The 2000–01 season saw Leeds United competing in the Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) and the UEFA Champions League.

Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2000–01 FA Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Arsenal 38 20 10 8 63 38 +25 70 Qualification for the Champions League first group stage
3 Liverpool 38 20 9 9 71 39 +32 69 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round[a]
4 Leeds United 38 20 8 10 64 43 +21 68 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
5 Ipswich Town 38 20 6 12 57 42 +15 66
6 Chelsea 38 17 10 11 68 45 +23 61
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since Liverpool won the League Cup and qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place went to fifth-placed Ipswich Town. Since both FA Cup finalists, Liverpool and Arsenal, qualified for the Champions League, the berth in the UEFA Cup went to sixth-placed Chelsea. Both Ipswich and Chelsea were the highest-ranked team not already qualified for a European competition.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 20 8 10 64 43  +21 68 11 3 5 36 21  +15 9 5 5 28 22  +6

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAAHAHH
ResultWWLDLDWWLDWDLWLLWLLDWLWWWDDWDWWWWWWLWW
Position5246910849107810101112101212131212101076565533343444
Source: 11v11.com: 2000-01 Leeds United results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

19 August 2000 1 Leeds United 2–0 Everton Leeds
Smith 16', 37' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,010
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
26 August 2000 2 Middlesbrough 1–2 Leeds United Middlesbrough
Stamp 82' Report Bowyer 6'
Smith 12'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 31,626
Referee: Graham Barber
5 September 2000 3 Leeds United 1–2 Manchester City Leeds
Bowyer 56' Report Howey 34'
Wiekens 40'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,055
Referee: Graham Poll
9 September 2000 4 Coventry City 0–0 Leeds United Coventry
Report Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 20,377
Referee: Paul Durkin
16 September 2000 5 Leeds United 1–2 Ipswich Town Leeds
Bowyer 4' Report Scowcroft 15'
Wright 47'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,552
Referee: Mark Halsey
23 September 2000 6 Derby County 1–1 Leeds United Derby
Kinkladze 75' Report Harte 34' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 26,248
Referee: Barry Knight
30 September 2000 7 Leeds United 4–3 Tottenham Hotspur Leeds
Viduka 52', 55'
Smith 59', 64'		 Report Rebrov 37', 74'
Perry 60'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 37,562
Referee: Neale Barry
14 October 2000 8 Leeds United 3–1 Charlton Athletic Leeds
Smith 38'
Viduka 73', 90'		 Report Jensen 84' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,837
Referee: Mike Dean
21 October 2000 9 Manchester United 3–0 Leeds United Manchester
Yorke 40'
Beckham 50'
Jones 82' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,525
Referee: Jeff Winter
29 October 2000 10 Bradford City 1–1 Leeds United Bradford
Collymore 20' Report Viduka 79' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 17,364
Referee: Steve Lodge
4 November 2000 11 Leeds United 4–3 Liverpool Leeds
Viduka 24', 46', 73', 75' Report Hyypiä 2'
Ziege 18'
Šmicer 61'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,055
Referee: David Elleray
12 November 2000 12 Chelsea 1–1 Leeds United Fulham
Poyet 78' Report Viduka 62' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,121
Referee: Graham Poll
18 November 2000 13 Leeds United 0–1 West Ham United Leeds
Winterburn 45' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,005
Referee: Paul Taylor
26 November 2000 14 Leeds United 1–0 Arsenal Leeds
Dacourt 56' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,084
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
2 December 2000 15 Leicester City 3–1 Leeds United Leicester
Savage 7'
Akinbiyi 17'
Taggart 28'		 Report Viduka 75' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,486
Referee: Steve Bennett
9 December 2000 16 Southampton 1–0 Leeds United Southampton
Beattie 43' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,225
Referee: Paul Durkin
16 December 2000 17 Leeds United 2–0 Sunderland Leeds
Bowyer 23'
Viduka 78'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,053
Referee: Rob Styles
23 December 2000 18 Leeds United 1–2 Aston Villa Leeds
Woodgate 90' Report Southgate 43'
Boateng 88'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,714
Referee: Mark Halsey
26 December 2000 19 Newcastle United 2–1 Leeds United Newcastle
Solano 41'
Acuña 44'		 Report Dacourt 10' Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 52,118
Referee: Andy D'Urso
1 January 2001 20 Leeds United 1–1 Middlesbrough Leeds
Keane 55' (pen.) Report Bokšić 27' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,251
Referee: David Elleray
13 January 2001 21 Manchester City 0–4 Leeds United Manchester
Report Bakke 34'
Bowyer 80'
Keane 90', 90'		 Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,288
Referee: Mike Dean
20 January 2001 22 Leeds United 1–3 Newcastle United Leeds
Keane 2' Report Solano 4' (pen.)
Acuña 44'
Ameobi 86'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,005
Referee: Alan Wiley
24 January 2001 23 Aston Villa 1–2 Leeds United Birmingham
Merson 24' Report Bowyer 28'
Harte 75' (pen.)		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,335
Referee: Steve Bennett
31 January 2001 24 Leeds United 1–0 Coventry City Leeds
Keane 69' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,555
Referee: Rob Harris
3 February 2001 25 Ipswich Town 1–2 Leeds United Ipswich
Venus 63' Report Venus 28' (o.g.)
Keane 41'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 22,015
Referee: Peter Jones
7 February 2001 26 Everton 2–2 Leeds United Liverpool
Ferguson 22'
Campbell 74'		 Report Harte 66'
Dacourt 76'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,224
Referee: Neale Barry
10 February 2001 27 Leeds United 0–0 Derby County Leeds
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,789
Referee: Jeff Winter
24 February 2001 28 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Leeds United Tottenham
Ferdinand 33' Report Harte 45' (pen.)
Bowyer 57'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,070
Referee: Jeff Winter
3 March 2001 29 Leeds United 1–1 Manchester United Leeds
Viduka 84' Report Chadwick 64' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,055
Referee: Graham Barber
17 March 2001 30 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Leeds United Charlton
Bartlett 18' Report Viduka 1'
Smith 46'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 20,043
Referee: Clive Wilkes
31 March 2001 31 Sunderland 0–2 Leeds United Sunderland
Report Smith 33'
Viduka 90'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 48,285
Referee: Steve Dunn
7 April 2001 32 Leeds United 2–0 Southampton Leeds
Kewell 10'
Keane 72'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,267
Referee: Jeff Winter
13 April 2001 33 Liverpool 1–2 Leeds United Liverpool
Gerrard 54' Report Ferdinand 4'
Bowyer 33'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,116
Referee: Alan Wiley
21 April 2001 34 West Ham United 0–2 Leeds United Newham
Report Keane 8'
Ferdinand 48'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,041
Referee: Graham Poll
28 April 2001 35 Leeds United 2–0 Chelsea Leeds
Keane 85'
Viduka 88'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,253
Referee: Steve Dunn
5 May 2001 36 Arsenal 2–1 Leeds United Islington
Ljungberg 17'
Wiltord 56'		 Report Harte 58' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,142
Referee: Peter Jones
13 May 2001 37 Leeds United 6–1 Bradford City Leeds
Viduka 14'
Harte 19'
Bakke 26'
Smith 37'
Kewell 42'
Bowyer 80'		 Report Ward 22' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,300
Referee: Andy D'Urso
19 May 2001 38 Leeds United 3–1 Leicester City Leeds
Smith 27', 90'
Harte 77'		 Report Ferdinand 32' (o.g.) Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,105
Referee: David Elleray

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
6 January 2001 3 Leeds United 1–0 Barnsley Leeds
Viduka 9' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 32,386
Referee: Graham Poll
27 January 2001 4 Leeds United 0–2 Liverpool Leeds
Report Barmby 88'
Heskey 90'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 37,108
Referee: Andy D'Urso

League Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
31 October 2000 3 Tranmere Rovers 3–2 (a.e.t.) Leeds United Liverpool
Parkinson 52', 120'
Yates 76'		 Report Huckerby 25', 34' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 11,681
Referee: Rob Styles

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying

9 August 2000 Leeds United 2–1 1860 Munich Leeds
Smith 39'
Harte 71'		 Report Agostino 90' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 33,769
Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)
23 August 2000 1860 Munich 0–1 Leeds United Munich
Report Smith 46' Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

First group stage

13 September 2000 Barcelona 4–0 Leeds United Barcelona
Rivaldo 8'
de Boer 20'
Kluivert 74', 84'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
19 September 2000 Leeds United 1–0 AC Milan Leeds
Bowyer 89' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,398
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
26 September 2000 Leeds United 6–0 Beşiktaş Leeds
Bowyer 7', 90'
Viduka 12'
Matteo 22'
Bakke 65'
Huckerby 90'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,485
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)
18 October 2000 Beşiktaş 0–0 Leeds United Istanbul
Report Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
Attendance: 16,021
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)
24 October 2000 Leeds United 1–1 Barcelona Leeds
Bowyer 5' Report Rivaldo 90' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,721
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
8 November 2000 AC Milan 1–1 Leeds United Milan
Serginho 68' Report Matteo 45' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 52,289
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Second group stage

22 November 2000 Leeds United 0–2 Real Madrid Leeds
Report Hierro 66'
Raúl 68'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,794
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)
5 December 2000 Lazio 0–1 Leeds United Rome
Report Smith 80' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 42,450
Referee: Claude Colombo (France)
13 February 2001 Leeds United 2–1 Anderlecht Leeds
Harte 74'
Bowyer 87'		 Report Stoica 65' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,064
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)
21 February 2001 Anderlecht 1–4 Leeds United Brussels
Koller 76' Report Smith 13', 38'
Viduka 34'
Harte 81' (pen.)		 Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
6 March 2001 Real Madrid 3–2 Leeds United Madrid
Raúl 7', 61'
Figo 41'		 Report Smith 6'
Viduka 54'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)
14 March 2001 Leeds United 3–3 Lazio Leeds
Bowyer 28'
Wilcox 43'
Viduka 63'		 Report Ravanelli 21'
Mihajlović 29' (pen.), 90'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,741
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

Quarter-finals

4 April 2001 Leeds United 3–0 Deportivo La Coruña Leeds
20:45 Harte 26'
Smith 51'
Ferdinand 66'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,508
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
17 April 2001 Deportivo La Coruña 2–0 Leeds United A Coruña
20:45 Djalminha 9' (pen.)
Tristán 73'		 Report Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 35,600
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)

Semi-finals

2 May 2001 Leeds United 0–0 Valencia Leeds
20:45 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,437
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
8 May 2001 Valencia 3–0 Leeds United Valencia
20:45 Sánchez 15', 47'
Mendieta 52'		 Report Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Statistics

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)[1][2]
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Nigel Martyn 23 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 36 0 1 0
2 DF Republic of Ireland Gary Kelly 22+2 0 1 0 1 0 11+1 0 35+3 0 1 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland Ian Harte 29 7 1 0 1 0 17 4 48 11 3 0
4 MF France Olivier Dacourt 33 3 1 0 0 0 14 1 48 3 16 1
5 DF South Africa Lucas Radebe 19+1 0 1 0 0+1 0 10 0 30+2 0 7 1
6 DF England Jonathan Woodgate 14 1 1 0 1 0 5 0 21 1 4 0
7 FW Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane 12+6 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 14+6 9 1 0
8 FW England Michael Bridges 6+1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 10+1 0 0 0
9 FW Australia Mark Viduka 34 17 2 1 1 0 16 4 53 22 7 0
10 FW Australia Harry Kewell 12+5 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 18+8 2 3 0
11 MF England Lee Bowyer 38 9 1 0 0 0 15 6 54 15 12 0
12 FW England Darren Huckerby 2+5 0 0 0 1 2 0+3 1 3+8 3 0 0
13 GK England Paul Robinson 15+1 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 23+1 0 0 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen McPhail 3+4 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 4+6 0 0 0
16 MF England Jason Wilcox 7+10 0 0+1 0 1 0 2+3 1 9+14 1 0 0
17 FW England Alan Smith 26+7 11 1+1 0 0+1 0 16 7 43+9 18 11 2
18 DF England Danny Mills 20+3 1 1 0 0 0 15+1 0 36+4 0 11 0
19 MF Norway Eirik Bakke 24+5 2 2 0 1 0 10+2 1 37+7 3 12 1
20 MF Wales Matt Jones 3+1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5+1 0 0 0
21 DF Scotland Dominic Matteo 30 0 2 0 1 0 15 2 48 2 3 0
22 DF England Michael Duberry 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 9 0 1 0
23 MF England David Batty 13 0 2 0 0 0 7+1 0 22+4 0 4 1
24 DF New Zealand Danny Hay 2+2 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0 3+3 0 0 0
25 MF Australia Jacob Burns 3+1 0 0 0 1 0 3+1 0 7+2 0 0 0
27 DF Republic of Ireland Alan Maybury 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
29 DF England Rio Ferdinand 23 2 2 0 0 0 7 1 32 3 1 0
31 DF England Gareth Evans 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0 0
38 MF England Tony Hackworth 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0+3 0 0 0

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
15 May 2000 MF France Olivier Dacourt France Lens £7,200,000 [3]
2 July 2000 FW Australia Mark Viduka Scotland Celtic £6,500,000 [4]
17 August 2000 DF Scotland Dominic Matteo England Liverpool £4,750,000 [5]
31 August 2000 MF Australia Jacob Burns Australia Parramatta Power £250,000
26 November 2000 DF England Rio Ferdinand England West Ham United £18,000,000 [6]
25 April 2001 FW Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane Italy Inter Milan £12,000,000 [7]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
25 May 2000 DF Austria Martin Hiden Austria Salzburg £500,000
13 June 2000 MF Norway Alfie Haaland England Manchester City £2,800,000 [8]
7 July 2000 MF Scotland David Hopkin England Bradford City £2,500,000 [9]
31 August 2000 MF Wales Kevin Evans Wales Cardiff City Free
1 December 2000 DF Netherlands Robert Molenaar England Bradford City £500,000 [10]
14 December 2000 MF Wales Matt Jones England Leicester City £3,250,000 [11]
29 December 2000 FW England Darren Huckerby England Manchester City £3,400,000 [12]
19 March 2001 FW England Lee Matthews England Bristol City £70,000 [13]

Loan in

Date from Date to Pos. Name From Ref.
20 December 2000 25 April 2001 FW Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane Italy Inter Milan [14]

Loan out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To
8 October 2000 31 December 2000 DF Republic of Ireland Alan Maybury England Crewe Alexandra
15 March 2001 19 March 2001 FW England Lee Matthews England Bristol City
22 March 2001 5 May 2001 FW Northern Ireland Warren Feeney England Bournemouth

References

  1. ^ "Leeds United players: Premier League 2001". www.11v11.com.
  2. ^ "Leeds United players: FA Cup 2001". www.11v11.com.
  3. ^ "BBC News | FOOTBALL | Leeds snap up Dacourt". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Leeds close in on £7m target Viduka". The Guardian. 20 June 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Leeds gamble on Matteo". The Guardian. 16 August 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Ferdinand agrees deal with Leeds". The Guardian. 24 November 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Leeds complete Keane signing". The Guardian. 25 April 2001. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  8. ^ "BBC News | FOOTBALL | Haaland signs for Man City". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  9. ^ "City agree £2.5m deal for Hopkin". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 6 July 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Molenaar completes Bradford switch". 1 December 2000. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Jones handed Lennon's number seven shirt". BBC Sport. 14 December 2000. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Huckerby makes Man City move". 29 December 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  13. ^ "City complete Matthews deal". 22 March 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Leeds sign Keane on loan". 20 December 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season
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