2000 Commonwealth Of Independent States Cup
The 2000 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the eighth edition of the competition between the champions of former republics of Soviet Union. It was won by FC Spartak Moscow, Spartak Moscow for the fifth time. For the second time in a row the competition was played in a two-division format introduced 1999 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup#Format change, a year before. Participants * 1 FC Dynamo Kyiv, Dynamo Kyiv were represented mostly by FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv, Dynamo-2 and FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv, Dynamo-3 players, with a few additions from the main team. * For the first time in competition history all 15 current champions of post-Soviet countries were represented, with no withdrawals or substitutions. First Division Group C *Unofficial table *Official table * ''Turkmenistan promoted to the Top Division'' Results ---- ---- Group D * ''Tajikistan promoted to the Top Division'' Results ---- ---- Top Division Group A *''Azerbaijan relegated to First Divis ...
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FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow (russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва, Futbolʹnyy klub «Spartak» Moskva, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships (second only to Dynamo Kyiv) and a record 10 Russian championships, it is the country's most successful club. They have also won a record 10 Soviet Cups, 4 Russian Cups and one Russian Super Cup. Spartak have also reached the semi-finals of all three European club competitions. History Foundation In the early days of Soviet football, government agencies such as the police, army, and railroads created their own clubs. Many statesmen saw in the wins of their teams the superiority over the opponents patronising other teams. Almost all the teams had such kind of patrons; Dynamo Moscow aligned with the Militsiya, CSKA Moscow with the Red Army, and Spartak, created by a trade union public organization, was considered to be "the people's team". The history ...
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