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2000 In Russian Football
2000 in Russian football saw the eighth title for FC Spartak Moscow and the third Cup for FC Lokomotiv Moscow. The national team began qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. National team Russia national football team began qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. # Russia score given first ;Key * H = Home match * A = Away match * F = Friendly * WCQ = 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying, UEFA Group 1 Leagues Top Division First Division FC Sokol Saratov, Sokol and FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow, Torpedo-ZIL were promoted to the Top Division for the first time after occupying two top positions in the Russian First Division, First Division. Andrey Fedkov of Sokol became the top goalscorer with 26 goals. Second Division Of six clubs that finished first in their respective Russian Second Division, Second Division zones, three play-off winners were promoted to the First Division: However, later Severstal refused promotion, and their place was taken by Khimki. Cup The Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Russian Top Division
FC Spartak Moscow, Spartak Moscow won their fifth consecutive Russian Premier League, Russian title, and eighth overall. Overview Standings Results Season statistics Top goalscorers Awards On December 5 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players: ;Goalkeepers # Ruslan Nigmatullin (Lokomotiv Moscow) # Aleksandr Filimonov (Spartak Moscow) # Veniamin Mandrykin (Alania) ;Sweepers # Igor Chugainov (Lokomotiv Moscow) # Dimitri Ananko (Spartak Moscow) # Aleksei Katulsky (Zenit) ;Right backs # Dmytro Parfenov (Spartak Moscow) # Jerry-Christian Tchuissé (Chernomorets / Spartak Moscow) # Gennadiy Nizhegorodov (Lokomotiv Moscow) ;Stoppers # Yuri Drozdov (footballer), Yuri Drozdov (Lokomotiv Moscow) # Yevgeni Varlamov (CSKA Moscow) # Vitali Litvinov (Torpedo Moscow) ;Left backs # Yuri Kovtun (Spartak Moscow) # Aleksandr Tochilin (Dynamo Moscow) # Vadim Evseev (Lokomotiv Moscow) ;Defensive midfielders # Viktor Bulatov (Spartak Moscow) # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friendly Match
An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, scrimmage, demonstration, training match, pre-season game, warmup match, or preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sport, sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced. Exhibition games often serve as "warm-up matches", particularly in many team sports where these games help coaches and managers select and condition players, before the competitive matches of a Season (sports), league season or tournament. If the players usually play in different teams in other leagues, exhibition games offer an opportunity for the players to learn to work with each other. The games can be held between separate teams or between parts of the same team. An exhibition game may also be used to settle a challenge, to provide professional entertainment, to promote the sport, to commemorate an anniversary or a famous player, or to raise money for Chari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitri Khokhlov
Dmitri Valeryevich Khokhlov (, born 22 December 1975) is a Russian football manager and former midfielder who is the manager of the Under-19 squad of Lokomotiv Moscow. Playing career Khokhlov played for PFC CSKA Moscow and FC Lokomotiv Moscow in native Russia, having abroad spells with Dutch club PSV Eindhoven and Spanish club Real Sociedad. During his time with FC Lokomotiv Moscow he participated in their memorable 2003–04 UEFA Champions League campaign, scoring third goal in the 3–0 home victory against Internazionale. He played for the Russia national team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.He became the winner Cyprus International Football Tournament 2003 Coaching career Khokhlov won the youth championship with the Under-21 squad of FC Dynamo Moscow twice, in the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. He resigned as manager of FC Dynamo Moscow on 5 October 2019 following a string of losses and Dynamo in 15th place in the table. On 28 May 2021, he was hired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification (UEFA)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams. The European section of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which was held in South Korea and Japan, for national teams which are members of the UEFA. Apart from France national football team, France, who qualified automatically as defending champions, a total of 13.5 slots in the final tournament were available for UEFA teams. The 50 teams were divided into nine groups, five groups of six teams and four groups of five teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. Among the runners-up, Group 2 was drawn randomly to advance to the UEFA–AFC Intercontinental play-off while the remaining eight runners-up would advance to the UEFA play-offs. In the play-offs, the eight teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The four aggregate winners qualifie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The Urban agglomeration, urban area was home to 1.45 million people (2020), while the Zurich Metropolitan Area, Zurich metropolitan area had a total population of 2.1 million (2020). Zurich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zurich Airport and Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Zurich's main railway station are the largest and busiest in the country. Permanently settled for over 2,000 years, Zurich was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans, who called it '. However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6,400 years (although this only indicates human presence in the area and not the presence of a town that early). During the Middle Ages, Zurich gained the independent and privileged status of imperial immediacy and, in 1519 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardturm
The Hardturm was a football stadium located in Zürich's Kreis 5. Opened in 1929, it was the home of the Grasshopper Club Zürich until it closed in 2007. It was a host stadium for the 1954 FIFA World Cup. The land for the stadium was bought by Walter Schoeller who passed it on his club free of charge. When the stadium was opened in 1929 it could hold 27,500 spectators. After many reconstructions the capacity was 38,000 in 1986, on time for the 100-Year Anniversary of the Grasshopper Club Zürich. Before closing, Hardturm could hold 17,666 spectators with standing areas for the home and away fans. In international games the Hardturm could hold 16,600 spectators with seating places in all areas. During re-construction of the Letzigrund stadium, Grasshoppers shared use of the Hardturm with local rivals FC Zürich for the 2006–07 season. This led to protests by Grasshopper fans. The Hardturm stadium closed in September 2007. Grasshoppers now play at the Letzigrund Stadium. Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luzhniki Stadium
The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, commonly known as Luzhniki Stadium, is the national stadium of Russia, located in its capital city, Moscow. Its total seating capacity of 78,011 makes it the List of football stadiums in Russia, largest football stadium in Russia and the List of European stadiums by capacity, ninth-largest stadium in Europe. The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, and is located in Khamovniki District of the Central Administrative Okrug of Moscow city. The name ''Luzhniki'' derives from the flood meadows in the bend of Moskva River where the stadium was built, translating roughly as "The Meadows". The stadium is located at Luzhniki Street, 24, Moscow. Luzhniki was the main stadium of the 1980 Summer Olympics, 1980 Olympic Games, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as some of the competitions, including the Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics, athletics and Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics, final of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maksim Buznikin
Maksim Buznikin (born 1 March 1977) is former Russia international forward or attacking midfielder. Buznikin spent his prime years playing for Spartak Moscow and Lokomotiv Moscow. In 2005 Buznikin was chosen Rostov's footballer of the year. Honours * Russian Premier League champion: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004. * Russian Premier League runner-up: 2001. * Russian Premier League bronze: 2005. * Russian Cup winner: 1998. * Russian Super Cup winner: 2003. International goals European competitions history * UEFA Cup 1997–98 with FC Spartak Moscow: 7 games, 1 goal. * UEFA Champions League 1998–99 with FC Spartak Moscow: 3 games. * UEFA Champions League 2001–02 with FC Lokomotiv Moscow: 6 games, 3 goals. * UEFA Cup 2001–02 The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; ; ) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach soccer, beach football in Europe and the List of transcontinental count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valery Karpin
Valery Georgiyevich Karpin (; born 2 February 1969) is a Russian football manager and former player who manages the Russian national team and Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow. As a player, he was a midfielder and spent most of his career at Spartak Moscow, Real Sociedad and Celta Vigo. He holds citizenships of Russia, Spain and Estonia. Club career At club level, Karpin played for Fakel Voronezh (1989), Spartak Moscow (1990–94), Real Sociedad (1994–96 and 2002–05), Valencia (1996–97) and Celta Vigo (1997–2002). International career Karpin was capped 72 times for Russia, scoring 17 goals (he was also capped once for the CIS). He scored Russia's first goal after the breakup of the Soviet Union, in a 2–0 win against Mexico on 17 August 1992. Karpin played for Russia at the 1994 World Cup, Euro 1996, and the 2002 World Cup. In 2003, he won the Cyprus International Football Tournament when Russia beat Romania. Managerial career Earlier managerial caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egor Titov
Yegor Ilyich Titov (; born 29 May 1976) is a Russian football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He was known for his playmaking abilities, vision, ball control and accurate passing. Career Born in Moscow, Titov spent the majority of his club career at Spartak Moscow, starting in 1995, helping them to six consecutive league titles, and winning Russian Player of the Year in 1998 and 2000. He played for Russia at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and has amassed over 30 caps for his country. After a Euro 2004 playoff against Wales he was tested positive for the banned substance bromantan and received a 12-month suspension. Later, former Spartak players Maksim Demenko and Vladyslav Vashchuk along with physio Artyom Katulin blamed Katulin's assistant Anatoly Schukin, who allegedly acted on behalf of manager Andrey Chernyshov. In 2008, Titov had made similar statements in his interview to Sovetsky Sport. After the ban, he has continued playing for Spartak and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
