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2000–01 Valencia CF season

Valencia CF
2000–01 season
PresidentPedro Cortés
ManagerHéctor Cúper
StadiumMestalla
La Liga5th
Copa del ReySecond round
Champions LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerJuan Sánchez (12)

Valencia CF once again reached the Champions League final. Finishing only 5th in La Liga, Valencia focused most of its resources on the international competition, a late goal from new signing John Carew helping them knock Arsenal out of the tournament in the quarter finals. The semis consisted of going against Leeds United, not present at that level for more than 25 years. Winning 3–0 at home following the goalless draw in the first match, Los Che became one of the relatively few clubs reaching consecutive finals, facing Bayern Munich.

In the final itself, Valencia got a penalty kick straightaway, which was converted by captain Gaizka Mendieta. A few minutes later Mehmet Scholl failed to convert a penalty, which Santiago Cañizares saved, but Stefan Effenberg later scored from a second penalty kick. The penalty taking was not over, since the result was 1-1 after extra time, and Bayern got the upper hand in the shootout, with Valencia coming agonizingly close to becoming the third Spanish club to win the Champions League.

Following the end of the season, Gaizka Mendieta was sold to Lazio for a club-record fee. Coach Héctor Cúper was recruited by Inter to break their title drought, being replaced by surprise choice Rafael Benítez.

Players

Squad information

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Santiago Cañizares
2 DF Argentina ARG Mauricio Pellegrino
3 DF Sweden SWE Joachim Björklund
4 MF France FRA Didier Deschamps
5 MF Serbia SRB Miroslav Đukić
6 MF Spain ESP Gaizka Mendieta (captain)
7 FW Norway NOR John Carew
8 MF Slovenia SVN Zlatko Zahovic
9 FW Uruguay URU Diego Alonso
10 MF Spain ESP Angulo
11 FW Romania ROU Adrian Ilie
12 DF Argentina ARG Roberto Ayala
13 GK Spain ESP Jorge Bartual
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Spain ESP Vicente
15 DF Italy ITA Amedeo Carboni
16 DF Brazil BRA Fábio Aurélio
17 FW Spain ESP Juan Sánchez
18 MF Argentina ARG Kily González
19 MF Spain ESP Rubén Baraja
20 DF France FRA Jocelyn Angloma
21 MF Spain ESP Luis Milla
22 MF Argentina ARG Pablo Aimar
23 MF Spain ESP David Albelda
25 GK Spain ESP Andrés Palop
29 GK Spain ESP Jonathan

Transfers

In
Pos. Name from Type
MF Ruben Baraja Atletico Madrid € 10.8 million
FW John Carew Rosenborg BK € 8.5 million
MF Didier Deschamps Chelsea F.C. €3.50 million
MF Zlatko Zahovic Olympiacos € 8.0 million
FW Diego Alonso Gimnasia y Esgrima €7.65 million
DF Roberto Ayala AC Milan € 5.00 million
MF Vicente Levante UD € 4.80 million
MF Pablo Aimar River Plate € 21.25 million
DF Fabio Aurelio São Paulo FC
FW Mista CD Tenerife Free
DF Curro Torres Recreativo Huelva loan ended

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK Spain ESP Jorge Bartual (to Tenerife)
16 DF Paraguay PAR Ángel Amarilla (on loan to Getafe)
22 MF Spain ESP Líbero Parri (on loan to Elche)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF Spain ESP Gerardo (on loan to Osasuna)
27 DF Spain ESP Curro Montoya (to Numancia)

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Mallorca 38 20 11 7 61 43 +18 71 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Barcelona 38 17 12 9 80 57 +23 63[a]
5 Valencia 38 18 9 11 55 34 +21 63[a] Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Celta Vigo 38 16 11 11 51 49 +2 59
7 Villarreal 38 16 9 13 58 52 +6 57
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Notes:
  1. ^ a b VAL 0–1 BAR; BAR 3–2 VAL

Results by round

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GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultLWWWDWWWLDDWDWWDWLLLDWWWDWLLWLDWWLWDLL
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Matches

Topscorers

Copa del Rey

Round of 64

12 December 2000 UDA Gramanet 0-1 Valencia Barcelona[1]
Report Angulo 7' Stadium: Estadio Narcís Sala
Attendance: 10 500

Round of 32

3 January 2001 Guadix CF 4-4
(6-5 p)
Valencia CF Guadix
Carlos Pollo 19'
Pichi 31'
Samuel 40'
Samuel 62'
Report Vicente 45'
Ruben Baraja 46'
Zahovic 87'
Zahovic 92' (pen.)
Stadium: Municipal de Guadix
Referee: Carmona Mendez

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying

9 August 2000 Tirol Innsbruck Austria 0–0 Spain Valencia Tivoli, Innsbruck
20:30 (CET) Report Attendance: 6,615
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
23 August 2000 Valencia Spain 4–1 Austria Tirol Innsbruck Mestalla Stadium, Valencia
22:00 (CET) Mendieta 23' (pen.), 52'
Diego Alonso 44', 62'
Report Gilewicz 66' Attendance: 43,700
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)

1st Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL LYO OLY HVN
1 Spain Valencia 6 4 1 1 7 4 +3 13 Advance to second group stage 1–0 2–1 1–1
2 France Lyon 6 3 0 3 8 6 +2 9 1–2 1–0 3–1
3 Greece Olympiacos 6 3 0 3 6 5 +1 9 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–0 2–1 2–0
4 Netherlands Heerenveen 6 1 1 4 3 9 −6 4 0–1 0–2 1–0
Source: UEFA
12 September 2000 1 Valencia Spain 2–1 Greece Olympiacos Mestalla Stadium, Valencia
20:45 Baraja 36'
Diego Alonso 45'
Report Đorđević 74' Attendance: 30,725
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
20 September 2000 2 Heerenveen Netherlands 0–1 Spain Valencia Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
20:45 Report González 38' Attendance: 14,300
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
27 September 2000 3 Valencia Spain 1–0 France Lyon Mestalla Stadium, Valencia
20:45 Zahovič 78' Report Attendance: 30,525
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)
17 October 2000 4 Lyon France 1–2 Spain Valencia Stade de Gerland, Lyon
20:45 Marlet 90' Report Juan Sánchez 45+1'
Baraja 86'
Attendance: 38,950
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)
25 October 2000 5 Olympiacos Greece 1–0 Spain Valencia Spiros Louis Olympic Stadium, Athens
20:45 Đorđević 65' (pen.) Report Attendance: 50,350
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)
7 November 2000 6 Valencia Spain 1–1 Netherlands Heerenveen Mestalla Stadium, Valencia
20:45 Diego Alonso 10' Report Venema 37' Attendance: 19,075
Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)

2nd Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL MUN STM PAN
1 Spain Valencia 6 3 3 0 10 2 +8 12 Advance to knockout stage 0–0 2–0 2–1
2 England Manchester United 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 12 1–1 3–0 3–1
3 Austria Sturm Graz 6 2 0 4 4 13 −9 6 0–5 0–2 2–0
4 Greece Panathinaikos 6 0 2 4 4 10 −6 2 0–0 1–1 1–2
Source: UEFA
21 November 2000 1 Valencia Spain 2–0 Austria Sturm Graz Valencia
20:45 Carew 45'
Juan Sánchez 47'
Report Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 26,150
Referee: DenmarkKim Milton Nielsen
6 December 2000 2 Panathinaikos Greece 0–0 Spain Valencia Athens
20:45 Report Stadium: Spiros Louis Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 42,050
Referee: GermanyMarkus Merk
14 February 2001 3 Valencia Spain 0–0 England Manchester United Valencia
20:45 Report Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 49,450
Referee: NetherlandsDick Jol
20 February 2001 4 Manchester United England 1–1 Spain Valencia Manchester
20:45 Cole 12' Report Brown 87' (o.g.) Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 66,715
Referee: GermanyHellmut Krug
7 March 2001 5 Sturm Graz Austria 0–5 Spain Valencia Graz
20:45 Report Ayala 5'
Carew 50'
Kily González 60'
Diego Alonso 88', 90+1'
Stadium: Arnold-Schwarzenegger-Stadion
Attendance: 16,200
Referee: ItalyStefano Braschi
13 March 2001 6 Valencia Spain 2–1 Greece Panathinaikos Valencia
20:45 Juan Sánchez 39'
Angloma 75'
Report Basinas 28' (pen.) Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: DenmarkKnud Erik Fisker

Quarter-final

4 April 2001 Arsenal England 2–1 Spain Valencia London
20:45 Henry 58'
Parlour 60'
Report Ayala 41' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 35,104
Referee: NetherlandsDick Jol
17 April 2001 Valencia Spain 1–0
(2 (a) –2 agg.)
England Arsenal Valencia
20:45 Carew 75' Report Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 47,700
Referee: DenmarkKim Milton Nielsen

Semi-finals

2 May 2001 Leeds United England 0–0 Spain Valencia Leeds
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,437
Referee: ItalyPierluigi Collina
8 May 2001 Valencia Spain 3–0
(3–0 agg.)
England Leeds United Valencia
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Juan Sánchez 16', 47'
Mendieta 52'
Report Stadium: Mestalla Stadium,
Attendance: 53,200
Referee: SwitzerlandUrs Meier

Final

Statistics

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Spain ESP Cañizares 55 -43 37 -34 0 0 18 -9
20 DF France FRA Angloma 46 1 27 0 1 0 17+1 1
5 DF Serbia SRB Djukic 47 0 29+5 0 1 0 10+2 0
12 DF Argentina ARG Ayala 39 3 27+1 1 2 0 9 2
2 DF Argentina ARG Pellegrino 46 0 24+3 0 1 0 18 0
15 DF Italy ITA Carboni 39 0 24 0 1 0 14 0
19 MF Spain ESP Baraja 52 7 34+1 4 2 1 15 2
14 MF Spain ESP Vicente 49 6 20+13 5 2 1 5+9 0
6 MF Spain ESP Mendieta 47 14 31 10 0 0 16 4
7 FW Norway NOR Carew 57 14 32+5 11 2 0 11+7 3
17 FW Spain ESP Sánchez 49 17 26+6 12 2 0 11+4 5
25 GK Spain ESP Palop 4 -5 1 0 2 -4 1 -1
10 MF Spain ESP Angulo 40 1 20+8 0 2 1 7+3 0
18 MF Argentina ARG Kily González 36 5 19+3 3 0 0 14 2
23 MF Spain ESP Albelda 34 0 15+6 0 0 0 8+5 0
3 DF Sweden SWE Björklund 16 0 9+1 0 1 0 4+1 0
8 MF Slovenia SVN Zahovic 31 6 8+12 3 1 2 5+5 1
22 MF Argentina ARG Aimar 18 2 8+2 2 0 0 6+2 0
4 MF France FRA Deschamps 21 0 7+6 0 1 0 6+1 0
16 DF Brazil BRA Fábio Aurélio 9 0 7 0 1 0 1 0
9 FW Uruguay URU Alonso 33 8 6+14 2 1 0 8+4 6
11 FW Romania ROU Ilie 13 0 4+6 0 1 0 1+1 0
21 MF Spain ESP Milla 12 0 3+3 0 2 0 1+3 0
24 DF Spain ESP Gerardo 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
13 GK Spain ESP Bartual 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sources

References

  1. ^ Spanish Federation did not allowed play the match in Santa Coloma de Gramanet due to artificial grass"Misero Valencia" (PDF). Mundo Deportivo. 13 December 2000. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. ^ "2. Finals" (PDF). UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2016/17. Nyon, Switzerland: Union of European Football Associations. 2017. p. 1. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Match officials appointed for Milan final" (PDF). UEFA. 21 May 2001. Retrieved 13 July 2012.