2005 was marked by a greatest success in the Russian club football so far, as CSKA Moscow won the UEFA Cup. The Russian Cup has also gone to CSKA Moscow. Notable changes in the Russian Football Union also took place. PFC CSKA Moscow (Russian: or Central Sports Club of Moscows Army) is the football section of the CSKA sports club of Moscow, Russia. ... UEFA Cup logo The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. ... The Russian Cup (Кубок России) is a football competition held annually by the Football Union of Russia for professional football clubs. ... PFC CSKA Moscow (Russian: or Central Sports Club of Moscows Army) is the football section of the CSKA sports club of Moscow, Russia. ...

Changes in the Russian Football Union

Vitaliy Mutko has replaced Vyacheslav Koloskov as the president of the Russian Football Union.

National team

The Russia national team are competing in the European qualifying group 3 of 2006 FIFA World Cup. First International Finland 2 - 1 Tsarist Russia (Stockholm, Sweden; 30 June 1912) Russia 2 - 0 Mexico (Moscow, Russia; 16 August 1992) Largest win Russia 6 - 1 Cameroon (Palo Alto, USA; 28 June 1994) Worst defeat Germany 16 - 0 Tsarist Russia (Stockholm, Sweden; 1 July 1912) Portugal 7 - 1 Russia (Lisbon... The Football World Cup 2006 - European Qualification Groups are being held to decide which national football teams will represent the European football confederation UEFA in the final stages of the Football World Cup 2006 in Germany // Qualification process Europe has been allocated 14 of the available 32 places in the... The final stages of the 2006 Football World Cup (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany) are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July. ...

Leagues

Season is still on in the Premier League, First Division, and Second Division. The Russian Premier League is the top division of Russian football teams. ... The Russian First Division is the second level of Russian professional football. ...

Russian Cup

Defending Russian Cup holders Terek Grozny were knocked out by their first opponents, Amkar Perm. For the second year in a row, the First Division side was present in the final, this time FC Khimki. But unlike the 2004, the final match was won 1-0 by the Premier League club, CSKA Moscow. Interestingly, CSKA lost the first-leg match 2-0 to their first opponents, Sokol Saratov, and progressed thanks to an awarded 3-0 victory after Sokol failed to show for the second leg. The Russian Cup (Кубок России) is a football competition held annually by the Football Union of Russia for professional football clubs. ... FC Terek Grozny (Russian: Футбольный клуб Терек), formally known as Football Club Terek of the Chechen Republic, is a Chechen football club. ... FC Amkar Perm (Russian: Футбольный клуб Амкар Пермь) is a professional football club playing in Russian Premier League. ... PFC CSKA Moscow (Russian: or Central Sports Club of Moscows Army) is the football section of the CSKA sports club of Moscow, Russia. ...

UEFA club competitions

UEFA Cup 2004/05

Only CSKA Moscow have qualified for the spring phase of the UEFA Cup 2004/05. They successively defeated SL Benfica, FK Partizan, AJ Auxerre, and Parma AC to reach the final. In the final match played in Lisbon, CSKA defeated Sporting Clube de Portugal 3-1 to become the first ever Russian club to win the UEFA Cup. No Russian club has ever won a major European competition previously. PFC CSKA Moscow (Russian: or Central Sports Club of Moscows Army) is the football section of the CSKA sports club of Moscow, Russia. ... UEFA Cup logo The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. ... Sport Lisboa e Benfica (commonly referred to as simply SL Benfica, Benfica or Benfica Lisbon) is a football club based in Lisbon, Portugal. ... Fudbalski Klub Partizan (Football Club Partizan) is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. ... Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise, or AJ Auxerre, is a French football team, founded in 1905, playing in the town of Auxerre. ... Parma A.C. (Associazione Calcio) is an Italian football club based in Parma, nicknamed the Gialloblu. ... District Lisbon Mayor   - Party Pedro Santana Lopes PSD Area 84. ... Sporting Clube de Portugal, often known outside Portugal as Sporting Lisbon, is a sports club that is best known for having one of the best football teams in Portugal. ...

UEFA Super Cup

CSKA Moscow lost the European Super Cup match 3-1 to Liverpool F.C., the UEFA Champions League title holders. PFC CSKA Moscow (Russian: or Central Sports Club of Moscows Army) is the football section of the CSKA sports club of Moscow, Russia. ... The European Super Cup is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the Champions League. ... Liverpool Football Club is an English football club and the most successful team ever to have played in the English league. ...

UEFA Champions League 2005/06

Lokomotiv Moscow, the only Russian side to participate in the UEFA Champions League 2005/06, defeated FK Rabotnicki in the second qualifying round, but were knocked out by SK Rapid Wien in the third qualifying round. Lokomotiv Moscow (FC Lokomotiv Moskva, Russian: Футбольный клуб Локомотив Москва [1]) is a Russian football club based in Moscow. ... The Champions League logo The Champions League trophy The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition for Europes most successful clubs. ... The UEFA Champions League 2005-06 is the current season of the European UEFA Champions League football club tournament. ... FK Rabotnicki Kometal (FK Rabotnichki or FK Rabotnički) is a Macedonian football club, which plays in the capital, Skopje at the City Park (Gradski Park) stadium, which accommodates 20,000 spectators. ... The Sportklub Rapid Wien or SK Rapid Wien is one of the two large football teams in Vienna. ...

UEFA Cup 2005/06

CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, and Zenit Saint Petersburg have quailfied for the group stage of the UEFA Cup 2005/06. Krylya Sovetov Samara have successfully passed the second qualifying round, but were knocked out in the first round proper by AZ Alkmaar. PFC CSKA Moscow (Russian: or Central Sports Club of Moscows Army) is the football section of the CSKA sports club of Moscow, Russia. ... Lokomotiv Moscow (FC Lokomotiv Moskva, Russian: Футбольный клуб Локомотив Москва [1]) is a Russian football club based in Moscow. ... FC Zenit (Russian: Футбольный клуб Зенит Санкт-Петербург) is a Russian football club, based in Saint Petersburg. ... The UEFA Cup 2005-06 fixtures and results. ... Krylya Sovetov (Russian: Профессиональный футбольный клуб Крылья Советов Самара) is a football club from Russia based in Samara. ... AZ Alkmaar is a football club from Alkmaar, the Netherlands. ...