| Competition: | Divizia A |
| Season: | 2000–01 |
| Winners: | Steaua București[1] |
| Relegated: | Rocar București Gaz Metan Mediaș |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Steaua București |
| Continentalcup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Dinamo București Brașov Rapid București |
| Continentalcup3: | Intertoto Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Gloria Bistrița Universitatea Craiova |
| League Topscorer: | Marius Niculae (20) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Național 5–0 Foresta Steaua 5–0 Oțelul |
| Biggest Away Win: | Ceahlăul 0–3 Steaua Ceahlăul 1–4 Craiova Național 0–3 Bistrița Oțelul 1–4 Rapid Rocar 1–4 Ceahlăul |
| Highest Scoring: | Dinamo 4–5 Foresta Rocar 4–5 Steaua |
| Matches: | 240 |
| Total Goals: | 626 |
| Longest Wins: | Brașov, Rapid, Gloria (4) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Steaua (8) |
| Longest Losses: | Gaz Metan (5) |
| Prevseason: | 1999–2000 |
| Nextseason: | 2001–02 |
The 2000–01 Divizia A was the eighty-third season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania. Season began in August 2000 and ended in May 2001. Steaua București was crowned as champion for the 21st time.
The teams that were relegated to Divizia B at the end of the previous season:
The teams that were promoted from Divizia B at the start of the season:
| Steaua București | Universitatea Craiova | Rapid București | FCM Bacău | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steaua | Ion Oblemenco | Giulești-Valentin Stănescu | Municipal | |
| Capacity: 28,365 | Capacity: 25,252 | Capacity: 19,100 | Capacity: 17,500 | |
| Dinamo București | Argeș Pitești | Național București | Petrolul Ploiești | |
| Dinamo | Municipal | Cotroceni | Ilie Oană | |
| Capacity: 15,032 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 14,542 | Capacity: 14,000 | |
| Oțelul Galați | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | |||
| Oțelul | Ceahlăul | |||
| Capacity: 13,500 | Capacity: 12,500 | |||
| Foresta Fălticeni | FC Brașov | |||
| Areni | Tineretului | |||
| Capacity: 12,500 | Capacity: 10,000 | |||
| Gloria Bistrița | Astra Ploiești | Gaz Metan Mediaș | Rocar București | |
| Gloria | Astra | Gaz Metan | Rocar | |
| Capacity: 7,800 | Capacity: 7,000 | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 6,000 | |
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argeș Pitești |  | Cristian Bălașa | Erreà | Dacia | |
| Astra Ploiești | | Bogdan Nicolae | Joma | Astra Română, Asirom | |
| Brașov | | Cosmin Bodea | Valsport | Prescon | |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | | Radu Lefter | Ancada | Rifil | |
| Dinamo București | | Cătălin Hâldan / Adrian Mihalcea | Lotto | Cosmorom | |
| Universitatea Craiova | | Claudiu Niculescu | Erreà | Vincon | |
| FCM Bacău | | Marius Gireadă | Legea | Sonoma | |
| Foresta Suceava | | Ovidiu Ciobanu | Ancada | — | |
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | | Flavius Șomfălean | Joma | Transgaz | |
| Gloria Bistrița | | Vasile Popa | Ancada | Darimex | |
| Național București | | Cătălin Liță | Kappa | — | |
| Oțelul Galați | | Cătălin Tofan | Adidas | Sidex | |
| Petrolul Ploiești | | Dinu Todoran | Adidas | Petrom | |
| Rapid București | | Nicolae Stanciu | Erreà | Connex | |
| Rocar București | | Cornel Cristescu | Erreà | Fulbier | |
| Steaua București | | Miodrag Belodedici | Adidas | BCR |
Note: FC Baia Mare sold their 2001–02 Divizia A place to FCM Bacău.