2001 in Russian football

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2001 in Russian football saw the ninth title for FC Spartak Moscow and the fourth Cup for FC Lokomotiv Moscow. The national team qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

National team

Russia national football team qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup by finishing first in the UEFA group 1.

Date Venue Opponents Score1 Competition Russia scorers Match report
28 February 2001 Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium, Heraklion (A)  Greece 3–3 F Sport-Express
24 March 2001 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (H)  Slovenia 1–1 WCQ Maksim Buznikin (2), Dmitri Khokhlov FIFA[permanent dead link‍]
28 March 2001 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (H)  Faroe Islands 1–0 WCQ Alexander Mostovoi FIFA[permanent dead link‍]
25 April 2001 Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade (A)  FR Yugoslavia 1–0 WCQ Vladimir Beschastnykh FIFA[permanent dead link‍]
2 June 2001 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (H)  FR Yugoslavia 1–1 WCQ Yury Kovtun FIFA[permanent dead link‍]
6 June 2001 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg (A)  Luxembourg 2–1 WCQ Dmitri Alenichev, Sergei Semak FIFA[permanent dead link‍]
15 August 2001 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (H)  Greece 0–0 F Sport-Express
1 September 2001 Stadion Bezigrad, Ljubljana (A)  Slovenia 1–2 WCQ Egor Titov FIFA
5 September 2001 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn (A)  Faroe Islands 3–0 WCQ Vladimir Beschastnykh (2), Aleksandr Shirko FIFA[permanent dead link‍]
6 October 2001 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H)   Switzerland 4–0 WCQ Vladimir Beschastnykh (3), Egor Titov FIFA[permanent dead link‍]
14 November 2001 Skonto stadions, Riga (A)  Latvia 3–1 F Dmitri Khokhlov, Dmitri Alenichev, Aleksandr Panov Sport-Express
  1. Russia score given first
Key
  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match
  • F = Friendly
  • WCQ = 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying, UEFA Group 1

Leagues

Top Division

Main article: 2001 Russian Top Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Spartak Moscow (C) 30 17 9 4 56 30 +26 60 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Lokomotiv Moscow 30 16 8 6 53 24 +29 56 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Zenit St. Petersburg 30 16 8 6 52 35 +17 56 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
4 Torpedo Moscow 30 15 7 8 53 42 +11 52
5 Krylia Sovetov Samara 30 14 7 9 38 23 +15 49 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
6 Saturn 30 13 8 9 45 22 +23 47
7 CSKA Moscow 30 12 11 7 39 30 +9 47 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
8 Sokol Saratov 30 12 5 13 31 42 −11 41
9 Dynamo Moscow 30 10 8 12 43 51 −8 38
10 Rotor Volgograd 30 8 8 14 38 42 −4 32
11 Rostselmash 30 8 8 14 29 43 −14 32
12 Alania Vladikavkaz 30 8 8 14 31 47 −16 32
13 Anzhi Makhachkala 30 7 11 12 28 34 −6 32
14 Torpedo-ZIL Moscow 30 7 10 13 22 35 −13 31
15 Fakel Voronezh (R) 30 8 4 18 30 53 −23 28 Relegation to First Division
16 Chernomorets Novorossiysk (R) 30 5 8 17 19 54 −35 23
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

First Division

Shinnik Yaroslavl and Uralan Elista returned to the Top Division after occupying two top positions First Division. Uralan were back immediately after relegation in 2000.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Shinnik Yaroslavl (P) 34 21 6 7 58 21 +37 69 Promotion to Premier League
2 Uralan Elista (P) 34 19 8 7 55 31 +24 65
3 Kuban Krasnodar 34 16 12 6 56 29 +27 60
4 Amkar Perm 34 16 8 10 46 29 +17 56
5 Spartak Nalchik 34 17 4 13 48 37 +11 55
6 Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan 34 14 8 12 40 40 0 50
7 Tom Tomsk 34 12 11 11 31 28 +3 47
8 Rubin Kazan 34 13 7 14 44 44 0 46
9 Metallurg Krasnoyarsk 34 12 9 13 39 47 −8 45
10 Kristall Smolensk 34 13 5 16 37 45 −8 44
11 Netfekhimik Nizhnekamsk 34 13 4 17 49 56 −7 43
12 Khimki 34 13 4 17 42 54 −12 43
13 Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk 34 12 6 16 38 44 −6 42
14 Lada-Togliatti 34 12 5 17 40 50 −10 41
15 Lokomotiv Chita 34 12 4 18 38 50 −12 40
16 Arsenal Tula (R) 34 10 10 14 27 35 −8 40 Relegation to Second Division
17 Baltika Kaliningrad (R) 34 11 6 17 35 51 −16 39
18 Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod (R) 34 9 5 20 26 58 −32 32
Source: PFL, RSSSF
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Vitaliy Kakunin of Neftekhimik became the top goalscorer with 20 goals.

Second Division

Of six clubs that finished first in their respective Second Division zones, three play-off winners were promoted to the First Division:

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg (West) 2–1 FC Metallurg Lipetsk (Centre) 2–0 0–1
FC Svetotekhnika Saransk (Povolzhye) 1–2 FC SKA Rostov-on-Don (South) 1–1 0–1
FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg (Ural) 3–3 FC SKA-Energia Khabarovsk (East) 2–2 1–1

Cup

The Russian Cup was won by Lokomotiv Moscow, who beat Anzhi Makhachkala 4–3 on penalties after the final ended 1–1.

UEFA club competitions

2000–01 UEFA Champions League

Spartak Moscow qualified for the second group stage of the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League. Spartak finished fourth in group C which also contained FC Bayern Munich, Arsenal F.C., and Olympique Lyonnais.

2000–01 UEFA Cup

Lokomotiv Moscow lost to 0–2 on aggregate to Rayo Vallecano in the third round of the 2000–01 UEFA Cup.

2001–02 UEFA Champions League

Lokomotiv Moscow qualified for the group stage of the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League after defeating FC Wacker Tirol 3–2 on aggregate. This meant that Russia had two teams in the group stage of the Champions League for the first time. Lokomotiv finished third in the group with Real Madrid, A.S. Roma, and R.S.C. Anderlecht.

Spartak Moscow, who qualifiers for the group stage automatically, finished last in a group which also contained FC Bayern Munich, AC Sparta Prague, and Feyenoord Rotterdam, scoring only two points.

2001–02 UEFA Cup

Four Russian clubs played in the 2001–02 UEFA Cup. Chernomorets Novorossiysk, who were struggling in the league, lost both first round matches to Valencia CF (0–6 on aggregate). Torpedo Moscow also failed to progress, losing 2–3 on aggregate to Ipswich Town F.C.

Anzhi Makhachkala's fixture against Rangers F.C. was ordered by UEFA to be played over one leg at a neutral site. The tie was played soon after September 11 attacks, and UEFA decided not to play matches in Makhachkala due to the situation in Chechnya. [1] Rangers won the match in Warsaw 1–0.

The only club to progress to the second round was Dynamo Moscow, who overcome Birkirkara F.C. 1–0 on aggregate. In the second round Dynamo were beaten 7–2 on aggregate by Rangers.

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