2000–01 Deportivo de La Coruña season explained

Season:	2000–01
Chairman:	Augusto César Lendoiro
Mgrtitle:	Manager
Chrtitle:	President
Cup3 Result:	Winners
League Topscorer:	Diego Tristán (19)^[1]
Season Topscorer:	Diego Tristán (23)
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Nextseason:	2001–02

The 2000 - 01 season was Deportivo de La Coruña's 30th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. They also competed in the Copa del Rey, the UEFA Champions League and the Supercopa de España.

Season review

Deportivo, in their third season under coach Javier Irureta, began 2000 - 01 as defending La Liga champions, having won their first ever top flight title the previous year. This achievement qualified them for the 2000 Supercopa de España, where the faced 1999 - 2000 Copa del Rey winners Espanyol. After a goalless first leg at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc,^[2] Depor scored twice in three minutes through Djalminha and Diego Tristán at Estadio Riazor to claim the trophy with a 2 - 0 win.^[3] This was their second Supercopa title, having also won the competition in 1995.^[4]

Deportivo's league title also qualified them for the 2000 - 01 UEFA Champions League, the first time in their history they had entered Europe's elite competition. Their debut began well, as they went undefeated in their six first group stage matches to progress as group winners, ahead of Hamburg, Juventus and Panathinaikos. In the second group stage, they were drawn against Galatasaray, Milan and Paris Saint-Germain, and once again progressed as group winners.^[5] They came up against English side Leeds United in the quarter-finals, and gave themselves an uphill task by losing the first leg 3 - 0 at Elland Road. Despite a 2 - 0 victory in the second leg, Depor were eliminated 3 - 2 on aggregate.^[6]

The champions couldn't quite match their previous performance in La Liga, although they were still able to finish as runners-up, seven points behind Real Madrid. The real disappointment of the season was saved for the Copa del Rey, where Deportivo were beaten 3 - 2 by Segunda División side Tenerife in the round of 32,^[7] marking their earliest exit from the competition since 1992 - 93.

Players

Squad

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Left club during season

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Out on loan for the full season

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Transfers

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In

	Pos	Player	From	Notes
Summer
9
13
14
15
16
17
21
22				Loan return^[11]
23				€13 million
				Loan return
				Loan return
				Loan return

Out

	Pos	Player	To	Notes
Summer
5
9
16				€26 million^[12]
17				Loan
21				Loan
24				£1.7 million
				Loan^[13]
				Loan^[14]
				Loan
				^[15]
Winter
				Loan
				Loan

Squad stats

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 7 April 2021.^{[1] [16] [17] [18]} |-|colspan="14"|Players who have left the club after the start of the season:|}

Goal scorers

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width=60	Place	width=60	Position	width=60	Nation	width=60	Number	width=150	Name	width=80	La Liga	width=90	Copa del Rey	width=100	Champ League	width=80	Supercopa	width=80	Total
1	FW		9	Diego Tristán	19	1	2	1	23
2	FW		7	Roy Makaay	16	0	2	0	18
3	MF		8	Djalminha	9	0	3	1	13
	FW		17	Walter Pandiani	7	1	5	0	13
5	MF		18	Víctor Sánchez	5	0	2	0	7
6	MF		12	Lionel Scaloni	3	1	1	0	5
7	MF		21	Juan Carlos Valerón	4	0	0	0	4
8	DF		4	Noureddine Naybet	1	0	2	0	3
	MF		20	Donato	3	0	0	0	3
	MF		25	Fernando	3	0	0	0	3
11	MF		10	Fran	2	0	0	0	2
12	DF		2	Manuel Pablo	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		11	Turu Flores	0	0	1	0	1
				TOTALS	73	3	18	2	96

Disciplinary record

Updated on 7 April 2021^{[1] [16] [17] [18]}

Number	Nation	Position	Name	La Liga		Copa del Rey		Champ League		Supercopa		Total
20				10	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	12	1
14				8	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	11	0
22				10	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
12				9	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
8				6	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	2
18				7	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	9	0
4				5	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	1
5				5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
6				4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
13				4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
2				4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
9				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
16				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
17				2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1
10				1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
15				2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
21				2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23				1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25				0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
11				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24				0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	96	7	4	0	17	0	2	0	119	7

Competitions

La Liga

See main article: 2000–01 La Liga.

Matches

Copa del Rey

Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Goals	Ref
Round of 64			1–0	1–0 Tristán	^[19]
Round of 32			2–3	1–0 Scaloni 1–1 Morales 1–2 Simutenkov 1–3 Simutenkov 2–3 Pandiani

UEFA Champions League

First group stage

Second group stage

Knockout stage

Leeds United won 3 - 2 on aggregate

Supercopa de España

See main article: 2000 Supercopa de España.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Deportivo La Coruña » Appearances Primera División 2000/2001 . worldfootball.net . 8 April 2021.
2. Web site: Espanyol 0-0 Deportivo :: Supercopa de España 2000 . ceroacero.es . 8 April 2021.
3. Web site: Deportivo 2-0 Espanyol :: Supercopa de España 2000 . ceroacero.es . 8 April 2021.
4. Web site: Real Madrid 1-2 Deportivo :: Supercopa de España 1995 . ceroacero.es . 8 April 2021.
5. Web site: Season 2000 - UEFA Champions League . UEFA.com . 8 April 2021.
6. Web site: Season 2000 Matches - UEFA Champions League . UEFA.com . 8 April 2021.
7. Web site: El Deportivo, KO en la 'ruleta rusa' . Mundo Deportivo . 8 April 2021.
8. Web site: Deportivo La Coruña » Squad 2000/2001 . worldfootball.net . 8 April 2021.
9. Web site: Deportivo La Coruña » Transfers 2000/2001 . worldfootball.net . 9 April 2021.
10. Web site: Deportivo La Coruña » Squad 1999/2000 . worldfootball.net . 9 April 2021.
11. News: Robson feels a chill wind blowing. The Guardian. Walker. Michael. 31 July 2004. 15 November 2019.
12. Web site: El Madrid intenta tapar con el fichaje de Flavio Conceiçao la marcha de Redondo. Madrid try to compensate Redondo departure with signing of Flavio Conceiçao. El País. es. 1 August 2000. 29 March 2017.
13. Web site: Nuno, cedido al Osasuna. Nuno, loaned to Osasuna. Deportivo La Coruña. es. 11 July 2000. 3 January 2019.
14. https://www.desdesoria.es/2013/05/29/breve-enciclopedia-numantina/ Breve enciclopedia numantina (Brief numantina encyclopedia)
15. News: Archibald's new boys share Latin rhythm at Dens Park. The Scotsman. 31 July 2000. 15 January 2015.
16. Web site: Deportivo La Coruña » Appearances Copa del Rey 2000/2001 . worldfootball.net . 9 April 2021.
17. Web site: Deportivo La Coruña » Appearances Champions League 2000/2001 . worldfootball.net . 9 April 2021.
18. Web site: Deportivo La Coruña » Appearances Supercopa 2000 . worldfootball.net . 9 April 2021.
19. Web site: Universidad Las Palmas - Deportivo La Coruña 0:1 (Copa del Rey 2000/2001, 1. Round) . worldfootball.net . 10 April 2021.