niederhaus (Ilyushin, 87), Veretennikov, Yesipov, Zernov (Krivov, 84).


 * October 31, 1995 / Second Round, Return Leg / FC Rotor Volgograd - FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0-1 (Bancarel ⚽ 84') / Volgograd, Central Stadium / Attendance: 25,000
 * FC Rotor Volgograd: Samorukov, Shmarko, Burlachenko, Gerashchenko (captain), Yeshchenko, Berketov, Korniyets, Niederhaus, Veretennikov, Yesipov, Zernov (Ilyushin, 67).

National team
Russia national football team qualified for the UEFA Euro 1996, winning their group. Oleg Romantsev was the manager that year, with Aleksandr Tarkhanov, Boris Ignatyev and Sergei Pavlov assisting.


 * March 8, 1995 / Friendly / Slovakia - Russia 2-1 (Dubovský ⚽ 29' ⚽ 69' - Karpin ⚽ 78' Afanasyev sent off: 25') / Košice, Všešportový areál / Attendance: 10,200
 * Russia: Cherchesov, Gorlukovich, Nikiforov (captain), Tsymbalar (Khlestov, 30), Shalimov, Karpin, Afanasyev, Kanchelskis, Rakhimov (Kovtun, 75), Radchenko (Mostovoi, 46), Pisarev (Beschastnykh, 46).


 * March 29, 1995 / UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier / Russia - Scotland 0-0 / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 37,000
 * Russia: Kharine, Khlestov, Nikiforov, Kovtun, Shalimov (Radimov, 68), Karpin, Onopko (captain), Kanchelskis, Dobrovolski, Radchenko (Pisarev, 58), Kiriakov.


 * April 26, 1995 / UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier / Greece - Russia 0-3 (Kalitsakis sent off: 25' - Nikiforov ⚽ 35' Zagorakis ⚽ 80' (o.g.) Beschastnykh ⚽ 82') / Thessaloniki, Kaftanzoglio Stadium / Attendance: 50,000
 * Russia: Kharine, Kulkov, Nikiforov, Kovtun, Khlestov, Karpin, Onopko (captain), Piatnitski (Kiriakov, 46), Dobrovolski, Radchenko (Mostovoi, 75), Beschastnykh.


 * May 6, 1995 / UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier / Russia - Faroe Islands 3-0 (Kechinov ⚽ 53' Pisarev ⚽ 73' Mukhamadiev ⚽ 80') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 10,000
 * Russia: Cherchesov, Khlestov, Nikiforov, Kovtun, Tetradze, Kechinov, Onopko (captain), Cheryshev, Piatnitski (Lebed, 20), Pisarev, Mukhamadiev.


 * May 31, 1995 / Friendly / FR Yugoslavia - Russia 1-2 (Petković ⚽ 34' - Karpin ⚽ 33' (pen.) Beschastnykh ⚽ 40') / Belgrade, Stadion Crvena Zvezda / Attendance: 40,000
 * Russia: Kharine (Cherchesov, 46), Khlestov, Tetradze, Kovtun, Kulkov (Mamedov, 78), Karpin, Onopko (captain), Cheryshev (Afanasyev, 57), Beschastnykh, Shalimov, Kiriakov.


 * June 7, 1995 / UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier / San Marino - Russia 0-7 (Dobrovolski ⚽ 22' (pen.) Kulkov ⚽ 38' Kiriakov ⚽ 47' Shalimov ⚽ 48' Beschastnykh ⚽ 58' Kolyvanov ⚽ 63' Cheryshev ⚽ 87') / Serravalle, Stadio Olimpico / Attendance: 1,367
 * Russia: Cherchesov, Kulkov, Tetradze, Kovtun, Shalimov, Karpin, Onopko (captain), Kolyvanov, Beschastnykh, Dobrovolski (Radchenko, 59), Kiriakov (Cheryshev, 85).


 * August 16, 1995 / UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier / Finland - Russia 0-6 (Kulkov ⚽ 32' ⚽ 49' Karpin ⚽ 39' Radchenko ⚽ 42' Kolyvanov ⚽ 67' ⚽ 69') / Helsinki, Helsinki Olympic Stadium / Attendance: 14,210
 * Russia: Kharine (Cherchesov, 82), Kovtun, Nikiforov, Tsymbalar, Khlestov, Onopko (captain), Kulkov, Karpin (Kanchelskis, 61), Mostovoi, Radchenko (Kiriakov, 68), Kolyvanov.


 * September 6, 1995 / UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier / Faroe Islands - Russia 2:5 (H. Jarnskor ⚽ 12' Jónsson ⚽ 55' - Mostovoi ⚽ 9' (pen.) Kiriakov ⚽ 61' Kolyvanov ⚽ 65' Tsymbalar ⚽ 83' Shalimov ⚽ 88') / Toftir, Svangaskarð / Attendance: 3,000
 * Russia: Cherchesov, Kovtun, Nikiforov, Tsymbalar, Shalimov, Kanchelskis (Beschastnykh, 57), Onopko (captain), Kulkov (Mamedov, 64), Mostovoi, Radchenko (Kiriakov, 46), Kolyvanov.


 * October 11, 1995 / UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier / Russia - Greece 2-1 (Ouzounidis ⚽ 38' (o.g.) Onopko ⚽ 71' - Tsalouchidis ⚽ 64') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 41,000
 * Russia: Kharine, Kovtun, Nikiforov, Tsymbalar (Radchenko, 62), Khlestov, Karpin (Shalimov, 75), Onopko (captain), Kulkov, Mostovoi, Yuran (Kiriakov, 46), Kolyvanov.


 * November 15, 1995 / UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier / Russia - Finland 3-1 (Radchenko ⚽ 37' Kulkov ⚽ 55' Kiriakov ⚽ 74' - Suominen ⚽ 45') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 5,000
 * Russia: Cherchesov, Mamedov (Dobrovolski, 46), Nikiforov, Tsymbalar, Khlestov, Karpin (Kanchelskis, 77), Onopko (captain), Kulkov, Mostovoi, Yuran, Radchenko (Kiriakov, 63).