# 2000–01 AC Milan season

Associazione Calcio Milan had a poor season in 2000–01, finishing 6th in Serie A with 49 points, and only the scoring touch of Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko (24 goals in the league and 34 in all competitions) saved them from complete humiliation.
In the Champions League, Milan started brightly, topping their group after some convincing performances, including a 0–2 win at the Camp Nou against Barcelona; however, they were eventually eliminated in the second group stage when they only managed a draw (while needing a win) in the group's last match against Spanish champions Deportivo La Coruña. With the 2001 Champions League final due to take place at the San Siro, the disappointment was immense, and resulted in the sacking of their 1998–99 title-winning coach Alberto Zaccheroni on 14 March 2001, one day after the draw with Deportivo, with Silvio Berlusconi appointing Milan legend Cesare Maldini as caretaker manager until the end of the season.
Cesare Maldini's brief caretaker tenure included a memorable 0–6 thumping of cross-city rivals Inter, and this victory would be the high point of the 2000–01 season for Milan.

## Players
### Squad information

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 | ITA | Sebastiano Rossi |
| 2 | DF | DEN | Thomas Helveg |
| 3 | DF | ITA | Paolo Maldini (Captain) |
| 4 | MF | ITA | Demetrio Albertini |
| 5 | DF | ITA | Alessandro Costacurta |
| 7 | FW | UKR | Andriy Shevchenko |
| 8 | MF | ITA | Gennaro Gattuso |
| 9 | FW | ITA | Gianni Comandini |
| 10 | MF | CRO | Zvonimir Boban |
| 11 | FW | ESP | José Mari |
| 12 | GK | ITA | Christian Abbiati |
| 13 | DF | GEO | Kakha Kaladze |
| 16 | MF | ARG | Fernando Redondo |
| 18 | MF | BRA | Leonardo |
| 19 | DF | ARG | José Chamot |
| 20 | FW | GER | Oliver Bierhoff |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | ITA | Federico Giunti |
| 23 | MF | ITA | Massimo Ambrosini |
| 24 | MF | ARG | Guly |
| 25 | DF | BRA | Roque Júnior |
| 26 | DF | ITA | Luigi Sala |
| 27 | DF | BRA | Serginho |
| 29 | MF | ITA | Marco Donadel |
| 31 | MF | ITA | Lorenzo Rossetti |
| 32 | GK | BRA | Dida |
| 33 | MF | FRA | Ibrahim Ba |
| 36 | DF | ITA | Michele Ferri |
| 40 | GK | ITA | Valerio Fiori |
| 55 | MF | URU | Pablo García |
| 77 | DF | ITA | Francesco Coco |
| 79 | DF | ITA | Daniele Daino |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | Fernando Redondo | Real Madrid | (U$ 30,0 million ) |
| DF | Júlio César | Real Madrid | |
| DF | Roque Júnior | Palmeiras | |
| MF | Dražen Brnčić | A.C. Monza | - |
| FW | Gianni Comandini | Vicenza Calcio | |
| GK | Dida | SC Corinthians | loan ended |
| DF | Samir Beloufa | A.C. Monza | loan ended |
| DF | Francesco Coco | Torino F.C. | loan ended |
| DF | Daniele Daino | Perugia Calcio | loan ended |
| DF | Bruno N'Gotty | Venezia F.C. | loan ended |
| DF | Mirco Sadotti | U.S. Lecce | loan ended |
| DF | Max Tonetto | Bologna F.C. | loan ended |
| MF | Ibrahim Ba | Perugia Calcio | loan ended |
| MF | Pierluigi Orlandini | Venezia F.C. | loan ended |
| FW | Maurizio Ganz | Venezia F.C. | loan ended |
| FW | Alessandro Ianuzzi | Reggina Calcio | loan ended |
| FW | Luca Saudati | Empoli F.C. | loan ended |
| FW | George Weah | Chelsea F.C. | loan ended |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | George Weah | | released |
| FW | Maurizio Ganz | Atalanta B.C. | |
| DF | Bruno N'Gotty | Marseille | |
| DF | Carlo Teodorani | Ternana | |
| MF | Diego De Ascentis | Torino F.C. | |
| MF | Pierluigi Orlandini | Brescia Calcio | |
| GK | Roberto Colombo | Calcio Padova | |
| DF | Taribo West | | released |
| DF | Max Tonetto | U.S. Lecce | co-ownership |
| DF | Mirco Sadotti | Pescara | co-ownership |
| GK | Gabriele Aldegani | A.C. Monza | loan |
| GK | Giorgio Frezzolini | Inter | co-ownership released |
| DF | Samir Beloufa | Germal | loan |
| FW | Mohammed Aliyu Datti | A.C. Monza | loan |
| FW | Mattia Graffiedi | Ternana | loan |
| FW | Alessandro Ianuzzi | A.C. Monza | loan |
| FW | Luca Saudati | Perugia Calcio | co-ownership |

#### Winter

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | Kakhaber Kaladze | Dinamo Kyiv | |
| MF | Pablo García | Atletico Madrid | |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| DF | Roberto Ayala | Valencia CF | |
| GK | Gabriele Aldegani | Treviso | loan ended |
| DF | Júlio César | Real Sociedad | |
| DF | Fabricio Coloccini | San Lorenzo | loan |
| MF | Dražen Brnčić | Vicenza Calcio | loan |

## Competitions
### Serie A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Parma | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 56 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Internazionale | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 51 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Milan | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 49 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Atalanta | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 44 | |
| 8 | Brescia | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 44 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
* 1 2 Atalanta finished ahead of Brescia on head-to-head points: Atalanta 2–0 Brescia, Brescia 0–3 Atalanta.
* ↑ Brescia gained entry to the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup after Atalanta declined.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Competitive matches

#### 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | D | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | D | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | D | L |
| Position | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MIL | LEE | BAR | BES |
| 1 | Milan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | Advance to second group stage | — | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | Advance to second group stage | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 6–0 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 8 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 0–2 | 4–0 | — | 5–0 |
| 4 | Beşiktaş | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 4 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — |

#### Second group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DEP | GAL | MIL | PAR |
| 1 | Deportivo La Coruña | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 |
| 2 | Galatasaray | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Milan | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 | | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — |

## Statistics
### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Serie A | Serie A | Champions League | Champions League | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 12 | GK | ITA | Abbiati | 32 | -47 | 20+1 | -31 | 7 | -8 | 4 | -8 |
| 2 | DF | DEN | Helveg | 42 | 1 | 24+4 | 0 | 7+2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | BRA | Roque Júnior | 35 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ITA | Maldini | 49 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | GEO | Kaladze | 17 | 3 | 17 | 3 |
| 21 | MF | ITA | Giunti | 37 | 2 | 17+7 | 1 | 6+1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | ITA | Ambrosini | 26 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 6+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ITA | Gattuso | 34 | 0 | 19+5 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | ITA | Coco | 44 | 4 | 28+2 | 2 | 10+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | GER | Bierhoff | 42 | 9 | 21+6 | 6 | 8+2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | UKR | Shevchenko | 51 | 34 | 33+1 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | GK | ITA | Rossi | 15 | -14 | 13+1 | -13 | 1 | -1 |
| 5 | DF | ITA | Costacurta | 29 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | BRA | Serginho | 37 | 5 | 16+5 | 4 | 5+6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | BRA | Leonardo | 32 | 6 | 14+8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | DF | ARG | Chamot | 25 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ITA | Albertini | 26 | 2 | 11+2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ESP | José Mari | 34 | 8 | 10+11 | 2 | 7+2 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | ITA | Sala | 17 | 1 | 7+6 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ITA | Comandini | 17 | 3 | 7+6 | 2 | 1+3 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | CRO | Boban | 26 | 3 | 6+10 | 2 | 3+4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | ARG | Guly | 22 | 3 | 5+8 | 1 | 2+4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 55 | MF | URU | Pablo García | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | FRA | Ba | 11 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Julio Cesar | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | BRA | Dida | 7 | -7 | 1 | -2 | 6 | -5 |
| | MF | CRO | Brncic | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | DF | ITA | Daino | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ITA | Donadel | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | ITA | Saudati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ARG | Redondo |
| 40 | GK | ITA | Fiori |
| 36 | DF | ITA | Ferri |
* Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/2000/1182/