Season 2003 Top goalscorer Alexander Panov (23) | Champions Amkar Perm | |
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Promoted Amkar Perm
Kuban Krasnodar Relegated Dynamo St.Petersburg Expelled
Fakel Voronezh
Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast
Kristall Smolensk
Volgar Astrakhan
Lada-Togliatti | ||
The Russian First Division 2003 was the 12th edition of Russian First Division. There were 22 teams.
Standings
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th away goals scored
1 Dynamo Saint Petersburg where expelled from the league due to financial irregularities
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.