2000–01 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
2000–01 season
Chairman	Stewart Milne
Manager	Ebbe Skovdahl
Stadium	Pittodrie Stadium
Scottish Premier League	7th
Scottish Cup	Fourth round
Scottish League Cup	Third round
UEFA Cup	Second preliminary round
Top goalscorer	League: Arild Stavrum (17); All: Arild Stavrum (17)
Highest home attendance	18,359 vs. Rangers, 12 November 2000
Lowest home attendance	6,756 vs. St Johnstone, 27 March 2001
Average home league attendance	13,133
	Home colours
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	← 1999–00 2001–02 →

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

Results

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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
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^[b]

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:

^ 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.
^ Dundee qualified for the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest-placed team to apply for a place in the competition.

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

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

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
PR2 L1	10 August	Bohemian	H	1–2	Winters	13,638
PR2 L2	24 August	Bohemian	A	1–0	Morrison	8,000

Players

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
0	FW	MAR	Hicham Zerouali
1	GK	SCO	Jim Leighton
2	DF	SCO	Russell Anderson
3	DF	SCO	Derek Whyte (captain)
4	MF	NOR	Cato Guntveit
5	DF	NOR	Thomas Solberg
6	DF	SCO	Jamie McAllister
7	MF	GER	Andreas Mayer
8	MF	SCO	Eoin Jess
9	FW	SCO	Robbie Winters
10	FW	NOR	Arild Stavrum
12	MF	SCO	Andy Dow
14	MF	SCO	Paul Bernard
15	DF	SCO	David Lilley
16	MF	BEL	Rachid Belabed
17	MF	SCO	David Rowson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	SCO	Chris Clark
19	MF	SCO	Darren Young
20	DF	SCO	Kevin Rutkiewicz
21	MF	SCO	Derek Young
23	GK	SCO	Ryan Esson
24	DF	SCO	Phil McGuire
25	FW	SCO	Darren Mackie
26	DF	SCO	Mark Perry
27	DF	ISL	Calum Bett
28	MF	SCO	Fergus Tiernan
29	MF	SCO	Ross O'Donoghue
30	GK	ENG	David Preece
31	DF	SCO	Kevin McNaughton
32	MF	SCO	John Inglis
32	FW	FRA	Alex Di Rocco

Players out on loan

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
––	DF	SCO	Michael Hart (at Livingston)
––	DF	SCO	Stuart McCaffrey (at Inverness Caledonian Thistle)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
––	DF	SCO	Russell Duncan (at Forfar Athletic)

Squad

Appearances & Goals

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

References

AFC Heritage Trust

[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.

[table_note_res_IC0.14800521552004-2] Dundee qualified for the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest-placed team to apply for a place in the competition.

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