| 2000-01 season | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Manager | |
| Captain | |
| Performance | |
| Premier League |
3rd |
| FA Cup |
Winners |
| League Cup |
Winners |
| Europe |
UEFA Cup: Winners |
| Top scorers | |
| League |
Owen (16) |
| FA Cup |
Heskey (5) |
| League Cup |
Fowler (6) |
| Europe |
UEFA Cup: Barmby (4) |
| Overall |
Owen (24) |
| Attendances | |
| Average |
42,768 |
The 2000-01 season was Liverpool's 109th season of football since they were established. This season proved highly successful for Liverpool, with them picking up the League Cup, UEFA Cup and FA Cup treble.
Competition performance[]
| Competition | Result | P | W | D | L | GS | GC | Top Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 3rd | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 39 | Michael Owen (16) |
| FA Cup | Winners | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | Emile Heskey (5) |
| UEFA Cup | Winners | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | Barmby and Owen (4) |
| League Cup | Winners | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | Robbie Fowler (6) |
| Overall | - | 63 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 127 | 58 | Michael Owen (24) |
Squad[]
- 1 Sander Westerveld
- 2 Stephane Henchoz
- 3 Christian Ziege
- 4 Rigobert Song
- 5 Steve Staunton
- 6 Markus Babbel
- 7 Vladimir Smicer
- 8 Emile Heskey
- 9 Robbie Fowler
- 10 Michael Owen
- 11 Jamie Redknapp
- 12 Sami Hyypia
- 13 Danny Murphy
- 14 Vegard Heggem
- 15 Patrik Berger
- 16 Dietmar Hamann
- 17 Steven Gerrard
- 18 Erik Meijer
- 19 Pegguy Arphexad
- 20 Nick Barmby
- 21 Gary McAllister
- 22 Titi Camara
- 23 Jamie Carragher
- 24 Bernard Diomede
- 25 Igor Biscan
- 26 Jorgen Nielsen
- 27 Gregory Vignal
- 28 Richie Partridge
- 29 Stephen Wright
- 30 Djimi Traore
- 31 Frode Kippe
- 32 Jon Newby
- 33 Alan Navarro
- 37 Jari Litmanen
Friendlies[]
Pre-season[]
| Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2000 | Stoke | 0-1 | |
| 29 July 2000 | Freiburg | 4-1 | Barmby (18), Heskey (40), Owen (54), Staunton (74) |
| 3 August 2000 | Glentoran | 4-0 | Fowler (9), Berger (43), Smicer (44), Murphy (61) |
| 5 August 2000 | Benfica | 2-2 | Camara (10), Owen (48) |
| 10 August 2000 | Valerenga | 1-1 | Smicer (22) |
| 13 August 2000 | Parma | 5-0 | Hamann (29), Barmby(38), McAllister (59), Owen (pen 64, 84) |
Results[]
League[]
| Date | Opponent | Score | Venue | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2000 | Bradford City | 1-0 | Home | Heskey (67) |
| 21 August 2000 | Arsenal | 0-2 | Away | |
| 26 August 2000 | Southampton | 3-3 | Away | Owen (23, 64), Hyypia (55) |
| 6 September 2000 | Aston Villa | 3-1 | Home | Owen (5, 14, 33) |
| 9 September 2000 | Man City | 3-2 | Home | Owen (11), Hamann (56, 81) |
| 17 September 2000 | West Ham | 1-1 | Away | Gerrard (12) |
| 23 September 2000 | Sunderland | 1-1 | Home | Owen (34) |
| 1 October 2000 | Chelsea | 0-3 | Away | |
| 15 October 2000 | Derby | 4-0 | Away | Heskey (17, 54, 67), Berger (80) |
| 21 October 2000 | Leicester | 1-0 | Home | Heskey (69) |
| 29 October 2000 | Everton | 3-1 | Home | Barmby (12), Heskey (56), Berger (pen 78) |
| 4 November 2000 | Leeds | 3-4 | Away | Hyypia (2), Ziege (17), Smicer (61) |
| 12 November 2000 | Coventry | 4-1 | Home | McAllister (13), Gerrard (51), Heskey (82, 87) |
| 19 November 2000 | Tottenham | 1-2 | Away | Fowler (18) |
| 26 November 2000 | Newcastle | 1-2 | Away | Heskey (78) |
| 2 December 2000 | Charlton | 3-0 | Home | Fish (og 5), Heskey (78), Babbel (90) |
| 10 December 2000 | Ipswich | 0-1 | Home | |
| 17 December 2000 | Man Utd | 1-0 | Away | Murphy (43) |
| 23 December 2000 | Arsenal | 4-0 | Home | Gerrard (11), Owen (61), Barmby (70), Fowler (90) |
| 26 December 2000 | Middlesbrough | 0-1 | Away | |
| 1 January 2001 | Southampton | 2-1 | Home | Gerrard (12), Babbel (86) |
| 13 January 2001 | Aston Villa | 3-0 | Away | Murphy (24, 53), Gerrard (32) |
| 20 January 2001 | Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Home | |
| 31 January 2001 | Man City | 1-1 | Away | Heskey (43) |
| 3 February 2001 | West Ham | 3-0 | Home | Smicer (20), Fowler (45, 57) |
| 10 February 2001 | Sunderland | 1-1 | Away | Litmanen (pen 79) |
| 3 March 2001 | Leicester | 0-2 | Away | |
| 18 March 2001 | Derby | 1-1 | Home | Owen (52) |
| 31 March 2001 | Man Utd | 2-0 | Home | Gerrard (16), Fowler (41) |
| 10 April 2001 | Ipswich | 1-1 | Away | Heskey (46) |
| 13 April 2001 | Leeds | 1-2 | Home | Gerrard (54) |
| 16 April 2001 | Everton | 3-2 | Away | Heskey (4), Babbel (56), McAllister (90) |
| 22 April 2001 | Tottenham | 3-1 | Home | Heskey (6), McAllister (pen 72), Fowler (88) |
| 28 April 2001 | Coventry | 2-0 | Away | Hyypia (84), McAllister (86) |
| 1 May 2001 | Bradford City | 2-0 | Away | Owen (47), McAllister (67) |
| 5 May 2001 | Newcastle | 3-0 | Home | Owen (25, 72, 81) |
| 8 May 2001 | Chelsea | 2-2 | Home | Owen (8, 60) |
| 19 May 2001 | Charlton | 4-0 | Away | Fowler (55, 71), Murphy (61), Owen (80) |
FA Cup[]
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Venue | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6 January 2001 | Rotherham | 3-0 | Home | Heskey (47, 75), Hamann (73) |
| 4 | 27 January 2001 | Leeds | 2-0 | Away | Barmby (87), Heskey (90) |
| 5 | 18 February 2001 | Manchester City | 4-2 | Home | Litmanen (pen 7), Heskey (13), Smicer (pen 54), Babbel (85) |
| Quarter-final | 11 March 2001 | Tranmere | 4-2 | Away | Murphy (12), Owen (27), Gerrard (52), Fowler (pen 82) |
| Semi-final | 8 April 2001 | Wycombe | 2-1 | Neutral | Heskey (78), Fowler (83) |
| Final | 12 May 2001 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Neutral | Owen (83, 88) |
League Cup[]
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Venue | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 November 2000 | Chelsea | 2-1 | Home | Murphy (11), Fowler (104) |
| 4 | 29 November 2000 | Stoke | 8-0 | Away | Ziege (6), Smicer (26), Babbel (28), Fowler (39, 82, pen 85), Hyypia (59), Murphy (65) |
| Quarter-final | 13 December 2000 | Fulham | 3-0[1] | Home | Owen (105), Smicer (114), Barmby (120) |
| Semi-final (1st leg) | 10 January 2001 | Crystal Palace | 1-2 | Away | Smicer (78) |
| Semi-final (2nd leg) | 24 January 2001 | Crystal Palace | 5-0 | Home | Smicer (13), Murphy (15, 51), Biscan (18), Fowler (89) |
| Final | 25 February 2001 | Birmingham | 1-1[2] | Neutral | Fowler (30) |
UEFA Cup[]
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Venue | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (1st leg) | 14 September 2000 | Rapid Bucharest | 1-0 | Away | Barmby (29) |
| 1 (2nd leg) | 28 September 2000 | Rapid Bucharest | 0-0 | Home | |
| 2 (1st leg) | 26 October 2000 | Slovan Liberec | 1-0 | Home | Heskey (88) |
| 2 (2nd leg) | 9 November 2000 | Slovan Liberec | 3-2 | Away | Barmby (31), Heskey (75), Owen (82) |
| 3 (1st leg) | 23 November 2000 | Olympiakos | 2-2 | Away | Barmby (38), Gerrard (67) |
| 3 (2nd leg) | 7 December 2000 | Olympiakos | 2-0 | Home | Heskey (27), Barmby (59) |
| 4 (1st leg) | 15 February 2001 | Roma | 2-0 | Away | Owen (46, 72) |
| 4 (2nd leg) | 22 February 2001 | Roma | 0-1 | Home | |
| Quarter-final (1st leg) | 8 March 2001 | Porto | 0-0 | Away | |
| Quarter-final (2nd leg) | 15 March 2001 | Porto | 2-0 | Home | Murphy (33), Owen (38) |
| Semi-final (1st leg) | 5 April 2001 | Barcelona | 0-0 | Away | |
| Semi-final (2nd leg) | 19 April 2001 | Barcelona | 1-0 | Home | McAllister (pen 44) |
| Final | 16 May 2001 | Alaves | 5-4[3] | Neutral | Babbel (4), Gerrard (16), McAllister (pen 41), Fowler (73), Geli (og 117) |
Player stats[]
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | Sander Westerveld | 38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Stephane Henchoz | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Christian Ziege | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | Rigobert Song | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Steve Staunton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Markus Babbel | 38 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 60 | 6 |
| 7 | MF | Vladimir Smicer | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 49 | 7 |
| 8 | FW | Emile Heskey | 36 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 56 | 22 |
| 9 | FW | Robbie Fowler | 27 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 48 | 17 |
| 10 | FW | Michael Owen | 28 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 46 | 24 |
| 12 | DF | Sami Hyypia | 35 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 58 | 4 |
| 13 | MF | Danny Murphy | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 47 | 10 |
| 14 | DF | Vegard Heggem | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Patrik Berger | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| 16 | MF | Dietmar Hamann | 30 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 53 | 3 |
| 17 | MF | Steven Gerrard | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 50 | 10 |
| 18 | FW | Erik Meijer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | Pegguy Arphexad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Nick Barmby | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 46 | 8 |
| 21 | MF | Gary McAllister | 30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 49 | 7 |
| 23 | DF | Jamie Carragher | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Bernard Diomede | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Igor Biscan | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 27 | DF | Gregory Vignal | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Ritchie Partridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Stephen Wright | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Djimi Traore | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Jari Litmanen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
Tables[]
League[]
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 63 | 38 | 25 | 70 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 39 | 32 | 69 |
| 4 | Leeds | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 64 | 43 | 21 | 68 |
Transfers[]
In[]
| Player | From | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Diomede | Auxerre | £3,000,000 | 7 June 2000 |
| Gary McAllister | Coventry | Free | 1 July 2000 |
| Pegguy Arphexad | Leicester | Free | 1 July 2000 |
| Markus Babbel | Bayern Munich | Free | 1 July 2000 |
| Nick Barmby | Everton | £6,000,000 | 18 July 2000 |
| Christian Ziege | Middlesbrough | £5,500,000 | 25 August 2000 |
| Gregory Vignal | Montpellier | £500,000 | 22 September 2000 |
| Daniel Sjolund | West Ham | £1,000,000 | 82 November 2000 |
| Igor Biscan | Dynamo Zagreb | £5,500,000 | 7 December 2000 |
| Jari Litmanen | Barcelona | Free | 4 January 2001 |
Out[]
| Player | To | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stig Inge Bjornebye | Blackburn | £300,000 | 26 June2000 |
| Phil Babb | Sporting Lisbon | Free | 1 July 2000 |
| David Thompson | Coventry | £2,750,000 | 3 August 2000 |
| Dominic Matteo | Leeds | £4,750,000 | 18 August 2000 |
| Brad Friedel | Blackburn | Free | 3 November 2000 |
| Rigobert Song | West Ham | £2,500,000 | 28 November 2000 |
| Steve Staunton | Aston Villa | Free | 6 December 2000 |
| Erik Meijer | Hamburg | Free | 11 December 2000 |
| Titi Camara | West Ham | £2,200,000 | 21 December 2000 |
| Haukur Gudnason | Keflavik | Free | 31 January 2001 |
| Jon Newby | Bury | £100,000 | 20 March 2001 |
Notes[]