2000–01 Serie A

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Serie A
Season2000–01
ChampionsRoma
3rd title
RelegatedReggina
Vicenza
Napoli
Bari
Champions LeagueRoma
Juventus
Lazio
Parma
UEFA CupInternazionale
Milan
Fiorentina
Matches played306
Goals scored845 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorerHernán Crespo
(26 goals)
Average attendance29,441
2000–01 Serie A team distribution

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

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

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

Rule changes[]

In the middle of the season, the old quota system was abolished, meaning that each team was no longer limited to having no more than five non-EU players and using no more than three in each match.[1][2]

Passport scandal[]

Concurrent with the abolition of the quota system, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) investigated footballers from South America and Africa who had used fake passports in order to enable their teams to field them as Europeans. Alberto, Warley, Alejandro Da Silva and Jorginho of Udinese,[3] Fábio Júnior and Gustavo Bartelt of Roma,[4] Dida of Milan, Álvaro Recoba of Inter, Thomas Job, Francis Zé and Jean Ondoa of Sampdoria, and Jeda and André Leone of Vicenza were all handed bans in July 2001, ranging from six months to one year.[5] However, most of these bans were subsequently reduced.

Personnels and sponsoring[]

Team Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Atalanta* Italy Giovanni Vavassori Japan Asics Ortobell
Bari Italy Eugenio Fascetti
Italy 		Italy Lotto TELE +
Bologna Italy Francesco Guidolin United Kingdom Umbro Granarolo
Brescia* Italy Carlo Mazzone Italy Garman Ristora
Fiorentina Turkey Fatih Terim
Italy Roberto Mancini 		Italy Diadora Toyota
Hellas Verona Italy Italy Lotto Amica Chips/NET Business
Internazionale Italy Marcello Lippi
Italy Marco Tardelli 		United States Nike Pirelli
Juventus Italy Carlo Ancelotti Italy Lotto TELE +
Lazio Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson
Italy Dino Zoff 		Germany Puma Siemens Mobile
Lecce Italy Alberto Cavasin Japan Asics Banca 121
Milan Italy Alberto Zaccheroni
Italy Cesare Maldini 		Germany Adidas Opel
Napoli* Czech Republic Zdeněk Zeman
Italy Emiliano Mondonico 		Italy Diadora Peroni
Parma Italy Alberto Malesani
Italy Arrigo Sacchi
Italy Renzo Ulivieri 		United States Champion Parmalat
Perugia Italy Serse Cosmi Italy Galex Daewoo
Roma Italy Fabio Capello Italy Kappa INA Assitalia
Reggina Italy Franco Colomba Japan Asics Caffe Mauro
Udinese Italy Luigi De Canio
Italy Luciano Spalletti 		Italy Diadora Telit
Vicenza* Italy Edoardo Reja United Kingdom Umbro ARTEL

(*) Promoted from Serie B.

Managerial changes[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment Position in table
Fiorentina Italy Giovanni Trapattoni End of contract 30 June 2000 Turkey Fatih Terim 1 July 2000 Pre-season
Perugia Italy Carlo Mazzone End of contract 30 June 2000 Italy Serse Cosmi 1 July 2000 Pre-season
Brescia Italy Nedo Sonetti End of contract 30 June 2000 Italy Carlo Mazzone 1 July 2000 Pre-season
Napoli Italy Walter Novellino End of contract 30 June 2000 Czech Republic Zdeněk Zeman 1 July 2000 Pre-season
Internazionale Italy Marcello Lippi Sacked 10 October 2000 Italy Marco Tardelli 11 October 2000 15th
Napoli Czech Republic Zdeněk Zeman Sacked 14 November 2000 Italy Emiliano Mondonico 15 November 2000 18th
Lazio Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson Resigned 9 January 2001 Italy Dino Zoff 10 January 2001 5th
Parma Italy Alberto Malesani Sacked 10 January 2001 Italy Arrigo Sacchi (caretaker) 10 January 2001 10th
Parma Italy Arrigo Sacchi End of caretaker spell 29 January 2001 Italy Renzo Ulivieri 30 January 2001 8th
Fiorentina Turkey Fatih Terim Sacked 27 February 2001 Italy Luciano Chiarugi (caretaker) 28 February 2001 10th
Fiorentina Italy Luciano Chiarugi End of caretaker spell 6 March 2001 Italy Roberto Mancini 7 March 2001 11th
Milan Italy Alberto Zaccheroni Sacked 12 March 2001 Italy Cesare Maldini 13 March 2001 9th
Udinese Italy Luigi De Canio Sacked 20 March 2001 Italy Luciano Spalletti 21 March 2001 12th
Bari Italy Eugenio Fascetti Sacked 8 May 2001 Italy 9 May 2001 18th

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Roma (C) 34 22 9 3 68 33 +35 75 Qualification to Champions League first group stage
2 Juventus 34 21 10 3 61 27 +34 73
3 Lazio 34 21 6 7 65 36 +29 69 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Parma 34 16 8 10 51 31 +20 56
5 Internazionale 34 14 9 11 47 47 0 51 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
6 Milan 34 12 13 9 56 46 +10 49
7 Atalanta 34 10 14 10 38 34 +4 44[a]
8 Brescia[b] 34 10 14 10 44 42 +2 44[a] Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
9 Fiorentina[c] 34 10 13 11 53 52 +1 43 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
10 Bologna 34 11 10 13 49 53 −4 43
11 Perugia 34 10 12 12 49 53 −4 42
12 Udinese 34 11 5 18 49 59 −10 38
13 Lecce 34 8 13 13 40 54 −14 37[d]
14 Hellas Verona[e] 34 10 7 17 40 59 −19 37[d] Relegation tie-breaker
15 Reggina (R) 34 10 7 17 32 49 −17 37[d] Serie B after tie-breaker
16 Vicenza (R) 34 9 9 16 37 51 −14 36[f] Relegation to Serie B
17 Napoli (R) 34 8 12 14 35 51 −16 36[f]
18 Bari (R) 34 5 5 24 31 68 −37 20
Source: 2000–01 Serie A, Soccerway, RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[6]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Atalanta finished ahead of Brescia on head-to-head points: Atalanta 2–0 Brescia, Brescia 0–3 Atalanta.
  2. ^ Brescia gained entry to the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup after Atalanta declined.
  3. ^ Fiorentina gained entry to the 2001–02 UEFA Cup as the 2000–01 Coppa Italia champions.
  4. ^ a b c Lecce finished ahead of Reggina and Hellas Verona on head-to-head points: Lecce: 10 pts, Reggina: 4 pts, Hellas Verona: 2 pts.
  5. ^ Hellas Verona winner of 2000–01 Relegation tie-breaker against Reggina.
  6. ^ a b Vicenza finished ahead of Napoli on head-to-head points: Vicenza 2–0 Napoli, Napoli 1–2 Vicenza.

Results[]

Home \ Away ATA BAR BOL BRE FIO HEL INT JUV LAZ LCE MIL NAP PAR PER REG ROM UDI VIC
Atalanta 0–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1
Bari 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 3–2 1–3 0–1 0–1 3–4 2–1 1–4 2–1 2–2
Bologna 0–1 4–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–4 2–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1
Brescia 0–3[a] 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 4–0 2–4 3–1 2–1
Fiorentina 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 1–4 2–0 4–0 1–2 0–1 3–4 2–1 3–1 2–1 3–2
Hellas Verona 2–1 3–2 5–4 2–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 0–3 1–4 1–1 1–0
Internazionale 3–0 1–0 2–1[b] 0–0 4–2 2–0 2–2 1–1[c] 0–1 0–6 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1
Juventus 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–3 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 4–0
Lazio 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 5–3 2–0 4–1 3–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 0–1 3–1[d] 2–1
Lecce 0–2 2–0 0–0 0–3 1–1 4–2 1–2 1–4 2–1 3–3 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–1 0–4 2–1 3–1
Milan 3–3 4–0 3–3 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–0 4–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–2 3–0 2–0
Napoli 0–0 1–0 1–5 1–1 1–0[e] 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–4 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 6–2 2–2 0–1 1–2
Parma 2–0 4–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 1–2 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 5–0 0–2 1–2 2–0 0–2
Perugia 2–2 4–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–0 2–3 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–0
Reggina 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–1[f] 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–0
Roma 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 3–2 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 3–1
Udinese 2–4 2–0 3–1 4–2 1–3 2–1 3–0 0–2 3–4 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–3 3–3 3–0 1–3 2–3
Vicenza 1–2 1–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–3 1–4 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–2[g] 1–2
Source: lega-calcio.it (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match was played at Stadio Giglio.
  2. ^ The match was played at Stadio San Nicola.
  3. ^ The match was played at Stadio San Nicola.
  4. ^ The match was played at Stadio Artemio Franchi.
  5. ^ The match was played at Stadio La Favorita.
  6. ^ The match was played at Stadio Cibali.
  7. ^ The match was played at Stadio Friuli.

Positions by round[]

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

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Atalanta9642323222333554444555565576777777
Bari13141617171718161715171718181818181818181818181818181818181818181818
Bologna17105467443669666610111191078889888899910
Brescia1613141616161515151716161717161614131413151616161313131111111111118
Fiorentina847710119111197543457891011111010989910108889
Hellas Verona1012610111213141212131315131414161516161314131315161617161617171515
Internazionale1471388131010101110101112121291010696656757566665
Juventus4236566563222222322222222222333322
Lazio7595455885545433233333333333222233
Lecce121510111498991012121211911121212121210111212121213131313131313
Milan3881213811774467777556879777665655556
Napoli15171818181816171616151514151515131615151415151516151515151715161717
Parma611159747647881091081175444444444444444
Perugia1116111391012131413111188119668116899111010109910101011
Reggina591214151517181818181816161717171717171717171717171716171516151414
Roma2113211111111111111111111111111111
Udinese1321132358979108108977812121110111112121212121212
Vicenza18181715121414121314141413141313151413141613141414141414141414141616
Leader and UEFA Champions League first group stage
Qualification to Champions League first group stage
Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
Relegation to Serie B
Source: Lega Serie A, ESPN Italian Serie A

Overall records[]

  • Highest number of wins: Roma (22)
  • Lowest number of losses: Juventus, Roma (3 each)
  • Highest number of draws: Atalanta, Brescia (15 each)
  • Lowest number of wins: Bari (5)
  • Highest number of losses: Bari (24)
  • Lowest number of draws: Bari, Udinese (5 each)
  • Highest number of goals for: Roma (68)
  • Lowest number of goals against: Juventus (27)
  • Lowest number of goals for: Bari (31)
  • Highest number of goals against: Bari (68)
  • Best goal difference: Roma (35)
  • Worst goal difference: Bari (−37)

Relegation tie-breaker[]

Hellas Verona1–0Reggina
Laursen Goal 61'
Attendance: 24,733
Referee: Graziano Cesari (Genoa)
Reggina2–1Hellas Verona
Zanchetta Goal 42'
Cozza Goal 45+1'		 Report Cossato Goal 86'
Stadio Oreste Granillo, Reggio Calabria
Attendance: 26,049
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Prato)

Reggina relegated to Serie B.

Top goalscorers[]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Argentina Hernán Crespo Lazio 26
2 Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko Milan 24
3 Italy Enrico Chiesa Fiorentina 22
4 Argentina Gabriel Batistuta Roma 20
5 Italy Christian Vieri Internazionale 18
6 Italy Dario Hübner Brescia 17
7 Italy Marco Di Vaio Parma 15
Italy Giuseppe Signori Bologna
Argentina Roberto Sosa Udinese
10 France David Trezeguet Juventus 14
11 Italy Francesco Totti Roma 13
Italy Vincenzo Montella Roma
13 Italy Cristiano Lucarelli Lecce 12
Italy Marco Materazzi Perugia
15 Italy Filippo Inzaghi Juventus 11
Croatia Davor Vugrinec Lecce

Number of teams by region[]

Region Number of teams Teams
1  Lombardy 4 Atalanta, Brescia, Internazionale and Milan
2  Apulia 2 Bari and Lecce
 Emilia-Romagna 2 Bologna and Parma
 Lazio 2 Lazio and Roma
 Veneto 2 Hellas Verona and Vicenza
6  Calabria 1 Reggina
 Campania 1 Napoli
 Friuli-Venezia Giulia 1 Udinese
 Piedmont 1 Juventus
 Tuscany 1 Fiorentna
 Umbria 1 Perugia

References and sources[]

  • Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005

See also[]

  • Tim Parks, A Season with Verona (London: Vintage, 2002) – A personal account by a celebrated English author and fan of the fortunes of Hellas Verona that season, including the team's narrow avoidance of relegation.

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ "Italians bar non-EU imports". UEFA.com. 2002-07-17. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  2. ^ "Milan challenge non-EU rule". BBC Sport. 2000-11-03. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  3. ^ "Fake passport scandal hits Serie A". BBC News. 2000-10-08. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  4. ^ "Lazio hit with passport charges". BBC News. 2001-05-08. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  5. ^ Kennedy, Frances (2001-06-28). "Players banned over false passport scandal". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  6. ^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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