2000 Russian First Division
# 2000 Russian First Division

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

## Overview

| 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, 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 | Givi Nodia |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sokol Saratov (P) | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 27 | +48 | 89 | Promotion to Top Division |
| 2 | Torpedo-ZIL Moscow (P) | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 59 | 28 | +31 | 80 | Promotion to Top Division |
| 3 | Rubin Kazan | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 58 | 28 | +30 | 78 | |
| 4 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 71 | |
| 5 | Kristall Smolensk | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 61 | |
| 6 | Amkar Perm | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 60 | |
| 7 | Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 59 | |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Chita | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 53 | |
| 9 | Lada-Togliatti | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 52 | |
| 10 | Tom Tomsk | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 52 | |
| 11 | Arsenal Tula | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 52 | |
| 12 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 51 | |
| 13 | Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 51 | |
| 14 | Metallurg Krasnoyarsk | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 50 | |
| 15 | Spartak Nalchik | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 48 | |
| 16 | Nosta Novotroitsk (R) | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 46 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 17 | Zhemchuzhina Sochi (R) | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 45 | 70 | −25 | 43 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 18 | Metallurg Lipetsk (R) | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 39 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 19 | Spartak-Chukotka Moscow (R) | 38 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 58 | −29 | 16 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 20 | Lokomotiv St. Petersburg (R) | 38 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 87 | −60 | 13 | Relegation to Second Division |

* ↑ 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.
* ↑ FC Lokomotiv St. Petersburg lost professional status and played in the Russian Amateur Football League in 2001.

## Top goalscorers

### 26 goals

* Andrei Fedkov (FC Sokol Saratov)

### 19 goals

* Nail Galimov (FC Lokomotiv Chita)

### 17 goals

* Konstantin Paramonov (FC Amkar Perm)

### 15 goals

* Valeri Solyanik (FC Kristall Smolensk)

### 13 goals

* Leonid Markevich (FC Sokol Saratov)

### 12 goals

* Vladimir Filippov (FC Rubin Kazan)
* Mikhail Nikitin (FC Sokol Saratov)

### 11 goals

* Nikolai Kurilov (FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk)

### 10 goals

* Gocha Gogrichiani (FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi)
* Aleksandrs Jeļisejevs (FC Arsenal Tula)
* Aleksandr Katasonov (FC Spartak-Chukotka Moscow)
* Aleksandr Krotov (FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan)
* Vladimir Lebed (FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow)
* Aleksandr Studzinsky (FC Kristall Smolensk)
* Nazim Suleymanov (FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi)
