2001 Russian Top Division
Season | 2001 |
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Champions | Spartak Moscow 9th Russian title |
Relegated | Fakel Voronezh Chernomorets Novorossiysk |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 607 (2.53 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Dmitri Vyazmikin (18 goals) |
← 2000 2002 → |
Spartak Moscow won their sixth consecutive Russian title, and ninth overall.
However, the season was overshadowed by the death of CSKA and Ukraine goalkeeper Serhiy Perkhun, when he clashed heads with Anzhi striker Budun Budunov during the round 22 match against them on 18 August. Both players were injured, and Perkhun died from a brain haemorrhage caused by the collision on 28 August in the age of 23, 10 days after the match against Anzhi.[1]
Overview[]
Team | Head coach |
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FC Spartak Moscow | Oleg Romantsev |
FC Lokomotiv Moscow | Yuri Syomin |
FC Zenit St. Petersburg | Yuri Morozov |
FC Torpedo Moscow | Vitaly Shevchenko |
FC Krylia Sovetov Samara | Aleksandr Tarkhanov |
FC Saturn Ramenskoye | Vladimir Shevchuk |
PFC CSKA Moscow | Pavel Sadyrin (until October) Aleksandr Kuznetsov (caretaker) (from October) |
FC Sokol Saratov | Aleksandr Koreshkov |
FC Dynamo Moscow | Valery Gazzaev (until April) Aleksandr Novikov (from April) |
FC Rotor Volgograd | Pavel Gusev |
FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don | Sergei Balakhnin (until April) Anatoly Baidachny (from April) |
FC Alania Vladikavkaz | Aleksandr Averyanov (until April) Aleksandr Yanovskiy (from April) |
FC Anzhi Makhachkala | Gadzhi Gadzhiyev (until July) Aleksandr Markarov (caretaker) (July to November) Leonid Tkachenko (from November) |
FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow | Yevhen Kucherevskyi |
FC Fakel Voronezh | Valeri Nenenko (until May) Aleksandr Averyanov (from May) |
FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk | Anatoly Baidachny (until April) Viktor Zernov (April to June) Sergey Andreyev (June to September) Khazret Dyshekov (caretaker) (from September) |
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Results[]
Top goalscorers[]
Rank | Name | Goals | Team |
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1 | Dmitri Vyazmikin | 18 | Torpedo |
2 | Andrey Fedkov | 14 | Sokol |
James Obiorah | 14 | Lokomotiv | |
Serghei Rogaciov | 14 | Saturn | |
5 | Dmitri Kirichenko | 13 | Rostselmash |
6 | Dmitri Loskov | 12 | Lokomotiv |
Vitali Safronov | 12 | Fakel | |
8 | Robson | 11 | Spartak |
Egor Titov | 11 | Spartak | |
Valery Yesipov | 11 | Rotor |
Awards[]
On 20 November, Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:[2]
- Goalkeepers
- Ruslan Nigmatullin (Lokomotiv Moscow)
- Serhiy Perkhun (CSKA Moscow)
- Maxym Levitsky (Spartak Moscow)
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- Stoppers
- Sergei Ignashevich (Lokomotiv Moscow)
- Aleksei Katulsky (Zenit)
- Dmytro Parfenov (Spartak Moscow)
- Defensive midfielders
- Marat Izmailov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
- Dmitri Loskov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
- Olexandr Gorshkov (Zenit)
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Medal squads[]
1. FC Spartak Moscow |
Goalkeepers: Maksym Levytskyi (20), Aleksandr Filimonov (8), Maksim Kabanov (3). Manager: Oleg Romantsev Transferred out during the season: Aleksandr Shirko (to FC Torpedo Moscow), Nikolai Pisarev (to FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow), Oleksandr Hranovskyi (to FC Karpaty Lviv), Jafar Irismetov (on loan to FC Slavia Mozyr), Aleksandr Filimonov (to FC Dynamo Kyiv), Dmitri Bugakov (to FC Sokol Saratov), Nikola Gjoševski (to FK Vardar), Marcão (to FC St. Pauli). |
2. FC Lokomotiv Moscow |
Goalkeepers: Ruslan Nigmatullin (27), Platon Zakharchuk (3). One own goal each scored by Denis Yevsikov and Oleg Kornaukhov (both PFC CSKA Moscow). Manager: Yuri Syomin Transferred out during the season: Andrei Solomatin (to PFC CSKA Moscow), Yevgeni Kharlachyov (to FC Dynamo Moscow), Oleg Pashinin (on loan to Sanfrecce Hiroshima). |
3. FC Zenit St. Petersburg |
Goalkeepers: Vyacheslav Malafeev (28), Dmitri Borodin (3). One own goal scored by Otar Khizaneishvili (FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don). Manager: Yury Morozov. Transferred out during the season: none. |
See also[]
- 2001 in Russian football
References[]
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ УТВЕРЖДЕН СПИСОК 33 ЛУЧШИХ (in Russian). Sport Express. 2001-11-21. Archived from the original on 2004-11-11. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
External links[]
- Russian Premier League seasons
- 2001 in Russian football leagues
- 2001–02 in European association football leagues
- 2000–01 in European association football leagues