2000–01 S.L. Benfica season

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

Benfica

2000–01 season
President	João Vale e Azevedo (until 27 October 2000)[1] Manuel Vilarinho
Head coach	Jupp Heynckes (until 20 September 2000) José Mourinho (until 5 December 2000) Toni
Stadium	Estádio da Luz
Primeira Liga	6th
Taça de Portugal	Sixth round
UEFA Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Van Hooijdonk (19) All: Van Hooijdonk (23)
Highest home attendance	82,500 vs Boavista (25 February 2001)
Lowest home attendance	7,000 vs Alverca (4 May 2001)
Home colours Away colours

The season is the worst in Benfica history since the start of the Primeira Liga during 1934–35. The club switched managers two times. Jupp Heynckes was replaced by José Mourinho in September. Toni, who previously guided the club to a league title, took the reins in December. In the transfer market, young players like Marchena and Fernando Meira were brought in, and mixed with the experience of 31 year-old, Pierre van Hooijdonk, who arrived to replace Nuno Gomes, were meant to improve the team competitiveness. However, the biggest event of the pre-season was the release of João Pinto, the longest-serving player on the club, and the incumbent captain. This decision was poorly received by the fans, who criticized Heynckes and the president for the move. Both would leave the club in the following months. In the league campaign, the team lacked balance year-round and only briefly entered the league race, spending all but three weeks out the top three. Even the successful partnership of Pierre van Hooijdonk and João Tomás, with 36 goals between them, did not prevent the club from finishing in sixth place, 23 points behind winner Boavista. Consequently, Benfica missed out on UEFA competitions for the first time in 41 years (since the 1959–60 season).

Season summary

Pre-season

Preparations for a new Benfica season started in late-May 2000. Manager Jupp Heynckes remained for a second year, with more control this time in building up the squad. His choices caused immediate controversy, the biggest being the release of Benfica veteran João Pinto.[2][3] Pinto was the incumbent team captain and the longest-serving player, who had been at Benfica since the 1992–93 season. José Manuel Delgado of Record predicted a difficult season for the German manager: "...he will have less tolerance from the fans than that offered to Artur Jorge (three match days), or Manuel José (four match days)..."[4] He forwent internationals like Paulo Bento[5] and Amaral,[6] but indulged on Marchena, Meira and Van Hooijdonk. The last was intended to replace Nuno Gomes, who moved to Fiorentina after a successful run at Euro 2000.[7][8] All of this spending happened in spite of club-wide financial difficulties, from missed salaries for Michael Thomas,[9] to the basketball section of the club going months without pay.[10]

The pre-season started on 7 July, with a schedule of 8 games. It included a match celebrating the 50th anniversary of Olympique Lyon, and the Carlsberg Belfast Challenge against Linfield and Liverpool.[11] Benfica ended the pre-season on 11 August, with a draw against Aston Villa.[12][13]

August–October

Benfica started their 2000–01 Primeira Liga campaign on the road in a Clássico match against FC Porto, on 19 August 2000.[14] João Marcelino stated that Porto "...had some luck in the way they obtained their first goal (shot from Alenichev deflected off Calado and betrayed Enke)...", allowing them to manage the lead until the end.[15] Benfica's first home game was against Beira-Mar on 27 August. At ten minutes into the second half of that game, Maniche's goal put Benfica up 3–0, setting them up for victory.[16]

September began for Benfica with a visit to Leiria.[14] It was a hard-fought match, in which referee José Leirós gave out twelve bookings. They narrowly escaped defeat when Chano scored in stoppage time.[17] Benfica started their European season on 14 September in Sweden, with a 1–2 loss to host Halmstad.[18] Benfica won their second home game of the season, on 18 September, against Estrela da Amadora, thanks to two goals scored by Van Hooijdonk in consecutive minutes near the end of regulation time.[19] In the post-match interview, following weeks of fan pressure, club manager Heynckes lost his calm and proclaimed: "I can't take this club anymore. If they want me gone, I'll leave tomorrow."[20][21] He was immediately let go, and replaced with 37-year-old José Mourinho. Former player Mozer joined him as assistant.[22][23] It was Mourinho's first time as manager, having previously worked only as an interpreter for Bobby Robson and Louis van Gaal.[24] His first game as manager was on the road against Boavista, in which his team lost 0–1 to a goal from ex-Benfica player Duda.[25] The second leg of the UEFA Cup was a home game played on 28 September at the Estádio da Luz. It ended in a 2–2 draw and they were eliminated from the tournament – a result reminiscent of their 1997–98 season.[26]

Benfica started October with a home game against Braga.[14] The visitors took the lead in the first half, but João Tomás and Van Hooijdonk responded with a goal each, reversing the score in the second half. However, Braga went on to equalize with a last-minute goal, costing Benfica two points.[27] On 15 October, Benfica won its third league game of the season by defeating Belenenses one–nil behind Marchena's goal.[28] The team played Paços de Ferreira on the 21st, dropping two points in a 0–0 draw.[29] Benfica played their last game of the month against Campomaiorense on the 29th, winning with a double from João Tomás, scored within a space of ten minutes from each other.[30] They finished the month in seventh place on the league table, nine points behind leader Porto.

November–February

Benfica faced Marítimo in an away game at the beginning of November. They lost 0–3, to a hat-trick from Lagorio.[31] Without a single road game victory, the team dropped to tenth in the league's standings.[32] They hosted Farense in the second week of November and won 2–1. Van Hooijdonk and João Tomás scored a goal each, within a 4-minute interval just before the final whistle, to give their team the three points.[33] On 18 November, Benfica played Vitória de Guimarães on the road. They took the lead near the end of the first half, with a goal from Chano. The second half saw three additional goals, all by João Tomás. It was their first win as visitors, and they climbed to sixth place in the standings.[34] Benfica played their last game of the month, on the 26th, at the Taça de Portugal against Campomaiorense.[35] This fourth round match was won thanks to a late goal by Sabry.[36]

Benfica started December with a Derby de Lisboa game against Sporting.[37] They won 3–0, with a first half goal by Van Hooijdonk and two goals in a five-minute span from João Tomás.[38] Following the win, Mourinho requested a contract extension as a demonstration of faith in the work he had put in along with his assistant: "Me [Mourinho] and Mozer thought that the only way to end speculation and the constant threat of being sacked in the event of a bad result...was renewing our contracts for another season."[39][40] Their proposal was not met. They parted ways with the club through an announcement in a press conference: "He [President Vilarinho] thought it was better not to accept our request. We understood that decision showed a lack of trust in our work, and that we should offer our resignation..."[39] Benfica immediately appointed Toni – a long-time favourite of the President – as the new manager.[41][42] On 10 December, Benfica played Alverca away from home.[37] They opened the score sheet with a goal from João Tomás close to half-time, but Mantorras equalized. Later, Milinkovic put the Ribatejo side in the lead, resulting in the fourth loss in seven matches in away games for Benfica.[43] In the last match of the year 2000, Benfica met a struggling Gil Vicente, who were at the bottom of the Primeira Liga standings.[37] Unable to unlock the 0–0 draw, the club suffered their eighth winless league game of the season.[44]

Early in January, Benfica played away from home, at Louletano, in a fifth round match of the Taça de Portugal.[35] They won 3–1 and progressed to the next knock-out stage, where they would face Porto.[45][46] Benfica resumed their league campaign on the 7th, visiting Salgueiros. They won their second away game, after Van Hooijdonk scored with nine minutes remaining on the clock.[47] They went on to win their third match in a row on 13 January, with a 5–1 home-game win against Desportivo Aves.[37] Benfica took an early lead with a Van Hooijdonk goal in the 15th minute, and added two more in the first half, one by Carlitos and another from an own goal. The Dutch striker added two more goals to his tally in the second half.[48] On 17 January, Benfica received Porto for the first of three consecutive games against them.[35] The first game was part of the Taça de Portugal and ended in a 1–1 draw. Maniche scored the lone Benfica goal before Maric equalized for Porto. A rematch was held to settle the tie.[49] Four days later, on Sunday, Benfica hosted Porto for a Portuguese league match. They defeated the visitors 2–1, after a goal from Van Hooijdonk in the 81st minute. This win allowed the club to climb to fourth in the league's standings – their best position all year.[50] The last of three games saw Benfica succumb to a four-nil loss in the rematch for the Portuguese Cup.[35] Manuel Queiroz wrote: "...A thrashing that did not transpire what really happened in the field, because Fernando Santos' team – in the best performance of the season – completely demolished a Benfica that never entered the game..." [51] Benfica's last game of the month was played on the road on the 29th, against the Aveiro side, Beira-Mar.[52] The match ended with a 3–1 win for Benfica, after another double for Van Hooijdonk. João Tomás also got on the score sheet.[53]

On 4 February, the team beat União de Leiria at home by 3 goals to 2.[52] Benfica took the lead with a goal from João Tomás. Roger and Van Hooijdonk increased their lead by two goals, until Nuno Valente settled the final score.[54] With this win, Benfica climbed to second place the league, now only five points behind leader Boavista.[55] On the 16th, Benfica played Estrela da Amadora away from home.[52] The game ended with a 2–1 victory for Benfica. Along with Boavista's loss in Braga, this further reduced Benfica's separation from the league leader.[56] Benfica played their last match of February on the 25th against Boavista.[52] Benfica had an opportunity to take the top place in the league table with a victory in that game, but they were unsuccessful at breaking the 0–0 draw. Van Hooijdonk had the best chance in the 78th minute, but his attempt struck the goalpost.[57]

March–May

Benfica began March with an away game in Braga.[52] They lost 3–1 in their first league loss since December. They dropped to fourth place in the standings.[58] On the following Saturday, Benfica visited Belenenses and lost for a second time in a row.[59] A week later, Benfica received Paços de Ferreira at home.[52] The match ended with a 3–2 win for the visitors and Benfica dropped to fifth place. They were now eleven points behind leader Boavista.[60] In the last game of March, Benfica faced Campomaiorense on the road.[61] With a 1–1 draw, the team avoided losing all of their matches in March. However, their need to get points was aggravated, especially if they wanted to qualify for the European competitions.[62]

In April, Benfica opened at home against Marítimo, with a squad composed mainly of reserve players.[61] A 3–0 win helped get closer to both Braga and Sporting in the standings.[63] On 13 April, Benfica visited Faro. The match ended in a 2–2 draw despite a Benfica having a first-half lead.[64] Nine days later, Benfica played Vitória de Guimarães at home.[61] A sole goal from Sabry in the 31st minute was enough to secure the team's second win in April.[65] Closing out the month, Benfica travelled to Alvalade for the second Derby de Lisboa of the season.[61] The game ended in a 3–0 loss for Benfica. This was the Lions' best result against Benfica since the 1986–87 season.[66]

On 4 May, Benfica played Alverca at home, where they lost 0–2, and in the writing of João Querido Manhã for Record, the fans "burst into protests at the end, after they lost patience with the errors, passivity and lack of talent of the whole team.".[67] On 13 May, Benfica went to Adelino Ribeiro Novo to face Gil Vicente.[61] The game ended in a 3–0 defeat – their tenth loss within the league, matching their previous record in the 1996–97 season. As a result, the club was overtaken by Belenenses in the league table.[68] A week later, Benfica played host to Salgueiros in Da Luz. A final score of 1–1 saved Benfica from a record fourth straight loss, and gave the Porto-based side their first point all season against a top 7 team.[69] Benfica played the last game of the season against Desportivo de Aves on the road.[61] At one point in the game, the team was losing three-nil, but managed to equalize and finish with a four-all draw.[70] Toni stated that "Everyone did not do their best to avoid that a historic club slipped into a position that is not accustomed."[71] Benfica finished in a record-breaking sixth place after the 34-game season with a tally of 15 wins, 9 draws and 10 losses that, together, summed up to 54 points. They were ninth-lowest league-wide in goals conceded – 44 in all. On the plus side, they were fifth best in the league at goal-scoring, with a total of 54 goals.[72] Consequently, Benfica missed out on UEFA competitions for the first time in 41 years (since the 1959–60 season).[20] Van Hooijdonk was the second most productive player in the Primeira Liga with 19 goals.[73]

Results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Source
Primeira Liga	19 August 2000	27 May 2001	34	15	9	10	54	44	+10	044.12	[72]
Taça de Portugal	26 November 2000	23 January 2001	4	2	1	1	5	6	−1	050.00	[72]
UEFA Cup	14 September 2000	28 September 2000	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	000.00	[72]
Total			40	17	11	12	62	54	+8	042.50

Primeira Liga

Main article: 2000–01 Primeira Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Braga	34	16	9	9	58	48	+10	57
5	União de Leiria	34	15	11	8	46	41	+5	56
6	Benfica	34	15	9	10	54	44	+10	54
7	Belenenses	34	14	10	10	43	36	+7	52
8	Beira-Mar	34	14	7	13	45	49	−4	49

Source: Primeira Divisão
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	D	W	L	D	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	L	D	W	D	W	L	L	L	D	D
Position	17	7	7	7	8	9	8	9	7	10	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	2	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6

Source: FootballPortugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Porto v Benfica

19 August 2000 1	Porto	2–0	Benfica	Porto
21:15	Jorge Costa  23' Alenichev  43'	Report	Rojas  43'  44'	Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 50,000 Referee: António Costa

Benfica v Beira Mar

27 August 2000 2	Benfica	4–1	Beira Mar	Lisbon
19:30	Sabry  17' Poborský  26' Maniche  55' Van Hooijdonk  72'	Report	Òscar  65'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Isidoro Rodrigues

União Leiria v Benfica

9 September 2000 3	União Leiria	1–1	Benfica	Leiria
20:30	Éder Gaúcho  82'	Report	Sabry  71'  81' Chano  89'	Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 9,000 Referee: José Leirós

Benfica v Estrela da Amadora

18 September 2000 4	Benfica	2–1	Estrela da Amadora	Lisbon
21:15	Van Hooijdonk  88', 89'	Report	Djalma  79'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Olegário Benquerença

Boavista v Benfica

23 September 2000 5	Boavista	1–0	Benfica	Porto
20:00 GMT	Duda  2' Pedro Emanuel  81' Litos  86'	Report	van Hooijdonk  71' Maniche  88'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 8,000 Referee: José Pratas

Benfica v Braga

2 October 2000 6	Benfica	2–2	Braga	Lisbon
19:00 GMT	Poborský  40' Chano  46' João Tomás  61',  79' Sabry  74' van Hooijdonk  75' Ronaldo  79' Dani  87'	Report	Rodrigo Aniceto  26' Fehér  34' Barroso  52' Odair  58' Zé Nuno  65' Artur Jorge  90'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Lucílio Baptista

Benfica v Belenenses

15 October 2000 7	Benfica	1–0	Belenenses	Lisbon
19:30 GMT	Miguel  17' Marchena  32' Sérgio Nunes  62'  78' Sabry  64' Carlitos  67' Chano  72'	Report	Tuck  25' Pedro Henriques  33' Verona  84' Cléber  88' Neca  89'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Isidoro Rodrigues

Paços de Ferreira v Benfica

21 October 2000 8	Paços de Ferreira	0–0	Benfica	Paços de Ferreira
20:00 GMT	Marco Paulo  37' João Armando  42' Rafael  59' Glauber  79'	Report	Fernando Meira  17' Diogo Luís  33' Chano  48'	Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Lucílio Baptista

Benfica v Campomaiorense

29 October 2000 9	Benfica	2–0	Campomaiorense	Lisbon
19:00 GMT	Ricardo Rojas  5' Chano  70' Paulo Madeira  73' João Tomás  75', 85',  76'	Report	Zaharievski  21' Poejo  61'  71' Araque  81' Torrão  86'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Francisco Ferreira

Maritimo v Benfica

5 November 2000 10	Maritimo	3–0	Benfica	Funchal
19:00 GMT	Lagorio  13', 53', 59',  14' Porfírio  20' Iliev  57'	Report	Marchena  18'	Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros Attendance: 9,000 Referee: José Pratas

Benfica v Farense

12 November 2000 11	Benfica	2–1	Farense	Lisbon
20:00 GMT	Calado  80' van Hooijdonk  84' (pen.) João Tomás  88'	Report	Marco Nuno  73' Rubio  83'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 15,000 Referee: António Costa

Vitória Guimarães v Benfica

18 November 2000 12	Vitória Guimarães	0–4	Benfica	Guimarães
19:00 GMT	Preto Casagrande  37'	Report	Carlitos  24' Chano  40' João Tomás  60', 84', 88' Diogo Luís  69' Ricardo Rojas  74'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 9,300 Referee: Olegário Benquerença

Benfica v Sporting

3 December 2000 13	Benfica	3–0	Sporting	Lisbon
20:00 GMT	van Hooijdonk  38',  41' (pen.) Maniche  41' Marchena  48' Fernando Meira  60' João Tomás  77', 82'	Report	Beto Acosta  29' André Cruz  40' Pedro Barbosa  75' Horváth  89' Beto  90'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Jorge Coroado

Alverca v Benfica

10 December 2000 14	Alverca	2–1	Benfica	Alverca
20:00	Mantorras  43' Milinković  79'	Report	João Tomás  39'	Stadium: Complexo Desportivo do Alverca FC Attendance: 5,000 Referee: João Ferreira

Benfica v Gil Vicente

17 December 2000 15	Benfica	0–0	Gil Vicente	Lisbon
19:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Cunha Antunes

Salgueiros v Benfica

7 January 2001 16	Salgueiros	1–2	Benfica	Porto
21:15	Basílio Almeida  52' Litera  16'  62'	Report	Chano  60' Van Hooijdonk  81'	Stadium: Estádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Paulo Paraty

Benfica v Desportivo Aves

13 January 2001 17	Benfica	5–1	Desportivo Aves	Lisbon
19:00	Van Hooijdonk  15', 50', 65' (pen.) Nené  30' (o.g.) Carlitos  39'	Report	Quinzinho  61'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Francisco Ferreira

Benfica v Porto

21 January 2001 18	Benfica	2–1	Porto	Lisbon
21:00	Van Hooijdonk  26' (pen.), 80'	Report	Capucho  41'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 69,950 Referee: António Costa

Beira Mar v Benfica

29 January 2001 19	Beira Mar	1–3	Benfica	Aveiro
21:15	Fary  82'	Report	Van Hooijdonk  38', 60' (pen.) João Tomás  79'	Stadium: Estádio Mário Duarte Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Vítor Pereira

Benfica v União Leiria

4 February 2001 20	Benfica	3–2	União Leiria	Lisbon
17:45	João Tomás  5' Roger  44' Van Hooijdonk  47' (pen.)	Report	Éder Gaúcho  25' Derlei  44' Bilro  44'  54' Nuno Valente  67'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bruno Paixão

Estrela da Amadora v Benfica

16 February 2001 21	Estrela da Amadora	1–2	Benfica	Lisbon
20:00	Gaúcho  14'	Report	Van Hooijdonk  20' João Tomás  64'  49'  88' Escalona	Stadium: Estádio José Gomes Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Jorge Coroado

Benfica v Boavista

25 February 2001 22	Benfica	0–0	Boavista	Lisbon
20:45		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 82,500 Referee: José Pratas

Braga v Benfica

4 March 2001 23	Braga	3–1	Benfica	Braga
20:30	Luís Filipe  2', 84' Zé Roberto  22'	Report	João Tomás  9'	Stadium: Estádio 1º de Maio Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Lucílio Baptista

Belenenses v Benfica

10 March 2001 24	Belenenses	1–0	Benfica	Lisbon
20:30	Marcão  50'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Olegário Benquerença

Benfica v Paços de Ferreira

18 March 2001 25	Benfica	2–3	Paços de Ferreira	Lisbon
19:00	Carlitos  40' Ednilson  63' Roger  71'	Report	Rafael  26', 50' Leonardo  34' Paulito  75'  89'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Paulo Paraty

Campomaiorense v Benfica

31 March 2001 26	Campomaiorense	1–1	Benfica	Campo Maior, Portalegre
20:30	Paulo Vida  65'	Report	Roger  68' Van Hooijdonk  85' Kandaurov  87'	Stadium: Estádio Capitão Cesar Correia Attendance: 5,000 Referee: João Ferreira

Benfica v Maritimo

8 April 2001 27	Benfica	3–0	Maritimo	Lisbon
21:15	Ronaldo  27' João Tomás  48' Sabry  65'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 10,000 Referee: António Costa

Farense v Benfica

13 April 2001 28	Farense	2–2	Benfica	Faro
21:30	Hassan  7' Costa  67'	Report	Miguel  40' João Tomás  42'	Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Paulo Costa

Benfica v Vitória Guimarães

22 April 2001 29	Benfica	1–0	Vitória Guimarães	Lisbon
19:00	Sabry  31' Ricardo Esteves  20'  78'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Duarte Gomes

Sporting v Benfica

29 April 2001 30	Sporting	3–0	Benfica	Lisbon
21:30	Acosta  2' Pedro Barbosa  21' Beto  57'	Report		Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade Attendance: 27,000 Referee: João Ferreira

Benfica v Alverca

4 May 2001 31	Benfica	0–2	Alverca	Lisbon
19:00	Maniche  76'	Report	Dudić  17' (o.g.) Rui Borges  67'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Elmano Santos

Gil Vicente v Benfica

13 May 2001 32	Gil Vicente	3–0	Benfica	Barcelos
20:30	Paulo César  13' Alex Sandro  24'  45' Sérgio Lomba  77' Pinheiro  86'	Report	Miguel  25'	Stadium: Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Martins dos Santos

Benfica v Salgueiros

20 May 2001 33	Benfica	1–1	Salgueiros	Lisbon
20:00	Rui Baião  58'	Report	João Pedro  44'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Francisco Ferreira

Desportivo Aves v Benfica

27 May 2001 34	Desportivo Aves	4–4	Benfica	Vila das Aves
19:00	Douala  3', 23' Abílio  19' (pen.) Marco Aleixo  77'	Report	Van Hooijdonk  30', 64' João Tomás  35' André  89'	Stadium: Estádio do CD das Aves Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Lucílio Baptista

Taça de Portugal

Main article: 2000–01 Taça de Portugal

Campomaiorense v Benfica

26 November 2000 Fourth Rd	Campomaiorense	0–1	Benfica	Campo Maior
18:00 GMT	Cao  43'	Report	Sabry  76'	Stadium: Estádio Capitão Cesar Correia Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Lucílio Baptista

Louletano v Benfica

3 January 2001 Fifth Rd	Louletano	1–3	Benfica	Loulé
19:00	Marcos Gaúcho  57'	Report	Van Hooijdonk  44', 48' João Tomás  52'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Loulé Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Bruno Paixão

Benfica v Porto

17 January 2001 Sixth Rd	Benfica	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Porto	Lisbon
19:00	Maniche  53' Escalona  73'  98'	Report	Marić  84'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 43,000 Referee: José Pratas

Porto v Benfica

23 January 2001 6R Replay	Porto	4–0	Benfica	Porto
19:15	Alenichev  10', 67' (pen.) Pena  28' Paredes  34'	Report	Diogo Luís  36'  40'	Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Lucílio Baptista

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Cup

First round

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Cup first round

Halmstad v Benfica

14 September 2000 First leg	Halmstad	2–1	Benfica	Halmstad
20:00	Svensson  35' Selaković  57'	Report	Van Hooijdonk  40'	Stadium: Örjans Vall Attendance: 3,796 Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)

Benfica v Halmstad

28 September 2000 Second leg	Benfica	2–2 (3–4 agg.)	Halmstad	Lisbon
20:00 GMT	van Hooijdonk  24' Miguel  90'	Report	Gustafson  32' Selaković  88'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Franz-Xaver Wack (Germany)

Friendlies

Benfica v Adanaspor

16 July 2000	Benfica	1–1	Adanaspor	Leogang, Austria
19:30	Maniche  26'	Report	Cenk İşler  54'	Stadium: Sportplatz

Olympique Lyonnais v Benfica

21 July 2000	Olympique Lyonnais	1–1	Benfica	Lyon, France
19:30	Kandaurov  36' (o.g.)	Report	Sabry  58'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 48,000

Barreirense v Benfica

26 July 2000	Barreirense	0–5	Benfica	Barreiro, Portugal
19:30		Report	Miguel  33', 51' Pierre van Hooijdonk  34' Kandaurov  45' (pen.) Carlitos  83'	Stadium: Estádio Dr. Manuel de Mello

Benfica v Deportivo

29 July 2000	Benfica	0–1	Deportivo	Braga, Portugal
19:30		Report	Ronaldo  (o.g.)	Stadium: Estádio Primeiro de Maio Referee: Paulo Paraty

Linfield v Benfica

2 August 2000	Linfield	2–3	Benfica	Belfast, Northern Ireland
18:00	Davy Larmour  29', 49'	Report	Sabry  5', 26' Carlitos  22'	Stadium: Windsor Park

Liverpool v Benfica

5 August 2000	Liverpool	2–2	Benfica	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:30	Camara  10' Owen  47'	Report	Karel Poborský  64', 73'	Stadium: Windsor Park

Académica v Benfica

8 August 2000	Académica	1–1	Benfica	Coimbra, Portugal
20:00	Dário  4'	Report	João Tomás  62'	Stadium: Municipal Coimbra Referee: José Leirós

Benfica v Aston Villa

11 August 2000	Benfica	2–2	Aston Villa	Lisbon
20:00	Pierre van Hooijdonk  63' Karel Poborský  84'	Report	Dublin  43' Alan Thompson  86'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Lucilio Baptista

Benfica v Marseille

5 October 2000	Benfica	1–1	Marseille	Lisbon
	Pierre van Hooijdonk  75'	Report	Benjamin Gavanon  58'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Benfica v CSKA Sofia

10 January 2001	Benfica	1–1	CSKA Sofia	Lisbon
20:00	André  34'	Report	Antonov  84'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Luís Miranda

Paris Saint-Germain v Benfica

7 May 2001	Paris Saint-Germain	0–0 (3–4 p)	Benfica	Paris
20:00		Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 35,000
	Penalties
	Benarbia Mendy Ducrocq Robert Vampeta		Kandaurov Paulo Madeira Chano Maniche Meira

Atlas v Benfica

31 May 2001	Atlas	0–1	Benfica	San Jose, California
20:00		Report	João Tomás  12'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 15,000

Benfica v Santa Clara

3 June 2001	Benfica	4–2	Santa Clara	Boston
20:00	João Tomás  37', 76', 89' André  67'	Report	Glaedson  6' Sandro  81'	Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 20,000

Player statistics

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff members Heynckes (manager), Mourinho (manager), Toni (manager) and Mozer (assistant coach).[72][74][75]

Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primeira Liga		Taça de Portugal		UEFA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Robert Enke	32	-42	26	-32	4	-6	2	-4
2^‡	DF		Ivan Dudić	24	0	20	0	3	0	1	0
3^‡	DF		Alejandro Escalona	11	0	9	0	2	0	0	0
4^‡	DF		Carlos Marchena	23	2	20	2	3	0	0	0
5	DF		Paulo Madeira	13	0	12	0	0	0	1	0
6^‡	DF		Fernando Meira	37	0	31	0	4	0	2	0
7	MF		Karel Poborský	17	1	13	1	2	0	2	0
8	MF		Chano	24	2	23	2	1	0	0	0
9^‡	FW		Pierre van Hooijdonk	35	23	30	19	3	2	2	2
10	MF		Abdel Sattar Sabry	29	4	24	3	3	1	2	0
11	FW		João Tomás	36	18	31	17	3	1	2	0
12	GK		Carlos Bossio	8	-12	8	-12	0	0	0	0
13	DF		Ronaldo Guiaro	29	1	24	1	3	0	2	0
14	MF		Cristián Uribe	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
15	DF		Ricardo Rojas	12	0	9	0	1	0	2	0
16	DF		Sérgio Nunes	5	0	3	0	1	0	1	0
17	MF		Serhiy Kandaurov	8	0	7	0	0	0	1	0
18^‡	MF		Carlitos	25	2	22	2	2	0	1	0
19	FW		Toy	5	0	4	0	1	0	0	0
20	MF		Maniche	32	2	26	1	4	1	2	0
21^‡	MF		Dani	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF		José Calado	24	0	19	0	4	0	1	0
23^‡	DF		Miguel Monteiro	26	2	23	1	2	0	1	1
24	GK		José Moreira	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25^‡	MF		Roger	13	2	12	2	1	0	0	0
26^‡	FW		André Neles	10	1	9	1	1	0	0	0
27	DF		Ricardo Esteves	16	0	14	0	2	0	0	0
28	MF		Rui Baião	6	1	6	1	0	0	0	0
29^‡	MF		Ednilson	13	0	12	0	1	0	0	0
36	DF		Diogo Luís	25	0	23	0	2	0	0	0
40	DF		Nuno Abreu	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
57	DF		Geraldo Alves	6	0	5	0	1	0	0	0

Transfers

In

Entry date	Position	Player	From club	Fee	Ref
18 May 2000	RB	Ivan Dudić	Red Star	Undisclosed	[76]
7 June 2000	CB	Carlos Marchena	Sevilla	Undisclosed	[77]
16 June 2000	DM	Fernando Meira	Vitória de Guimarães	Undisclosed	[78]
21 June 2000	RW	Carlitos	Real Madrid	Free	[79]
22 June 2000	ST	Pierre van Hooijdonk	Vitesse Arnhem	Undisclosed	[80]
26 June 2000	RW	Miguel Monteiro	Estrela da Amadora	Undisclosed	[81]
12 July 2000	FB	Alejandro Escalona	Torino	Undisclosed	[82]
14 September 2000	AM	Dani	Ajax	Undisclosed	[83]
1 December 2000	LB	Ricardo Esteves	Alverca	Free	[84]
13 December 2000	FW	André Neles	Atlético Mineiro	Undisclosed	[85]
23 December 2000	FW	Roger	Fluminense	Undisclosed	[86]
16 January 2001	DM	Ednilson	Roma	Undisclosed	[87]

Out

Exit date	Position	Player	To club	Fee	Ref
1 June 2000	ST	Michael Thomas	Wimbledon	Free	[9]
1 June 2000	RB	Samuel Okunowo	Barcelona	Loan end	[88]
1 June 2000	FW	Tote	Real Madrid	Loan end	[88]
4 June 2000	AM	João Pinto	Sporting	Free	[89]
19 June 2000	LB	Bruno Basto	Bordeaux	Undisclosed	[90]
23 June 2000	FW	Luís Carlos	Estrela da Amadora	Free	[91]
26 June 2000	FW	Jorge Cadete	Estrela da Amadora	Free	[92]
28 June 2000	DM	Amaral	Fiorentina	Undisclosed	[93]
16 July 2000	ST	Nuno Gomes	Fiorentina	Undisclosed	[94]
11 August 2000	LW	Hugo Porfírio	Marítimo	Free	[95]
5 January 2001	RW	Karel Poborský	Lazio	Undisclosed	[96]
27 January 2001	DM	Cristián Uribe	Huachipato	Loan end	[97]

Out by loan

Date from	Position	Player	To club	Date to	Ref
31 May 2000	DM	Marco Freitas	Alverca	30 June 2001	[98]
20 June 2001	LB	Jorge Ribeiro	Santa Clara	30 June 2001	[99]
1 July 2000	CB	José Soares	Desportivo Aves	30 June 2001	[100]
15 July 2000	DM	Luís Andrade	Braga	30 June 2001	[101]
19 July 2000	GK	Nuno Santos	Badajoz	1 December 2000	[102]
10 December 2000	GK	Nuno Santos	Santa Clara	30 June 2001	[103]
30 January 2001	DM	Triantafyllos Machairidis	Kalamata	30 June 2001	[104]
9 February 2001	FB	Ricardo Rojas	River Plate	30 December 2001	[105]

See also

• 2000–01 in Portuguese football

References

Specific

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14. Tovar, Rui. p. 582
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20. Tovar, Rui. p. 581
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25. "Boavista-Benfica, 1–0: Traída pela falta de opções uma cartilha "à Van Gaal"" [Boavista-Benfica, 1–0: Betrayed by the lack of options from the book of "Van Gaal"]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 September 2000. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
26. "Benfica-Halmstads, 2–2: Autoflagelação ofensiva mais ineficácia a defender" [Benfica-Halmstads, 2–2: Poor attack and ineffective defending]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 September 2000. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
27. "Benfica-Sp. Braga, 2–2: O brilho da estrela minhota e o melhor Benfica da época" [Benfica-Sp. Brraga, 22: The shine of Minho side and the best Benfica of the season]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 October 2000. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
28. "Benfica-Belenenses, 1–0: À quinta Mourinho lá venceu mas sem ganhar para o susto" [Benfica-Belenenses, 1–0: At the fifth attempt, Mourinho won, but in a difficult manner]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 October 2000. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
29. "P. Ferreira-Benfica, 0–0: Ajudou muito à raça pacense o profundo sono encarnado". Record (in Portuguese). 22 October 2000. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
30. "Benfica-Campomaiorense, 2–0: Vale no adeus e Tomás na glória" [Benfica-Campomaiorense, 1–0: Vale's last game, on Tomás's glory]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 October 2000. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
31. "Marítimo-Benfica, 3–0: Bailinho com tons de tango num recital de contra-ataque" [Marítimo-Benfica, 3–0: A prom set on tango rhythm in a recital of counter-attack]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 November 2000. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
32. "Benfica décimo" [Benfica tenth]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 November 2000. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
33. "Benfica-Farense, 2–1: Um "penalty" à margem do sistema e um "anti-sistema" que compensa" [Benfica-Farense, 2–1; A "penalty" outside of the system and a "anti-system" that pays off]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 November 2000. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
34. "V. Guimarães-Benfica, 0–4: Entre dois fidalgos em crise ganhou o que a aproveitou" [V. Guimarães-Benfica, 0–4: Between two nobleman in crisis, it won the better]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 November 2000. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
35. Tovar, Rui. p. 586
36. "Campomaiorense-Benfica, 0–1: Sabry foi rápido a atar as botas e acendeu a estrela de Mourinho" [Campomaiorense-Benfica, 0–1: Sabry was quick to tie his shoes and light up the debut of Mourinho]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 November 2000. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
37. Tovar, Rui. p. 583
38. "Benfica-Sporting, 3–0: Vitória mais gorda em 12 anos a coroar o "derby do penalty"" [Benfica-Sporting, 3–0: Fattest win in 12 years, crowning the "derby of the penalty".]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 December 2000. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
39. "José Mourinho: "Direcção mostrou falta de confiança"" [José Mourinho: "Board showed a lack of faith in our work".] (in Portuguese). Record. 6 December 2000. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
40. "Tinoco de Faria: "Ultimato de Mourinho é um acto inqualificável"" [Tinoco de Faria: "Mourinho's ultimatum is an unspeakable act]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 December 2000. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
41. "Vilarinho: "Toni há-de ser o treinador mas Mourinho fica até final"" [Vilarinho: "Toni will manage Benfica, but Mourinho stays until the end]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 October 2000. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
42. "Toni apresentado na Luz" [Toni presented in Da Luz]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 December 2000. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
43. "Alverca-Benfica, 2–1: Três "bicadas" no leãozinho e eis o regresso à realidade" [Alverca-Benfica, 2–1: Three "stings" in the little lion and the return to reality]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 December 2000. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
44. "Benfica-Gil Vicente, 0–0: Benfica triste e descrente ganhou um ponto e vá lá..." [Benfica-Gil Vicente, 0–0: Sad and unbeliever Benfica won a point...]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 December 2000. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
45. "Louletano-Benfica, 1–3: Entrar o milénio a ganhar com cunho de Van Hooijdonk" [Louletano-Benfica, 1–3: Start the new millennium winning with a goal from Van Hooijdonk]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 January 2001. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
46. "Benfica recebe FC Porto nos oitavos-de-final da Taça" [Benfica receives Porto in the last sixteen of the Cup]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 January 2001. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
47. "Salgueiros-Benfica, 1–2: Marchena e Meira empurraram e Van Hooijdonk acabou a obra" [Salgueiros-Benfica, 1–2: Marchena and Meira pushed and Van Hooijdonk finished the work]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 January 2001. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
48. "Benfica-D. Aves, 5–1: Com o ataque como melhor defesa Toni "inventou" um Benfica-glutão" [Benfica-D.Aves, 5–1: With the attack as best defence, Toni "invented" a fat Benfica]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 January 2001. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
49. "Benfica-FC Porto, 1–1: Um "derby" de músculo e corajoso com o timorato árbitro do costume" [Benfica-Porto, 1–1: A "derby" of muscle and braveness with a usual referee]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 January 2001. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
50. "Benfica-FC Porto, 2–1: A ironia de ser Van Hooijdonk a reabilitar o 4x5x1 de Toni" [Benfica-Porto, 2–1: The irony of being Van Hooijdonk to reabilitate the 4x5x1 of Toni]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 January 2001. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
51. "FC Porto-Benfica, 4–0: Ainda faltaram golos à superioridade portista" [FC Porto-Benfica, 4–0: Not enough goals for Porto's superiority]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 January 2001. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
52. Tovar, Rui. p. 584
53. "Beira Mar-Benfica, 1–3: Dois tiros de Van Hooijdonk mataram um raçudo Beira Mar" [Beira-Mar-Benfica, 1–3: Two shots from Van Hoojdonk killed a difficult Beira-Mar]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 January 2001. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
54. "Benfica-U. Leiria, 3–2: A proeza de complicar o fácil na versão masoquista da Luz" [Benfica-U.Leiria, 3–2: The accomplishment of making difficult what is easy in the masochist version of Da Luz]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 February 2001. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
55. "Benfica em segundo" [Benfica in second]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 February 2001. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
56. "E. Amadora-Benfica, 1–2: Magia em estado de graça com a D. Águia a reforçar a candidatura" [E.Amadora-Benfica, 1–2: Magic in pure state of grace, with D. Eagle reinforcing the title run]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 February 2001. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
57. "Benfica-Boavista, 0–0: Jogo táctico e muito intenso quase sempre longe da baliza" [Benfica-Boavista, 0–0: A tactical game, with high intensity, but always far from the goalposts]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 February 2001. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
58. "Sp. Braga-Benfica, 3–1: Braga expõe de forma crua limitações do actual Benfica" [Sp. Braga-Benfica, 3–1: Braga exposes Benfica limitations in a crude way]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 March 2001. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
59. "Belenenses-Benfica, 1–0: Limão de Toni espremido mas não azedou os "pastéis"" [Belenenses-Benfica, 1–0: Limon from Toni squeezed, but it did not sour the pastry]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 March 2001. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
60. "Benfica-P. Ferreira, 2–3: Título para a Luz já é miragem; Pesadelo seguinte é a UEFA" [Benfica-P. Ferreira, 2–3: League title is a mirage; Following nightmare is UEFA]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 March 2001. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
61. Tovar, Rui. p. 585
62. "Campomaiorense-Benfica, 1–1: Uma miragem chamada Europa" [Campomaiorense-Benfica, 1–1: A mirage named Europe]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 April 2001. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
63. "Benfica-Marítimo, 3–0: Activos de folga e fúria de vencer" [Benfica-Marítimo, 3–0: Assets on holidays and a will to win]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 April 2001. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
64. "Farense-Benfica, 2–2: Correr o mesmo só dá empate". Record (in Portuguese). 14 April 2001. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
65. "Benfica-V. Guimarães, 1–0: Golo repentista contra monotonia" [Benfica-V. Guimarães, 1–0: Fast goal against monotony]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 April 2001. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
66. "Sporting-Benfica, 3–0: Atropelamento na 2ª Circular" [Sporting-Benfica, 3–0: Running over in the 2ª Circular]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 April 2001. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
67. "Benfica-Alverca, 0–2: Um golo como símbolo de autodestruição" [Benfica-Alverca, 0–2: A goal as symbol of the self-destruction]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 May 2001. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
68. "Gil Vicente-Benfica, 3–0: Erros a mais num só jogo" [Gil Vicente-Benfica, 3–0: Too many mistakes in just one game]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 May 2001. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
69. "Benfica-Salgueiros, 1–1: Quatro Jardéis não chegaram" [Benfica-Salgueiros, 1–1: Four Jardéis would not be enough]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 May 2001. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
70. "D. Aves-Benfica, 4–4: Nem oito golos abriram sorrisos" [D.Aves-Benfica, 4–4: Not even eight goals brought smiles]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 May 2001. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
71. "Toni: "Não fizemos tudo para evitar este lugar"". Record (in Portuguese). 28 May 2001. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
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73. "Factos da Època 2000-01" [2000-01 Season events]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 May 2001. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
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75. "Squad 2000/2001". foradejogo.net.
76. "Ivan Dudic na Luz por 400 mil contos" [Ivan Dudic at Da Luz for four hundred thousound contos]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 May 2000. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
77. "Marchena no Benfica por quatro épocas" [Marchena at Benfica for four seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 June 2000. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
78. "Fernando Meira apresentado oficialmente pelo Benfica" [Fernando Meira officially presented by Benfica]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 June 2000. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
79. "Real Madrid anuncia que Carlitos sai a custo zero" [Real Madrid announces that Carlitos leaves on a free transfer]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 June 2000. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
80. "Vale e Azevedo não confirma nome de Van Hooijdonk" [Vale e Azevedo does not confirm the name of Van Hooijdonk]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 June 2000. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
81. "Benfica apresenta Miguel" [Benfica presents Miguel]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 June 2000. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
82. "Alejandro Escalona ingressa no Benfica" [Alejandro Escalona signs with Benfica]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 July 2000. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
83. "Dani presente na Luz" [Dani present in Da Luz]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 September 2000. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
84. "Ricardo Esteves regressa ao Benfica" [Ricardo Esteves returns to Benfica]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 December 2000. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
85. "André assinou até 2005/06" [André signs until 2005/06]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 December 2000. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
86. "Roger custou 1,3 milhões de contos" [Roger costs 1.3 million contos]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 December 2000. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
87. "Alverca detém 25% do passe de Ednilson" [Alverca owns 25% of Ednilson]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 January 2001. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
88. "Dispensas semi-confirmadas" [Releases confirmed]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 June 2000. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
89. "João Pinto rescinde com Benfica" [João Pinto terminates contract with Benfica]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 June 2000. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
90. "Bruno Basto assina pelo Bordéus" [Bruno Basto signs with Bordeaux]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 June 2000. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
91. "Luís Carlos e Cadete assinam por um ano com o Estrela" [Luís Carlos e Cadete sign for one year with Estrela]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 June 2000. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
92. "Benfica garantiu cláusula de rescisão sobre Cadete" [Benfica ensured termination clause with Cadete]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 June 2000. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
93. "Benfica encaixa 600 mil contos com venda de Amaral para a Fiorentina" [Benfica bags six hundred thousand contos with the sale of Amaral to Fiorentina]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 June 2000. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
94. "Nuno Gomes na Fiorentina por 4 milhões de contos" [Nuno Gomes signs with Fiorentina for 4 million contos]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 July 2000. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
95. "Porfírio reforça Marítimo" [Porfirio reinforces Marítimo]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 August 2000. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
96. "O adeus de Poborsky" [The goodbye of Poborsky]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 January 2001. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
97. "Uribe já rescindiu" [Uribe terminates contract]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 January 2001. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
98. "Alverca quer Marco Freitas" [Alverca wants Marco Freitas]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 May 2000. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
99. "Naval-Santa Clara, 2–0: Vitória sem discussão" [Naval-Santa Clara, 2–0: Win without arguing]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 July 2000. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015. Played for Santa Clara: Jorge Ribeiro
100. "Ricardo Pimenta fará a pré-época no D. Aves" [Ricardo Pimenta will make pre-season with D.Aves]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 July 2000. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015. After the confirmation of the signings of Marco Aleixo and José Soares
101. "Andrade apresentado e resta o ponta-de-lança" [Andrade presented, still no striker]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 July 2000. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
102. "Nuno Santos confirmado no Badajoz" [Nuno Santos confirmed at Badajoz]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 July 2000. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
103. "Nuno Santos contratado" [Nuno Santos hired]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 December 2000. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
104. "Machairidis no Kalamata" [Machairidis at Kalamata]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 January 2001. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
105. "Rojas emprestado ao River Plate" [Rojas loaned to River Plate]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 February 2001. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

General

• Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica [Benfica Almanac]. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)