2000 Russian First Division
| Season | 2000 |
|---|---|
← 1999 2001 → | |
The 2000 Russian First Division was the ninth edition of the Russian First Division.
Overview
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 | |
| 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 | |
| 18 | Metallurg Lipetsk (R) | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 39 | |
| 19 | Spartak-Chukotka Moscow[a] (R) | 38 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 58 | −29 | 16 | |
| 20 | Lokomotiv St. Petersburg[b] (R) | 38 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 87 | −60 | 13 |
- ^ 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.
Results
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sokol | 26 | |
| 2 | Lokomotiv (Ch) | 19 | |
| 3 | Amkar | 17 | |
| 4 | Kristall | 15 | |
| 5 | Sokol | 13 | |
| 6 | Rubin | 12 | |
| Sokol | |||
| 8 | Gazovik-Gazprom | 11 | |
| 9 | Zhemchuzhina | 10 | |
| Arsenal | |||
| Spartak-Chukotka | |||
| Volgar-Gazprom | |||
| Torpedo-ZIL | |||
| Kristall | |||
| Zhemchuzhina |