The 2000–01 European Challenge Cup was the fifth year of the European Challenge Cup, the second tier rugby union cup competition below the Heineken Cup. The tournament was held between October 2000 and May 2001.
Pool stage
Pool 1 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts Newcastle Falcons65012710172349913510 Benetton Treviso650117116157976010 Bordeaux-Begles620417143136152−164 Cross Keys6006733−2660239−1790
Pool 2 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts Béziers6501141041511123910 Montferrand640223914201107948 Neath62041623−7151192−414 Connacht6105415−1160152−922
Pool 3 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts Perpignan640220911187105828 Rotherham Titans64021319−6122136−148 Bridgend RFC62041516−1144166−224 Grenoble62041216−4120166−464
Pool 4 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts Agen6501375322599116810 Sale Sharks64021618−2178155238 Auch62131621−5134185−515 Caerphilly60151136−25128268−1401
Pool 5 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts NEC Harlequins6501228141888010810 Dax6501171071521034910 Ebbw Vale61051318−5120151−312 Périgueux6105925−1694220−1262
Pool 6 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts London Irish650125131225410614810 Brive65012311121841434110 Aurillac620420173155179−244 Piacenza60061037−2790255−1650
Pool 7 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts Mont de Marsan6501228141771136410 La Rochelle6312211110167113547 Bristol Shoguns631217161199147527 Rugby Parma60061237−2592262−1700
Pool 8 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts Narbonne4310139412476487 Bourgoin4211136710483215 Rugby Viadana4004819−1178147−690
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Harlequins: J. Williams, Gollings, Greenwood, Greenstock, O'Leary, Burke, M. Powell, Leonard, Wood, Dawson, Morgan, White-Cooper, Sanderson, Wilson, Winters.
Replacements: Friday, Chalmers, Jennings, Starr, Fuga, Codling, Jenkins.
Narbonne: Corletto, Joubert, Douy, A. Stoica, Rouch, Quesada, Sudre, Martinez, Ledesma, Pucciarello, Gaston, Merle, Furet, Raynaud, Reid.
Replacements: Racine, Poux, Plateret, Mathieu, Azema, Rosalen, Buada.
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
See also European Challenge Cup 2000-01 Heineken Cup