Russian Top Division 2001
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Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...

 won their sixth consecutive Russian title, and ninth overall.

During the round 22 match between Anzhi and CSKA on 18 August, CSKA and Ukraine
Ukraine national football team
The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992...

 goalkeeper Serhiy Perkhun clashed heads with Anzhi striker Budun Budunov
Budun Budunov
Budun Khachabekovich Budunov is a retired Russian professional football player.He currently works as the president of the Dagestan's Football Union.-Honours:* Russian Cup finalist: 2001.* Russian Third League Zone 1 top scorer: 1997 ....

. Both players were injured, and Perkhun died from a brain haemorrhage on 28 August in the age of 23.

Top goalscorers

RankNameGoalsTeam
1 Dmitri Vyazmikin
Dmitri Vyazmikin
Dmitri Vyazmikin is a Russian footballer. He is a striker who plays for FC Spartak Kostroma. Dmitri Vyazmikin is most famous for becoming Russian Top Division top scorer in 2001....

18 Torpedo
2 Andrey Fedkov 14 Sokol
James Obiorah
James Obiorah
James Chibuzor Obiorah, born August 24, 1978 in Jos) is a former Nigerian footballer who last plays for SC Toulon.-Career:His previous clubs include RSC Anderlecht, Grasshopper Zurich, Cádiz CF, Grazer AK and Lokomotiv Moscow and he was also loaned to Niort from Lokomotiv Moscow in the 2004/2005...

  
14 Lokomotiv
Serghei Rogaciov
Serghei Rogaciov
Serghei Ivanovich Rogaciov is a Moldovan footballer who plays in attack for FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg.-Career:He previously played for Constructorul Chişinău, FC Sheriff Tiraspol, FC Olimpia Bălţi, and Cristalul Făleşti, Saturn Ramenskoye, FC Aktobe and FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.-International:He...

  
14 Saturn
5 Dmitri Kirichenko 13 Rostselmash
6 Dmitri Loskov
Dmitri Loskov
Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Loskov is an association footballer currently playing for Lokomotiv Moscow.He was often considered Russia's best playmaker in the late 1990s – early 2000s, along with Spartak Moscow's Egor Titov. This is because he is double footed and has a wide range of passing...

12 Lokomotiv
Vitali Safronov
Vitali Safronov
Vitali Anatolyevich Safronov is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1990 for FC Zarya Kaluga. He played 6 games and scored 1 goal in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1995–96 for FC Dynamo Moscow....

12 Fakel
8 Robson   11 Spartak
Egor Titov
Egor Titov
Yegor Ilyich Titov is a retired association footballer who played midfielder, who last played for Lokomotiv Astana. He was a goal scoring midfielder playing in "the hole" between the midfield and attack. He was well known for his vision, close control and accurate passing...

11 Spartak
Valery Yesipov
Valery Yesipov
Valery Yesipov is a retired association footballer and a current manager, who is currently an assistant manager for FC Rotor Volgograd. He holds the record for most appearances in the Russian Premier League...

11 Rotor

Awards

On 20 November, Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:


Goalkeepers
  1.   Ruslan Nigmatullin
    Ruslan Nigmatullin
    Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin is a retired association footballer who played goalkeeper of Tatar ethnicity. He has appeared for the Russian national team 24 times and was their starting keeper at the 2002 World Cup...

     (Lokomotiv Moscow)
  2.   Serhiy Perkhun
    Serhiy Perkhun
    Serhiy Vladimirovich Perhun was a Ukrainian footballer. He is the only player to date in the history of the Russian Premier League to die from injuries sustained during an official game.* 1993 - 1998 Played for FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk...

     (CSKA Moscow)
  3.   Maxym Levitsky
    Maxym Levitsky
    - Personal life :In 2009, Levytskyi committed to be a part of the 2009 Maccabiah Games football squad representing Russia. When the match dates conflicted with league play, Levytskyi pulled from the squad.-Honours:* Russian Premier League champion: 2001....

     (Spartak Moscow)

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Right backs
  1.   Gennadiy Nizhegorodov
    Gennadiy Nizhegorodov
    Gennadiy Nizhegorodov is an association footballer who currently plays for SC Rheindorf Altach.-Club career:Nizhegorodov began his career at FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan in Russia in 1993...

     (Lokomotiv Moscow)
  2.   Dmitri Sennikov
    Dmitri Sennikov
    Dmitri Aleksandrovich Sennikov is a Russian international association football defender. He recently played for the Lokomotiv Moscow. He is a right footed left-back or centre back....

     (Lokomotiv Moscow)
  3.   Vladimir Kurayev
    Vladimir Kurayev
    Vladimir Petrovich Kurayev is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League B in 1990 for FC Znamya Arzamas. He played 3 games in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1997 for FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod.-References:...

     (Saturn)

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Centre backs
  1.   Igor Chugainov
    Igor Chugainov
    Igor Valeryevich Chugainov is a retired Russian football defender and a current coach. Currently, he manages FC Torpedo Moscow.He played mostly for FC Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Torpedo Moscow and then for FC Uralan Elista....

     (Lokomotiv Moscow)
  2.   Igor Mitreski (Spartak Moscow)
  3.   Yevgeni Bushmanov (Krylia Sovetov)

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Left backs
  1.   Yuri Kovtun (Spartak Moscow)
  2.   Jacob Lekgetho
    Jacob Lekgetho
    Jacob Bobo Lekgetho was a South African footballer who played as a left back during the 1990s and 2000s-Career:...

     (Lokomotiv Moscow)
  3.   Valeri Tsvetkov
    Valeri Tsvetkov
    Valeri Vladimirovich Tsvetkov is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2000 for FC Pskov.-Honours:* Russian Premier League runner-up: 2003.* Russian Premier League bronze: 2001....

     (Zenit)

Stoppers
  1.   Sergei Ignashevich (Lokomotiv Moscow)
  2.   Aleksei Katulsky
    Aleksei Katulsky
    Aleksei Vladimirovich Katulsky is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Shinnik Yaroslavl. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2000 for FC Zenit St...

     (Zenit)
  3.   Dmytro Parfenov
    Dmytro Parfenov
    Dmytro Volodymyrovych Parfenov is a Ukrainian footballer who last played for Saturn Moscow Oblast.Parfenov is best known as a player of Chornomorets Odesa and Spartak Moscow...

     (Spartak Moscow)


Defensive midfielders
  1.   Marat Izmailov
    Marat Izmailov
    Marat Nailevich Izmailov is a Russian footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal. He is an ethnic Volga Tatar.Mainly a right midfielder, he can also appear as an attacking midfielder, being best known for his one-on-one skills and pace, while also possessing a good long-distance...

     (Lokomotiv Moscow)
  2.   Dmitri Loskov
    Dmitri Loskov
    Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Loskov is an association footballer currently playing for Lokomotiv Moscow.He was often considered Russia's best playmaker in the late 1990s – early 2000s, along with Spartak Moscow's Egor Titov. This is because he is double footed and has a wide range of passing...

     (Lokomotiv Moscow)
  3.   Olexandr Gorshkov
    Olexandr Gorshkov (footballer)
    Oleksandr Horshkov is an association football coach and former midfielder. In early 2011, he was in talks with FC Baltika Kaliningrad to sign up as their manager, but could not agree on the contract.-International career:...

     (Zenit)

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Right wingers
  1.   Rolan Gusev
    Rolan Gusev
    Rolan Gusev is a former Russian international association football player. He is a right midfielder and is known for his dribbling and crossing....

     (Dynamo Moscow)
  2.   Andrei Arshavin (Zenit)
  3.   Andrei Konovalov
    Andrei Konovalov
    Andrei Stepanovich Konovalov is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Torpedo Moscow. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1993 for FC Spartak Moscow.-Honours:* Russian Premier League champion: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997....

     (Krylia Sovetov)

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Central midfielders
  1.   Yegor Titov (Spartak Moscow)
  2.   Valery Yesipov
    Valery Yesipov
    Valery Yesipov is a retired association footballer and a current manager, who is currently an assistant manager for FC Rotor Volgograd. He holds the record for most appearances in the Russian Premier League...

     (Rotor)
  3.   Andrey Tikhonov
    Andrey Tikhonov
    Andrey Valeryevich Tikhonov |Korolyov]], Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a former Russian association football midfielder currently employed a coach of FC Spartak Moscow...

     (Krylia Sovetov)

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Left wingers
  1.   Andrei Karyaka
    Andrei Karyaka
    Andrei Konstantinovich Karyaka is a Ukrainian-born Russian association football midfielder who currently plays for FC Dynamo Moscow.He has previously played for FC Metalurh Zaporizhya and FC CSKA Kyiv in Ukraine, for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara and FC Saturn Moscow Oblast in Russia and SL Benfica in...

     (Krylia Sovetov)
  2.   Olexandr Spivak
    Olexandr Spivak
    Aleksandr Sergeyevich Spivak is a retired Ukrainian football midfielder who last played for the St. Petersburg Zenit and had been with the organization since 2000. Before coming to Zenit, Spivak has been with multiple clubs including Selur, Steel, Metallurg, Star, Black Sea, Odyssey. A former...

     (Zenit)
  3.   Ruslan Agalarov
    Ruslan Agalarov
    Ruslan Agabekovich Agalarov is a retired Russian football midfielder.He has 1 cap for the national team...

     (Anzhi)

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Right forwards
  1.   Vladimir Beschastnykh
    Vladimir Beschastnykh
    Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh is a retired association footballer who played forward...

     (Spartak Moscow)
  2.   Dmitri Vyazmikin
    Dmitri Vyazmikin
    Dmitri Vyazmikin is a Russian footballer. He is a striker who plays for FC Spartak Kostroma. Dmitri Vyazmikin is most famous for becoming Russian Top Division top scorer in 2001....

     (Torpedo Moscow)
  3.   James Obiorah
    James Obiorah
    James Chibuzor Obiorah, born August 24, 1978 in Jos) is a former Nigerian footballer who last plays for SC Toulon.-Career:His previous clubs include RSC Anderlecht, Grasshopper Zurich, Cádiz CF, Grazer AK and Lokomotiv Moscow and he was also loaned to Niort from Lokomotiv Moscow in the 2004/2005...

     (Lokomotiv Moscow)

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Left forwards
  1.   Sergei Semak
    Sergei Semak
    Sergei Bogdanovich Semak is a Russian international football midfielder of Ukrainian origins.-Early life:Semak was born in the selo Sychanskoye in the Voroshilovgradskaya Oblast into a peasant family of modest economical background. He was an excellent student and had an ideal behavior...

     (CSKA Moscow)
  2.   Ruslan Pimenov
    Ruslan Pimenov
    Ruslan Valeryevich Pimenov is a Russian football player. He is a skilful winger who is fast, tricky and possesses good finishing....

     (Lokomotiv Moscow)
  3.   Aleksandr Kerzhakov
    Aleksandr Kerzhakov
    Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kerzhakov is a Russian international association football striker currently playing for Russian Premier League club Zenit St. Petersburg.-Zenit:...

     (Zenit)



Medal squads

1. FC Spartak Moscow

Goalkeepers: Maksym Levytskyi   (20), Aleksandr Filimonov
Aleksandr Filimonov
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Filimonov is a retired association football goalkeeper who currently plays for the beach soccer club Lokomotiv Moscow and the Russia national beach soccer team, with which he won the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup....

 (8), Maksim Kabanov
Maksim Kabanov
Maksim Borisovich Kabanov is a Russian footballer. He plays for FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan.He is the older brother of Sergei Kabanov.A youth product of FC Spartak Moscow, he joined FC Voronezh on loan in February 2002....

 (3).

Defenders: Igor Mitreski   (27), Dmytro Parfenov
Dmytro Parfenov
Dmytro Volodymyrovych Parfenov is a Ukrainian footballer who last played for Saturn Moscow Oblast.Parfenov is best known as a player of Chornomorets Odesa and Spartak Moscow...

   (26 / 4), Yuri Kovtun (26 / 1), Jerry-Christian Tchuissé
Jerry-Christian Tchuissé
Jerry-Christian Tchuissé is a retired Cameroonian football fullback, who holds Russian citizenship. He used to play for Chernomorets Novorossiysk, Spartak Moscow, FC Moscow, FC Terek Grozny and FC Vityaz Podolsk.- Club career :...

   (22), Dmitri Ananko (13), Oleksandr Hranovskyi   (8 / 1), Dmitri Bugakov
Dmitri Bugakov
Dmitri Vladimirovich Bugakov is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Russian First Division in 1997 for FC Metallurg Lipetsk.-References:...

 (5), Mikhail Kupriyanov
Mikhail Kupriyanov
Mikhail Vladimirovich Kupriyanov is a retired Russian professional footballer and current coach. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 for FC Dynamo Makhachkala.-Honours:* Russian Premier League champion: 2001....

 (4), Kebe
Kébé Baye
Ali Ibrahim Kébé Baye , commonly known as Ibra Kébé, is a Senegalese footballer, currently playing for FC Anzhi Makhachkala.- Career :...

   (4), Igor Stamenovski
Igor Stamenovski
Igor Stamenovski is a retired Macedonian professional footballer. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2001 for FC Spartak Moscow.-References:...

   (1), Andrei Streltsov
Andrei Streltsov
Andrei Ivanovich Streltsov is a Russian footballer who plays for FC Dynamo Bryansk.He can play on either flank of defence or midfield, and sometimes used even as a striker.-Career:...

 (1).

Midfielders: Yegor Titov (30 / 11), Viktor Bulatov
Viktor Bulatov
Viktor Gennadyevich Bulatov is a Russian football coach and a former Russian international footballer.Bulatov spent the prime years of his career at Spartak Moscow. Apart from Spartak, Bulatov played for various Russian clubs, including Torpedo Moscow, Terek Grozny, Alania Vladikavkaz and had two...

 (29 / 2), Vasili Baranov
Vasili Baranov
Vasili Vasilyevich Baranov is a retired Belarusian professional footballer. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1996 for FC Baltika Kaliningrad.-Honours:* Russian Premier League champion: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001....

   (25 / 5), Eduard Tsykhmeystruk
Eduard Tsykhmeystruk
Eduard Mykolayovych Tsykhmeystruk is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League B in 1991 for FC Vahonobudivnyk Stakhanov...

   (15 / 3), Maksym Kalynychenko
Maksym Kalynychenko
Maksym Serhiyovych Kalynychenko is a professional Ukrainian football midfielder for Tavriya Simferopol, sometimes playing in central midfield or as a winger. Observers have noted his pace, creativity, and accuracy in free kicks / penalties...

   (9 / 2), Aleksandr Pavlenko
Aleksandr Pavlenko
Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Pavlenko is a Russian football midfielder who plays for FC Terek Grozny.-Career:Pavlenko started his career at the age of 14 in the youth academy of Dynamo Moscow before moving on to Academica Moscow and then the youth squad of FC Lausanne-Sport in Switzerland...

 (5), Kahaber Mzhavanadze
Kahaber Mzhavanadze
Kakhaber Nodarovich Mzhavanadze is a professional Georgian football defender, he is currently playing for FC Inter Baku.- Career :...

   (4), Nikola Gjoševski
Nikola Gjoševski
Nikola Gjoševski is a footballer from the Republic of Macedonia that plays as a defender for Rodos F.C. in the Greek Beta Ethniki.-External links:*...

   (4), Lawrence Adjei
Lawrence Adjei
Lawrence Adjei-Okyere , is a Ghanaian football midfielder who plays for Sporting Club de Bangui.-Career:Adjei played at the top level of European football with FC Spartak Moscow in the European Champions League 2001. He played from January to June 2008 in India and scored his first goal in Indian...

   (1), Yevhen Lysytsyn
Yevhen Lysytsyn
Yevhen Anatoliyovych Lysytsyn is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2001 for FC Spartak Moscow.-References:...

   (1).

Forwards: Luis Robson
Luis Robson
Luis Pereira Robson is a Brazilian football forward, widely considered as the first successful import in the Russian Premier League. Luis Robson started his professional career at Matsubara. Having played for various small clubs in Brazil, he finally moved to Brazilian Série A club Goias in 1996...

   (28 / 11), Aleksandr Shirko
Aleksandr Shirko
Aleksandr Petrovich Shirko is association footballer.Shirko started his professional career with Spartak Moscow, with whom he won six Russian Premier League titles, from 1996 to 2001, and become one of the top scorers of the UEFA Cup in the 1997/1998 season, before leaving for city-rivals...

 (15 / 3), Vladimir Beschastnykh
Vladimir Beschastnykh
Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh is a retired association footballer who played forward...

 (12 / 9), Nikolai Pisarev
Nikolai Pisarev
Nikolai Nikolayevich Pisarev is a retired association football player. Currently he coaches the Russia national under-21 football team...

 (9 / 1), Jafar Irismetov
Jafar Irismetov
Jafar Irismetov is an Uzbekistan footballer currently playing for FK Samarqand-Dinamo.He has won 33 caps and scored 18 goals for the Uzbekistan national football team between 1997 and 2001 .*-Club: Dustlik Tashkent...

   (8), Artyom Bezrodny
Artyom Bezrodny
Artyom Anatolyevich Bezrodny is an association footballer who is a free agent.-Honours:* Russian Premier League champion: 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001.* Russian Cup winner: 2003.* Russian Premier League bronze: 2002....

 (6 / 1), German Lovchev
German Lovchev
German Aleksandrovich Lovchev is a Russian professional footballer. In 2008, he played for an Amateur Football League side FC Dolgiye Prudy Dolgoprudny. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 1998 for FC Energiya Velikiye Luki. He played 1 game in the UEFA Champions...

 (5), Raman Vasilyuk   (4 / 2), Marcão
Marcos Antonio Aparecido Cipriano
Marcos Antonio Aparecido Cipriano or simply Marcão is a Brazilian footballer. He played in the UEFA Champions League with FC Spartak Moscow-External links:...

   (3), Okon Flo Essien
Okon Flo Essien
Okon Flo Essien is a Nigerian professional footballer. As of May 2009, he plays for Đồng Tâm Long An F.C.. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2001 for FC Spartak Moscow...

   (3), Aleksandr Danishevsky
Aleksandr Danishevsky
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Danishevsky is a Russian professional footballer. He plays for FC Khimki. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2001 for FC Spartak Moscow...

 (2), Aleksandr Sonin
Aleksandr Sonin
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Sonin is a Russian professional footballer. As of May 2009, he is a free agent. He made his professional debut in the Russian Premier League in 2001 for FC Spartak Moscow...

 (2).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Oleg Romantsev

Transferred out during the season: Aleksandr Shirko
Aleksandr Shirko
Aleksandr Petrovich Shirko is association footballer.Shirko started his professional career with Spartak Moscow, with whom he won six Russian Premier League titles, from 1996 to 2001, and become one of the top scorers of the UEFA Cup in the 1997/1998 season, before leaving for city-rivals...

 (to FC Torpedo Moscow
FC Torpedo Moscow
FC Torpedo Moscow is an association football club, based in Moscow, Russia. The club was founded in 1930. On March 19, 2009 it was denied membership of the Professional Football League and did not play in the professional competitions in 2009...

), Nikolai Pisarev
Nikolai Pisarev
Nikolai Nikolayevich Pisarev is a retired association football player. Currently he coaches the Russia national under-21 football team...

 (to FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow), Oleksandr Hranovskyi   (to   FC Karpaty Lviv
FC Karpaty Lviv
FC Karpaty Lviv is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Lviv. Named after the Carpathian Mountains, they are one of perennial mid-table clubs in Ukraine.-Early years :...

), Jafar Irismetov
Jafar Irismetov
Jafar Irismetov is an Uzbekistan footballer currently playing for FK Samarqand-Dinamo.He has won 33 caps and scored 18 goals for the Uzbekistan national football team between 1997 and 2001 .*-Club: Dustlik Tashkent...

   (on loan to   FC Slavia Mozyr
FC Slavia Mozyr
FC Slavia-Mozyr is a Belarusian football team, based in Mozyr, Belarus.-History:The team was founded in 1987 as Polesie Mozyr. Between 1987 and 1991 they played in Belarusian SSR league. From 1992 till 1995 they played in Belarusian First League. They changed their name to MPKC Mozyr since 1994-95...

), Aleksandr Filimonov
Aleksandr Filimonov
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Filimonov is a retired association football goalkeeper who currently plays for the beach soccer club Lokomotiv Moscow and the Russia national beach soccer team, with which he won the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup....

 (to   FC Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football...

), Dmitri Bugakov
Dmitri Bugakov
Dmitri Vladimirovich Bugakov is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Russian First Division in 1997 for FC Metallurg Lipetsk.-References:...

 (to FC Sokol Saratov), Nikola Gjoševski
Nikola Gjoševski
Nikola Gjoševski is a footballer from the Republic of Macedonia that plays as a defender for Rodos F.C. in the Greek Beta Ethniki.-External links:*...

   (to   FK Vardar
FK Vardar
FK Vardar Skopje is a Macedonian football club based in the capital city of Skopje. FK Vardar is currently a member of the 1-MFL. FK Vardar is the most popular and renowned Macedonian football club both domestically and abroad, having won 6 national championships and 6 national cups...

), Marcão
Marcos Antonio Aparecido Cipriano
Marcos Antonio Aparecido Cipriano or simply Marcão is a Brazilian footballer. He played in the UEFA Champions League with FC Spartak Moscow-External links:...

   (to   FC St. Pauli
FC St. Pauli
Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that also has Rugby Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that...

).
2. FC Lokomotiv Moscow

Goalkeepers: Ruslan Nigmatullin
Ruslan Nigmatullin
Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin is a retired association footballer who played goalkeeper of Tatar ethnicity. He has appeared for the Russian national team 24 times and was their starting keeper at the 2002 World Cup...

 (27), Platon Zakharchuk
Platon Zakharchuk
Platon Platonovich Zakharchuk is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 for FC Torpedo Naberezhnye Chelny.-European club competitions:...

 (3).

Defenders: Igor Chugainov
Igor Chugainov
Igor Valeryevich Chugainov is a retired Russian football defender and a current coach. Currently, he manages FC Torpedo Moscow.He played mostly for FC Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Torpedo Moscow and then for FC Uralan Elista....

 (28 / 2), Jacob Lekgetho
Jacob Lekgetho
Jacob Bobo Lekgetho was a South African footballer who played as a left back during the 1990s and 2000s-Career:...

   (25), Yuri Drozdov
Yuri Drozdov
Yuri Alekseevich Drozdov is an association football coach and a former midfielder, who spent the majority of his playing career at Lokomotiv Moscow. Currently, he is an assistant manager with FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow. Before Lokomotiv, Drozdov used to play for their city rivals FC Dynamo Moscow...

 (24), Sergei Ignashevich (23), Gennadiy Nizhegorodov
Gennadiy Nizhegorodov
Gennadiy Nizhegorodov is an association footballer who currently plays for SC Rheindorf Altach.-Club career:Nizhegorodov began his career at FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan in Russia in 1993...

 (21), Dmitri Sennikov
Dmitri Sennikov
Dmitri Aleksandrovich Sennikov is a Russian international association football defender. He recently played for the Lokomotiv Moscow. He is a right footed left-back or centre back....

 (18), Vadim Evseev
Vadim Evseev
Vadim Valentinovich Evseev is a Russian footballer, who is currently playing for Belarusian Premier League side Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino and is a former Russian international....

 (13), Milan Obradović
Milan Obradovic
Milan Obradović is a Serbian footballer who currently plays for FC Metalist Kharkiv....

   (12 / 1), Igor Cherevchenko
Igor Cherevchenko
Igor Cherevchenko is a retired football player who represented Tajikistan. He also holds Russian Citizenship.He is currently one of the coaching staff at Lokomotiv Moscow.-External links:****...

   (10), Andrei Lavrik
Andrei Lavrik
Andrei Lavrik is a retired Belarusian footballer. His last club was Torpedo Zhodino. After retirement in early 2011 he stayed in the team as assistant coach.-International goal:-Honours:* Belarusian Premier League champion: 1997....

   (5), Andrei Solomatin
Andrei Solomatin
Andrei Yuryevich Solomatin is a retired Russian football player.He played mostly for Lokomotiv Moskva and CSKA Moskva.He played for Russia national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-Honours:...

 (3), Oleg Pashinin
Oleg Pashinin
Oleg Alekseyevich Pashinin is a Russian and Uzbekistani football defender.He got 11 caps for the national team between 2001 and 2005....

   (1).

Midfielders: Dmitri Loskov
Dmitri Loskov
Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Loskov is an association footballer currently playing for Lokomotiv Moscow.He was often considered Russia's best playmaker in the late 1990s – early 2000s, along with Spartak Moscow's Egor Titov. This is because he is double footed and has a wide range of passing...

 (29 / 12), Vladimir Maminov
Vladimir Maminov
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Maminov is a retired Russian footballer who also has Uzbekistan citizenship. He is currently assistant coach of FC Lokomotiv Moscow.-Career:...

   (25 / 5), Albert Sarkisyan
Albert Sarkisyan
Albert Sarkisyan is a retired Armenian football midfielder. Albert was a member of the Armenia national team, participated in 33 international matches and scored 3 goals since his debut in away 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Ukraine, on 5 May 1997.-National team...

   (16), Yevgeni Kharlachyov
Yevgeni Kharlachyov
Yevgeni Valeryevich Kharlachyov is an association football coach and a former player. Currently, he manages FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow.-Honours:* Russian Premier League runner-up: 1995, 1999, 2000....

 (3).

Forwards: Marat Izmailov
Marat Izmailov
Marat Nailevich Izmailov is a Russian footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal. He is an ethnic Volga Tatar.Mainly a right midfielder, he can also appear as an attacking midfielder, being best known for his one-on-one skills and pace, while also possessing a good long-distance...

 (29 / 6), James Obiorah
James Obiorah
James Chibuzor Obiorah, born August 24, 1978 in Jos) is a former Nigerian footballer who last plays for SC Toulon.-Career:His previous clubs include RSC Anderlecht, Grasshopper Zurich, Cádiz CF, Grazer AK and Lokomotiv Moscow and he was also loaned to Niort from Lokomotiv Moscow in the 2004/2005...

   (25 / 14), Maksim Buznikin
Maksim Buznikin
Maksim Buznikin is former Russia international midfielder, who plays FC Nizhny Novgorod. Buznikin spent his prime years playing for Spartak Moscow and Lokomotiv Moscow...

 (25 / 6), Ruslan Pimenov
Ruslan Pimenov
Ruslan Valeryevich Pimenov is a Russian football player. He is a skilful winger who is fast, tricky and possesses good finishing....

 (23 / 3), Zaza Janashia
Zaza Janashia
Zaza Janashia is a retired Georgian professional football player. Currently, Janashia works in children's sports school "Lokomotiv-Perovo" in Moscow.-Career:...

   (20 / 2), Nemanja Vučićević
Nemanja Vucicevic
Nemanja Vučićević is a Serbian midfielder who currently plays for Anorthosis Famagusta FC from the Cyprus. He signed for Hapoel Tel Aviv for the 2009–10 season and for Superleague Greece side AO Kavala on 11 August 2010...

   (3).


One own goal each scored by Denis Yevsikov
Denis Yevsikov
Denis Sergeyevich Yevsikov is an association football defender.-Honours:* Russian Premier League winner: 2003.* Russian Premier League runner-up: 2002.* Russian Cup winner: 2002.* Russian Cup runner-up: 2000....

 and Oleg Kornaukhov
Oleg Kornaukhov
Oleg Dmitriyevich Kornaukhov is an association football player who is currently playing for FC Dmitrov.-Honours:* Russian Premier League runner-up: 1998.* Russian Premier League bronze: 1999....

 (both PFC CSKA Moscow).

Manager: Yuri Syomin

Transferred out during the season: Andrei Solomatin
Andrei Solomatin
Andrei Yuryevich Solomatin is a retired Russian football player.He played mostly for Lokomotiv Moskva and CSKA Moskva.He played for Russia national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-Honours:...

 (to PFC CSKA Moscow), Yevgeni Kharlachyov
Yevgeni Kharlachyov
Yevgeni Valeryevich Kharlachyov is an association football coach and a former player. Currently, he manages FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow.-Honours:* Russian Premier League runner-up: 1995, 1999, 2000....

 (to FC Dynamo Moscow
FC Dynamo Moscow
Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, currently playing in the Russian Premier League. Dynamo's traditional kit colours are blue and white...

), Oleg Pashinin
Oleg Pashinin
Oleg Alekseyevich Pashinin is a Russian and Uzbekistani football defender.He got 11 caps for the national team between 2001 and 2005....

   (on loan to   Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
is a Japanese association football club in the J. League Division 1.-Club name:The club name is a portmanteau of the Japanese numeral for three, San and an Italian word frecce or 'arrows'...

).
3. FC Zenit St. Petersburg

Goalkeepers: Vyacheslav Malafeev (28), Dmitri Borodin
Dmitri Borodin
Dmitri Vladimirovich Borodin is a Russian football goalkeeper. He plays for FC Zenit St. Petersburg.- Club career :...

 (3).

Defenders: Sargis Hovsepyan   (27), Aleksei Katulsky
Aleksei Katulsky
Aleksei Vladimirovich Katulsky is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Shinnik Yaroslavl. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2000 for FC Zenit St...

 (26 / 3), Aleksei Igonin
Aleksei Igonin
Aleksei Andreyevich Igonin is an association footballer who plays for FC Anzhi Makhachkala.He has played for Russia twice in 1998.- External links :* *...

 (22), Valeri Tsvetkov
Valeri Tsvetkov
Valeri Vladimirovich Tsvetkov is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2000 for FC Pskov.-Honours:* Russian Premier League runner-up: 2003.* Russian Premier League bronze: 2001....

 (21), Maksim Demenko
Maksim Demenko
Maksim Vladimirovich Demenko is an association footballer who plays as a central midfielder. He last played for FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi....

 (19 / 6), Konstantin Lepyokhin
Konstantin Lepyokhin
Konstantin Petrovich Lepyokhin is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of June 2009, he is an assistant coach with FC Druzhba Maykop...

 (15 / 2), Igor Nedorezov
Igor Nedorezov
Igor Olegovich Nedorezov is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2000 for FC Zenit St. Petersburg. He played 7 games in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2000 for FC Zenit St. Petersburg.-External links:...

 (2).

Midfielders: Andrei Arshavin (29 / 4), Aleksandr Gorshkov   (28 / 6), Aleksandr Spivak   (27 / 3), Andrey Kobelev
Andrey Kobelev
Andrey Nikolayevich Kobelev is a former association footballer, who played as a midfielder, and coach. He manages FC Krylia Sovetov Samara.-Football career:...

 (24 / 6), Denis Ugarov
Denis Ugarov
Denis Vyacheslavovich Ugarov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 1993 for FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg.-Honours:* Russian Premier League bronze: 2001....

 (17), Barys Haravoy
Barys Haravoy
Barys Alehavich Haravoy is a retired Belarusian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1991 for FC Torpedo Taganrog.Since 2006 he works as a referee.-Honours:* Russian Premier League bronze: 2001....

   (14), Sergei Osipov
Sergei Aleksandrovich Osipov
Sergei Aleksandrovich Osipov is a Russian professional footballer. As of June 2009, he is a free agent. He made his professional debut in the Russian Third League in 1996 for FC Zenit-d St...

 (10 / 1), Konstantin Konoplyov
Konstantin Konoplyov
Konstantin Anatolyevich Konoplyov is a Russian professional footballer. As of August 2009, he is a free agent. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2001 for FC Zenit St. Petersburg. He played 1 game for FC Zenit St...

 (8), Sergei Vasyanovich
Sergei Vasyanovich
Sergei Aleksandrovich Vasyanovich is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2000 for FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg.-Honours:* Russian Premier League bronze: 2001....

 (7 / 1), Aleksei Lazarev
Aleksei Lazarev
Aleksei Anatolyevich Lazarev is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 1999 for FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg.-References:...

 (2).

Forwards: Aleksandr Kerzhakov
Aleksandr Kerzhakov
Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kerzhakov is a Russian international association football striker currently playing for Russian Premier League club Zenit St. Petersburg.-Zenit:...

 (28 / 6), Hennadiy Popovych
Hennadiy Popovych
Hennadiy Ivanovych Popovych was an Ukrainian professional footballer. He was born in Dniprodzerzhynsk. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League B in 1991 for FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih...

   (24 / 7), Maksim Astafyev
Maksim Astafyev
Maksim Yuryevich Astafyev is a Russian football player, who currently plays for FC Sibir Novosibirsk.-Career:He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2001 for FC Zenit St. Petersburg. In February 2010 FC Sibir Novosibirsk signed the versatile midfielder from FC Rostov on a two-year...

 (9 / 3), Yevgeni Tarasov
Yevgeni Tarasov
Yevgeni Aleksandrovich Tarasov is a retired Kazakhstani professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Kazakhstan Premier League in 1997 for FC Kairat. He played 3 games and scored 2 goals in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2000 for FC Zenit St. Petersburg.-Honours:* Russian Premier League...

   (9 / 3), Dmitri Akimov
Dmitri Akimov
Dmitri Sergeyevich Akimov ) is a Russian football player. Currently, he plays for FC Sibir Novosibirsk. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2000 for FC Zenit St. Petersburg. He was the top scorer in the Russian First Division in 2007, scoring 34 goals...

 (2), Dzmitry Aharodnik
Dzmitry Aharodnik
Dzmitry Barysavich Aharodnik is a Belarusian professional footballer. As of June 2009, he is a free agent after being released on a free transfer by FC Neman Grodno. He made his professional debut in the Belarusian Premier League in 1995 for FC Dnepr Mahilyow. He played 1 game in the UEFA Cup...

   (2), Aleksandr Petukhov
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Petukhov
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Petukhov is a Russian professional football player. In 2011, he last played for FC Sever Murmansk. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1999 for FC Zenit St...

 (1).


One own goal scored by Otar Khizaneishvili
Otar Khizaneishvili
Otar Davitovich Khizaneishvili is a Georgian footballer who last played for FC Anzhi Makhachkala.Khizaneishvili came from the youth team of Dinamo Tbilisi, and debuted for the Georgian national team at the age of 18...

   (FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don).

Manager: Yuri Morozov
Yuri Morozov (footballer)
Yury Andreyevich Morozov was one of the best football coaches from the Soviet Union.He made his name as a midfielder in the 1950s and 1960s with his hometown clubs FC Zenit, Admiralteyets and FC Dinamo Leningrad, earning himself a call-up to the USSR 'B' team.He retired from playing at the age of...

.


Transferred out during the season: none.

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