2000–01 Deportivo Alavés season

During the 2000–01 season, Spanish football club Deportivo Alavés was placed 10th in La Liga. The team reached the final round of the UEFA Cup.

Deportivo Alavés

2000–01 season
Manager	José Manuel Esnal
La Liga	10th
Copa del Rey	Round of 64
UEFA Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Javi Moreno (22) All: Javi Moreno

Season summary

Deportivo Alavés enjoyed one of the greatest seasons in its 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

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ARG	Martín Herrera
2	DF	ROU	Cosmin Contra
3	DF	ESP	Ibón Begoña
4	DF	NOR	Dan Eggen
5	DF	ESP	Antonio Karmona (captain)
6	DF	ESP	Óscar Téllez
7	DF	ESP	Delfí Geli
9	FW	ESP	Javi Moreno
10	MF	ESP	Pablo Gómez
11	FW	BRA	Magno Mocelin
14	MF	NED	Jordi Cruyff
15	MF	SCG	Ivan Tomić (on loan from Roma)
16	MF	ARG	Hermes Desio

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	ESP	Raúl Gañán
18	MF	ARG	Martín Astudillo
19	FW	URU	Iván Alonso
20	MF	ESP	Jorge Azkoitia
21	MF	ESP	Mario Rosas
23	FW	CRO	Jurica Vučko
24	MF	ARG	Pablo Brandán
25	GK	ESP	Kike
26	MF	ESP	Nacho Zaragoza
27	MF	ESP	Asier Salcedo
28	DF	ESP	Josu Sarriegi
30	FW	ESP	Epitié
32	DF	ESP	José Javier Etxarri

Left club during season

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
8	DF	CRO	Vlatko Đolonga (to Hajduk Split)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	DF	ESP	Josete (to Lleida)

La Liga

Main article: 2000–01 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Málaga	38	16	8	14	60	61	−1	56
9	Espanyol	38	14	8	16	46	44	+2	50
10	Alavés	38	14	7	17	58	59	−1	49
11	Las Palmas	38	13	7	18	42	62	−20	46
12	Athletic Bilbao	38	11	10	17	44	60	−16	43

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
Notes:

Results

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2020. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Las Palmas v Alavés

10 September 2000 1	Las Palmas	0–3	Alavés	Las Palmas
		Report	Geli 1' Moreno 60', 65'	Stadium: Insular Referee: Puentes Leira

Alavés v Villarreal

17 September 2000 2	Alavés	0–1	Villarreal	Vitoria-Gasteiz
		Report	Víctor 68'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Referee: Megía Dávila

Zaragoza v Alavés

23 September 2000 3	Zaragoza	2–2	Alavés	Zaragoza
	Jamelli 41' Yordi 57'	Report	Moreno 21' Desio 39'	Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Ansuategui Roca

Alavés v Osasuna

1 October 2000 4	Alavés	2–0	Osasuna	Vitoria-Gasteiz
	Moreno 73' (pen.) Alonso 89'	Report		Stadium: Mendizorrotza Referee: Mejuto González

Celta Vigo v Alavés

15 October 2000 5	Celta Vigo	1–1	Alavés	Vigo
	Karpin 3'	Report	Moreno 2' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Balaídos Referee: Undiano Mallenco

Alavés v Espanyol

22 October 2000 6	Alavés	1–0	Espanyol	Vitoria-Gasteiz
	Alonso 75'	Report		Stadium: Mendizorrotza Referee: Muñiz Fernández

Rayo Vallecano v Alavés

29 October 2000 7	Rayo Vallecano	0–1	Alavés	Madrid
		Report	Moreno 5'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Referee: Llonch Andreu

Alavés v Real Sociedad

1 November 2000 8	Alavés	0–1	Real Sociedad	Vitoria-Gasteiz
		Report	Jauregi 55'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Referee: Andradas Asurmendi

Alavés v Oviedo

5 November 2000 9	Alavés	4–0	Oviedo	Vitoria-Gasteiz
Report	Moreno 22' (pen.) Geli 35' Martinović 84' (o.g.) Cruyff 89'			Stadium: Mendizorrotza Referee: García Aranda

Valladolid v Alavés

12 November 2000 10	Valladolid	2–1	Alavés	Valladolid
	Moreno 49' Ćirić 73'	Report	Moreno 55' Téllez  87'	Stadium: José Zorrilla Referee: Daudén Ibáñez

Alavés v Valencia

18 November 2000 11	Alavés	1–1	Valencia	Vitoria-Gasteiz
	Alonso 66'	Report	Carew 78'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Referee: Medina Cantalejo

Málaga v Alavés

26 November 2000 12	Málaga	3–1	Alavés	Málaga
	Silva 14' Valdés 43', 82'		Begoña 87'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Referee: Bueno Grimal

Alavés v Athletic Bilbao

3 December 2000 13	Alavés	2–1	Athletic Bilbao	Vitoria-Gasteiz
	Contra 48' Moreno 52' (pen.)		Ríos 26' Ríos  70' Ríos  88'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Referee: Prados García

Racing Santander v Alavés

10 December 2000 14	Racing Santander	2–1	Alavés	Santander
	Tais 83' Amavisca 89'		Moreno 62'	Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero Referee: Esquinas Torres

Alavés v Deportivo La Coruña

16 December 2000 15	Alavés	3–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Vitoria-Gasteiz
	Moreno 21', 26' (pen.) Alonso 72'		Sánchez 17'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Referee: Fernández Marín

Barcelona v Alavés

20 December 2000 16	Barcelona	3–2	Alavés	Barcelona
	Rivaldo 2', 61' Kluivert 67'		Javi Moreno 75' (pen.) Magno 77'	Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: Ramírez Domínguez

Alavés v Real Madrid

7 January 2001 17	Alavés	1–3	Real Madrid	Vitoria-Gasteiz
	Téllez 44' Begoña  53'		Raúl 13' Karmona 55' (o.g.) Guti 88'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Referee: Ansuategui Roca

Mallorca v Alavés

14 January 2001 18	Mallorca	4–3	Alavés	Palma
	Marcos 27' Ibagaza 68', 80' Novo 82'		Tomić 60' Moreno 86', 89'	Stadium: Son Moix Referee: Pérez Burrull

Alavés v Numancia

21 January 2001 19	Alavés	0–2	Numancia	Vitoria-Gasteiz
			Morán 22' Pacheta 86'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Referee: Llonch Andreu

Alavés v Las Palmas

28 January 2001 20	Alavés	1–0	Las Palmas	Vitoria-Gasteiz
	Moreno 77'			Stadium: Mendizorrotza Referee: Rodríguez Santiago

Villarreal v Alavés

4 February 2001 21	Villarreal	2–0	Alavés	Villarreal
	Víctor 14' Craioveanu 89'			Stadium: El Madrigal Referee: Turienzo Álvarez

Alavés v Zaragoza

11 February 2001 22	Alavés	1–0	Zaragoza	Vitoria-Gasteiz
	Cruyff 17'			Stadium: Mendizorrotza Referee: Muñiz Fernández

Osasuna v Alavés

18 February 2001 23	Osasuna	0–1	Alavés	Pamplona
			Magno 68'	Stadium: El Sadar Referee: Ansuategui Roca

Alavés v Celta Vigo

25 February 2001 24	Alavés	2–2	Celta Vigo	Vitoria-Gasteiz
	Moreno 32' Hervás 69' (o.g.)		Mostovoi 74' Edu 89'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Referee: López Nieto

Espanyol v Alavés

4 March 2001 25	Espanyol	0–0	Alavés	Barcelona
				Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Referee: Fernández Marín

Alavés v Rayo Vallecano

11 March 2001 26	Alavés	4–2	Rayo Vallecano	Vitoria-Gasteiz
	Moreno 44' Tomić 46' Begoña 49' Téllez  53' Contra 89'		Míchel 21' Quevedo  44' Bolić 82'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Referee: Turienzo Álvarez

Real Sociedad v Alavés

18 March 2001 27	Real Sociedad	1–1	Alavés	San Sebastián
	de Paula 42'		Alberto 58' (o.g.)	Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Undiano Mallenco

Oviedo v Alavés

1 April 2001 28	Oviedo	3–3	Alavés	Oviedo
	Onopko 28' Oli 36', 74' Danjou  79'		Alonso 26', 52' Contra 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere Referee: Llonch Andreu

Alavés v Valladolid

8 April 2001 29	Alavés	4–2	Valladolid	Vitoria-Gasteiz
	Eggen 2' Alonso 16' Vučko 75', 87'		Eusebio 56' Moreno 89'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Referee: Mejuto González

Valencia v Alavés

14 April 2001 30	Valencia	1–2	Alavés	Valencia
	Vicente 14'		Mendieta 7' (o.g.) Eggen 72'	Stadium: Mestalla Referee: García Aranda

Alavés v Málaga

24 April 2001 31	Alavés	1–2	Málaga	Vitoria-Gasteiz
	Téllez 61'		Larrainzar 23' Rufete 47'	Referee: Andradas Asurmendi

Athletic Bilbao v Alavés

29 April 2001 32	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Alavés	Bilbao
	Alkiza  44' Ezquerro 64' Yeste 70'		Téllez  82'	Stadium: San Mamés Referee: Prados García

Alavés v Racing Santander

6 May 2001 33	Alavés	5–1	Racing Santander	Vitoria-Gasteiz
	Cruyff 16' Moreno 35', 73' Alonso 55' Gañán 66'		Morán 60'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Referee: Puentes Leira

Deportivo La Coruña v Alavés

11 May 2001 34	Deportivo La Coruña	2–1	Alavés	A Coruña
	Naybet  14' Tristán 45' (pen.), 53' (pen.)		Moreno 14' (pen.)	Stadium: Riazor Referee: Ramírez Domínguez

Alavés v Barcelona

19 May 2001 35	Alavés	0–1	Barcelona	Vitoria-Gasteiz
	Contra  86'		Overmars 17'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Referee: Medina Cantalejo

Real Madrid v Alavés

26 May 2001 36	Real Madrid	5–0	Alavés	Madrid
			Raúl 22', 82' Guti 23' Hierro 51' Helguera 67'	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Rodríguez Santiago

Alavés v Mallorca

10 June 2001 37	Alavés	2–4	Mallorca	Vitoria-Gasteiz
	Karmona 4' Azkoitia 57'		Nadal 5' George 47' Biagini 72' Eto'o 82'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Referee: Turienzo Álvarez

Numancia v Alavés

16 June 2001 38	Numancia	2–1	Alavés	Soria
	Jaume 18' Pérez 78'		Moreno 77'	Stadium: Los Pajaritos Referee: Daudén Ibáñez

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2000–01 Copa del Rey

Gimnástica de Torrelavega v Alavés

13 December 2000 Round of 64	Gimnástica de Torrelavega	2–2 (4–1 p)	Alavés	Torrelavega, Spain
	Javi 15' Uribarri 90+3'	Report	Magno 54' Epitié 68'	Stadium: Campos del Malecón Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Muñiz Fernández (Spain)
	Penalties
			Geli Gañán

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Cup

First round

Alavés v Gaziantepspor

14 September 2000 First leg	Alavés	0–0	Gaziantepspor	Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
20:30		Report		Stadium: Mendizorrotza Stadium Attendance: 11,446 Referee: Steve Dunn (England)

Gaziantepspor v Alavés

28 September 2000 Second leg	Gaziantepspor	3–4	Alavés	Gaziantep, Turkey
18:15	Yiğit 13' Polat 35' Albayrak 90'	Report	Alonso 30' Tomić 55', 79' Moreno 72'	Stadium: Gaziantep Kamil Ocak Stadium Attendance: 9,901 Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

Alavés won 4–3 on aggregate.

Second round

Lillestrøm SK v Alavés

26 October 2000 First leg	Lillestrøm SK	1–3	Alavés	Drammen, Norway
18:15	Helland 82'	Report UEFA Report	Begoña 2' Téllez 21' Contra 47'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Edo Trivković (Croatia)

Alavés v Lillestrøm SK

9 November 2000 Second leg	Alavés	2–2	Lillestrøm SK	Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
20;30	Magno 1' Epitié 69'	Report UEFA Report	Strand 4' Søgård 50'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Stadium Attendance: 10,307 Referee: Attila Hanacsek (Hungary)

Alavés win 5–3 on aggregate

Third round

Alavés v Rosenborg

23 November 2000 First leg	Alavés	1–1	Rosenborg	Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
20;30	Javi Moreno 56'	Report UEFA Report	Johnsen 79'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Stadium Attendance: 9,920 Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

Rosenborg v Alavés

7 December 2000 Second leg	Rosenborg	1–3	Alavés	Trondheim, Norway
19:00	Skammelsrud 89' (pen.)	Report UEFA Report	B. Johnsen 20' (o.g.) Vučko 37' Javi Moreno 61'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 9,560 Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)

Alavés win 4–2 on aggregate.

Fourth round

Deportivo Alavés v Internazionale

15 February 2001 First leg	Deportivo Alavés	3–3	Internazionale	Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
19:30	Moreno 44' Téllez 70' Alonso 73'	Report UEFA Report	Recoba 45', 50' Vieri 65'	Stadium: Estadio Mendizorrotza Attendance: 17,307 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Internazionale v Deportivo Alavés

22 February 2001 Second leg	Internazionale	0–2	Deportivo Alavés	Milan, Italy
21:00		Report UEFA Report	Cruyff 78' Tomić 83'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 9,845 Referee: Graham Barber (England)

Alavés win 5–3 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Deportivo Alavés v Rayo Vallecano

8 March 2001 First leg	Deportivo Alavés	3–0	Rayo Vallecano	Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
21:00	Azkoitia 30' Eggen 79' Vučko 80'	Report UEFA Report		Stadium: Mendizorrotza Stadium Attendance: 12,352 Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

Rayo Vallecano v Deportivo Alavés

15 March 2001 Second leg	Rayo Vallecano	2–1	Deportivo Alavés	Madrid, Spain
21:00	Quevedo 41' Cembranos 80'	Report UEFA Report	Cruyff 19'	Stadium: Estadio Teresa Rivero Attendance: 7,100 Referee: Claude Colombo (France)

Alavés win 4–2 on aggregate

Semi-final

Alavés v Kaiserslautern

5 April 2001 First leg	Alavés	5–1	Kaiserslautern	Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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)

Kaiserslautern v Alavés

19 April 2001 Second leg	Kaiserslautern	1–4	Alavés	Kaiserslautern, Germany
20:30	Djorkaeff 7'	Report	Alonso 23' Vučko 64', 86' Gañán 88'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 29,800 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Alavés win 9–2 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2001 UEFA Cup Final

Liverpool v Alavés

16 May 2001	Liverpool	5–4 (a.e.t.)	Alavés	Dortmund, Germany
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

• Deportivo Alavés
• 2000–01 La Liga
• Copa del Rey