2000–01 FC Dinamo București season explained

Club:	FC Dinamo București
Season:	2000–01
Manager:	Cornel Dinu
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
League:	Divizia A
League Result:	2nd
Cup1:	Romanian Cup
Cup1 Result:	Winners
League Topscorer:	Marius Nicolae (20 goals)
Prevseason:	1999–2000
Nextseason:	2001–02

The 2000–01 season was FC Dinamo București's 52th season in Divizia A. Dinamo finished 2nd in the league and he won the Romanian Cup. In the UEFA Champions League, they played in second qualifying round.

Cătălin Hîldan died on 5 October 2000, while playing in a friendly match between Dinamo and Șantierul Naval Oltenița, having a stroke in the 74th minute of the game and fell to the ground.^{[1] [2]} Before his death he was nicknamed "The only captain" by Dinamo's fans, a nickname that became more popular after his death and his number, 11, was retired by Dinamo in his honor.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} The north stand of the Dinamo Stadium is named "Peluza Cătălin Hîldan" (Cătălin Hîldan Stand), in his honor, also the Stadionul Cătălin Hîldan from his native Brănești is named after him.^{[8] [4]}

Players

Squad information

Squad at end of season^[9]

League table

Results

Dinamo's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Cupa României

See main article: 2000–01 Cupa României.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Goalscorers

R of 32	6 September 2000	Extensiv Craiova	A	3–0
R of 16	8 November 2000	FCU Craiova	H	3–2
QF	30 November 2000	Rapid București	H	2–1
	SF - 1st leg	4 April 2001	Sportul Studențesc București	A	2–2
SF - 2nd leg	2 May 2001	Sportul Studențesc București	H	3–1

Final

See main article: 2001 Cupa României final.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2000-01 UEFA Champions League.

Polonia Warsaw won 7–4 on aggregate.

External links

• WorldFootball.net
• RSSSF.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Povestea morții simbolului lui Dinamo. A simțit Hîldan că i se apropie sfârșitul? "Nu știu ce e cu mine, mă simt obosit, greoi. Nu știu ce bagă ăștia în noi". Prosport.ro. Romanian . The story of Dinamo's symbol death. Did Hildan feel that his end was near? "I don't know what's wrong with me, I feel tired, heavy. I don't know what they give us". 5 October 2015 . 19 November 2021.
2. Web site: 10 ani de la moartea lui Catalin Hildan! Toata echipa merge la Branesti!. Sport.ro. Romanian . 10 years since the death of Catalin Hildan! The whole team goes to Branesti!. 5 October 2010 . 19 November 2021.
3. Web site: 19 ani de la dispariția lui Cătălin Hîldan, "Unicul Căpitan". Zi tristă pentru întreaga suflare dinamovistă. Digisport.ro. Romanian . 19 years since the disappearance of Cătălin Hîldan, "The Only Captain". Sad day for the whole Dinamo breath. 5 October 2019 . 19 November 2021.
4. Web site: Brănești, comuna blestemată. De la Cătălin Hîldan, de la a cărui moarte se împlinesc 17 ani, la defuncta echipă de fotbal Victoria!. Libertatea.ro. Romanian . Branesti, the cursed commune. From Cătălin Hîldan, whose death is 17 years old, to the late Victoria football team!. 5 October 2017 . 19 November 2021.
5. Web site: Cătălin Hîldan, unicul căpitan. Gsp.ro. Romanian . Cătălin Hîldan, the only captain. 7 July 2008 . 19 November 2021.
6. Web site: Locul lui Cătălin Hîldan, neatins de 21 de ani. Imagine emoționantă din vestiarul lui Dinamo. Gsp.ro. Romanian . Cătălin Hîldan's place, untouched for 21 years. Emotional image from Dinamo's locker room. 5 October 2021 . 19 November 2021.
7. Web site: Povestea mai puțin știută a scandării "Unicul Căpitan este Cătălin Hîldan": a apărut cu 4 zile înainte de tragedie, într-un context zbuciumat. Gsp.ro. Romanian . The lesser-known story of the chant "The only Captain is Cătălin Hîldan": it appeared 4 days before the tragedy, in a turbulent context. 21 March 2023 . 31 March 2023.
8. Web site: Cătălin Hîldan, o legendă încă vie pentru Dinamo. Adevarul.ro. Romanian . Cătălin Hîldan, a legend still alive for Dinamo. 5 October 2012 . 19 November 2021.
9. Web site: Dinamo Bucureşti » Squad 2000/2001 . 11 May 2016 . worldfootball.net . 2022-05-06.