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.

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National team

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

DateVenueOpponentsScore1CompetitionRussia scorersMatch report
28 February 2001 Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium, Heraklion (A)Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3–3 F Sport-Express
24 March 2001 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (H)Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1–1 WCQ Maksim Buznikin (2), Dmitri Khokhlov FIFA [ permanent dead link ]
28 March 2001 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (H)Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 1–0WCQ Alexander Mostovoi FIFA [ permanent dead link ]
25 April 2001 Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade (A)Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia 1–0WCQ Vladimir Beschastnykh FIFA [ permanent dead link ]
2 June 2001 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (H)Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia 1–1WCQ Yury Kovtun FIFA [ permanent dead link ]
6 June 2001 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg (A)Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 2–1WCQ Dmitri Alenichev, Sergei Semak FIFA [ permanent dead link ]
15 August 2001 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (H)Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0–0F Sport-Express
1 September 2001 Stadion Bezigrad, Ljubljana (A)Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1–2WCQ Egor Titov FIFA
5 September 2001 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn (A)Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 3–0WCQ Vladimir Beschastnykh (2), Aleksandr Shirko FIFA [ permanent dead link ]
6 October 2001 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 4–0WCQ Vladimir Beschastnykh (3), Egor Titov FIFA [ permanent dead link ]
14 November 2001 Skonto stadions, Riga (A)Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 3–1F Dmitri Khokhlov, Dmitri Alenichev, Aleksandr Panov Sport-Express
  1. Russia score given first
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Leagues

Top Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Spartak Moscow (C)3017945630+2660Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Lokomotiv Moscow 3016865324+2956Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Zenit St. Petersburg 3016865235+1756Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
4 Torpedo Moscow 3015785342+1152
5 Krylia Sovetov Samara 3014793823+1549Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
6 Saturn 3013894522+2347
7 CSKA Moscow 30121173930+947Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
8 Sokol Saratov 301251331421141
9 Dynamo Moscow 30108124351838
10 Rotor Volgograd 3088143842432
11 Rostselmash 30881429431432
12 Alania Vladikavkaz 30881431471632
13 Anzhi Makhachkala 30711122834632
14 Torpedo-ZIL Moscow 307101322351331
15 Fakel Voronezh (R)30841830532328Relegation to First Division
16 Chernomorets Novorossiysk (R)30581719543523
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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Shinnik Yaroslavl (P)3421675821+3769Promotion to Premier League
2 Uralan Elista (P)3419875531+2465
3 Kuban Krasnodar 34161265629+2760
4 Amkar Perm 34168104629+1756
5 Spartak Nalchik 34174134837+1155
6 Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan 34148124040050
7 Tom Tomsk 341211113128+347
8 Rubin Kazan 34137144444046
9 Metallurg Krasnoyarsk 34129133947845
10 Kristall Smolensk 34135163745844
11 Netfekhimik Nizhnekamsk 34134174956743
12 Khimki 341341742541243
13 Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk 34126163844642
14 Lada-Togliatti 341251740501041
15 Lokomotiv Chita 341241838501240
16 Arsenal Tula (R)341010142735840Relegation to Second Division
17 Baltika Kaliningrad (R)341161735511639
18 Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod (R)34952026583232
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 scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg (West)2–1 FC Metallurg Lipetsk (Centre)2–00–1
FC Svetotekhnika Saransk (Povolzhye)1–2 FC SKA Rostov-on-Don (South)1–10–1
FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg (Ural)3–3 FC SKA-Energia Khabarovsk (East)2–21–1

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. 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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