# 2000 CR Vasco da Gama season

The 2000 season was Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama's 102nd year in existence, the club's 85th season in existence of football, and the club's 30th season playing in the Brasileirão Série A, the top flight of Brazilian football.

## Players
### Squad information

As of 18 January 2001.
| No. | Name | Position (s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed From |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Helton | GK | (1978-05-18)18 May 1978 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 12 | Márcio | GK | (1971-03-16)16 March 1971 (aged 29) | Youth system |
| 24 | Fábio | GK | (1980-09-30)30 September 1980 (aged 20) | Cruzeiro (loaned from União Bandeirante) |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Jorginho | RFB, DM, LFB, AM | (1964-08-17)17 August 1964 (aged 36) | São Paulo |
| 3 | Odvan | CB | (1974-03-26)26 March 1974 (aged 26) | Americano |
| 4 | Júnior Baiano | CB | (1970-03-14)14 March 1970 (aged 30) | Palmeiras |
| 13 | André Silva | LFB | (1973-03-03)3 March 1973 (aged 27) | Atlético Mineiro |
| 14 | Valkmar | CB | (1977-01-01)1 January 1977 (aged 24) | Youth system |
| 15 | Henrique | CB, DM | (1977-07-16)16 July 1977 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| 16 | Géder | CB | (1978-04-23)23 April 1978 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 22 | Mauro Galvão | CB | (1961-12-19)19 December 1961 (aged 39) | Grêmio |
| 25 | Maricá | RFB | (1979-09-24)24 September 1979 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 27 | Jorginho Paulista (on loan from Udinese Calcio) | LFB | (1980-02-20)20 February 1980 (aged 20) | Atlético Paranaense (loaned from Udinese Calcio) |
| 28 | Alexandre Torres | CB | (1966-08-22)22 August 1966 (aged 34) | Nagoya Grampus Eight |
| 29 | Clébson | RFB | (1978-09-04)4 September 1978 (aged 22) | Bahia |
| 30 | Gilberto | LFB | (1976-04-25)25 April 1976 (aged 24) | Internazionale Molano |
| | Válber | CB, DM, RFB | (1967-05-31)31 May 1967 (aged 33) | Fluminense |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 5 | Paulo Miranda | DM, RFB, AM | (1974-01-25)25 January 1974 (aged 26) | Atlético Paranaense |
| 6 | Felipe | AM, LFB, DM | (1977-09-02)2 September 1977 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| 7 | Pedrinho | AM, CF | (1977-06-29)29 June 1977 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| 10 | Juninho Paulista (on loan from Atlético Madrid) | AM | (1973-02-22)22 February 1973 (aged 27) | Middlesbrough (loaned from Atlético Madrid) |
| 17 | Nasa | DM | (1968-12-08)8 December 1968 (aged 32) | Madureira |
| 20 | Luisinho | DM | (1965-03-17)17 March 1965 (aged 35) | Corinthians (loaned from Vasco da Gama) |
| 21 | Fabiano Eller | DM, LFB, CB | (1977-11-19)19 November 1977 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| 23 | Alex Oliveira | AM, DM, LFB | (1974-01-21)21 January 1974 (aged 26) | Atlético Paranaense |
| 31 | Juninho Pernambucano | AM | (1975-01-30)30 January 1975 (aged 25) | Sport do Recife |
| 32 | Zada | AM | (1977-05-21)21 May 1977 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| | Fabrício Carvalho | DM | (1978-01-30)30 January 1978 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| | Siston (youth player) | AM | (1981-01-25)25 January 1981 (aged 19) | Youth system |
| Forwards ||||||
| 8 | Euller | CF | (1971-03-15)15 March 1971 (aged 29) | Palmeiras |
| 9 | Viola | CF | (1969-01-01)1 January 1969 (aged 32) | Santos |
| 11 | Romário | CF | (1966-01-29)29 January 1966 (aged 34) | Flamengo |
| 19 | Zezinho | CF, AM | (1974-09-13)13 September 1974 (aged 26) | Internacional (loaned from Vasco da Gama) |
| 26 | Luiz Cláudio | CF | (1978-05-19)19 May 1978 (aged 22) | Bahia (loaned from Vasco da Gama) |

## Competitions

Times from 1 January to 26 February 2000 and from 8 October to 31 December 2000 are UTC–2, from 27 February 2000 to 7 October 2000 UTC–3.

### Brasileirão
#### League stage
##### League table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Fluminense (A) | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 42 |
| 4 | Goiás (A) | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 41 |
| 5 | Vasco da Gama (A) | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 39 |
| 6 | São Paulo (A) | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 39 |
| 7 | Ponte Preta (A) | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 38 |

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source:

##### Matches
#### Championship knockout phase

* ↑ Interrupted at minute 27 and score 0–0 and after suspended due lack of security after a crush caused by the fall of a part of the fence which resulted 168 injuries.
* Brasileirão (Copa João Havelange) champion – 2000
* Vasco da Gama

### Club World Championship
#### Club World Championship squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | BRA | Carlos Germano |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Jorginho |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Odvan |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Mauro Galvão |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Amaral |
| 6 | MF | BRA | Felipe |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Donizete |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Juninho Pernambucano |
| 9 | MF | BRA | Ramon |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Edmundo |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Romário |
| 12 | GK | BRA | Helton |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Gilberto |
| 14 | DF | BRA | Alexandre Torres |
| 15 | MF | BRA | Paulo Miranda |
| 16 | MF | BRA | Pedrinho |
| 17 | DF | BRA | Júnior Baiano |
| 18 | DF | BRA | Válber |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Viola |
| 20 | GK | BRA | Márcio |
| 21 | MF | BRA | Nasa |
| 22 | DF | BRA | Valkmar |
| 23 | MF | BRA | Alex Oliveira |

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Necaxa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Advance to match for third place |
| 3 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | South Melbourne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |

#### Final
### Campeonato do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
#### Taça Guanabara

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 5 | +30 | 31 | Taça Guanabara champions, advanced to final |
| 2 | Botafogo | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 26 | |
| 3 | Flamengo | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 23 | |
| 4 | Americano | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 16 | |
| 5 | Fluminense | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 13 | |
| 6 | Madureira | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 13 | |
| 7 | Olaria | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 13 | |
| 8 | América | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 10 | |
| 9 | Bangu | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 11 | |
| 10 | Friburguense | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 11 | |
| 11 | Volta Redonda | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 6 | Eliminated |
| 12 | Cabo Frio | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 5 | Eliminated |

#### Taça Rio de Janeiro

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Flamengo | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 22 | Taça Rio champions, advanced to final |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 17 | |
| 3 | Botafogo | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 17 | |
| 4 | Fluminense | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 16 | |
| 5 | Bangu | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 10 | |
| 6 | Americano | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 10 | |
| 7 | Olaria | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 10 | |
| 8 | Friburguense | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 9 | |
| 9 | América | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 9 | |
| 10 | Madureira | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 5 | |

#### Championship phase
### Copa Mercosur
#### Knockout phase

* Copa Mercosur champion – 2000
* Vasco da Gama

### Torneio Rio de Janeiro – São Paulo
#### Knockout phase
## Statistics
### Squad appearances and goals

    Last updated on 18 January 2001.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Brasileirão Série A league stage | Brasileirão Série A league stage | Brasileirão knockout phase | Brasileirão knockout phase | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Club World Championship | Club World Championship | Campeonato do Estado do Rio de Janeiro | Campeonato do Estado do Rio de Janeiro | Other | Other |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | BRA | Helton | 54 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | BRA | Márcio | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | BRA | Fábio | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | BRA | Jorginho | 44 | 1 | 18+3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Odvan | 55 | 3 | 16+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Júnior Baiano | 30 | 2 | 13+2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | BRA | André Silva | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | BRA | Valkmar | 11 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | BRA | Henrique | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | BRA | Géder | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | BRA | Mauro Galvão | 28 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | BRA | Maricá | 12 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | BRA | Jorginho Paulista | 15 | 1 | 5+2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | BRA | Alexandre Torres | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | BRA | Clébson | 29 | 1 | 20+1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | BRA | Gilberto | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Válber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Filipe Alvim | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | BRA | Paulo Miranda | 55 | 4 | 16+2 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 20+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | BRA | Felipe | 38 | 3 | 9+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | BRA | Pedrinho | 44 | 9 | 5+7 | 2 | 1+6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17+5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Juninho Paulista | 31 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | BRA | Nasa | 46 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 4+4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | BRA | Luisinho | 10 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | BRA | Fabiano Eller | 10 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | BRA | Alex Oliveira | 36 | 1 | 6+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 6+12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | BRA | Juninho Pernambucano | 39 | 10 | 19+2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | BRA | Zada | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Dias | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Hélder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Amaral | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Ramon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | FW | BRA | Euller | 16 | 6 | 6+2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Viola | 43 | 12 | 16+2 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 14+3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Romário | 51 | 43 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Zezinho | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | BRA | Luiz Cláudio | 6 | 2 | 0+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Rogério | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Dedé | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Donizete | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Edmundo | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3+1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Includes appearances in Torneio Rio de Janeiro – São Paulo, Copa Mercosur and friendlies.