2000–01 Deportivo Alavés season

During the 2000–01 season, the Spanish football club Deportivo Alavés was placed 10th in the La Liga. The team reached the final round of the UEFA Cup.

Deportivo Alavés
2000–01 season
ManagerJosé Manuel Esnal
La Liga10th
Copa del ReyRound of 64
UEFA CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Javi Moreno (22)
All:
Javi Moreno

Season summary

Deportivo Alavés enjoyed one of the greatest seasons in their history. Although they were unable to improve on the previous season's sixth-placed finish, they reached the final of the UEFA Cup for the first time in their history, facing English giants Liverpool. Alavés fought bravely and finished normal time level with Liverpool 4-4; the game went to extra time, where Alavés narrowly lost to a golden own goal.

Squad
Squad at end of season[1]

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  ARG Martín Herrera
2 DF  ROU Cosmin Contra
3 DF  ESP Ibón Begoña
4 DF  NOR Dan Eggen
5 DF  ESP Antonio Karmona (captain)
6 DF  ESP Óscar Téllez
7 DF  ESP Delfí Geli
9 FW  ESP Javi Moreno
10 MF  ESP Pablo Gómez
11 FW  BRA Magno Mocelin
14 MF  NED Jordi Cruyff
15 MF  SCG Ivan Tomić (on loan from Roma)
16 MF  ARG Hermes Desio
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  ESP Raúl Gañán
18 MF  ARG Martín Astudillo
19 FW  URU Iván Alonso
20 MF  ESP Jorge Azkoitia
21 MF  ESP Mario Rosas
23 FW  CRO Jurica Vučko
24 MF  ARG Pablo Brandán
25 GK  ESP Kike
26 MF  ESP Nacho Zaragoza
27 MF  ESP Asier Salcedo
28 DF  ESP Josu Sarriegi
30 FW  ESP Epitié
32 DF  ESP José Javier Etxarri

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
8 DF  CRO Vlatko Đolonga (to Hajduk Split)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF  ESP Josete (to Lleida)

La Liga
Main article: 2000–01 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Málaga 38 16 8 14 60 61 −1 56
9 Espanyol 38 14 8 16 46 44 +2 50
10 Alavés 38 14 7 17 58 59 −1 49
11 Las Palmas 38 13 7 18 42 62 −20 46
12 Athletic Bilbao 38 11 10 17 44 60 −16 43[lower-alpha 1]
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. ATH: 9 pts; RSO: 6 pts; RVA: 3 pts

Results

Results by round
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Position
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2020. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
10 September 2000 1 Las Palmas 0–3 Alavés Las Palmas
  • Geli 1'
  • Moreno 60', 65'
 Stadium: Insular
Referee: Puentes Leira
17 September 2000 2 Alavés 0–1 Villarreal Vitoria-Gasteiz
 Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Referee: Megía Dávila
23 September 2000 3 Zaragoza 2–2 Alavés Zaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda
Referee: Ansuategui Roca
1 October 2000 4 Alavés 2–0 Osasuna Vitoria-Gasteiz
 Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Referee: Mejuto González
15 Octoben 2000 5 Celta Vigo 1–1 Alavés Vigo
Stadium: Estadio Balaídos
Referee: Undiano Mallenco
22 October 2000 6 Alavés 1–0 Espanyol Vitoria-Gasteiz
 Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Referee: Muñiz Fernández
29 October 2000 7 Rayo Vallecano 0–1 Alavés Madrid
 Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Referee: Llonch Andreu
1 November 2000 8 Alavés 0–1 Real Sociedad Vitoria-Gasteiz
 Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Referee: Andradas Asurmendi
5 November 2000 9 Alavés 4–0 Oviedo Vitoria-Gasteiz
 Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Referee: García Aranda
12 November 2000 10 Valladolid 2–1 Alavés Valladolid
Alberto López Moreno 49'
Stadium: José Zorrilla
Referee: Daudén Ibáñez
18 November 2000 11 Alavés 1–1 Valencia Vitoria-Gasteiz
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Referee: Medina Cantalejo
26 November 2000 12 Málaga 3–1 Alavés Málaga
Stadium: La Rosaleda
Referee: Bueno Grimal
3 December 2000 13 Alavés 2–1 Athletic Bilbao Vitoria-Gasteiz
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Referee: Prados García
10 December 2000 14 Racing Santander 2–1 Alavés Santander
Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero
Referee: Esquinas Torres
16 December 2000 15 Alavés 3–1 Deportivo La Coruña Vitoria-Gasteiz
 Víctor Sánchez 17' Stadium: Mendizorrotza
20 December 2000 16 Barcelona 3–2 Alavés Barcelona
Rivaldo 2' 61'
Kluivert 67'		 Javi Moreno 75' (pen.)
Magno 77'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Referee: Ramírez Domínguez
7 January 2001 17 Alavés 1–3 Real Madrid Vitoria-Gasteiz
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Referee: Ansuategui Roca
14 January 2001 18 Mallorca 4–3 Alavés Palma
Marcos 27'
Stadium: Son Moix
Referee: Pérez Burrull
21 January 2001 19 Alavés 0–2 Numancia Vitoria-Gasteiz
 Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Referee: Llonch Andreu
28 January 2001 20 Alavés 1–0 Las Palmas Vitoria-Gasteiz
 Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Referee: Rodríguez Santiago
4 February 2001 21 Villarreal 2–0 Alavés Villarreal
 Stadium: El Madrigal
Referee: Turienzo Álvarez
11 February 2001 22 Alavés 1–0 Zaragoza Vitoria-Gasteiz
 Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Referee: Muñiz Fernández
18 February 2001 23 Osasuna 0–1 Alavés Pamplona
 Stadium: El Sadar
Referee: Ansuategui Roca
25 February 2001 24 Alavés 2–2 Celta Vigo Vitoria-Gasteiz
Edu 89'
 Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Referee: López Nieto
4 March 2001 25 Espanyol 0–0 Alavés Barcelona
Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Referee: Fernández Marín
11 March 2001 26 Alavés 4–2 Rayo Vallecano Vitoria-Gasteiz
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Referee: Turienzo Álvarez
18 March 2001 27 Real Sociedad 1–1 Alavés San Sebastián
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Undiano Mallenco
1 April 2001 28 Oviedo 3–3 Alavés Oviedo
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere
Referee: Llonch Andreu
8 April 2001 29 Alavés 4–2 Valladolid Vitoria-Gasteiz
Alberto López Moreno 89'
 Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Referee: Mejuto González
14 April 2001 30 Valencia 1–2 Alavés Valencia
Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: García Aranda
24 April 2001 31 Alavés 1–2 Málaga Vitoria-Gasteiz
Referee: Andradas Asurmendi
29 April 2001 32 Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Alavés Bilbao
Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: Prados García
6 May 2001 33 Alavés 5–1 Racing Santander Vitoria-Gasteiz
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Referee: Puentes Leira
11 May 2001 34 Deportivo La Coruña 2–1 Alavés A Coruña
Stadium: Riazor
Referee: Ramírez Domínguez
19 May 2001 35 Alavés 0–1 Barcelona Vitoria-Gasteiz
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Referee: Medina Cantalejo
26 May 2001 36 Real Madrid 5–0 Alavés Madrid
 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Referee: Rodríguez Santiago
10 June 2001 37 Alavés 2–4 Mallorca Vitoria-Gasteiz
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Referee: Turienzo Álvarez
16 June 2001 38 Numancia 2–1 Alavés Soria
Stadium: Los Pajaritos
Referee: Daudén Ibáñez

Copa del Rey
Main article: 2000–01 Copa del Rey

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UEFA Cup
Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Cup

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round
15 February 2001 Deportivo Alavés 3–3 Internazionale Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Moreno 44'
Téllez 70'
Alonso 73'		 [ Report] Recoba 45', 50'
Vieri 65'		 Stadium: Estadio Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 17,307
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
22 February 2001 Internazionale 0–2 Deportivo Alavés Milan, Italy
[ Report] Cruyff 78'
Tomić 83'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 9,845
Referee: Graham Barber (England)

Quarter-finals
8 March 2001 Deportivo Alavés 3–0 Rayo Vallecano Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Azkoitia 30'
Eggen 79'
Vučko 80'		 [ Report] Stadium: Mendizorrotza Stadium
15 March 2001 Rayo Vallecano 2–1 Deportivo Alavés Madrid, Spain
Quevedo 41'
Cembranos 80'		 Cruyff 19'

Semi-final
5 April 2001 (2001-04-05) Alavés 5–1 Kaiserslautern Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
21:15 Contra 20' (pen.), 31' (pen.)
Cruyff 42'
Alonso 57' (pen.)
Mocelin 81'		 Report Koch 68' (pen.) Stadium: Mendizorrotza Stadium
Attendance: 15,157
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
19 April 2001 (2001-04-19) Kaiserslautern 1–4 Alavés Kaiserslautern, Germany
20:30 Djorkaeff 7' Report Alonso 23'
Vučko 64', 86'
Gañán 88'		 Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 29,800
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Final
Main article: 2001 UEFA Cup Final
16 May 2001 (2001-05-16) Liverpool 5–4 (a.e.t.) Alavés Dortmund, Germany
20:45 Babbel 3'
Gerrard 16'
McAllister 40' (pen.)
Fowler 72'
Geli  116'  (o.g.)		 Report Alonso 26'
Moreno 47', 49'
Cruyff 88'		 Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 48,050
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

See also

References
  1. "FootballSquads - Alavés - 2000/01".
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