2000–01 Leeds United A.F.C. season

During the 2000–01 English football season, Leeds United A.F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

1 Season summary
2 Final league table
3 Squad
4 Starting 11
5 Premier League
- 5.1 Matches
- 5.2 Topscorers
6 UEFA Champions League
7 References

Season summary

David O'Leary took Leeds to their first European Cup semi-final since 1975, where defeat at the hands of Valencia ended their chances of a repeat of the ill-tempered 1975 European Cup clash with Bayern Munich, who beat Real Madrid in the other semi-final. Still, this disappointment was less of a dampener on a season where Leeds had fielded a predominantly young squad. They finished fourth in the final table, which meant that their place in Europe for 2001-02 would be in the UEFA Cup rather than the European Cup.

Failure to qualify for the Champions League was viewed as merely a disappointment by fans of the club, given the success in reaching the semi-final. In fact, the directors of the club had secured tens of millions of pounds of loans on successful Champions League qualification; the failure to qualify was a calamity that would see the club suffer financial disaster and be relegated twice in the coming seasons.

Final league table

Main article: 2000–01 FA Premier League

Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1.	Manchester United	38	24	8	6	79	31	+48	80
2.	Arsenal	38	20	10	8	63	38	+25	70
3.	Liverpool	38	20	9	9	71	39	+32	69
4.	Leeds United	38	20	8	10	64	43	+21	68
5.	Ipswich Town	38	20	6	12	57	42	+15	66
6.	Chelsea	38	17	10	11	68	45	+23	61
7.	Sunderland	38	15	12	11	46	41	+5	57
8.	Aston Villa	38	13	15	10	46	43	+3	54
9.	Charlton Athletic	38	14	10	14	50	57	-7	52
10.	Southampton	38	14	10	14	40	48	-8	52
11.	Newcastle United	38	14	9	15	44	50	-6	51
12.	Tottenham Hotspur	38	13	10	15	47	54	-7	49
13.	Leicester City	38	14	6	18	39	51	-12	48
14.	Middlesbrough	38	9	15	14	44	44	0	42
15.	West Ham United	38	10	12	16	45	50	-5	42
16.	Everton	38	11	9	18	45	59	-14	42
17.	Derby County	38	10	12	16	37	59	-22	42
18.	Manchester City	38	8	10	20	41	65	-24	34
19.	Coventry City	38	8	10	20	36	63	-27	34
20.	Bradford City	38	5	11	22	30	70	-40	26

Key
Qualified for the Champions League
Qualified for the UEFA Cup
Relegated to Division 1

Squad

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Nigel Martyn
2	DF	Gary Kelly
3	DF	Ian Harte
4	MF	Olivier Dacourt
5	DF	Lucas Radebe
6	DF	Jonathan Woodgate
7	FW	Robbie Keane (on loan from Internazionale)
8	FW	Michael Bridges
9	FW	Mark Viduka
10	FW	Harry Kewell
11	MF	Lee Bowyer
13	GK	Paul Robinson
14	MF	Stephen McPhail
16	MF	Jason Wilcox
17	FW	Alan Smith
18	DF	Danny Mills
19	MF	Eirik Bakke
21	DF	Dominic Matteo

No.	Position	Player
22	DF	Michael Duberry
23	MF	David Batty
24	DF	Danny Hay
25	MF	Jacob Burns
26	GK	Danny Milosevic
27	DF	Alan Maybury
28	MF	Jamie McMaster
29	DF	Rio Ferdinand (captain)
31	DF	Gareth Evans
32	MF	Simon Watson
33	MF	Wesley Boyle
34	MF	Kevin Dixon
36	FW	Warren Feeney
37	DF	Damian Lynch
38	FW	Tony Hackworth
39	DF	Alan Martin
42	FW	Tony Lennon
43	FW	Harpal Singh

Starting 11

Only considering Premiership starts

GK: #1, Nigel Martyn, 23
RB: #18, Danny Mills, 20
CB: #29, Rio Ferdinand, 23
CB: #21, Dominic Matteo, 30
LB: #3, Ian Harte, 29
RM: #2, Gary Kelly, 22
CM: #11, Lee Bowyer, 38
CM: #4, Olivier Dacourt, 33
LM: #19, Eirik Bakke, 24
CF: #17, Alan Smith, 26
CF: #9, Mark Viduka, 34

Premier League

Matches

1 19 August 2000	Leeds	2–0	Everton	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Smith 16', 37'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,010

2 26 August 2000	Middlesbrough	1–2	Leeds United	Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
	Stamp 82'		Bowyer 6' Smith 12'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,626

3 5 September 2000	Leeds United	1–2	Manchester City	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Bowyer 56'		Howey 34' Wiekens 40'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,055

4 9 September 2000	Coventry City	0–0	Leeds United	Coventry, West Midlands
				Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 20,377

5 16 September 2000	Leeds United	1–2	Ipswich Town	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Bowyer 4'		Scowcroft 15' Wright 47'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,552

6 23 September 2000	Derby County	1–1	Leeds United	Derby, Derbyshire
	Kinkladze 75'		Harte 34'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,248

7 30 September 2000	Leeds United	4–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Viduka 52', 55' Smith 60', 64'	Report	Rebrov 37', 74' Perry 62'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 37,562 Referee: Neale Barry

8 14 October 2000	Leeds	3–1	Charlton Athletic	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Smith 38' Viduka 73', 90'		Jensen 84'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,837

9 21 October 2000	Manchester United	3–0	Leeds United	Trafford, Greater Manchester
	Yorke 40' Beckham 50' Jones 82' (o.g.)			Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,525

10 29 October 2000	Bradford City	1–1	Leeds United	Bradford, West Yorkshire
	Collymore 20'		Viduka 79'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,364

11 4 November 2000	Leeds United	4–3	Liverpool	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Viduka 24', 46', 73', 75'	Report	Hyypiä 2' Ziege 18' Šmicer 61'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,055 Referee: David Elleray

12 12 November 2000	Chelsea	1–1	Leeds United	Fulham, London
	Poyet 62'		Viduka 78'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 35,121

13 18 November 2000	Leeds United	0–1	West Ham United	Leeds, West Yorkshire
			Winterburn 45'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,005

14 26 November 2000	Leeds United	1–0	Arsenal	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Dacourt 56'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,084

15 2 December 2000	Leicester City	3–1	Leeds United	Leicester, Leicestershire
	Savage 7' Akinbiyi 17' Taggart 28'		Viduka 75'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 21,486

16 9 December 2000	Southampton	1–0	Leeds United	Southampton, Hampshire
	Beattie 43'			Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,225

17 16 December 2000	Leeds United	2–0	Sunderland	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Bowyer 23' Viduka 78'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,053

18 23 December 2000	Leeds United	1–2	Aston Villa	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Woodgate 90'		Southgate 43' Boateng 88'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,714

19 26 December 2000	Newcastle United	2–1	Leeds United	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyneside
	Solano 41' Acuña 44'		Dacourt 10'	Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 52,118

20 1 January 2001	Leeds United	1–1	Middlesbrough	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Keane 55' (pen.)		Bokšić 27'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,251

21 13 January 2001	Manchester City	0–4	Leeds	Manchester, Greater Manchester
		Report	Bakke 34' Bowyer 80' Keane 90', 90'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,288 Referee: Mike Dean

22 20 January 2001	Leeds United	1–3	Newcastle United	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Keane 2'		Solano 4' (pen.) Acuña 44' Ameobi 86'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,005

23 24 January 2001	Aston Villa	1–2	Leeds United	Birmingham, West Midlands
	Merson 24'		Bowyer 28' Harte 75' (penalty kick), pen.]]'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 29,335

24 31 January 2001	Leeds United	1–0	Coventry City	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Keane 69'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,555

25 3 February 2001	Ipswich Town	1–2	Leeds	Ipswich, Suffolk
	Venus 63'		Venus 28' (o.g.) Keane 41'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 22,015

26 7 February 2001	Everton	2–2	Leeds United	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Ferguson 22' Campbell 74'		Harte 66' Dacourt 76'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,224

27 10 February 2001	Leeds United	0–0	Derby County	Leeds, West Yorkshire
				Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,789

28 24 February 2001	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Leeds United	London
	L. Ferdinand 33'		Harte 45' (pen.) Bowyer 57'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,070

29 3 March 2001	Leeds United	1–1	Manchester United	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Viduka 84'		Chadwick 64'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,055

30 17 March 2001	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Leeds United	Greenwich, London
	Bartlett 18'		Viduka 1' Smith 46'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 20,043

31 31 March 2001	Sunderland	0–2	Leeds United	Sunderland, Wearside
			Smith 33' Viduka 90'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 48,285

32 7 April 2001	Leeds United	2–0	Southampton	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Kewell 10' Keane 72'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,267

33 13 April 2001	Liverpool	1–2	Leeds United	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Gerrard 54'		Ferdinand 4' Bowyer 33'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,116

34 21 April 2001	West Ham United	0–2	Leeds United	Newham, London
			Keane 8' Ferdinand 48'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 26,041

35 28 April 2001	Leeds United	2–0	Chelsea	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Keane 85' Viduka 88'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,253

36 5 May 2001	Arsenal	2–1	Leeds United	Islington, London
	Ljungberg 17' Wiltord 56'		Harte 58'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,142

37 13 May 2001	Leeds United	6–1	Bradford City	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Viduka 14' Harte 19' Bakke 26' Smith 37' Kewell 42' Bowyer 80'	Report	Sharpe 21'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,300 Referee: Andy D'Urso

38 19 May 2001	Leeds United	3–1	Leicester	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Smith 27', 90' Harte 77'		Ferdinand 32' (o.g.)	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,105

Topscorers

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying

1 9 August 2000	Leeds United	2–1	1860 Munich	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Smith 39' Harte 71'	Report	Agostino 90'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 33,769 Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)

2 23 August 2000	1860 Munich	0–1	Leeds United	Munich, Germany
		Report	Smith 46'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

First group stage

3 13 September 2000	Barcelona	4–0	Leeds United	Barcelona, Spain
	Rivaldo 8' de Boer 20' Kluivert 74', 84'	Report		Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

4 19 September 2000	Leeds United	1–0	A.C. Milan	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Bowyer 89'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,398 Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

5 26 September 2000	Leeds United	6–0	Beşiktaş	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Bowyer 7', 90' Viduka 12' Matteo 22' Bakke 65' Huckerby 90'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,485 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

5 18 October 2000	Beşiktaş	0–0	Leeds United	Istanbul, Turkey
		Report		Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium Attendance: 16,021 Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

6 24 October 2000	Leeds United	1–1	Barcelona	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Bowyer 5'		Rivaldo 90'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,721 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

7 8 November 2000	Milan	1–1	Leeds United	Milan, Italy
	Serginho 68'		Matteo 45'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 52,289 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Second group stage

8 22 November 2000	Leeds United	0–2	Real Madrid	Leeds, West Yorkshire
			Hierro 66' Raúl 68'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,794 Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

9 5 December 2000	Lazio	0–1	Leeds United	Rome, Italy
			Smith 80'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 42,450 Referee: Claude Colombo (France)

10 13 February 2001	Leeds United	2–1	Anderlecht	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Harte 74' Bowyer 87'		Stoica 65'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,064 Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

11 21 February 2001	Anderlecht	1–4	Leeds United	Brussels, Belgium
	Koller 76'		Smith 13', 38' Viduka 34' Harte 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

12 6 March 2001	Real Madrid	3–2	Leeds United	Madrid, Spain
	Raúl 7', 61' Figo 41'		Smith 6' Viduka 54'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)

13 14 March 2001	Leeds United	3–3	Lazio	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Bowyer 28' Wilcox 43' Viduka 63'		Ravanelli 21' Mihajlović 29' (pen.), 90'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,741 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

Quarter-finals

14 4 April 2001	Leeds United	3–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Leeds, West Yorkshire
20:45	Harte 26' Smith 51' Ferdinand 66'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,508 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

15 17 April 2001	Deportivo La Coruña	2–0	Leeds United	A Coruña, Spain
20:45	Djalminha 9' (pen.) Tristán 73'			Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 35,600 Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)

Semi-finals

16 2 May 2001	Leeds United	0–0	Valencia	Leeds, West Yorkshire
20:45				Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,437 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

17 8 May 2001	Valencia	3–0	Leeds United	Valencia, Spain
20:45	Sánchez 15', 47' Mendieta 52'			Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

References

^ "Leeds United - 2000/01". FootballSquads. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2000-2001/faprem/leeds.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-16.

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