The Russian Football Championship is not currentlyis one of the most prestigious in Europe and is not included in the five strongest championships of the continent. However, this does not mean that the fight for the championship in it is not interesting. In Russia, there are almost no situations in which one club would dominate over a long period of time. That is why in this article you can find out about the most titled club of Russia of the twenty-first century. Consider all the tournaments in which Russian clubs take part, that is, the Russian Championship (Premier League), the Cup of Russia, the Russian Super Cup, the Champions League and the League of Europe. Three of these tournaments are regional, while the last two are continental. What is the most titled football club in Russia?
Before considering the twenty-first century,it is necessary to learn the most titled football club of Russia in the history of the championship. It is necessary to take into account the fact that the Championship of Russia appeared relatively recently, because before that the single trophy of the whole USSR was being played out. Due to this, the Moscow "Spartak", which was considered one of the strongest clubs in Europe during the USSR, was able to maintain the reputation of the strongest during a certain period of time. And it is "Spartacus" - this is the most titled football club in Russia. However, this article is about the twenty-first century, therefore, only the results of the last seventeen years will be considered below.
Who do you think will be the most titledRussian football clubs of the 21st century? In fact, there are not so many applicants, so it's worth taking a look at each of them. First, this is the same "Spartacus", which still remains one of the strongest clubs in Russia. As for the strongest nominally club, then at the moment it is the St. Petersburg "Zenith". Also, do not write off the accounts of "CSKA" - the Moscow club in recent years does not show their best football, but still won a lot of trophies. Strictly speaking, these three clubs are by far the strongest in Russia, therefore, most likely, it was one of them in the 21st century who took most of the trophies. Naturally, if the most titled football club of Russia and the USSR were considered, the results would be completely different. But in this article we are talking about the current century, do not forget about this important fact.
The championship of Russia was founded immediately afterthe collapse of the Soviet Union, and the first time he won only "Spartacus." If it were a question about the most titled football club of Russia in football for the whole history of the existence of this tournament, then "Spartacus" would definitely win. But the countdown begins in 2000, and during this period the Moscow club won only three times: in 2000, 2001 and 2017. Moscow "Locomotive" and Kazan "Ruby" became winners not from the top three, which was discussed above, and each of these clubs won the championship twice. "Loko" became the champion in 2002 and 2004, and "Ruby" - in 2008 and 2009. Well, the most successful in the 21 century were "CSKA" and "Zenith". CSKA won the Russian Championship 6 times, and Zenit 4 times. Accordingly, the most titled football club of Russia in the 21st century (if we take into account only the Russian Championship) is "CSKA". But there are other tournaments, which are worth paying attention to.
As for the Cup of Russia, they did not win hereonly the strongest clubs, as in this tournament luck can play an important role. Unlike the championship, this tournament is played "on departure", so if the team is not lucky once, then it will not be able to fix its mistake.
So, three clubs won the Cup of Russia one by onetime - this "Terek" in 2004, "Ruby" in 2012 and "Rostov" in 2014. Also they can be attributed to "Spartacus", which won this tournament three times, but only once did it in the 21st century - in 2003. Zenith, which won two trophies in 2010 and 2016, showed a little better. But the best players in this tournament are Lokomotiv and CSKA. As you remember, the first club did not show anything impressive in the Championship, but in the Cup managed to win five times (and twice more in the 20th century). Well, the real king of the cups is "CSKA". The club won seven trophies, all of which went to the army team in the 21st century.
The Russian Super Cup is a tournament in whichthere are winners of the Championship and the Cup of Russia among themselves. It was started in 2003, so there will be less trophies than in the case of the Championship and the Cup. On two occasions this trophy was won by Lokomotiv and Rubin. The Moscow club won both times, being the champion of Russia, and Kazan once was the champion, and once - the owner of the Cup.
Well, the main fight was between Zenit and"CSKA": Petrograders won the Super Bowl four times, while the army team succumbed to it six times. The match for the Russian Super Cup 2017 has not yet taken place, but it will be Spartak and Lokomotiv, so neither Zenit nor CSKA will replenish their collection. For "Spartacus" this trophy can be the first in history.
As for the Champions League, here,Unfortunately, not a single Russian club can add a single point, because in the 21st century they did not win this most prestigious club tournament. Moreover, Russian clubs have never won the Champions League (and the European Champions Cup, as this tournament was called before) in history and did not even go to the final of this tournament.
Unfortunately, and in the European League did not win anyRussian club, but this does not mean that no one will receive additional points. The fact is that in this format the tournament exists only recently. Until 2009, it was called the "UEFA Cup", and there already the Russians managed to achieve success. In 2005, "CSKA" was in the final, where he defeated the Portuguese "Sporting". And in 2008, the main competitor of the army "Zenith" also reached the final, where he defeated the Scottish club "Rangers". Thus, twice in the 21st century, Russian clubs won the UEFA Cup. Accordingly, it is impossible to call the most titled football club of Russia in Europe, as both Zenit and CSKA have one trophy.
Well, it's time to take stock and find out,which Russian club has the largest number of titles in the 21st century. There is nothing unexpected in that the winner is "CSKA", which in total in this century collected twenty trophies, while his closest pursuer, "Zenith", has only eleven. These two clubs are the strongest representatives of Russian football in the twenty-first century. Unfortunately, the domestic football after the collapse of the Soviet Union is still rather weak, and the clubs from Russia do not show the results that the teams from the Soviet Union could demonstrate. However, there is still a lot of time ahead. And if Russia manages to solve all the problems that are present at the moment, Russian clubs will definitely be able to compete in European football and will win far more trophies than the existing two UEFA Cups.
So far, Russia retains its place in thethe top ten best championships in Europe, but it is necessary to aim not at preserving this position, but for getting the best result. The ideal result would be getting into the top five of the best leagues, but in the current state the Russian Championship and its representatives will not be able to compete with even the weakest of the five strongest tournaments, the French Championship.
