# 2000–01 La Liga

The 2000–01 La Liga season was the 70th since its establishment. It began on 9 September 2000, and concluded on 17 June 2001.

## Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Segunda División. The promoted teams were Las Palmas, Osasuna and Villarreal, returning to the top flight after an absence of twelve, six and one years respectively. They replaced Betis, Atlético Madrid and Sevilla, ending their top flight spells of six, sixty six and one year respectively. For the first time in 26 years, there was no team from Seville.

## Team information
### Clubs and locations

2000–01 season was composed of the following clubs:
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Barcelona | Camp Nou | 98,772 |
| Real Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 80,354 |
| Espanyol | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 55,926 |
| Valencia | Mestalla | 55,000 |
| Athletic Bilbao | San Mamés | 39,750 |
| Deportivo de La Coruña | Riazor | 34,600 |
| Real Zaragoza | La Romareda | 34,596 |
| Celta de Vigo | Estadio Balaídos | 32,500 |
| Real Sociedad | Anoeta | 32,200 |
| Real Oviedo | Carlos Tartiere | 30,500 |
| Málaga | La Rosaleda | 30,044 |
| Valladolid | José Zorrilla | 27,846 |
| Mallorca | Son Moix | 23,142 |
| Villarreal* | El Madrigal | 23,000 |
| Racing de Santander | El Sardinero | 22,222 |
| Las Palmas* | Insular | 21,000 |
| Alavés | Mendizorrotza | 19,840 |
| Osasuna* | El Sadar | 19,553 |
| Rayo Vallecano | Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas | 14,505 |
| Numancia | Los Pajaritos | 8,261 |
(*) Promoted from Segunda División

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Real Madrid (C) | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 81 | 40 | +41 | 80 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 73 | 44 | +29 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Mallorca | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Barcelona | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 80 | 57 | +23 | 63 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Valencia | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 63 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 59 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Villarreal | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 57 | |
| 8 | Málaga | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 56 | |
| 9 | Espanyol | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 52 | |
| 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 | |
| 13 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 52 | 68 | −16 | 43 | |
| 14 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 56 | 68 | −12 | 43 | |
| 15 | Osasuna | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 42 | |
| 16 | Valladolid | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 42 | |
| 17 | Zaragoza | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 57 | −3 | 42 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 18 | Oviedo (R) | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 41 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 19 | Racing Santander (R) | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 39 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 20 | Numancia (R) | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 64 | −24 | 39 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
* 1 2 VAL 0–1 BAR; BAR 3–2 VAL
* 1 2 3 ATH: 9 pts; RSO: 6 pts; RVA: 3 pts
* 1 2 3 OSA: 7 pts; VLD: 5 pts; ZAR: 4 pts
* ↑ Zaragoza entered UEFA Cup as winners of 2000–01 Copa del Rey.
* 1 2 RAC 4–2 NUM; NUM 1–0 RAC

## Results

| Home \ Away | ATH | FCB | CEL | ALV | RCD | ESP | LPA | MCF | MLL | NUM | OSA | RAC | RVA | RMA | ROV | RSO | VCF | VLD | VIL | ZAR |
| Athletic Bilbao | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Barcelona | 7–0 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–4 |
| Celta de Vigo | 2–1 | 3–3 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Alavés | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 |
| Espanyol | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| Las Palmas | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 |
| Málaga | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Mallorca | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Numancia | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Osasuna | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Racing Santander | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Real Madrid | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Oviedo | 5–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Real Sociedad | 0–2 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Valencia | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Valladolid | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Villarreal | 0–0 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 1–1 |
| Zaragoza | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |

## Overall

* Most wins – Real Madrid (24)
* Fewest wins – Valladolid and Zaragoza (9)
* Most draws – Valladolid and Zaragoza (15)
* Fewest draws – Deportivo La Coruña, Alavés and Las Palmas (7)
* Most losses – Real Oviedo, Racing Santander and Numancia (19)
* Fewest losses – Real Madrid (6)
* Most goals scored – Real Madrid (81)
* Fewest goals scored – Numancia (40)
* Most goals conceded – Real Sociedad and Rayo Vallecano (68)
* Fewest goals conceded – Valencia (34)

## Awards
### Pichichi Trophy

The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Raúl | Real Madrid | 24 |
| 2 | Rivaldo | Barcelona | 23 |
| 3 | Javi Moreno | Alavés | 22 |
| 4 | Diego Tristán | Deportivo La Coruña | 19 |
| 5 | Patrick Kluivert | Barcelona | 18 |

### Fair Play award

Real Madrid was the winner of the Fair-play award with 86 points, second was Espanyol and third Zaragoza.

### Pedro Zaballa award

Manolo Hidalgo, Atlético Madrid footballer, making the same action as Pedro Zaballa