2000–01 Valencia CF season
2000–01 season | |||
Manager | Héctor Cúper | ||
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La Liga | 5th | ||
Champions League | Final | ||
Copa del Rey | 2nd Round | ||
Top goalscorer | Juan Sánchez (12) | ||
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Valencia CF once again reached the Champions League final. Finishing only 5th in La Liga, Valencia focused most of its resources on the international competition, a late goal from new signing John Carew helping them knock Arsenal out of the tournament in the quarter finals. The semis consisted of going against Leeds United, not present at that level for more than 25 years. Winning 3-0 at home following the goalless draw in the first match, Los Che became one of the relatively few clubs reaching consecutive finals, facing Bayern Munich.
In the final itself, Valencia got a penalty kick straightaway, which was converted by captain Gaizka Mendieta. A few minutes later Mehmet Scholl failed to convert a penalty, which Santiago Cañizares saved, but Stefan Effenberg later scored from a second penalty kick. The penalty taking was not over, since the result was 1-1 after extra time, and Bayern got the upper hand in the shootout, with Valencia coming agonizingly close to becoming the third Spanish club to win the Champions League.
Following the end of the season, Gaizka Mendieta was sold to Lazio for a club-record fee. Coach Héctor Cúper was recruited by Inter to break their title drought, being replaced by surprise choice Rafael Benítez.
Squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
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Roberto Amarilla
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Fábio Aurélio
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Alain Roche
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Amedeo Carboni
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Mauricio Pellegrino
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Miroslav Đukić
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Roberto Ayala
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Jocelyn Angloma
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Gerardo
Midfielders
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Gaizka Mendieta
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Líbero Parri
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David Albelda
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Kily González
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Rubén Baraja
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Luis Milla
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Didier Deschamps
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Angulo
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Pablo Aimar
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Vicente
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Zlatko Zahovič
Attackers
La Liga
Matches
- Real Madrid-Valencia 2-1
- 0-1 Gaizka Mendieta
76' (pen.)
- 1-1 Raúl
78'
- 2-1 Luís Figo
85'
- Valencia-Mallorca 4-0
- 1-0 Gaizka Mendieta
30'
- 2-0 Gaizka Mendieta
50'
- 3-0 Vicente
63'
- 4-0 Juan Sánchez
69'
- Numancia-Valencia 0-3
- 0-1 Juan Sánchez
76'
- 0-2 Juan Sánchez
83'
- 0-3 Vicente
85'
- Valencia-Las Palmas 5-1
- 1-0 Juan Sánchez
22'
- 2-0 Zlatko Zahovič
25'
- 3-0 Juan Sánchez
60'
- 4-0 John Carew
64'
- 4-1 Thordur Gudjonsson
83'
- 5-1 Vicente
90'
- Villareal-Valencia 1-1
- 0-1 Juan Sánchez
59'
- 1-1 Moisés
65'
- Valencia-Real Zaragoza 1-0
- 1-0 Gaizka Mendieta
84'
- Osasuna-Valencia 1-2
- 1-0 José Manuel Mateo
6'
- 1-1 César Cruchaga
18' (o.g.)
- 1-2 John Carew
85'
- Valencia-Celta Vigo 1-0
- 1-0 John Carew
66'
- Espanyol-Valencia 1-0
- 1-0 José Manuel Serrano
87'
- Valencia-Rayo Vallecano 2-2
- 0-1 Elvir Bolić
24'
- 0-2 Míchel
53'
- 1-2 Gaizka Mendieta
62'
- 2-2 Diego Alonso
90'
- Alavés-Valencia 1-1
- 1-0 Iván Alonso
67'
- 1-1 John Carew
78'
- Valencia-Real Oviedo 2-0
- 1-0 Gaizka Mendieta
51' (pen.)
- 2-0 Kily González
64'
- Valladolid-Valencia 0-0
- Valencia-Real Sociedad 2-0
- 1-0 John Carew
67'
- 2-0 Juan Sánchez
88'
- Valencia-Málaga 2-0
- 1-0 John Carew
42'
- 2-0 Rubén Baraja
73'
- Athletic Bilbao-Valencia 1-1
- 1-0 Josu Urrutia
14'
- 1-1 John Carew
85'
- Valencia-Racing Santander 1-0
- 1-0 John Carew
45'
- Deportivo-Valencia 2-0
- 1-0 Walter Pandiani
89'
- 2-0 Roy Makaay
90'
- Valencia-Barcelona 0-1
- 0-1 Frank de Boer
7'
- Valencia-Real Madrid 0-1
- 0-1 Raúl
82'
- Mallorca-Valencia 2-2
- 1-0 Samuel Eto'o
17'
- 1-1 Rubén Baraja
68'
- 1-2 Gaizka Mendieta
75'
- 2-2 Albert Luque
90'
- Valencia-Numancia 3-0
- 1-0 Juan Sánchez
17'
- 2-0 Gaizka Mendieta
41'
- 3-0 Diego Alonso
80'
- Las Palmas-Valencia 0-2
- 0-1 Juan Sánchez
18'
- 0-2 Pablo Aimar
88'
- Valencia-Villareal 3-1
- 1-0 John Carew
18'
- 1-1 Quique Álvarez
35'
- 2-1 John Carew
47'
- 3-1 John Carew
84'
- Valencia-Osasuna 1-0
- 1-0 Kily González
78'
- Celta Vigo-Valencia 3-2
- 0-1 Juan Sánchez
31'
- 1-1 Valery Karpin
51' (pen.)
- 2-1 Valery Karpin
60' (pen.)
- 3-1 Valery Karpin
65'
- 3-2 Vágner
89' (o.g.)
- Valencia-Espanyol 0-1
- 0-1 Raúl Tamudo
52'
- Rayo Vallecano-Valencia 1-4
- 0-1 Roberto Ayala
43'
- 0-2 Kily González
49'
- 0-3 Vicente
73'
- 1-3 Luis Cembranos
77'
- 1-4 Juan Sánchez
85'
- Valencia-Alavés 1-2
- 0-1 Gaizka Mendieta
7' (o.g.)
- 1-1 Vicente
15'
- 1-2 Dan Eggen
74'
- Real Oviedo-Valencia 0-0
- Valencia-Valladolid 1-0
- 1-0 Juan Sánchez
64'
- Real Sociedad-Valencia 1-2
- 0-1 Zlatko Zahovič
67'
- 1-1 Aranzábal
75' (pen.)
- 1-2 Pablo Aimar
83'
- Málaga-Valencia 3-0
- 1-0 Julio Dely Valdés
22'
- 2-0 Julio Dely Valdés
39'
- 3-0 Julio Dely Valdés
77' (pen.)
- Valencia-Athletic Bilbao 1-0
- 1-0 Zlatko Zahovič
90'
- Racing Santander-Valencia 1-1
- 1-0 Javier Mazzoni
49'
- 1-1 Gaizka Mendieta
90'
- Valencia-Deportivo 0-1
- 0-1 Roy Makaay
69'
- Barcelona-Valencia 3-2
- 1-0 Rivaldo
4'
- 1-1 Rubén Baraja
25'
- 2-1 Rivaldo
45'
- 2-2 Rubén Baraja
47'
- 3-2 Rivaldo
89'
Topscorers
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Juan Sánchez 12
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John Carew 11
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Gaizka Mendieta 9
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Vicente 5
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Rubén Baraja 4
Champions League
Qualifying
- Tirol Innsbruck-Valencia 0-0
- Valencia-Tirol Innsbruck 4-1
- 1-0 Gaizka Mendieta
22'
- 2-0 Diego Alonso
45'
- 3-0 Gaizka Mendieta
53' (pen.)
- 4-0 Diego Alonso
63'
- 4-1 Radosław Gilewicz
66'
1st Group Stage
- Valencia-Olympiacos 2-1
- 1-0 Rubén Baraja
36'
- 2-0 Diego Alonso
45'
- 2-1 Predrag Đorđević
74'
- Heerenveen-Valencia 0-1
- 0-1 Kily González
38'
- Valencia-Lyon 1-0
- 1-0 Zlatko Zahovič
79'
- Lyon-Valencia 1-2
- 0-1 Juan Sánchez
45'
- 0-2 Rubén Baraja
86'
- 1-2 Steve Marlet
90'
- Olympiacos-Valencia 1-0
- 1-0 Predrag Đorđević
65' (pen.)
- Valencia-Heerenveen 1-1
- 1-0 Diego Alonso
10'
- 1-1 Ronnie Venema
37'
2nd Group Stage
- Valencia-Sturm Graz 2-0
- 1-0 John Carew
45'
- 2-0 Juan Sánchez
47'
- Panathinaikos-Valencia 0-0
- Valencia-Manchester United 0-0
- Manchester United-Valencia 1-1
- 1-0 Andy Cole
12'
- 1-1 Wes Brown
88' (o.g.)
- Sturm Graz-Valencia 0-5
- 0-1 Roberto Ayala
5'
- 0-2 John Carew
50'
- 0-3 Kily González
60'
- 0-4 Diego Alonso
87'
- 0-5 Diego Alonso
90'
- Valencia-Panathinaikos 2-1
- 0-1 Angelos Basinas
27' (pen.)
- 1-1 Juan Sánchez
39'
- 2-1 Jocelyn Angloma
74'
Quarter Final
- Arsenal-Valencia 2-1
- 0-1 Roberto Ayala
41'
- 1-1 Thierry Henry
58'
- 2-1 Ray Parlour
60'
- Valencia-Arsenal 1-0
- 1-0 John Carew
75'
Semi Final
- Leeds-Valencia 0-0
- Valencia-Leeds 3-0
- 1-0 Juan Sánchez
15'
- 2-0 Juan Sánchez
46'
- 3-0 Gaizka Mendieta
52'
Final
- Bayern Munich-Valencia 1-1, 5-4 pen
- 0-1 Gaizka Mendieta
3' (pen.)
- 1-1 Stefan Effenberg
50' (pen.)