2002 Russian First Division
# 2002 Russian First Division

The 2002 Russian First Division was the 11th edition of Russian First Division. There were 18 teams.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rubin Kazan (P) | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 14 | +37 | 72 | Promotion to Premier League |
| 2 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk (P) | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 70 | Promotion to Premier League |
| 3 | Tom Tomsk | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 51 | 23 | +28 | 61 | |
| 4 | Kuban Krasnodar | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 54 | |
| 5 | Amkar Perm | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 54 | |
| 6 | Spartak Nalchik | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 53 | |
| 7 | Khimki | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 52 | |
| 8 | Lada Togliatti | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 50 | |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Chita | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 45 | |
| 10 | Kristall Smolensk | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 44 | |
| 11 | Gazovik-Gazprom | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 44 | |
| 12 | SKA-Energia | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 42 | |
| 13 | Fakel-Voronezh | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 40 | |
| 14 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 38 | |
| 15 | Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 36 | |
| 16 | Dynamo St. Petersburg | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 36 | |
| 17 | SKA Rostov-on-Don (R) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 31 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 18 | Metallurg Krasnoyarsk (R) | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 87 | −63 | −8 | Relegation to Second Division |

* ↑ Dynamo SPb were awarded 0–3 defeats in ten matches for fielding ineligible players
* ↑ Metallurg were docked 24 points for failing to pay transfer fees for four players
