Stadium Dinamo Stadium Russian Cup Runners Up | Russian Top Division 13th | |
Chairman Magomed-Sultan Magomedov Manager Gadzhi GadzhiyevAleksandr MarkarovinterimLeonid Tkachenko Russian Cup Sixth Round vs Dynamo Moscow | ||
The 2001 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season was the 2nd season that the club played in the Russian Top Division, the highest tier of football in Russia, following their promotion from the National Football League in 1999. They finished the season in 13th, were runners-up in the 2001-02 cup and reached the Sixth Round of the 2002-03 cup losing to Dynamo Moscow, and were knocked out of the UEFA Cup at the First Round stage after a 0-1 defeat to Rangers over one leg in Warsaw, Poland.
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Season Events
After Gadzhi Gadzhiyev left the club during the summer, Aleksandr Markarov was appointed as an interim manager until a permanent manager could be found.
On 19 August 2001, during the game against CSKA Moscow, Serhiy Perkhun collided head-to-head with Anzhi forward Budun Budunov who also sustained serious head trauma during the collision. At first, the injury appeared to be minor. Perkhun was substituted for and diagnosed with a broken nose. However he became suddenly comatose on the way to the airport and died nine days later from a brain hemorrhage.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
League table
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.