| 1994 season | |
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1994 was the third season Russia held its own national football competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union.
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.
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The second edition of the Russian Cup,1993–94 Russian Cup was won byFC Spartak Moscow, who beatPFC CSKA Moscow in the finals in a shootout 4-2 after finishing extra time at 2-2.
Early stages of the1994–95 Russian Cup were played later in the year.
FC Spartak Moscow finished the group stage in third place, not qualifying for the semifinals.[1]
79'Karpin 87' -Stoichkov 10'Romário 68') / Moscow,Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 60,000 34'Amor 76'Koeman 78' 81'Romário 87' -Karpin 3') /Barcelona,Camp Nou / Attendance: 100,000 87' -Onopko 53'Karpin 85') /Istanbul,Ali Sami Yen Stadium / Attendance: 17,000All the Russian participants were eliminated in 1993.
FC Spartak Moscow qualified directly for the group stage. It did not qualify from the group, coming in third place.[2]
48' 76'Rebrov 86' -Pisarev 12'Tikhonov 38') /Kyiv,Republican Stadium / Attendance: 90,500 40'Mamedov
60' -Le Guen 54'Valdo 61') / Moscow,Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 47,000 78' -Babbel 90') / Moscow,Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 25,000 29'Kuffour 37' -Tikhonov 4'Alenichev 33') /Munich,Olympic Stadium / Attendance: 31,000 53') / Moscow,Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 35,000 27' 52'Ginola 42'Raí 60' -Rodionov 67') / Paris,Parc des Princes / Attendance: 31,461PFC CSKA Moscow were eliminated in the first round.
50'Sergeyev 74' - Kenneth Christiansen 58') / Moscow,Dynamo Stadium / Attendance: 9,000 36'Neagoe 45' -Radimov 15'Faizulin 53'); 7-6 inshootout (Gregor
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) /Budapest,Üllői úti stadion / Attendance: 18,000FC Rotor Volgograd andFC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin were both eliminated byFC Nantes in the first and second round respectively, withNicolas Ouédec scoring 7 goals in 4 games.FC Dynamo Moscow were eliminated in the second round.[3]
68'Schaessens 74'Edmilson 88' –Smirnov 18'Cheryshev 28' 61'Simutenkov 43' (pen.)) /Seraing, Pairay Stadium / attendance: 7,172 42'Nechay 65'Veretennikov 77' –Ouédec 28'N'Doram 83') /Volgograd,Central Stadium / attendance: 38,000 38'Polstyanov 55' 90'Volgin 58'Filippov 80' 90' –Szarvas 15') / Moscow,Dynamo Stadium / attendance: 2,000 89') / Moscow,Dynamo Stadium / attendance: 5,000 29' 61'Loko 75') /Nantes,La Beaujoire / attendance: 36,000 77' (pen.)) / attendance: 2,000 65'Cheryshev 69' –Sandro 21'Zamorano 73') / Moscow,Dynamo Stadium / attendance: 7,000 32' (pen.) 61') /Nantes,La Beaujoire / attendance: 34,000 48'Redondo 75'Dani 88' 90') /Madrid,Santiago Bernabéu Stadium / attendance: 60,000 68' –Ouédec 47' 64') / Moscow,Dynamo Stadium / attendance: 7,000Russia national football team played at the1994 FIFA World Cup, not qualifying from the group, even thoughOleg Salenko became the top scorer of the competition. In late 1993, 14 players signed a letter demanding the resignation ofPavel Sadyrin and appointment ofAnatoliy 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 andAndrei Ivanov) did not play at the World Cup. After the tournament, Sadyrin was replaced byOleg Romantsev for the subsequent games.[4]
86' -Radchenko 52') /Seattle,Kingdome / Attendance: 43,700 26' (pen.) -Borodyuk 4' 45' 56'Radchenko 38') /Oakland,The Oakland Coliseum / Attendance: 18,162 10') /Bursa,Bursa Atatürk Stadium / Attendance: 28,000 49'Tsymbalar 59' -Tittel 34') / Moscow,Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 8,000 27'Raí 54' (pen.)) /Stanford Stadium,Stanford / Attendance: 81,061 37' (pen.)Dahlin 60' 82' -Salenko 5' (pen.)Gorlukovich
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) /Pontiac,Pontiac Silverdome / Attendance: 71,528 47' -Salenko 16' 41' 45' (pen.) 73' 75'Radchenko 82') /Stanford Stadium,Stanford / Attendance: 74,914 42'Nikiforov 52'Simutenkov 82' (pen.)) /Klagenfurt,Wörtherseestadion / Attendance: 11,000 7') / Moscow,Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 40,000 43'Kolyvanov 64'Nikiforov 65'Radchenko 67') / Moscow,Luzhniki Stadium / Attendance: 10,000 20' -Radchenko 25') /Glasgow,Hampden Park / Attendance: 31,254