2000 Russian First Division

The Russian First Division 2000 was the ninth edition of the Russian First Division.

Overview

Team	Head coach
FC Sokol Saratov	Alexander Koreshkov
FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow	Boris Ignatyev
FC Rubin Kazan	Viktor Antikhovich
FC Shinnik Yaroslavl	Aleksei Petrushin (until June) Aleksandr Pobegalov (from June)
FC Kristall Smolensk	Lev Platonov, Kurban Berdyev
FC Amkar Perm	Sergei Oborin
FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk	Aleksandr Ivchenko
FC Lokomotiv Chita	Aleksandr Kovalyov
FC Lada Togliatti	Aleksandr Garmashov
FC Tom Tomsk	Vladimir Puzanov
FC Arsenal Tula	Valeri Tretyakov
FC Baltika Kaliningrad	Viktor Karman
FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan	Korney Shperling
FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk	Ishtvan Sekech (until May) Vladimir Kukhlevsky (May to July) Aleksandr Irkhin (from July)
PFC Spartak Nalchik	Aslanbek Khantsev (until September) Sergei Ponomaryov (from September)
FC Nosta Novotroitsk	Valeri Znarok (until July) Sergei Butenko (from July)
FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi	Arsen Naydyonov
FC Metallurg Lipetsk	Sergei Savchenkov (until June) Gennadi Soshenko (June to July) Vladimir Dergach (July to October) Gennadi Soshenko (from October)
FC Spartak-Chukotka Moscow	Anatoli Shelest, Anatoliy Korobochka
FC Lokomotiv St. Petersburg	Givi Nodia

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sokol Saratov (P)	38	28	5	5	75	27	+48	89	Promotion to Top Division
2	Torpedo-ZIL Moscow (P)	38	24	8	6	59	28	+31	80
3	Rubin Kazan	38	24	6	8	58	28	+30	78
4	Shinnik Yaroslavl	38	20	11	7	55	33	+22	71
5	Kristall Smolensk	38	19	4	15	60	49	+11	61
6	Amkar Perm	38	17	9	12	50	38	+12	60
7	Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk	38	18	5	15	52	52	0	59
8	Lokomotiv Chita	38	16	5	17	47	51	−4	53
9	Lada Togliatti	38	14	10	14	55	49	+6	52
10	Tom Tomsk	38	14	10	14	33	28	+5	52
11	Arsenal Tula	38	13	13	12	42	39	+3	52
12	Baltika Kaliningrad	38	15	6	17	37	46	−9	51
13	Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan	38	13	12	13	43	39	+4	51
14	Metallurg Krasnoyarsk	38	15	5	18	37	49	−12	50
15	Spartak Nalchik	38	13	9	16	34	44	−10	48
16	Nosta Novotroitsk (R)	38	12	10	16	41	51	−10	46	Relegation to Second Division
17	Zhemchuzhina Sochi (R)	38	12	7	19	45	70	−25	43
18	Metallurg Lipetsk (R)	38	10	9	19	40	53	−13	39
19	Spartak-Chukotka Moscow (R)	38	4	4	30	29	58	−29	16
20	Lokomotiv St. Petersburg (R)	38	3	4	31	27	87	−60	13

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: unknown
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Notes.

1. FC Spartak-Chukotka Moscow were excluded from the division after playing 19 games and gaining 16 points due to lack of financing. All the remaining opponents were awarded a 3-0 win. They did not participate in any national-level competitions in 2001.
2. FC Lokomotiv St. Petersburg lost professional status and played in the Russian Amateur Football League in 2001.

Top goalscorers

26 goals

• Andrei Fedkov (FC Sokol Saratov)

19 goals

• Nail Galimov (FC Lokomotiv Chita)

17 goals

• Konstantin Paramonov (FC Amkar Perm)

15 goals

• Valeri Solyanik (FC Kristall Smolensk)

13 goals

• Leonid Markevich (FC Sokol Saratov)

12 goals

• Vladimir Filippov (FC Rubin Kazan)
• Mikhail Nikitin (FC Sokol Saratov)

11 goals

• Nikolai Kurilov (FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk)

10 goals

• Gocha Gogrichiani (FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi)
• Aleksandrs Jeļisejevs (FC Arsenal Tula)
• Aleksandr Katasonov (FC Spartak-Chukotka Moscow)
• Aleksandr Krotov (FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan)
• Vladimir Lebed (FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow)
• Aleksandr Studzinsky (FC Kristall Smolensk)
• Nazim Suleymanov (FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi)

See also

• Russian Top Division 2000
• Russian Second Division 2000

External links

• 2000 Russian First Division by Footballfacts