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, Depor scored twice in three minutes through Djalminha and Diego Tristán at Estadio Riazor to claim the trophy with a 2–0 win. This was their second Supercopa title, having also won the competition in 1995.
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. 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.
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, marking their earliest exit from the competition since 1992–93.
Players Squad
Left club during season
Out on loan for the full season
Transfers
In # Pos Player From Notes Summer 9 FW Diego Tristán Mallorca 13 GK José Francisco Molina Atlético Madrid 14 MF Emerson Tenerife 15 DF Joan Capdevila Atlético Madrid 16 MF César Sampaio Palmeiras 17 FW Walter Pandiani Peñarol 21 MF Juan Carlos Valerón Atlético Madrid 22 DF Hélder Newcastle United Loan return 23 MF Aldo Duscher Sporting CP €13 million GK Nuno Espírito Santo Mérida Loan return MF José Manuel Compostela Loan return FW Changui Compostela FW Renaldo Las Palmas Loan return
Out # Pos Player To Notes Summer 5 DF Gabriel Schürrer Las Palmas 9 FW Pauleta Bordeaux 16 MF Flávio Conceição Real Madrid €26 million 17 DF Manel Numancia Loan 21 MF Jaime Racing Santander Loan 24 MF Slaviša Jokanović Chelsea £1.7 million GK Nuno Espírito Santo Osasuna Loan MF José Manuel Numancia LoanBreve enciclopedia numantina (Brief numantina encyclopedia); Desde Soria, 29 May 2013 FW Changui Elche Loan FW David Fernández Airdrieonians Winter DF Luis Miguel Ramis Racing Santander Loan FW Iván Pérez Numancia Loan FW Renaldo Lleida
Squad stats Appearances and goals Last updated on 7 April 2021.
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Disciplinary record Updated on 7 April 2021 NumberNationPositionNameLa LigaCopa del ReyChamp LeagueSupercopaTotal 20 MF Donato 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 1 14 MF Emerson 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 0 22 DF Hélder 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 12 MF Lionel Scaloni 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 8 MF Djalminha 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 2 18 MF Víctor Sánchez 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 9 0 4 DF Noureddine Naybet 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 1 5 DF César Martín 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 MF Mauro Silva 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 13 GK José Francisco Molina 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 DF Manuel Pablo 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 9 FW Diego Tristán 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 16 MF César Sampaio 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17 FW Walter Pandiani 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 10 MF Fran 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 15 DF Joan Capdevila 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 MF Juan Carlos Valerón 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 DF Enrique Romero 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 FW Roy Makaay 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 MF Aldo Duscher 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 MF Fernando Sánchez Cipitria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 FW Turu Flores 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 MF Slaviša Jokanović 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 DF Luis Miguel Ramis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0TOTALS96740170201197
Competitions La Liga
League table
Matches
Copa del Rey
RoundOpponentVenueResultGoalsRefRound of 64 Universidad Las Palmas A 1–0 1–0 Tristán Round of 32 Tenerife A 2–3 1–0 Scaloni1–1 Morales1–2 Simutenkov1–3 Simutenkov2–3 Pandiani
UEFA Champions League
First group stage
Second group stage
Knockout stage
Leeds United won 3–2 on aggregate
Supercopa de España
RoundOpponentAggregateFirst legSecond legVenueResultGoalsRefVenueResultGoalsRefFinal Espanyol 2–0 A 0–0 H 2–0 1–0 Djalminha2–0 Tristán
References