2001 Russian First Division
| Season | 2001 |
|---|---|
← 2000 2002 → | |
The 2001 Russian First Division was the 10th edition of Russian First Division. There were 18 teams.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shinnik Yaroslavl (P) | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 21 | +37 | 69 | Promotion to Premier League |
| 2 | Uralan Elista (P) | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 65 | |
| 3 | Kuban Krasnodar | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 60 | |
| 4 | Amkar Perm | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 56 | |
| 5 | Spartak Nalchik | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 55 | |
| 6 | Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 50 | |
| 7 | Tom Tomsk | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 47 | |
| 8 | Rubin Kazan | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 46 | |
| 9 | Metallurg | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 45 | |
| 10 | Kristall Smolensk | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 44 | |
| 11 | Netfekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 43 | |
| 12 | Khimki | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 43 | |
| 13 | Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 42 | |
| 14 | Lada Togliatti | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 41 | |
| 15 | Lokomotiv Chita | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 40 | |
| 16 | Arsenal Tula (R) | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 40 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 17 | Baltika (R) | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 39 | |
| 18 | Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod (R) | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 58 | −32 | 32 |