2000–01 PSV Eindhoven season

PSV Eindhoven
2000–01 season
Head coach	Eric Gerets
Stadium	Philips Stadion
Eredivisie	1st
KNVB Cup	Runners-up
Johan Cruyff Shield	Winners
Champions League	Group stage
UEFA Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Mateja Kežman (24); All: Mateja Kežman (31)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1999–00 2001–02 →

During the 2000–01 Dutch football season, PSV Eindhoven competed in the Eredivisie.

Season summary

PSV claimed the Eredivisie title for the second year in a row with 83 points in total. The margin to the second-placed Feyenoord was 17 points. In the KNVB Cup, the team lost in the final against Twente. In the Champions League, the team was knocked out in the group stage, finishing third behind Anderlecht and Manchester United. In the UEFA Cup (now known as Europa League), the team was knocked out in the quarter-finals against Kaiserslautern with two 1-0 defeats.

Kit

PSV's kit was manufactured by Nike and sponsored by Philips

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	NED	André Ooijer
3	DF	NED	Jürgen Dirkx
4	DF	NED	Ernest Faber
5	DF	DEN	Jan Heintze
6	MF	NED	Mark van Bommel (captain)
7	FW	MAR	Adil Ramzi
9	FW	YUG	Mateja Kežman
10	FW	NED	Arnold Bruggink
11	MF	FIN	Joonas Kolkka
13	DF	NED	Chris van der Weerden
14	MF	SUI	Johann Vogel
15	MF	NED	John de Jong


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	NED	Theo Lucius
17	MF	NED	Björn van der Doelen
18	DF	GHA	Eric Addo
19	MF	DEN	Dennis Rommedahl
20	GK	NED	Patrick Lodewijks
21	DF	RUS	Yuriy Nikiforov^[1]
22	DF	NED	Wilfred Bouma
23	GK	NED	Ronald Waterreus
24	MF	ROU	Ovidiu Stângă
29	DF	NED	Kevin Hofland
30	DF	DEN	Kasper Bøgelund
32	MF	GEO	Giorgi Gakhokidze
26	GK	NED	Gino Coutinho

^ Nikiforov was born in Odesa, Ukraine.

Eredivisie

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	PSV Eindhoven (C)	34	25	8	1	73	23	+50	83	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Feyenoord	34	21	3	10	67	37	+30	66	Qualification to Champions League group stage
3	Ajax	34	18	7	9	85	43	+42	61	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Roda JC Kerkrade	34	17	8	9	59	41	+18	59	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round^[a]
5	Utrecht	34	17	8	9	58	43	+15	59	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round^[a]

Source: voetbal.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ FC Twente qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the 2000–01 KNVB Cup.

External links

EUFO.de

[1] Nikiforov was born in Odesa, Ukraine.

[table_note_res_UC0.79306258530964-2] FC Twente qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the 2000–01 KNVB Cup.

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