2000 in Russian football
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| division1 = Top Division
| champions1 = Spartak Moscow
| division2 = First Division
| champions2 = Sokol Saratov
| division3 = Second Division
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|Khimki (Centre)
|Svetotekhnika Saransk (Povolzhye)
|Kuban Krasnodar (South)
|Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (Ural)
|Metallurg Novokuznetsk (East)}}
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| dchampions = Lokomotiv Moscow
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| prevseason = 1999
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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.
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!Date !Venue !Opponents !Score1 !Competition !Russia scorers !Match Report |
| 23 February 2000
|Qiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa (A) |{{fb|ISR}} |1–4 |F |[https://archive.today/20130417141345/http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?15388 Sport-Express] |
| 26 April 2000
|Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H) |{{fb|USA}} |2–0 |F |[https://archive.today/20130417185804/http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?18198 Sport-Express] |
| 31 May 2000
|Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H) |{{fb|SVK}} |1–1 |F |[https://archive.today/20130417185101/http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?19607 Sport-Express] |
| 4 June 2000
|Stadionul Republican, Chişinău (A) |{{fb|MDA}} |1–0 |F |[https://archive.today/20130417234136/http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?19748 Sport-Express] |
| 16 August 2000
|Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (H) |{{fb|ISR}} |1–0 |F |[https://archive.today/20130417191408/http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?22916 Sport-Express] |
| 2 September 2000
|{{fb|SUI}} |1–0 |WCQ |[http://rsssf.com/intldetails/2000e3.html rsssf] [https://archive.today/20130417143504/http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?23623 Sport-Express] |
| 11 October 2000
|Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H) |{{fb|LUX}} |3–0 |WCQ |Maksim Buznikin, Dmitri Khokhlov, Egor Titov |[http://rsssf.com/intldetails/2000e4.html rsssf] [https://archive.today/20130417192742/http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?25065 Sport-Express] |
- Russia score given first
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- H = Home match
- A = Away match
- F = Friendly
- WCQ = 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying, UEFA Group 1
Leagues
= Top Division =
{{main|2000 Russian Top Division}}
{{:2000 Russian Top Division}}
=First Division=
{{main|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.
{{:2000 Russian 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:
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|FC Severstal Cherepovets (West)| |3–3|FC Khimki (Centre)| |1–0|2–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|FC Svetotekhnika Saransk (Povolzhye)| |0–1|FC Kuban Krasnodar (South)| |0–1|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (Ural)| |4–1|FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk (East)| |2–0|2–1}}
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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
- [http://rusteam.permian.ru/history/2000.html National team fixtures] {{in lang|ru}}
- [http://rsssf.com/tablesr/rus00.html League and cup results]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20051023015627/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/history/Season=2000/intro.html UEFA Champions League results]
- UEFA Cup results: [https://archive.today/20051211112606/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UEFACup/history/Season=1999/intro.html 1999–2000] [https://web.archive.org/web/20051210021935/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UEFACup/history/Season=2000/intro.html 2000–01]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20051210155303/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/history/Season=2000/intro.html UEFA Intertoto Cup results]
{{Seasons in Russian football}}
{{2000 in Russian football}}