2001 Russian Top Division

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Russian Top Division
Season2001
ChampionsSpartak Moscow
9th Russian title
RelegatedFakel Voronezh
Chernomorets Novorossiysk
Matches played240
Goals scored607 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorerDmitri 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

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
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
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 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 Ukraine
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
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

Results

Home \ Away
ALA
 ANZ CHE CSK DYN FAK
KRY
 LOK ROS ROT
SAT
 SOK SPA TOR TZM ZEN
Alania Vladikavkaz
 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–3 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 3–1 0–5 2–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 2–0
Anzhi Makhachkala 3–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 4–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–0
Chernomorets Novorossiysk 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–3 0–3 1–3 1–2 0–5 0–0 1–4
CSKA Moscow 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 5–1 0–3 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1
Dynamo Moscow 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 6–2 0–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–1 1–3
Fakel Voronezh 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 4–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–5 2–2 2–0 1–2
Krylia Sovetov Samara
 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–0
Lokomotiv Moscow 3–1 4–0 4–0 3–2 4–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 5–1
Rostselmash 3–0 3–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–4 1–2 0–1 5–2 1–0 1–2
Rotor Volgograd 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 4–0 3–1 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–2 3–3 1–1 0–0 0–0
Saturn
 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 6–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–2
Sokol Saratov 4–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–4 0–2 1–0 0–1
Spartak Moscow 1–1 2–1 5–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 5–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 3–1
Torpedo Moscow 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–4 6–2 2–0 1–0 3–2
Torpedo-ZIL Moscow 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–4 0–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–2
Zenit St. Petersburg 3–0 1–1 2–1 6–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–3 4–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of matches played on 8 November 2001.[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Russia Dmitri Vyazmikin Torpedo Moscow 18
2 Russia Andrei Fedkov Sokol Saratov 14
Nigeria James Obiorah Lokomotiv Moscow
Moldova Serghei Rogaciov
Saturn Ramenskoye
5 Russia Dmitri Kirichenko Rostselmash 13
6 Russia Dmitri Loskov Lokomotiv Moscow 12
Russia Vitali Safronov Fakel Voronezh
8 Brazil Luis Robson Spartak Moscow 11
Russia Yegor Titov Spartak Moscow
Russia Valery Yesipov Rotor Volgograd

Awards

On 20 November, Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:[3]

Goalkeepers
  1. Russia Ruslan Nigmatullin (Lokomotiv Moscow)
  2. Ukraine Serhiy Perkhun (CSKA Moscow)
  3. Maxym Levitsky
    (Spartak Moscow)
Stoppers
  1. Russia Sergei Ignashevich (Lokomotiv Moscow)
  2. Russia Aleksei Katulsky (Zenit)
  3. Dmytro Parfenov
    (Spartak Moscow)
Defensive midfielders
  1. Russia Marat Izmailov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
  2. Russia Dmitri Loskov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
  3. Olexandr Gorshkov
    (Zenit)

Medal squads

1. FC Spartak Moscow

Goalkeepers: Maksym Levytskyi Ukraine (20), Aleksandr Filimonov (8), Maksim Kabanov (3).
Defenders:

Dmytro Parfenov Ukraine (26 / 4), Yuri Kovtun (26 / 1), Jerry-Christian Tchuissé Cameroon (22), Dmitri Ananko (13), Oleksandr Hranovskyi Ukraine (8 / 1), Dmitri Bugakov (5), Mikhail Kupriyanov (4), Ibra Kébé Senegal (4), Igor Stamenovski North Macedonia (1), Andrei Streltsov
(1).
Midfielders:
Kahaber Mzhavanadze Georgia (country) (4), Nikola Gjoševski North Macedonia (4), Lawrence Adjei Ghana (1), Yevhen Lysytsyn Ukraine
(1).
Forwards:
Marcão Brazil (3), Okon Flo Essien Nigeria (3), Aleksandr Danishevsky (2), Aleksandr Sonin
(2).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Oleg Romantsev

Transferred out during the season:

Marcão Brazil (to Germany FC St. Pauli
).

2. FC Lokomotiv Moscow

Goalkeepers: Ruslan Nigmatullin (27), Platon Zakharchuk (3).
Defenders:

Vadim Evseev (13), Milan Obradović Serbia (12 / 1), Igor Cherevchenko Tajikistan (10), Andrei Lavrik Belarus (5), Andrei Solomatin (3), Oleg Pashinin Uzbekistan
(1).
Midfielders: Dmitri Loskov (29 / 12), Vladimir Maminov Uzbekistan (25 / 5), Albert Sarkisyan Armenia (16), Yevgeni Kharlachyov (3).
Forwards: Marat Izmailov (29 / 6), James Obiorah Nigeria (25 / 14), Maksim Buznikin (25 / 6), Ruslan Pimenov (23 / 3), Zaza Janashia Georgia (country) (20 / 2), Nemanja Vučićević Serbia (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 Uzbekistan (on loan to Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima).

3. FC Zenit St. Petersburg

Goalkeepers: Vyacheslav Malafeev (28), Dmitri Borodin (3).
Defenders: Sargis Hovsepyan Armenia (27), Aleksei Katulsky (26 / 3), Aleksei Igonin (22), Valeri Tsvetkov (21), Maksim Demenko (19 / 6), Konstantin Lepyokhin (15 / 2), Igor Nedorezov (2).
Midfielders:

Sergei Osipov (10 / 1), Konstantin Konoplyov (8), Sergei Vasyanovich (7 / 1), Aleksei Lazarev
(2).
Forwards:
Aleksandr Petukhov
(1).

One own goal scored by

FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don
).

Manager: Yury Morozov.

Transferred out during the season: none.

See also

References

  1. ^ [1][dead link]
  2. ^ "Russia 2001". RSSSF. The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. ^ УТВЕРЖДЕН СПИСОК 33 ЛУЧШИХ (in Russian). Sport Express. 2001-11-21. Archived from the original on 2004-11-11. Retrieved 2009-03-30.

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