2000 Russian Second Division
# 2000 Russian Second Division

The Russian Second Division 2000 was the ninth edition of the Russian Second Division. There were 6 zones with 107 teams starting the competition (one was excluded before the end of the season).

## Zone West

### Overview

| Team | Head coach |
| - | - |
| FC Severstal Cherepovets | Boris Rappoport |
| FC Dynamo Vologda | Vladimir Yulygin |
| FC Pskov | Eduard Malofeyev (until August) Aleksandr Lebedev (from August) |
| FC Spartak Shchyolkovo | Aleksandr Ignatenko (until June) Yevgeni Sidorov (from June) |
| FC Mosenergo Moscow | Valentin Sysoyev |
| FC Torpedo-2 Moscow | Sergei Petrenko |
| FC Volochanin-89 Vyshny Volochyok | Viktor Demidov |
| FC Neftyanik Yaroslavl | |
| FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg | |
| FC Avtomobilist Noginsk | Igor Volchok |
| FC Sportakademklub Moscow | Sergei Abramov |
| FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow | Andrei Syomin |
| PFC CSKA-2 Moscow | |
| FC Oazis Yartsevo | Leonid Arkhipov (until August) Ivan Burlaku (from August) |
| FC Spartak-2 Moscow | Nikolay Kiselyov (until May) |
| FC Spartak Kostroma | Nikolai Semykin (until May) Aleksei Yarovoy (June) Viktor Nozdrin (from July) |
| FC Dynamo-2 Moscow | Leonid Ablizin |
| FC Saturn-d Ramenskoye | |
| FC Energiya Velikiye Luki | Vladimir Kosogov (until July) Vladimir Tsvetkov (from July) |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Severstal Cherepovets (A) | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 69 | Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Dynamo Vologda | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 67 | |
| 3 | Pskov | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 65 | 29 | +36 | 64 | |
| 4 | Spartak Shchyolkovo | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 64 | |
| 5 | Mosenergo Moscow | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 62 | |
| 6 | Torpedo-2 Moscow (R) | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 57 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 7 | Volochanin-89 Vyshny Volochyok | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 57 | |
| 8 | Neftyanik Yaroslavl | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 52 | |
| 9 | Zenit-2 St. Petersburg (R) | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 50 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 10 | Avtomobilist Noginsk | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 48 | |
| 11 | Sportakademklub Moscow | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 48 | |
| 12 | Lokomotiv-2 Moscow (R) | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 45 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 13 | CSKA-2 Moscow (R) | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 43 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 14 | Oazis Yartsevo | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 41 | |
| 15 | Spartak-2 Moscow (R) | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 37 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 16 | Spartak Kostroma | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 60 | −27 | 37 | |
| 17 | Dynamo-2 Moscow (R) | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 35 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 18 | Saturn-d Ramenskoye (R) | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 35 | 59 | −24 | 32 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 19 | Energiya Velikiye Luki | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 55 | −32 | 32 | |

* 1 2 FC Severstal Cherepovets and FC Pskov promoted from the Russian Amateur Football League.
* 1 2 FC Severstal Cherepovets was awarded a 3-0 victory in an away game against FC Saturn-d Ramenskoye (after Severstal won the game 2-0) because Vitali Veselov was not eligible to play for Saturn-d after being sent off during the main FC Saturn Ramenskoye team game.
* 1 2 3 4 5 FC Torpedo-2 Moscow, FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg, FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow, PFC CSKA-2 Moscow, FC Spartak-2 Moscow, FC Dynamo-2 Moscow and FC Saturn-d Ramenskoye moved to the newly reintroduced Russian Premier League reserves competition in 2001.
* ↑ FC Volochanin Vyshny Volochyok renamed to FC Volochanin-89.
* 1 2 FC Spartak-2 Moscow was awarded a 3-0 victory in an away game against FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow (after Spartak-2 lost the game 0-2) because Igor Cherevchenko was not eligible to play for Lokomotiv-2 after being sent off during the main FC Lokomotiv Moscow team game.

### Top goalscorers

**22 goals**

* Dmitri Sachkov (FC Pskov)

**19 goals**

* Aleksandr Rogulin (FC Oazis Yartsevo)

**15 goals**

* Sergei Stepanov (FC Pskov)

**13 goals**

* Andrei Nikolayev (FC Severstal Cherepovets)
* Dmitri Podshivalov (FC Dynamo-2 Moscow)

**12 goals**

* Sergei Matveyev (FC Sportakademklub Moscow)
* Aleksandr Samorodov (FC Mosenergo Moscow)

**11 goals**

* Dmitri Akimov (FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg)
* Dmitri Kalinin (FC Spartak Shchyolkovo)
* Dmitri Rudanov (FC Neftyanik Yaroslavl)

## Zone Centre

### Overview

| Team | Head coach |
| - | - |
| FC Khimki | Aleksandr Piskaryov (until May), Viktor Papayev (from May) |
| FC Dynamo Bryansk | Igor Belanovich (until June), Viktor Zimin (June to July), Valeri Korneyev (from July) |
| FC Oryol | Vitali Koberskiy |
| FC Spartak Tambov | Vladimir Kovylin |
| FC Lotto-MKM Moscow | Yuri Bykov |
| FC Krasnoznamensk | Vladimir Bondarenko, Aleksandr Gretsky |
| FC Kosmos Elektrostal | Aleksandr Logunov |
| FC Avangard Kursk | Aleksandr Galkin |
| FC Spartak-Telekom Shuya | Aleksandr Saitov, Vladimir Belkov |
| FC Lokomotiv Kaluga | Aleksandr Sakharov |
| FC Lokomotiv Liski | Aleksandr Minayev (until May), Anatoli Bulgakov (from May) |
| FC Kolomna | Vladimir Ushakov |
| FC Ryazan-Agrokomplekt Ryazan | Sergei Ponomaryov |
| FC Spartak-Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo | Anatoli Kuznetsov, Viktor Rodionov, Vadim Khnykin |
| FC Yelets | Nikolai Volkov |
| FC Don Novomoskovsk | Aleksandr Arkhipov |
| FC Fabus Bronnitsy | Aleksandr Bubnov (until June), Vladimir Mukhanov (from June) |
| FC Titan Reutov | Nikolai Pushkaryov, Ravil Sabitov |
| FC Spartak Lukhovitsy | Aleksandr Yegorov, Vadim Khnykin |
| FC Arsenal-2 Tula | Vyacheslav Ledovskikh (until June), Anatoli Semyonov (June to July), Aleksandr Chimbiryov (from July) |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Khimki (A) | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 68 | 22 | +46 | 88 | Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Dynamo Bryansk | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 60 | 23 | +37 | 86 | |
| 3 | Oryol | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 77 | |
| 4 | Spartak Tambov | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 65 | |
| 5 | Lotto-MKM Moscow | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 62 | |
| 6 | Krasnoznamensk | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 60 | |
| 7 | Kosmos Elektrostal | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 55 | |
| 8 | Avangard Kursk | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 54 | |
| 9 | Spartak-Telekom Shuya | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 54 | |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Kaluga | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 51 | |
| 11 | Lokomotiv Liski | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 46 | |
| 12 | Kolomna | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 45 | |
| 13 | Ryazan-Agrokomplekt Ryazan | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 43 | |
| 14 | Spartak-Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 43 | |
| 15 | Yelets | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 42 | |
| 16 | Don Novomoskovsk | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 32 | |
| 17 | Fabus Bronnitsy | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 41 | |
| 18 | Titan Reutov | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 39 | |
| 19 | Spartak Lukhovitsy | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 34 | |
| 20 | Arsenal-2 Tula | 38 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 65 | −37 | 22 | |

* ↑ FC Lotto-MKM Moscow was called FC Moskabelmet Moscow in 1999 and did not participate in any national-level competitions in that year.
* ↑ FC Krasnoznamensk promoted from the Russian Amateur Football League where it played as FC Krasnoznamensk-Selyatino Krasnoznamensk in 1999.
* 1 2 FC Krasnoznamensk was awarded a 3-0 victory in their home game against FC Yelets that Krasnoznamensk won 1-0 as Yelets fielded an ineligible player.
* ↑ FC Spartak Ryazan renamed to FC Ryazan-Agrokomplekt Ryazan in October.
* ↑ FC Yelets promoted from the Russian Amateur Football League.
* ↑ FC Titan Zheleznodorozhny moved to Reutov.

### Top goalscorers

**18 goals**

* Konstantin Genich (FC Khimki)

**16 goals**

* Nikolai Kovardayev (FC Khimki)
* Aleksandr Seredokhin (FC Lokomotiv Kaluga)
* Ruslan Usikov (FC Dynamo Bryansk)

**15 goals**

* Aleksei Kopilov (FC Oryol)

**13 goals**

* Sergei Kravchuk (FC Khimki)

**12 goals**

* Andrei Boldin (FC Kolomna)
* Vitali Milenin (FC Spartak Tambov)

**11 goals**

* Dmitri Pinin (FC Spartak-Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo)
* Andrei Cherenkov (FC Krasnoznamensk)

## Zone South

### Overview

| Team | Head coach |
| - | - |
| FC Kuban Krasnodar | Soferbi Yeshugov |
| FC SKA Rostov-on-Don | Aleksandr Tumasyan |
| FC Kavkazkabel Prokhladny | Sergei Razaryonov |
| FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz | Yuri Gazzaev |
| FC Druzhba Maykop | Adam Natkho |
| FC Angusht Nazran | Timur Kuriyev (until July) Umar Markhiyev (from August) |
| FC Vityaz Krymsk | Kalin Stepanyan |
| FC Lokomotiv-Taym Mineralnye Vody | Aleksandr Ikayev (until April) Yuri Dukhovnov (April to August) Aleksandr Babayan (from August) |
| FC Rostselmash-2 Rostov-on-Don | |
| FC Dynamo Makhachkala | Magomed Isayev |
| FC Mozdok | Vladimir Arkalov |
| FC Slavyansk Slavyansk-na-Kubani | Vladimir Sinyagovsky |
| FC Shakhtyor Shakhty | Valeri Dzolov |
| FC Zhemchuzhina-2 Sochi | Anatoli Lyz |
| FC Venets Gulkevichi | Vasili Sidorenko |
| FC Nart Nartkala | Vladimir Kurashinov |
| FC Iriston Vladikavkaz | Ruslan Merdenov |
| FC Torpedo Taganrog | Anatoli Shabanov |
| FC Beshtau Lermontov | Sergei Shestakov, Viktor Vashchenko |
| FC Torpedo Georgiyevsk | Aleksandr Ivanchenko |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kuban Krasnodar (A) | 38 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 95 | 13 | +82 | 99 | Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | SKA Rostov-on-Don | 38 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 104 | 16 | +88 | 98 | |
| 3 | Angusht Nazran | 38 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 80 | 30 | +50 | 89 | |
| 4 | Druzhba Maykop | 38 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 89 | 27 | +62 | 83 | |
| 5 | Dynamo Stavropol | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 68 | 24 | +44 | 82 | |
| 6 | Avtodor Vladikavkaz | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 83 | 30 | +53 | 73 | |
| 7 | Spartak-Kavkaztransgaz Izobilny | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 67 | |
| 8 | Kavkazkabel Prokhladny | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 62 | |
| 9 | Nart Nartkala | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 61 | |
| 10 | Vityaz Krymsk | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 51 | |
| 11 | Sudostroitel Astrakhan | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 50 | |
| 12 | Venets Gulkevichi | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 78 | −46 | 39 | |
| 13 | Mozdok | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 35 | |
| 14 | Dynamo Makhachkala | 38 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 41 | 68 | −27 | 33 | |
| 15 | Rostselmash-2 Rostov-on-Don (R) | 38 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 36 | 79 | −43 | 33 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 16 | Shakhtyor Shakhty | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 71 | −45 | 33 | |
| 17 | Slavyansk Slavyansk-na-Kubani | 38 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 33 | 67 | −34 | 32 | |
| 18 | Iriston Vladikavkaz (R) | 38 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 30 | 90 | −60 | 31 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 19 | Chernomorets-d Novorossiysk (R) | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 44 | 76 | −32 | 30 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 20 | Torpedo Taganrog (R) | 38 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 113 | −90 | 10 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |

* 1 2 FC Dynamo Stavropol was awarded a 3-0 victory in their home game against FC Nart Nartkala that Dynamo won 1-0 as Nart fielded an ineligible player.
* ↑ FC Spartak-Kavkaztransgaz Izobilny promoted from the Amateur Football League, where it played in 1999 as FC Signal Izobilny.
* ↑ FC Sudostroitel Astrakhan promoted from the Amateur Football League.
* ↑ FC Rostselmash-2 Rostov-on-Don moved to the newly reintroduced Russian Premier League reserves competition in 2001.
* ↑ FC Iriston Vladikavkaz did not participate in any national-level competition in 2001.
* ↑ FC Chernomorets-d Novorossiysk included in the league without participating in national-level competitions in 1999. They moved to the newly reintroduced Russian Premier League reserves competition in 2001.

### Top goalscorers

**30 goals**

* Yusup Guguyev (FC Angush Nazran)

**26 goals**

* Stanislav Lebedintsev (FC SKA Rostov-on-Don)
* Isa Markhiyev (FC Angush Nazran)

**20 goals**

* Nikolai Komlichenko (FC Druzhba Maykop)

**18 goals**

* Konstantin Boyko (FC SKA Rostov-on-Don)
* Sergey Zelikov (FC SKA Rostov-on-Don)

**17 goals**

* Aleksandr Bocharnikov (FC Sudostroitel Astrakhan)

**16 goals**

* Andrey Perederiy (FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz)

**15 goals**

* Eduard Bogdanov (FC Dynamo Stavropol)
* Vitali Makarenko (FC Kavkazkabel Prokhladny)
* Musa Mazayaev (FC Druzhba Maykop)
* Anzor Mizov (FC Nart Nartkala)

## Zone Povolzhye

### Overview

| Team | Head coach |
| - | - |
| FC Svetotekhnika Saransk | Aleksandr Khomutetskiy |
| FC Torpedo Pavlovo | Aleksandr Sarafannikov |
| FC Volga Ulyanovsk | Sergei Sedyshev |
| FC Metallurg Vyksa | Yevgeni Popov |
| FC Balakovo | Gennadi Drozdov |
| FC Torpedo-Viktoriya Nizhny Novgorod | Anatoli Nefyodov |
| FC Energetik Uren | Viktor Pavlyukov |
| FC Iskra Engels | Yuri Vasilyev |
| FC Lada-Energiya Dimitrovgrad | Andrei Flaat |
| FC Olimpiya Volgograd | |
| FC Diana Volzhsk | Valeri Bogdanov |
| FC Biokhimik-Mordovia Saransk | Igor Shinkarenko |
| FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk | Valeri Volodin |
| FC Rotor-2 Volgograd | |
| FC Khopyor Balashov | |
| FC Torpedo Volzhsky | Oleg Dudarin, Anatoli Kurbatov, Valeri Chupin, Viktor Ionov |
| FC Krylya Sovetov-2 Samara | |
| FC Salyut Saratov | Vladimir Khoroltsev |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Svetotekhnika Saransk (A) | 34 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 83 | Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Torpedo Pavlovo | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 72 | |
| 3 | Volga Ulyanovsk | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 61 | 29 | +32 | 70 | |
| 4 | Metallurg Vyksa | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 68 | |
| 5 | Balakovo | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 60 | |
| 6 | Torpedo-Viktoriya Nizhny Novgorod | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 58 | |
| 7 | Energetik Uren | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 55 | |
| 8 | Iskra Engels | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 51 | |
| 9 | Lada-Energiya Dimitrovgrad | 34 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 49 | |
| 10 | Olimpiya Volgograd | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 46 | |
| 11 | Diana Volzhsk | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 45 | |
| 12 | Biokhimik-Mordovia Saransk | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 44 | |
| 13 | Khimik Dzerzhinsk | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 37 | |
| 14 | Rotor-2 Volgograd (R) | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 61 | 74 | −13 | 35 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 15 | Khopyor Balashov | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 51 | −27 | 33 | |
| 16 | Torpedo Volzhsky | 34 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 30 | 77 | −47 | 27 | |
| 17 | Krylya Sovetov-2 Samara (R) | 34 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 80 | −55 | 22 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 18 | Salyut Saratov | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 72 | −45 | 21 | |

* ↑ FC Lada-Simbirsk Dimitrovgrad renamed to Lada-Energiya.
* 1 2 FC Olimpiya Volgograd and FC Khopyor Balashov promoted from the Amateur Football League.
* ↑ FC Krylya Sovetov-2 Samara was admitted into the division without participating in any national-level competitions in 1999. They moved to the newly reintroduced Russian Premier League reserves competition in 2001.

### Top goalscorers

**26 goals**

* Anton Khazov (FC Torpedo-Viktoriya Nizhny Novgorod)

**23 goals**

* Maksim Bondarenko (FC Rotor-2 Volgograd)

**20 goals**

* Vladimir Pronin (FC Volga Ulyanovsk)

**19 goals**

* Anatoli Lychagov (FC Energetik Uren)

**14 goals**

* Dmitri Golubev (FC Metallurg Vyksa)

**13 goals**

* Vitali Nikulkin (FC Svetotekhnika Saransk)
* Dmitri Timofeyev (FC Diana Volzhsk)

**12 goals**

* Aleksandr Fyodorov (FC Diana Volzhsk)

**11 goals**

* Eduard Bazarov (FC Balakovo)
* Andrei Chibrikov (FC Torpedo Pavlovo)
* Denis Snimshchikov (FC Olimpiya Volgograd)

## Zone Ural

### Overview

| Team | Head coach |
| - | - |
| FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | Ivan Butaliy |
| FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg | Nikolai Agafonov |
| FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny | Pyotr Shubin |
| FC Tyumen | Viktor Knyazhev (until July) Rudolf Atamalyan (from July) |
| FC Sodovik Sterlitamak | Sergei Maksimov |
| FC Metallurg-Metiznik Magnitogorsk | Aleksandr Kukushkin |
| FC Zenit Chelyabinsk | Oleg Kudelin, Rafail Fazylov |
| FC Uralets Nizhny Tagil | Lev Kutashov |
| FC Gazovik Orenburg | Aleksandr Korolyov |
| FC UralAZ Miass | Pyotr Nagayev, Valeri Znarok |
| FC Dynamo Perm | Andrei Boglayevskiy |
| FC Energiya Chaikovsky | Sergei Kleymyonov |
| FC Dynamo-Mashinostroitel Kirov | Vasili Esaulov, Aleksandr Kishinevsky |
| FC Dynamo Izhevsk | Stanislav Korotayev |
| FC Spartak Yoshkar-Ola | Aleksandr Yerastov, Viktor Zvyagin, Igor Pochuyenkov, Aleksandr Rasputin |
| FC Spartak Kurgan | Ivan Gerasimov |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (A) | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 18 | +64 | 82 | Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Uralmash Yekaterinburg | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 72 | 21 | +51 | 73 | |
| 3 | KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 80 | 23 | +57 | 64 | |
| 4 | Tyumen | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 53 | 25 | +28 | 57 | |
| 5 | Sodovik Sterlitamak | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 53 | |
| 6 | Metallurg-Metiznik Magnitogorsk | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 53 | |
| 7 | Zenit Chelyabinsk | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 46 | |
| 8 | Uralets Nizhny Tagil | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 45 | |
| 9 | Gazovik Orenburg | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 44 | |
| 10 | UralAZ Miass | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 39 | |
| 11 | Dynamo Perm | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 59 | −29 | 29 | |
| 12 | Energiya Chaikovsky | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 27 | |
| 13 | Dynamo-Mashinostroitel Kirov | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 25 | |
| 14 | Dynamo Izhevsk | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 29 | 66 | −37 | 21 | |
| 15 | Spartak Yoshkar-Ola | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 63 | −44 | 13 | |
| 16 | Spartak Kurgan | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 72 | −48 | 13 | |

* ↑ FC Dynamo-Mashinostroitel Kirov moved from Zone Povolzhye to Zone Ural.
* ↑ FC Spartak Yoshkar-Ola promoted from the Amateur Football League.
* ↑ FC Kurgan renamed to FC Spartak Kurgan.

### Top goalscorers

**36 goals**

* Igor Palachyov (FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg)

**21 goals**

* Rustyam Fakhrutdinov (FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk)

**20 goals**

* Roman Strizhov (FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny)

**18 goals**

* Vladimir Dzhubanov (FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny)

**17 goals**

* Vitali Kakunin (FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk)
* Mikhail Tyufyakov (FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk)

**16 goals**

* Vladimir Raykov (FC Zenit Chelyabinsk)

**14 goals**

* Sergei Polstyanov (FC Tyumen)

**13 goals**

* Andrei Frolov (FC Tyumen)

**12 goals**

* Stanislav Filonov (FC Metallurg-Metiznik Magnitogorsk)
* Maksim Kovalyov (FC Uralets Nizhny Tagil)

## Zone East

### Overview

| Team | Head coach |
| - | - |
| FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk | Vladislav Sosnov (until August) Sergei Synovyat (from August) |
| FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk | Oleh Smolyaninov |
| FC Zvezda Irkutsk | Sergei Muratov, Gennadi Vyazovtsev |
| FC Luch Vladivostok | Yuri Karamyan (until August) Boris Zhuravlyov (from August) |
| FC Okean Nakhodka | Vladimir Susin |
| FC Chkalovets-Olimpik Novosibirsk | Yuri Gavrilov |
| FC Irtysh Omsk | Sergei Vasyutin |
| FC Sibiryak Bratsk | Valeri Tolchev |
| FC Selenga Ulan-Ude | Valeri Mikhnov |
| FC Amur-Energiya Blagoveshchensk | Vyacheslav Kurtsayev |
| FC Dynamo Barnaul | Viktor Volynkin |
| FC Kuzbass Kemerovo | Sergei Rogalevskiy, Boris Rusanov |
| FC Dynamo Omsk | Anatoli Chikinskiy |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk (A) | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 55 | Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | SKA-Khabarovsk | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 53 | |
| 3 | Zvezda Irkutsk | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 40 | |
| 4 | Luch Vladivostok | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 39 | |
| 5 | Okean Nakhodka | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 39 | |
| 6 | Chkalovets-Olimpik Novosibirsk | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 36 | |
| 7 | Irtysh Omsk | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 33 | |
| 8 | Sibiryak Bratsk | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 32 | |
| 9 | Selenga Ulan-Ude | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 41 | −26 | 28 | |
| 10 | Amur-Energiya Blagoveshchensk | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 25 | |
| 11 | Dynamo Barnaul | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 22 | |
| 12 | Kuzbass Kemerovo | 24 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 38 | −26 | 15 | |
| 13 | Dynamo Omsk | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 44 | −30 | 14 | |
| 14 | Reformatsiya Abakan | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 7 | |

* ↑ FC Chkalovets-Olimpik Novosibirsk promoted from the Amateur Football League. The history of FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk that participated in the 1999 Second Division was technically inherited by FC Chkalovets-1936 Novosibirsk that entered Amateur Football League in 2000.
* ↑ FC Reformatsiya Abakan dropped out of the league after playing 9 games and gaining 7 points. They did not participate in any national-level competitions in 2001.

### Top goalscorers

**14 goals**

* Aleksandr Popov (FC Zvezda Irkutsk)

**13 goals**

* Stanislav Chaplygin (FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk)
* Sergei Pervushin (FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk)

**12 goals**

* Anatoli Panchenko (FC Dynamo Barnaul)

**10 goals**

* Shamil Bagizayev (FC Sibiryak Bratsk)

**9 goals**

* Aleksandr Garin (FC Luch Vladivostok)
* Oleg Lidrik (FC Chkalovets-Olimpik Novosibirsk)
* Sergei Matochkin (FC Selenga Ulan-Ude)
* Aleksandr Tikhonkikh (FC Zvezda Irkutsk)

**8 goals**

* Aleksei Korobchenko (FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk)
* Aleksei Latushkin (FC Okean Nakhodka)
* Aleksei Poddubskiy (FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk)

## Promotion play-offs

Neftekhimik won 4–1 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2001 Russian First Division.

3–3 on aggregate, Severstal won on away goals rule and was promoted to the 2001 Russian First Division. However, Severstal could not find necessary financing in time and the spot was eventually given to Khimki instead.

Kuban Krasnodar won 1–0 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2001 Russian First Division.

