The 2000–01 season was Kalamata' 2nd straight season on the Greek first tier. The team had finished well the previous season and was set to play in Europe for the first time. However, the team was relegated, and also exited at first opportunity both in the domestic cup and Intertoto Cup, even fielding a reserve squad in the first leg of the latter competition.
| 2000–01 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Vasilis Georgopoulos |
| Stadium | Kalamata Municipal Stadium |
| Alpha Ethniki | 15th |
| Greek Cup | First round |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | Third round |
Players edit
Squad edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Alpha Ethniki | Intertoto Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  GRE
|
Christos Kelpekis | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | GRE
|
Aristidis Galanopoulos | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | GRE
|
Gerasimos Belevonis | 26 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  BRA
|
Claudio Alves Oliveira | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | GRE
|
Konstantinos Kalogiannidis | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | BRA
|
Alessandro Soares | 30 | 10 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GRE
|
Kostas Frantzeskos | 28 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | DF | GRE
|
Stathis Kappos | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | DF |  GHA
|
Charles Sampson | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | GHA
|
Emanuel Bentil | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | GRE
|
Dimitrios Koutivas | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK |  CAN
|
Kenny Stamatopoulos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | GRE
|
Christos Gantzoudis | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | GRE
|
Triantafyllos Macheridis | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | GRE
|
Thomas Troupkos | 26 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF |  ARG
|
Luis Darío Calvo | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | GRE
|
Sotiris Liberopoulos | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | GRE
|
Panagiotis Bachramis | 17 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | GRE
|
Thanasis Sentementes | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW |  CYP
|
Giorgos Kavazis | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | GRE
|
Ilias Anastasakos | 20 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | BRA
|
Hilton Gerônimo | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | GRE
|
Christos Kalantzis | 15 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ARG
|
Ariel Graña | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | GRE
|
Vangelis Kourentzis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | GRE
|
Dimitrios Kapetanopoulos | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | GRE
|
Vangelis Nastos | 26 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | GRE
|
Georgios Kravaris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | GRE
|
Paschalis Melissas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | GRE
|
Konstantinos Palmaras | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | GRE
|
Nikos Arganis | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | GRE
|
Petros Arganis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | GRE
|
Fanouris Goundoulakis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | GRE
|
Nikos Triantafyllakis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ? | GK | GRE
|
Konstantinos Zisimatis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ? | DF |  AUS
|
John Tambouras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ? | MF | GRE
|
Fragiskos Keranis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ? | MF | GRE
|
Vasilis Begetis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ? | MF | GRE
|
Vangelis Tsoukalis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ? | FW | GRE
|
Konstantinos Mintziras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Players who left during the season edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Alpha Ethniki | Intertoto Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 17 | DF | GRE
|
Nikos Georgeas | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | GRE
|
Konstantinos Daskalakis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | GHA
|
Derek Boateng | 11 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | GRE
|
Vasilis Kosyfologos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | GRE
|
Vasilis Alevizos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Managers edit
- Vasilis Georgopoulos: start of season – 30 June 2001
Alpha Ethniki edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | OFI (O) | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 33[a] | Qualification for relegation play-off |
| 13 | PAS Giannina (R) | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 33[a] | |
| 14 | Paniliakos (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 29 | |
| 15 | Kalamata (R) | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 21 | Relegation to Beta Ethniki |
| 16 | Athinaikos (R) | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 20 |
Source: Galanis Sports Data
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Goals against; 7) Play-offs (neutral ground); 8) Draw.
(Note: Criterion 7 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Goals against; 7) Play-offs (neutral ground); 8) Draw.
(Note: Criterion 7 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
UEFA Intertoto Cup edit
Third round edit
| 15 July 2000 First leg | Chmel Blšany  | 5–0 | Kalamata | Blšany, Czech Republic |
| Report | Stadium: FK Chmel Blšany Attendance: 1,011 Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria) |
