2001 FA Charity Shield, Post-match
The win marked Liverpool's third consecutive victory against Manchester United, but despite this, manager Houllier refused to get carried away: "At the moment I am worried because the team which has won the Charity Shield in recent years has not won the title, I don't think you can draw conclusions from this match." Man of the match Sander Westerveld echoed similar sentiments: "It doesn't say too much about the season. Last year Chelsea beat them 2-0 and had high expectations. We played well and it's a good result but it doesn't say anything about the Championship."


2001 FA Charity Shield, Post-match
Questions were asked about the exclusion of striker Robbie Fowler from the match-day squad, with Houllier confirming the striker had been left out after a training ground bust-up with assistant manager Phil Thompson: "It is a regrettable moment for the team and the club but I'm sure at some stage common sense will prevail. I am leaving it to him. I brokered a get-together between Phil and Robbie, which I attended at the beginning. Then I left the two Scousers together. But so far it has been unsuccessful." Houllier added that he had tried to resolve the issue before the start of the match: "I waited until the Sunday lunchtime before the Charity Shield game. I again insisted yesterday. I took them together again. I think at some stage it will be solved. I am a patient man."


2001 FA Charity Shield, Post-match
Manchester United manager Ferguson was critical of the performance of referee D'Urso: "I felt sorry for the referee today, it doesn't matter how much training you have in any job. It's about temperament, and I just think the lad was too nervous for that today." Despite losing their fourth consecutive Charity Shield match, Ferguson did not believe it would affect his team heading into the start of the season: "We certainly hope we can go on to win the title again like we have in previous years.


2001 FA Charity Shield, Post-match
We just need to keep the standards up and show the desire we did in the second half." He was also unsure whether Liverpool would be able to challenge for the Premier League: "It's difficult to assess Liverpool at the moment. They started with confidence, but then you would expect that from a team that won three trophies a few months ago. You would also expect us to be sluggish at the start, because we are bloody good at it."


2001 FA Charity Shield, Post-match
The match was marred by a series of hooligan incidents occurring near the stadium. It was being played the day before a Cardiff City game; a group of Cardiff City fans entered the Prince of Wales public house in the city to find it occupied by Manchester United fans staying in the city overnight. A series of running battles between fans of the two clubs followed, resulting in 22 arrests (including two boys aged just 11 and 13) as well as a man suffering stab wounds and a police officer suffering a broken arm. On the day of the game, an army of around 50 Cardiff and Liverpool hooligans were seen attacking United supporters in the Wood Street area.


2001 FA Cup Final
The 2001 FA Cup Final was a football match between Arsenal and Liverpool on 12 May 2001 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. It was the final match of the 2000–01 FA Cup, the 119th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, the FA Cup, and the first in the competition's history to be staged outside England, due to the ongoing reconstruction of its usual venue, Wembley Stadium. Arsenal appeared in their fourteenth final to Liverpool's twelfth.


2001 FA Cup Final
Given both teams were in the highest tier of English football, the Premier League, they entered the competition in the third round. Each needed to progress through five rounds to reach the final. Arsenal's progress was relatively comfortable; after scoring six past Queens Park Rangers, they knocked out holders Chelsea in the fifth round and later came from behind to beat local rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the semi-final. Liverpool by contrast made hard work of overcoming lower-league opponents Tranmere Rovers and Wycombe Wanderers in the latter rounds of the competition. The final marked the first time that two managers born outside the British Isles had met in an FA Cup final – French compatriots Arsène Wenger and Gérard Houllier.


2001 FA Cup Final
The match followed a familiar pattern of Arsenal dictating the pace and creating chances, but failing to breach the Liverpool defence. Arsenal had a penalty appeal turned down in the first half, when defender Stéphane Henchoz was judged not to have handled the ball to deny Thierry Henry a goalscoring opportunity. Henchoz's partner Sami Hyypiä made a series of goalline clearances during the second half, but was helpless to stop Arsenal taking the lead in the 72nd minute.


2001 FA Cup Final
Liverpool responded by making changes and equalised in the 83rd minute; Arsenal's failure to deal with a free-kick presented Michael Owen the chance to score. Owen then outpaced Lee Dixon and Tony Adams to score his second and the match winner, two minutes before the end of normal time. Liverpool's victory marked the second part of their unique treble of the 2000–01 season: they had won the League Cup in late February and added the UEFA Cup four days later.


2001 FA Cup Final
As of 2020, this is the most recent time Arsenal have lost an FA Cup final, having won their next 7 appearances in a row. (2002, 2003, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020)


2001 FA Cup Final, Route to the final
The FA Cup is English football's primary cup competition. Clubs in the Premier League enter the FA Cup in the third round and are drawn randomly out of a hat with the remaining clubs. If a match is drawn, a replay comes into force, ordinarily at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. As with league fixtures, FA Cup matches are subject to change in the event of games being selected for television coverage and this often can be influenced by clashes with other competitions. This was the first season that The Football Association introduced guidelines to prevent the withdrawal of clubs from the competition. The final was scheduled a week before the final weekend of the Premier League, to aid any successful club playing European football.


2001 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Arsenal
Arsenal entered the competition in the third round and their cup run started with an away tie against Carlisle United. Although the home side created numerous chances in the opening minutes and looked likeliest to score, Arsenal took the lead in the 22nd minute through Sylvain Wiltord. Poor finishing from both teams thereafter meant Arsenal progressed by a slender scoreline. In the fourth round, Arsenal faced Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road. The visitors' first goal came around the half-hour mark; defender Ashley Cole cleared Peter Crouch's goal-bound header and from that Arsenal launched a counterattack.


2001 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Arsenal
Lee Dixon's cross inadvertently met Chris Plummer who scored an own goal. Wiltord extended Arsenal's lead a minute later, and QPR conceded another own goal early in the second half which sealed the tie in the visitors' favour. Arsenal finished as comfortable 6–0 winners, representing the club's best away win in the FA Cup for 64 years.


2001 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Arsenal
In the fifth round, Arsenal played the cup holders Chelsea at home. Throughout the tie, Arsenal's centre-back partnership of Oleh Luzhny and Igors Stepanovs struggled against the pace of Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who equalised for Chelsea after Thierry Henry gave the home side the lead. Wiltord replaced Robert Pires in the second half and scored twice to settle the match. In the sixth round, Arsenal enjoyed a comfortable win against Blackburn Rovers of the First Division, where Wiltord continued his run scoring in each round of the competition.


2001 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Arsenal
Arsenal faced Tottenham Hotspur in the semi-final and it was their local rivals who had taken the lead in the 14th minute. Patrick Vieira equalised just after Tottenham captain Sol Campbell was taken off the pitch to receive treatment. Tottenham managed to withstand pressure from Arsenal for most of the second half, but came unstuck in the 73rd minute when Pires scored the decisive goal.


2001 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Liverpool
Liverpool entered the competition in the third round, where they were drawn against Second Division side Rotherham United at home. Igor Bišćan was sent off in the tie for a second bookable offence, moments after Emile Heskey had scored. Dietmar Hamann extended Liverpool's lead in the 73rd minute and a further goal by Heskey ensured their progress in the competition.


2001 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Liverpool
Liverpool's opponent in the fourth round was Leeds United. The match was played at Elland Road on 27 January 2001 in front of a near-capacity crowd of 37,108. The home team enjoyed much of the possession, but struggled to find a breakthrough as Liverpool's defence stood firm. Two minutes before full-time, Barmby, on as a substitute, scored the winning goal, rebounding a shot that came off the post. Barmby then turned provider for Liverpool's second, setting-up Heskey to score.


2001 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Liverpool
Anfield hosted Manchester City in the fifth round. It was the start of a decisive week for Liverpool, as they faced Roma midweek in the UEFA Cup, then Birmingham City in the 2001 Football League Cup Final. Liverpool were awarded a penalty after five minutes, as goalkeeper Nicky Weaver fouled Vladimír Šmicer inside the 18-yard box. Jari Litmanen converted the spot kick to give Liverpool the lead, which quickly became 2–0 when Heskey's shot found its way past Weaver.


2001 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Liverpool
Andrei Kanchelskis' goal in the 28th minute halved the scoreline, but Šmicer and Markus Babbel each scored in the second half to put Liverpool in a commanding lead. City persisted and in stoppage time scored their second goal of the match; Shaun Goater's deflected shot did enough to beat goalkeeper Sander Westerveld.


2001 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Liverpool
Liverpool travelled to Prenton Park to play Tranmere Rovers in the sixth round. Danny Murphy and Michael Owen each scored in a first half in which the visitors dominated play. Steve Yates pulled a goal back for Tranmere after half-time, but in the 52nd minute Steven Gerrard headed-in a cross to restore Liverpool's two-goal advantage. A mistake by Robbie Fowler gifted substitute Wayne Allison the chance to score, but the striker made amends as he converted a penalty kick in the 81st minute. In the semi-final, Liverpool faced Wycombe Wanderers at Villa Park. Goals from Heskey and Fowler and a consolation scored by Wycombe's captain Keith Ryan ensured Liverpool won 2–1 and earnt a place in the final.


2001 FA Cup Final, Pre-match, Stadium changes
In October 2000, Wembley Stadium, the final's traditional venue, was closed in anticipation of major redevelopment. Having considered alternative venues such as Twickenham, Murrayfield and Villa Park, the FA announced in January 2001 that the next three Cup finals would be staged at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. This therefore marked the first time the showpiece event was held outside England.


2001 FA Cup Final, Pre-match, Stadium changes
In the lead-up to the final, FA chief executive Adam Crozier acknowledged concerns over transport and the quality of the pitch, saying, "We've done a lot of work with Cardiff and hopefully it will be a great occasion, but we'll take a view about how it's worked after the final and decide whether to still hold the match there." A new pitch was re-laid in May, and the police made attempts to ease traffic on the M4 by opening three more turn-offs than they did for the League Cup final.


2001 FA Cup Final, Pre-match, Stadium changes
The finalists received a total allocation of approximately 52,000 tickets, which was an estimated increase of 10% on previous Wembley finals. Seat prices for the final exceeded £70, though some ticket touts charged as much as £1,000. The cheapest tickets cost £20; the rest were priced at £40 and £55.


2001 FA Cup Final, Pre-match, Build-up
Arsenal were appearing in the final of the FA Cup for the 14th time, their first in over three years. They had won the cup seven times previously (in 1930, 1936, 1950, 1971, 1979, 1993 and 1998) and were beaten in the final six times. By comparison, Liverpool were making their 12th appearance in a FA Cup final. The club won the cup five times (in 1965, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1992) and lost six finals, most recent of which against Manchester United in 1996. Arsenal and Liverpool had previously met thirteen times in the FA Cup, including four replays. Arsenal had a slender advantage in those meetings, winning five times to Liverpool's four. Both clubs were involved in the longest ever semi-final in FA Cup history in 1980, which required three replays after the original tie ended goalless. Brian Talbot's goal at Highfield Road earnt Arsenal a 1–0 victory.


2001 FA Cup Final, Pre-match, Build-up
The last meeting between the two teams had been in the Premier League on 23 December 2000. Liverpool recorded a 4–0 win at Anfield, their third-straight victory in all competitions. Gérard Houllier, the manager of Liverpool, enjoyed success in the cup competitions during the 2000–01 season; under his management, the club ended their six-year spell without silverware by winning the League Cup, and in the calendar year defeated Roma, Porto and Barcelona to reach the 2001 UEFA Cup Final.


2001 FA Cup Final, Pre-match, Build-up
Houllier was indifferent that his side were considered the underdogs in the FA Cup final, and told reporters, "We have great work ethic and team ethic. There is a great desire to achieve something as a club." He confirmed in his pre-match press conference that Heskey would start the final, though had yet to make a final decision over who would partner the England forward.


2001 FA Cup Final, Pre-match, Build-up
Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger admitted his team had underachieved during the season, but took criticism of failing to challenge Manchester United in the league and progressing further in the UEFA Champions League as a "compliment to the club". He spoke in favour of moving FA Cup ties midweek to prevent fixture congestion, because the current system was too demanding for the big clubs: "In England a team that goes for the FA Cup automatically has a problem in the championship, especially if they play in the Champions League.


2001 FA Cup Final, Pre-match, Build-up
There are then so many games something has to be sacrificed and I have sacrificed points in the championship to the FA Cup." When asked whether reducing the number of teams in the UEFA Champions League would help, Wenger commented it "... would mean less money and no one with the wages we pay can accept a drop in income. As for cutting the Premiership – they have done that in France and now those teams not involved in the cups are complaining."


2001 FA Cup Final, Pre-match, Build-up
The match attracted considerable media interest because of the number of foreigners involved. It marked the first time that the two managers of opposing sides were born outside the British Isles, and it was anticipated the final would receive a large overseas audience because of the inclusion of several international players. Broadcast in 70 countries, viewing figures for the match totalled close to 600 million.


2001 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
Both clubs lined up in a traditional 4–4–2 formation: a four-man defence (comprising two centre-backs and left and right full-backs), four midfielders (two in the centre, and one on each wing) and two centre forwards. Wenger opted to pair Gilles Grimandi with Vieira in midfield and Wiltord up front with Henry, leaving Bergkamp on the substitutes' bench. Ashley Cole played in defence, ahead of Sylvinho, who did not feature in the matchday squad. For Liverpool, Houllier named Owen in the starting line-up, and chose Šmicer and Murphy to play in midfield. Gary McAllister, Patrik Berger and Fowler began the final as substitutes.


2001 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
Arsenal in their usual home strip of red shirts and white shorts kicked off the match and immediately won a corner, which was dealt with by Westerveld. A run by Heskey six minutes later resulted in the player taking a tumble under Gilles Grimandi's challenge, but his appeals for a penalty were ignored by referee Dunn. Arsenal began to dominate play, with Vieira at the heart of their best moves. The midfielder won a challenge with Heskey in the 17th minute and sent the ball in the direction of Freddie Ljungberg, who in turn passed it to Henry.


2001 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
The Frenchman went around Westerveld and shot the ball goalwards, which was cleared off the line by Stéphane Henchoz. Television replays later showed the ball hitting Henchoz's arm before going wide; although Henry appealed for a penalty, it was turned down as the incident was missed by both the referee and his assistant. Owen came close to scoring in the 20th minute, but for his shot to be blocked by Martin Keown. Arsenal continued to find the best openings, but struggled to split open the Liverpool defence.


2001 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
A long range effort by Grimandi was easily saved by Westerveld as the final approached the half-hour mark, and a duel between Wiltord and Jamie Carragher on the right side resulted in a Liverpool corner. Two minutes before the interval Henry was penalised for drifting into an offside position, having collected a long pass.


2001 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
Liverpool resumed play and won a free-kick in the 48th minute; Murphy's delivery found Heskey, whose header forced a save from David Seaman. Arsenal enjoyed their best spell of the match soon afterwards, but failed to make use of their set-pieces. A free-kick taken by Pires was easily handled by Westerveld, and nothing came out of the resulting corner. Pires and Henry combined in attack for Arsenal and the latter came close to scoring, had the Liverpool goalkeeper not intervened. The ball rebounded to Cole who shot goalwards, but Sami Hyypiä cleared off the line.


2001 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
Hamann was shown a yellow card for fouling Vieira in the 57th minute, and Houllier responded by replacing him with McAllister four minutes later. The change had the desired effect as it brought composure to Liverpool's play, particularly in midfield. In the 62nd minute Ljungberg received a yellow card for a challenge on Šmicer. Arsenal squandered another chance, this time two minutes before the 70; Henry outpaced Henchoz and his rebounded shot found Ljungberg in the penalty area. The midfielder's effort, a chip over the advancing Westerveld, was cleared off the line by Hyypiä.


2001 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
With 19 minutes left, Arsenal finally scored. A poor clearance by Westerveld fell to Grimandi, who passed the ball to Pires. Ljungberg received it and rounded the goalkeeper to score, much to Wenger's delight. Henry missed a chance to give Arsenal a two-goal lead in the 74th minute, as his shot was point-blank saved by Westerveld and on the follow up cleared by Hyypiä.


2001 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
Both managers made changes in the final period of the game; Ray Parlour came on for Wiltord in order to protect Arsenal's lead, whereas Liverpool made an attacking double substitution – Fowler and Berger on for Šmicer and Murphy. Liverpool survived the onslaught and found a foothold in the game when Owen equalised with eight minutes left. Arsenal failed to clear substitute McAllister's free-kick, and Owen pounced with a right-foot finish past Seaman from eight yards.


2001 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
Liverpool's comeback was completed six minutes later in the 88th minute, with extra time looming; Owen was released down the left by a weighted long ball pass from Berger, with the type of vision which had been earlier missing from their play, and he outpaced both Tony Adams and Dixon before shooting low and accurately past Seaman, beating him at the far post. Liverpool held on to their lead for the few minutes remaining to win the final.


2001 FA Cup Final, Post-match and aftermath
Houllier was disappointed with Liverpool's start and noticed his players struggled with the humidity. He nevertheless saw set-pieces as an opportunity to score goals from and felt the equaliser turned the final in his team's favour: "Suddenly the confidence switches to the other camp. They're affected, they become a bit unsettled, and you keep going."


2001 FA Cup Final, Post-match and aftermath
Houllier revealed he gave a frank assessment of the task facing his players before the match; although in his words Arsenal were "... probably a bit better than us, probably more mature, more experienced, more ability in some areas", dealing with setbacks would make the difference on the day. He dismissed accusations that Liverpool were boring, rather describing his team as difficult to beat. Owen, the match winner, felt he answered his critics by scoring left-footed: "It's nice to prove people wrong when they say you haven't got a left foot. I was supposed to be the worst header and the worst player with my left foot in the league, and how could an England player play when they haven't got a left foot. ... It does go to show that I have improved and I am improving."


2001 FA Cup Final, Post-match and aftermath
Wenger lamented Arsenal's inability to make possession count, saying: "It has happened all season. We don't finish." He criticised the referee for not sending off Henchoz, especially as linesman Kevin Pike told him the Liverpool defender had committed a foul. On reflection of the season, Wenger disagreed it was one of failure – "It is not easy to get to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the final of the FA Cup and to finish in the top three of the Premiership in the same season", but admitted he needed to make signings to strengthen the squad.


2001 FA Cup Final, Post-match and aftermath
Henry called for changes to Arsenal's forward line and felt the team would benefit from a "fox in the box", a player who would stay in and around the penalty area to score. "When I make wide runs and put in crosses there is often no-one there to put the ball in the net. Owen was the hero because he is always in the right place. We need a goalscorer like that", he concluded.


2001 FA Cup Final, Post-match and aftermath
Journalists and pundits reviewing the final praised Liverpool's tenacity; radio commentator Alan Green wrote in his News Letter column of 14 May 2001: "Simply, they never give up and when you have a player like Michael Owen within your ranks you believe that any situation can be rescued, as it was in the magnificent Millennium Stadium." The Guardian correspondent David Lacey declared "The Owen of France '98 was reborn in Cardiff," while Hugh McIlvanney of The Sunday Times called Owen "the master executioner of English football."


2001 FA Cup Final, Post-match and aftermath
McIlvanney felt over the 90 minutes the Arsenal team were "unlucky to lose", lauding Vieira's show in midfield. James Lawton's match report in The Independent was not as empathetic; although in praise of Henry's performance his indecision compared to Owen, demonstrated how "effect, not style, is everything" in football. Clive White of The Herald criticised Henry's lack of end product, using the final and Arsenal's European failure against Valencia to demonstrate how he would never be considered a "natural goalscorer". Ron Atkinson, writing in his tactics column for The Guardian noted Liverpool's winning goal only came about because of Arsenal's eagerness to attack, which left gaps in defence.


2001 FA Cup Final, Post-match and aftermath
The final was broadcast live in the United Kingdom by both ITV and Sky Sports, with the former providing free-to-air coverage and Sky Sports 2 being the pay-TV alternative. ITV held the majority of the viewership, with an overnight peak audience of 7.8 million viewers. Four days after the final Liverpool beat Alavés by five goals to four, to win the UEFA Cup and complete a treble of cup victories. Victory against Charlton Athletic on 20 May 2001 ensured Liverpool finished third in the Premier League and with that earn a place in the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League. Arsenal ended the season as league runners-up; a draw against Newcastle United was enough for them to secure second spot.


2001 FA Cup Final, Post-match and aftermath
In his autobiography released a few years later, Gerrard reflected that Liverpool were fortunate to win, but was critical of Arsenal's "bitter" reaction: "Wenger and Ljungberg kept complaining about the hand-balls. Get real, boys. That's football. Grow up." He reserved special praise for his opponent Vieira however, saying a few days after the game: "It was my job to try and stop him, but he definitely got the better of me that day. He's such a great player. He's so fit, and he dictates the pace of a game.


2001 FA Cup Final, Post-match and aftermath
There are a lot of things you can learn just by watching him." Assessing his career in a column for the Telegraph, Owen wrote that winning the cup was "...the best day of my career, the game I look back on more than any other and think it was the most exhilarating experience I ever had playing football."


2001 FA Trophy Final
The 2001 FA Trophy Final was the 32nd final of The Football Association's cup competition for levels 5–8 of the English football league system. It was contested by Canvey Island and Forest Green Rovers on 13 May 2001 at Villa Park, Birmingham.


2001 FA Trophy Final
Canvey Island won the match 1-0 thanks to a goal from Ben Chenery in a final held away from the old Wembley Stadium as work was beginning on building the new Wembley Stadium. A crowd of 10,007 were in attendance.


2001 FAI Cup Final
The 2001 FAI Cup Final was the deciding match of the 2000-01 FAI Cup, the national association football cup of Ireland. Bohemians, who had just won the domestic league, and Longford Town contested the final. Bohemians won the match 1–0


2001 FAI Cup Final
O' Connor scored the only goal of the game in the 61st minute.


2001 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season
The 2001 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season was the 2nd season that the club played in the Russian Top Division, the highest tier of football in Russia, following their promotion from the National Football League in 1999. They finished the season in 13th, were runners-up in the 2001–02 cup and reached the Sixth Round of the 2002–03 cup losing to Dynamo Moscow, and were knocked out of the UEFA Cup at the First Round stage after a 0-1 defeat to Rangers over one leg in Warsaw, Poland.


2001 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season, Season Events
After Gadzhi Gadzhiyev left the club during the summer, Aleksandr Markarov was appointed as an interim manager until a permanent manager could be found.


2001 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season, Season Events
On 19 August 2001, during the game against CSKA Moscow, Serhiy Perkhun collided head-to-head with Anzhi forward Budun Budunov who also sustained serious head trauma during the collision. At first, the injury appeared to be minor. Perkhun was substituted for and diagnosed with a broken nose. However he became suddenly comatose on the way to the airport and died nine days later from a brain hemorrhage.


2001 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001 FIA GT A1-Ring 500km
The 2001 FIA GT A1-Ring 500 km was the eighth round the 2001 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the A1-Ring, Austria, on August 26, 2001.


2001 FIA GT A1-Ring 500km, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


2001 FIA GT Brno 500 km
The 2001 FIA GT Brno 500 km was the second round the 2001 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Masaryk Circuit, Czech Republic, on April 16, 2001.


2001 FIA GT Brno 500 km, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


2001 FIA GT Budapest 500km
The 2001 FIA GT Budapest 500 km was the sixth round the 2001 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Hungaroring, Hungary, on July 1, 2001.


2001 FIA GT Budapest 500km, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


2001 FIA GT Championship
The 2001 FIA GT Championship was the fifth season of FIA GT Championship, an auto racing series endorsed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The races featured grand touring cars divided into two categories and awarded drivers and teams championships and cups for each category. The season began on 31 March 2001 and ended on 21 October 2001 after eleven races held in Europe, and included for the first time the Spa 24 Hours as a premiere endurance event for the series.


2001 FIA GT Championship
Christophe Bouchut and Jean-Philippe Belloc of France won the FIA GT Drivers' Championship, while their team Larbre Compétition-Chereau were the teams champions, both earning five race victories including at Spa. David Terrien and Christian Pescatori of JMB Competition won the N-GT Cups after six race wins.


2001 FIA GT Championship, Schedule
The SRO Group reached an agreement with Eurosport, the promoter and broadcaster of the European Touring Car Championship, in which both series would share identical calendars. The events were promoted by Eurosport as the Super Racing Weekend, giving both series equal promotion and television coverage. The Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup was also included as a support series for all events. The only exception to this format would be the Spa 24 Hours, added to the FIA GT calendar as a stand-alone event, separate from the ETCC, after formerly holding touring car races for several decades.


2001 FIA GT Championship, Schedule
The addition of Spa marked the return of endurance racing to the championship for the first time since 1998 and expanded the calendar from ten to eleven events. Much of the rest of the schedule remained the same, although some races were moved to different times of the year. Monza returned to the opening of the season, as it had been in 1999, and Brno and Magny-Cours moved from the end of the season to the second and third rounds respectively.


2001 FIA GT Championship, Schedule
This moved the Spanish and Portuguese events to the end of the year, with Jarama replacing Valencia for the Spanish event. The Nürburgring also returned to the series for the first time since 1997 as the sole German event, replacing EuroSpeedway Lausitz. All events, with the exception of Spa, retained their 500 km (310 mi) distance format.


2001 FIA GT Championship, Results and standings, Race results
Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each category. Entries were required to complete 75% of the race distance in order to be classified as a finisher. Drivers were required to complete 20% of the total race distance for their car to earn points. Teams scored points for all cars that finished a race. For the Spa 24 Hours, points were doubled.


2001 FIA GT Championship, Results and standings, Driver championships, GT Championship
The title was awarded jointly to Christophe Bouchut and Jean-Philippe Belloc who shared the wheel of the No. 7 Larbre Compétition–Chereau Chrysler Viper GTS-R.


2001 FIA GT Championship, Results and standings, Driver championships, N-GT Cup
The title was awarded jointly to Christian Pescatori and David Terrien who drove the No. 62 JMB Competition Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT.


2001 FIA GT Estoril 500km
The 2001 FIA GT Estoril 500 km was the eleventh and final round the 2001 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Autódromo do Estoril, Portugal, on October 21, 2001.


2001 FIA GT Estoril 500km, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


2001 FIA GT Estoril 500km, Statistics
† – The Superpole shoot-out started under dry conditions, with the RWS Motorsport Porsche able to set a time before rain began to fall. This allowed an N-GT class car to take pole position while the other competitors were slowed.


2001 FIA GT Jarama 500km
The 2001 FIA GT Jarama 500 km was the tenth round the 2001 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Circuito Permanente Del Jarama, Spain, on September 30, 2001.


2001 FIA GT Jarama 500km, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


2001 FIA GT Magny-Cours 500km
The 2001 FIA GT Magny-Cours 500 km was the third round the 2001 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France, on May 1, 2001.


2001 FIA GT Magny-Cours 500km, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


2001 FIA GT Monza 500km
The 2001 FIA GT Monza 500 km was the first round the 2001 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy, on March 31, 2001.


2001 FIA GT Monza 500km, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


2001 FIA GT Nürburgring 500km
The 2001 FIA GT Nürburgring 500 km was the ninth round the 2001 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Nürburgring, Germany, on September 9, 2001.


2001 FIA GT Nürburgring 500km, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


2001 FIA GT Silverstone 500km
The 2001 FIA GT Silverstone 500 km was the fourth round the 2001 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain, on May 13, 2001.


2001 FIA GT Silverstone 500km, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


2001 FIA GT Zolder 500km
The 2001 FIA GT Zolder 500 km was the fifth round the 2001 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Circuit Zolder, Belgium, on May 20, 2001.


2001 FIA GT Zolder 500km, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


2001 FIA GT Zolder 500km, Official results
† – #1 Lister Storm Racing was disqualified for failing post-race technical inspection. The car was found to be using an illegal airbox.


2001 FIA Sportscar Championship
The 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship was the inaugural season of FIA Sportscar Championship, an auto racing series regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and organized by International Racing Series Ltd. The series was a continuation of the previous SportsRacing World Cup dating back to 1997. It was open to two categories of sports prototypes, SR1 and SR2, and awarded championships to drivers and teams in each category. A championship for constructors was also established for this season. It began on 8 April and ended on 16 September after eight races.


2001 FIA Sportscar Championship
Italian Marco Zadra won the SR1 drivers' championship, while his BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari secured the teams' and constructors' titles. The SR2 class was led by American Larry Oberto and Swede Thed Björk who drove for SportsRacing Team Sweden. Lola won the constructors' championship in SR2.


2001 FIA Sportscar Championship, Schedule
Despite still sharing regulations with the American Grand Am Road Racing Series, the American series no longer counted toward the new FIA championship. Kyalami also did not return, leaving the calendar strictly European. Catalunya, Monza, Spa, Brno, Donington, Magny-Cours, and the Nürburgring were all carried over from the previous season, joined by the Irish Mondello Park. Monza replaced its former World Cup race with the traditional 1000 km race, adding an endurance event to the calendar. All other races were limited to 2 hours and 30 minutes of duration.


2001 FIA Sportscar Championship, Results and standings, Race results
Points were awarded to the top eight finishers in each category. Entries were required to complete 60% of the race distance in order to be classified as a finisher and earn points. Drivers were required to complete 20% of the total race distance for their car to earn points. Teams scored points for only their highest finishing entry.


2001 FIA Sportscar Championship, Results and standings, Drivers championships, SR1
Marco Zadra won the SR1 Drivers title at the wheel of a Ferrari 333 SP entered by BMS Scuderia Italia.


2001 FIA Sportscar Championship, Results and standings, Drivers championships, SR2
The SR2 Drivers award went to Thed Björk and Larry Oberto who shared a Lola B2K/40-Nissan entered by SportsRacing Team Sweden.


2001 FIBA Africa Championship
The FIBA Africa Championship 2001 was hosted by Morocco from August 4 to August 12, 2001. The games were played in Rabat and Casablanca. The top two countries in this FIBA Africa Championship earned the two berths allocated to Africa for the 2002 FIBA World Championship in the United States. Angola won the tournament, the country's 6th African championship, by beating Algeria 78-68 in the final. Both teams qualified for the 2002 FIBA World Championship.


2001 FIBA Africa Championship, Final standings
Angola and Algeria qualified for the 2002 FIBA World Championship in the United States.


2001 FIBA Africa Championship squads
This article displays the rosters for the participating teams at the 2001 FIBA Africa Championship.


2001 FIBA Americas Championship for Women
The 2001 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, was the sixth FIBA Americas Championship for Women regional basketball championship held by FIBA Americas, which also served as Americas qualifier for the 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women, granting berths to the top three teams in the final standings. It was held in Brazil between 10 September and 15 September 2001. Six national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Americas, the sport's regional governing body. The city of São Luís hosted the tournament. Brazil won their second title after defeating Cuba in the final.


2001 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
The 2001 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 2001 European Championship for Cadets) was the 16th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of Riga, in Latvia, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy for third time in a row.


2001 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, Qualification
There were two qualifying rounds for this tournament. Twenty-four national teams entered the qualifying round. Fifteen teams advanced to the Challenge Round, where they joined Turkey, Macedonia and France. The remaining eighteen teams were allocated in three groups of six teams each. The three top teams of each group joined Yugoslavia (title holder), Greece (runner-up) and Latvia (host) in the final tournament.


2001 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, Preliminary round
The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.


2001 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, Final standings
Stefan Majstorović, Mlađen Šljivančanin, Vukašin Aleksić, Srđan Živković, Dušan Vučićević, Vladimir Micov, Veljko Tomović, Darko Miličić, Vladimir Mašulović, Kosta Perović, Milovan Raković, and Luka Bogdanović. Head Coach: Stevan Karadžić.


2001 FIBA Oceania Championship
The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 2001 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 2002 FIBA World Championship. The tournament, a best-of-three series between  Australia and  New Zealand, was held in Auckland, Wellington and Hamilton. New Zealand won the series 2-1 to claim its second Oceania Championship and first championship that Australia also participated in.


2001 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women
The 2001 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women was the 9th edition of the basketball tournament. The tournament featured a two-game series between Australia and New Zealand. Games one and two were held in Invercargill and Christchurch, New Zealand.


2001 FIBA SuproLeague Final Four
The 2001 FIBA SuproLeague Final Four was the concluding tournament of the 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague. It was the last Final Four tournament that was organized by FIBA Europe.


2001 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women
The 2001 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women (Czech: Mistrovství světa FIBA žen do 19 let 2001)took place in the Czech Republic from 14 to 22 July 2001. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Czech Basketball Federation.


2001 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women
Twelve national teams competed for the championship. Czech Republic came away with the Gold medal by defeating Russia 82–80 in the final.


2001 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women, Competing nations
Except Czech Republic, which automatically qualified as the host nation, the 11 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments:


2001 FIFA Club World Championship
The 2001 FIFA Club World Championship was a football tournament arranged by FIFA to take place in Spain from 28 July to 12 August 2001. It was supposed to be the second edition of the FIFA Club World Championship, after the first edition in 2000, but was cancelled owing to a combination of factors such as the collapse of FIFA's marketing partner ISL. FIFA had originally planned to postpone the tournament until 2003.


2001 FIFA Club World Championship, Venues
The following cities/venues were planned to be used for the tournament:


2001 FIFA Club World Championship, Group stage
The group stage draw was held on 6 March 2001 at the Congress Centre in A Coruña, Spain.


2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup was the fifth FIFA Confederations Cup and the third to be organised by FIFA. It was also the first in which the original hosts, Saudi Arabia, did not participate (they were the nation who founded the tournament, previously known as the King Fahd Cup). The tournament was played from 30 May to 10 June 2001, and co-hosted by South Korea and Japan, who were also hosts for the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals. It was won by France, beating hosts Japan 1–0, with a goal from Patrick Vieira.


2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
By winning the tournament, France became the second team to simultaneously be World Cup champions, continental champions and Confederations Cup winners, after Brazil in 1997.


2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
The eight teams were split into two groups of four, in which each team plays each of the others once, with the top two in each group advancing to the semi-finals.


2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers
A total of 31 goals were scored by 24 different players. None of them are credited as an own goal.


2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, Statistics, Tournament ranking
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Final
The 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Final was a football match to determine the winners of the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. The match was held at International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan, on 10 June 2001 and was contested by Japan and France. France won the match 1–0 with the only goal coming after thirty minutes when Patrick Vieira headed in over the advancing keeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi from the edge of the penalty area after a long pass from Frank Leboeuf in midfield. This was Japan's first-ever final in a senior FIFA competition, and is also the one of three senior FIFA final with an appearance from an AFC team up to date.


2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A
Group A of the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup took place between 30 May and 3 June 2001. France won the group, and advanced to the knockout stage, along with group runners-up Australia. South Korea and Mexico failed to advance.


2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
Group A of the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup took place between 31 May and 4 June 2001. Japan won the group, and advanced to the knockout stage, along with group runners-up Brazil. Cameroon and Canada failed to advance.


2001 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup began on 7 June with the semi-final round, and concluded on 10 June 2001 with the final at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A third place match was included and played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.


2001 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage
In the knockout stage (including the final), if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes, extra time of two periods (15 minutes each) would be played. If the score was still level after extra time, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out. Additionally, a golden goal rule was used, according to which if the goal is scored during the extra time, the game ends immediately and the scoring team becomes the winner.


2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The FIFA U-17 World Championship 2001, the ninth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Port of Spain, Malabar in Arima, Marabella in San Fernando, Couva, and Bacolet in Scarborough at Trinidad and Tobago between 13 and 30 September 2001. Players born after 1 January 1984 could participate in this tournament. Although France had only appeared once before at the FIFA U-17 World Championship, in Canada back in 1987 when they finished sixth, the current crop of French youngsters arrived in the Caribbean determined to emulate their illustrious elders' winning ways at France '98 and Euro 2000.


2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship
And so it was, Jean-François Jodar's side showing maturity beyond their years. Aggressive in the tackle and tactically very organised, they oscillated between a 3-5-2 and 3-6-1 and were able to rely on two extremely gifted individuals from Le Havre: Anthony Le Tallec and Florent Sinama Pongolle, who won both the top scorer, with 9 goals scored, and Player of the Tournament awards. The young "Blues" won five of their six games, losing to Nigeria in the first round but getting their revenge in the Final.


2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship
They hit five in a game on two occasions, against the USA (5–3) and Japan (5–1) in group matches, before brushing past two footballing giants, Brazil and Argentina (2–1 in both games) at the knockout stage and overcoming Nigeria 3–0 in the final to win their first ever FIFA U-17 World title.


2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship, Mascot
The official mascot of this FIFA U-17 World Championship, Trinidad & Tobago 2001, was BEATS, the humming bird. Its outfit is the same as the home national team, red shirt, black short and red socks. It has Trinidad & Tobago 2001 on the chest.


2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship, Goalscorers
Florent Sinama Pongolle of France won the Golden Shoe award for scoring nine goals.


2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship, Goalscorers
There were 102 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 3.19 goals per match.


2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads, Group B, Japan
(*19)Kota Sugiyama MF Shimzu S Pulse 24 January 1985 (*20)Tomoya Osawa MF Omiya Ardija 22 October 1985.


2001 FIFA World Player of the Year
The 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Luís Figo by the slim margin of 12 points. David Beckham was again forced into second place.


2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Argentina between 17 June and 8 July 2001. The 2001 championship was the 13th contested. The tournament took part in six cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Salta, and Mar del Plata. The Golden Boot was won by Javier Saviola of Argentina who scored 11 goals.


2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, Qualification
The following 24 teams qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. Argentina qualified automatically as host.


2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, Mascot
The Official Mascot of the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship is a Rhea named Ñandy, he was created by an Argentina Illustrator Conrado Giusti


2001 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
Below are the rosters for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in Argentina.


2001 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
Players name marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.


2001 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship Squads
This is a list of the squads which participated at the 2001 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship.


2001 FINA World Junior Synchronized Swimming Championships
The 7th FINA World Junior Synchronized Swimming Championships was held August 15–19, 2001 in Federal Way, USA. The synchronised swimmers are aged between 15 and 18 years old, from 28 nations, swimming in three events: Solo, Duet and Team.


2001 FINA World Junior Synchronized Swimming Championships, Participating nations
28 nations swam at the 2001 World Junior Championships were:


2001 FIRA Women's European Championship
The 2001 FIRA Women's European Championship featured 12 countries and was the first divided into two pools - A and B, with the strongest eight sides in the former. The tournament was also for the first time spread around several grounds in a region, rather than being played at one location. The A Pool was won by Scotland, and the B pool by Sweden. Both France and England were represented by their second string "A" teams.


2001 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix
The 2001 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix was the 8th Summer Grand Prix season in ski jumping on plastic. Season began on 11 August 2001 in Hinterzarten, Germany and ended on 9 September 2001 in Hakuba, Japan.


2001 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship
The 2001 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship took place from 22 to 30 September in the Egyptian capital Cairo .


2001 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship
The 2001 FIVB Girls Youth Volleyball World Championship was held in Pula and Rijeka, Croatia from 22 to 30 September 2001.


2001 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup
The 2001 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan from 20 to 25 November 2001.


2001 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup, Competition formula
The competition formula of the 2001 Men's World Grand Champions Cup was the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams. Points were accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing was determined by the total points gained.


2001 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup squads
This article shows all participating teams in the 2001 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup.


2001 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship
The 2001 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from September 1 to 9, 2001. 16 teams participated in the tournament.


2001 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup
The 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Saitama and Fukuoka, Japan from November 13 to November 18, 2001.


2001 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup, Competition formula
The competition formula of the 2001 Women's World Grand Champions Cup is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams. Points are accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing is determined by the total points gained.


2001 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix was the ninth women's volleyball tournament of its kind.


2001 FIVB Volleyball World League
The 2001 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 12th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 11 May to 30 June 2001. The Final Round was held in Katowice, Poland.


2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup, held from November 13 to November 18, 2001 in Japan.


2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup squads, Brazil
The following is the Brazil roster in the 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup.


2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup squads, China
The following is the China roster in the 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup.


2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup squads, Japan
The following is the Japan roster in the 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup.


2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup squads, South Korea
The following is the South Korea roster in the 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup.


2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup squads, Russia
The following is the Russia roster in the 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup.


2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup squads, United States
The following is the United States roster in the 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup.


2001 FIVB World Grand Prix squads
This article show all participating team squads at the 2001 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Grand Prix, played by eight countries with the final round held in Macau, China.


2001 Falkland Islands general election
The Falkland Islands general election of 2001 was held on Thursday 22 November 2001 to elect members to the Legislative Council through universal suffrage using block voting. Chief Executive Michael Blanch acted as Chief Counting Officer.


2001 Falkland Islands general election
The election took place on the same day as the referendum on merging Stanley and the Camp into a single electoral constituency elected by proportional representation.


2001 Falkland Islands general election
At the start of the campaign the Democratic Association, one of the only political parties in the history of the Falkland Islands, had suggested it would field as many as eight candidates. However, all candidates in the election stood as nonpartisans. The Democratic Association strongly opposed the 1999 Treaty allowing Argentine Nationals to visit the Falklands.


2001 Falkland Islands general election, Referendum results
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2001 Family Circle Cup
The 2001 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Family Circle Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina in the United States and was part of Tier I of the 2001 WTA Tour. It was the 29th edition of the tournament and ran from April 16 through April 22, 2001. Second-seeded Jennifer Capriati won the singles title.


2001 Family Circle Cup, Finals, Doubles
Lisa Raymond /  Rennae Stubbs defeated  Virginia Ruano Pascual /  Paola Suárez 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–3


2001 Family Circle Cup – Doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions but lost in the final 5–7, 7–6 (7–5), 6–3 against Lisa Raymond and Paola Suárez.


2001 Family Circle Cup – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.


2001 Family Circle Cup – Singles
Mary Pierce was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Amy Frazier.


2001 Family Circle Cup – Singles
Jennifer Capriati won the title, defeating Martina Hingis in the final 6–0, 4–6, 6–4.


2001 Family Circle Cup – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.


2001 Faraz Qeshm Airlines Yak-40 crash
The 2001 Faraz Qeshm Airlines Yak-40 crash occurred on 17 May 2001 when a short-haul trijet Yakovlev Yak-40 being operated by Faraz Qeshm Airlines crashed while en route to Gorgan Airport from Tehran-Mehrabad Airport in Iran. The aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain while flying in poor weather conditions about twenty kilometers south of Sari killing all thirty people on board. Passengers aboard the aircraft included Rahman Dadman, Iran's Minister of Roads and Transportation, and six members of parliament.


2001 Faraz Qeshm Airlines Yak-40 crash, Aircraft and crew
The Yakovlev Yak-40 operated by Faraz Qeshm Airlines was on lease from Armenian Airlines and the crew, including both pilots, consisted of Armenian nationals.


2001 Faraz Qeshm Airlines Yak-40 crash, Accident
On 17 May 2001, a Russian-built Yakovlev Yak-40, registration EP-TQP, operated by Faraz Qeshm Airlines took off from Tehran-Mehrabad Airport at 06:45 and proceeded northeast to Gorgan Airport with a crew of five and twenty-five passengers which included Iran's Transportation Minister Rahman Dadman, other ministry staff including Arsalan Raahemi and six members of parliament. They were part of a delegation to  inaugurate the opening of Gorgan Airport, according to Golestan Province Governor Ali Asghar Ahmadi.


2001 Faraz Qeshm Airlines Yak-40 crash, Accident
While flying in deteriorating weather conditions, which included heavy rains, the aircraft was struck by lightning possibly affecting its navigational equipment. About ten minutes before its scheduled arrival, the pilot communicated to air traffic control that they would either have to make an emergency landing or divert to another airport. At around 07:45 the aircraft crashed in a heavily forested section of the Alborz Mountains, thirteen miles southeast of the city of Sari, between Gorgan and Shahroud.


2001 Faraz Qeshm Airlines Yak-40 crash, Passengers and crew
All of the passengers aboard the aircraft were Iranian nationals. The crew members were Armenian nationals from Armenian Airlines.


2001 Faroe Islands Cup
The Faroe Islands Cup 2001 was played between March 3 and July 29, 2001. The cup was won by B36 Tórshavn.


2001 Faroe Islands Cup, Semifinals
The first legs were played on May 13, 2001, and the second legs on May 24, 2001.


2001 Fayetteville, North Carolina mayoral election
The 2001 Fayetteville mayoral election took place on November 6, 2001 to elect the mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina. It saw the election of mayor Marshall Pitts Jr., who unseated incumbent mayor Milo McBryde, who had taken office following the death of


2001 Fed Cup
The 2001 Fed Cup was the 39th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.


2001 Fed Cup
The World Group was held at the Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I in Madrid, Spain, from 7–11 November. It was reduced from thirteen to eight teams, divided into two pools, with the winners meeting in the finals. In the final, Belgium defeated Russia, giving Belgium their first title.


2001 Fed Cup, World Group Play-offs, First Round
The winners of Zonal Competition from the last year (Argentina, Hungary, Japan) were randomly drawn against five teams from the 2000 World Group pools. The winners were guaranteed a spot in the World Group next year.


2001 Fed Cup, World Group Play-offs, Second Rounds
The winners of the first round played off against four other teams from the 2000 World Group pools, with the winners proceeding to the World Group. The losers of the first round played off against this year's zonal competition winners, with the winners remaining in World Group for next year, and the losers proceeding to Zonal Competition for next year.


2001 Fed Cup, World Group Play-offs, Second Rounds
Note: Germany, as the highest-ranked of the 2nd round losers in the ITF's Fed Cup rankings, replaced the defending champions United States in the World Group after the US withdrew citing security risks following the September 11 attacks.


2001 Fed Cup, World Group
All ties were played at the Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain, on indoor clay courts.


2001 Fed Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2001 Fed Cup.


2001 Fed Cup Americas Zone, Group I
The nine teams were divided into two pools of four and five teams. The teams that finished first in the pools played-off to determine which team would partake in the World Group Play-offs. The two nations coming last in the pools were relegated to Group II for 2002.


2001 Fed Cup Americas Zone, Group II
The fourteen teams were randomly divided into four pools of three and four teams to compete in round-robin competitions. The teams then competed in knockout tournaments with teams that had taken equal placements in their pools to determine overall placings for the group. Teams finishing first and second advanced to Group I for 2002.


2001 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Pool A
Group A of the 2001 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 2001 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the Group I play-off, the winner of which would advance to the bottom section of the World Group Play-offs, and the bottom team being relegated down to 2002 Group II.


2001 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Pool B
Group B of the 2001 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 2001 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the Group I play-off, the winner of which would advance to the bottom section of the World Group Play-offs, and the bottom team being relegated down to 2002 Group II.


2001 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2001 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Using the positions determined in their pools, the eight teams faced off to determine their overall placing in the 2001 Fed Cup Americas Group II. The top two teams (i.e. the teams that won matches in the first round of the top quarter) advanced to Group I next year.


2001 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool A
Group A of the 2001 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Americas Zone Group II of the 2001 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with each team being assigned to its respective play-off region.


2001 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool B
Group B of the 2001 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Americas Zone Group II of the 2001 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with each team being assigned to its respective play-off region.


2001 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool C
Group C of the 2001 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Americas Zone Group II of the 2001 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with each team being assigned to its respective play-off region.


2001 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool D
Group D of the 2001 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Americas Zone Group II of the 2001 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with each team being assigned to its respective play-off region.


2001 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2001 Fed Cup.


2001 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group I
The ten teams were divided into two pools of five teams. The teams that finished first in the pools played-off to determine which team would partake in the World Group Play-offs. The two nations coming last in the pools were relegated to Group II for 2002.


2001 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group II
The seven teams were divided into two pools of three and four. The top two teams from each pool then moved on to the play-off stage of the competition. The two teams that won a match from the play-off stage would advance to Group I for 2000.


2001 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Pool A
Group A of the 2001 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I of the 2001 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the Group I play-off, the winner of which would advance to World Group II Play-offs, and the bottom team being relegated down to 2002 Group II.


2001 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Pool B
Group B of the 2001 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I of the 2001 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the Group I play-off, the winner of which would advance to World Group II Play-offs, and the bottom team being relegated down to 2002 Group II.


2001 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2001 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Using the positions determined in their pools, the eight teams faced off to determine their overall placing in the 2001 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II. The top two teams advanced to Group I for 2002.


2001 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Pool A
Group A of the 2001 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II of the 2001 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams qualifying for the play-offs.


2001 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Pool B
Group B of the 2001 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II of the 2001 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams qualifying for the play-offs.


2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2001 Fed Cup.


2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group I
The seventeen teams were divided into four pools, three of which had four and one of which had five teams. The top team of each pool played off in a randomly drawn tie to determine which two nations progress to the World Group Play-offs. The four nations coming last in the pools were relegated to Group II for 2001.


2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group II
The eighteen teams were divided into two pools of five and two pools of four. The top teams from each pool advanced to Group I for 2002.


2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first in their respective pools.


2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
The four teams were then paired up the team from a different placing of the other group for a play-off tie, with the winners being promoted to the World Group Play-offs.


2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool A
Group A of the 2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 2001 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the play-offs and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 2002.


2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B
Group B of the 2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 2001 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the play-offs and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 2002.


2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool C
Group C of the 2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 2001 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the play-offs and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 2002.


2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool D
Group D of the 2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 2001 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the play-offs and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 2002.


2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool A
Group A of the 2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 2001 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to Group I for 2002.


2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool B
Group B of the 2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 2001 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to Group I for 2002.


2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool C
Group C of the 2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 2001 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to Group I for 2002.


2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool D
Group D of the 2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 2001 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to Group I for 2002.


2001 Fed Cup World Group
The World Group was the highest level of competition in the 2001 Fed Cup. For this year, eight teams qualifying from the play-offs were put into two pools of four teams each, with the winner of each pool advancing to the final. The defending champions United States were meant to be an automatic qualifier for the World Group, but they withdrew due to security risks following the September 11 attacks.


2001 Fed Cup World Group
Belgium won their first title, defeating four-time finalist Russia in the final.


2001 Fed Cup World Group, Pools
Venue: Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain (indoor clay)Date: 7–10 November


2001 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs
The World Group Play-offs were the qualifiers for the highest level of competition in the 2001 Fed Cup and the 2002 Fed Cup.


2001 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs, First round
The first round involved the winners of Zonal Competition from last year (Argentina, Hungary, Japan) being randomly drawn against five teams from the 2000 World Group pools; with the winners were guaranteed a spot in the World Group next year.


2001 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs, Second round
The winners of the first round played off against four other teams from the 2000 World Group pools in the top section, with the winners proceeding to the World Group. The losers of the first round played off against this year's zonal competition winners in the bottom section, with the winners remaining in World Group for next year, and the losers proceeding to Zonal Competition for next year.


2001 Fed Cup World Group – Pool A
Group A of the 2001 Fed Cup World Group was one of two pools in the World Group of the 2001 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the final.


2001 Fed Cup World Group – Pool B
Group B of the 2001 Fed Cup World Group was one of two pools in the World Group of the 2001 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the final.


2001 Fermanagh District Council election
Elections to Fermanagh District Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.


2001 Fermanagh District Council election, Districts results, Enniskillen
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Socialist2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP, Independent Socialist becomes Independent


2001 Fermanagh District Council election, Districts results, Erne East
1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent Nationalist


2001 Fermanagh District Council election, Districts results, Erne North
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin1997-2001 Change: No change


2001 Fermanagh District Council election, Districts results, Erne West
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin (two seats) gain from UUP and Independent Nationalist


2001 Fiesta Bowl
The 2001 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, played on January 1, was the thirtieth edition of the Fiesta Bowl and part of the BCS bowl schedule of the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Held on New Year's Day at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, the night game matched the fifth-ranked Oregon State Beavers of the Pac-10 Conference and the #10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, an independent.


2001 Fiesta Bowl
Oregon State quarterback Jonathan Smith threw for 305 yards and three touchdowns to lead the favored Beavers to a 41–9 rout. Wide receiver Chad Johnson had two touchdown receptions, and future Cincinnati Bengals teammate T. J. Houshmandzadeh caught the other. The Beavers led 12–3 at halftime, then scored 29 points in an eight-minute stretch of the third quarter to put the game away. Notre Dame's sole touchdown came with under seven minutes remaining in the game, against OSU reserves, which completed the scoring.


2001 Fiesta Bowl
Smith was named the offensive player of the game, and Beavers linebacker Darnell Robinson, who recorded two sacks, forced a fumble, and made an interception, was the defensive player of the game. The Beavers were penalized 18 times for 174 yards.


2001 Fiesta Bowl
Oregon State (11–1) was ranked fourth in the final AP poll, which remains the highest in the history of the OSU program. Notre Dame (9–3) fell to fifteenth after its fifth consecutive bowl loss, a streak which reached nine.


2001 Fiji rugby union tour of Italy and France
The 2001 Fiji rugby union tour of Italy and France was a series of matches played in November 2001 in Italy and France by Fiji national rugby union team.


2001 Fijian general election
General elections were held in Fiji in August and September 2001. The Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua party won 18 of the 23 seats reserved for ethnic Fijians and one of three "general electorates" set aside for Fiji's European, Chinese, and other minorities. It also won 13 of the 25 "open electorates," so-called because they are open to candidates of any race and are elected by universal suffrage.


2001 Fijian general election
The remaining 5 ethnic Fijian seats, and one open electorate, were won by the Conservative Alliance, one of whom was George Speight who had led the putsch against the lawful government the year before. Chaudhry's Labour Party won all 19 Indo-Fijian seats and 9 open electorates. The New Labour Unity Party, formed by defectors from the FLP, won one general electorate and one open electorate. The three remaining seats (one general electorate, one open electorate, and the Rotuman Islanders' seat) were won by minor parties and independent candidates.


2001 Fijian general election, Background
The Constitution of Fiji was restored by a High Court decision on 15 November 2000, following the failure of the political upheaval in which the government had been deposed and the constitution suspended in May that year. On 1 March 2001, the Appeal Court upheld the decision. An election to restore democracy was held in September 2001. In what was one of Fiji's most bitterly fought elections ever, the newly formed Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua of the interim Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase narrowly defeated the Fiji Labour Party of deposed former Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry.


2001 Fijian general election, Background
The FLP had been hurt by leadership bickering in the wake of the coup, and the subsequent defection of a number of its high-profile members from the ethnic Fijian community, including Tupeni Baba, the former Deputy Prime Minister. The mutual refusal of the FLP and the National Federation Party, the only other political party with significant Indo-Fijian support, to reach a preference-swapping deal had also worked against both parties. (In Fiji's system of transferable voting, any two or more candidates in a particular constituency can have their votes combined, unless the electors specify a different option by ranking the candidates numerically in order of their preference).


2001 Fijian general election, Aftermath
Controversy continued after the 2001 election, with Prime Minister Qarase finding reasons, which many considered to be pretexts, for not implementing the power-sharing provisions of the Constitution, which required that every political party with more than 8 seats in the House of Representatives must be proportionally represented in the Cabinet. On 18 July 2003, the Supreme Court of Fiji ruled that Qarase's exclusion of the Labour Party from the Cabinet was unconstitutional, and demanded that the situation be rectified. Appeals, counter-appeals, and negotiations delayed the implementation of the order.


2001 Fijian general election, Aftermath
In June 2004, the Supreme Court ruled that the Labour Party was entitled to 14 out of 30 Cabinet posts. Qarase has said that he would abide by the ruling, but his refusal to include Chaudhry in the Cabinet lineup continued to stall negotiations, until the FLP announced in November that it was no longer interested in participating in the Qarase-led government.


2001 Fine Gael leadership election
The Fine Gael leadership election of February 2001 was held to find a successor to John Bruton who resigned following a defeat in a motion of no confidence in his leadership of the party.


2001 Fine Gael leadership election
Bruton, who had been elected leader of the Fine Gael party in 1990 and had served as Taoiseach from 1994 until 1997, had faced several leadership heaves during his eleven-year tenure as leader. On 28 January Michael Noonan and Jim Mitchell, two senior members of the Fine Gael front bench, tabled a motion of no confidence in Bruton as leader of the party following low ratings in recent opinion polls. Other senior party members, including Alan Shatter, had also urged Bruton to step aside. At a special seven-hour meeting of the Fine Gael parliamentary party on 31 January, Bruton was defeated by 39 votes to 33. He duly resigned as party leader and triggered the leadership contest.


2001 Fine Gael leadership election
A number of candidates immediately emerged for the party leadership. Michael Noonan and Jim Mitchell, the two men who brought about Bruton's downfall, were both seen as the clear front-runners. Enda Kenny, a former cabinet minister, also declared his candidacy almost a week after the contest had started. Bernard Allen, a former junior minister, was also a late entrant into the contest. Ivan Yates, who many expected to throw his hat into the ring, surprised many when he actually announced that he intended to retire from politics at the next general election. Former party leader Alan Dukes also announced that he would not contest the leadership election after some speculation.


2001 Fine Gael leadership election
On 9 February 72 members of the Fine Gael parliamentary party met to decide the leadership election by secret ballot. It was only the second time ever that an election took place to decide the party leader. Michael Noonan emerged as the victor and new leader of Fine Gael.


2001 Finlandia Trophy
The Finlandia Trophy is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Finland. It was held in Helsinki on October 6–7, 2001. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing.


2001 Finnish Cup
The 2001 Finnish Cup (Finnish: Suomen Cup) was the 47th season of the main annual association football cup competition in Finland. It was organised as a single-elimination knock–out tournament and participation in the competition was voluntary. A total of 274 teams registered for the competition. The final was held at the Tammela Stadion, Tampere on 12 November 2001 with Atlantis FC defeating Tampere United by 1-0 before an attendance of 3,820 spectators.


2001 Finnish Figure Skating Championships
The 2001 Finnish Figure Skating Championships took place between January 6 and 7, 2001 in Mikkeli. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and women's singles on the senior and junior levels, and pair skating and ice dancing on the junior level. The event was used to help determine the Finnish team to the 2001 European Championships.


2001 Firestone Firehawk 500
The 2001 Firestone Firehawk 500 was a Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) motor race held on May 19, 2001 at Twin Ring Motegi in Tochigi, Japan. It was the 5th round of the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series season. Team Rahal driver Kenny Bräck scored his first career win in CART despite not starting on the front row for the first time that season. Polesitter Hélio Castroneves finished 2nd and Tony Kanaan took 3rd.


2001 Firestone Firehawk 500
Bräck's win moved him five spots into 1st place in the drivers' standings, where he would remain for much of the season. It was Team Rahal's first win of the season and their first since 2000 at Miami-Homestead. Castroneves' podium put him at 2nd place overall in the standings; he and Bräck would continue to battle for 1st place for much of the season. Kanaan's podium was his first since his win at the 1999 U.S. 500 in Michigan and would be his and Mo Nunn Racing's only podium in 2001.


2001 Firestone Firehawk 500
The race was a testament to Bräck and Castroneves' blistering race pace, as both were the only ones still on the lead lap at the end of the race; this was partially the result of the long, uninterrupted stretch of green-flag running between Laps 8 and 194. Throughout the race Brack was the last of the leaders to pit during each round of stops. He thus needed less fuel at his final pit stop and saved enough time to leap from third to first place.


2001 Firestone Firehawk 500
The race also saw heavy attrition, as almost half of the entrants ultimately retired with a variety of issues. Points leader Cristiano da Matta was taken out on Lap 1 by rookie Bruno Junqueira, who spun coming out of Turn 2. This dropped the points leader into a tie for 3rd in the standings.


2001 Fishtail Air Eurocopter AS350 crash
On 12 November 2001, a chartered Fishtail Air Eurocopter AS350 helicopter crashed on a flight from Gamgadhi Army Base to Surkhet in Western Nepal. The accident killed all 6 passengers and crew on board, including Princess Prekshya Shah of Nepal.


2001 Fishtail Air Eurocopter AS350 crash, Aircraft
The helicopter involved with the accident was a Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil, which Princcess Prekshya chartered from Nepalgunj.


2001 Fishtail Air Eurocopter AS350 crash, Crew and victims
On board the helicopter was Princess Prekshya Shah of Nepal, the younger sister of Queen Aishwarya of Nepal and Queen Komal of Nepal as well as her doctor and security personnel among other acquaintances of the Princess.


2001 Fishtail Air Eurocopter AS350 crash, Incident
The helicopter took off at 11:25 NPT on 12 November 2001 from Gamgadhi Army Base. Shortly afterwards, the helicopter plunged into Rara Lake. Two passengers were flung out of the aircraft mid air. According to the Nepali Times, the Princess asked the pilot to "circle over Rara so she could get a better view of the lake when the craft dropped down into the lake while turning".


2001 Fishtail Air Eurocopter AS350 crash, Investigation
Personnel from a nearby army base took 45 minutes to reach the crash site. Rescue helicopters were deployed and the Princess's body was recovered from the water. At first, authorities assumed that there was only one survivor, however, two passengers could be saved and were flown into hospitals in the Nepalgunj.


2001 Fishtail Air Eurocopter AS350 crash, Aftermath
In 2009, then Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal alleged that the helicopter crash was directly linked to the Nepalese royal massacre. However, this could not be proven.


2001 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
The 2001 Florida Atlantic University Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was coached by Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. The Owls competed in the NCAA's Division I-AA as an Independent. This was the inaugural season for the program that Schnellenberger started from scratch in 1998, working out of a trailer and holding practices in local high school gymnasiums.


2001 Florida Citrus Bowl
The 2001 Florida Citrus Bowl was a college football bowl game held on January 1, 2001 at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The Michigan Wolverines, co-champions of the Big Ten Conference, defeated the Auburn Tigers, champions of the Southeastern Conference's Western Division, 31-28. Michigan running back Anthony Thomas was named the game's MVP.


2001 Florida Gators baseball team
The 2001 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2001 college baseball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Andy Lopez, who was in his seventh and final season at Florida. Lopez was dismissed after the conclusion of the season.


2001 Florida Gators football team
The 2001 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2001 college football season. The Gators competed in Division I-A of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), playing their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.


2001 Florida Gators football team
They were coached by Steve Spurrier, who posted an overall win-loss record of 10–2 (.833) for his twelfth and final season before departing to the National Football League (NFL). Spurrier led the Gators to a 56–23 Orange Bowl victory over the Maryland Terrapins in his final game.


2001 Florida Gators football team
Sophomore quarterback Rex Grossman threw for over 4,000 yards and was Heisman Trophy runner-up. Grossman, wide receiver Jabar Gaffney and defensive end Alex Brown were consensus All-Americans. Brown's 33 sacks is still a school record for a career.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Schedule
September 11 impactThe annual rivalry game with Tennessee scheduled for September 15, was rescheduled to the final week of the regular season as a result of the tragic events of September 11, 2001.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Marshall
The season opened at night in the Swamp on September 1 with a 49–14 triumph over quarterback Byron Leftwich and the Marshall Thundering Herd.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Marshall
Rex Grossman had a career-high in passing yards by halftime, including a 64-yard touchdown reception by Taylor Jacobs.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Marshall
The defense also played well as Alex Brown and linebacker Andra Davis had two sacks each.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Louisiana–Monroe
In the second week of play, the Gators overwhelmed the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks 55–6. Grossman passed for 331 yards and three touchdowns, including two thrown to Jabar Gaffney.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Louisiana–Monroe
Grossman fumbled the game's first exchange from center, and Louisiana-Monroe capitalized on the opportunity when it scored the game's first touchdown. "It was just an awkward start." said Grossman.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Louisiana–Monroe
As usual, the Gators and Tennessee Volunteers were slated to meet on the 3rd Saturday of September. However, the SEC canceled all games on the weekend following the September 11 attacks, and all contests were rescheduled for December 1, 2001, requiring the SEC Championship Game to be pushed back a week as well.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Kentucky
Florida traveled to Lexington and beat the Kentucky Wildcats 44–10. Grossman passed for 302 yards and four touchdowns.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Kentucky
The Gators struggled early and led just 16–3 at the half, but eventually thrashed the Wildcats with four touchdowns in the second half.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Kentucky
After Kentucky made a touchdown, Earnest Graham sprung lose for a 50-yard touchdown run in the third period to go up 30–10.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Mississippi State
The following week, Florida avenged last year's loss to the 21st-ranked  Mississippi State Bulldogs by shutting them out 52–0. Grossman had 317 yards passing in just the first half. The Gators had 640 yards of total offense on the day, the most in school history for an SEC game.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Mississippi State
Grossman passed for 393 yards and five touchdowns in total, becoming the first Florida quarterback to throw for 300 yards in four straight games.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Mississippi State
Andra Davis, who missed last year's game, excelled on the defensive side of the ball from his linebacker position with eight tackles and a fumble recovery.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, LSU
In Baton Rouge, the Gators defeated the eighteenth-ranked LSU Tigers 44–15. Grossman threw for 319 yards and four touchdowns in just the first half, and by game's end had a school-record 464 yards.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, LSU
Florida finished with 632 yards of total offense. LSU quarterback Rohan Davey left the game with a hyperextended knee.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, LSU
"I thought he was a serious candidate for the Heisman Trophy before we played them", said LSU coach Nick Saban, "Now I'm convinced of it." "I think he is a tremendous quarterback" echoed LSU safety Ryan Clark.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Auburn
Coach Tommy Tuberville's unranked Auburn Tigers upset the top-ranked Gators 23–20. The Tigers were 21-point underdogs when they met the Gators at Jordan–Hare Stadium.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Auburn
Gators quarterback Rex Grossman completed twenty-five of forty-two passes for 364 yards and two touchdowns, but also threw four interceptions. The Gators dominated statistically, but the Tigers' bend-but-don't-break defense held the Gators rushing game to negative yardage.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Auburn
Tigers back-up quarterback Daniel Cobb was not so flashy, but played mistake-free football, and the game was tied at 20 late in the fourth quarter. With 10 seconds left, Tigers placekicker Damon Duval nailed a 44-yard field goal and the Tigers upset the Gators.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Georgia
Florida defeated Georgia 24–10 in the annual rivalry game, overcoming four turnovers and twelve penalties. Grossman passed for 407 yards. Earnest Graham rushed for 131 yards.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Georgia
The Bulldogs missed a field goal and failed to convert three fourth downs in the second half. The lone score of the second half was a 30-yard touchdown pass to Reche Caldwell. Florida moved into a first-place tie with Tennessee.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Vanderbilt
At homecoming, Florida crushed the Vanderbilt Commodores 71–13. The Gators never punted, and forced five turnovers. They were up 71–0 in the fourth quarter and still tossing passes, amassing 571 total yards in all. Eleven Gators got receptions, and Taylor Jacobs had a breakout game.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Vanderbilt
Playing just in the first half, Grossman threw for 306 yards and three touchdowns. Backup quarterback Brock Berlin threw three more in the second.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, South Carolina
In Columbia, the Gators routed the fourteenth-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks 54–17. The game started shaky for the Gators as Lito Sheppard fumbled the opening kickoff, leading to an easy Gamecock score. A touchdown pass to Jabar Gaffney late in the first quarter started the scoring barrage.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, South Carolina
Grossman had his ninth-consecutive 300-yard passing game, and exceeded 5,000 yards passing for his career.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Florida State
Florida easily defeated the rival Florida State Seminoles 37–13. However, the Gators' starting running back Earnest Graham had been controversially injured in Florida's win and was unable the next week to play against Tennessee.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Florida State
Graham and coach Spurrier accused Darnell Dockett of deliberately twisting Graham's knee, as well as stomping on Grossman's hand. Graham even considered a lawsuit. Dockett denied these charges.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Tennessee
As the season progressed, the postponed game with Tennessee took on greater and greater importance. Each squad suffered only one close loss and entered the contest with Tennessee ranked No. 6 and Florida ranked No. 2 . The winner was to represent the SEC East and face LSU in the SEC Championship. With a win in that game, the Gators or Vols were likely to receive an invitation to the Rose Bowl to face the undefeated Miami Hurricanes with a national title on the line. Despite the teams' identical records and much to the chagrin of the Vols, the Gators were 17-and-a-half point favorites at kickoff.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Tennessee
The Volunteers went on to dash the Gators' national title hopes with a 34–32 upset, ending a 30-year winless drought against Florida in Gainesville. The star of the game was Volunteer running back Travis Stephens, who rushed for 226 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries to lead the Vols' attack. Without Graham, Florida managed only 36 total yards on the ground. Gator quarterback Rex Grossman threw 51 times for 362 yards and two touchdowns, but his pass on a potentially game-tying two-point conversion attempt with just over a minute left in the 4th quarter fell incomplete.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Orange Bowl (vs. Maryland)
Florida was invited to the Orange Bowl, where they beat Maryland 56–23.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Awards and honors
Grossman was the Heisman Trophy runner-up to Nebraska quarterback Eric Crouch, in one of the trophy's closest ballots. Many feel Grossman should have won.


2001 Florida Gators football team, Spurrier's resignation
In early January, Steve Spurrier said  that he was resigning as Florida's head coach after 12 seasons.


2001 Florida Marlins season
The Florida Marlins' 2001 season was the ninth season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in the National League. It would begin with the team attempting to improve on their season from 2000. Their managers were John Boles and Tony Pérez. They played home games at Pro Player Stadium. They finished with a record of 76-86, 4th in the National League East.


2001 Florida Marlins season, Regular season, Notable transactions
April 9, 2001: John Mabry was sent to the Florida Marlins by the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.


2001 Florida Marlins season, Regular season, Citrus Series
The annual interleague games between the Florida Marlins and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays were played in June and July. They are known as the Citrus Series. The Marlins won the series 4-2.


2001 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2001 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2001 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2001 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2001 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2001 Florida State Seminoles football team
The 2001 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).


2001 Florida's 1st congressional district special election
The 2001 special election for Florida's 1st congressional district took place on October 16, 2001, to fill the vacancy caused by Representative Joe Scarborough's resignation. Florida's 1st congressional district was a staunchly conservative district stretching from Panama City Beach to Pensacola in the Florida Panhandle.


2001 Florida's 1st congressional district special election
State Representative Jeff Miller, the Republican nominee, easily defeated Steve Briese, a financial writer and the Democratic nominee.