2000–01 La Liga

The 2000–01 La Liga season was the 70th since its establishment. It began on 9 September 2000, and concluded on 17 June 2001.

Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Segunda División. The promoted teams were Las Palmas, Osasuna and Villarreal, returning to the top flight after an absence of twelve, six and one years respectively. They replaced Betis, Atlético Madrid and Sevilla, ending their top flight spells of six, sixty six and one year respectively. For the first time in 26 years, there was no team from Seville.

Team information

Clubs and locations

2000–01 La Liga is located in Spain, Canary Islands

Athletic

Numancia

Valladolid

Location of teams in La Liga 2000–01

2000–01 season was composed of the following clubs:

(*) Promoted from Segunda División

League table

Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ a b VAL 0–1 BAR; BAR 3–2 VAL
^ a b c ATH: 9 pts; RSO: 6 pts; RVA: 3 pts
^ a b c OSA: 7 pts; VLD: 5 pts; ZAR: 4 pts
^ Zaragoza entered UEFA Cup as winners of 2000–01 Copa del Rey.
^ a b RAC 4–2 NUM; NUM 1–0 RAC

Results

Source: LFP (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Overall

Most wins – Real Madrid (24)
Fewest wins – Valladolid and Zaragoza (9)
Most draws – Valladolid and Zaragoza (15)
Fewest draws – Deportivo La Coruña, Alavés and Las Palmas (7)
Most losses – Real Oviedo, Racing Santander and Numancia (19)
Fewest losses – Real Madrid (6)
Most goals scored – Real Madrid (81)
Fewest goals scored – Numancia (40)
Most goals conceded – Real Sociedad and Rayo Vallecano (68)
Fewest goals conceded – Valencia (34)

Awards

Pichichi Trophy

The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.

Fair Play award

Real Madrid was the winner of the Fair-play award with 86 points, second was Espanyol and third Zaragoza.^[5]^[6]

Pedro Zaballa award

Manolo Hidalgo, Atlético Madrid footballer, making the same action as Pedro Zaballa^[7]

References

^ "Barcelona 7-0 Athletic Bilbao". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
^ "Real Sociedad 0-6 Barcelona". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
^ "Barcelona 4-4 Zaragoza". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
^ "Villarreal 4-4 Barcelona". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
^ "Ganadores de los Premios Juego Limpio" [Fair-play awards Winners] (in Spanish). RFEF. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
^ "El Real Madrid, ganador del Premio al Juego Limpio 2003" [Real Madrid, 2003 Fair Play Award Winner] (in Spanish). Real Madrid (filed). Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
^ "Ganadores del Trofeo Pedro Zaballa" [Pedro Zaballa award Winners] (in Spanish). RFEF. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.