2000 Russian First Division

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| season = 2000

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| prevseason = 1999

| nextseason = 2001

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

Overview

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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, {{flagicon\|Turkmenistan}} 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 \| {{flagicon\|GEO}} Givi Nodia

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Team

! Head coach

FC Sokol Saratov

| Alexander Koreshkov

FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow

| Aleksei Petrushin (until June)
Aleksandr Pobegalov (from June)

FC Kristall Smolensk

| Lev Platonov, {{flagicon|Turkmenistan}} Kurban Berdyev

FC Amkar Perm

| Sergei Oborin

FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk

| Aleksandr Garmashov

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

| {{flagicon|GEO}} Givi Nodia

Standings

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=PR

|team1=SOK|name_SOK=Sokol Saratov

|team2=TZM|name_TZM=Torpedo-ZIL Moscow

|team3=RUB|name_RUB=Rubin Kazan

|team4=SHI|name_SHI=Shinnik Yaroslavl

|team5=KRI|name_KRI=Kristall Smolensk

|team6=AMK|name_AMK=Amkar Perm

|team7=GGI|name_GGI=Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk

|team8=CHI|name_CHI=Lokomotiv Chita

|team9=LAD|name_LAD=Lada-Togliatti

|team10=TOM|name_TOM=Tom Tomsk

|team11=ARS|name_ARS=Arsenal Tula

|team12=BAL|name_BAL=Baltika Kaliningrad

|team13=VGA|name_VGA=Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan

|team14=MKR|name_MKR=Metallurg Krasnoyarsk

|team15=SPN|name_SPN=Spartak Nalchik

|team16=NOS|name_NOS=Nosta Novotroitsk

|team17=ZHE|name_ZHE=Zhemchuzhina Sochi

|team18=MTL|name_MTL=Metallurg Lipetsk

|team19=SCM|name_SCM=Spartak-Chukotka Moscow

|team20=LSP|name_LSP=Lokomotiv St. Petersburg

|note_SCM=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.

|note_LSP=FC Lokomotiv St. Petersburg lost professional status and played in the Russian Amateur Football League in 2001.

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to Top Division

|result1=P|result2=P

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Second Division

|update=complete

|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20050317055419/http://www.pfl.ru/DESIGN.2001/FFFF/0010.htm PFL], [http://rsssf.com/tablesr/rus00.html RSSSF]

}}

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|name_SOK=Sokol Saratov

|match_SOK_TZM=2–0

|match_SOK_RUB=1–2

|match_SOK_SHI=2–0

|match_SOK_KRI=6–2

|match_SOK_AMK=3–1

|match_SOK_GGI=5–0

|match_SOK_LCH=2–1

|match_SOK_LAD=2–1

|match_SOK_TOM=3–0

|match_SOK_ARS=3–0

|match_SOK_BAL=1–0

|match_SOK_VOL=1–0

|match_SOK_MKR=3–0

|match_SOK_SPN=3–0

|match_SOK_NOS=2–0

|match_SOK_ZHE=3–1

|match_SOK_MTL=5–2

|match_SOK_SCM=3–0

|match_SOK_LSP=2–1

|name_TZM=Torpedo-ZIL Moscow

|match_TZM_SOK=2–2

|match_TZM_RUB=1–1

|match_TZM_SHI=0–0

|match_TZM_KRI=1–0

|match_TZM_AMK=3–1

|match_TZM_GGI=2–1

|match_TZM_LCH=4–1

|match_TZM_LAD=2–0

|match_TZM_TOM=1–0

|match_TZM_ARS=4–1

|match_TZM_BAL=2–0

|match_TZM_VOL=1–0

|match_TZM_MKR=4–1

|match_TZM_SPN=1–0

|match_TZM_NOS=2–0

|match_TZM_ZHE=3–0

|match_TZM_MTL=2–1

|match_TZM_SCM=1–1

|match_TZM_LSP=2–1

|name_RUB=Rubin Kazan

|match_RUB_SOK=2–0

|match_RUB_TZM=2–0

|match_RUB_SHI=3–1

|match_RUB_KRI=3–0

|match_RUB_AMK=0–1

|match_RUB_GGI=1–0

|match_RUB_LCH=1–0

|match_RUB_LAD=1–0

|match_RUB_TOM=2–1

|match_RUB_ARS=2–1

|match_RUB_BAL=4–0

|match_RUB_VOL=3–1

|match_RUB_MKR=2–1

|match_RUB_SPN=2–0

|match_RUB_NOS=1–0

|match_RUB_ZHE=3–1

|match_RUB_MTL=2–0

|match_RUB_SCM=3–1

|match_RUB_LSP=5–0

|name_SHI=Shinnik Yaroslavl

|match_SHI_SOK=0–0

|match_SHI_TZM=1–0

|match_SHI_RUB=2–0

|match_SHI_KRI=2–0

|match_SHI_AMK=1–0

|match_SHI_GGI=3–1

|match_SHI_LCH=1–1

|match_SHI_LAD=3–1

|match_SHI_TOM=1–1

|match_SHI_ARS=1–1

|match_SHI_BAL=1–0

|match_SHI_VOL=0–0

|match_SHI_MKR=3–1

|match_SHI_SPN=3–2

|match_SHI_NOS=5–0

|match_SHI_ZHE=2–1

|match_SHI_MTL=1–0

|match_SHI_SCM=3–0

|match_SHI_LSP=1–0

|name_KRI=Kristall Smolensk

|match_KRI_SOK=1–3

|match_KRI_TZM=2–3

|match_KRI_RUB=3–0

|match_KRI_SHI=0–1

|match_KRI_AMK=1–2

|match_KRI_GGI=2–0

|match_KRI_LCH=1–0

|match_KRI_LAD=2–1

|match_KRI_TOM=2–1

|match_KRI_ARS=2–1

|match_KRI_BAL=3–1

|match_KRI_VOL=0–0

|match_KRI_MKR=1–1

|match_KRI_SPN=2–0

|match_KRI_NOS=3–0

|match_KRI_ZHE=1–1

|match_KRI_MTL=2–1

|match_KRI_SCM=3–0

|match_KRI_LSP=3–1

|name_AMK=Amkar Perm

|match_AMK_SOK=0–1

|match_AMK_TZM=1–1

|match_AMK_RUB=2–0

|match_AMK_SHI=1–1

|match_AMK_KRI=0–2

|match_AMK_GGI=4–2

|match_AMK_LCH=1–1

|match_AMK_LAD=0–0

|match_AMK_TOM=2–1

|match_AMK_ARS=1–0

|match_AMK_BAL=0–0

|match_AMK_VOL=1–0

|match_AMK_MKR=5–1

|match_AMK_SPN=2–1

|match_AMK_NOS=3–1

|match_AMK_ZHE=1–1

|match_AMK_MTL=3–1

|match_AMK_SCM=3–0

|match_AMK_LSP=3–0

|name_GGI=Gazovik-Gazprom

|match_GGI_SOK=0–1

|match_GGI_TZM=1–1

|match_GGI_RUB=2–1

|match_GGI_SHI=0–2

|match_GGI_KRI=3–1

|match_GGI_AMK=2–1

|match_GGI_LCH=3–1

|match_GGI_LAD=2–1

|match_GGI_TOM=1–2

|match_GGI_ARS=1–0

|match_GGI_BAL=2–0

|match_GGI_VOL=1–1

|match_GGI_MKR=4–1

|match_GGI_SPN=4–1

|match_GGI_NOS=0–0

|match_GGI_ZHE=3–1

|match_GGI_MTL=0–1

|match_GGI_SCM=3–0

|match_GGI_LSP=2–1

|name_LCH=Lokomotiv Chita

|match_LCH_SOK=2–1

|match_LCH_TZM=1–0

|match_LCH_RUB=1–2

|match_LCH_SHI=0–0

|match_LCH_KRI=2–0

|match_LCH_AMK=1–2

|match_LCH_GGI=1–3

|match_LCH_LAD=2–1

|match_LCH_TOM=1–0

|match_LCH_ARS=0–0

|match_LCH_BAL=1–0

|match_LCH_VOL=1–0

|match_LCH_MKR=1–0

|match_LCH_SPN=4–1

|match_LCH_NOS=4–3

|match_LCH_ZHE=1–0

|match_LCH_MTL=1–0

|match_LCH_SCM=7–0

|match_LCH_LSP=2–0

|name_LAD=Lada-Togliatti

|match_LAD_SOK=3–4

|match_LAD_TZM=0–1

|match_LAD_RUB=0–0

|match_LAD_SHI=2–1

|match_LAD_KRI=1–0

|match_LAD_AMK=1–1

|match_LAD_GGI=1–3

|match_LAD_LCH=3–0

|match_LAD_TOM=2–0

|match_LAD_ARS=2–2

|match_LAD_BAL=1–0

|match_LAD_VOL=1–1

|match_LAD_MKR=1–2

|match_LAD_SPN=3–1

|match_LAD_NOS=2–1

|match_LAD_ZHE=4–0

|match_LAD_MTL=3–1

|match_LAD_SCM=3–3

|match_LAD_LSP=3–1

|name_TOM=Tom Tomsk

|match_TOM_SOK=1–2

|match_TOM_TZM=0–0

|match_TOM_RUB=0–0

|match_TOM_SHI=2–0

|match_TOM_KRI=1–0

|match_TOM_AMK=1–0

|match_TOM_GGI=1–1

|match_TOM_LCH=2–0

|match_TOM_LAD=3–2

|match_TOM_ARS=0–0

|match_TOM_BAL=2–0

|match_TOM_VOL=1–1

|match_TOM_MKR=1–0

|match_TOM_SPN=0–0

|match_TOM_NOS=1–0

|match_TOM_ZHE=3–0

|match_TOM_MTL=1–0

|match_TOM_SCM=3–0

|match_TOM_LSP=3–0

|name_ARS=Arsenal Tula

|match_ARS_SOK=0–0

|match_ARS_TZM=0–0

|match_ARS_RUB=2–1

|match_ARS_SHI=1–1

|match_ARS_KRI=1–1

|match_ARS_AMK=3–1

|match_ARS_GGI=0–1

|match_ARS_LCH=2–0

|match_ARS_LAD=2–2

|match_ARS_TOM=1–0

|match_ARS_BAL=3–0

|match_ARS_VOL=1–0

|match_ARS_MKR=0–0

|match_ARS_SPN=0–2

|match_ARS_NOS=0–2

|match_ARS_ZHE=4–2

|match_ARS_MTL=2–1

|match_ARS_SCM=3–0

|match_ARS_LSP=2–0

|name_BAL=Baltika Kaliningrad

|match_BAL_SOK=1–0

|match_BAL_TZM=0–1

|match_BAL_RUB=2–1

|match_BAL_SHI=1–2

|match_BAL_KRI=4–3

|match_BAL_AMK=1–0

|match_BAL_GGI=1–2

|match_BAL_LCH=1–0

|match_BAL_LAD=2–1

|match_BAL_TOM=1–0

|match_BAL_ARS=2–1

|match_BAL_VOL=2–1

|match_BAL_MKR=1–2

|match_BAL_SPN=2–2

|match_BAL_NOS=1–0

|match_BAL_ZHE=1–2

|match_BAL_MTL=2–1

|match_BAL_SCM=1–1

|match_BAL_LSP=1–3

|name_VOL=Volgar-Gazprom

|match_VOL_SOK=0–1

|match_VOL_TZM=1–3

|match_VOL_RUB=1–3

|match_VOL_SHI=2–2

|match_VOL_KRI=4–3

|match_VOL_AMK=0–0

|match_VOL_GGI=0–0

|match_VOL_LCH=3–0

|match_VOL_LAD=1–1

|match_VOL_TOM=1–0

|match_VOL_ARS=1–0

|match_VOL_BAL=0–0

|match_VOL_MKR=3–1

|match_VOL_SPN=1–1

|match_VOL_NOS=3–0

|match_VOL_ZHE=2–1

|match_VOL_MTL=2–1

|match_VOL_SCM=3–0

|match_VOL_LSP=1–0

|name_MKR=Metallurg Krasnoyarsk

|match_MKR_SOK=2–0

|match_MKR_TZM=0–1

|match_MKR_RUB=0–0

|match_MKR_SHI=2–1

|match_MKR_KRI=0–2

|match_MKR_AMK=0–1

|match_MKR_GGI=3–0

|match_MKR_LCH=3–1

|match_MKR_LAD=0–2

|match_MKR_TOM=1–0

|match_MKR_ARS=1–0

|match_MKR_BAL=0–2

|match_MKR_VOL=1–0

|match_MKR_SPN=1–0

|match_MKR_NOS=0–0

|match_MKR_ZHE=4–1

|match_MKR_MTL=0–1

|match_MKR_SCM=3–1

|match_MKR_LSP=2–0

|name_SPN=Spartak Nalchik

|match_SPN_SOK=0–0

|match_SPN_TZM=3–0

|match_SPN_RUB=3–2

|match_SPN_SHI=0–1

|match_SPN_KRI=0–1

|match_SPN_AMK=2–1

|match_SPN_GGI=1–0

|match_SPN_LCH=0–0

|match_SPN_LAD=2–0

|match_SPN_TOM=1–0

|match_SPN_ARS=1–1

|match_SPN_BAL=0–0

|match_SPN_VOL=0–2

|match_SPN_MKR=1–0

|match_SPN_NOS=0–1

|match_SPN_ZHE=1–0

|match_SPN_MTL=1–0

|match_SPN_SCM=3–0

|match_SPN_LSP=2–0

|name_NOS=Nosta Novotroitsk

|match_NOS_SOK=1–3

|match_NOS_TZM=1–3

|match_NOS_RUB=0–0

|match_NOS_SHI=2–1

|match_NOS_KRI=2–1

|match_NOS_AMK=1–0

|match_NOS_GGI=0–1

|match_NOS_LCH=4–2

|match_NOS_LAD=0–2

|match_NOS_TOM=0–0

|match_NOS_ARS=1–1

|match_NOS_BAL=1–1

|match_NOS_VOL=1–1

|match_NOS_MKR=2–0

|match_NOS_SPN=2–2

|match_NOS_ZHE=2–2

|match_NOS_MTL=1–1

|match_NOS_SCM=6–1

|match_NOS_LSP=3–0

|name_ZHE=Zhemchuzhina Sochi

|match_ZHE_SOK=0–2

|match_ZHE_TZM=1–0

|match_ZHE_RUB=0–1

|match_ZHE_SHI=0–3

|match_ZHE_KRI=0–4

|match_ZHE_AMK=0–1

|match_ZHE_GGI=3–2

|match_ZHE_LCH=3–2

|match_ZHE_LAD=2–2

|match_ZHE_TOM=1–1

|match_ZHE_ARS=1–3

|match_ZHE_BAL=1–0

|match_ZHE_VOL=2–1

|match_ZHE_MKR=2–0

|match_ZHE_SPN=4–0

|match_ZHE_NOS=1–0

|match_ZHE_MTL=1–1

|match_ZHE_SCM=3–0

|match_ZHE_LSP=4–3

|name_MTL=Metallurg Lipetsk

|match_MTL_SOK=0–0

|match_MTL_TZM=0–2

|match_MTL_RUB=0–0

|match_MTL_SHI=3–2

|match_MTL_KRI=0–3

|match_MTL_AMK=1–1

|match_MTL_GGI=1–0

|match_MTL_LCH=4–2

|match_MTL_LAD=0–1

|match_MTL_TOM=1–0

|match_MTL_ARS=0–2

|match_MTL_BAL=2–1

|match_MTL_VOL=2–0

|match_MTL_MKR=2–2

|match_MTL_SPN=0–0

|match_MTL_NOS=0–1

|match_MTL_ZHE=1–1

|match_MTL_SCM=3–0

|match_MTL_LSP=6–1

|name_SCM=Spartak-Chukotka Moscow

|match_SCM_SOK=1–4

|match_SCM_TZM=0–3

|match_SCM_RUB=0–3

|match_SCM_SHI=1–3

|match_SCM_KRI=1–3

|match_SCM_AMK=3–2

|match_SCM_GGI=2–4

|match_SCM_LCH=0–3

|match_SCM_LAD=0–3

|match_SCM_TOM=0–3

|match_SCM_ARS=2–2

|match_SCM_BAL=0–3

|match_SCM_VOL=3–7

|match_SCM_MKR=0–3

|match_SCM_SPN=1–0

|match_SCM_NOS=0–3

|match_SCM_ZHE=3–1

|match_SCM_MTL=3–2

|match_SCM_LSP=0–3

|name_LSP=Lokomotiv St. Petersburg

|match_LSP_SOK=0–2

|match_LSP_TZM=1–4

|match_LSP_RUB=0–2

|match_LSP_SHI=2–2

|match_LSP_KRI=1–3

|match_LSP_AMK=0–4

|match_LSP_GGI=1–2

|match_LSP_LCH=0–2

|match_LSP_LAD=1–1

|match_LSP_TOM=0–0

|match_LSP_ARS=0–2

|match_LSP_BAL=1–2

|match_LSP_VOL=0–1

|match_LSP_MKR=0–1

|match_LSP_SPN=0–3

|match_LSP_NOS=1–2

|match_LSP_ZHE=2–3

|match_LSP_MTL=2–2

|match_LSP_SCM=3–1

|update=complete

|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20050317055419/http://www.pfl.ru/DESIGN.2001/FFFF/0010.htm PFL] {{in lang|ru}}

}}

Top goalscorers

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Rank !Player !Team !Goals
align=center\|1 \|{{flagicon\|RUS}} Andrei Fedkov \|Sokol \|align=center\|26
align=center\|2 \|{{flagicon\|RUS}} Nail Galimov \|Lokomotiv (Ch) \|align=center\|19
align=center\|3 \|{{flagicon\|RUS}} Konstantin Paramonov \|Amkar \|align=center\|17
align=center\|4 \|{{flagicon\|RUS}} Valeri Solyanik \|Kristall \|align=center\|15
align=center\|5 \|{{flagicon\|RUS}} Leonid Markevich \|Sokol \|align=center\|13
rowspan=2 align=center\|6 \|{{flagicon\|RUS}} Vladimir Filippov \|Rubin \|rowspan=2 align=center\|12
{{flagicon\|RUS}} Mikhail Nikitin \|Sokol
align=center\|8 \|{{flagicon\|RUS}} Nikolai Kurilov \|Gazovik-Gazprom \|align=center\|11
rowspan=7 align=center\|9 \|{{flagicon\|GEO\|1990}} Gocha Gogrichiani \|Zhemchuzhina \|rowspan=7 align=center\|10
{{flagicon\|LVA}} Aleksandrs Jeļisejevs \|Arsenal
{{flagicon\|RUS}} Aleksandr Katasonov \|Spartak-Chukotka
{{flagicon\|RUS}} Aleksandr Krotov \|Volgar-Gazprom
{{flagicon\|RUS}} Vladimir Lebed \|Torpedo-ZIL
{{flagicon\|RUS}} Aleksandr Studzinsky \|Kristall
{{flagicon\|AZE}} Nazim Suleymanov \|Zhemchuzhina

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Rank

!Player

!Team

!Goals

align=center|1

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrei Fedkov

|Sokol

|align=center|26

align=center|2

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Nail Galimov

|Lokomotiv (Ch)