| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Russia | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Lokomotiv Moscow | 
| Runner-up | Anzhi Makhachkala | 
The 2000–01 Russian Cup was the ninth season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union.
The tournament was won by Lokomotiv Moscow who beat Anzhi Makhachkala on penalties in the final after the match finished 1–1 after extra time.
First round
The first round was played on March 29, 2000, and featured Russian Football National League teams only.
| Home team | Score | Away team | 
|---|---|---|
| FC Aroma Gulkevichi | 4–0 | FC Druzhba Maykop | 
| FC Spartak-Kavkaztransgaz Izobilny | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | FC Dynamo Stavropol | 
| FC Kavkazkabel Prokhladny | 1–1 (a.e.t., 5–4 p) | FC Mozdok | 
Second round
The first round was played between April 18 and May 2, 2000, and featured Russian Football National League teams only.
Third round
The first round was played between May 24 and May 9, 2000, and featured Russian Football National League teams only.
Fourth round
The first round was played between June 9 and June 26, 2000, and featured Russian Football National League teams only.
| Home team | Score | Away team | 
|---|---|---|
| June 9 | ||
| FC Volga Ulyanovsk | 2–1 | FC Salyut Saratov | 
| FC Energetik Uren | 1–0 | FC Balakovo | 
| FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg | 1–0 | FC Tyumen | 
| FC Sodovik Sterlitamak | 3–1 | FC Energiya Chaykovsky | 
| June 12 | ||
| FC Krasnoznamensk | 2–4 | FC Oazis Yartsevo | 
| June 13 | ||
| FC Neftyanik Yaroslavl | 1–2 | FC Khimki | 
| FC Spartak Lukhovitsy | 2–0 | FC Kosmos Elektrostal | 
| FC Oryol | 1–0 | FC Lokomotiv Kaluga | 
| June 24 | ||
| FC Irtysh Omsk | w/o | FC Reformatsiya Abakan | 
| FC Zvezda Irkutsk | 1–0 | FC Luch Vladivostok | 
| June 26 | ||
| FC Kuban Krasnodar | 4–0 | FC SKA Rostov-on-Don | 
| FC Sudostroitel Astrakhan | 2–1 | FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz | 
Fifth round
Matches were played on July 16, 2000.
| FC Oazis Yartsevo | 4–4 (a.e.t.) | FC Lokomotiv Saint Petersburg | 
|---|---|---|
| Barankov  5', 21', 26' Kovalyov  96' | Klass  20' Ivanov  67' Zotikov  82', 102' | |
| Penalties | ||
| 5–3 | ||
| FC Baltika Kaliningrad | 1–2 | FC Khimki | 
|---|---|---|
| Nizovtsev  89',  | Genich  36' (p), 56' | 
| FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow | 3–1 | FC Kristall Smolensk | 
|---|---|---|
| Smirnov  18' Veselovskiy  52' Lebed  70' | Syarohin  28' | 
| FC Arsenal Tula | 2–1 | FC Spartak-Chukotka Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Yablonskyi  56' (p) Kuzmichyov  60' | Borisov  90' | 
| FC Sudostroitel Astrakhan | 1–3 | FC Kuban Krasnodar | 
|---|---|---|
| Bocharnikov  76' (p) | Tsatskin  16' Filippov  37' Kunikhov  43' | 
| FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi | 3–2 | PFC Spartak Nalchik | 
|---|---|---|
| Suleymanov  65', 90' Hetman  88' | Autlev  21' Gurtuyev  55' | 
| FC Oryol | 0–2 | FC Metallurg Lipetsk | 
|---|---|---|
| Vekovishchev  85' Kirimov  87' | 
| FC Nosta Novotroitsk | 2–1 | FC Rubin Kazan | 
|---|---|---|
| Mirochnik  56' Piskunov  74' | Menshchikov  67' | 
| FC Volga Ulyanovsk | 1–4 | FC Lada Togliatti | 
|---|---|---|
| Pichuzhkin  50' | Vereshchak  20' Cheburaev  37' Strelkov  88' Brovin  90' | 
| FC Sokol Saratov | 4–0 | FC Volgar Astrakhan | 
|---|---|---|
| Sokolov  23' Garin  42' Fedkov  70' (p) Zozulya  90' | 
| FC Irtysh Omsk | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | FC Lokomotiv Chita | 
|---|---|---|
| Malyshev  51' Bagayev  114' | Kreisman  53' | 
| FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk | 2–0 | FC Sodovik Sterlitamak | 
|---|---|---|
| Pyatikopov  65' (p) A.Ivanov  80' | 
| FC Tom Tomsk | 2–0 | FC Zvezda Irkutsk | 
|---|---|---|
| Silyutin  16' Ageyev  49' | 
Round of 32
| FC Kuban Krasnodar | 4–2 | FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 
|---|---|---|
| Jović  20' (og) Berishvili  22' Kunikhov  37' Tsatskin  53' | Popov  25' Burdin  74' | 
| FC Nosta Novotroitsk | 1–4 | FC Spartak Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Zaikin  86' | Robson  29' Shirko  54' Pisarev  69', 82' | 
| FC Tom Tomsk | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | FC Lokomotiv Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Kharlachov  99' | 
| FC Sokol Saratov | 6–2 | FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod | 
|---|---|---|
| Tereshchenko  15' Knyazev  14', 18', 57' Kuznetsov  38' Zozulya  82' | Vadym Alpatov  55' Aksyonov  60' | 
| FC Energetik Uren | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | FC Alania Vladikavkaz | 
|---|---|---|
| Zinikov  18' Churakov  115' | Paulo Emilio  67' | 
| FC Arsenal Tula | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | FC Uralan Elista | 
|---|---|---|
| Yablonskiy  13' (p) | Jefferson  35' | |
| Penalties | ||
| 3–2 | ||
| FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow | 2–2 | FC Dynamo Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Ajinjal  53' Popovici  75' | Medvedev  19', 74' | |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 | ||
| FC Shinnik Yaroslavl | 1–6 | PFC CSKA Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Novgorodov  37' (p) | Kulik  12', 21', 32' Bychkov  61' Savelyev  63' Kornaukhov  67' | 
| FC Oazis Yartsevo | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | FC Anzhi Makhachkala | 
|---|---|---|
| Antonenkov  | Ranđelović  76' (p), 107' | 
| FC Irtysh Omsk | 2–0 | FC SKA Rostov-on-Don | 
|---|---|---|
| Nikitenko  2' Bagayev  81' | 
| FC Amkar Perm | 2–1 | FC Fakel Voronezh | 
|---|---|---|
| Putilin  63' Akhmetgaliyev  85' | Degtyaryov  89' | 
| FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk | 3–2 | FC Rotor Volgograd | 
|---|---|---|
| Getikov  16' Muradymov  34' Pyatikopov  89' | Pavlyuchenko  61' Krivov  76' | 
| FC Khimki | 1–2 | FC Torpedo Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Kravchuk  31' | Aristarkhov  57' Rozhkov  89' (og) | 
| FC Metallurg Lipetsk | 2–1 | FC Zenit Saint Petersburg | 
|---|---|---|
| Dalaloyan  78' Nelson  81' | Demenko  3' | 
Round of 16
| PFC CSKA Moscow | 1–3 | FC Anzhi Makhachkala | 
|---|---|---|
| Kornaukhov  17' | Adiyev  15', 42' Sirkhayev  53' | 
| FC Energetik Uren | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | FC Sokol Saratov | 
|---|---|---|
| Lychagov  38' Andrei Popov  84' | Fedkov  26' Nikitin  70' | |
| Penalties | ||
| 1–2 | ||
| FC Torpedo Moscow | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | FC Dynamo Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Zyryanov  15' | Nemov  72' | |
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
| FC Lokomotiv Moscow | 5–0 | FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk | 
|---|---|---|
| Teryokhin  10' Evseev  38' Chugainov  41', 53' Cherevchenko  88' | 
| FC Krylia Sovetov Samara | 3–0 | FC Metallurg Lipetsk | 
|---|---|---|
| Anyukov  18' Jokšas  67' Timashov  74' (og) | 
| FC Kuban Krasnodar | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | FC Arsenal Tula | 
|---|---|---|
| Yermak  44' | Ivankov  23' | |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 | ||
| FC Spartak Moscow | 4–1 | FC Lada-Togliatti | 
|---|---|---|
| Marcão  18', 24' Lebedkov  31' Bychkov  61' Bulatov  79' | Khutov  89' | 
Quarter-finals
| FC Krylia Sovetov Samara | 3–0 | FC Arsenal Tula | 
|---|---|---|
| Ângelo  12' Bushmanov  47' Qosimov  64' (p) | 
| FC Spartak Moscow | 1–3 | FC Sokol Saratov | 
|---|---|---|
| Pisarev  60' | Fedkov  61', 65', 73' | 
Semi-finals
| FC Anzhi Makhachkala | 2–1 | FC Krylia Sovetov Samara | 
|---|---|---|
| Adiyev  49' Ranđelović  70' | Ângelo  66' | 
Final
| FC Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–1 | FC Anzhi Makhachkala | 
|---|---|---|
| Janashia  90' | Sirkhayev  90' | |
| Penalties | ||
| Izmailov   Lekgetho   Chugainov   Maminov   Loskov  | 4–3 | Agalarov   Akayev   Sirkhayev   Rahimić   Yaskovich  | 
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