2000–01 Deportivo Alavés season
| 2000–01 season | |||
| Manager | José Manuel Esnal | ||
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| La Liga | 10th | ||
| Copa del Rey | Round of 64 | ||
| UEFA Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Javi Moreno (22) All: Javi Moreno | ||
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Season summary
Deportivo Alavés enjoyed one of the greatest seasons in their history. Although they were unable to improve on the previous season's sixth-placed finish, they reached the final of the UEFA Cup for the first time in their history, facing English giants Liverpool. Alavés fought bravely and finished normal time level with Liverpool 4-4; the game went to extra time, where Alavés narrowly lost to a golden own goal.
Squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Results
UEFA Cup
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
| 15 February 2001 | Deportivo Alavés  |
3–3 |  Internazionale |
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain |
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Moreno  44'Téllez 70'Alonso 73' |
[ Report] | Recoba 45', 50' Vieri 65' |
Stadium: Estadio Mendizorrotza Attendance: 17,307 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) |
| 22 February 2001 | Internazionale |
0–2 | Deportivo Alavés |
Milan, Italy |
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| [ Report] | Cruyff 78' Tomić 83' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 9,845 Referee: Graham Barber (England) |
Quarter-finals
| 8 March 2001 | Deportivo Alavés |
3–0 | Rayo Vallecano |
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain |
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| Azkoitia 30' Eggen 79'Vučko 80' |
[ Report] | Stadium: Mendizorrotza Stadium |
| 15 March 2001 | Rayo Vallecano |
2–1 | Deportivo Alavés |
Madrid, Spain |
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| Quevedo 41' Cembranos 80' |
Cruyff 19' |
Semi-final
| 5 April 2001 | Alavés |
5–1 |  Kaiserslautern |
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain |
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| 21:15 | Contra 20' (pen.), 31' (pen.) Cruyff 42'Alonso 57' (pen.)Mocelin 81' |
Report | Koch 68' (pen.) |
Stadium: Mendizorrotza Stadium Attendance: 15,157 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway) |
| 19 April 2001 | Kaiserslautern |
1–4 | Alavés |
Kaiserslautern, Germany |
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| 20:30 | Djorkaeff 7' |
Report | Alonso 23' Vučko 64', 86'Gañán 88' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 29,800 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) |
Final
Main article: 2001 UEFA Cup Final
| 16 May 2001 | Liverpool  |
5–4 (aet) | Alavés |
Dortmund, Germany |
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| 20:45 | Babbel 3' Gerrard 16'McAllister 40' (pen.)Fowler 72'Geli  116' (o.g.) |
Report | Alonso 26' Moreno 47', 49'Cruyff 88' |
Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 48,050 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France) |
See also
References
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