2001 Russian Top Division

Spartak Moscow won their sixth consecutive Russian title, and ninth overall.

Overview

Team	Head coach
FC Spartak Moscow	Oleg Romantsev
FC Lokomotiv Moscow	Yuri Syomin
FC Zenit St. Petersburg	Yuri Morozov
FC Torpedo Moscow	Vitaliy Shevchenko
FC Krylia Sovetov Samara	Alexander 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
1	Spartak Moscow (C)	30	17	9	4	56	30	+26	60	2002–03 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2	Lokomotiv Moscow	30	16	8	6	53	24	+29	56	2002–03 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
3	Zenit St. Petersburg	30	16	8	6	52	35	+17	56	2002–03 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
6	Saturn	30	13	8	9	45	22	+23	47
7	CSKA Moscow	30	12	11	7	39	30	+9	47
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 Russian First Division 2002
16	Chernomorets Novorossiysk (R)	30	5	8	17	19	54	−35	23

Source: rsssf.com {{{2}}}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(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.

During the round 22 match between Anzhi and CSKA on 18 August, CSKA and Ukraine goalkeeper Serhiy Perkhun clashed heads with Anzhi striker Budun Budunov. Both players were injured, and Perkhun died from a brain haemorrhage on 28 August in the age of 23.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Goals	Team
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:

Goalkeepers

1. Ruslan Nigmatullin (Lokomotiv Moscow)
2. Serhiy Perkhun (CSKA Moscow)
3. Maxym Levitsky (Spartak Moscow)

Right backs

1. Gennadiy Nizhegorodov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
2. Dmitri Sennikov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
3. Vladimir Kurayev (Saturn)

Centre backs

1. Igor Chugainov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
2. Igor Mitreski (Spartak Moscow)
3. Yevgeni Bushmanov (Krylia Sovetov)

Left backs

1. Yuri Kovtun (Spartak Moscow)
2. Jacob Lekgetho (Lokomotiv Moscow)
3. Valeri Tsvetkov (Zenit)

Stoppers

1. Sergei Ignashevich (Lokomotiv Moscow)
2. Aleksei Katulsky (Zenit)
3. Dmytro Parfenov (Spartak Moscow)

Defensive midfielders

1. Marat Izmailov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
2. Dmitri Loskov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
3. Olexandr Gorshkov (Zenit)

Right wingers

1. Rolan Gusev (Dynamo Moscow)
2. Andrei Arshavin (Zenit)
3. Andrei Konovalov (Krylia Sovetov)

Central midfielders

1. Yegor Titov (Spartak Moscow)
2. Valery Yesipov (Rotor)
3. Andrey Tikhonov (Krylia Sovetov)

Left wingers

1. Andrei Karyaka (Krylia Sovetov)
2. Olexandr Spivak (Zenit)
3. Ruslan Agalarov (Anzhi)

Right forwards

1. Vladimir Beschastnykh (Spartak Moscow)
2. Dmitri Vyazmikin (Torpedo Moscow)
3. James Obiorah (Lokomotiv Moscow)

Left forwards

1. Sergei Semak (CSKA Moscow)
2. Ruslan Pimenov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
3. Aleksandr Kerzhakov (Zenit)

Medal squads

1. FC Spartak Moscow

Goalkeepers: Maksym Levytskyi (20), Aleksandr Filimonov (8), Maksim Kabanov (3). Defenders: Igor Mitreski (27), Dmytro Parfenov (26 / 4), Yuri Kovtun (26 / 1), Jerry-Christian Tchuissé (22), Dmitri Ananko (13), Oleksandr Hranovskyi (8 / 1), Dmitri Bugakov (5), Mikhail Kupriyanov (4), Kebe (4), Igor Stamenovski (1), Andrei Streltsov (1). Midfielders: Yegor Titov (30 / 11), Viktor Bulatov (29 / 2), Vasili Baranov (25 / 5), Eduard Tsykhmeystruk (15 / 3), Maksym Kalynychenko (9 / 2), Aleksandr Pavlenko (5), Kahaber Mzhavanadze (4), Nikola Gjoševski (4), Lawrence Adjei (1), Yevhen Lysytsyn (1). Forwards: Luis Robson (28 / 11), Aleksandr Shirko (15 / 3), Vladimir Beschastnykh (12 / 9), Nikolai Pisarev (9 / 1), Jafar Irismetov (8), Artyom Bezrodny (6 / 1), German Lovchev (5), Raman Vasilyuk (4 / 2), Marcão (3), Okon Flo Essien (3), Aleksandr Danishevsky (2), Aleksandr Sonin (2). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets) 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). Defenders: Igor Chugainov (28 / 2), Jacob Lekgetho (25), Yuri Alekseevich Drozdov (24), Sergei Ignashevich (23), Gennadiy Nizhegorodov (21), Dmitri Sennikov (18), Vadim Evseev (13), Milan Obradović (12 / 1), Igor Cherevchenko (10), Andrei Lavrik (5), Andrei Solomatin (3), Oleg Pashinin (1). Midfielders: Dmitri Loskov (29 / 12), Vladimir Maminov (25 / 5), Albert Sarkisyan (16), Yevgeni Kharlachyov (3). Forwards: Marat Izmailov (29 / 6), James Obiorah (25 / 14), Maksim Buznikin (25 / 6), Ruslan Pimenov (23 / 3), Zaza Janashia (20 / 2), Nemanja Vučićević (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). Defenders: Sargis Hovsepyan (27), Aleksei Katulsky (26 / 3), Aleksei Igonin (22), Valeri Tsvetkov (21), Maksim Demenko (19 / 6), Konstantin Lepyokhin (15 / 2), Igor Nedorezov (2). Midfielders: Andrei Arshavin (29 / 4), Aleksandr Gorshkov (28 / 6), Aleksandr Spivak (27 / 3), Andrey Kobelev (24 / 6), Denis Ugarov (17), Barys Haravoy (14), Sergei Osipov (10 / 1), Konstantin Konoplyov (8), Sergei Vasyanovich (7 / 1), Aleksei Lazarev (2). Forwards: Aleksandr Kerzhakov (28 / 6), Hennadiy Popovych (24 / 7), Maksim Astafyev (9 / 3), Yevgeni Tarasov (9 / 3), Dmitri Akimov (2), Dzmitry Aharodnik (2), Aleksandr Petukhov (1). 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

External links

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