2000–01 PSV Eindhoven season

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

PSV Eindhoven
2000–01 season
Head coachEric Gerets
StadiumPhilips Stadion
Eredivisie1st
KNVB CupRunners-up
Johan Cruyff ShieldWinners
Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Mateja Kežman (24)
All: Mateja Kežman (31)

Season summary edit

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 edit

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

First-team squad edit

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
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
  1. ^ Nikiforov was born in Odesa, Ukraine.

Eredivisie edit

Pos Team 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
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
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:
  1. ^ FC Twente qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the 2000–01 KNVB Cup.

External links edit