2008 in Russian football.

Overview

* 2008 Russian Super Cup was held on 9 March at the

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. Zenit St. Petersburg won the trophy for the first time, beating

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2–1. *

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started on 14 March. *The final of Russian Cup was held on 11 May at the Lokomotiv Stadium,

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won the trophy for the fourth time, becoming the second most successful club to win the Cup, after

's 5 titles. * Zenit St. Petersburg became the second Russian club to win the

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, defeating

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2–0 in the

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on 14 May. *

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, along with

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, won bronze medals at

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, having been defeated in the semi-finals 0–3 and 2–3 by

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and

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, respectively. * Zenit St. Petersburg became the first Russian club to win

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, defeating

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2–1 in the

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on 29 August. *

started their

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qualifying Qualification may refer to: Processes * Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS), a competitive contract procurement process established by the United States Congress * Process qualification, ensures that manufacturing and production processes can ...

campaign on 10 September with a home 2–1 win over

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. *

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won the

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on 2 November (27th matchday), defeating

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away 2–1 to claim their first title.

National team

# Russia score given first ;Key * H = Home match * A = Away match * N = Match on neutral ground * F = Friendly * EURO =

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* WCQ = 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying

Leagues

Premier League

First Division

Second Division

Cups

2007–08 Russian Cup

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

2008 Russian Super Cup

Russian Super Cup 2008 was the 6th

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match, which was contested between the

2007 Russian Premier League The 2007 Russian Premier League was the 16th season of the Russian Football Championship, and the sixth under the current Russian Premier League name. The league was sponsored by insurance company Rosgosstrakh. The season started on 10 March 200 ...

champion, Zenit St. Petersburg, and the winner of

2006–07 Russian Cup The 2006–07 Russian Cup (football), Russian Cup was the 15th edition of the Russian Association football, football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union. The competition started on 13 April 2006 and finished on 27 May 2007, ...

References

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