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.
European club competitions
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.Champions League 95/96 results summary by KLISF
September 13, 1993 / Group B, Day 1 / Blackburn Rovers F.C. - FC Spartak Moscow 0-1 (Yuran ) / 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 Yuran - Jóźwiak ) / 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 Brattbakk - Alenichev Kechinov Nikiforov ) / 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 Yuran Tsymbalar Tikhonov - Løken ) / 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 Nikiforov Mamedov ) / 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 ) / 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.CWC 95/96 results summary by KLISF
September 14, 1995 / First Round, First Leg / FC Dynamo Moscow - FC Ararat Yerevan 3-1 (Teryokhin Safronov - Stepanyan ) / 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 ) / 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 ) / 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 ) 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.UEFA Cup 95/96 results summary by KLISF
September 12, 1995 / First Round, First Leg / FC Bayern Munich - FC Lokomotiv Moscow 0-1 (Kharlachyov ) / 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 - McManaman Redknapp ) / 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 Herzog Scholl Strunz ) / 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 Schmeichel - Niederhaus Veretennikov ) / 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 Witschge - Niederhaus ) / 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 ) / 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.National team games in 1995
March 8, 1995 / Friendly / Slovakia - Russia 2-1 (Dubovský - Karpin Afanasyev ) / 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 - Nikiforov Zagorakis Beschastnykh ) / 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 Pisarev Mukhamadiev ) / 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 - Karpin Beschastnykh ) / 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 Kulkov Kiriakov Shalimov Beschastnykh Kolyvanov Cheryshev ) / 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 Karpin Radchenko Kolyvanov ) / 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 Jónsson - Mostovoi Kiriakov Kolyvanov Tsymbalar Shalimov ) / 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 Onopko - Tsalouchidis ) / 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 Kulkov Kiriakov - Suominen ) / 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).
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