2000–01 A.C. Milan season

Milan
2000–01 season
Manager Alberto Zaccheroni
Cesare Maldini/Mauro Tassotti
Serie A 6th
Coppa Italia Semi-finals
Champions League Second group stage
Top goalscorer League:
Andriy Shevchenko (24)
All:
Andriy Shevchenko (34)

A.C. Milan had a mediocre season by its own standards, where only the scoring touch of Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko saved it from complete humiliation. Shevchenko scored 24 times in Serie A, and the margin to relegation was a mere 12 points for the former giant. To compound the misery, their attempt to reclaim the Champions League title they had not won since 1994, ended in tears, when they only managed to draw at home against Spanish champions Deportivo La Coruña. With the final taking place at their own stadium San Siro, the disappointment was immense, and resulted in the sacking of their 1999 Serie A title-winning coach Alberto Zaccheroni. With owner Silvio Berlusconi busy being elected as Prime Minister, Milan seemed to lack direction, as Berlusconi was busy leading the country.

Squad

The following players were registered for Milan during the 2000-01 season. West, Ayala, Coloccini, Beloufa, Júlio César, De Ascentis, Brnčić, Graffiedi, Aliyu Datti and Saudati all departed in one way or other during the season itself. Kakha Kaladze was bought from Dinamo Kiev during the season. Paolo Maldini was the team captain.

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

No. Position Player
1 Italy GK Sebastiano Rossi
2 Denmark DF Thomas Helveg
3 Italy DF Paolo Maldini
4 Italy MF Demetrio Albertini
5 Italy DF Alessandro Costacurta
7 Ukraine FW Andriy Shevchenko
8 Italy MF Gennaro Gattuso
9 Italy FW Gianni Comandini
10 Croatia MF Zvonimir Boban
11 Spain FW José Mari
12 Italy GK Christian Abbiati
13 Brazil DF Júlio César
13 Georgia (country) DF Kakha Kaladze
14 Argentina DF Roberto Ayala
15 Italy MF Diego De Ascentis
16 Argentina MF Fernando Redondo
17 Croatia MF Dražen Brnčić
18 Brazil MF Leonardo
19 Argentina DF José Chamot
20 Germany FW Oliver Bierhoff
21 Italy MF Federico Giunti
22 Italy GK Roberto Colombo
No. Position Player
23 Italy MF Massimo Ambrosini
24 Argentina MF Andrés Guglielminpietro
25 Brazil DF Roque Júnior
26 Italy DF Luigi Sala
27 Brazil MF Serginho
28 Argentina DF Fabrizio Coloccini
29 Italy MF Marco Donadel
30 Italy FW Mattia Graffiedi
31 Italy MF Lorenzo Rossetti
32 Italy FW Andrea Rabito
32 Brazil GK Dida
33 Nigeria FW Mohammed Aliyu Datti
33 France MF Ibrahim Ba
36 Italy DF Michele Ferri
37 Italy DF Luca Antonini
40 Italy GK Valerio Fiori
41 Italy FW Luca Saudati
55 Uruguay MF Pablo García
77 Italy DF Francesco Coco
79 Algeria DF Samir Beloufa
79 Italy DF Daniele Daino

Serie A

Matches

Top Scorers

See also

Sources

RSSSF - Italy 2000/01