The 2000–01 Vysshaya Liga season was the ninth season of the Vysshaya Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Russia. 25 teams participated in the league, and HC Spartak Moscow and Krylya Sovetov Moscow earned the opportunity to be promoted to the Russian Superleague.
First round
editWestern Conference
edit| Club | GP | W | OTW | T | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Spartak Moscow | 44 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 207 | 94 | 102 |
| 2. | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 44 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 198 | 88 | 101 |
| 3. | Kristall Saratov | 44 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 152 | 108 | 81 |
| 4. | Khimik Voskresensk | 44 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 131 | 110 | 80 |
| 5. | HC Lipetsk | 44 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 122 | 105 | 77 |
| 6. | HC CSKA Moscow | 44 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 144 | 129 | 61 |
| 7. | Motor Zavolzhye | 44 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 103 | 121 | 54 |
| 8. | Elemash Elektrostal | 44 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 96 | 149 | 51 |
| 9. | HC Voronezh | 44 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 117 | 139 | 49 |
| 10. | THK Tver | 44 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 102 | 154 | 46 |
| 11. | Spartak St. Petersburg | 44 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 84 | 178 | 28 |
| 12. | Dizelist Penza | 44 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 74 | 155 | 27 |
Eastern Conference
edit| Club | GP | W | OTW | T | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sibir Novosibirsk | 48 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 204 | 105 | 116 |
| 2. | Neftyanik Almetyevsk | 48 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 174 | 97 | 98 |
| 3. | Energija Kemerovo | 48 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 136 | 98 | 94 |
| 4. | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 48 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 140 | 104 | 88 |
| 5. | Rubin Tyumen | 48 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 141 | 128 | 82 |
| 6. | Metallurg Serov | 48 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 137 | 127 | 75 |
| 7. | Izhstal Izhevsk | 48 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 132 | 116 | 73 |
| 8. | Kedr Novouralsk | 48 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 132 | 142 | 65 |
| 9. | CSK VVS Samara | 48 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 115 | 121 | 64 |
| 10. | Motor Barnaul | 48 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 113 | 158 | 48 |
| 11. | Neftyanik Leninogorsk | 48 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 97 | 144 | 46 |
| 12. | Yuzhny Ural Orsk | 48 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 108 | 179 | 38 |
| 13. | Sputnik Nizhny Tagil | 48 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 103 | 213 | 20 |
Final round
edit| Club | GP | W | OTW | T | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Spartak Moscow | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 31 | 39 |
| 2. | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 25 | 35 |
| 3. | Sibir Novosibirsk | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 36 | 27 |
| 4. | Neftyanik Almetyevsk | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 27 | 27 |
| 5. | Energija Kemerovo | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 43 | 55 | 12 |
| 6. | Kristall Saratov | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 57 | 11 |
| 7. | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 60 | 10 |
| 8. | Khimik Voskresensk | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 58 | 9 |