# 2000–01 Chelsea F.C. season

The 2000–01 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 87th competitive season, ninth consecutive season in the FA Premier League and 95th year as a club.

## Season summary

A slow start to the season cost manager Gianluca Vialli his job, despite having won five trophies since his appointment in February 1998. The last of these trophies came at the start of the season when they defeated Manchester United 2–0 in the Charity Shield to win the last-ever club game at the pre-redevelopment Wembley. Vialli's successor was Claudio Ranieri, who guided the club to sixth place in the final table and attained automatic qualification for the UEFA Cup.
The biggest success of the season was the effectiveness of club record signing Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who found the net 23 times in 35 Premiership games in a partnership with Chelsea's 34-year-old Italian superstar, Gianfranco Zola, who found the net on 9 occasions.

## Team kit

The team kit was produced by Umbro and the shirt sponsor was Autoglass. Chelsea's home kit was all blue with a white trimmed collar. The club's third kit for this season was orange with blue shorts and accents.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Leeds United | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 68 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 66 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Chelsea | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 61 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Sunderland | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 57 | |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 54 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
* ↑ Since Liverpool won the League Cup and qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place went to fifth-placed Ipswich Town. Since both FA Cup finalists, Liverpool and Arsenal, qualified for the Champions League, the berth in the UEFA Cup went to sixth-placed Chelsea. Both Ipswich and Chelsea were the highest-ranked team not already qualified for a European competition.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: 2000-01 FA Premier League table

### 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | W | L | D | D | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | W |
| Position | 2 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

## First team squad

    Squad at end of season
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 | NED | Ed de Goey |
| 3 | DF | NGA | Celestine Babayaro |
| 5 | DF | FRA | Frank Leboeuf |
| 6 | DF | FRA | Marcel Desailly (captain) |
| 7 | DF | NED | Winston Bogarde |
| 8 | MF | URU | Gus Poyet |
| 9 | FW | NED | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| 10 | MF | SCG | Slaviša Jokanović |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Dennis Wise (Vice-captain) |
| 12 | FW | CRO | Mario Stanić |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Kevin Hitchcock |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Graeme Le Saux |
| 15 | DF | NED | Mario Melchiot |
| 16 | MF | ITA | Roberto Di Matteo |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Albert Ferrer |
| 18 | MF | ITA | Gabriele Ambrosetti |
| 19 | DF | RSA | Pierre Issa (on loan from Marseille) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Jody Morris |
| 21 | DF | FRA | Bernard Lambourde |
| 22 | FW | ISL | Eiður Guðjohnsen |
| 23 | GK | ITA | Carlo Cudicini |
| 24 | MF | ITA | Samuele Dalla Bona |
| 25 | FW | ITA | Gianfranco Zola |
| 26 | DF | ENG | John Terry |
| 27 | FW | GEO | Rati Aleksidze |
| 28 | DF | WAL | Danny Slatter |
| 30 | FW | DEN | Jesper Grønkjær |
| 31 | GK | AUS | Mark Bosnich |
| 32 | FW | FIN | Mikael Forssell |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Jon Harley |
| 36 | FW | ENG | Leon Knight |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Mark Nicholls (on loan to Colchester United) |
| 39 | MF | ENG | Rob Wolleaston |

### Left club during season

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 |
| 2 | DF | ITA | Christian Panucci (on loan from Internazionale) |
| 4 | DF | DEN | Jes Høgh (retired) |
| 19 | FW | NOR | Tore André Flo (to Rangers) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 30 | DF | BRA | Emerson Thome (to Sunderland) |
| 33 | DF | ITA | Luca Percassi (to Monza) |

### Reserve 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 |
| — | GK | ENG | Rhys Evans |
| — | DF | ENG | Stephen Broad (on loan to Southend United) |
| — | DF | ENG | Stuart Reddington |
| — | DF | ENG | Paul Thornton |
| — | DF | SCO | Warren Cummings |
| — | MF | ENG | Neil Barrett |
| — | MF | ENG | Shayne Demitrious |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Joe Keenan |
| — | MF | ENG | Courtney Pitt |
| — | MF | ENG | Jay Richardson |
| — | MF | GER | Sebastian Kneißl |
| — | FW | ENG | Carlton Cole |
| — | FW | ENG | Sam Parkin (on loan to Millwall and Wycombe Wanderers) |

## Transfers
### In

| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
| 9 | CF | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Atlético Madrid | £15,000,000 | 31 May 2000 |
| 22 | CF | Eiður Guðjohnsen | Bolton Wanderers | £4,000,000 | 19 June 2000 |
| 12 | MF | Mario Stanić | Parma | £5,600,000 | 28 June 2000 |
| 23 | GK | Carlo Cudicini | Castel di Sangro | Free | 3 July 2000 |
| 7 | DF | Winston Bogarde | Barcelona | Free | 31 August 2000 |
| 10 | MF | Slaviša Jokanović | Deportivo | £1,700,000 | 10 October 2000 |
| 30 | MF | Jesper Grønkjær | Ajax | £7,800,000 | 29 December 2000 |
| 31 | GK | Mark Bosnich | Manchester United | Free | 18 January 2001 |

### Out

| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
| 9 | FW | Chris Sutton | Celtic | £6,000,000 | 10 July 2000 |
| 7 | MF | Didier Deschamps | Valencia | £2,300,000 | 28 July 2000 |
| 19 | FW | Tore Andre Flo | Rangers | £12,000,000 | 23 November 2000 |
* Total spending: £34,100,000
* Total income: £20,000,000
* Overall loss/gain: £14,100,000

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NED | Ed de Goey | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ITA | Christian Panucci | 10 | 1 | 7+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NGA | Celestine Babayaro | 27 | 0 | 19+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | FRA | Frank Leboeuf | 30 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | FRA | Marcel Desailly | 38 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | NED | Winston Bogarde | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | URU | Gus Poyet | 34 | 12 | 22+8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NED | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 40 | 26 | 35 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCG | Slaviša Jokanović | 22 | 0 | 7+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Dennis Wise | 41 | 3 | 35+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | CRO | Mario Stanić | 14 | 2 | 8+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Graeme Le Saux | 24 | 0 | 17+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | NED | Mario Melchiot | 34 | 1 | 27+4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ITA | Roberto Di Matteo | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Albert Ferrer | 17 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | NOR | Tore André Flo | 17 | 3 | 5+9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Jody Morris | 26 | 0 | 12+9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | FRA | Bernard Lambourde | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ISL | Eiður Guðjohnsen | 37 | 13 | 17+13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ITA | Carlo Cudicini | 29 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ITA | Samuele Dalla Bona | 32 | 2 | 26+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ITA | Gianfranco Zola | 42 | 12 | 31+5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | John Terry | 26 | 1 | 19+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | GEO | Rati Aleksidze | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | DEN | Jesper Grønkjær | 16 | 3 | 6+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Jon Harley | 12 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics taken from Archived 20 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Squad details and shirt numbers from Archived 17 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine and .