2000–01 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup in season 2000–01.

Aberdeen F.C.
2000–01 season
ChairmanStewart Milne
ManagerEbbe Skovdahl
Scottish Premier League7th
Scottish Cup4th Round
Scottish League Cup3rd Round
UEFA Cup2nd Preliminary Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Arild Stavrum (17)
All: Arild Stavrum (17)
Highest home attendance18,359 vs. Rangers, 12 November 2000
Lowest home attendance6,756 vs. St Johnstone, 27 March 2001
Average home league attendance13,133

Results

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2000–01 Scottish Premier League
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 29 July Dunfermline Athletic A 0–0 7,563
2 5 August St Mirren H 2–1 Stavrum, Perry 11,996
3 13 August Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 Derek Young 11,798
4 19 August Hibernian H 0–2 13,157
5 27 August Motherwell A 1–1 Winters 5,541
6 9 September St Johnstone H 1–1 Winters 11,026
7 16 September Kilmarnock A 0–1 6,876
8 23 September Dundee United A 5–3 Winters (3), Jess, Derek Young 7,699
9 1 October Celtic H 1–1 Winters 18,239
10 14 October Dundee H 0–2 16,035
11 21 October Dunfermline Athletic H 0–0 1,933
12 28 October St Mirren A 0–2 5,763
13 4 November Heart of Midlothian A 0–3 12,744
14 12 November Rangers H 1–2 Stavrum 18,359
15 18 November Hibernian A 2–0 Stavrum, Mayer 10,996
16 25 November Motherwell H 3–3 Di Rocco (2), Stavrum 12,243
17 28 November St Johnstone A 0–0 4,896
18 2 December Kilmarnock H 1–2 Stavrum 12,573
19 13 December Rangers A 1–3 Stavrum 45,285
20 16 December Celtic A 0–6 60,013
21 23 December Dundee A 2–2 Di Rocco, Stavrum 9,093
22 26 December Dunfermline Athletic A 2–3 Rowson, Dow 7,194
23 2 January Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 Rowson 13,522
24 31 January Rangers A 0–1 45,621
25 10 February Motherwell A 1–0 Derek Young 6,680
26 21 February St Mirren H 3–0 Stavrum (3) 9,946
27 3 March Kilmarnock A 0–0 6,580
28 13 March Hibernian H 1–0 Guntveit 9,357
29 17 March Dundee United A 1–1 Winters 8,457
30 27 March St Johnstone H 3–3 Derek Young, Winters, Darren Young 8,537
31 1 April Celtic H 0–1 16,067
32 4 April Dundee United H 4–1 Stavrum (3), Derek Young 9,962
33 7 April Dundee H 0–2 11,400
34 21 April Dunfermline Athletic H 1–0 Stavrum 8,613
35 28 April St Johnstone A 3–0 Mackie (2), Stavrum 3,611
36 5 May Motherwell A 2–0 Stavrum, Winters 3,905
37 12 May St Mirren A 1–2 Derek Young 5,780
38 20 May Dundee United H 1–2 Stavrum 11,633

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 14 10 14 56 50 +6 52
6 Dundee 38 13 8 17 51 49 +2 47 Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
7 Aberdeen 38 11 12 15 45 52 −7 45
8 Motherwell 38 12 7 19 42 56 −14 43
9 Dunfermline Athletic 38 11 9 18 34 54 −20 42
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. Dundee qualified for the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest-placed team to apply for a place in the competition.

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 6 September Rangers A 2–4 Winters, Derek Young 37,029

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 27 January Alloa Athletic A 3–0 Rowson, Winters, Mackie 2,877
R4 17 February Livingston A 0–0 6,289
R4R 6 March Livingston H 0–1 9,959

UEFA Cup
Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
PR2 L1 10 August Republic of Ireland Bohemian H 1–2 Winters 13,638
PR2 L2 24 August Republic of Ireland Bohemian A 1–0 Morrison 8,000

Players

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 FW Morocco MAR Hicham Zerouali
1 GK Scotland SCO Jim Leighton
2 DF Scotland SCO Russell Anderson
3 DF Scotland SCO Derek Whyte (captain)
4 MF Norway NOR Cato Guntveit
5 DF Norway NOR Thomas Solberg
6 DF Scotland SCO Jamie McAllister
7 MF Germany GER Andreas Mayer
8 MF Scotland SCO Eoin Jess
9 FW Scotland SCO Robbie Winters
10 FW Norway NOR Arild Stavrum
12 MF Scotland SCO Andy Dow
14 MF Scotland SCO Paul Bernard
15 DF Scotland SCO David Lilley
16 MF Belgium BEL Rachid Belabed
17 MF Scotland SCO David Rowson
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Scotland SCO Chris Clark
19 MF Scotland SCO Darren Young
20 DF Scotland SCO Kevin Rutkiewicz
21 MF Scotland SCO Derek Young
23 GK Scotland SCO Ryan Esson
24 DF Scotland SCO Phil McGuire
25 FW Scotland SCO Darren Mackie
26 DF Scotland SCO Mark Perry
27 DF Iceland ISL Calum Bett
28 MF Scotland SCO Fergus Tiernan
29 MF Scotland SCO Ross O'Donoghue
30 GK England ENG David Preece
31 DF Scotland SCO Kevin McNaughton
32 MF Scotland SCO John Inglis
32 FW France FRA Alex Di Rocco

Players out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
–– DF Scotland SCO Michael Hart (at Livingston)
–– DF Scotland SCO Stuart McCaffrey (at Inverness Caledonian Thistle)
No. Pos. Nation Player
–– DF Scotland SCO Russell Duncan (at Forfar Athletic)

Squad

Appearances & Goals
No. Pos Nat Player Total SPL Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
0 MF Morocco MAR Hicham Zerouali 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1 GK Scotland SCO Jim Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Russell Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Derek Whyte (c) 33 0 29 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
4 MF Norway NOR Cato Guntveit 34 1 30 1 2 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF Norway NOR Thomas Solberg 25 0 22 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Jamie McAllister 28 0 25 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
7 MF Germany GER Andreas Mayer 7 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Eoin Jess 15 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Robbie Winters 43 12 37 9 3 1 1 1 2 1
10 FW Norway NOR Arild Stavrum 35 17 31 17 3 0 0 0 1 0
12 MF Scotland SCO Andy Dow 19 1 15 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Paul Bernard 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF Scotland SCO David Lilley 9 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Belgium BEL Rachid Belabed 25 0 19 0 3 0 1 0 2 0
17 MF Scotland SCO David Rowson 41 3 35 2 3 1 1 0 2 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Chris Clark 27 0 24 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
19 MF Scotland SCO Darren Young 37 1 31 1 3 0 1 0 2 0
20 DF Scotland SCO Kevin Rutkiewicz 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Derek Young 36 7 31 6 3 0 1 1 1 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Michael Hart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK Scotland SCO Ryan Esson 40 0 36 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
24 DF Scotland SCO Phil McGuire 35 0 29 0 3 0 1 0 2 0
25 FW Scotland SCO Darren Mackie 26 3 22 2 2 1 1 0 1 0
26 DF Scotland SCO Mark Perry 10 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 MF Iceland ISL Calum Bett 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Scotland SCO Fergus Tiernan 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Scotland SCO Ross O'Donoghue 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK England ENG David Preece 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Scotland SCO Kevin McNaughton 38 0 33 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
32 DF Scotland SCO John Inglis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW France FRA Alex Di Rocco 10 3 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

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