2009 in Russian football

2009 in Russian football.

Club competitions
FC Rubin Kazan won the league for the second time in a row.

For more details, see:
 * 2009 Russian Premier League
 * 2009 Russian First Division
 * 2009 Russian Second Division

2008–09 UEFA Champions League
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg took third place in the group stage and enters the UEFA Cup at the round of 32.

2008–09 UEFA Cup
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and CSKA Moscow was knocked out in the Round of 16.
 * February 18, 2009 / Round of 32, First Leg / FC Zenit Saint Petersburg - Stuttgart 2-1 (Huszti ⚽ 2' Tymoshchuk ⚽ 45+3' - Gómez ⚽ 15') / Saint Petersburg, Petrovsky Stadium / Attendance: 17,585
 * FC Zenit Saint Petersburg: Malafeev, Anyukov, Shirokov, Križanac, Šírl, Tymoshchuk (captain), Zyryanov (Tekke, 75), Semshov, Huszti (Fayzulin, 88), Danny, Pogrebnyak.


 * February 18, 2009 / Round of 32, First Leg / Aston Villa - PFC CSKA Moscow 1-1 (Carew ⚽ 69' - Vágner Love ⚽ 14') / Birmingham, Villa Park / Attendance: 38,038
 * PFC CSKA Moscow: Akinfeev (captain), V. Berezutski, Ignashevich, A. Berezutskiy, Schennikov, Krasić, Rahimić, Aldonin (Mamaev, 90), Zhirkov (Caner, 90+2), Dzagoev (Carvalho, 80), Vágner Love.


 * February 26, 2009 / Round of 32, Second Leg / PFC CSKA Moscow - Aston Villa 2-0 (Zhirkov ⚽ 61' Vágner Love  ⚽ 90+3') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 25,650
 * PFC CSKA Moscow: Akinfeev (captain), V. Berezutski, Ignashevich, A. Berezutskiy, Schennikov, Krasić, Rahimić, Šemberas, Zhirkov, Dzagoev, Vágner Love.


 * February 26, 2009 / Round of 32, Second Leg / Stuttgart - FC Zenit Saint Petersburg  1-2 (Gebhart ⚽ 80' - Semshov ⚽ 42'  Fayzulin  ⚽ 86')/ Stuttgart, Mercedes-Benz Arena / Attendance: 34,500
 * FC Zenit Saint Petersburg: Malafeev, Kim, Križanac, Shirokov, Anyukov, Zyryanov, 	Denisov, Semshov, Danny, Pogrebnyak, Huszti (Fayzulin, 73).


 * March 12, 2009 / Round of 16, First Leg / PFC CSKA Moscow - Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 (Vágner Love  ⚽ 50' (pen.)) / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 19,700
 * PFC CSKA Moscow: Akinfeev (captain), V. Berezutski, Ignashevich, A. Berezutskiy, Schennikov, Krasić (Kalouda, 89), Rahimić (Mamaev, 45), Šemberas, Zhirkov (Caner, 70), Dzagoev, Vágner Love.


 * March 12, 2009 / Round of 16, First Leg / Udinese - FC Zenit Saint Petersburg  2-0 (Quagliarella ⚽ 85'Di Natale ⚽ 88' (pen.)) / Udine, Stadio Friuli / Attendance: 20,000
 * FC Zenit Saint Petersburg: Malafeev, Šírl, Križanac, Shirokov, Anyukov, Zyryanov (Fayzulin, 85), 	Denisov, Tymoshchuk (captain), Danny, Pogrebnyak (Tekke, 62), Huszti (Semshov, 62).


 * March 19, 2009 / Round of 16, Second Leg / FC Zenit Saint Petersburg - Udinese   1-0 (Tymoshchuk ⚽ 34')/ Saint Petersburg, Petrovsky Stadium / Attendance: 19,500
 * FC Zenit Saint Petersburg: Malafeev, Šírl (Huszti, 71), Križanac, Fayzulin (Tekke, 71), Kim, Zyryanov, Denisov, Tymoshchuk (captain), Danny, Pogrebnyak, Semshov.


 * March 19, 2009 / Round of 16, Second Leg / Shakhtar Donetsk - PFC CSKA Moscow   2-0 (Fernandinho  ⚽ 54' (pen.) Luiz Adriano ⚽ 70') / Donetsk, RSC Olimpiyskiy / Attendance: 25,000
 * PFC CSKA Moscow: Akinfeev (captain), V. Berezutski, Ignashevich, A. Berezutskiy, Schennikov, Krasić, Mamaev (Ryzhov, 76), Šemberas, Caner (Carvalho, 66), Dzagoev (Aldonin, 65), Vágner Love.

2009–10 UEFA Champions League
FC Dynamo Moscow lose in the Third qualifying round and enter into the play-off round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.
 * July 29, 2009 / Third qualifying round, First Leg /Celtic - FC Dynamo Moscow 0-1 (Kokorin ⚽ 7') / Glasgow, Celtic Park / Attendance: 54,184
 * FC Dynamo Moscow: Gabulov, Kowalczyk, Fernández, K. Kombarov, D. Kombarov, Kerzhakov, Granat, Wilkshire, Kolodin, Svezhov, Kokorin (Smolov, 74).


 * August 5, 2009 / Third qualifying round, Second Leg / FC Dynamo Moscow - Celtic  0-2 (McDonald  ⚽ 45' Samaras ⚽ 90+1') / Khimki, Arena Khimki / Attendance: 13,753
 * FC Dynamo Moscow: Gabulov, Kowalczyk, Fernández (Ropotan, 90+6), K. Kombarov, Khokhlov, D. Kombarov, Kerzhakov, Granat, Wilkshire, Kolodin, Svezhov (Kokorin, 84).

FC Rubin Kazan and PFC CSKA Moscow qualified directly into group stage. FC Rubin Kazan finished third in Group F and enters in UEFA Europa League knockout stage. PFC CSKA Moscow finished second in Group B and enters in First knockout round.
 * September 15, 2009 / Matchday 1 / Wolfsburg - PFC CSKA Moscow   3-1 (Grafite  ⚽ 36', 41' (pen.), 87' - Dzagoev ⚽ 76') / Wolfsburg, Volkswagen Arena / Attendance: 25,017
 * PFC CSKA Moscow: Akinfeev (captain), Šemberas, Ignashevich, A. Berezutskiy, Dzagoev, Krasić, Guilherme, Aldonin (Mamaev, 68), V. Berezutski (Necid, 84), Rahimić,  Schennikov (Piliyev, 57).


 * September 16, 2009 / Matchday 1 / Dynamo Kyiv - FC Rubin Kazan   3-1 (Yussuf  ⚽ 71' Magrão  ⚽ 79' Husyev  ⚽ 85' - Domínguez ⚽ 25') / Kyiv, Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium / Attendance: 15,000
 * FC Rubin Kazan: Ryzhikov, Ansaldi, César Navas, Semak (captain), Domínguez (Murawski, 77), Bukharov, Ryazantsev (Kasaev, 83), Noboa, Kaleshin, Gökdeniz, Sharonov.


 * September 29, 2009 / Matchday 2 / FC Rubin Kazan - Internazionale  1-1 (Domínguez  ⚽ 11' - Stanković ⚽ 27') / Kazan, Central Stadium / Attendance: 23,670
 * FC Rubin Kazan: Ryzhikov, Ansaldi, César Navas, Semak (captain), Salukvadze, Domínguez (Kasaev, 86), Bukharov, Ryazantsev, Noboa, Gökdeniz, Sharonov.


 * September 30, 2009 / Matchday 2 / PFC CSKA Moscow - Beşiktaş   2-1 (Dzagoev  ⚽ 7' Krasić  ⚽ 61' - Dağ ⚽ 90+2') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 19,750
 * PFC CSKA Moscow: Akinfeev (captain), Šemberas, Ignashevich, A. Berezutskiy (Grigoryev, 46), Dzagoev, Mamaev, González (Schennikov, 78), Odiah, Krasić, V. Berezutski, Necid (Rahimić, 64).


 * October 20, 2009 / Matchday 3 / Barcelona - FC Rubin Kazan   1-2 (Ibrahimović  ⚽ 48' - Ryazantsev ⚽ 2' Gökdeniz ⚽ 73') / Barcelona, Camp Nou / Attendance: 55,930
 * FC Rubin Kazan: Ryzhikov, Ansaldi, César Navas, Semak (captain) (Murawski, 43), Salukvadze, Domínguez, Ryazantsev (Kasaev, 83), Noboa, Kaleshin, Gökdeniz (Popov, 90+3), Sharonov.


 * October 21, 2009 / Matchday 3 / PFC CSKA Moscow - Manchester United   0-1 (Valencia ⚽ 86') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 51,250
 * PFC CSKA Moscow: Akinfeev (captain), Šemberas, Ignashevich, A. Berezutskiy, Dzagoev, Odiah,  Krasić, V. Berezutski, Rahimić (Carvalho, 90), Schennikov (Mamaev, 62), Necid (Piliyev, 73).


 * November 3, 2009 / Matchday 4 / Manchester United - PFC CSKA Moscow 3-3 (Owen ⚽ 29' Scholes ⚽ 84' Valencia ⚽ 90+2' - Dzagoev ⚽ 25' Krasić ⚽ 31' V. Berezutski ⚽ 47' ) / Manchester, Old Trafford / Attendance: 73,718
 * PFC CSKA Moscow: Akinfeev (captain), Šemberas, Ignashevich, A. Berezutskiy, Dzagoev (Carvalho, 72), Mamaev (Rahimić, 70),  Krasić, Aldonin, V. Berezutski,  Schennikov, Necid (Piliyev, 85).


 * November 4, 2009 / Matchday 4 / FC Rubin Kazan - Barcelona 0-0 / Kazan, Central Stadium / Attendance: 24,600
 * FC Rubin Kazan: Ryzhikov, Ansaldi, César Navas, Semak (captain), Salukvadze, Domínguez, Ryazantsev, Noboa, Kaleshin, Gökdeniz (Bukharov, 62), Sharonov.


 * November 24, 2009 / Matchday 5 / FC Rubin Kazan - Dynamo Kyiv 0-0 / Kazan, Central Stadium / Attendance: 23,185
 * FC Rubin Kazan: Ryzhikov, Ansaldi, César Navas, Semak (captain), Salukvadze, Domínguez, Bukharov, Ryazantsev, Noboa, Gökdeniz (Bystrov, 75), Sharonov (Kaleshin, 53).


 * November 25, 2009 / Matchday 5 / PFC CSKA Moscow - Wolfsburg   2-1 (Necid  ⚽ 58' Krasić  ⚽ 66' - Džeko ⚽ 19') / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 13,478
 * PFC CSKA Moscow: Akinfeev (captain), Ignashevich, A. Berezutskiy, Dzagoev, Mamaev, Krasić, Aldonin, V. Berezutski, Rahimić, Schennikov, Necid.


 * December 8, 2009 / Matchday 6 / Beşiktaş - PFC CSKA Moscow 1-2 (Bobô ⚽ 86'  -  Krasić ⚽ 41' Aldonin ⚽ 90+5' ) / Istanbul, BJK İnönü Stadium / Attendance: 16,129
 * PFC CSKA Moscow: Akinfeev (captain), Šemberas, Dzagoev (Grigoryev, 90+6), Mamaev, Odiah, Krasić (Oliseh, 82), Aldonin, V. Berezutski,  Rahimić, Schennikov, Necid.


 * December 9, 2009 / Matchday 6 / Internazionale - FC Rubin Kazan 2-0 (Eto'o  ⚽ 31' Balotelli ⚽ 64') / Milan, San Siro / Attendance: 49,539
 * FC Rubin Kazan: Ryzhikov, César Navas, Semak (captain), Salukvadze, Domínguez, Ryazantsev (Balyaikin, 84), Noboa (Bystrov, 81), Kaleshin, Popov, Murawski, Gökdeniz (Kasaev, 74).

2009–10 UEFA Europa League
FC Krylia Sovetov Samara lose in the Third qualifying round.
 * July 30, 2009 / Third qualifying round, First Leg / St Patrick's Athletic - FC Krylia Sovetov Samara 1-0 (O'Brien  ⚽ 71') / Dublin, Richmond Park / Attendance: 3,500
 * FC Krylia Sovetov Samara: Lobos, Kalachev, Leilton, Shishkin, Bober, Savin, Jarošík, Adzhindzhal, Ignatyev, Belozyorov, Ivanov (Kulik, 78).


 * August 6, 2009 / Third qualifying round, Second Leg / FC Krylia Sovetov Samara - St Patrick's Athletic 3-2 (Bober ⚽ 41' Savin ⚽ 53', 57' - Bober ⚽ 73' (o.g.) O'Brien  ⚽ 79') / Samara, Metallurg Stadium / Attendance: 17,000
 * FC Krylia Sovetov Samara: Lobos, Kalachev, Shishkin, Bober, Taranov, Savin, Adzhindzhal, Ignatyev (Kulik, 39), Budylin (Leilton, 68), Belozyorov, Ivanov.

FC Amkar Perm, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and FC Dynamo Moscow lose in the Play-off round.


 * August 20, 2009 / Play-off round, First Leg / CSKA Sofia - FC Dynamo Moscow 0-0 / Sofia, Vasil Levski National Stadium / Attendance: 23,250
 * FC Dynamo Moscow: Gabulov, Kowalczyk, Fernández, K. Kombarov, Khokhlov (Ropotan, 85), D. Kombarov, Kerzhakov, Granat, Wilkshire, Kolodin, Kokorin (Aguiar, 68).


 * August 20, 2009 / Play-off round, First Leg / Fulham - FC Amkar Perm 3-1 ( Johnson ⚽ 4' Dempsey ⚽ 51' Zamora ⚽ 75' - Grishin ⚽ 77') / London, Craven Cottage / Attendance: 13,029
 * FC Amkar Perm: Narubin, Peev, Novaković (Telkiyski, 68), Sirakov, Gaál, Jean Carlos (Junuzović, 85), Drinčić, Zhilyayev (Grishin, 60), Belorukov, Cherenchikov, Kushev.


 * August 20, 2009 / Play-off round, First Leg / Nacional - FC Zenit Saint Petersburg  4-3 (Luís Alberto ⚽ 30' João Aurélio ⚽ 37' Silva ⚽ 53' Micael ⚽ 73' - Semshov ⚽ 44', 55'  Tekke  ⚽ 90+2') / Funchal, Estádio da Madeira / Attendance: 2,500
 * FC Zenit Saint Petersburg: Malafeev, Anyukov, Meira, Lombaerts, Hubočan, Shirokov, Zyryanov, Kornilenko (Tekke, 68), Semshov, Huszti (Rosina, 58), Denisov (Ignatovich, 76).


 * August 27, 2009 / Play-off round, Second Leg / FC Amkar Perm - Fulham  1-0 ( Kushev ⚽ 90') / Perm, Zvezda Stadium / Attendance: 20,000
 * FC Amkar Perm: Narubin, Grishin (Junuzović, 76), Telkiyski (Novaković, 60), Peev, Sirakov, Gaál, Jean Carlos (Zhilyayev, 64), Drinčić, Belorukov, Cherenchikov, Kushev.


 * August 27, 2009 / Play-off round, Second Leg / FC Dynamo Moscow - CSKA Sofia  1-2  (Kerzhakov ⚽ 10' - Delev ⚽ 14' Ivanov ⚽ 56' / Khimki, Arena Khimki / Attendance: 8,486
 * FC Dynamo Moscow: Gabulov, Kowalczyk (Smolov, 61), Fernández, K. Kombarov, Khokhlov, D. Kombarov, Kerzhakov, Granat (Kokorin, 56), Aguiar (Dimidko, 46), Wilkshire, Kolodin.


 * August 27, 2009 / Play-off round, Second Leg / FC Zenit Saint Petersburg - Nacional 1-1 (Tekke  ⚽ 34') - Micael ⚽ 89') / Saint Petersburg, Petrovsky Stadium / Attendance: 20,000
 * FC Zenit Saint Petersburg: Čontofalský, Anyukov, Meira, Kim, Lombaerts, Tekke (Rosina, 61), Shirokov (Križanac, 71), Zyryanov, Kornilenko, Semshov, Huszti (Ignatovich, 90+1).