2000–01 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 6, 2001, AFC: Oakland Raiders 27, Miami Dolphins 0
Later on,  Tory James forced a fumble from Lamar Smith that was recovered by Raiders cornerback Charles Woodson on the Miami 43-yard line. This led to Gannon's 6-yard touchdown pass to James Jett, giving the Raiders a 20-0 lead going into halftime.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 6, 2001, AFC: Oakland Raiders 27, Miami Dolphins 0
The Dolphins had to punt after three plays on the opening possession of the second half, and Darrien Gordon returned Matt Turk's 39-yard kick 24 yards to the Oakland 46-yard line. The Raiders then drove 54 yards in 12 plays to make the score 27-0 on Tyrone Wheatley's 2-yard touchdown run. The next time Miami had the ball, they turned it over on downs at the Raiders 37. In the fourth quarter, Oakland finished off the Dolphins by intercepting Fiedler twice, one by James and the other by Eric Allen.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 6, 2001, AFC: Oakland Raiders 27, Miami Dolphins 0
Gannon completed 12 of 18 passes for 141 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 31 yards. Miami running back Autry Denson had 5 kickoff returns for 116 yards.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 6, 2001, AFC: Oakland Raiders 27, Miami Dolphins 0
This was the fourth postseason meeting between the Dolphins and Raiders. Oakland won two of the previous three meetings.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 2001, AFC: Baltimore Ravens 24, Tennessee Titans 10
Even though they had only 134 yards of total offense and six first downs, with quarterback Trent Dilfer completing just five of 16 passes, the Ravens broke a 10–10 tie in the fourth quarter with Anthony Mitchell's 90-yard blocked field goal touchdown return and Ray Lewis' 50-yard interception touchdown return.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 2001, AFC: Baltimore Ravens 24, Tennessee Titans 10
The Titans scored first on the game's opening drive after marching 68 yards in 11 plays to reach the end zone on running back Eddie George's 2-yard touchdown run. But Baltimore tied the game early in the second quarter after Dilfer's 56-yard pass to Shannon Sharpe set up running back Jamal Lewis' 1-yard touchdown run. Tennessee kicker Al Del Greco attempted two field goals before halftime, but his 45-yard try was blocked and he missed a 31-yard attempt.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 2001, AFC: Baltimore Ravens 24, Tennessee Titans 10
The teams then traded field goals in the third quarter, with Tennessee getting their field goal following a blocked punt. Early in the fourth quarter, Del Greco's field goal attempt was blocked, Mitchell caught the ball, and ran 90 yards to the end zone to give the Ravens a 17–10 lead. The Titans reached midfield with 6:55 remaining, but Steve McNair’s pass ricocheted off of Eddie George’s hands, then into the hands of Ray Lewis for the interception, who then returned it 50 yards for a touchdown to seal the victory for Baltimore.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 2001, AFC: Baltimore Ravens 24, Tennessee Titans 10
This was the first postseason meeting between the Ravens and Titans.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 2001, NFC: New York Giants 20, Philadelphia Eagles 10
The Eagles never recovered after the Giants' Ron Dixon returned the opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown. For the rest of the game, they gained only 186 yards and scored 10 points, despite forcing three turnovers. New York also recorded six sacks.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 2001, NFC: New York Giants 20, Philadelphia Eagles 10
Philadelphia failed to get a first down on their first three possessions. Then on the Eagles fourth drive, Torrance Small fumbled while being tackled by Shaun Williams, and Dave Thomas recovered the loose ball for New York on the Eagles 34-yard line to set up Brad Daluiso's 37-yard field goal.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 2001, NFC: New York Giants 20, Philadelphia Eagles 10
Late in the second quarter, Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb lost a fumble while being sacked by Michael Strahan, which New York lineman Cedric Jones recovered on the Philadelphia 15. Two players later, the Eagles got the ball back when Damon Moore forced and recovered a fumble from running back Tiki Barber. But the ensuing drive lasted barely a minute before cornerback Jason Sehorn made a diving interception from McNabb, then got back up and returned it 32 yards for a touchdown to increase the Giants lead to 17–0. The Eagles finally caught a break when Brian Mitchell returned the following kickoff 34 yards to midfield, after which McNabb's 21-yard completion to receiver Charles Johnson set up David Akers' 28-yard field goal before halftime, making the score 17–3.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 2001, NFC: New York Giants 20, Philadelphia Eagles 10
In the third quarter the Eagles drove 75 yards to the New York 12-yard line, only to have Akers miss a 30-yard field goal attempt. After a few punts, New York drove 88 yards in 13 plays, including a 33-yard completion from Kerry Collins to tight end Pete Mitchell. Brad Daluiso finished the drive with a 25-yard field goal that gave New York a 20-3 lead on the last play of the quarter.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 2001, NFC: New York Giants 20, Philadelphia Eagles 10
Late in the fourth quarter the Eagles blocked a Giants punt. New York receiver Amani Toomer recovered it, but then fumbled the ball, and Luther Broughton recovered it for the Eagles on the Giants 8-yard line. Philadelphia then scored with McNabb's 10-yard touchdown pass to Small, making the score 20–10, but their subsequent onside kick failed and the Giants held the ball for the rest of the game.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 2001, NFC: New York Giants 20, Philadelphia Eagles 10
Strahan finished the game with 4 tackles, 2 sacks, and a forced fumble.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 2001, NFC: New York Giants 20, Philadelphia Eagles 10
This was the second postseason meeting between the Eagles and Giants. New York won the only prior meeting.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 2001, NFC: New York Giants 41, Minnesota Vikings 0
Quarterback Kerry Collins led the Giants to victory by throwing for 381 yards and five touchdowns in the most lopsided contest in NFC Championship Game history and the second-most lopsided conference title game ever (after the 1990 AFC Championship Game). Meanwhile, the Giants shut out the Vikings by limiting them to only 114 offensive yards, sacking quarterback Daunte Culpepper four times, and forcing five turnovers, and handing the Vikings their first shutout and worst loss in their postseason history. New York wide receiver Ike Hilliard had 10 receptions for 155 yards and two touchdowns.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 2001, NFC: New York Giants 41, Minnesota Vikings 0
The Minnesota sports community sometimes refers to this as "41–doughnut" after a post-game comment from Randy Moss: "I was just talking to Daunte, and 41-to-doughnut, I think that's the worst defeat I've ever been in my life." Culpepper completed only 13 of 28 passes for 78 yards, with three interceptions, while Moss caught only two passes for 18 yards.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 2001, NFC: New York Giants 41, Minnesota Vikings 0
Minnesota got off to a bad start and never recovered. After the opening kickoff, Collins led the Giants 74 yards in just four plays, throwing a 46-yard touchdown pass to Hilliard to give them a 7–0 lead less than two minutes into the game. Then Giants defensive back Lyle West recovered a fumble from kick returner Moe Williams on the Vikings 18-yard line and Collins capitalized with an 18-yard touchdown pass to fullback Greg Comella on the next play, giving New York a 14–0 lead before the Vikings offense had even stepped onto the field.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 2001, NFC: New York Giants 41, Minnesota Vikings 0
Minnesota eventually got a chance to score when defensive back Robert Tate intercepted a pass from Collins and returned it to the Giants 37-yard line. But Culpepper soon returned the favor with a pass that was intercepted in the end zone by Emmanuel McDaniel. Collins threw another interception on New York's following drive, this one to Don Morgan on the Vikings 12-yard line. However, Minnesota could not advance the ball, and Mitch Berger's 26-yard punt gave the Giants great field position on the Minnesota 41-yard line. Collins then threw a 22-yard pass to Amani Toomer that set up a Brad Daluiso field goal on the first play of the second quarter.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 2001, NFC: New York Giants 41, Minnesota Vikings 0
The next time New York got the ball, Collins' 43-yard completion to Ron Dixon set up an 8-yard touchdown pass to receiver Joe Jurevicius, making the score 24–0. Then after a punt, New York drove 62 yards and scored another Daluiso field goal, aided by a 21-yard run from Tiki Barber, and a 21-yard pass interference penalty against defensive back Wasswa Serwanga. On the last drive of the half, Hilliard caught four passes for 59 yards on a 77-yard drive that ended with his 7-yard touchdown reception with 12 seconds left.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 2001, NFC: New York Giants 41, Minnesota Vikings 0
By the time the first half ended, New York had scored 34 points (more than they had scored in any of their regular-season games) and gained 386 yards, while holding the Vikings to 45 yards.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 2001, NFC: New York Giants 41, Minnesota Vikings 0
In the third quarter, Culpepper lost a fumble while being sacked by safety Shaun Williams, and Cornelius Griffin recovered the ball on the Vikings 29, setting up Toomer's 7-yard touchdown reception to close out the scoring. New York's defense would dominate the Vikings for the rest of the game, not allowing them to get beyond the Giants 40-yard line. They also intercepted Culpepper twice, one by Sam Garnes and the other by Jason Sehorn.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 2001, NFC: New York Giants 41, Minnesota Vikings 0
By starting this game, Collins became the sixth quarterback to start in the conference championship for two different franchises joining Craig Morton, Ron Jaworski, Doug Williams, Jay Schroeder and Joe Montana, which would later be joined by Kurt Warner, Brett Favre, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. Collins had previously started the 1996 NFC Championship Game for the Carolina Panthers.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 2001, NFC: New York Giants 41, Minnesota Vikings 0
This game was the final time the Giants won a playoff game at Giants Stadium. It was also their last playoff win at home until they defeated the Atlanta Falcons during the Wild Card round during the 2011–12 NFL playoffs.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 2001, NFC: New York Giants 41, Minnesota Vikings 0
This was the third postseason meeting between the Vikings and Giants. Both teams split their first two meetings.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 2001, AFC: Baltimore Ravens 16, Oakland Raiders 3
The Ravens forced four interceptions and held the Raiders offense to only 191 total yards, 17 rushing yards, and three points. Ravens kicker Matt Stover also made three field goals. Meanwhile, Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon was knocked out of the game by a ferocious hit from Baltimore defensive lineman Tony Siragusa. He returned briefly in the second half, but was ineffective and was replaced by Bobby Hoying.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 2001, AFC: Baltimore Ravens 16, Oakland Raiders 3
Late in the first quarter, the Ravens had a great scoring opportunity when defensive back Robert Bailey intercepted a pass from Gannon at the Raiders 19-yard line. But Baltimore could only gain one yard with their next three plays and then Stover hit the right upright on a 36-yard field goal attempt. Oakland was forced to punt on their ensuing possession, and Shane Lechler's 56-yard kick pinned the Ravens deep in their own territory. A few plays later, facing third down and 18 from their 4-yard line, Baltimore tight end Shannon Sharpe caught a short pass and ran 96 yards for a touchdown.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 2001, AFC: Baltimore Ravens 16, Oakland Raiders 3
Gannon was knocked out of the game on the Raiders next drive and replaced by Hoying. Ravens defensive back Duane Starks subsequently intercepted Hoying's first pass of the game and returned it nine yards to the Oakland 20-yard line, setting up Stover's 31-yard field goal to give his team a 10–0 halftime lead.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 2001, AFC: Baltimore Ravens 16, Oakland Raiders 3
In the third quarter, Oakland defensive back Johnnie Harris intercepted a pass from Trent Dilfer and returned it to the Ravens 39-yard line. The Raiders then drove to a first down on the Ravens 2-yard line, aided by two penalties against Baltimore for 27 yards. But they could not penetrate the end zone. First Tyrone Wheatley was dropped for a 1-yard loss. Then Gannon was sacked on second down by Jamie Sharper.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 2001, AFC: Baltimore Ravens 16, Oakland Raiders 3
On third down, Gannon's pass was incomplete and the Raiders had to settle for Sebastian Janikowski's field goal to cut the score to 10–3; those were the only Raiders points of the game. Ravens receiver Jermaine Lewis returned the ensuing kickoff 29 yards to the 38-yard line. Then Dilfer completed a 13-yard pass to Brandon Stokley and a 24-yard pass to tight end Ben Coates on a 51-yard drive that ended with another field goal by Stover.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 2001, AFC: Baltimore Ravens 16, Oakland Raiders 3
In the fourth quarter, Ray Lewis recovered a fumble from Gannon on the Raiders 6-yard line, setting up Stover's third field goal to close out the scoring. With 4:30 left in the game, Raiders receiver Andre Rison caught a 5-yard touchdown pass, but was penalized for pass interference before making the catch and the score was called back. One play later, faced with third and goal from the 12-yard line, Hoying threw a pass that was intercepted by Sharper.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 2001, AFC: Baltimore Ravens 16, Oakland Raiders 3
This was the first postseason meeting between the Ravens and Raiders.


2000–01 NFL playoffs, Super Bowl XXXV: Baltimore Ravens 34, New York Giants 7
This was the first Super Bowl meeting between the Ravens and Giants.


2000–01 NHL season
The 2000–01 NHL season was the 84th regular season of the National Hockey League. With the addition of the expansion Columbus Blue Jackets and the Minnesota Wild, 30 teams each played 82 games. The Stanley Cup winners were the Colorado Avalanche, who won the best of seven series 4–3 against the New Jersey Devils. The focus of Colorado's Stanley Cup run was on star defenceman Ray Bourque, who was on a quest to win his first Stanley Cup championship in his illustrious 22-year career.


2000–01 NHL season, League business
Two expansion teams, the Minnesota Wild and the Columbus Blue Jackets, joined the league at the beginning of the season, increasing the number of NHL teams to 30. The Blue Jackets would join the Central Division, while the Wild would join the Northwest Division. This divisional alignment would remain static until the 2013–14 season. This was the first time the NHL would have a team in Minnesota since the Minnesota North Stars moved to Dallas, Texas in 1993, and the first time for Ohio since the Cleveland Barons merged with the North Stars in 1978.


2000–01 NHL season, League business
The Dallas Stars played their final season at the Reunion Arena before moving to the American Airlines Center in 2001.


2000–01 NHL season, League business
The four-official system (two referees and two linesmen) becomes mandatory for all games. It was used only for selected regular season games in 1998–99 and 1999–2000, but was used for all playoff games in both seasons.


2000–01 NHL season, League business
The NHL opened the season in Tokyo, Japan with two games between the Nashville Predators and the Pittsburgh Penguins.


2000–01 NHL season, Uniform changes
Columbus: White Jerseys with red and blue stripes, Blue road jerseys have Red stripe. Team also wears an inaugural season patch. Alt marks are on the shoulders.


2000–01 NHL season, Uniform changes
Minnesota: White Jerseys with red and green stripes, the Green jerseys have just the red stripe. Alt marks are on the shoulders.


2000–01 NHL season, Uniform changes
Ottawa: The team introduces a new alternate jersey -- this one black with the forward-looking centurion crest.


2000–01 NHL season, Uniform changes
Pittsburgh: The Penguins introduce a new alternate jersey, welcoming back the skating penguin and introducing Vegas gold.


2000–01 NHL season, Uniform changes
Toronto: Alternates from 1998 to 1999 return, as well as a new TML Patch.


2000–01 NHL season, Uniform changes
Washington: Black alternates from 1999 to 2000 become new road uniforms.


2000–01 NHL season, Regular season
On December 27, 2000, Mario Lemieux returned from his three-and-a-half-year retirement and, in a game nationally televised on Hockey Night in Canada and ESPN National Hockey Night, registered his first assist 33 seconds into the game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He went on to add a goal and finish with three points, solidifying his return and bringing a struggling Jaromir Jagr back to his elite status, who went on to win his fourth straight Art Ross Trophy, narrowly surpassing Joe Sakic. Despite playing in only 43 games in 2000–01, Lemieux scored 76 points to finish 26th in scoring, finishing the season with the highest points-per-game average that season among NHL players. Lemieux was one of the three finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy and Lester B. Pearson Award.


2000–01 NHL season, Regular season
The record for most shutouts in a season (set at 160 in 1997–98 and equalled in 1998–99) was eclipsed, as 186 shutouts were recorded.


2000–01 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings, Eastern Conference
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2000–01 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings, Eastern Conference
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL=Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2000–01 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings, Eastern Conference
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2000–01 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings, Eastern Conference
Z –  Clinched Conference; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2000–01 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings, Western Conference
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2000–01 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings, Western Conference
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest


2000–01 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings, Western Conference
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division


2000–01 NHL season, Playoffs
The 2001 Playoffs saw many surprises, most notably when the upstart Los Angeles Kings beat the Detroit Red Wings. The Washington Capitals, another Stanley Cup favorite, were knocked out in the first round by their longtime rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins. The darkhorse Penguins (aided by Mario Lemieux's return) made it to the Eastern Conference Final, where they were dispatched in five games by the New Jersey Devils.


2000–01 NHL season, Player statistics, Regular season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points


2000–01 NHL season, Player statistics, Regular season, Leading goaltenders
Wins: Martin Brodeur (42);Shutouts: Dominik Hasek (11);GAA: Roman Cechmanek (2.01);SV%: Marty Turco (.925)


2000–01 NHL season, Player statistics, Playoffs, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points


2000–01 NHL season, Milestones, Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 2000–01:


2000–01 NHL season, Milestones, Last games
The following is a list of players of note who played their last NHL game in 2000–01, listed with their team:


2000–01 NOFV-Oberliga
The 2000–01 season of the NOFV-Oberliga was the seventh season of the league at tier four (IV) of the German football league system.


2000–01 NOFV-Oberliga
The NOFV-Oberliga was split into two divisions, NOFV-Oberliga Nord and NOFV-Oberliga Süd. The champions of each, BFC Dynamo and 1. FC Magdeburg, entered into a play-off against each other for the right to play in the 2001–02 Regionalliga Nord. 1. FC Magdeburg won 5–2 over two legs and thus gained promotion.


2000–01 NSW Premier League season
The 2000–01 NSW Premier League season was the inaugural season of the NSW Premier League. The competition replaced the NSW Super League as the top-tier competition in New South Wales. The season moved away from a winter league to a summer league to align with the then premier national competition, the National Soccer League. The second-tier competition became the NSW Winter Super League.


2000–01 NSW Premier League season
The competition began on Friday, 3 November 2000 at St George Stadium for the Round 1 fixture between St George Saints and Canterbury-Marrickville. The competition concluded with the Grand Final being played on Sunday, 8 April 2001 at Marconi Stadium, with Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC taking out the title by defeating Premiers Blacktown City FC 3–1.


2000–01 NTFL season
The 2000/01 NTFL season was the 80th season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL).


2000–01 NTFL season
Palmerston has won its 2nd premiership title while defeating the Darwin Buffaloes in the grand final by 12 points.


2000–01 NWHL season
In the 2000–01 season, the former Canadian National Women's Hockey League championship was won by the Beatrice Aeros team from Toronto. Jayna Hefford of Brampton Thunder had the best goalscoring record.


2000–01 NWHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.


2000–01 NWHL season, Final standings
The Vancouver Griffins played an 18 game exhibition schedule, against male and female Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union teams, British Columbia and Alberta provincial women's teams, and NWHL teams.


2000–01 NWHL season, Playoffs
Beatrice Aeros wins won the championship of the NWHL based on total goals scored.


2000–01 Nashville Predators season
The 2000–01 Nashville Predators season was the Nashville Predators' third season in the National Hockey League (NHL).


2000–01 Nashville Predators season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2000–01 Nashville Predators season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest


2000–01 Nashville Predators season, Regular season, Final standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division


2000–01 Nashville Predators season, Playoffs
For the third straight year, the Predators missed the playoffs.


2000–01 Nashville Predators season, Player stats, Regular season
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;


2000–01 Nashville Predators season, Draft picks
Nashville's draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.


2000–01 National Division One
The 2001–02 National Division One (previously known as the Allied Dunbar Premiership Two and renamed as the Jewson National Division One for sponsorship reasons) was the fourteenth full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. New teams to the division included Bedford Blues who had been relegated from the Allied Dunbar Premiership 1999-00 while Otley and Birmingham & Solihull had been promoted from National League Two. This season also saw the introduction of the bonus points scoring system. The season would also herald a new change in venue for Moseley who moved from their traditional home at The Reddings to share the University of Birmingham rugby pitch at Bournbrook, with The Reddings being sold to property developers in order to generate funds to keep the club in existence.


2000–01 National Division One
Leeds Tykes, the champions, were promoted to the Allied Dunbar Premiership for season 2001–02. There was only one promotion place available and the runners–up Worcester remained in National League 1 while Orrell and Waterloo were relegated to the 2001–02 National Division Two.


2000–01 National Division One, Season records, Team
81 - 20 Leeds Tykes at home to Orrell on 17 March 2001


2000–01 National Division One, Season records, Team
48 - 3 Leeds Tykes away to Bedford Blues on 10 February 2001


2000–01 National Division One, Season records, Team
Leeds Tykes at home to Coventry on 4 March 2001


2000–01 National Division One, Season records, Team
Leeds Tykes at home to Orrell on 17 March 2001


2000–01 National Division One, Season records, Team
Bedford Blues at home to Henley Hawks on 9 September 2000Exeter Chiefs at home to Wakefield on 16 September 2000Otley away to London Welsh on 14 October 2000Orrell at home to Wakefield on 3 February 2001


2000–01 National Division One, Season records, Player
Richard Le Bas for Leeds Tykes at home to Wakefield on 19 November 2000 Sateki Tuipulotu for Worcester at home to Henley Hawks on 20 January 2001


2000–01 National Division One, Season records, Player
Richard Le Bas for Leeds Tykes at home to Wakefield on 19 November 2000


2000–01 National Division One, Season records, Player
David Sleman for Orrell at home to Moseley on 16 September 2000


2000–01 National Division One, Season records, Player
James Shanahan for Bedford Blues at home to Henley Hawks on 9 September 2000 Sam Howard for Exeter Chiefs at home to Wakefield on 16 September 2000 Dan Clappison for Otley away to London Welsh on 14 October 2000 David Sleman for Orrell at home to Wakefield on 3 February 2001


2000–01 National Division One, Season records, Attendances
Leeds Tykes at home to Worcester on 1 April 2001


2000–01 National Division One, Season records, Attendances
Birmingham & Solihull at home to Waterloo on 14 October 2000, Moseley on 16 December 2001 & Otley on 4 February 2001


2000–01 National Division Three North
The 2000–01 National Division Three North was the first season (fourteenth overall) of the fourth division (north) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three North. New teams to the division included Dudley Kingswinford who were promoted as the champions of Midlands Division 1 and Tynedale who were champions of North Division 1 with no northern based teams being relegated from the 1999-00 Jewson National League One.


2000–01 National Division Three North
The league system was 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw with the promotion system changing for this season with a playoff system being introduced. The champions of both National Division Three North and National Division Three South would automatically go up but the runners up of these two divisions would meet each other in a one off match (at the home ground of the side with the superior league record) to see who would claim the third and final promotion place to National Division Two for the following season.


2000–01 National Division Three North
The season was a very fractured one due to the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak  which primarily affected the two northernmost clubs in the division - Aspatria and Tynedale - leading to a large number of fixtures being cancelled in the latter half of the season. The league champions  were Stourbridge who pipped Sedgley Park to the league title by just one point to gain promotion to the 2001–02 National Division Two.


2000–01 National Division Three North
Sedgley Park would join them soon after when they won their promotion playoff game at home against the 2000-01 National Division Three South runners up Launceston in front of over 1,000 fans. The foot-and-mouth outbreak made relegation far from straightforward as initially the bottom two were Aspatria and Tynedale, who had played 18 games each - less than any of the other teams in the division. In Tynedale's case this was particularly hard as they were only 1 point behind 12th placed Sandal but had played six games less. In the end the RFU had to re-think relegation and used a complicated process based on early season form which meant that 14th placed Aspatria and 11th placed Walsall went down. Aspatria dropped to North Division 1 while Walsall went into Midlands Division 1.


2000–01 National Division Three North, Results
Be aware that some of the early season scores from Rugby Statbunker may be incorrect (possibly due to an automatic scoring system used on that website) as they are different from those reported in the Telegraph. I have used references from the Telegraph wherever possible which should tie in with the results from the England rugby website.


2000–01 National Division Three North, Results, Promotion play-off
The league runners up of National Division Three North and South would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. Sedgley Park were runners-up in the north and because they had a better league record than south runners-up, Launceston, they hosted the play-off match.


2000–01 National Division Three North, Season records, Team
79 - 0 New Brighton at home to Morley on 9 December 2000


2000–01 National Division Three North, Season records, Team
53 - 11 Doncaster away to Sandal on 14 October 2000


2000–01 National Division Three North, Season records, Team
New Brighton at home to Morley on 9 December 2000


2000–01 National Division Three North, Season records, Team
Tynedale away to Liverpool St Helens on 2 September 2000


2000–01 National Division Three North, Season records, Team
Liverpool St Helens away to Bedford Athletic on 18 November 2000


2000–01 National Division Three North, Season records, Player
Paul Brett for New Brighton at home to Morley on 9 December 2000


2000–01 National Division Three North, Season records, Player
Mike Wilcox for Sedgley Park at home to Whitchurch on 2 December 2000 Steve Belis for New Brighton at home to Morley on 9 December 2000


2000–01 National Division Three North, Season records, Player
Alan Moses for Tynedale away to Liverpool St Helens on 2 September 2000


2000–01 National Division Three North, Season records, Player
Simon Worsley for Liverpool St Helens away to Bedford Athletic on 18 November 2000


2000–01 National Division Three North, Season records, Attendances
Dudley Kingswinford at home to Stourbridge on 16 December 2000 Stourbridge at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 31 March 2001


2000–01 National Division Three North, Season records, Attendances
Aspatria at home to Sedgley Park on 18 November 2000 Aspatria at home to Tynedale on 2 December 2000


2000–01 National Division Three South
The 2000–01 National Division Three South was the first season (fourteenth overall) of the fourth division (south) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three South. New teams to the division included Reading and Blackheath who were relegated from the 1999–2000 National League 1 while promoted teams included Basingstoke and Launceston, champions of London Division 1 and South West Division 1 respectively. The league system was 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. The promotion system was changed for this season with a playoff system being introduced.


2000–01 National Division Three South
The champions of both National Division Three South and National Division Three North would automatically go up but the runners up of these two divisions would meet each other in a one off match (at the home ground of the side with the superior league record) to see who would claim the third and final promotion place to National Division Two.


2000–01 National Division Three South
Plymouth Albion finished the season as champions by winning an incredible 26 games out of 26 to gain promotion to the 2001–02 National Division Two with runners up Launceston 11 points behind. It was an excellent season for newly promoted Launceston but they were unable to top it with promotion, losing 40 – 23 away to the 2000-01 National Division Three North runners up Sedgley Park.


2000–01 National Division Three South
It was a great season for south-west based clubs in the division with all four sides occupying the top five league places and the twelve derby matches between the sides had over 21,000 spectators attending in total. At the other end of the table, Cheltenham, Basingstoke, Weston-super-Mare and Reading were the sides to be relegated with all sides being fairly competitive across the course of the season but not having quite enough to keep safe. Cheltenham and Weston-super-Mare would drop to the South West Division 1 for the following season while Basingstoke would make an instant return to London Division 1.


2000–01 National Division Three South, Results
Be aware that some of the early season scores from Rugby Statbunker are incorrect (possibly due to an automatic scoring system used on that website) as they are different from those reported in the Telegraph. I have used references from the Telegraph wherever possible which should tie in with the results from the England rugby website.


2000–01 National Division Three South, Results, Promotion play-off
The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. Sedgley Park were runners-up in the north and because they had a better league record than south runners-up, Launceston, they hosted the play-off match.


2000–01 National Division Three South, Season records, Team
72 - 6 Plymouth Albion at home to Basingstoke on 23 December 2000


2000–01 National Division Three South, Season records, Team
68 - 17 Penzance & Newlyn away to Tabard on 6 January 2001


2000–01 National Division Three South, Season records, Team
Plymouth Albion at home to Basingstoke on 23 December 2000


2000–01 National Division Three South, Season records, Team
Penzance & Newlyn at home to North Walsham on 16 December 2000


2000–01 National Division Three South, Season records, Team
Launceston away to Tabard on 11 November 2000Clifton away to Launceston on 2 December 2000Weston-super-Mare away to Reading on 2 December 2000North Walsham at home to Launceston on 9 December 2000Clifton at home to Penzance & Newlyn on 9 December 2000Reading at home to Redruth on 10 March 2001Barking at home to Westcombe Park on 14 April 2001


2000–01 National Division Three South, Season records, Team
Plymouth Albion at home to North Walsham on 28 October 2000Redruth at home to Plymouth on 18 November 2000


2000–01 National Division Three South, Season records, Player
Nat Saumi for Penzance & Newlyn away to Tabard on 6 January 2001 Nat Saumi for Penzance & Newlyn at home to Cheltenham on 10 February 2001


2000–01 National Division Three South, Season records, Player
Matt Bradshaw for Launceston at home to Cheltenham on 30 September 2000 Richard Newton for Penzance & Newlyn away to Tabard on 6 January 2001 Nat Saumi for Penzance & Newlyn at home to Cheltenham on 10 February 2001


2000–01 National Division Three South, Season records, Player
Nat Saumi for Penzance & Newlyn at home to North Walsham on 16 December 2000


2000–01 National Division Three South, Season records, Player
Danny Sloman for Launceston away to Tabard on 11 November 2000 Jon Martin for Clifton away to Launceston on 2 December 2000 Neil Coleman for Weston-super-Mare away to Reading on 2 December 2000 Phil Friel for North Walsham at home to Launceston on 9 December 2000 Jon Martin for Clifton at home to Penzance & Newlyn on 9 December 2000 Matt Senior for Reading at home to Redruth on 10 March 2001 Billy Murpy for Barking at home to Westcombe Park on 14 April 2001


2000–01 National Division Three South, Season records, Player
Tom Barlow for Plymouth Albion at home to North Walsham on 28 October 2000 Bede Brown for Redruth at home to Plymouth on 18 November 2000


2000–01 National Division Three South, Season records, Attendances
Plymouth Albion at home to Launceston on 31 March 2001


2000–01 National Division Two
The 2000–01 National Division Two was the fourteenth full season of rugby union within the third tier of the English league system currently known as National League 1. New teams to the division included West Hartlepool and Rugby Lions who were relegated from the 1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two while promoted teams included Kendal and Esher who were promoted as champions of National Division Three North and National Division Three South respectively. The league system was 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.


2000–01 National Division Two
The league champions were Bracknell who won the title by five points and gained promotion to the 2001–02 National Division One. They would be joined by runners up Rugby Lions (making an instant return to the division) who squeaked past Rosslyn Park despite being level on points due to a better points for/conceded record. At the other end of the table West Hartlepool, Lydney and Camberley would be the unfortunate teams to be relegated.


2000–01 National Division Two
West Hartlepool were easily the worse team in the division, failing to win a single game all season and suffering their second successive relegation in a row (part of a slide that would see them drop out of the national league system into regional rugby) while Lydney went down having only played 22 games due to fixture congestion/cancellations – although even if the Gloucestershire-based side won these remaining fixtures it would not have been enough to keep them up. West Hartlepool would drop to the 2001–02 National Division Three North while Camberley and Lydney would drop to the 2001–02 National Division Three South.


2000–01 National Division Two, Results
Some of the early-season scores from Rugby Statbunker are incorrect (possibly due to an automatic scoring system used on that website) as they are different from those reported in the Telegraph. I have used scores from the England Rugby website to ensure that they are accurate with reports from Statbunker primarily used to show scorers, attendances and referees were relevant. Statbunker scores are consistent with rest of sources from 16 December 2000 onwards.


2000–01 National Division Two, Season records, Team
92 - 0 Kendal at home to West Hartlepool on 27 January 2001


2000–01 National Division Two, Season records, Team
69 - 12 Rugby Lions away to Camberley on 21 April 2001


2000–01 National Division Two, Season records, Team
Kendal at home to West Hartlepool on 27 January 2001Esher at home to West Hartlepool on 8 April 2001


2000–01 National Division Two, Season records, Team
Camberley at home to Nottingham on 17 February 2001Nottingham away to Fylde on 14 April 2001


2000–01 National Division Two, Season records, Player
Mike Scott for Kendal at home to West Hartlepool on 27 January 2001


2000–01 National Division Two, Season records, Player
Jaques Steyn for Rugby Lions at home to Camberley on 2 December 2000 Mike Scott for Kendal at home to West Hartlepool on 27 January 2001


2000–01 National Division Two, Season records, Player
Rob Smart for Camberley away to Fylde on 9 September 2000


2000–01 National Division Two, Season records, Player
Howard Graham for Camberley at home to Nottingham on 17 February 2001 Tom Rolt for Nottingham away to Fylde on 14 April 2001


2000–01 National Division Two, Season records, Attendances
Rosslyn Park at home to Rugby Lions on 24 February 2001


2000–01 National Division Two, Season records, Attendances
West Hartlepool at home to Camberley on 31 March 2001


2000–01 National Football League (India)
The 2000–01 National Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola National Football League for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth season of National Football League, the top Indian league for association football clubs, since its inception in 1996.


2000–01 National Football League (India), Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and East Bengal won the championship. This was East Bengal's first title and the championship was decided on the last day. Mohan Bagan came second only by a point and Churchill Brothers came third. Air India and SBT (State Bank Of Travancore) were relegated from the National Football League.


2000–01 National Football League (Ireland)
The 2000–01 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football League, was the 70th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.


2000–01 National Football League (Ireland)
Mayo beat Galway in the final. In Division 2 Westmeath beat Cork final.


2000–01 National Football League (Ireland), Format
2 Divisions note due to Foot and Mouth there were some fixtures some Leinster and Ulster teams also London had to withdraw from later games meaning that in 2002 moving complete game to 1 year.


2000–01 National Football League (Ireland), Results, Division 1, Division 1A Table
Compete in Division 1 semi-finals  Automatic relegation to Division 2A


2000–01 National Football League (Ireland), Results, Division 1, Division 1B Table
Compete in Division 1 semi-finals  Automatic relegation to Division 2B


2000–01 National Professional Soccer League season
Statistics of National Professional Soccer League in season 2000–01. This was the final season of NPSL.


2000–01 National Professional Soccer League season, League standings, Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points


2000–01 National Soccer League
The 2000–01 National Soccer League season, was the 25th season of the National Soccer League in Australia.


2000–01 Nationalliga A season
The 2000–01 NLA season was the 63rd regular season of the Nationalliga A, the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland.


2000–01 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The 2000–01 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 99th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named Borsodi Liga for sponsoring reasons since April 2001. The season started on 22 July 2000 and ended on 23 June 2001.


2000–01 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Ferencvárosi TC won the championship.


2000–01 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's handball)
The 2000–01 Nemzeti Bajnokság I is the 50th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Hungary's premier Handball league.


2000–01 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's handball), Team information
The following 12 clubs compete in the NB I during the 2000–01 season:


2000–01 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's handball), Regular season (Alapszakasz)
Pld - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2000–01 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's handball), Regular season (Alapszakasz)
1 Since Herz-FTC, winners of 2000–01 Magyar Kupa, was qualified for the 2001-02 EHF Champions League, losing cup finalists DVSC-Valdor earned a spot in the third round of the 2001-02 EHF Cup Winners' Cup.


2000–01 New Jersey Devils season
The 2000–01 New Jersey Devils season was the team's 19th season in the National Hockey League since the franchise relocated to New Jersey. Although the Devils won the Atlantic Division and were Eastern Conference champions for the third time, the team fell short of winning back-to-back Stanley Cup championships, losing to the Colorado Avalanche in the Stanley Cup Finals series, four games to three.


2000–01 New Jersey Devils season, Regular season
The Devils had a scoring finesse unseen since the 1993–94 squad; their 295 goals scored propelled them to the best offensive team in the NHL, as well as the top spot in the Eastern Conference. They had two 40-goal scorers in Patrik Elias and Alexander Mogilny, while Petr Sykora finished with an impressive 35 goals. On October 28 at Pittsburgh, the Devils won in a 9-0 rout that saw John Madden and Randy McKay each score four goals. Martin Brodeur, as in previous seasons, played strongly, finishing with 42 wins, a 2.32 goals against average (GAA) and nine shutouts. Defensively, the team was also strong; their 195 goals allowed were the second-fewest in the East. From February 26 to March 23, the team went on a 13-game winning streak.


2000–01 New Jersey Devils season, Regular season
Despite having the fewest power-play opportunities of all 30 League teams with 310, the Devils had the best power play percentage at 22.90% (71 for 310).


2000–01 New Jersey Devils season, Regular season, Season standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2000–01 New Jersey Devils season, Regular season, Season standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2000–01 New Jersey Devils season, Regular season, Season standings
Z –  Clinched Conference; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2000–01 New Jersey Devils season, Season stats, Playoffs
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;


2000–01 New Jersey Devils season, Draft picks
The Devils' draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.


2000–01 New Jersey Nets season
The 2000–01 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 34th season in the National Basketball Association, and 25th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Nets won the Draft Lottery and selected Kenyon Martin from the University of Cincinnati with the first overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft, while signing free agent Aaron Williams during the offseason. Under new head coach Byron Scott, the Nets got off to a 6–4 start, but then lost nine consecutive games while losing 17 of their next 20 games.


2000–01 New Jersey Nets season
Keith Van Horn played just 49 games due to a leg injury, and Kendall Gill played just 31 games due to tendinitis in his right knee, while Kerry Kittles missed the entire season with a knee injury. The Nets lost their final six games finishing sixth in the Atlantic Division with a 26–56 record.


2000–01 New Jersey Nets season
Despite their struggles, Stephon Marbury averaged 23.9 points and 7.6 assists per game and was selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game. Martin averaged 12.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Following the season, Marbury was traded along with Johnny Newman to the Phoenix Suns for their superstar Jason Kidd, Gill signed with the Miami Heat, rookie guard Stephen Jackson signed with the San Antonio Spurs and Sherman Douglas retired.


2000–01 New York Islanders season
The 2000–01 New York Islanders season was the 29th season in the franchise's history. The team missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.


2000–01 New York Islanders season, Regular season
Defenseman Kenny Jonsson resigns the captaincy; the role is left vacant for the rest of the season.


2000–01 New York Islanders season, Regular season
The Islanders finished the regular season as the most penalized team in the NHL, with 445 power-play opportunities against.


2000–01 New York Islanders season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2000–01 New York Islanders season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2000–01 New York Islanders season, Regular season, Final standings
Z –  Clinched Conference; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2000–01 New York Islanders season, Playoffs
For the seventh consecutive year, the Islanders missed the playoffs.


2000–01 New York Islanders season, Draft picks
New York's draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.


2000–01 New York Knicks season
The 2000–01 NBA season was the 54th season of the National Basketball Association in New York City, New York. During the offseason, the Knicks acquired All-Star forward Glen Rice from the Los Angeles Lakers, acquired Erick Strickland from the Dallas Mavericks, and acquired Luc Longley from the Phoenix Suns. In their first season without Patrick Ewing, the Knicks remained a perennial playoff contender holding a 29–18 record at the All-Star break.


2000–01 New York Knicks season
At midseason, the team traded Chris Childs to the Toronto Raptors for former Knicks guard Mark Jackson and Muggsy Bogues, who never played for the Knicks due to a knee injury, while Strickland was dealt to the Vancouver Grizzlies for Othella Harrington. The Knicks finished third in the Atlantic Division with a 48–34 record, earning the #4 seed in the Eastern Conference. Allan Houston led the team in scoring with 18.7 points per game, while Latrell Sprewell averaged 17.7 points per game as both players were selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game.


2000–01 New York Knicks season
However, in the playoffs, the Knicks failed to advance to the second round for the first time in ten years, as they were beaten in the Eastern Conference First Round by the 5th-seeded Raptors in five games after taking a 2–1 series lead. Following the season, Rice was traded to the Houston Rockets after just one season in New York. Also following the season, due to lingering injuries, Longley, Bogues and Larry Johnson all retired.


2000–01 New York Knicks season
The Knicks would not return to the playoffs until 2004.


2000–01 New York Knicks season, Offseason
After 15 years with the New York Knicks, due to chronological age and injuries, Patrick Ewing parted ways with the organization on September 20, 2000 in a 4-team trade which involves the Seattle SuperSonics, the Phoenix Suns, and the Los Angeles Lakers.


2000–01 New York Knicks season, Offseason
In the deal, the Knicks acquire Travis Knight, Glen Rice, and a 2001 1st round draft pick (#27, traded to Vancouver) from the Lakers, Luc Longley from the Phoenix Suns, Lazaro Borrell, Vernon Maxwell, Vladimir Stepania, two 2001 2nd round picks (#s 39 and 43; neither player selected ever played in the NBA), and a 2002 1st round pick (#20, traded to Toronto) from Seattle. During regular season, the Knicks later traded Erick Strickland, a 2001 1st and 2nd round draft picks to the Vancouver Grizzlies for Othella Harrington. And then Chris Childs and a 2002 1st round pick to the Toronto Raptors for Muggsy Bogues and Mark Jackson.


2000–01 New York Rangers season
The 2000–01 New York Rangers season was the 75th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Rangers compiled a 33–43–5–1 record in the 2000–01 season, finishing in fourth place in the Atlantic Division. New York's 10th-place finish in the Eastern Conference left it out of the Stanley Cup playoffs.


2000–01 New York Rangers season
The season saw several new faces join the team. Glen Sather, the longtime Edmonton Oilers executive, was brought in to be team president and general manager. Ron Low was hired as the team's head coach. Former team captain Mark Messier returned to the Rangers after spending the previous three seasons with the Vancouver Canucks and resumed his place as team captain.


2000–01 New York Rangers season, Regular season
The Rangers allowed the most goals during the regular season, with 290. They also scored the most short-handed goals, with 16.


2000–01 New York Rangers season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2000–01 New York Rangers season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2000–01 New York Rangers season, Regular season, Final standings
Z –  Clinched Conference; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2000–01 New York Rangers season, Playoffs
The Rangers failed to qualify for the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs, missing the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.


2000–01 New York Rangers season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.


2000–01 New York Rangers season, Draft picks
New York's picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the Pengrowth Saddledome.


2000–01 New Zealand Figure Skating Championships
The 2000–01 New Zealand Figure Skating Championships was held at the Paradice in Botany Downs, Auckland from 18 through 20 September 2000. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles across many levels, including senior, junior, novice, adult, and the pre-novice disciplines of juvenile, pre-primary, primary, and intermediate.


2000–01 Newcastle United F.C. season
During the 2000–01 English football season, Newcastle United F.C. competed in the FA Premier League. This article covers the squad and match results for that season.


2000–01 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary
Bobby Robson's first full season as Newcastle manager saw them finish 11th once again - more than high enough to avoid relegation, but not quite high enough to get into Europe.


2000–01 Newcastle United F.C. season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000–01 Newcastle United F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000–01 Newcastle United F.C. season, Reserves and youth, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000–01 Newcastle United F.C. season, Reserves and youth, Trialists
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000–01 Nordic Football Championship
The 2000–01 Nordic Football Championship was the fourteenth and final Nordic Football Championship staged. Six Nordic countries participated, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The tournament was partially played during a joint training camp in La Manga, Spain.


2000–01 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 2000–01 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Matt Doherty. The team captain for this season was Brendan Haywood. The team played its home games in the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2000–01 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Roster
Fingleton had back surgery in August 2000, but was unable to practice with the team until midway into the season.


2000–01 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Schedule and results
This season was Doherty's first year as head coach, after the retirement of Bill Guthridge. He was formerly announced as head coach on July 11, 2000.


2000–01 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Schedule and results
The Tar Heels started the season ranked sixth in the AP Poll. After suffering back to back losses from Michigan State and an upset loss against an unranked Kentucky, the Tar Heels went on an 18-0 undefeated run, including an undefeated 11-0 run in conference play. During this run, the Tar Heels were ranked number one in the AP Poll; this Tar Heel team was the first team Doherty coached that reached that achievement. Despite losses to Clemson, Virginia, and eventual national champions Duke in return fixtures, the Tar Heels won a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title.


2000–01 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Schedule and results
The Tar Heels were the number one seed in the 2001 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament, held that year in Atlanta, Georgia. They defeated Clemson and Georgia Tech in the semifinals and finals, respectfully, before falling to Duke in the final.


2000–01 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Schedule and results
Seeded second in the South Region for the NCAA Tournament, the Tar Heels defeated fifteenth-seeded Princeton in New Orleans, Louisiana before falling to seventh-seeded Penn State in a surprise upset.


2000–01 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Schedule and results
The Tar Heels would end the season ranked sixth in the AP Poll and fifth in the Coaches Poll.


2000–01 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Schedule and results
On March 30, 2001, Doherty was named the AP Coach of the Year. He was the first coach to win this honor in his first season coaching a team since Kelvin Sampson in 1995.


2000–01 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll


2000–01 North European Basketball League
2000–01 NEBL was the second complete season of the North European Basketball League. The tournament was held during the 2000–01 basketball season on 30 November 2000 – 22 April 2001.


2000–01 North European Basketball League
The winner of the NEBL championship was awarded with $45,000 cheque, the other finalist received $25,000, 3rd-place winner - $20,000 and 4th best team got $10,000.


2000–01 North European Basketball League
Ural Great won the tournament by defeating Žalgiris in the final.


2000–01 North European Basketball League
Sergei Chikalkin from Ural Great was named as the Most valuable player.


2000–01 North European Basketball League, NEBL Challenge Cup'2001
Challenge Cup was second-tier competition for clubs, that wanted to be promoted to first-tier NEBL tournament (Championship). Four NEBL Championship worst teams transferred to NEBL Challenge Cup'2001 Second stage.


2000–01 North European Basketball League, NEBL Challenge Cup'2001, First stage, Group A
All games played in Batumi from 16 to 18 February 2001.


2000–01 North European Basketball League, NEBL Challenge Cup'2001, First stage, Group B
All games played in Bergen from 17 to 19 February 2001.


2000–01 North European Basketball League, NEBL Challenge Cup'2001, First stage, Group C
All games played in Odessa from 21 to 23 February 2001.


2000–01 North European Basketball League, NEBL Challenge Cup'2001, Second stage, Group D
All games played in Södertälje from 19 to 20 March 2001.


2000–01 North European Basketball League, NEBL Challenge Cup'2001, Second stage, Group E
All games played in Grodno from 26 to 27 March 2001.


2000–01 North European Basketball League, NEBL Challenge Cup'2001, Second stage, Group F
All games played in Tartu from 14 to 15 March 2001.


2000–01 North European Basketball League, NEBL Challenge Cup'2001, Second stage, Group G
All games played in Birmingham from 20 to 21 March 2001.


2000–01 North European Basketball League, NEBL Challenge Cup'2001, Final Four
Final Four was held in Odessa from 27 to 28 April 2001. Spartak withdraw. It was replaced with Grodno-93 by NEBL decision. Yorick Williams (Pertemps Bullets) was named the MVP of the Final Four.


2000–01 North West Counties Football League
The 2000–01 North West Counties Football League season was the 19th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: Division One and Division Two.


2000–01 Northern Counties East Football League
The 2000–01 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 19th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.


2000–01 Northern Counties East Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:


2000–01 Northern Counties East Football League, Division One
Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs:


2000–01 Northern Football League
The 2000–01 Northern Football League season was the 103rd in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.


2000–01 Northern Football League, Division One
Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.


2000–01 Northern Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, relegated from Division One:


2000–01 Northern Premier League
The 2000–01 Northern Premier League season was the 33rd in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.


2000–01 Northern Premier League, Promotion and relegation
In the thirty-third season of the Northern Premier League Stalybridge Celtic (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Football Conference. Leek Town and Spennymoor United were relegated to the First Division; these two clubs were replaced by First Division winners Bradford Park Avenue, second placed Vauxhall Motors and readmitted Burton Albion (returning from the Southern League Premier Division. In the First Division Winsford United and Congleton Town left the League at the end of the season and were replaced by newly admitted Rossendale United and Ossett Albion.


2000–01 Northern Premier League, Cup Results
President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.


2000–01 Northern Premier League, Cup Results
Chairman's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.


2000–01 Northern Premier League, Cup Results
Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.


2000–01 Norwich City F.C. season
During the 2000–01 English football season, Norwich City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


2000–01 Norwich City F.C. season, Season summary
Rioch's successor, Bryan Hamilton, lasted in the job for six months before he resigned with the club 20th in the First Division, and in real danger of relegation to the third tier of English football for the first time since the 1960s. The new appointee was Nigel Worthington, who had been Hamilton's assistant manager and he successfully steered the team away from the threat of relegation to finish mid-table.


2000–01 Norwich City F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000–01 Norwich City F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000–01 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
The 2000–01 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They finished the regular season with a record of 20–10, 11-5. There, they defeated Xavier to advance to the Second Round. In the Second Round, they lost to the #3 seed Ole Miss, 59–56. This was Mike Brey's first year at Notre Dame.


2000–01 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Forward Troy Murphy was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 21.8 points per game.


2000–01 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
During the 2000–01 English football season, Nottingham Forest F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


2000–01 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Season summary
Forest improved on the previous season's disappointing 14th place to finish 11th, six points short of the play-off places. At the end of the season, player-manager David Platt left after two seasons in charge to manage the England Under-21 side. He was replaced by the club's under-19 coach and former Forest player, Paul Hart.


2000–01 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Season summary
Forest suffered from below-average cup form, being knocked out of the League Cup by Division Three strugglers Darlington after losing 4–3 over two legs.


2000–01 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000–01 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000–01 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, First-team squad, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000–01 OB I bajnoksag season
The 2000–01 OB I bajnokság season was the 64th season of the OB I bajnokság, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. Eight teams participated in the league, and Alba Volan Szekesfehervar won the championship.


2000–01 OHL season
The 2000–01 OHL season was the 21st season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Guelph Storm moved from the Guelph Memorial Gardens to the Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre at the start of the season. The Owen Sound Platers were renamed to the Owen Sound Attack Twenty teams each played 68 games. The Ottawa 67's won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Plymouth Whalers.


2000–01 OHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title


2000–01 OHL season, 2001 OHL Priority Selection
On May 5, 2001, the OHL conducted the 2001 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Mississauga IceDogs held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Patrick O'Sullivan from the USA U17 team. O'Sullivan was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, awarded to the top pick in the draft.


2000–01 OHL season, 2001 OHL Priority Selection
Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 2001 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.


2000–01 OPJHL season
The 2000–01 OPJHL season is the eighth season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-seven teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule.


2000–01 OPJHL season
Come February, the top eight teams of each division competed for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OPJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup, the Thornhill Rattlers, went on to win the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions. The Rattlers were not successful in winning the 2001 Royal Bank Cup.


2000–01 OPJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title


2000–01 OPJHL season, 2001 Royal Bank Cup Championship
Hosted by Flin Flon Bombers in Flin Flon, Manitoba. The Thornhill Rattlers finished in last place.


2000–01 OPJHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2000–01 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
The 2000–01 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2000–01. The team was coached by Larry Hunter and played their home games at the Convocation Center.


2000–01 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season
These are the details of the 2000–01 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season, who competed in the Football League Second Division.


2000–01 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season, Season summary
Hopes were high for the Latics at the start of the 2000–01 season after a 4–1 opening day win at home to newly relegated Port Vale, but a run of 11 games without a win saw the club slump to second bottom in the league, making relegation look a real possibility. The signings of veteran winger David Eyres and midfielder Tony Carss gave the side added impetus and the Latics recovered well to again finish comfortably mid-table.


2000–01 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000–01 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000–01 Olympiacos F.C. season
The 2000–01 season was Olympiacos's 40th consecutive season in the Alpha Ethniki and their 3rd consecutive season in the UEFA Champions League. In the beginning of the summertime Olympiacos named Greek Takis Lemonis coach.


2000–01 Olympiacos F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000–01 Olympiacos F.C. season, Competitions, Greek Cup
Match dates not available with some exceptionsOlympiacos lost the 2001 Greek Cup final to PAOK 2-4 on May 12.


2000–01 Olympique Lyonnais season
The 2000–01 season is the 61st season in the existence of Olympique Lyonnais and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. They participated in the Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue and UEFA Champions League.


2000–01 Olympique de Marseille season
Olympique de Marseille was once again forced to fight for its top-flight survival following a dire season, in which the club almost went bankrupt, despite the expensive sale of Robert Pires to Arsenal. Former Spain national team coach Javier Clemente was sacked following the poor run of results, and his replacement Tomislav Ivić just saved Marseille from relegation.


2000–01 Omani League
The 2000–01 Omani League was the 25th edition of the top football league in Oman. Al-Oruba SC were the defending champions, having won the previous 1999–00 Omani League season. Dhofar S.C.S.C. emerged as the champions of the 2000–01 Omani League with a total of 41 points.


2000–01 Omani League, Teams
This season the league had 10 teams. Sohar SC and Fanja SC were relegated to the Second Division League after finishing in the relegation zone in the 1999-00 season. The two relegated teams were replaced Second Division League teams Oman Club and Al-Ahli Club.


2000–01 Orlando Magic season
The 2000–01 NBA season was the 12th season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association. In the 2000 NBA draft, the Magic selected Mike Miller from the University of Florida with the fifth overall pick, selected Keyon Dooling from the University of Missouri with the tenth pick, and selected Courtney Alexander out of Fresno State with the thirteenth pick. However, the team traded Dooling to the Los Angeles Clippers, and dealt Alexander to the Dallas Mavericks. During the offseason, the Magic acquired Tracy McGrady from the Toronto Raptors, and acquired All-Star forward Grant Hill from the Detroit Pistons.


2000–01 Orlando Magic season
The Magic had nearly signed then-free agent All-Star forward Tim Duncan, whom led the San Antonio Spurs to their first championship title the year before. However, Duncan would re-sign with the Spurs. Additionally, the Magic also signed free agents Troy Hudson and Dee Brown, and acquired Andrew DeClercq from the Cleveland Cavaliers.


2000–01 Orlando Magic season
However, Hill re-injured his left ankle from the previous season after playing just four games and was out for the remainder of the season, as the Magic struggled losing 11 of their first 16 games in November. Meanwhile, Brown only appeared in just seven games due to a left quadricep tendon. Despite losing both Hill and Brown, the Magic posted a nine-game winning streak between January and February, and returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence, finishing fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 43–39 record.


2000–01 Orlando Magic season
McGrady averaged 26.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per game, and was named Most Improved Player of the Year, and was selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game, which was his first All-Star appearance. Hill was also selected for the All-Star Game, but did not play due to his ankle injury. Miller averaged 11.9 points per game and was named Rookie of the Year, and selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. However, in the playoffs, the Magic lost in four games in the Eastern Conference First Round to the Milwaukee Bucks. Following the season, John Amaechi signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz.


2000–01 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo)
2000–01 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo) was the 95th water polo championship in Hungary.


2000–01 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), First stage
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2000–01 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), Second stage, Championship Round
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2000–01 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), Second stage, Relegation Round
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2000–01 Ottawa Senators season
The 2000–01 Ottawa Senators season was the ninth season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). This season saw the Senators place first in the Northeast Division, with 109 points. In the playoffs, the Senators lost in the first round, again to the Toronto Maple Leafs, this time in a 4–0 sweep, in which they were repeatedly stymied by the Leafs' goaltender Curtis Joseph.


2000–01 Ottawa Senators season
Ottawa trailed only the Pittsburgh Penguins and New Jersey Devils with the most goals during the regular season (274).


2000–01 Ottawa Senators season
Alexei Yashin played during the 2000–01 season, but was not restored as captain; the position remaining with Alfredsson. After the season, Yashin would be traded to the New York Islanders for Zdeno Chara, Bill Muckalt, and the Isles' first round draft pick (second overall), which the Sens used to draft Jason Spezza. Yashin would sign a ten-year contract with the Isles.


2000–01 Ottawa Senators season
On Saturday, November 18, the Senators scored three short-handed goals in a 5–2 home win against the Florida Panthers.


2000–01 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL=Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2000–01 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2000–01 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, Final standings
Z –  Clinched Conference; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2000–01 Ottawa Senators season, Draft picks
Ottawa's draft picks from the 2000 NHL Entry Draft held on June 24 and June 25, 2000 at the Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.


2000–01 Oxford United F.C. season
The 2000–01 season saw Oxford United compete in the Football League Second Division where they finished in 24th position with 27 points and were relegated to the Third Division. It was also Oxford's final season at the Manor Ground before moving to the Kassam Stadium.


2000–01 Oxford United F.C. season, Season summary
Any hopes that this season might mark a turn-around after two seasons of struggle were dashed right out of the gate, with Denis Smith's second spell as manager being brought to an end in early October after the team could only win one and draw one of their first ten outings. Club veteran Mike Ford took charge for the next five matches, but could manage a return of only one point. At the end of the month, the club announced a new management structure headed up by director of football Joe Kinnear, with Dave Kemp installed as manager.


2000–01 Oxford United F.C. season, Season summary
Unfortunately, the change failed to result in any real improvement in results, and Kinnear departed shortly after the turn of the year to take over as manager of relegation rivals Luton Town. Ultimately, the team's terrible defensive record (they kept only three clean sheets all season, two of which were the result of goalless draws) meant that survival never looked realistically on the cards, and they finished in bottom place, with just twenty-seven points (half of what they would have needed to survive) to their name, and a hundred goals conceded.


2000–01 Oxford United F.C. season, Season summary
Though chairman Firoz Kassam had initially indicated that Kemp would be allowed to remain for the following season and attempt to rebuild the squad, fan protests and a dreadful 6–2 loss to fellow strugglers Bristol Rovers soon changed his mind, and Kemp was sacked with two games remaining; his last game in charge would ironically result in a 3–1 victory over second-bottom Swansea City. Ford stepped in as caretaker for the final two matches, before Kassam appointed Mark Wright as the manager to lead Oxford into their first fourth-tier campaign since 1965.


2000–01 PAOK FC season
The 2000–01 season was PAOK Football Club’s 75th in existence and the club’s 43rd consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team will enter the Greek Football Cup in the First round and will also enter in UEFA Cup  starting from the First round.


2000–01 PAOK FC season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000–01 PAOK FC season, Greek Cup, Group 4, Matches
Note: For first time were established double matches in the phase of groups, thus each team played 10 matches. Because the phase began very early, in a period that teams should play preparation friendlies, the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) allowed at the 5 first matches a maximum of 7 substitutions, something unusual in Greece, very probably and internationally, for matches of an official competition.


2000–01 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Squad statistics
Appearances denote players in the starting lineup, with the numbers in parentheses denoting appearances as substitute.


2000–01 PFC Cherno More Varna season
This page covers all relevant details regarding PFC Cherno More Varna for all official competitions inside the 2000–01 season. These are A Group and Bulgarian Cup.


2000–01 PGA Tour of Australasia
The 2000–01 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand. The events were played during the calendar years of 2000 and 2001.


2000–01 PGA Tour of Australasia
The Order of Merit was won by rookie Aaron Baddeley, who won twice during the season including a successful defence of the Holden Australian Open title, which he had won as an amateur in 1999.


2000–01 PGA Tour of Australasia, Main tournament results
The table below shows the 2000–01 schedule. It only lists official money events on the main tour.


2000–01 PSV Eindhoven season
During the 2000–01 Dutch football season, PSV Eindhoven competed in the Eredivisie.


2000–01 PSV Eindhoven season, Season summary
PSV claimed the Eredivisie title for the second year in a row with 83 points in total. The margin to the second-placed Feyenoord was 17 points. In the KNVB Cup, the team lost in the final against Twente. In the Champions League, the team was knocked out in the group stage, finishing third behind Anderlecht and Manchester United. In the UEFA Cup (now known as Europa League), the team was knocked out in the quarter-finals against Kaiserslautern with two 1-0 defeats.


2000–01 PSV Eindhoven season, Kit
PSV's kit was manufactured by Nike and sponsored by Philips


2000–01 PSV Eindhoven season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000–01 Panathinaikos F.C. season
In the 2000-2001 season Panathinaikos played for the 46th consecutive time in Greece's top division, Alpha Ethniki. They also competed in the UEFA Champions League and the Greek Cup.


2000–01 Panathinaikos F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.


2000–01 Parma A.C. season
Parma Associazione Calcio had a moderately strong season in 2000–01, managing to qualify for the UEFA Champions League, but also losing the final of Coppa Italia and dropping out of the UEFA Cup too early for the board's liking, ultimately leading to coach Alberto Malesani being let go at the end of the season.


2000–01 Parma A.C. season
2000–01 also marked the first time in four years that Parma had to make do without star striker Hernán Crespo, who left for 2000 champions Lazio in the early summer. Sérgio Conçeicão and Matías Almeyda arrived from the Rome club as part of the transfer, but as they were midfielders Parma was staring at a potential striking crisis. Marco Di Vaio hit the back of the net 15 times, but Márcio Amoroso continued his miserable display in the Parma shirt, which saw him offloaded to Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2001.


2000–01 Parma A.C. season
Still young, superstar goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon played out his final season with the club, along with defender Lilian Thuram. Both were sold to Juventus in the summer, and their absence was clearly felt in the 2001–02 season. 2001 remains the last time Parma qualified for the Champions League.


2000–01 Parma A.C. season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000–01 Parma A.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000–01 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team
The 2000–01 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Jerry Dunn, in his sixth season with the team, and played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Lions finished the season 21–12, 7–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a two-way tie for 6th place. They defeated Michigan and Michigan State before losing to Iowa in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament. They received a bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament where they defeated Providence and North Carolina before losing to Temple in the Sweet 16.


2000–01 Persepolis F.C. season
The 2000–01 season was the Persepolis's 10th season in the Azadegan League, and their 18th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. They were also be competing in the Hazfi Cup and Asian Club Championship. Persepolis was captained by Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh.


2000–01 Persepolis F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000–01 Perth Glory SC season
The 2000–2001 Perth Glory SC season was the club's fifth in the Australian National Soccer League (NSL). The club finished third on the table, losing in the elimination final to the Melbourne Knights. It was the final season in charge for head coach Bernd Stange who left the club in mid-2001.


2000–01 Perth Glory SC season, Background
The Glory entered the 2000–01 season having lost the 2000 NSL Grand Final on penalties. The "villain" of the day, James Afkos was released by the club, signed by Marconi-Fairfield. Afkos, son of minority owner and deputy chairman Paul Afkos, claimed that he had been released on board orders, rather than a coaching decision.


2000–01 Perth Glory SC season, Season review, Preseason
The Glory opened their preseason campaign with matches in Adelaide against the Blue Eagles (1–1) and Adelaide Force (2–1). Perth Glory returned to Perth for two matches at the WACA Ground against the Slovakia team preparing for the 2000 Olympic football tournament. The Glory lost the two matches, 0–1 and 1–5. On 20 September, the Glory defeated Inglewood United 3–1. Perth Glory and Sydney Olympic played two matches in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The first match, in Newman ended in a scoreless draw, while the second, in Karratha was a 4–2 victory to the Glory. The final match of the preseason was a tightly contested 3–2 win over the Western Australia under-23 team.


2000–01 Perth Glory SC season, Season review, Regular season
The season was opened with a replay of the 1999–2000 NSL grand final against Wollongong Wolves with the teams locked at one goal apiece at full time at WIN Stadium.


2000–01 Perth Glory SC season, Season review, Regular season
The Glory began the season with a six-match unbeaten home streak, only dropping points in a 1–1 draw with Sydney Olympic in Round 4. The streak was broken with a defeat to Marconi in Round 11 when former Glory player James Afkos returned to score his first NSL goal.


2000–01 Perth Glory SC season, Season review, Regular season
Playing against the Brisbane Strikers in Round 13, the Glory set a club record high score in a 7–2 win with Damian Mori scoring four goals in the second half.


2000–01 Perth Glory SC season, Season review, Finals series
Perth Glory finished the regular season in third place, equal on points and goal difference with Wollongong Wolves. The Wolves took second place based on a greater number of goals scored. The Glory would have taken second place but for a decision by Soccer Australia to award the Wolves a 3–0 forfeit win over Eastern Pride after their withdrawal from the league. Had Soccer Australia followed their decision to award walkovers to opponents of Carlton after their withdrawal, Perth would have finished above the Wolves. As a result of finishing third, Perth missed out on a double chance in the finals.


2000–01 Perth Glory SC season, Season review, Finals series
In the first leg of the elimination final, Perth and Melbourne Knights drew 1–1 at Knights Stadium. The match was overshadowed by a number of incidents involving members of the crowd and the Perth Glory team and supporters. During the match, Serbian-raised Glory forward Bobby Despotovski reacted to comments from the crowd supporting the Croatian-majority Knights with a three-fingered salute, a symbol of Serbian Orthodox Christianity. Members of the crowd attacked a number of players including Despotovski, Craig Deans, Gareth Naven and Jason Petkovic as they left the stadium. Coach Bernd Stange and several supporters were also attacked. Knights management claimed that a group of skinheads associated with another, un-named, Melbourne-based Croatian team were responsible.


2000–01 Perth Glory SC season, Season review, Finals series
After a mid-week investigation, the Knights were cleared to play the second leg at Subiaco Oval in Perth. The Glory and Knights drew 2–2, with the Perth team being eliminated on the away goals rule.


2000–01 Perth Glory SC season, Season review, Coaching
Having survived an attempt by majority owner and chairman Nick Tana to replace him during the previous season, coach Bernd Stange took charge of the Glory for his last season.


2000–01 Perth Glory SC season, Season review, Coaching
In March 2001, the club placed a poll on their website asking fans to decide whether Stange should be retained beyond the current season. When the poll was removed, it was approximately 50–50 for and against keeping Stange as coach.


2000–01 Perth Glory SC season, Season review, Coaching
After the end of the 2000–01 season, Stange left the club after the completion of his contract. He was replaced by his deputy, Mich d'Avray.


2000–01 Perth Glory SC season, Squad statistics
Statistics accurate as at the end of the 2000–01 NSL season.


2000–01 Peterborough United F.C. season
The 2000–01 season saw Peterborough United compete in the Football League Second Division where they finished in 12th position with 59 points.


2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season
The 2000–01 NBA season was the 76ers 52nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 38th season in Philadelphia. Allen Iverson had his best season in 2001—he led his team to win their first ten games, he started and won All-Star MVP honors at the All Star Game. The Sixers also posted a 56–26 record, which was best in the Eastern Conference that season. It was the 76ers' best regular season record since 1984–85. Iverson averaged a then-career high 31.1 points, winning his second NBA scoring title in the process.


2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season
He also won the NBA steals title at 2.5 per game. Iverson was named NBA Most Valuable Player for his accomplishments, beating Tim Duncan and Shaquille O'Neal by a wide margin. In addition, coach Larry Brown was named NBA Coach of the Year, All-Star center Dikembe Mutombo, who was acquired from the Atlanta Hawks in a midseason trade, won his fourth NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, and Aaron McKie won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award. The 76ers had the fifth best team defensive rating in the NBA.


2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season
The season, however, was not without controversy. With the Sixers having a big lead in the Eastern Conference, Theo Ratliff sustained an injury that sidelined him for the season,thus only having Matt Geiger and second-year player Todd MacCulloch at center. Ratliff was also selected to play in the 2001 NBA All-Star Game with Iverson, but because of injuries did not play. The Sixers then traded him along with Toni Kukoč, and Nazr Mohammed to Atlanta for Mutombo.


2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season
By trading Kukoc (who was not included in the original proposed deal, and who won three championships with Phil Jackson as his coach), the Sixers had only one other player on the roster who had NBA Finals experience, Eric Snow, who played a total of 24 minutes in 10 games in the 1996 NBA Playoffs for the Seattle SuperSonics. At one point the team record was 42–14, but finished 14–12 the rest of the way, including a five-game losing streak in March.


2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season
In the last game of the season (at home against the Chicago Bulls), Larry Brown rested his starters instead of trying to go for a win. Had the Sixers won this game, they would have the league's second best record (behind the San Antonio Spurs) and home court advantage over the Lakers in the Finals. Both had the same record, but the Lakers' record for non-conference opponents was better than Philadelphia's.


2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season
In the playoffs, Iverson and the Sixers defeated the Indiana Pacers three games to one in the Eastern Conference First Round, before meeting the Vince Carter-led Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The series went the full seven games. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Sixers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks, also in seven games, to advance to the NBA Finals against the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. Iverson scored 48 in Game 1, which the Sixers won. However, the Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant led Lakers would win the next 4 games and the title. Following the season, Tyrone Hill was traded along with second-year forward Jumaine Jones back to his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and George Lynch was dealt to the Charlotte Hornets.


2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season
The team's season roster has been featured in the video game series NBA 2K. However, Rodney Buford, Roshown McLeod, Kevin Ollie, Pepe Sánchez, Raja Bell, and Speedy Claxton have been excluded from past installations of the game due to issues in regards to the permission of using the players' likenesses in the games.


2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season
This was the last time the 76ers won the Atlantic Division title and clinched the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs until the 2020–21 COVID-19 pandemic-shortened season.


2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season, Offseason
During the offseason, the 76ers were not involved in any trades. In the 2000 NBA draft, they drafted guard Speedy Claxton and swingman Mark Karcher. Claxton missed the entire season due to a knee injury, while Karcher would be waived on October 18. Karcher would not play any games in the NBA.


2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season, Offseason
Their first transaction was made on August 17, when they signed Jermaine Jackson. Jackson almost made the team, but he was waived one day before the team's season opener.


2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season, Offseason
On October 2, the 76ers signed Ademola Okulaja and Pepe Sánchez. Okulaja was on the team's roster, but did not play in any regular season games. He was waived on December 19. Sánchez played 19 games with the Sixers before being traded to the Atlanta Hawks with Toni Kukoč, Nazr Mohammed, and Theo Ratliff for Roshown McLeod and Dikembe Mutombo on February 22. Sánchez played 5 games with Atlanta before being waived on March 12. Three days later, Sánchez would once again sign with the Sixers.


2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season, Offseason
On October 28, the 76ers signed Vernon Maxwell, who last played for the team during the 1995–96 season. Maxwell would play in 24 games with the Sixers before being waived on December 22.


2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season, NBA Finals
The Finals were played using a 2-3-2 site format, where the first two and last two games are held at the team with home court advantage. The NBA, after experimenting in the early years, restored this original format for the Finals in 1985. As of the 2013–2014 NBA finals played by the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat, the finals have again been returned to a 2-2-1-1-1 format.


2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season, Player statistics
NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.


2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 34th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the first round to the Buffalo Sabres in six games.


2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season
Craig Ramsay retained the head coaching position as Roger Neilson was not asked to return, which became a matter of some controversy.


2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
Without Eric Lindros, who sat out the entire season awaiting a trade, while also suffering through John LeClair's 66-game absence and Brian Boucher's early erratic play in goal, the club went into an early tailspin. The team began the year 3–6–4 and at one point had six regulars out of the lineup. Keith Jones, who never fully recovered from the prior knee problems despite surgery last season, was forced to retire eight games into the schedule.


2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
Not wanting to bank on the inexperience of Maxime Ouellet, the team recalled Roman Cechmanek, a former star goalie in the Czech Republic, from the Philadelphia Phantoms in early November and the move paid off as he recorded a pair of shutouts in his first three games. The Flyers won six in a row prior to Thanksgiving to climb above .500, but Ramsay's inability to rally the troops cost him his job. After being badly outplayed in early December losses to Ottawa (5–3) and Detroit (5–1), he was replaced by former Flyer great Bill Barber with the team sinking at 12–12–4.


2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
Barber's high-energy, old-time hockey approach struck a chord, and the club went unbeaten in his first eight games behind the bench (5–0–3). Philly ran off an 8–2–1 stretch at the turn of the new year, then after a five-game win streak after the All-Star break found themselves atop the Atlantic Division.


2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
Unfortunately, injuries and poor play followed. Simon Gagne was lost with a shoulder injury in a scoreless tie with the Tampa Bay Lightning in late February. In the middle of a 1–4–1 stretch in late March, Keith Primeau suffered a leg injury and missed the rest of the regular season. Despite faltering down the stretch, the Flyers finished with the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference.


2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
Primeau led the team with 34 goals and Mark Recchi posted team-best 50 assists and 77 points. Dan McGillis and Eric Desjardins formed a potent offensive duo on the back line, combining for 29 goals and 97 points. Cechmanek recorded a franchise rookie record 10 shutouts and finished second in voting for the Vezina Trophy.