2000–01 Leeds United A.F.C. season

The 2000–01 season saw Leeds United competing in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) and the UEFA Champions League, where they reached the semi-final.

Leeds United
2000–01 season
ChairmanPeter Ridsdale
ManagerDavid O'Leary
StadiumElland Road
Premier League4th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mark Viduka (17)

All:
Mark Viduka (22)
Highest home attendance40,055 vs Liverpool
(4 November 2000, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance32,386 vs Barnsley
(6 January 2001, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance37,866

Competitions

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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

Premier League

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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'
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   62' Report Viduka   78' 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

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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

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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

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Qualifying

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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(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   Nigel Martyn 23 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 36 0 1 0
2 DF   Gary Kelly 22+2 0 1 0 1 0 11+1 0 35+3 0 1 0
3 DF   Ian Harte 29 7 1 0 1 0 17 4 48 11 3 0
4 MF   Olivier Dacourt 33 3 1 0 0 0 14 1 48 3 16 1
5 DF   Lucas Radebe 19+1 0 1 0 0+1 0 10 0 30+2 0 7 1
6 DF   Jonathan Woodgate 14 1 1 0 1 0 5 0 21 1 4 0
7 FW   Robbie Keane 12+6 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 14+6 9 1 0
8 FW   Michael Bridges 6+1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 10+1 0 0 0
9 FW   Mark Viduka 34 17 2 1 1 0 16 4 53 22 7 0
10 FW   Harry Kewell 12+5 2 0 0 0 0 6 3 18+8 2 3 0
11 MF   Lee Bowyer 38 9 1 0 0 0 15 6 54 15 12 0
12 FW   Darren Huckerby 2+5 0 0 0 1 2 0+3 1 3+8 3 0 0
13 GK   Paul Robinson 15+1 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 23+1 0 0 0
14 MF   Stephen McPhail 3+4 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 4+6 0 0 0
16 MF   Jason Wilcox 7+10 0 0+1 0 1 0 2+3 1 9+14 1 0 0
17 FW   Alan Smith 26+7 11 1+1 0 0+1 0 16 7 43+9 18 11 2
18 DF   Danny Mills 20+3 1 1 0 0 0 15+1 0 36+4 0 11 0
19 MF   Eirik Bakke 24+5 2 2 0 1 0 10+2 1 37+7 3 12 1
20 MF   Matt Jones 3+1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5+1 0 0 0
21 DF   Dominic Matteo 30 0 2 0 1 0 15 2 48 2 3 0
22 DF   Michael Duberry 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 9 0 1 0
23 MF   David Batty 13 0 2 0 0 0 7+1 0 22+4 0 4 1
24 DF   Danny Hay 2+2 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0 3+3 0 0 0
25 MF   Jacob Burns 3+1 0 0 0 1 0 3+1 0 7+2 0 0 0
27 DF   Alan Maybury 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
29 DF   Rio Ferdinand 23 2 2 0 0 0 7 1 32 3 1 0
31 MF   Gareth Evans 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0 0
38 FW   Tony Hackworth 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0+3 0 0 0

Transfers

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Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
15 May 2000 MF   Olivier Dacourt   Lens £7,200,000 [3]
2 July 2000 FW   Mark Viduka   Celtic £6,500,000 [4]
17 August 2000 DF   Dominic Matteo   Liverpool £4,750,000 [5]
31 August 2000 MF   Jacob Burns   Parramatta Power £250,000
26 November 2000 DF   Rio Ferdinand   West Ham United £18,000,000 [6]
25 April 2001 FW   Robbie Keane   Inter Milan £12,000,000 [7]
Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
25 May 2000 DF   Martin Hiden   Salzburg £500,000
13 June 2000 MF   Alfie Haaland   Manchester City £2,800,000 [8]
7 July 2000 MF   David Hopkin   Bradford City £2,500,000 [9]
31 August 2000 MF   Kevin Evans   Cardiff City Free
1 December 2000 DF   Robert Molenaar   Bradford City £500,000 [10]
14 December 2000 MF   Matt Jones   Leicester City £3,250,000 [11]
29 December 2000 FW   Darren Huckerby   Manchester City £3,400,000 [12]
19 March 2001 FW   Lee Matthews   Bristol City £70,000 [13]

Loan in

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

Loan out

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

References

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  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.