2001 in Russian football

2001 in Russian football

2001 in Russian football saw the ninth title for FC Spartak Moscow and the fourth Cup for FC Lokomotiv Moscow. The national team qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

National team

Russia national football team qualified for the 2002 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 contained FC Bayern Munich, Arsenal F.C., and Olympique Lyonnais.

UEFA Cup 2001-02

Lokomotiv Moscow lost to 0–2 on aggregate to Rayo Vallecano in the third round of the UEFA Cup 2000-01.

UEFA Champions League 2001-02

Lokomotiv Moscow qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League 2001-02 after defeating FC 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 with Real Madrid, A.S. Roma, and R.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, and Feyenoord 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 to Valencia CF (0–6 on aggregate). Torpedo Moscow also failed to progress, losing 2–3 on aggregate to Ipswich 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 after September 11, 2001 attacks, and UEFA decided not to play matches in Makhachkala due to the situation in Chechnya. [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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