2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
The Flyers were the most disciplined team in the League, with just 314 power-play opportunities against.


2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers 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 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season, Season standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season, Season standings
Z –  Clinched Conference; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season, Playoffs
The Flyers lost in the first round to the Buffalo Sabres in six games.


2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Tie/overtime loss (1 point)


2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 11, 2000, the day after the deciding game of the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2001, the day of the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals.


2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Free agency
The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).


2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Internal
The following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Entry Draft, signed to entry level contracts. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).


2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, NHL Expansion Draft
The 2000 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 23, 2000. It featured two expansion teams, the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild, selecting players from the other NHL teams except for the Atlanta Thrashers and Nashville Predators. Each NHL team was allowed to protect either 1 goaltender, 5 defensemen, and 9 forwards OR 2 goaltenders, 3 defensemen, and 7 forwards. All first and second-year players were exempt. The two teams were provided a list of players they could select.


2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Waivers
The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions. They were not involved in any selections during the 2000 NHL Waiver Draft, which was held on September 29, 2000. The Flyers protected the following players: goaltenders Brian Boucher and Roman Cechmanek; defensemen Eric Desjardins, Chris McAllister, Dan McGillis, Luke Richardson, Michal Sykora and Chris Therien; and forwards Jody Hull, Daymond Langkow, John LeClair, Eric Lindros, Kent Manderville, Gino Odjick, Keith Primeau, Paul Ranheim, Mark Recchi, Kevin Stevens, Rick Tocchet, and Peter White. The Flyers left the following players unprotected: goaltender Neil Little, defensemen Dean Melanson, Ulf Samuelsson and Brad Tiley; and forwards Mark Greig, Keith Jones, Steve McLaren, Rob Murray, Michel Picard, Derek Plante and Steve Washburn.


2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Departures
The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).


2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season, Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Canadian Airlines Saddledome in Calgary on June 24–25, 2000. The Flyers traded their second-round pick, 63rd overall, Rod Brind'Amour, and Jean-Marc Pelletier to the Carolina Hurricanes for Keith Primeau and the Hurricanes' fifth-round pick, 148th overall, on January 23, 2000. They also traded their fifth-round pick, 165th overall, and Dave Babych to the Los Angeles Kings for Steve Duchesne on March 23, 1999, and their ninth-round pick, 291st overall, to the Chicago Blackhawks for Mark Janssens on June 12, 2000.


2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season, Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.


2000–01 Philippine Basketball League season, Notable events
When the Philippine Basketball League opens its 2000 season on March 25, the league pays tribute to the 12 players whose contributions help the PBL become the top amateur commercial circuit, among the 12 players chosen were Allan Caidic, Jojo Lastimosa, Benjie Paras, Jerry Codinera, Vergel Meneses, Jun Limpot, Marlou Aquino, Johnny Abarrientos, Danny Ildefonso, Alvin Patrimonio, Eric Menk and Sonny Cabatu.


2000–01 Philippine Basketball League season, New Commissioner
Under the leadership of Chino Trinidad, the first tournament of the 2000 season was called Chairman's Cup in honor of the new board chairman Dioceldo Sy of Blu Detergent.


2000–01 Philippine Basketball League season, 2000 Chairman's Cup
Joining the league in the Chairman's Cup were Ateneo/Hapee toothpaste, coach by former MBA's Manila Metrostars mentor Ricky Dandan, and guest team Bingo Pilipino, handled by former Crispa great Bernie Fabiosa, former pro cager Dante Gonzalgo replaces Jimmy Mariano as head coach of Ana Freezer while Leo Isaac moved over to coach Montaña Jewels.


2000–01 Philippine Basketball League season, 2000 Chairman's Cup
Shark Energy Drink, which bought the franchise of Chowking, and Welcoat easily made it to the finals. Shark finished with a 16-2 won-loss record in the five-team semifinal round while the Paintmasters ended up with a 13-5 card. The won-loss slates of the rest of the semifinalists were Blu Detergent (10-8), Bingo Pilipino (8-10) and Ana (5-13).


2000–01 Philippine Basketball League season, 2000 Chairman's Cup, Finals
Welcoat completed a four-game sweep over Shark Energy Drink in the best-of-seven finals series as coach Junel Baculi won his 4th PBL title, three of them with the Paintmasters, the hot hands of Renren Ritualo and Yancy De Ocampo's dominating inside plays proved too much to handle against the talented Energy Drink Kings, which missed the services of MVP Roger Yap on injury. Coach Baculi masterfully shuffled the backcourt of Welcoat composed of Ritualo, Celino Cruz, Jojo Manalo and Anton Villoria, which frustrated coach Leo Austria's charges.


2000–01 Philippine Basketball League season, 2000-2001 Challenge Cup
Ateneo defeats Ana, 67-61 on January 6, 2001, to clinch the 6th and last semifinals slot. In the one-round semifinals with a win 4-of-5 incentive, Shark (13-2) and Welcoat (11-4) advances in a championship rematch, Blu Sun Power (8-7) and Montaña (7-8) will play in the series for third place. Hapee Toothpaste and Ateneo-Pioneer finishes with similar six wins and nine losses.


2000–01 Philippine Basketball League season, 2000-2001 Challenge Cup, Finals
Shark Energy Drink won their first championship in a come-from-behind 4-3 series victory over multi-titled Welcoat Paintmasters, winning the deciding seventh game, 67-54, and giving coach Leo Austria his first PBL title in three years of coaching. Shark previously lost to Welcoat in the finals via four-game sweep in their very first conference as a rookie team. After dropping the first two games of the series, all signs pointed to another Welcoat sweep after that, but the Power Boosters halted the Paintmasters' string of 12 straight wins with a 65-50 victory in Game three.


2000–01 Philippine Basketball League season, 2000-2001 Challenge Cup, Finals
Roger Yap, playing in his final PBL season, scored 22 points, including 12 in the third period, Rysal Castro's perimeter game and Michael Robinson's masterful execution of Shark plays in the final quarter wrote an amazing and memorable campaign for the Power Boosters.


2000–01 Philippine Basketball League season, 2001 Alaxan-Chairman's Cup
In the quarterfinal round divided into two groups, the top four teams; Shark Energy Drink, Ana Freezer, Welcoat and GIV soap are in Group A, the remaining five teams comprises Group B, after a one-round quarterfinals in each group, Shark (9-2) and Ana Freezer (8-3) will enjoy a twice-to-beat advantage against Welcoat (7-4) and GIV (6-5), which beat PharmaQuick (7-5) in a playoff, 70-68 on June 2, to enter the final four semifinalists.


2000–01 Philippine Basketball League season, 2001 Alaxan-Chairman's Cup, Semifinals (Twice-to-beat)
In the semifinals twice-to-beat, GIV held Shark Energy Drink to an all-time lowest score of 34 points and force a sudden-death playoff for the finals berth. One week later on June 12, Shark enters the championship series against rival Welcoat Paints with a triple-overtime victory over GIV Soap.


2000–01 Philippine Basketball League season, 2001 Alaxan-Chairman's Cup, Finals
For the third time in the finals series, Welcoat and Shark arrange a title showdown, the Paintmasters return to the top and duplicate their 4-0 sweep over the Power Boosters in last year's Chairman's Cup with another four-game sweep, finals MVP Jojo Manalo, Renren Ritualo, Celino Cruz, Brix Encarnacion and Yancy De Ocampo kept the Power Boosters at bay in the title-clinching Game 4 as Welcoat avenged their 4-3 setback to Shark in the Challenge Cup. The victory also reaffirmed the supremacy of Welcoat with four PBL titles, all of which happened via sweeps.


2000–01 Phoenix Coyotes season
The 2000–01 Phoenix Coyotes season was their fifth season in the National Hockey League, the franchise's 22nd season in the NHL and 29th overall. Before the season began, Wayne Gretzky became a part owner.


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


2000–01 Phoenix Coyotes season, Wayne Gretzky
On June 2, 2000, Wayne Gretzky was introduced by Phoenix Coyotes Owner & Chairman Steve Ellman as the managing partner of the Coyotes in charge of all hockey operations. Gretzky did not officially begin his new role until February 15, 2001 — the date Ellman's ownership group completed the purchase of the Coyotes. Among his first moves, Gretzky brought in proven Stanley Cup winners such as Cliff Fletcher (as senior executive vice president) and Dave Draper (as vice president of scouting and player personnel) to direct the Coyotes' hockey operations department. Six months later, Gretzky added Michael Barnett, the former president of IMG Hockey, as the Coyotes' general manager.


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


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


2000–01 Phoenix Coyotes season, Playoffs
The 2000-01 season was the first time the Coyotes missed the playoffs in their franchise history.


2000–01 Phoenix Suns season
The 2000–01 NBA season was the 33rd season for the Phoenix Suns, members of the Pacific Division in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Suns signed free agents Mario Elie and Tony Delk. The Suns were coached by Scott Skiles, who enjoyed his first full season as head coach as the Suns posted a 7-game winning streak after losing their season opener, then posted another 7-game winning streak between March and April, as they finished the regular season with a 51–31 record. For a franchise-record 13th season in a row, the Suns earned a trip to the playoffs, but would later lose in the first round. America West Arena was the home court venue for the Suns.


2000–01 Phoenix Suns season
The Suns were led by point guard Jason Kidd, who again topped the league in assists per game  while earning another All-NBA First Team selection and NBA All-Defensive First Team (after being selected to the Second Team the year previous). He was also the team's lone representative in the All-Star Game. Second-year star Shawn Marion averaged a double-double, leading the team in scoring at 17.3 points and 10.7 rebounds per game). Kidd and Clifford Robinson were the other starters to provide the majority of the team's scoring, while reserves Delk and Rodney Rogers brought offensive firepower from the bench, averaging 12 points per game. Anfernee Hardaway was the team's highest-paid player, but only played in just four games battling knee injuries.


2000–01 Phoenix Suns season
For the fourth season in a row, the Suns finished third in the Pacific Division. The team earned a first-round match-up with the 3rd-seeded Sacramento Kings. Phoenix would take Game 1 but lose the next three in a row, losing three games to one. Following the season, Kidd was traded to the New Jersey Nets, Robinson was dealt to the Detroit Pistons, and Elie retired.


2000–01 Phoenix Suns season
For the season, the Suns changed their logo and uniforms, adding gray to their color scheme. The logo and uniforms both lasted until 2013.


2000–01 Phoenix Suns season, Player statistics, Season
* – Stats with the Suns. † – Minimum 300 field goals made. ^ – Minimum 125 free throws made.


2000–01 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
The 2000–01 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Ben Howland, the Panthers finished with a record of 19–14. They were invited to the 2001 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the second round to Mississippi State.


2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season
The 2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 34th in the National Hockey League. The team played 82 games under new head coach Ivan Hlinka, who replaced Herb Brooks, who stepped down to remain a scout with the team.


2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Offseason
Herb Brooks resigned as head coach at the end of the previous season, but remained with the team as a scout. Ivan Hlinka succeeded Brooks as head coach. Former Penguin Joe Mullen became an assistant coach along with his former teammate Randy Hillier.


2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season
The Penguins opened the regular season by splitting a two-game series against the Nashville Predators in Japan.


2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season
On December 9, 2000, it was announced by owner Mario Lemieux that he intended to come back as a player. Lemieux returned to the ice on December 27, 2000. Prior to the game, his number 66 banner was lowered from the rafters of the Mellon Arena with son Austin watching. Lemieux scored a goal and set up two others (including one on his first shift) in the Penguins' 5–0 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to Lemieux's return, the Penguins were 15–14–6–1.


2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season
After his comeback, the Penguins went 27–14–3–2 for a regular season record of 42–28–9–3 and a third-place finish in the Atlantic Division for a playoff spot. The Penguins were shut out only once all year, on October 28 against the New Jersey Devils. Only New Jersey scored more goals than Pittsburgh during the regular season. Jaromir Jagr had a stellar year, leading the team in goals (52), assists (69) and points (121). Alexei Kovalev had a career year, finishing with 44 goals and 51 assists for 95 points. Martin Straka finished second on the team in assists (68) and had 27 goals for 95 points, while Robert Lang had 32 goals and 48 assists for 80 points. In just 43 games, Lemieux had 35 goals and 41 assists for 76 points.


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


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


2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
The Penguins opened the playoffs against the Washington Capitals. It was their sixth meeting in the playoffs. The Penguins were shut out in Game 1, 1–0. Lemieux scored a goal and had an assist in Game 2, which was won by the Penguins, 2–1. Newcomer Johan Hedberg shut out the Capitals in Game 3. The Capitals won Game 4 in overtime, 4-3. However, game-winning goals by Lemieux and Martin Straka in Game 5 and 6 won the series for the Penguins, 4–2.


2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Semifinals
The Penguins played the Buffalo Sabres in the conference semi-finals. The Penguins won Game 1 by the score of 3–0 and Game 2 by the score of 3–1. The Sabres won the next three games, pushing the Penguins to elimination. However, overtime-winning goals by Straka and Darius Kasparaitis in Game 6 and 7 won the series for the Penguins. Game 7 was Dominik Hasek's last game as a Sabre; he would sign with the Detroit Red Wings in the off-season.


2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals
The Penguins and the New Jersey Devils split the first two games of the series before the Devils took games three, four, and five to eliminate the Penguins.


2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.


2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Awards and records, Milestones
Making their NHL Regular Season debuts in 2000–01 were Roman Simicek, Toby Petersen, Billy Tibbetts, Greg Crozier, Milan Kraft and Johan Hedberg.


2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Awards and records, Awards
Broadcaster Mike Lange was also awarded the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 2001, thus securing his induction into the broadcaster's wing of the Hockey Hall of Fame.


2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Awards and records, Awards
Jaromir Jagr, Alexei Kovalev and Mario Lemieux were all selected to participate in the 2001 NHL All-Star Game. Lemieux captained the North American All-Stars and scored two points. Kovalev was a reserve for the World All-Stars and also scored two points. Jagr was voted as a starter for the World All-Stars, but could not play due to an injury.


2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Transactions
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 2000–01 season:


2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Draft picks
The Penguins selected the following players at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary:


2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Farm teams
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL finished second in the Mid-Atlantic Division with a record of 36-33-9-2 record. They defeated the Syracuse Crunch, Philadelphia Phantoms and Hershey Bears to win the Robert W. Clarke Trophy as Western Conference playoff champions. They lost to the Saint John Flames in six games in the Calder Cup Finals. John Slaney won the Eddie Shore Award as defenseman of the year.


2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Farm teams
The ECHL's Wheeling Nailers finished last overall with a record of 24-40-8.


2000–01 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season
The 2000–01 season was the 88th competitive season in the history of Plymouth Argyle Football Club.


2000–01 Plymouth Argyle 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 Plymouth Argyle 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 Polish Volleyball League
2000–01 Polish Volleyball League was the 65th season of Polish Championship (1st season as professional league) organized by Professional Volleyball League SA (Polish: Profesjonalna Liga Piłki Siatkowej S.A.) under the supervision of Polish Volleyball Federation (Polish: Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej).


2000–01 Polish Volleyball League
Stolarka Wołomin was promoted to Polish Volleyball League in this season.


2000–01 Polish Volleyball League
In season 2000/2001 Mostostal-Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle played in CEV Champions League, GTPS Gorzów Wielkopolski in CEV Top Teams Cup and Galaxia AZS Częstochowa played in the CEV Challenge Cup.


2000–01 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 2000–01 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 66th season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. Eight teams participated in the league, and Unia Oswiecim won the championship.


2000–01 Port Vale F.C. season
The 2000–01 season was Port Vale's 89th season of football in the English Football League, and first season back (thirty-eighth overall) in the Second Division. A season of two halves, Vale were struggling at the bottom of the table when Isthmian League minnows Canvey Island knocked the Vale out of the FA Cup with a 2–1 victory at Vale Park in 'one of the great shocks in FA Cup history'. They also exited the League Cup at the First Round.


2000–01 Port Vale F.C. season
Things turned round in the second half of the season, as a twelve-game unbeaten run in the league was complemented with a League Trophy Final win over Brentford – the second time the club lifted the trophy. In the background of this was a financial crisis at the club, which motivated fan protests against Chairman Bill Bell.


2000–01 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
The pre-season saw Brian Horton sign Irish goalkeeper Dean Delany (Everton); midfielder Marc Bridge-Wilkinson (Derby County); and Michael Twiss (Manchester United) – all on free transfers. He also brought in David Freeman on a loan deal from Nottingham Forest, as well as David Beresford from Huddersfield Town. Horton also signed South African striker Sinclair Le Geyt on a one-month contract, though he would not make a first team appearance. On the eve of the season, top scorer Tony Rougier was sold to Reading for £325,000.


2000–01 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
The season opened with a disappointing 4–1 defeat at Boundary Park to Oldham Athletic, though the Vale then recovered to record two 3–0 victories. Two points from the next seven games follow, turning hopes of promotion into fears of relegation, and putting pressure onto Horton. During this run the Vale renewed hostilities with rivals Stoke City, recording a 1–1 draw at Burslem on 17 September. Their form stabilized with a four-game unbeaten run throughout November, but then no points were gained from any of the four December games.


2000–01 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
Horton attempted to sign Isaiah Rankin on loan from Bradford City, but Bill Bell rejected the move as he felt the wage bill was already too high. In January, young striker Steve Brooker was signed from Watford for a £15,000 fee. Jamaican international striker Onandi Lowe also arrived on a short-team deal, and Wayne Gray joined on loan from Wimbledon. Vale then found their feet in February, and managed to avoid defeat to Stoke at the Britannia Stadium, as they lost just three of their final 21 league games.


2000–01 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
In March, Jeff Minton was transferred to Rotherham United, and Ashley Dodd arrived at Vale Park on loan from Manchester United. The next month Richard Burgess also joined the club after leaving Bromsgrove Rovers. A cup run and numerous fixture postponements meant the club were forced to play eight games in April, of which only two ended in defeat; for this achievement Horton was named Manager of the Month. The 1 May draw with Manor Ground was the final match in the stadium's 125-year history. Two days later, the final home game of the season, Billy Paynter made his debut aged only 16 years and 294 days.


2000–01 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
They finished in eleventh place with 62 points, some distance from both the play-off and the relegation zones. They finished six places and fifteen points away from Stoke, who went on to lose in the play-offs. Tony Naylor was the club's top-scorer with 21 goals in all competitions, with new players Bridge-Wilkinson and Brooker also hitting double figures.


2000–01 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
At the end of the season numerous players left the club: seven-year club legend and top-scorer Tony Naylor (Cheltenham Town); eight-year club veteran Allen Tankard (Mansfield Town); former Player of the Year Tommy Widdrington (Hartlepool United); Alex Smith (Reading); Richard Eyre (Macclesfield Town); Dele Olaoye (Stafford Rangers); and Michael Twiss (Leigh RMI). Dave Brammer was also sold to Crewe Alexandra for £500,000 – a move that highly upset many Vale fans.


2000–01 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
Before the season began director Peter Wright quit the club, though Bell said he had in fact been sacked. Work on the Lorne Street stand ground to a halt, as the club ran out of money to complete the project. Vale were in a financial crisis, and fans protested against Chairman Bill Bell. There were rumours of a merger with Stoke City, as the media reported the possible financial collapse of the club. A rare positive note was a £250,000 five-year sponsorship deal with the Bass Brewery.


2000–01 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
Local barrister Charles Machin was appointed onto the club board in July 2000, and in November stated that "my 10-year ambition is to see the Vale in the top five clubs in Europe. It is my profound belief the power of God will help get the Vale to the top." Machin handed Brian Horton a 60 section questionnaire on each player on the team every two weeks, and was branded as "belligerent, uncooperative and bizarre" by the League Managers Association.


2000–01 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
Nevertheless, the director insists that he has the club's backing to sign players from Cameroon and Italy, and publicly berates rival club Stoke City, whilst Bell states that he is in negotiations for a player-exchange deal with Brazilian club Corinthian. In October, Machin tells the press that he would sack Brian Horton if the club had the money to pay for his severance package; meanwhile Marketing Manager Rob Edwards resigns after less than two months into the job.


2000–01 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
Machin quit the club in November, and two months later set up 'Valiant2001', a fan based consortium looking to buy the club off Bill Bell. Former vice-chairman Mike Thompstone also attempted a takeover of the club, which was resisted by Bell. The Valiant2001 project took off with Machin at the helm, who said he should be the new chairman as "I can't think of anyone I trust more than myself". The project raised £73,000 by June, and Thompstone also pledged his support.


2000–01 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
Ex-director Stephen Plant also sued the Bell and the club in November, and made a £100,000 settlement in May. Another director, shopkeeper Neil Hughes, resigned in February; he returned to the club the next month, only to resign for a second time in six weeks. Dave Jolley (who had previously resigned at Stockport County after proposing a move to Maine Road) was appointed Chief Executive in February. The club's shirt sponsors were Tunstall Assurance.


2000–01 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, Vale suffered humiliation. Leading 2–0 at half-time, they reached full-time with a 4–4 draw at non-league Canvey Island after two last-minute Canvey goals. Back at Vale Park, the game was goalless after normal time, and Canvey scored two extra-time goals to win the match 2–1 after a last second strike from Naylor. Vale responded to the humiliation by putting five players on the transfer list: Liam Burns, Ville Viljanen, Sagi Burton, Jeff Minton and Michael Twiss.


2000–01 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Cup, for the third consecutive season Vale lost in the First Round to a Third Division side, this time Chesterfield. After a 2–1 defeat at Saltergate, Chesterfield held on to a 2–2 draw in Burslem.


2000–01 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Trophy, the Vale eased past Notts County with a 3–0 win. They then faced Chester City of the Conference, who they defeated 2–0. The area quarter-final also proved to be no challenge for Vale, as they triumphed 4–0 over Darlington. The semi-final stage held a real challenge however, with the match against rivals Stoke City held at the Britannia Stadium despite the draw giving Vale a home tie. Cummins put Vale ahead before Nicky Mohan equalized to take the match into extra-time. A 105th minute Bridge-Wilkinson penalty put Vale into the regional final.


2000–01 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
It was a two-legged affair with Lincoln City, and Vale were the victors with a 2–0 win at Sincil Bank, thanks to goals from Bridge-Wilkinson and Naylor. Brentford awaited in the final at the Millennium Stadium.


2000–01 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
Vale lifted the trophy for the second time with a 2–1 victory, Bridge-Wilkinson and Steve Brooker scoring the goals on a rainy day in front of 25,654 spectators at the Millennium Stadium; Brooker scored the game's opening goal from the penalty spot after Naylor was fouled by Darren Powell on 77 minutes, and it was also Naylor who provided the assist for Brooker's winner six minutes later.


2000–01 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 2000–01 NBA season was the 31st season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association. In the offseason, the Blazers acquired Dale Davis from the Indiana Pacers, and All-Star forward Shawn Kemp from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a three-team trade. The Blazers struggled losing three of their first four games, but soon recovered and later on posted a 10-game winning streak between January and February. At midseason, the team re-signed free agent and former Blazers guard Rod Strickland, who was previously released by the Washington Wizards.


2000–01 Portland Trail Blazers season
Falling nine games below the previous season's mark, the Blazers nevertheless made the playoffs for the 19th consecutive year, finishing as the #7 seed in the Western Conference with a 50–32 record. Rasheed Wallace averaged 19.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, and was selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game. Bonzi Wells showed improvement averaging 12.7 points per game, but went down with a knee injury during the final month of the regular season.


2000–01 Portland Trail Blazers season
The Blazers faced the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference First Round, the same team they had pushed to the brink the year before in the Western Conference Finals. However, without Wells, they were unable to do nearly as well this time, as the Lakers swept them in three straight games on the way to their second straight NBA championship, where they defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in five games.


2000–01 Portland Trail Blazers season
Following the season, head coach Mike Dunleavy was fired after four seasons, and was replaced by former 76ers player Maurice Cheeks. Meanwhile, Steve Smith was traded to the San Antonio Spurs, Strickland signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat, Greg Anthony signed with the Chicago Bulls, Stacey Augmon signed with the Charlotte Hornets, and Arvydas Sabonis and Detlef Schrempf both retired. However, Sabonis would return for the 2002–03 season.


2000–01 Portland Trail Blazers season, Player statistics
NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.


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


2000–01 Portsmouth F.C. season, Season summary
In October, Tony Pulis was put on gardening leave (and sacked not long afterwards) due to a poor relationship with Mandaric. Veteran player Steve Claridge stepped up to the manager's seat, and some initial success saw talk of promotion to the Premier League, only for a horrific run of defeats to set in after the new year, resulting in Claridge being dismissed as manager (but retained as a player) and being replaced in March 2001 by Chelsea assistant manager Graham Rix. Rix did not prove an entirely popular appointment, as he had been jailed for a sexual offence two years previously, and the club only survived on the last day of the season when they won their final game and relegated Huddersfield Town at their expense.


2000–01 Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
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2000–01 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Statistics of Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2000–01 season. It was contested by Bosniak and Croatian clubs. Serbian clubs played in the 2000–01 First League of the Republika Srpska.


2000–01 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Overview
It was contested by 22 teams, and FK Željezničar Sarajevo won the championship. The season was the first season all team from Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, either Bosniaks and Croats played in the same league, unlike 2 stages league in previous seasons. Đerzelez conceded a record 198 goals in the league even to this day. At the end, six clubs were relegated and Željezničar striker Dželaludin Muharemović became top goalscorer with 31.


2000–01 Premiership Rugby
The 2000–01 English Premiership (called the Zurich Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions. Leicester Tigers finished top of the league for the third year in a row giving them their fifth English champions title.


2000–01 Premiership Rugby
This season saw the introduction of the bonus points scoring system.


2000–01 Premiership Rugby
Additionally, an 8 team end of season knock-out competition, the Zurich Championship was introduced, although this was not used to determine the English Champions, that being the preserve of the Zurich Premiership winners. Leicester also won the Zurich Championship in this season.


2000–01 Premiership Rugby
Rotherham were relegated, to be replaced by Leeds Tykes for the 2001–02 season.


2000–01 Premiership Rugby, Zurich Championship
The top eight teams qualified for the knock-out Zurich Championship, seeded on the basis of their league finish.


2000–01 Premiership Rugby, Leading scorers
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2000–01 Preston North End F.C. season
During the 2000–01 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, the second tier of English football.


2000–01 Preston North End F.C. season, Season summary
After being promoted to the First Division, Preston North End occupied the play-offs spots for most of the season and eventually finished fourth to qualify for the play-offs for promotion to the Premiership. After beating Birmingham City 4–2 on penalties after a 2–2 draw on aggregate over two legs North End faced Lancashire rivals Bolton Wanderers at the Millennium Stadium. Bolton took a 17th-minute lead through Gareth Farrelly, and, despite Preston fighting for an equaliser, goals from Michael Ricketts and Ricardo Gardner in the 89th and 90th minutes ended Preston's hopes of a second successive promotion and a return to the top flight after an absence of over 50 years.


2000–01 Preston North End F.C. season, First-team squad
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2000–01 Preston North End F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season
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2000–01 Primeira Liga
The 2000–01 Primeira Liga was the 67th edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 19 August 2000 with a match between Braga and Vitória de Guimarães, and ended on 27 May 2001. The league was contested by 18 clubs, with Sporting CP as the defending champions.


2000–01 Primeira Liga
Boavista won their first league title, only the second time that the competition had been won by a team outside the Portuguese "Big Three" (Os Três Grandes) of Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP; the first time being Belenenses in the 1945–46 season. Boavista qualified for the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League group stage, along with Porto, who qualified for the second round. Sporting and Marítimo qualified for the 2001–02 UEFA Cup; in opposite, Campomaiorense, Desportivo das Aves and Estrela da Amadora were relegated to the Segunda Liga. Pena was the top scorer with 22 goals. This season saw also the lowest-ever position of Benfica in Primeira Liga.


2000–01 Primeira Liga, Promotion and relegation, Teams relegated to Segunda Liga
Vitória de Setúbal, Rio Ave and Santa Clara, were consigned to the Segunda Liga following their final classification in 1999–2000 season.


2000–01 Primeira Liga, Promotion and relegation, Teams promoted from Segunda Liga
The other three teams were replaced by Paços de Ferreira, Beira-Mar and Desportivo das Aves from the Segunda Liga.


2000–01 Primera B Nacional
The 2000–01 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 15th season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 30 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.


2000–01 Primera B Nacional, Promotion Playoff
The Promotion Playoff was played by the teams placed 1st and 2nd of each zone. The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to Primera División. The teams that lost in semifinal joined into the Quarterfinals of the Second Promotion Playoff, and the team that lost in the final joined in the semifinal of the Second Promotion Playoff.


2000–01 Primera B Nacional, Second Promotion Playoff
The Second Promotion Playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams placed 3rd to 6th of each zone. Instituto and Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) joined in the Quarterfinals, and Quilmes joined in the Semifinals. The winner was promoted to Primera División.


2000–01 Primera B Nacional, Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional
The best two teams of each zone that were not promoted (Quilmes and Instituto)  played against the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of 2000–01 Primera División.


2000–01 Primera B Nacional, Relegation
7 teams were relegated: 2 teams with the worst co-efficient from Interior Zone, 2 teams with the worst co-efficient from Metropolitana Zone and 3 more teams regardless their affiliation.


2000–01 Primera B Nacional, Relegation
Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA are relegated to the Torneo Argentino A, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from Greater Buenos Aires, with the exception of Newell's, Rosario Central, Central Córdoba and Argentino de Rosario, all from Rosario, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe.


2000–01 Primera Divisió, Overview
It was contested by 8 teams, and FC Santa Coloma won the championship.


2000–01 Primera División A season
Primera División A (Méxican First A Division) is a Mexican football tournament. This season was composed of Invieno 2000 and Verano 2001. Reboceros de La Piedad was the winner of the promotion to First Division after winning Gallos de Aguascalientes in the promotion playoff.


2000–01 Primera División A season, Promotion final
The Promotion Final faced Gallos de Aguascalientes against Reboceros de La Piedad to determine the winner of the First Division Promotion.


2000–01 Primera División A season, First division promotion playoff
The Mexican Football Federation decided to increase the number of teams in the Primera División to 19 participants, so it was decided to play a promotion series between Atlante, the last place in the Primera División relegation table, and Veracruz, which was the team with most points in the Primera A season. Finally, Atlante was the winner and remained in Primera División.


2000–01 Primera División A season, Relegation playoff
A relegation series faced Halcones de Querétaro, last team in the Primera A relegation table, against Potros Zitácuaro, champion of the Second Division.


2000–01 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The 2000–01 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was John Thompson III and the team captain was Nate Walton. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey, and was the champion of the Ivy League, which earned them an invitation to the 64-team 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they were seeded fifteenth in the South Region. Prior to the season on September 7, Thompson replaced Northwestern-bound Bill Carmody, who had achieved the Ivy League's highest career winning percentage, as head coach. The team made the sixth of what would become seven consecutive postseason appearances.


2000–01 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
Using the Princeton offense under first year coach Thompson, the team posted a 16–11 overall record and an 11–3 conference record. The season marked the thirteenth consecutive time and 31st of 33 that either Penn or Princeton had won or shared the Ivy League regular season title. In its March 16, 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament South Regional first round game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at the Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana the team lost by a 70–48 margin.


2000–01 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selection Walton and Ivy League Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year Konrad Wysocki. C.J. Chapman made 50.0% of his three-point field goals in his conference games to earn the Ivy League statistical championship.


2000–01 QMJHL season
The 2000–01 QMJHL season was the 32nd season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Sixteen teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Shawinigan Cataractes finished first overall in the regular season, winning their second Jean Rougeau Trophy.


2000–01 QMJHL season
Simon Gamache of the Val-d'Or Foreurs is the top scorer in the league, wins the regular season and playoff MVP awards, and three other individual awards at the season's end. Gamache helped Val-d'Or win their second President's Cup, defeating the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in the finals.


2000–01 QMJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against


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


2000–01 QMJHL season, Playoffs
Simon Gamache was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 57 points (22 goals, 35 assists), setting the QMJHL playoff points record.


2000–01 QSPHL season
The 2000–01 QSPHL season was the fifth season of the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League, a minor professional league in the Canadian province of Quebec. 14 teams participated in the regular season, and the Mission de Joliette won the league title.


2000–01 Qatar Stars League, Overview
It was contested by 9 teams, and Al-Wakrah Sports Club won the championship.


2000–01 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
During the 2000–01 English football season, Queens Park Rangers F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


2000–01 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
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2000–01 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
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2000–01 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Players, Reserve squad
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2000–01 R.S.C. Anderlecht season
During the 2000–01 Belgian football season, R.S.C. Anderlecht competed in the Belgian First Division.


2000–01 R.S.C. Anderlecht season, First-team squad
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2000–01 R.S.C. Anderlecht season, Reserve squad
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2000–01 RC Strasbourg season, Season summary
Despite winning the Coupe de France, Strasbourg were relegated in bottom place.


2000–01 RC Strasbourg season, First-team squad
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2000–01 RC Strasbourg season, First-team squad, Left club during season
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2000–01 RCD Mallorca season
The 2020–21 season was the 84th season in the existence of RCD Mallorca and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Mallorca participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Intertoto Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001.


2000–01 RCD Mallorca season, Players, First-team squad
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2000–01 RK Zamet season
The 2000-01 season was the 44th season in RK Zamet’s history. It is their 9th successive season in the 1. A HRL, and 24th successive top tier season.


2000–01 Rangers F.C. season
The 2000–01 season was the 121st season of competitive football by Rangers.


2000–01 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 56 competitive matches during the 2000–01 season.


2000–01 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers went into the season looking to clinch a third consecutive Scottish Premier League title, as well as trying to successfully defend the Scottish Cup, win the League Cup and make an impact in the UEFA Champions League. Despite further heavy investment in the team, which included paying a record 12 million pound fee for striker Tore Andre Flo in November, Rangers were unable to win the title and finished the season without winning any trophies.


2000–01 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Despite a good start to the season, a 6–2 loss against Celtic in the first Old Firm derby saw the beginning of inconsistent league form for Rangers throughout the rest of the season, including a 3–0 loss at home to Kilmarnock. The loss to Kilmarnock brought a conflict between club captain Lorenzo Amoruso and manager Dick Advocaat to a head, resulting in Amoruso being stripped of the captaincy and 22-year-old Barry Ferguson being given the arm band. A 5–1 victory over Celtic in November gave hope for revival but Rangers were unable to put up any serious challenge and finished the season 15 points off top spot.


2000–01 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
In the domestic cup competitions Rangers lost 3–1 to Celtic in the semi finals of the League Cup and also surrendered their Scottish Cup crown with a 1–0 loss away to Dundee Utd.


2000–01 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
In Europe, Rangers qualified for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League for the second consecutive time after two qualifying rounds and were drawn alongside Sturm Graz, Galatasaray and AS Monaco. Rangers made a good start to the group with six points from two matches, including a 5–0 win at home to Sturm Graz and 1–0 win away to Monaco. However, they only picked up two points from the remaining four games and failed to qualify for the next phase of the competition, finishing third and therefore dropping into the UEFA Cup.


2000–01 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
The last match at home to Monaco saw Rangers leading 2-1 which would have seen them go through but a late Monaco goal denied Rangers a place in the next round. In the UEFA Cup Rangers drew Kaiserslautern and despite winning the first leg 1–0 at home, they exited European competition before Christmas after a 3–0 loss in Germany.


2000–01 Rangers F.C. season, Players, Appearances
List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition


2000–01 Ranji Trophy
The 2000–01 Ranji Trophy was the 67th season of the Ranji Trophy. Baroda won their first title in 44 years beating Railways by 21 runs in the final. Baroda conceded a first innings lead of 151 runs, but Railways were bowled out in the second innings by Zaheer Khan who took five wickets for 43 runs.


2000–01 Ranji Trophy, Knockout stage
The draw for the quarter-finals were made after the final zonal-stage match, with the following fixtures announced. The fixtures in the knockout stage of the tournament are played across five days, instead of four days in the zonal stage.


2000–01 Rayo Vallecano season, Squad
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2000–01 Reading F.C. season
The 2000–01 season was Reading's third season in Division Two, following their relegation from the Division One in 1998. It was Alan Pardew's second season as manager of the club. Reading finished the season in third place, qualifying for the Playoffs, where they were defeated in the final by Walsall 3–2. In the FA Cup, Reading where knocked out by York City after a replay in the Second Round, whilst in the League Cup, Leyton Orient defeated Reading over two legs in the First Round. Reading also reached the Second Round of the League Trophy, before defeat to Swansea City.


2000–01 Reading F.C. season, Squad, Out on loan
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2000–01 Reading F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
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2000–01 Reading F.C. season, Squad statistics, Clean sheets
Jamie Ashdown replaced the injured Phil Whitehead during the 5-0 victory over Oldham Athletic on 12 September 2000


2000–01 Real Madrid CF season
The 2000–01 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 70th season in La Liga. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club played in the 2000–01 season.


2000–01 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
This was the season where the club won its 28th La Liga title, having begun a new policy under a new president, Florentino Pérez, of signing the world's greatest player for the club. Luís Figo was the arrival of the year, along with Claude Makélélé, and they helped a team of stars win the league under Vicente del Bosque, and narrowly get knocked out of defending their Champions League title. The arrival of Luís Figo in July 2000 was controversial due to Luís Figo's move from Barcelona to Real Madrid, thus generating furious reactions from Barcelona fans and also Boixos Nois hooligans.


2000–01 Real Madrid CF season, Players
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2000–01 Real Madrid CF season, Players, Left club during season
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2000–01 Red Star Belgrade season
During the 2000–01 season, Red Star Belgrade participated in the 2000–01 First League of FR Yugoslavia, 2000–01 FR Yugoslavia Cup, 2000–01 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds and 2000–01 UEFA Cup.


2000–01 Red Star Belgrade season, Results, UEFA Cup, Second round
Celta were awarded a 3–0 victory for the second leg as Red Star fielded ineligible players, therefore winning 3–1 on aggregate


2000–01 Red Stripe Bowl
The 2000–01 Red Stripe Bowl was the 27th season of what is now the Regional Super50, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). It ran from 11 to 22 October 2000.


2000–01 Red Stripe Bowl
Ten teams contested the competition – the six regular teams of West Indian domestic cricket (Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands), plus four invited international teams from the ICC Americas region (Bermuda, Canada, the Cayman Islands, and the United States). The Cayman Islands team were making their debut in List A cricket. The semi-finals and final of the competition were all held in Jamaica, at Kingston's Sabina Park. The Windward Islands defeated the Leewards in the final to win only their second domestic one-day title. Two players from the Windwards, Junior Murray and Nixon McLean, led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively, with Murray being named the player of the tournament.


2000–01 Red Stripe Bowl, Statistics, Most runs
The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.


2000–01 Red Stripe Bowl, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


2000–01 Reggina Calcio season
Reggina Calcio were relegated following losing three key players in the summer of 2000. Despite goalkeeper Massimo Taibi being in full form following his Manchester United debacle, Reggina had serious goal scoring problems without departed striker Mohamed Kallon. With Davide Dionigi arriving from Sampdoria mid-season, Reggina solved that problem, and Dionigi's six goals led to a spareggio for the Serie A stay, a double-header Reggina lost. Coach Franco Colomba was not blamed for the relegation, and was given the all-clear to stay for a further season, with Reggina one of the favourites to bounce back to the top domestic division.


2000–01 Regionalliga
The 2000–01 season of the Regionalliga was the seventh season of the league at tier three (III) of the German football league system.


2000–01 Regionalliga
The Regionalliga was split into two divisions, the Regionalliga Nord and the Regionalliga Süd. The champions of each, 1. FC Union Berlin and Karlsruher SC, were promoted to the 2001–02 2. Bundesliga, along with northern runners-up SV Babelsberg 03 and southern third placed team 1. FC Schweinfurt 05. The southern runners-up, VfB Stuttgart II, was ineligible for promotion.


2000–01 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 2000–01 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 80th season in the Football League, and the 27th consecutive season in the fourth tier (League Division Three).


2000–01 Romanian Hockey League season
The 2000–01 Romanian Hockey League season was the 71st season of the Romanian Hockey League. Seven teams participated in the league, and Steaua Bucuresti won the championship.


2000–01 Rotherham United F.C. season
The 2000–01 season saw Rotherham United compete in the Football League Second Division where they finished in 2nd position with 91 points and gained promotion to the Football League First Division.


2000–01 Rugby Union County Championship
The 2000–01 Tetley's Bitter Rugby Union County Championship was the 101st edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.


2000–01 Rugby Union County Championship
Yorkshire won their 14th title by defeating Cornwall in the final.


2000–01 Rugby Union County Championship
The competition had been devastated by the cancelling of fixtures due to flooding in 2000 and a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in 2001, so therefore the two previous years' winners Yorkshire and Cornwall met in a challenge match to decide the Championship.


2000–01 Russian Cup
The 2000–01 Russian Cup was the ninth season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union.


2000–01 Russian Cup
The tournament was won by Lokomotiv Moscow who beat Anzhi Makhachkala on penalties in the final after the match finished 1–1 after extra time.


2000–01 Russian Cup, First round
The first round was played on March 29, 2000 and featured Russian Football National League teams only.


2000–01 Russian Cup, Second round
The first round was played between April 18 and May 2, 2000 and featured Russian Football National League teams only.


2000–01 Russian Cup, Third round
The first round was played between May 24 and May 9, 2000 and featured Russian Football National League teams only.


2000–01 Russian Cup, Fourth round
The first round was played between June 9 and June 26, 2000 and featured Russian Football National League teams only.


2000–01 Russian Superleague season
The 2000–01 Russian Superleague season was the fifth season of the Russian Superleague, the top level of ice hockey in Russia. 18 teams participated in the league, and Metallurg Magnitogorsk won the championship.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season
The 2000–01 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 97th season in existence, and the club's 67th consecutive season in the Primeira Liga. It ran from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Liga and the Taça de Portugal. The club also participated in the UEFA Cup, by virtue of finishing third in that tournament the previous season.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season
The season is the worst in Benfica's illustrious history since the start of the Primeira Liga during 1934–35. The club switched managers two times. Jupp Heynckes was replaced by José Mourinho in September. Toni, who previously guided the club to a league title, took the reins in December. In the transfer market, young players like Marchena and Fernando Meira were brought in, and mixed with the experience of 31 year-old, Pierre van Hooijdonk, who arrived to replace Nuno Gomes, were meant to improve the team competitiveness.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season
However, the biggest event of the pre-season was the release of João Pinto, the longest-serving player on the club, and the incumbent captain. This decision was poorly received by the fans, who criticized Heynckes and the president for the move. Both would leave the club in the following months. In the league campaign, the team lacked balance year-round and only briefly entered the league race, spending all but three weeks out the top three. Even the successful partnership of Pierre van Hooijdonk and João Tomás, with 36 goals between them, did not prevent the club from finishing in sixth place, 23 points behind winner Boavista. Consequently, Benfica missed out on UEFA competitions for the first time in 41 years (since the 1959–60 season).


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, Pre-season
Preparations for a new Benfica season started in late-May 2000. Manager Jupp Heynckes remained for a second year, with more control this time in building up the squad. His choices caused immediate controversy, the biggest being the release of Benfica veteran João Pinto. Pinto was the incumbent team captain and the longest-serving player, who had been at Benfica since the 1992–93 season. José Manuel Delgado of Record predicted a difficult season for the German manager: "...he will have less tolerance from the fans than that offered to Artur Jorge (three match days), or Manuel José (four match days)..."


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, Pre-season
He forwent internationals like Paulo Bento and Amaral, but indulged on Marchena, Meira and Van Hooijdonk. The last was intended to replace Nuno Gomes, who moved to Fiorentina after a successful run at Euro 2000. All of this spending happened in spite of club-wide financial difficulties, from missed salaries for Michael Thomas, to the basketball section of the club going months without pay.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, Pre-season
The pre-season started on 7 July, with a schedule of 8 games. It included a match celebrating the 50th anniversary of Olympique Lyon, and the Carlsberg Belfast Challenge against Linfield and Liverpool. Benfica ended the pre-season on 11 August, with a draw against Aston Villa.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, August–October
Benfica started their 2000–01 Primeira Liga campaign on the road in a Clássico match against FC Porto, on 19 August 2000. João Marcelino stated that Porto "...had some luck in the way they obtained their first goal (shot from Alenichev deflected off Calado and betrayed Enke)...", allowing them to manage the lead until the end. Benfica's first home game was against Beira-Mar on 27 August. At ten minutes into the second half of that game, Maniche's goal put Benfica up 3–0, setting them up for victory.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, August–October
September began for Benfica with a visit to Leiria. It was a hard-fought match, in which referee José Leirós gave out twelve bookings. They narrowly escaped defeat when Chano scored in stoppage time. Benfica started their European season on 14 September in Sweden, with a 1–2 loss to host Halmstad. Benfica won their second home game of the season, on 18 September, against Estrela da Amadora, thanks to two goals scored by Van Hooijdonk in consecutive minutes near the end of regulation time.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, August–October
In the post-match interview, following weeks of fan pressure, club manager Heynckes lost his calm and proclaimed: "I can't take this club anymore. If they want me gone, I'll leave tomorrow." He was immediately let go, and replaced with 37-year-old José Mourinho. Former player Mozer joined him as assistant. It was Mourinho's first time as manager, having previously worked only as an interpreter for Bobby Robson and Louis van Gaal. His first game as manager was on the road against Boavista, in which his team lost 0–1 to a goal from ex-Benfica player Duda. The second leg of the UEFA Cup was a home game played on 28 September at the Estádio da Luz. It ended in a 2–2 draw and they were eliminated from the tournament – a result reminiscent of their 1997–98 season.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, August–October
Benfica started October with a home game against Braga. The visitors took the lead in the first half, but João Tomás and Van Hooijdonk responded with a goal each, reversing the score in the second half. However, Braga went on to equalize with a last-minute goal, costing Benfica two points. On 15 October, Benfica won its third league game of the season by defeating Belenenses one–nil behind Marchena's goal. The team played Paços de Ferreira on the 21st, dropping two points in a 0–0 draw. Benfica played their last game of the month against Campomaiorense on the 29th, winning with a double from João Tomás, scored within a space of ten minutes from each other. They finished the month in seventh place on the league table, nine points behind leader Porto.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, November–February
Benfica faced Marítimo in an away game at the beginning of November. They lost 0–3, to a hat-trick from Lagorio. Without a single road game victory, the team dropped to tenth in the league's standings. They hosted Farense in the second week of November and won 2–1. Van Hooijdonk and João Tomás scored a goal each, within a 4-minute interval just before the final whistle, to give their team the three points. On 18 November, Benfica played Vitória de Guimarães on the road. They took the lead near the end of the first half, with a goal from Chano.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, November–February
The second half saw three additional goals, all by João Tomás. It was their first win as visitors, and they climbed to sixth place in the standings. Benfica played their last game of the month, on the 26th, at the Taça de Portugal against Campomaiorense. This fourth round match was won thanks to a late goal by Sabry.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, November–February
Benfica started December with a Derby de Lisboa game against Sporting. They won 3–0, with a first half goal by Van Hooijdonk and two goals in a five-minute span from João Tomás. Following the win, Mourinho requested a contract extension as a demonstration of faith in the work he had put in along with his assistant: "Me [Mourinho] and Mozer thought that the only way to end speculation and the constant threat of being sacked in the event of a bad result...was renewing our contracts for another season." Their proposal was not met.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, November–February
They parted ways with the club through an announcement in a press conference: "He [President Vilarinho] thought it was better not to accept our request. We understood that decision showed a lack of trust in our work, and that we should offer our resignation..." Benfica immediately appointed Toni – a long-time favourite of the President – as the new manager. On 10 December, Benfica played Alverca away from home. They opened the score sheet with a goal from João Tomás close to half-time, but Mantorras equalized.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, November–February
Later, Milinkovic put the Ribatejo side in the lead, resulting in the fourth loss in seven matches in away games for Benfica. In the last match of the year 2000, Benfica met a struggling Gil Vicente, who were at the bottom of the Primeira Liga standings. Unable to unlock the 0–0 draw, the club suffered their eighth winless league game of the season.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, November–February
Early in January, Benfica played away from home, at Louletano, in a fifth round match of the Taça de Portugal. They won 3–1 and progressed to the next knock-out stage, where they would face Porto. Benfica resumed their league campaign on the 7th, visiting Salgueiros. They won their second away game, after Van Hooijdonk scored with nine minutes remaining on the clock. They went on to win their third match in a row on 13 January, with a 5–1 home-game win against Desportivo Aves.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, November–February
Benfica took an early lead with a Van Hooijdonk goal in the 15th minute, and added two more in the first half, one by Carlitos and another from an own goal. The Dutch striker added two more goals to his tally in the second half. On 17 January, Benfica received Porto for the first of three consecutive games against them. The first game was part of the Taça de Portugal and ended in a 1–1 draw. Maniche scored the lone Benfica goal before Maric equalized for Porto. A rematch was held to settle the tie.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, November–February
Four days later, on Sunday, Benfica hosted Porto for a Portuguese league match. They defeated the visitors 2–1, after a goal from Van Hooijdonk in the 81st minute. This win allowed the club to climb to fourth in the league's standings – their best position all year. The last of three games saw Benfica succumb to a four-nil loss in the rematch for the Portuguese Cup. Manuel Queiroz wrote: "...


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, November–February
A thrashing that did not transpire what really happened in the field, because Fernando Santos' team – in the best performance of the season – completely demolished a Benfica that never entered the game..." Benfica's last game of the month was played on the road on the 29th, against the Aveiro side, Beira-Mar. The match ended with a 3–1 win for Benfica, after another double for Van Hooijdonk. João Tomás also got on the score sheet.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, November–February
On 4 February, the team beat União de Leiria at home by 3 goals to 2. Benfica took the lead with a goal from João Tomás. Roger and Van Hooijdonk increased their lead by two goals, until Nuno Valente settled the final score. With this win, Benfica climbed to second place the league, now only five points behind leader Boavista. On the 16th, Benfica played Estrela da Amadora away from home. The game ended with a 2–1 victory for Benfica. Along with Boavista's loss in Braga, this further reduced Benfica's separation from the league leader.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, November–February
Benfica played their last match of February on the 25th against Boavista. Benfica had an opportunity to take the top place in the league table with a victory in that game, but they were unsuccessful at breaking the 0–0 draw. Van Hooijdonk had the best chance in the 78th minute, but his attempt struck the goalpost.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, March–May
Benfica began March with an away game in Braga. They lost 3–1 in their first league loss since December. They dropped to fourth place in the standings. On the following Saturday, Benfica visited Belenenses and lost for a second time in a row. A week later, Benfica received Paços de Ferreira at home. The match ended with a 3–2 win for the visitors and Benfica dropped to fifth place. They were now eleven points behind leader Boavista. In the last game of March, Benfica faced Campomaiorense on the road. With a 1–1 draw, the team avoided losing all of their matches in March. However, their need to get points was aggravated, especially if they wanted to qualify for the European competitions.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, March–May
In April, Benfica opened at home against Marítimo, with a squad composed mainly of reserve players. A 3–0 win helped get closer to both Braga and Sporting in the standings. On 13 April, Benfica visited Faro. The match ended in a 2–2 draw despite a Benfica having a first-half lead. Nine days later, Benfica played Vitória de Guimarães at home. A sole goal from Sabry in the 31st minute was enough to secure the team's second win in April. Closing out the month, Benfica travelled to Alvalade for the second Derby de Lisboa of the season. The game ended in a 3–0 loss for Benfica. This was the Lions' best result against Benfica since the 1986–87 season.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, March–May
On 4 May, Benfica played Alverca at home, where they lost 0–2, and in the writing of João Querido Manhã for Record, the fans "burst into protests at the end, after they lost patience with the errors, passivity and lack of talent of the whole team.". On 13 May, Benfica went to Adelino Ribeiro Novo to face Gil Vicente. The game ended in a 3–0 defeat – their tenth loss within the league, matching their previous record in the 1996–97 season. As a result, the club was overtaken by Belenenses in the league table.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, March–May
A week later, Benfica played host to Salgueiros in Da Luz. A final score of 1–1 saved Benfica from a record fourth straight loss, and gave the Porto-based side their first point all season against a top 7 team. Benfica played the last game of the season against Desportivo de Aves on the road. At one point in the game, the team was losing three-nil, but managed to equalize and finish with a four-all draw. Toni stated that "Everyone did not do their best to avoid that a historic club slipped into a position that is not accustomed."


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary, March–May
Benfica finished in a record-breaking sixth place after the 34-game season with a tally of 15 wins, 9 draws and 10 losses that, together, summed up to 54 points. They were ninth-lowest league-wide in goals conceded – 44 in all. On the plus side, they were fifth best in the league at goal-scoring, with a total of 54 goals. Consequently, Benfica missed out on UEFA competitions for the first time in 41 years (since the 1959–60 season). Van Hooijdonk was the second most productive player in the Primeira Liga with 19 goals.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff members Heynckes (manager), Mourinho (manager), Toni (manager) and Mozer (assistant coach).


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000–01 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 2000–01 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.


2000–01 S.S. Lazio season
The 2000–01 season was the 101st season in Società Sportiva Lazio's history and their 13th consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football. Lazio were unable to defend their Serie A title won in 2000 after finishing third, but won the Supercoppa Italiana.


2000–01 S.S.C. Napoli season
S.S.C. Napoli returned to Serie A, following a couple of years in Serie B, where the club had rebuilt itself following the disastrous 1997-98 season, when it scored merely 14 points from 34 games.


2000–01 S.S.C. Napoli season
Unfortunately for Napoli, it was relegated once more, when a win against Fiorentina in the final round proved redundant due to all the other teams involved in the battle (to avoid relegation) also winning their matches; including a shocking win for Lecce against title-chasers Lazio. The investment in several new players came back to haunt Napoli when those players did not perform, causing bankruptcy three years later.


2000–01 SC Bastia season
French football club SC Bastia's 2000–01 season. Finished 8th place in league. Top scorer of the season, including 17 goals in 16 league matches have been Frédéric Née. Was eliminated to Coupe de France end of 16, the Coupe de la Ligue was able to be among the final 16 teams.


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


2000–01 SC Freiburg season
The 2000–01 season was the 96th season in the existence of SC Freiburg and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, SC Freiburg participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covered the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001.


2000–01 SC Heerenveen season
During the 2000–01 Dutch football season, SC Heerenveen competed in the Eredivisie.


2000–01 SC Heerenveen season, Season summary
Having finished runners-up the previous season, Heerenveen dropped down the table to finish in 10th place.


2000–01 SC Heerenveen 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 SK Rapid Wien season
The 2000–01 SK Rapid Wien season is the 103rd season in club history.


2000–01 SK Sturm Graz 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 SK Sturm Graz 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 SM-liiga season
The 2000–01 SM-liiga season was the 26th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 13 teams participated in the league, and TPS Turku won the championship.


2000–01 SV Werder Bremen season
During the 2000–01 season, SV Werder Bremen played in the 1. Bundesliga, the highest tier of the German football league system.


2000–01 SV Werder Bremen season, Season summary
Werder Bremen's progress under Thomas Schaaf continued and they climbed to 7th place in the final Bundesliga table.


2000–01 SV Werder Bremen 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 Sacramento Kings season
The 2000–01 NBA season was the Kings' 52nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 16th season in Sacramento. During the offseason, the Kings acquired shooting guard Doug Christie from the Toronto Raptors, and signed free agent Bobby Jackson. After two straight playoff seasons, the Kings enjoyed another successful season by winning 14 of their first 18 games, on their way to a 27–10 start as of January 20. The Kings would make it into the NBA's elite status by challenging the Pacific Division all season, falling just one game short with a solid 55–27 record.


2000–01 Sacramento Kings season
The team also posted three five-game winning streaks, which was their longest winning streak during the season. Chris Webber had his best season averaging 27.1 points, 11.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.7 blocks per game, while being named to the All-NBA First Team. Webber and Vlade Divac were both selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game. Webber finished in fourth place in MVP voting with 5 first-place votes. Peja Stojaković showed improvement stepping into the lineup averaging 20.4 points per game, which was second on the team in scoring, while Christie was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and first round draft pick Hedo Türkoğlu made the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.


2000–01 Sacramento Kings season
In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Kings would win their first playoff series in 20 years by beating the Phoenix Suns in four games after losing Game 1. However, they were swept by the defending and eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Semifinals in four straight games. Following the season, controversial point guard Jason Williams was traded along with Nick Anderson to the Memphis Grizzlies, Jon Barry was traded to the Detroit Pistons, and Darrick Martin signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.


2000–01 Sacramento Kings season, Offseason
In the NBA draft, the Kings drafted Hedo Türkoğlu and Jabari Smith. Türkoğlu's tenure with the Kings lasted three seasons, while Smith's stint lasted 21 games. Smith would return to Sacramento in the 2003–04 season.


2000–01 Sacramento Kings season, Offseason
During the offseason, the Kings did not make many transactions. On August 1, the Kings signed guard Bobby Jackson. Jackson would be a reliable bench player during his tenure in Sacramento, and he would win the Sixth Man of the Year Award for the 2002–03 season.


2000–01 Sacramento Kings season, Offseason
On September 30, the Kings traded combo forward Corliss Williamson to the Toronto Raptors for Doug Christie. Christie would be the starting shooting guard for the Kings for his entire tenure with the team.


2000–01 Sacramento Kings season, Offseason
On October 20, the Kings waived center Jerome James. James had missed all of the previous season due to a knee injury.


2000–01 San Antonio Spurs season
The 2000–01 NBA season was the Spurs' 25th season in the National Basketball Association, their 28th season in San Antonio, and their 34th season as a franchise. During the offseason, the Spurs signed free agents Derek Anderson, and Danny Ferry. The Spurs got off to a 13–9 start, then won ten of their next twelve games. The Spurs continued to be among the NBA's elite teams, winning 23 of their final 29 games to recapture the Midwest Division with a 58–24 record, which was the best record in the league, while posting a league best 33–8 record at home.


2000–01 San Antonio Spurs season
Tim Duncan averaged 22.2 points, 12.2 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and to the NBA-All Defensive First Team. David Robinson averaged 14.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team. Duncan and Robinson were both selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game.


2000–01 San Antonio Spurs season
In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Spurs would easily defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves in four games. In the Western Conference Semifinals, they beat the 5th-seeded Dallas Mavericks in five games to advance to the Western Conference Finals, where they were swept by the 2nd-seeded defending, and eventual back-to-back NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in four straight games.


2000–01 San Antonio Spurs season
Following the season, Anderson was traded along with Steve Kerr to the Portland Trail Blazers, Avery Johnson re-signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets, Samaki Walker signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, and Sean Elliott retired ending his twelve-year career in the NBA, eleven which he spent playing with the Spurs.


2000–01 San Jose Sharks season
The 2000–01 San Jose Sharks season was the team's tenth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The campaign saw the Sharks win 40 games for the first time in franchise history. In so doing, the team set a new franchise record for points (95) and clinched a playoff berth for the fourth consecutive season.


2000–01 San Jose Sharks season
During the off-season, general manager Dean Lombardi sought to add depth to the Sharks' offense. In addition to retaining nearly all of the prior season's players, Lombardi traded for forward Niklas Sundstrom and signed gritty right winger Scott Thornton. These moves paid dividends immediately, as the Sharks' offense continued to function well despite injuries to key forwards Owen Nolan and Vincent Damphousse. The Sharks also benefited from the strong play of Patrick Marleau, who set career highs in goals (25), assists (27), and points (52) in his fourth season with the team. The Sharks' defense also improved behind the quality play of Gary Suter, Brad Stuart and Scott Hannan.


2000–01 San Jose Sharks season
The 2000–01 regular season is also remembered for the emergence of second-year goaltender Evgeni Nabokov. While Nabokov had been impressive in limited action one season earlier, he remained the backup to starter Steve Shields. However, an early-season ankle injury to Shields forced Nabokov into a starting role. With Nabokov as their starter, the Sharks raced out to a 9–2–2 start. By the time Shields returned from his injury, Nabokov was fully entrenched as starting goaltender. Nabokov was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy at the end of the season for his play.


2000–01 San Jose Sharks season
Late in the 2000–01 season, the team traded Shields and struggling star Jeff Friesen to Anaheim for superstar forward Teemu Selanne. In making the trade, the Sharks sought to establish themselves as legitimate Stanley Cup contenders for the first time in franchise history. While Selanne played well in limited action, the Sharks' aspirations proved premature. In the first round of the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs, the team was defeated by the St. Louis Blues in six games.


2000–01 San Jose Sharks 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 San Jose Sharks season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest


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


2000–01 Scottish Challenge Cup
The 2000–01 Scottish Challenge Cup was the tenth season of the competition, which was also known as the Bell's Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons. It was competed for by the 30 member clubs of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Alloa Athletic, who defeated Inverness Caledonian Thistle 5–4 on penalties in the 1999 final.


2000–01 Scottish Challenge Cup
The final was played on 19 November 2000, between Airdrieonians and Livingston at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld. Airdrieonians won 3–2 on penalties after a 2–2 draw after extra time, to win the tournament for the second time after winning it in 1994.


2000–01 Scottish Challenge Cup, First round
Hamilton Academical and Stenhousemuir received random byes into the second round.


2000–01 Scottish Cup
The 2000–01 Scottish Cup was the 116th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Tennent's Scottish Cup. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Hibernian in the final.


2000–01 Scottish First Division
The 2000–01 Scottish First Division was won by Livingston who were promoted to the Scottish Premier League. Greenock Morton and Alloa Athletic were relegated to the Second Division.


2000–01 Scottish First Division, Attendances
The average attendances for Scottish First Division clubs for season 2000/01 are shown below:


2000–01 Scottish League Cup
The 2000–01 Scottish League Cup was the 55th staging of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the CIS Insurance Cup.


2000–01 Scottish League Cup
The competition was won by Celtic, who defeated Kilmarnock 3–0 in the final.


2000–01 Scottish Men's National League season
The 2000–01 season was the 32nd campaign of the Scottish Men's National League, the national basketball league of Scotland. The season featured 10 teams; there were no changes from the previous season. Clark Erikkson Fury won their first league title with a 100% record.


2000–01 Scottish Men's National League season, Teams
The line-up for the 2000–01 season featured the following teams:


2000–01 Scottish Premier League
The 2000–01 Scottish Premier League (known as the 2000–01 Bank of Scotland Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the Scottish Premier League, the top level of football in Scotland. It began on 29 July 2000 and concluded on 20 May 2001.


2000–01 Scottish Premier League
Celtic finished the season as league champions by a 15-point margin over Rangers, also winning both of the domestic cups to complete a domestic treble, in their first season under the management of Martin O'Neill.


2000–01 Scottish Premier League, Changes from 1999–2000 season
2000–01 saw the Scottish Premier League (SPL) expanded from 10 to 12 clubs, which was part of the agreement reached between the clubs in the SPL and the Scottish Football League when the top-tier clubs broke away in 1998.


2000–01 Scottish Premier League, Changes from 1999–2000 season
With the expansion of the league, the league 'split' was introduced to avoid the need for clubs to play 44 fixtures in a season, which would be the case if the quadruple round-robin format of the previous season was followed. Instead, after 33 rounds of matches, by which time all clubs had played each other three times, the league split into a 'top six' and 'bottom six' with clubs only competing against teams within their own section for the final five fixtures.


2000–01 Scottish Premier League, Changes from 1999–2000 season
Points achieved during the first phase of 33 matches were carried forward to the second phase but after the first phase was completed, clubs could not move out of their own section in the league, even if they achieved more or fewer points than a higher or lower ranked team, respectively. The new format received widespread criticism from SPL managers.


2000–01 Scottish Premier League, Changes from 1999–2000 season
Results in European competition over the previous five years saw the league move up from 21st to 15th in the UEFA country coefficient ranking. This meant that the league was granted an additional berth in the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds for the following season.


2000–01 Scottish Premier League, Teams
Twelve clubs competed in the league, all of the participants in the 1999–2000 Scottish Premier League and the top two clubs in the 1999–2000 Scottish First Division. A play-off was due to take place between the bottom club of the Premier League (Aberdeen) and the second- and third-placed club of the First Division (Dunfermline Athletic and Falkirk, respectively), but as Falkirk's stadium did not meet the minimum SPL seating requirements, this play-off did not take place, and Aberdeen and Dunfermline were automatically placed in the Premier League.


2000–01 Scottish Premier League, Teams
St Mirren were promoted to the league as champions of the 1999–2000 First Division, securing the championship on 29 April 2000 with a 3–0 victory over Raith Rovers at Love Street. This was to be their first season at the top level of Scottish football since 1991–92.


2000–01 Scottish Premier League, Overview
The 2000–01 title was won by Celtic - their first SPL title, and their first Scottish title since winning the 1997–98 Premier Division – in Martin O'Neill's first season as manager of the club. Celtic also went on to win the 2000–01 Scottish Cup and the 2000–01 Scottish League Cup, completing a domestic treble. Henrik Larsson won the 2000–01 European Golden Shoe for his goalscoring, scoring 35 league goals and 53 goals in all competitions over the course of the season. The 35 goals Larsson scored in the league this season was a Scottish Premier League record.


2000–01 Scottish Premier League, Overview
Defending champions Rangers finished second, 15 points behind their Old Firm-rivals. Celtic secured their title on 7 April 2001, with a 1–0 victory over St Mirren at Celtic Park. The aforementioned match had the highest attendance of any match in SPL history. As champions, Celtic qualified for the Champions League, as did second-placed Rangers. Third-placed Hibernian and fourth-placed Kilmarnock qualified for the UEFA Cup, while Dundee became the first SPL club - and the first Scottish club since Partick Thistle in 1995 - to qualify for the UEFA Intertoto Cup.


2000–01 Scottish Premier League, Overview
The record for the highest transfer fee ever paid by a Scottish club was broken twice over the course of the season. Firstly, by Chris Sutton's transfer from Chelsea to Celtic on 10 July 2000 for £6 million. Then, on 23 November 2000, the £12 million fee paid by Rangers to Chelsea for Tore André Flo became the highest transfer fee ever paid by a Scottish club, and is a record which still stands as of 2021. The signing of Claudio Caniggia for Dundee in October 2000 was also seen by many as a major coup for the club, and was just one of many signings of international players made under the management of Ivano Bonetti.


2000–01 Scottish Premier League, Overview
St Mirren were relegated in what was their debut season in the SPL and their first appearance in Scotland's top division since 1991–92. Their relegation was mathematically confirmed on the final day of the season with a 3–3 draw against Motherwell, leaving them five points below 11th-placed Dundee United.


2000–01 Scottish Premier League, Results, Matches 1–22
During matches 1–22 each team played every other team twice (home and away).


2000–01 Scottish Premier League, Results, Matches 23–33
During matches 23–33 each team played every other team once (either at home or away). This means that during matches 1-33 each team played every other team 3 times (either 1 home, 2 away or 2 home, 1 away).


2000–01 Scottish Premier League, Results, Matches 34–38
During matches 34–38 each team played every other team in their half of the table once (either at home or away).


2000–01 Scottish Premier League, Attendances
The average attendances for SPL clubs during the 2000/01 season are shown below:


2000–01 Scottish Second Division
The 2000–01 Scottish Second Division was won by Partick Thistle who, along with second placed Arbroath, were promoted to the First Division. Queen's Park and Stirling Albion were relegated to the Third Division.


2000–01 Scottish Second Division, Attendance
The average attendance for Scottish Second Division clubs for season 2000/01 are shown below:


2000–01 Scottish Third Division
The 2000–01 Scottish Third Division was won by Hamilton Academical who, along with second placed Cowdenbeath, gained promotion to the Second Division. Elgin City finished bottom.


2000–01 Seattle SuperSonics season
The 2000–01 NBA season was the 33rd season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. With the hopes of improving the team in the middle, the Sonics acquired All-Star center Patrick Ewing from the New York Knicks during the offseason. However, the Sonics would get off to a slow start losing seven of their first ten games. Head coach Paul Westphal was fired after a 6–9 start, and was replaced with former Sonics guard Nate McMillan.


2000–01 Seattle SuperSonics season
The Sonics played above .500 for the remainder of the season finishing fifth in the Pacific Division with a 44–38 record, but missed the playoffs by finishing tenth place in the Western Conference. Gary Payton averaged 23.1 points, 8.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and the NBA All-Defensive First Team. Rashard Lewis showed improvement stepping into the lineup averaging 14.8 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, and top draft pick Desmond Mason was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.


2000–01 Seattle SuperSonics season
During the All-Star Weekend in Washington, D.C., Payton was selected for the All-Star Game, and Mason won the Slam Dunk Contest. It was Ewing's only season in a Sonics uniform as he signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic the next season. Also following the season, Ruben Patterson signed with the Portland Trail Blazers.


2000–01 Second League of FR Yugoslavia
Second League of FR Yugoslavia 2000–01 (Serbian: Druga liga Jugoslavije) consisted of three groups of 18 teams (Serbia) and 1 group of 12 teams (Montenegro).


2000–01 Segunda División
The 2000–01 Segunda División season saw 22 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. The teams that promoted to La Liga were Sevilla FC, Real Betis and CD Tenerife. The teams that relegated to Segunda División B were SD Compostela, Universidad de Las Palmas CF, Getafe CF and UE Lleida.


2000–01 Segunda División B
The 2000–01 Segunda División B season was the 24th edition of the tournament. It started in August 2000 and ended in May 2001.


2000–01 Segunda División B, Group I
Teams from Asturias, Canary Islands, Castile and León, Castilla–La Mancha, Community of Madrid and Galicia.


2000–01 Segunda División B, Group II
Teams from Aragon, Basque Country, Cantabria, Castile and León, La Rioja and Navarre.


2000–01 Segunda División B, Group III
Teams from Balearic Islands, Castilla–La Mancha, Catalonia, Region of Murcia and Valencian Community.


2000–01 Segunda Divisão B
The 2000–01 Segunda Divisão season was the 67th season of the competition and the 51st season of recognised third-tier football in Portugal.


2000–01 Segunda Divisão B, Overview
The league was contested by 59 teams in 3 divisions with UD Oliveirense, Moreirense FC and Portimonense SC winning the respective divisional competitions and gaining promotion to the Liga de Honra. The overall championship was won by Moreirense FC.


2000–01 Segunda Liga
The 2000–01 Segunda Liga season was the 11th season of the competition and the 67th season of recognised second-tier football in Portugal. As the LPFP took over all nationwide professional leagues the competition was renamed from Segunda Divisão de Honra to Segunda Liga.


2000–01 Segunda Liga, Overview
The league was contested by 18 teams with CD Santa Clara winning the championship and gaining promotion to the Primeira Liga along with Varzim SC and Vitória Setúbal. At the other end of the table Imortal DC, FC Marco and SC Freamunde were relegated to the Segunda Divisão.


2000–01 Serbian Hockey League season
The Serbian Hockey League Season for 2000-2001 was the tenth season of the league. Unlike in the previous season, teams from Belgrade participated. However, the dominance established by HK Vojvodina in their absence was maintained, as the club won its fourth title in a row.


2000–01 Serie A
The 2000–01 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 99th season of top-tier Italian football, the 69th in a round-robin tournament. It was contested by 18 teams, for the 13th consecutive season since 1988–89.


2000–01 Serie A
Roma won its first Scudetto since 1982–83, its third title overall. Juventus finished second, and these two teams automatically qualified for the first group stage of the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League. Lazio, the defending champions, and Parma finished third and fourth respectively, to enter the third qualifying round of the same competition. Internazionale and Milan finished fifth and sixth respectively, and qualified for the 2001–02 UEFA Cup along with Fiorentina, the winners of the Coppa Italia. Brescia gained entry into the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup.


2000–01 Serie A
Vicenza, Napoli and Bari were automatically relegated to Serie B. Reggina and Hellas Verona were forced to contest a relegation tie-breaker after finishing level on points, with Verona winning on away goals to relegate Reggina.


2000–01 Serie A, Rule changes
In the middle of the season, the old quota system was abolished, meaning that each team was no longer limited to having no more than five non-EU players and using no more than three in each match.


2000–01 Serie A, Passport scandal
Concurrent with the abolition of the quota system, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) investigated footballers from South America and Africa who had used fake passports in order to enable their teams to field them as Europeans. Alberto, Warley, Alejandro Da Silva and Jorginho of Udinese, Fábio Júnior and Gustavo Bartelt of Roma, Dida of Milan, Álvaro Recoba of Inter, Thomas Job, Francis Zé and Jean Ondoa of Sampdoria, and Jeda and André Leone of Vicenza were all handed bans in July 2001, ranging from six months to one year. However, most of these bans were subsequently reduced.


2000–01 Serie A, Results, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.


2000–01 Serie A (ice hockey) season
The 2000–01 Serie A season was the 67th season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. Nine teams participated in the league, and Asiago Hockey won the championship by defeating HC Milan in the final.


2000–01 Serie B
The Serie B 2000–01 was the sixty-ninth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.


2000–01 Serie B, Teams
Siena, Crotone, Cittadella and Ancona had been promoted from Serie C, while Torino, Venezia FC, Cagliari and Piacenza had been relegated from Serie A.