- 2001 in Russian football
2001 in Russian football saw the ninth title for
FC Spartak Moscow and the fourth Cup forFC Lokomotiv Moscow . The national team qualified for the2002 FIFA World Cup .National team
Russia national football team qualified for the2002 FIFA World Cup by finishing first in the UEFA group 1.Cup
The
Russian Cup was won by Lokomotiv Moscow, who beat Anzhi Makhachkala 4–3 on penalties after the final ended 1–1.UEFA club competitions
UEFA Champions League 2001-02
Spartak Moscow qualified for the second group stage of the
UEFA Champions League 2000-01 . Spartak finished fourth in group C which also containedFC Bayern Munich ,Arsenal F.C. , andOlympique Lyonnais .UEFA Cup 2001-02
Lokomotiv Moscow lost to 0–2 on aggregate to
Rayo Vallecano in the third round of theUEFA Cup 2000-01 .UEFA Champions League 2001-02
Lokomotiv Moscow qualified for the group stage of the
UEFA Champions League 2001-02 after defeatingFC Wacker Tirol 3–2 on aggregate. This meant that Russia had two teams in the group stage of the Champions League for the first time. Lokomotiv finished third in the group withReal Madrid ,A.S. Roma , andR.S.C. Anderlecht .Spartak Moscow, who qualifiers for the group stage automatically, finished last in a group which also contained
FC Bayern Munich ,AC Sparta Praha , andFeyenoord Rotterdam , scoring only two points.UEFA Cup 2001-02
Four Russian clubs played in the
UEFA Cup 2001-02 . Chernomorets Novorossiysk, who were struggling in the league, lost both first round matches toValencia CF (0–6 on aggregate). Torpedo Moscow also failed to progress, losing 2–3 on aggregate toIpswich Town F.C. Anzhi Makhachkala's fixture against
Rangers F.C. was ordered by UEFA to be played over one leg at a neutral site. The tie was played soon afterSeptember 11, 2001 attacks , and UEFA decided not to play matches inMakhachkala due to the situation inChechnya . [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/uefa_cup/1562900.stm] Rangers won the match in Warsaw 1–0.The only club to progress to the second round was Dynamo Moscow, who overcome
Birkirkara F.C. 1–0 on aggregate. In the second round Dynamo were beaten 7–2 on aggregate by Rangers.References
* [http://rusteam.permian.ru/history/2001.html National team fixtures] ru icon
* [http://rsssf.com/tablesr/rus01.html League and cup results]
*UEFA Champions League results: [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/history/Season=2000/intro.html 2000-01] [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/history/Season=2001/intro.html 2001-02]
*UEFA Cup results: [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UEFACup/history/Season=2000/intro.html 2000-01] [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UEFACup/history/Season=2001/intro.html 2001-02]
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