2000–01 in Scottish football explained

Country:Scotland
Season:2000–01
Prevseason:1999–2000
Nextseason:2001–02
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Bodyclass:football
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Header1:Premier League champions
Data2:Celtic
Header3:First Division champions
Data4:Livingston
Header5:Second Division champions
Data6:Partick Thistle
Header7:Third Division champions
Data8:Hamilton Academical
Header9:Scottish Cup winners
Data10:Celtic
Header11:League Cup winners
Data12:Celtic
Header13:Challenge Cup winners
Data14:Airdrieonians
Header15:Junior Cup winners
Data16:Renfrew
Header17:Teams in Europe
Data18:Aberdeen, Celtic, Hearts, Rangers
Header19:Scotland national team
Data20:2002 World Cup qualification

The 2000–01 season was the 104th season of competitive football in Scotland.[1]

League Competitions

Scottish Premier League

See 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.

Scottish First Division

See main article: 2000–01 Scottish First Division.

Scottish Second Division

See main article: 2000–01 Scottish Second Division.

Scottish Third Division

See main article: 2000–01 Scottish Third Division.

Other honours

Cup honours

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Scottish Cup 2000–01Celtic3 – 0HibernianWikipedia article
League Cup 2000–01Celtic3 – 0KilmarnockBBC Sport
Challenge Cup 2000–01Airdrieonians2 – 2
(3 – 2 pen.)
LivingstonBBC Sport
Youth CupAberdeen2 – 0Celtic
Junior CupRenfrew0 – 0
(6 – 5 pen.)
Carnoustie PanmureBBC Sport

Individual honours

SPFA awards

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Celtic
Celtic

SWFA awards

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Celtic
Celtic

Scottish clubs in Europe

ClubCompetition(s)Final roundCoef.
RangersUEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
Third round
12.50
CelticUEFA Europa LeagueSecond round5.00
Heart of MidlothianUEFA Europa LeagueFirst round4.00
AberdeenUEFA Europa LeagueQualifying round1.00

Average coefficient – 5.625

Scotland national team

See main article: Scotland national football team 2000–19 results.

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)Report
2 SeptemberSkonto stadions, Riga (A)1–0WCQG6Neil McCannBBC Sport
7 OctoberStadio Olimpico, Serravalle (A)2–0WCQG6Matt Elliott, Don HutchisonBBC Sport
11 OctoberMaksimir Stadium, Zagreb (A)1–1WCQG6Kevin GallacherBBC Sport
15 NovemberHampden Park, Glasgow (H)0–2FriendlyBBC Sport
24 MarchHampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–2WCQG6Billy Dodds (2)BBC Sport
28 MarchHampden Park, Glasgow (H)4–0WCQG6Colin Hendry (2), Billy Dodds, Colin CameronBBC Sport
25 AprilZawisza Bydgoszcz stadium, Bydgoszcz (A)1–1FriendlyScott Booth (pen.)BBC Sport

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2000/01 - The Scottish Football League . 2013-07-29 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121216051814/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/2000-2007/200001 . 16 December 2012 .