2003 Russian Premier League facts for kids

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Russian Premier League

Season	2003
Champions	CSKA Moscow 1st title
Relegated	Elista Chernomorets Novorossiysk
Champions League	CSKA Moscow
UEFA Cup	Zenit St Petersburg Rubin Kazan
Matches played	232
Goals scored	609 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorer	Dmitri Loskov (14)
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The 2003 Russian Premier League (Russian: Чемпионат России по футболу 2003, Chempionat Rossii po futbolu 2003) was the 2nd Russian Premier League season, and the 12th top division football tournament. CSKA Moscow won their 1st title, and Dmitri Loskov was the top scorer with 14 goals.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	CSKA Moscow (C)	30	17	8	5	56	32	+24	59	2004–05 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2	Zenit St Petersburg	30	16	8	6	48	32	+16	56	UEFA Cup 2004–05 First round
3	Rubin Kazan	30	15	8	7	44	29	+15	53
4	Lokomotiv Moscow	30	15	7	8	54	33	+21	52
5	Shinnik Yaroslavl	30	12	11	7	43	34	+9	47
6	Dynamo Moscow	30	12	10	8	42	29	+13	46
7	Saturn Ramenskoye	30	12	9	9	40	37	+3	45
8	Torpedo Moscow	30	11	10	9	42	38	+4	43
9	Krylia Sovetov Samara	30	11	9	10	38	33	+5	42
10	Spartak Moscow	30	10	6	14	38	48	−10	36
11	Rostov	30	8	10	12	30	42	−12	34
12	Rotor Volgograd	30	9	5	16	33	44	−11	32
13	Spartak Vladikavkaz	30	9	4	17	23	43	−20	31
14	Torpedo-ZIL Moscow	30	8	5	17	25	39	−14	29
15	Elista	30	6	10	14	23	47	−24	28	Relegation to Russian First Division
16	Chernomorets Novorossiysk	30	6	6	18	30	49	−19	24

Statistics

Dmitri Loskov of Lokomotiv Moscow was the top scorer with 14 goals.

Top goalscorers

14 goals

• Dmitri Loskov (Lokomotiv Moscow)

13 goals

• Aleksandr Kerzhakov (Zenit St Petersburg)
• Valery Yesipov (Rotor Volgograd)

11 goals

• Aleksei Medvedev (Saturn Ramenskoye)
• Rôni (Rubin Kazan)

10 goals

• Roman Pavlyuchenko