2000–01_in_Scottish_football
The 2000–01 season was the 104th season of competitive football in Scotland. [1]
Quick Facts Premier League champions, First Division champions ...
2000–01 in Scottish football | |
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Premier League champions | |
Celtic | |
First Division champions | |
Livingston | |
Second Division champions | |
Partick Thistle | |
Third Division champions | |
Hamilton Academical | |
Scottish Cup winners | |
Celtic | |
League Cup winners | |
Celtic | |
Challenge Cup winners | |
Airdrieonians | |
Junior Cup winners | |
Renfrew | |
Teams in Europe | |
Aberdeen, Celtic, Hearts, Rangers | |
Scotland national team | |
2002 World Cup qualification |
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Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2000–01 Scottish Premier League
The 2000–01 Scottish Premier League was won by Celtic, 15 points clear of Rangers who finished second. Both teams earned a place in the UEFA Champions League. Hibernian and Kilmarnock finished third and fourth and both therefore earned UEFA Europa League berths. St Mirren were relegated in their first season in the top-flight since the 1991–92 season.
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
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1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 90 | 29 | +61 | 97 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
2 | Rangers | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 76 | 36 | +40 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | Hibernian | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 66 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 54 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] |
5 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 52 | |
6 | Dundee | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 47 | Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup first round[lower-alpha 3] |
7 | Aberdeen | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 45 | |
8 | Motherwell | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 43 | |
9 | Dunfermline Athletic | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 42 | |
10 | St Johnstone | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 40 | |
11 | Dundee United | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 35 | |
12 | St Mirren (R) | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 32 | 72 | −40 | 30 | Relegation to the First Division |
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Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- As both finalists of the 2000–01 Scottish Cup, Celtic and Hibernian, qualified for European competition via their league position, the cup berth for 2001–02 UEFA Cup was passed to the next-placed team in the league, fourth-placed Kilmarnock.
- Dundee qualified for the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest-placed team to apply for a place in the competition.
Scottish First Division
Main article: 2000–01 Scottish First Division
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Livingston (C, P) | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 72 | 31 | +41 | 76 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Ayr United | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 73 | 41 | +32 | 69 | |
3 | Falkirk | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 56 | |
4 | Inverness CT | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 54 | +17 | 54 | |
5 | Clyde | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 47 | |
6 | Ross County | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 43 | |
7 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 38 | |
8 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 38 | |
9 | Greenock Morton (R) | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 61 | −27 | 35 | Relegation to the Second Division |
10 | Alloa Athletic (R) | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 61 | −23 | 32 |
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Source: "2000-2001 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Scottish Second Division
Main article: 2000–01 Scottish Second Division
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Partick Thistle (C, P) | 36 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 66 | 32 | +34 | 75 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Arbroath (P) | 36 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 58 | |
3 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 54 | |
4 | Stranraer | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 54 | |
5 | Clydebank | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 47 | |
6 | Queen of the South | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 46 | |
7 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 42 | |
8 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 40 | |
9 | Queens Park (R) | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 40 | Relegation to the Third Division |
10 | Stirling Albion (R) | 36 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 32 |
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Source: "2000-2001 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Scottish Third Division
Main article: 2000–01 Scottish Third Division
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Hamilton Academical (C, P) | 36 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 76 | Promotion to the Second Division |
2 | Cowdenbeath (P) | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 31 | +27 | 76 | |
3 | Brechin City | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 71 | 36 | +35 | 72 | |
4 | East Fife | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 53 | |
5 | Peterhead | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 49 | |
6 | Dumbarton | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 45 | |
7 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 45 | |
8 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 37 | 69 | −32 | 37 | |
9 | Montrose | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 26 | |
10 | Elgin City | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 65 | −36 | 22 |
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Source: "2000-2001 Third Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL (in Malay). Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Cup honours
More information Competition, Winner ...
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Report |
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Scottish Cup 2000–01 | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Hibernian | Wikipedia article |
League Cup 2000–01 | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Kilmarnock | BBC Sport |
Challenge Cup 2000–01 | Airdrieonians | 2 – 2 (3 – 2 pen.) |
Livingston | BBC Sport |
Youth Cup | Aberdeen | 2 – 0 | Celtic | |
Junior Cup | Renfrew | 0 – 0 (6 – 5 pen.) |
Carnoustie Panmure | BBC Sport |
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Individual honours
SPFA awards
More information Award, Winner ...
Award | Winner | Club |
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Players' Player of the Year | Henrik Larsson | Celtic |
Young Player of the Year | Stiliyan Petrov | Celtic |
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SWFA awards
More information Award, Winner ...
Award | Winner | Club |
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Footballer of the Year | Henrik Larsson | Celtic |
Manager of the Year | Martin O'Neill | Celtic |
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More information Club, Competition(s) ...
Club | Competition(s) | Final round | Coef. |
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Rangers | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League |
Group stage Third round |
12.50 |
Celtic | UEFA Europa League | Second round | 5.00 |
Heart of Midlothian | UEFA Europa League | First round | 4.00 |
Aberdeen | UEFA Europa League | Qualifying round | 1.00 |
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Average coefficient – 5.625
Main article: Scotland national football team 2000–19 results
More information Date, Venue ...
Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[2] | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | Report |
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2 September | Skonto stadions, Riga (A) | Latvia | 1–0 | WCQG6 | Neil McCann | BBC Sport |
7 October | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle (A) | San Marino | 2–0 | WCQG6 | Matt Elliott, Don Hutchison | BBC Sport |
11 October | Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb (A) | Croatia | 1–1 | WCQG6 | Kevin Gallacher | BBC Sport |
15 November | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Australia | 0–2 | Friendly | BBC Sport | |
24 March | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Belgium | 2–2 | WCQG6 | Billy Dodds (2) | BBC Sport |
28 March | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | San Marino | 4–0 | WCQG6 | Colin Hendry (2), Billy Dodds, Colin Cameron | BBC Sport |
25 April | Zawisza Bydgoszcz stadium, Bydgoszcz (A) | Poland | 1–1 | Friendly | Scott Booth (pen.) | BBC Sport |
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Key:
- (A) = Away match
- (H) = Home match
- WCQG6 = World Cup Qualifying – Group 6
- "2000/01 - The Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- Scotland's score is shown first.