2000–01 AC Milan season

Milan
2000–01 season
PresidentSilvio Berlusconi
ManagerAlberto Zaccheroni
(until 14 March 2001)
Cesare Maldini
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A6th
(in 2001-02 UEFA Cup)
Coppa ItaliaSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueSecond group stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andriy Shevchenko (24)
All:
Andriy Shevchenko (34)
Average home league attendance52,304[1]

Associazione Calcio Milan had a poor season in 2000–01, finishing 6th in Serie A with 49 points, and only the scoring touch of Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko (24 goals in the league and 34 in all competitions) saved them from complete humiliation.

In the Champions League, Milan started brightly, topping their group after some convincing performances, including a 0–2 win at the Camp Nou against Barcelona; however, they were eventually eliminated in the second group stage when they only managed a draw (while needing a win) in the group's last match against Spanish champions Deportivo La Coruña. With the 2001 Champions League final due to take place at the San Siro, the disappointment was immense, and resulted in the sacking of their 1998–99 title-winning coach Alberto Zaccheroni on 14 March 2001, one day after the draw with Deportivo, with Silvio Berlusconi appointing Milan legend Cesare Maldini as caretaker manager until the end of the season.

Cesare Maldini's brief caretaker tenure included a memorable 0–6 thumping of cross-city rivals Inter, and this victory would be the high point of the 2000–01 season for Milan.[2]

Players

Squad information

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Sebastiano Rossi
2 DF Denmark DEN Thomas Helveg
3 DF Italy ITA Paolo Maldini (Captain)
4 MF Italy ITA Demetrio Albertini
5 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Costacurta
7 FW Ukraine UKR Andriy Shevchenko
8 MF Italy ITA Gennaro Gattuso
9 FW Italy ITA Gianni Comandini
10 MF Croatia CRO Zvonimir Boban
11 FW Spain ESP José Mari
12 GK Italy ITA Christian Abbiati
13 DF Georgia (country) GEO Kakha Kaladze
16 MF Argentina ARG Fernando Redondo
18 MF Brazil BRA Leonardo
19 DF Argentina ARG José Chamot
20 FW Germany GER Oliver Bierhoff
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Italy ITA Federico Giunti
23 MF Italy ITA Massimo Ambrosini
24 MF Argentina ARG Guly
25 DF Brazil BRA Roque Júnior
26 DF Italy ITA Luigi Sala
27 DF Brazil BRA Serginho
29 MF Italy ITA Marco Donadel
31 MF Italy ITA Lorenzo Rossetti
32 GK Brazil BRA Dida
33 MF France FRA Ibrahim Ba
36 DF Italy ITA Michele Ferri
40 GK Italy ITA Valerio Fiori
55 MF Uruguay URU Pablo García
77 DF Italy ITA Francesco Coco
79 DF Italy ITA Daniele Daino

Transfers

Winter

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 2000–01 Serie A

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Parma 34 16 8 10 51 31 +20 56 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round[4]
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
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).[5]
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.

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWLDLDWDWWWDLDLWDWLDLDDWWDWDWLWLDDL
Position1781213811774466656556668777555555556
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = Leader, 2001–02 UEFA Champions League Group stage;   = 2001–02 UEFA Champions League Group stage;   = 2001–02 UEFA Champions League Qualifying round;   = 2001–02 UEFA Cup First round;   = Qualification to Intertoto Cup;   = 2001–02 Serie B

Matches

1 October 2000 1 Milan 2–0 Vicenza Milan
15:00 CEST Bierhoff 16'
Shevchenko 84'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 46 036
15 October 2000 2 Bologna 2–1 Milan
15:00 CEST Bia 19'
Piacentini 90'		 Report Shevchenko 66' Attendance: 34 641
21 October 2000 3 Milan 2–2 Juventus Milan
20:30 CEST Ambrosini 59'
Shevchenko 61'		 Report Trezeguet 67'
Conte 90'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 81 706
1 November 2000 4 Parma 2–0 Milan Parma
20:30 CEST Mboma 5', 66' Report Stadium: Il Tardini
Attendance: 21 572
5 November 2000 5 Milan 3–3 Atalanta Milan
15:00 CET Serginho 23'
Bierhoff 49'
Shevchenko 64' (pen.)		 Report Doni 21', 44' (pen.)
Rossini 45'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 54 641
12 November 2000 6 Bari 1–3 Milan Bari
15:00 CET Madsen 71' Report Bierhoff 67'
Shevchenko 74' (pen.), 86'		 Stadium: San Nicola
Attendance: 27 353
18 November 2000 7 Lazio 1–1 Milan Roma
20:30 CET D. Baggio 3' Report 54' Shevchenko Stadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 57 562
25 November 2000 8 Milan 1–0 Napoli Milan
20:30 CET Ambrosini 43' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 49 346
3 December 2000 9 Udinese 0–1 Milan
15:00 CET Report Shevchenko 51' Attendance: 27 379
10 December 2000 10 Milan 4–1 Lecce Milan
15:00 CET Leonardo 20'
Shevchenko 27', 30' (pen.)
José Mari 87'		 Report Conticchio 22' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 46 581
17 December 2000 11 Hellas Verona 1–1 Milan
15:00 CET Bonazzoli 4' Report Ambrosini 22' Attendance: 23 658
23 December 2000 12 Milan 1–2 Perugia Milan
15:00 CET Shevchenko 24' Report Saudati 21'
Vryzas 58'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 44 325
7 January 2001 13 Milan 2–2 Internazionale Milan
20:30 CET Boban 65'
Bierhoff 84'		 Report Şükür 11'
Di Biagio 72'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 80 287
13 January 2001 14 Fiorentina 4–0 Milan
20:30 CET Nuno Gomes 15'
Cois 47'
Chiesa 72'
Rui Costa 87'		 Report Attendance: 39 231
21 January 2001 15 Milan 3–2 Roma Milan
20:30 CET Leonardo 3'
Shevchenko 21', 44'		 Report Totti 40', 86' (pen.) Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 61 820
28 January 2001 16 Brescia 1–1 Milan
15:00 CET Hübner 47' Report Bierhoff 26' Attendance: 31 619
4 February 2001 17 Milan 1–0 Reggina Milan
15:00 CET Leonardo 79' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 47 348
11 February 2001 18 Vicenza 2–0 Milan
15:00 CET Dabo 7'
Toni 72'		 Report Attendance: 17 151
17 February 2001 19 Milan 3–3 Bologna Milan
20:30 CET Shevchenko 23', 32'
Sala 90'		 Report Cipriani 55', 73'
Signori 81'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 48 140
25 February 2001 20 Juventus 3–0 Milan
20:30 CET Tudor 9'
Trezeguet 67'
Zidane 90'		 Report Attendance: 48 140
4 March 2001 21 Milan 2–2 Parma Milan
15:00 CET Maldini 22'
Guly 50'		 Report Milošević 24'
Amoroso 80'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 45 269
10 March 2001 22 Atalanta 1–1 Milan
20:30 CET Ganz 63' Report Lorenzi 24' (o.g.) Attendance: 21 311
18 March 2001 23 Milan 4–0 Bari Milan
15:00 CET Coco 8'
Shevchenko 45' (pen.), 90'
Serginho 75'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 49 781
1 April 2001 24 Milan 1–0 Lazio Milan
20:30 CEST Boban 59' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 52 010
8 April 2001 25 Napoli 0–0 Milan Napoli
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: San Paolo
Attendance: 39 400
14 April 2001 26 Milan 3–0 Udinese Milan
15:00 CEST Kaladze 9'
Serginho 31'
Shevchenko 71'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 45 922
22 April 2001 27 Lecce 3–3 Milan Lecce
15:00 CEST Lucarelli 35' (pen.)
Vugrinec 46'
Savino 67'		 Report Bierhoff 37'
Shevchenko 41'
Kaladze 90'		 Stadium: Via del Mare
Attendance: 20 600
Referee: Borriello
29 April 2001 28 Milan 1–0 Hellas Verona Milan
15:00 CEST Shevchenko 69' (pen.) Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 44 665
Referee: Paparesta
6 May 2001 29 Perugia 2–1 Milan Perugia
15:00 CEST Vryzas 5', 50' Report Shevchenko 31' (pen.) Stadium: Renato Curi
Attendance: 12 781
11 May 2001 30 Internazionale 0–6 Milan Milan
20:30 CEST Report Comandini 3', 19'
Giunti 51'
Shevchenko 57', 68'
Serginho 81'		 Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 78 054
Referee: Collina
17 May 2001 31 Milan 1–2 Fiorentina Milan
20:30 CEST Shevchenko 29' Report Chiesa 11', 18' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 44 699
Referee: Rodomonti
27 May 2001 32 Roma 1–1 Milan Roma
20:30 CEST Montella 64' Report Coco 45' Stadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 71 407
Referee: Cesari
10 June 2001 33 Milan 1–1 Brescia Milan
15:00 CEST José Mari 68' Report Bachini 70' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 56 754
Referee: Rosetti
17 June 2001 34 Reggina 2–1 Milan
15:00 CEST Morabito 77'
Paulo Costa 82'		 Report Kaladze 69' Attendance: 25 912

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2000–01 Coppa Italia

Eightfinals

16 September 2000 1 Torino F.C. 1-3 Milan Torino
Pinga 74' Report 42', 89' Guglielminpietro
60' Bierhoff		 Stadium: Delle Alpi
Attendance: 9,878
Referee: Gennaro Borriello
23 September 2000 Milan 0-1 Torino  
14' (pen.) Schwoch

Quarterfinals

28 November 2000 Milan 4-2 Atalanta B.C. Milan
Leonardo 30', 65'
José Mari 54' (pen.)
Ševčenko 88'		 Report 20' Ganz
47' (rig.) Nappi		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 6,112
Referee: Stefano Farina
13 December 2000 2 Atalanta B.C. 2-1 Milan Bergamo
Nappi 14'
Doni 90'		 Report 20' Boban Stadium: Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

Semifinals

25 January 2001 1 Milan 2-2 Fiorentina Milan
21:00 CET Ambrosini 66'
Giunti 90+2'		 17' Chiesa
75' Bressan		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Gennaro Borriello
7 February 2001 2 Fiorentina 2-0 Milan Firenze
21:00 CET Chiesa 42'
Rui Costa 82'		 Stadium: Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Champions League first group stage § Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MIL LEE BAR BES
1 Italy Milan 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 11 Advance to second group stage — 1–1 3–3 4–1
2 England Leeds United 6 2 3 1 9 6 +3 9 1–0 — 1–1 6–0
3 Spain Barcelona 6 2 2 2 13 9 +4 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–2 4–0 — 5–0
4 Turkey Beşiktaş 6 1 1 4 4 17 −13 4 0–2 0–0 3–0 —
Source: UEFA
13 September 2000 1 Milan Italy 4–1 Turkey Beşiktaş Milan
20:45 Coco 36'
Bierhoff 44'
Shevchenko 45+2' (pen.), 77'		 Report Tayfur 20' (pen.) Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 53,436
Referee: Poland Ryszard Wójcik
19 September 2000 2 Leeds United England 1–0 Italy Milan Leeds
20:45 Bowyer 89' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,398
Referee: Austria Günter Benkö
26 September 2000 3 Barcelona Spain 0–2 Italy Milan Barcelona
20:45 Report Coco 45+1'
Bierhoff 71'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 98,000
Referee: Germany Hellmut Krug
18 October 2000 4 Milan Italy 3–3 Spain Barcelona Milan
20:45 Albertini 26', 39'
José Mari 45'		 Report Rivaldo 19', 43', 68' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 79,945
Referee: Scotland Hugh Dallas
24 October 2000 5 Beşiktaş Turkey 0–2 Italy Milan Istanbul
20:45 Report Shevchenko 38'
José Mari 43'		 Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Germany Hartmut Strampe
8 November 2000 6 Milan Italy 1–1 England Leeds United Milan
20:45 Serginho 68' Report Matteo 45' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 52,289
Referee: Denmark Kim Milton Nielsen

Second group stage

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Champions League second group stage § Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DEP GAL MIL PAR
1 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 0–1 4–3
2 Turkey Galatasaray 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10 1–0 — 2–0 1–0
3 Italy Milan 6 1 4 1 6 7 −1 7 1–1 2–2 — 1–1
4 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5 1–3 2–0 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
21 November 2000 Milan Italy 2–2 Turkey Galatasaray Milan
20:45 José Mari 47'
Shevchenko 73' (pen.)		 Report Jardel 39'
Hasan Şaş 41'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 46,325
Referee: Switzerland Urs Meier
6 December 2000 Deportivo La Coruña Spain 0–1 Italy Milan A Coruña
20:45 Report Helveg 45+1' Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Attendance: 34,775
Referee: England Graham Poll
14 February 2001 Milan Italy 1–1 France Paris Saint-Germain Milan
20:45 Leonardo 27' Report Anelka 30' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 50,050
Referee: Sweden Anders Frisk
20 February 2001 Paris Saint-Germain France 1–1 Italy Milan Paris
20:45 Robert 75' Report José Mari 90+1' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 41,450
Referee: Netherlands Jan Wegereef
7 March 2001 Galatasaray Turkey 2–0 Italy Milan Istanbul
20:45 Hagi 20'
Jardel 86'		 Report Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Germany Hellmut Krug
13 March 2001 Milan Italy 1–1 Spain Deportivo La Coruña Milan
20:45 Shevchenko 86' (pen.) Report Djalminha 74' (pen.) Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 70,103
Referee: Scotland Hugh Dallas

Statistics

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Champions
League		 Coppa
Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
12 GK Italy ITA Abbiati 32 -47 20+1 -31 7 -8 4 -8
2 DF Denmark DEN Helveg 42 1 24+4 0 7+2 1 5 0
25 DF Brazil BRA Roque Júnior 35 0 22 0 7+1 0 5 0
3 DF Italy ITA Maldini 49 1 31 1 14 0 4 0
13 DF Georgia (country) GEO Kaladze 17 3 17 3
21 MF Italy ITA Giunti 37 2 17+7 1 6+1 0 6 1
23 MF Italy ITA Ambrosini 26 4 16 3 6+1 0 3 1
8 MF Italy ITA Gattuso 34 0 19+5 0 10 0
77 MF Italy ITA Coco 44 4 28+2 2 10+1 2 3 0
20 FW Germany GER Bierhoff 42 9 21+6 6 8+2 2 5 1
7 FW Ukraine UKR Shevchenko 51 34 33+1 24 14 9 3 1
1 GK Italy ITA Rossi 15 -14 13+1 -13 1 -1
5 DF Italy ITA Costacurta 29 0 17+1 0 9 0 2 0
27 DF Brazil BRA Serginho 37 5 16+5 4 5+6 1 5 0
18 MF Brazil BRA Leonardo 32 6 14+8 3 5 1 5 2
19 DF Argentina ARG Chamot 25 0 12+2 0 8+1 0 2 0
4 MF Italy ITA Albertini 26 2 11+2 0 11 2 2 0
11 FW Spain ESP José Mari 34 8 10+11 2 7+2 5 4 1
26 DF Italy ITA Sala 17 1 7+6 1 3+1 0
9 FW Italy ITA Comandini 17 3 7+6 2 1+3 1
10 MF Croatia CRO Boban 26 3 6+10 2 3+4 0 3 1
24 MF Argentina ARG Guly 22 3 5+8 1 2+4 0 3 2
55 MF Uruguay URU Pablo García 6 0 3+2 0 1 0
33 MF France FRA Ba 11 0 2+3 0 2+2 0 2 0
DF Brazil BRA Julio Cesar 4 0 2+2 0
32 GK Brazil BRA Dida 7 -7 1 -2 6 -5
MF Croatia CRO Brncic 5 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 3 0
79 DF Italy ITA Daino 1 0 0+1 0
29 MF Italy ITA Donadel 1 0 0+1 0
41 FW Italy ITA Saudati 2 0 0 0 1+1 0
16 MF Argentina ARG Redondo
40 GK Italy ITA Fiori
36 DF Italy ITA Ferri

References

  1. ^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A 2000–2001". StadiaPostcards.com.
  2. ^ On This Day: Inter 0-6 Milan football-italia.net, May 11, 2017
  3. ^ Gianluca Mercuri (28 July 2000). "Milan, Redondo said Yes". gazzetta.it. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. ^ Parma was consequently demoted to UEFA Cup first round
  5. ^ 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.