2000–01 AC Fiorentina season

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Fiorentina
2000–01 season
President Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Manager Fatih Terim
(until 25 February 2001)
Luciano Chiarugi
(until 5 March 2001)
Roberto Mancini
Stadium Artemio Franchi
Serie A 9th
Coppa Italia Winners
(into UEFA Cup)
UEFA Cup First round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Enrico Chiesa (22)

All:
Enrico Chiesa (27)
Average home league attendance29,644 [1]

During the 2000–01 season, Fiorentina competed in the Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.

Contents

Summary

Associazione Calcio Fiorentina fell a couple of steps back in its first season following striker Gabriel Batistuta's departure. While Batistuta finally won a long overdue Serie A title with Roma, Fiorentina had a struggling season, where coach Fatih Terim suddenly resigned and accepted the same job in Milan instead, and the club sensationally opted for recently retired Roberto Mancini to take over.

Although respectability in the league was upheld by goalkeeper Francesco Toldo, playmaker Rui Costa and striker Enrico Chiesa, both Toldo and Rui Costa departed for the Milanese clubs in the summer of 2001, as president Vittorio Cecchi Gori desperately tried to save a collapsing economy. Even though the top players of the club held very high standards, the depth in the squad was not at a very strong level, which would ensure 2001-02 to be a testing time for the Florence faithful.

The cup title was some consolation for the worries, with Paolo Vanoli scoring the winner against Parma in the first final, then drawing 1–1 at home, when Portuguese international Nuno Gomes scored the all-important equaliser.

Players

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Francesco Toldo
4 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Daniele Adani
23 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Alessandro Pierini
2 DF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Tomáš Řepka
14 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Paolo Vanoli
7 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Angelo Di Livio
24 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Christian Amoroso
30 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Mauro Bressan
10 MF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Rui Costa
20 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Enrico Chiesa
21 FW Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Nuno Gomes
33 GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Giuseppe Taglialatela
3 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Moreno Torricelli
19 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Marco Rossi
18 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Sandro Cois
11 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Fabio Rossitto
5 DF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Saliou Lassissi
No.Pos.NationPlayer
9 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Leandro
35 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Emiliano Moretti
8 FW Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  YUG Predrag Mijatović
15 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Amaral
27 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Andrea Tarozzi
26 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Giovanni Bartolucci
29 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Roberto Massaro
36 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Bonora
6 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Aldo Firicano
16 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Domenico Morfeo
31 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Riccardo Taddei
25 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Daniele Ficagna
38 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Francesco Sorbino
39 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Nicola Guzzo
12 GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Gianmatteo Mareggini
17 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Angelo Palombo
37 FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Georgios Vakouftsis

Transfers

Competitions

Serie A

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
7 Atalanta 341014103834+444 [lower-alpha 1]
8 Brescia [lower-alpha 2] 341014104442+244 [lower-alpha 1] Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
9 Fiorentina [lower-alpha 3] 341013115352+143Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
10 Bologna 341110134953443
11 Perugia 341012124953442
Source: 2000–01 Serie A, Soccerway, RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played). [2]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Atalanta finished ahead of Brescia on head-to-head points: Atalanta 2–0 Brescia, Brescia 0–3 Atalanta.
  2. Brescia gained entry to the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup after Atalanta declined.
  3. Fiorentina gained entry to the 2001–02 UEFA Cup as the 2000–01 Coppa Italia champions.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
341013115352 +1438453225 +72962127 −6

Last updated: 17 June 2001.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultDWDDLDWLDWWWDWDLLLDDLDDDWWLWLLWDLL
Position63671011911119654345688101111101098999108889

Matches

1 October 20001 Parma 2–2 Fiorentina Parma
M. Amoroso Soccerball shade.svg5', 92' Report Soccerball shade.svg64' Pierini
Soccerball shade.svg82' C. Amoroso
Stadium: Il Tardini
Attendance: 17,187
15 October 20002 Fiorentina 2–1 Reggina Florence
Nuno Gomes Soccerball shade.svg86'
Leandro Soccerball shade.svg91'
Report Soccerball shade.svg68' Marazzina Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 26,868
22 October 20003 Brescia 1–1 Fiorentina Brescia
Hübner Soccerball shade.svg50' Report Soccerball shade.svg70' Leandro Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Attendance: 16,208
1 November 20004 Fiorentina 2–2 Bari Florence
Rui Costa Soccerball shade.svg32'
Nuno Gomes Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report Masinga Soccerball shade.svg72'
Cassano Soccerball shade.svg80'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 27,580
4 November 20005 Fiorentina 3–4 Perugia Florence
Di Livio Soccerball shade.svg22'
Leandro Soccerball shade.svg45+3', 77'
Vryzas Soccerball shade.svg39', 50', 65'
Saudati Soccerball shade.svg42' (pen.)
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 25,671
12 November 2000 6 Bologna 1–1 Fiorentina Bologna
Cruz Soccerball shade.svg38' Leandro Soccerball shade.svg64' (pen.)Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 24,756
19 November 20007 Fiorentina 3–2 Vicenza Florence
Nuno Gomes Soccerball shade.svg10', 51'
Adani Soccerball shade.svg75'
Toni Soccerball shade.svg44'
Comotto Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 26,740
26 November 20008 Roma 1–0 Fiorentina Rome
Batistuta Soccerball shade.svg82'Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 65,787
3 December 20009 Lecce 1–1 Fiorentina Lecce
Conticchio Soccerball shade.svg11' Chiesa Soccerball shade.svg54' (pen.)Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 12,238
10 December 200010 Fiorentina 2–0 Internazionale Florence
Rui Costa Soccerball shade.svg49'
Chiesa Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 34,239
17 December 200011 Udinese 1–3 Fiorentina Udine
Jørgensen Soccerball shade.svg8' Chiesa Soccerball shade.svg38'
Sottil Soccerball shade.svg65' (o.g.)
Rui Costa Soccerball shade.svg67'
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 18,843
23 December 200012 Fiorentina 2–0 Hellas Verona Florence
Chiesa Soccerball shade.svg22' (pen.), 50'Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 28,672
6 January 2001 13 Juventus 3–3 Fiorentina Turin
Conte Soccerball shade.svg33'
Inzaghi Soccerball shade.svg49' (pen.), 57'
Chiesa Soccerball shade.svg5', 64'
Nuno Gomes Soccerball shade.svg18'
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 41,933
13 January 200114 Fiorentina 4–0 Milan Florence
Nuno Gomes Soccerball shade.svg15'
Cois Soccerball shade.svg47'
Chiesa Soccerball shade.svg72'
Rui Costa Soccerball shade.svg87'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 39,241
21 January 200115 Atalanta 0–0 Fiorentina Bergamo
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 18,264
28 January 200116 Fiorentina 1–4 Lazio Florence
Chiesa Soccerball shade.svg82' (pen.) Nedvěd Soccerball shade.svg33'
Crespo Soccerball shade.svg58', 74'
Salas Soccerball shade.svg85'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 33,590
4 February 200117 Napoli 1–0 Fiorentina Palermo
Pecchia Soccerball shade.svg90'Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 28,000
11 February 200118 Fiorentina 0–1 Parma Florence
Report Conceição Soccerball shade.svg6'Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 27,494
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
18 February 200119 Reggina 1–1 Fiorentina Reggio Calabria
Zanchetta Soccerball shade.svg45' Report Chiesa Soccerball shade.svg11'Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo
Attendance: 23,642
Referee: Stefano Farina
25 February 200120 Fiorentina 2–2 Brescia Florence
Chiesa Soccerball shade.svg23'
Nuno Gomes Soccerball shade.svg62'
Report R. Baggio Soccerball shade.svg4', 66'Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 25,720
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
4 March 200121 Bari 2–1 Fiorentina Bari
Cassano Soccerball shade.svg43'
Andersson Soccerball shade.svg87' (pen.)
Report Rui Costa Soccerball shade.svg40'Stadium: Stadio Nicola
Attendance: 9,916
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
11 March 200122 Perugia 2–2 Fiorentina Perugia
Di Loreto Soccerball shade.svg23'
Liverani Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Report Chiesa Soccerball shade.svg57'
Lassissi Soccerball shade.svg66'
Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
Attendance: 9,898
Referee: Massimo De Santis
18 March 2001 23 Fiorentina 1–1 Bologna Florence
Mijatović Soccerball shade.svg54' Report Cipriani Soccerball shade.svg14'Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 28,331
Referee: Stefano Farina
31 March 200124 Vicenza 1–1 Fiorentina Vicenza
Řepka Soccerball shade.svg10' (o.g.) Report Rui Costa Soccerball shade.svg76'Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 15,628
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
9 April 200125 Fiorentina 3–1 Roma Florence
Chiesa Soccerball shade.svg12', 82'
Candela Soccerball shade.svg57' (o.g.)
Report Emerson Soccerball shade.svg30'Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 34,140
Referee: Stefano Farina
14 April 200126 Fiorentina 2–0 Lecce Florence
Chiesa Soccerball shade.svg6', 82' Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 26,860
Referee: Domenico Messina
21 April 200127 Internazionale 4–2 Fiorentina Milano
Vieri Soccerball shade.svg11', 40' (pen.)
Dalmat Soccerball shade.svg43'
Şükür Soccerball shade.svg57'
Report Cruz Roja.svg42' Lassissi
Soccerball shade.svg64' Bressan
Soccerball shade.svg79' Chiesa
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 51,662
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
29 April 200128 Fiorentina 2–1 Udinese Florence
Chiesa Soccerball shade.svg52', 56' Report Muzzi Soccerball shade.svg12'Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 28,077
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
11 May 2001 30 Fiorentina 1–3 Juventus Florence
Cois Cruz Roja.svg30'
Rossi Soccerball shade.svg40'
Report Zidane Soccerball shade.svg24'
Tudor Soccerball shade.svg28'
Trezeguet Soccerball shade.svg89'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 36,714
Referee: Graziano Cesari
17 May 200131 Milan 1–2 Fiorentina Milan
Shevchenko Soccerball shade.svg28' Report Chiesa Soccerball shade.svg11', 18'Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 44,699
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti
27 May 200132 Fiorentina 1–1 Atalanta Florence
Nuno Gomes Soccerball shade.svg13' Report Doni Soccerball shade.svg20' (pen.)Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 25,683
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
10 June 200133 Lazio 3–0 Fiorentina Rome
Pierini Soccerball shade.svg34' (o.g.)
Crespo Soccerball shade.svg44'
Negro Soccerball shade.svg55'
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 42,052
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
17 June 200134 Fiorentina 1–2 Napoli Florence
Nuno Gomes Soccerball shade.svg83' Report Amoruso Soccerball shade.svg48'
Edmundo Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 28,321
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

Coppa Italia

Round of 32

Bye.

Eightfinals

17 September 20001 Salernitana 0–5 Fiorentina Salerno
24 September 20002 Fiorentina 3–1 Salerno Calcio Firenze
Stadium: Artemio Franchi

Quarterfinals

29 November 20001 Fiorentina 6–0 Brescia Calcio Firenze
Leandro Soccerball shade.svg28'
Bressan Soccerball shade.svg35'
Chiesa Soccerball shade.svg39'
Chiesa Soccerball shade.svg57'
Leandro Soccerball shade.svg64'
Rui Costa Soccerball shade.svg72'
Stadium: Artemio Franchi
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
13 December 20002 Brescia Calcio 3–1 Fiorentina Brescia
Yllana Soccerball shade.svg45'
Orlandini Soccerball shade.svg70' (rig)
Correa Soccerball shade.svg82'
Soccerball shade.svg53' Leandro Stadium: Mario Rigamonti
Referee: Zaltron

Semifinals

25 January 20011 A.C. Milan 2-2 Fiorentina Milano
Ambrosini Soccerball shade.svg66'
Giunti Soccerball shade.svg92'
Report Soccerball shade.svg17' Chiesa
Soccerball shade.svg75' Bressan
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 7 000
Referee: Gennaro Borriello
7 February 20012 Fiorentina 2-0 A.C. Milan Firenze
Chiesa Soccerball shade.svg42'
Rui Costa Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report Stadium: Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 25 000
Referee: Gennaro Borriello

Finals

First leg
24 May 2001
21:00
Parma 0–1 Fiorentina Parma
Vanoli Soccerball shade.svg87'Stadium: Il Tardini
Attendance: 17,685
Referee: Gennaro Borriello
Second leg
13 June 2001
21:00
Fiorentina 1–1 Parma Firenze
Nuno Gomes Soccerball shade.svg65' Milošević Soccerball shade.svg38'Stadium: Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 37,664
Referee: Massimo De Santis

UEFA Cup

First round

14 September 2000 First leg Tirol Innsbruck Flag of Austria.svg 3–1 Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina Innsbruck, Austria
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gilewicz Soccerball shade.svg28', 49', Yellow card.svg 55'
Kogler Yellow card.svg 34'
Baur Soccerball shade.svg45' (pen.)
Mair Yellow card.svg 60'
Kirchler Yellow card.svg 74'
Brzęczek Yellow card.svg 78'
Report Di Livio Yellow card.svg 12'
Adani Yellow card.svg 46'
Mijatović Soccerball shade.svg53'
Stadium: Tivoli Neu
Attendance: 13,190
Referee: Jorge Emanuel Monteiro Coroado (Portugal)
28 September 2000 Second leg Fiorentina Flag of Italy.svg 2–2
(3–5 agg.)
Flag of Austria.svg Tirol Innsbruck Florence, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rossitto Yellow card.svg 18'
Mijatović Soccerball shade.svg25', Yellow card.svg 30'
Di Livio Yellow card.svg 30'
Torricelli Yellow card.svg 59'
Leandro Soccerball shade.svg61', Yellow card.svg 62'
Vanoli Yellow card.svg 72'
Report Mair Soccerball shade.svg8'
Hörtnagl Yellow card.svg 31'
Marasek Yellow card.svg 39'
Scharrer Yellow card.svg 48'
Brzęczek Yellow card.svg 74'
Gilewicz Soccerball shade.svg87', Yellow card.svg 88' Yellow-red card.svg
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Orhan Erdemir (Turkey)

Statistics

Players statistics

No.PosNatPlayerTotal Serie A Coppa UEFA
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Toldo 40-5632-486-32-5
4 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Adani 34122+317020
23 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Pierini 35126+116020
2 DF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Repka 36024+407010
14 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Vanoli 37225+208220
7 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Di Livio 43132+118020
24 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Amoroso 29123+312010
30 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Bressan 38319+1018210
10 MF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Rui Costa 38828+167220
20 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Chiesa 382724+6226520
21 FW Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Nuno Gomes 351327+395400
33 GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Taglialatela 5-82+1-42-400
3 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Torricelli 31018+605020
19 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Rossi 27214+715110
18 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Cois 15111+311000
11 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Rossitto 23010+804010
5 DF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Lassissi 1819+513010
9 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Leandro 2499+1053321
35 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Moretti 1308+104000
8 FW Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  YUG Mijatovic 1954+914222
15 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Amaral 1004+402000
27 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Tarozzi 801+303010
26 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Bartolucci 10100000
29 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Massaro10100000
36 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Bonora200+200000
6 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Firicano 500+302000
16 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Morfeo 300+201000
31 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Taddei 100+100000
25 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Ficagna 00000000
38 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Francesco Sorbino10001000
39 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Nicola Guzzo10001000
12 GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Mareggini 00000000
17 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Palombo 00000000
37 FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Vakouftsis 00000000

Goalscorers

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