2000–01 Deportivo Alavés season
During the 2000–01 season, the Spanish football club Deportivo Alavés was placed 10th in the La Liga. The team reached the final round of the UEFA Cup.
| 2000–01 season | |
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| Manager | José Manuel Esnal |
| La Liga | 10th |
| Copa del Rey | Round of 64 |
| UEFA Cup | Runners-up |
| Top goalscorer | League:  Javi Moreno (22)All: Javi Moreno |
Season summary
Deportivo Alavés enjoyed one of the greatest seasons in their history. Although they were unable to improve on the previous season's sixth-placed finish, they reached the final of the UEFA Cup for the first time in their history, facing English giants Liverpool. Alavés fought bravely and finished normal time level with Liverpool 4-4; the game went to extra time, where Alavés narrowly lost to a golden own goal.
Squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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La Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 8 | Málaga | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 56 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 50 |
| 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[lower-alpha 1] |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Notes:
- ATH: 9 pts; RSO: 6 pts; RVA: 3 pts
Results
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
| 15 February 2001 | Deportivo Alavés | 3–3 |  Internazionale | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain |
Moreno  44'Téllez 70'Alonso 73' |
[ Report] | Recoba 45', 50' Vieri 65' |
Stadium: Estadio Mendizorrotza Attendance: 17,307 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) |
| 22 February 2001 | Internazionale | 0–2 | Deportivo Alavés | Milan, Italy |
| [ Report] | Cruyff 78' Tomić 83' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 9,845 Referee: Graham Barber (England) |
Quarter-finals
| 8 March 2001 | Deportivo Alavés | 3–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain |
| Azkoitia 30' Eggen 79'Vučko 80' |
[ Report] | Stadium: Mendizorrotza Stadium |
| 15 March 2001 | Rayo Vallecano | 2–1 | Deportivo Alavés | Madrid, Spain |
| Quevedo 41' Cembranos 80' |
Cruyff 19' |
Semi-final
| 5 April 2001 | Alavés | 5–1 |  Kaiserslautern | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain |
| 21:15 | Contra 20' (pen.), 31' (pen.) Cruyff 42'Alonso 57' (pen.)Mocelin 81' |
Report | Koch 68' (pen.) |
Stadium: Mendizorrotza Stadium Attendance: 15,157 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway) |
| 19 April 2001 | Kaiserslautern | 1–4 | Alavés | Kaiserslautern, Germany |
| 20:30 | Djorkaeff 7' |
Report | Alonso 23' Vučko 64', 86'Gañán 88' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 29,800 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) |
