2000–01 Valencia CF season

Valencia CF once again reached the Champions League final. Finishing only 5th in La Liga, Valencia focused most of its resources on the international competition, a late goal from new signing John Carew helping them knock Arsenal out of the tournament in the quarter finals. The semis consisted of going against Leeds United, not present at that level for more than 25 years. Winning 3–0 at home following the goalless draw in the first match, Los Che became one of the relatively few clubs reaching consecutive finals, facing Bayern Munich.

Valencia CF
200001 season
ManagerHéctor Cúper
La Liga5th
Champions LeagueFinal
Copa del Rey2nd Round
Top goalscorerJuan Sánchez (12)

In the final itself, Valencia got a penalty kick straightaway, which was converted by captain Gaizka Mendieta. A few minutes later Mehmet Scholl failed to convert a penalty, which Santiago Cañizares saved, but Stefan Effenberg later scored from a second penalty kick. The penalty taking was not over, since the result was 1-1 after extra time, and Bayern got the upper hand in the shootout, with Valencia coming agonizingly close to becoming the third Spanish club to win the Champions League.

Following the end of the season, Gaizka Mendieta was sold to Lazio for a club-record fee. Coach Héctor Cúper was recruited by Inter to break their title drought, being replaced by surprise choice Rafael Benítez.

Players

Squad information

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ESP Santiago Cañizares
2 DF  ARG Mauricio Pellegrino
3 DF  SWE Joachim Björklund
4 MF  FRA Didier Deschamps
5 MF  SCG Miroslav Đukić
6 MF  ESP Gaizka Mendieta (captain)
7 FW  NOR John Carew
8 MF  SVN Zlatko Zahovic
9 FW  URU Diego Alonso
10 MF  ESP Angulo
11 FW  ROU Adrian Ilie
12 DF  ARG Roberto Ayala
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  ESP Vicente
15 DF  ITA Amedeo Carboni
16 DF  BRA Fábio Aurélio
17 FW  ESP Juan Sánchez
18 MF  ARG Kily González
19 MF  ESP Rubén Baraja
20 DF  FRA Jocelyn Angloma
21 MF  ESP Luis Milla
22 MF  ARG Pablo Aimar
23 MF  ESP David Albelda
25 GK  ESP Andrés Palop
29 GK  ESP Jonathan

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK  ESP Jorge Bartual (to Tenerife)
16 DF  PAR Ángel Amarilla (on loan to Getafe)
22 MF  ESP Líbero Parri (on loan to Elche)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF  ESP Gerardo (on loan to Osasuna)
27 DF  ESP Curro Montoya (to Numancia)

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Mallorca 38 20 11 7 61 43 +18 71 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Barcelona 38 17 12 9 80 57 +23 63[lower-alpha 1]
5 Valencia 38 18 9 11 55 34 +21 63[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Celta de Vigo 38 16 11 11 51 49 +2 59
7 Villarreal 38 16 9 13 58 52 +6 57
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Notes:
  1. VAL 0–1 BAR; BAR 3–2 VAL

Matches

8 September 2000 1Real Madrid2-1ValenciaMadrid
Raúl  78'
Luís Figo  85'
Report Gaizka Mendieta  76' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
15 September 2000 2Valencia4-0MallorcaValencia
Gaizka Mendieta  30'
Gaizka Mendieta  50'
Vicente  63'
Juan Sánchez  69'
Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
23 September 2000 3Numancia0-3ValenciaNumancia
Report Juan Sánchez  76'
Juan Sánchez  83'
Vicente  85'
30 September 2000 4Valencia5-1Las PalmasValencia
Juan Sánchez  22'
Zlatko Zahovič  25'
Juan Sánchez  60'
John Carew  64'
Vicente  90'
Report Thordur Gudjonsson  83' Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
13 October 2000 5Villareal1-1ValenciaVillarreal
Moisés  65' Report Juan Sánchez  59' Stadium: Estadio de la Ceramica
20 October 2000 6Valencia1-0Real ZaragozaValencia
Gaizka Mendieta  84' Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
28 October 2000 7Osasuna1-2ValenciaPamplona
José Manuel Mateo  6' Report César Cruchaga  18' (o.g.)
John Carew  85'
Stadium: Estadio Reyno de Navarra
31 October 2000 8Valencia1-0Celta VigoValencia
John Carew  66' Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
3 November 2000 9Espanyol1-0ValenciaBarcelona
José Manuel Serrano  87' Report Stadium: Estadio Olimpico Lluys Company
11 November 2000 10Valencia2-2Rayo VallecanoValencia
Gaizka Mendieta  62'
Diego Alonso  90'
Report Elvir Bolić  24'
Míchel  53'
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
17 November 2000 11Alavés1-1ValenciaVitoria
Iván Alonso  67' Report John Carew  78'
25 November 2000 12Valencia2-0Real OviedoValencia
Gaizka Mendieta  51' (pen.)
Kily González  64'
Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
1 December 2000 13Valladolid0-0ValenciaValladolid
Report Stadium: Estadio Jose Zorrilla
8 December 2000 14Valencia2-0Real SociedadValencia
John Carew  67'
Juan Sánchez  88'
Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
16 December 2000 15Valencia2-0MálagaValencia
John Carew  42'
Rubén Baraja  73'
Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
19 December 2000 16Athletic Bilbao1-1ValenciaBilbao
Josu Urrutia  14' Report John Carew  85' Stadium: Estadio San Mames
6 January 2001 17Valencia1-0Racing SantanderValencia
John Carew  45' Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
12 January 2001 18Deportivo2-0ValenciaLa Coruña
Walter Pandiani  89'
Roy Makaay  90'
Report Stadium: Estadio Riazor
19 January 2001 19Valencia0-1BarcelonaValencia
Report Frank de Boer  7' Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
27 January 2001 20Valencia0-1Real MadridValencia
Report Raúl  82' Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
3 February 2001 21Mallorca2-2ValenciaPalma de Mallorca
Samuel Eto'o  17'
Albert Luque  90'
Report Rubén Baraja  68'
Gaizka Mendieta  75'
Stadium: Estadio Son Moix
9 February 2001 22Valencia3-0NumanciaValencia
Juan Sánchez  17'
Gaizka Mendieta  41'
Diego Alonso  80'
Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
16 February 2001 23Las Palmas0-2ValenciaLas Palmas de Gran Canaria
Report Juan Sánchez  18'
Pablo Aimar  88'
Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria
24 February 2001 24Valencia3-1VillarealValencia
Carew  18'
Carew  47'
Carew  84'
Report Quique Álvarez  35' Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
2 March 2001 25Real Zaragoza1-1ValenciaZaragoza
Esnaider 5' Report Mendieta 70' (pen) Stadium: Estadio La Romareda
17 March 2001 27Celta Vigo3-2ValenciaVigo
Valery Karpin  51' (pen.)
Valery Karpin  60' (pen.)
Valery Karpin  65'
Report Juan Sánchez  31'
Vágner  89' (o.g.)
Stadium: Estadio Balaidos
30 March 2001 28Valencia0-1EspanyolValencia
Report Raúl Tamudo  52' Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
6 April 2001 29Rayo Vallecano1-4Valencia
Luis Cembranos  77' Report Roberto Ayala  43'
Kily González  49'
Vicente  73'
Juan Sánchez  85'
13 April 2001 30Valencia1-2AlavésValencia
Vicente  15' Report Gaizka Mendieta 7' (o.g.)
Dan Eggen  74'
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
27 April 2001 32Valencia1-0ValladolidValencia
Juan Sánchez  64' Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
4 May 2001 33Real Sociedad1-2ValenciaSan Sebastian
Aranzábal  75' (pen.) Report Zlatko Zahovič  67'
Pablo Aimar  83'
Stadium: Estadio Anoeta
17 May 2001 35Valencia1-0Athletic BilbaoValencia
Zlatko Zahovič  90' Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
26 May 2001 36Racing Santander1-1ValenciaSantander
Javier Mazzoni  49' Report Gaizka Mendieta  90' Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero
9 June 2001 37Valencia0-1DeportivoValencia
Report Roy Makaay  69' Stadium: Estadio Mestalla

Topscorers

Copa del Rey

Round of 64

12 December 2000 UDA Gramanet0-1ValenciaBarcelona[1]
Report Angulo 7' Stadium: Estadio Narcís Sala
Attendance: 10 500

Round of 32

3 January 2001 Guadix4-4
(6-5 p)
Valencia CFGuadix
Carlos Pollo 19'
Pichi 31'
Samuel 40'
Samuel 62'
Report Vicente 45'
Ruben Baraja 46'
Zahovic 87'
Zahovic 92' (pen)
Referee: Carmona Mendez

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying

9 August 2000 Tirol Innsbruck 0–0 ValenciaTivoli, Innsbruck
20:30 (CET) Report Attendance: 6,615
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
23 August 2000 Valencia 4–1 Tirol InnsbruckMestalla Stadium, Valencia
22:00 (CET) Mendieta  23' (pen.), 52'
Diego Alonso  44', 62'
Report Gilewicz  66' Attendance: 43,700
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)

1st Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Valencia 6 4 1 1 7 4 +3 13 Advance to second group stage
2 Lyon 6 3 0 3 8 6 +2 9
3 Olympiacos 6 3 0 3 6 5 +1 9 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Heerenveen 6 1 1 4 3 9 6 4
Source: UEFA
12 September 2000 1Valencia 2–1 OlympiacosMestalla Stadium, Valencia
20:45 Baraja  36'
Diego Alonso  45'
Report Đorđević  74' Attendance: 30,725
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
20 September 2000 2Heerenveen 0–1 ValenciaAbe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
20:45 Report González  38' Attendance: 14,300
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
27 September 2000 3Valencia 1–0 LyonMestalla Stadium, Valencia
20:45 Zahovič  78' Report Attendance: 30,525
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)
17 October 2000 4Lyon 1–2 ValenciaStade de Gerland, Lyon
20:45 Marlet  90' Report Juan Sánchez  45+1'
Baraja  86'
Attendance: 38,950
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)
25 October 2000 5Olympiacos 1–0 ValenciaSpiros Louis Olympic Stadium, Athens
20:45 Đorđević  65' (pen.) Report Attendance: 50,350
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)
7 November 2000 6Valencia 1–1 HeerenveenMestalla Stadium, Valencia
20:45 Diego Alonso  10' Report Venema  37' Attendance: 19,075
Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)

2nd Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Valencia 6 3 3 0 10 2 +8 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Manchester United 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 12
3 Sturm Graz 6 2 0 4 4 13 9 6
4 Panathinaikos 6 0 2 4 4 10 6 2
Source: UEFA
21 November 2000 1Valencia 2–0 Sturm GrazValencia
20:45 Carew  45'
Juan Sánchez  47'
Report Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 26,150
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen
6 December 2000 2Panathinaikos 0–0 ValenciaAthens
20:45 Report Stadium: Spiros Louis Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 42,050
Referee: Markus Merk
14 February 2001 3Valencia 0–0 Manchester UnitedValencia
20:45 Report Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 49,450
Referee: Dick Jol
20 February 2001 4Manchester United 1–1 ValenciaManchester
20:45 Cole  12' Report Brown  87' (o.g.) Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 66,715
Referee: Hellmut Krug
7 March 2001 5Sturm Graz 0–5 ValenciaGraz
20:45 Report Ayala  5'
Carew  50'
Kily González  60'
Diego Alonso  88', 90+1'
Stadium: Arnold-Schwarzenegger-Stadion
Attendance: 16,200
Referee: Stefano Braschi
13 March 2001 6Valencia 2–1 PanathinaikosValencia
20:45 Juan Sánchez  39'
Angloma  75'
Report Basinas  28' (pen.) Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Knud Erik Fisker

Quarter Final

4 April 2001 Arsenal 2–1 ValenciaLondon
20:45 Henry  58'
Parlour  60'
Report Ayala  41' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 35,104
Referee: Dick Jol
17 April 2001 Valencia 1–0
(2a-2 agg.)
ArsenalValencia
20:45 Carew  75' Report Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 47,700
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen

Semi-finals

2 May 2001 Leeds United 0–0 ValenciaLeeds
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,437
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
8 May 2001 Valencia 3–0
(3-0 agg.)
Leeds UnitedValencia
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Juan Sánchez  16', 47'
Mendieta  52'
Report Stadium: Mestalla Stadium,
Attendance: 53,200
Referee: Urs Meier

Final

Sources

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References

  1. Spanish Federation did not allowed play the match in Santa Coloma de Gramanet due to artificial grass"Misero Valencia" (PDF). Mundo Deportivo. 13 December 2000. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. "2. Finals" (PDF). UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2016/17. Nyon, Switzerland: Union of European Football Associations. 2017. p. 1. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  3. "Match officials appointed for Milan final" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 May 2001. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
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