# 2000–01 UEFA Cup final phase

The final phase of the 2000–01 UEFA Cup began on 21 November 2000 with the third round and concluded on 16 May 2001 with the final at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund, Germany. A total of 32 teams competed in this phase of the competition.

## Qualified teams

The following 32 teams qualified for the final phase of the competition.
| Team | Coeff. |
| Barcelona | 103.799 |
| Internazionale | 79.964 |
| Parma | 78.964 |
| Roma | 65.964 |
| Bordeaux | 64.364 |
| Porto | 61.275 |
| Feyenoord | 60.333 |
| Slavia Prague | 56.562 |
| Team | Coeff. |
| Celta Vigo | 53.799 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 52.333 |
| Rosenborg | 51.050 |
| Liverpool | 49.728 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 48.638 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 48.201 |
| Nantes | 46.364 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 46.201 |
| Team | Coeff. |
| Olympiacos | 45.433 |
| AEK Athens | 43.433 |
| Werder Bremen | 43.201 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 42.201 |
| Espanyol | 34.799 |
| Club Brugge | 32.525 |
| Rangers | 32.250 |
| Hertha BSC | 32.201 |
| Team | Coeff. |
| Rayo Vallecano | 29.799 |
| Alavés | 29.799 |
| 1860 Munich | 29.201 |
| PAOK | 24.433 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 15.583 |
| Hamburger SV | 14.562 |
| Lausanne-Sports | 14.500 |
| Osijek | 8.062 |
Notes
* $^{R2}$ Winners from the second round
* $^{CL}$ Third-placed teams from the Champions League first group stage

## Bracket

| Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Bayer Leverkusen | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AEK Athens | AEK Athens | 4 | 2 | 6 | AEK Athens | AEK Athens | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Club Brugge | Club Brugge | 0 | 1 | 1 | Barcelona | Barcelona | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | Barcelona (a) | Barcelona (a) | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Feyenoord | Feyenoord | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | Celta Vigo | Celta Vigo | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart | 2 | 2 | 4 | VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | Celta Vigo | Celta Vigo | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Celta Vigo | Celta Vigo | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Barcelona | Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Espanyol | Espanyol | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Liverpool | Liverpool | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Porto | Porto | 2 | 0 | 2 | Porto | Porto | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nantes | Nantes | 4 | 3 | 7 | Nantes | Nantes | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lausanne-Sports | Lausanne-Sports | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | Porto | Porto | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Roma | Roma | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | Liverpool | Liverpool | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Hamburger SV | Hamburger SV | 0 | 0 | 0 | Roma | Roma | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Olympiacos | Olympiacos | 2 | 0 | 2 | Liverpool | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 May – Dortmund | 16 May – Dortmund | 16 May – Dortmund |
| Liverpool | Liverpool | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Liverpool (g.g.) | Liverpool (g.g.) | 5 |
| Alavés | Alavés | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Alavés | Alavés | 4 |
| Rosenborg | Rosenborg | 1 | 1 | 2 | Alavés | Alavés | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hertha BSC | Hertha BSC | 0 | 1 | 1 | Internazionale | Internazionale | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Internazionale | Internazionale | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | Alavés | Alavés | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | Lokomotiv Moscow | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | Rayo Vallecano | Rayo Vallecano | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Rayo Vallecano | Rayo Vallecano | 0 | 2 | 2 | Rayo Vallecano | Rayo Vallecano | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bordeaux | Bordeaux | 4 | 0 | 4 | Bordeaux | Bordeaux | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Werder Bremen | Werder Bremen | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Alavés | Alavés | 5 | 4 | 9 | | | |
| Osijek | Osijek | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| Slavia Prague | Slavia Prague | 0 | 5 | 5 | Slavia Prague | Slavia Prague | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rangers | Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| PSV Eindhoven | PSV Eindhoven | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | PSV Eindhoven | PSV Eindhoven | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| PAOK | PAOK | 0 | 0 | 0 | PSV Eindhoven (a) | PSV Eindhoven (a) | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Parma | Parma | 2 | 2 | 4 | Parma | Parma | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1860 Munich | 1860 Munich | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Third round

The third round included 24 winners from the second round as well as 8 third placed teams from the Champions League first group stage.

### Seeding

UEFA allocated the teams into four groups, each with four seeded and four unseeded teams.
| Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 4 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Barcelona Slavia Prague Bayer Leverkusen 1. FC Kaiserslautern | AEK Athens Club Brugge Rangers Osijek | Internazionale Feyenoord Rosenborg Nantes | VfB Stuttgart Hertha BSC Alavés Lausanne-Sports | Parma Bordeaux Celta Vigo PSV Eindhoven | Werder Bremen 1860 Munich PAOK Shakhtar Donetsk | Roma Porto Liverpool Lokomotiv Moscow | Olympiacos Espanyol Hamburger SV Rayo Vallecano |

### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Hertha BSC | 1–2 | Internazionale | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Parma | 4–2 | 1860 Munich | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Feyenoord | 3–4 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 0–2 | Rayo Vallecano | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 4–0 | PAOK | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Roma | 4–0 | Hamburger SV | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Nantes | 7–4 | Lausanne-Sports | 4–3 | 3–1 |
| Bordeaux | 4–1 | Werder Bremen | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| Olympiacos | 2–4 | Liverpool | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 4–6 | AEK Athens | 4–4 | 0–2 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–1 | Celta Vigo | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Alavés | 4–2 | Rosenborg | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Espanyol | 0–2 | Porto | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Osijek | 3–5 | Slavia Prague | 2–0 | 1–5 |
| Club Brugge | 1–3 | Barcelona | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Rangers | 1–3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–0 | 0–3 |

### Matches

Internazionale won 2–1 on aggregate.
Parma won 4–2 on aggregate.
VfB Stuttgart won 4–3 on aggregate.
Rayo Vallecano won 2–0 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 4–0 on aggregate.
Roma won 4–0 on aggregate.
Nantes won 7–4 on aggregate.
Bordeaux won 4–1 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 4–2 on aggregate.
AEK Athens won 6–4 on aggregate.
Celta Vigo won 1–0 on aggregate.
Alavés won 4–2 on aggregate.
Porto won 2–0 on aggregate.
Slavia Prague won 5–3 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 3–1 on aggregate.
1. FC Kaiserslautern won 3–1 on aggregate.

## Fourth round
### Seeding

UEFA allocated the teams into two groups, each with four seeded and four unseeded teams.
| Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Barcelona Roma Porto Celta Vigo | Liverpool Nantes AEK Athens VfB Stuttgart | Internazionale Parma Bordeaux Slavia Prague | PSV Eindhoven 1. FC Kaiserslautern Alavés Rayo Vallecano |

### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Slavia Prague | 0–1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 1–2 | Celta Vigo | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 4–4 (a) | Parma | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| AEK Athens | 0–6 | Barcelona | 0–1 | 0–5 |
| Alavés | 5–3 | Internazionale | 3–3 | 2–0 |
| Porto | 4–3 | Nantes | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 6–2 | Bordeaux | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Roma | 1–2 | Liverpool | 0–2 | 1–0 |

### Matches

1. FC Kaiserslautern won 1–0 on aggregate.
Celta Vigo won 2–1 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate; PSV Eindhoven won on away goals.
Barcelona won 6–0 on aggregate.
Alavés won 5–3 on aggregate.
Porto won 4–3 on aggregate.
Rayo Vallecano won 6–2 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 2–1 on aggregate.

## Quarter-finals
### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Barcelona | 4–4 (a) | Celta Vigo | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Porto | 0–2 | Liverpool | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Alavés | 4–2 | Rayo Vallecano | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–0 | PSV Eindhoven | 1–0 | 1–0 |

### Matches

4–4 on aggregate; Barcelona won on away goals.
Liverpool won 2–0 on aggregate.
Alavés won 4–2 on aggregate.
1. FC Kaiserslautern won 2–0 on aggregate.

## Semi-finals
### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Alavés | 9–2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 5–1 | 4–1 |
| Barcelona | 0–1 | Liverpool | 0–0 | 0–1 |

### Matches

Alavés won 9–2 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 1–0 on aggregate.

## Final

The final was played on 16 May 2001 at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund, Germany.