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2000 in Russian football

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countryRussia
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season2000
division1Top Division
champions1Spartak Moscow
division2First Division
champions2Sokol Saratov
division3Second Division
champions3{{ublSeverstal Cherepovets (West)
division4
champions4
division5
champions5
division6
champions6
division7
champions7
domesticRussian Cup
dchampionsLokomotiv Moscow
domestic2
dchampions2
leaguecup
lchampions
supercup
schampions
wdivision1
wchampions1
wdivision2
wchampions2
wdivision3
wchampions3
wdomestic
wdchampions
wleaguecup
wlchampions
wsupercup
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prevseason1999
nextseason2001
flagiconyes

|Khimki (Centre) |Svetotekhnika Saransk (Povolzhye) |Kuban Krasnodar (South) |Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (Ural) |Metallurg Novokuznetsk (East)}}

2000 in Russian football saw the eighth title for FC Spartak Moscow and the third Cup for FC Lokomotiv Moscow. The national team began qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

National team

Russia national football team began qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

DateVenueOpponentsScore1CompetitionRussia scorersMatch Report
23 February 2000Qiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa (A)1–4FVladimir BeschastnykhSport-Express
26 April 2000Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H)2–0FEgor Titov, Valery KarpinSport-Express
31 May 2000Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H)1–1FVladimir BeschastnykhSport-Express
4 June 2000Stadionul Republican, Chişinău (A)1–0FMaksim BuznikinSport-Express
16 August 2000Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (H)1–0FMaksim BuznikinSport-Express
2 September 2000Hardturm, Zürich (A)1–0WCQVladimir Beschastnykhrsssf Sport-Express
11 October 2000Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H)3–0WCQMaksim Buznikin, Dmitri Khokhlov, Egor Titovrsssf Sport-Express
  1. Russia score given first

;Key

  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match
  • F = Friendly
  • WCQ = 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying, UEFA Group 1

Leagues

Top Division

Main article: 2000 Russian Top Division

First Division

Main article: 2000 Russian First Division

Sokol and Torpedo-ZIL were promoted to the Top Division for the first time after occupying two top positions in the First Division. Andrey Fedkov of Sokol became the top goalscorer with 26 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: However, later Severstal refused promotion, and their place was taken by Khimki.

Cup

The Russian Cup was won by Lokomotiv Moscow, who beat CSKA Moscow 3–2 after extra time.

UEFA club competitions

UEFA Cup 1999–2000

Spartak Moscow played in the third round of the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup, where they lost to Leeds United A.F.C. on away goals.

UEFA Intertoto Cup 2000

Zenit Saint Petersburg reached the final of the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2000 after eliminating NK Primorje, Tatabánya FC, and Bradford City A.F.C. In the final, Zenit lost 3–4 on aggregate to Celta de Vigo.

UEFA Champions League 2000-01

Lokomotiv Moscow failed to qualify for the group stage of the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League, losing 1–6 on aggregate to Beşiktaş J.K. in the third qualifying round.

Spartak Moscow, who qualified for the group stage automatically, finished in the second position, one point behind Real Madrid in Group A which also contained Bayer Leverkusen and Sporting Clube de Portugal.

UEFA Cup 2000-01

Of the four Russian clubs which played in the 2000–01 UEFA Cup, only Lokomotiv Moscow qualified for the second round. Torpedo Moscow lost 2–5 on aggregate to Lausanne Sports, CSKA Moscow 0–1 to Viborg FF (after extra time), and Spartak Vladikavkaz 0–5 to Amica Wronki.

Lokomotiv overcome PFC Naftex Burgas in the first round and FK Inter Bratislava in the second round, qualifying for the spring phase of the UEFA Cup.

References

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