2000–01 Serie A
The 2000/01 season was the 70th season of the Serie A of Italy's top football league.
The Scudetto, the Italian league titles, won for the third time in their history the Roma. Scorer was Hernán Crespo (Lazio Rome) with 26 Goals. For Lazio, the Crespo to € 56.2 million from Parma before the season starts - so far the most expensive transfer of the Serie A - undertook this transfer paid out only partially. Despite Crespo gates you were standing at the end as only as a third party and had to take a detour through the qualification for the UEFA Champions League. The fight against relegation was only decided in the relegation. Hellas Verona won through against Reggina Calcio, which was relegated to Serie B Vicenza Calcio with, the SSC Napoli and AS Bari.
Due to differences in the amount of television money and the resulting associated transmission rights, the season could be started only on 30 September 2000. The season was ended on 17 June 2001.
- 5.1 scorers
Course of the season
First leader of the season was Udinese Calcio after a 4-2 opening victory over Brescia Calcio. Despite good start to the season Udinese lost as the season progresses more and more ground and was able to demonstrate a point gap to the relegation places at the end of the season. The AS Roma sat down early on top of the table and gave them her no more as the season progresses. With the reigning champions and city rivals Lazio and Juventus, the "Roma" had its most persistent adversaries. However, both teams came because of their botched launches do not have the persecutor role beyond. Juventus held the title race open until the last match, but had to concede defeat. The AS Roma thus won the third Italian championship after 1942 and 1983.
By the second place to record champions Juve secured direct qualification for the UEFA Champions League, while the dethroned champion Lazio Rome had in the qualifying round of the Champions League in third with fourth-placed AC Parma.
The two Milan clubs Inter and Milan, who had always counted as the circle of the championship favorites, occupied despite high investments disappointing for their claims courts five and six, and managed in order to qualify for the UEFA Cup. Milan coach Alberto Zaccheroni was dismissed for lack of success in the spring of 2001 and replaced by Cesare Maldini. The high expectations of Inter owner Massimo Moratti were also not fulfilled by his crew. Already after the first season game Marcello Lippi declared his resignation. His successor, Marco Tardelli could not meet the requirements. After a 0-6 home defeat in the derby against AC Milan, he had lost all credit with fans and board of directors. A few days after the season Tardelli was relieved of all his duties.
The best climber landed behind on the seventh and eighth points of the same team of Atalanta Bergamo and Brescia Calcio. Until six laps to Atalanta was always on ranks, which would have meant an international launch site. Brescia, however, was a long time close to the relegation zone and was able to ensure his good place with a strong finish.
The two climbers Vicenza Calcio and SSC Napoli rose to number 16 or 17 from lying directly in the B series. Table was the AS Bari, which no longer gave the " red lantern " from the 13th round. A three-way fight for the league fought U.S. Lecce, Reggina Calcio and Hellas Verona, who had to have 37 points each at the end. Lecce managed on goal difference in the league, while Verona and Reggina had to unsubscribe to the league two relegation matches. The Veronese had it - after the 1-0 home win and the 1-2 away defeat - thanks to the away goals rule, the better end for themselves and managed to avoid relegation. Reggina had to compete with Vizenca, Naples and Bari the way to the B series.
The highest win of the season there was in the Milan derby. AC Milan won 6-0 against Inter Milan. The highest-scoring games were the 5-4 victory against Hellas Verona FC Bologna, the. 6-2 win over Reggina of Napoli and Lazio Rome on 5-3 Hellas Verona
Final Table
In case of equality, the direct comparison decides
Abstiegsplayout
- Hellas Verona - Reggina Calcio 2:2 (1:0, 1:2 )
Due to the away goals rule, the decision in this case in favor of Hellas Verona Reggina Calcio were relegated to the second-rate series B and thus followed Vicenza Calcio, the SSC Napoli and AS Bari.
Cross Table
The cross table presents the results of all games this season represents the home team is listed in the left column, the visiting team on the top line.
Champion team
(in brackets the matches and goals are specified)
- Goal: Francesco Antonioli (26 / - ); Cristiano Lupatelli (8 / -)
- Defense: Aldair (15 / - ); Cafu (31/ 1); Vincent Candela (33/ 3); Amedeo Mangone (11 / -); Wálter Samuel (31/ 1); Antônio Carlos Zago (28 / - ); Jonathan Zebina (22 / -)
- Midfielder Marcos Assunção ( 12/2); Emerson ( 13/3 ); Eusebio Di Francesco (5 / - ); Gianni Guigou (15 / - ); Hidetoshi Nakata (15/ 2); Alessandro Rinaldi ( 9 / -); Damiano Tommasi (34/ 3); Francesco Totti (30/ 13); Cristiano Zanetti (27 / -)
- Storm: Gabriel Batistuta (28/ 20); Marco Delvecchio (30/ 3); Vincenzo Montella (28 /13)
- Coach: Fabio Capello
Goal scorer table
Hernán Crespo it was not that Lazio could not successfully defend his title. The Argentine, who was brought to the record sum of € 56.2 million in the summer of 2000 from Parma, scored alone, more than a third of all matches of his team and won with 26 goals the title of the scorer. The top scorer in the preseason Andriy Shevchenko finished with 24 hits in second place. At the third place ended up with Enrico Chiesa, who was 22 times successfully, the best Italians.
Top scorers
Coach dismissals / change
See also
- Serie B 2000 /01
- Coppa Italia 2000/ 01