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2000–01 season | ||||
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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 goalscorer | League: Enrico Chiesa (22) All: Enrico Chiesa (27) | |||
Average home league attendance | 29,644 [1] | |||
During the 2000–01 season, Fiorentina competed in the Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.
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.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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In | |||
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Pos. | Name | from | Type |
FW | Nuno Gomes | Benfica | |
MF | Domenico Morfeo | Cagliari Calcio | loan ended |
MF | Leandro | Portuguesa | |
MF | Amaral | Benfica | |
MF | Giovanni Bartolucci | ||
DF | Paolo Vanoli | Parma F.C. | |
DF | Saliou Lassissi | Parma F.C. | loan |
FW | Marco Rossi | Salernitana | |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
FW | Gabriel Batistuta | A.S. Roma | |
MF | Jörg Heinrich | Borussia Dortmund | |
DF | Pasquale Padalino | Bologna F.C. | |
MF | Guillermo Amor | Villarreal C.F. | |
MF | Paul Okon | Middlesbrough F.C. | |
FW | Abel Balbo | A.S. Roma | |
MF | Domenico Morfeo | Atalanta B.C. | loan |
FW | Georgios Vakouftsis | Ravenna Calcio | loan |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Atalanta | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 44 [lower-alpha 1] | |
8 | Brescia [lower-alpha 2] | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 44 [lower-alpha 1] | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
9 | Fiorentina [lower-alpha 3] | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 43 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
10 | Bologna | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 43 | |
11 | Perugia | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 42 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 27 | −6 |
Last updated: 17 June 2001.
Source: Competitive matches
1 October 20001 | Parma | 2–2 | Fiorentina | Parma |
M. Amoroso ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Il Tardini Attendance: 17,187 |
15 October 20002 | Fiorentina | 2–1 | Reggina | Florence |
Nuno Gomes ![]() Leandro ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 26,868 |
22 October 20003 | Brescia | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Brescia |
Hübner ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 16,208 |
1 November 20004 | Fiorentina | 2–2 | Bari | Florence |
Rui Costa ![]() Nuno Gomes ![]() | Report | Masinga ![]() Cassano ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 27,580 |
4 November 20005 | Fiorentina | 3–4 | Perugia | Florence |
Di Livio ![]() Leandro ![]() | Vryzas ![]() Saudati ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 25,671 |
12 November 2000 6 | Bologna | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Bologna |
Cruz ![]() | Leandro ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 24,756 |
19 November 20007 | Fiorentina | 3–2 | Vicenza | Florence |
Nuno Gomes ![]() Adani ![]() | Toni ![]() Comotto ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 26,740 |
26 November 20008 | Roma | 1–0 | Fiorentina | Rome |
Batistuta ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 65,787 |
3 December 20009 | Lecce | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Lecce |
Conticchio ![]() | Chiesa ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 12,238 |
10 December 200010 | Fiorentina | 2–0 | Internazionale | Florence |
Rui Costa ![]() Chiesa ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 34,239 |
17 December 200011 | Udinese | 1–3 | Fiorentina | Udine |
Jørgensen ![]() | Chiesa ![]() Sottil ![]() Rui Costa ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 18,843 |
23 December 200012 | Fiorentina | 2–0 | Hellas Verona | Florence |
Chiesa ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 28,672 |
6 January 2001 13 | Juventus | 3–3 | Fiorentina | Turin |
Conte ![]() Inzaghi ![]() | Chiesa ![]() Nuno Gomes ![]() | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 41,933 |
13 January 200114 | Fiorentina | 4–0 | Milan | Florence |
Nuno Gomes ![]() Cois ![]() Chiesa ![]() Rui Costa ![]() | 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 ![]() | Nedvěd ![]() Crespo ![]() Salas ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 33,590 |
4 February 200117 | Napoli | 1–0 | Fiorentina | Palermo |
Pecchia ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 28,000 |
11 February 200118 | Fiorentina | 0–1 | Parma | Florence |
Report | Conceição ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 27,494 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
18 February 200119 | Reggina | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Reggio Calabria |
Zanchetta ![]() | Report | Chiesa ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 23,642 Referee: Stefano Farina |
25 February 200120 | Fiorentina | 2–2 | Brescia | Florence |
Chiesa ![]() Nuno Gomes ![]() | Report | R. Baggio ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 25,720 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
4 March 200121 | Bari | 2–1 | Fiorentina | Bari |
Cassano ![]() Andersson ![]() | Report | Rui Costa ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Nicola Attendance: 9,916 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino |
11 March 200122 | Perugia | 2–2 | Fiorentina | Perugia |
Di Loreto ![]() Liverani ![]() | Report | Chiesa ![]() Lassissi ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 9,898 Referee: Massimo De Santis |
18 March 2001 23 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Bologna | Florence |
Mijatović ![]() | Report | Cipriani ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 28,331 Referee: Stefano Farina |
31 March 200124 | Vicenza | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Vicenza |
Řepka ![]() | Report | Rui Costa ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 15,628 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
9 April 200125 | Fiorentina | 3–1 | Roma | Florence |
Chiesa ![]() Candela ![]() | Report | Emerson ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 34,140 Referee: Stefano Farina |
14 April 200126 | Fiorentina | 2–0 | Lecce | Florence |
Chiesa ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 26,860 Referee: Domenico Messina |
21 April 200127 | Internazionale | 4–2 | Fiorentina | Milano |
Vieri ![]() Dalmat ![]() Şükür ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 51,662 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
29 April 200128 | Fiorentina | 2–1 | Udinese | Florence |
Chiesa ![]() | Report | Muzzi ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 28,077 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
6 May 200129 | Hellas Verona | 2–1 | Fiorentina | Verona |
Salvetti ![]() Italiano ![]() | Report | Chiesa ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 17,677 Referee: Massimo De Santis |
11 May 2001 30 | Fiorentina | 1–3 | Juventus | Florence |
Cois ![]() Rossi ![]() | Report | Zidane ![]() Tudor ![]() Trezeguet ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 36,714 Referee: Graziano Cesari |
17 May 200131 | Milan | 1–2 | Fiorentina | Milan |
Shevchenko ![]() | Report | Chiesa ![]() | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 44,699 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
27 May 200132 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Atalanta | Florence |
Nuno Gomes ![]() | Report | Doni ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 25,683 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
10 June 200133 | Lazio | 3–0 | Fiorentina | Rome |
Pierini ![]() Crespo ![]() Negro ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 42,052 Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
17 June 200134 | Fiorentina | 1–2 | Napoli | Florence |
Nuno Gomes ![]() | Report | Amoruso ![]() Edmundo ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 28,321 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
Bye.
17 September 20001 | Salernitana | 0–5 | Fiorentina | Salerno |
24 September 20002 | Fiorentina | 3–1 | Salerno Calcio | Firenze |
Stadium: Artemio Franchi |
29 November 20001 | Fiorentina | 6–0 | Brescia Calcio | Firenze |
Leandro ![]() Bressan ![]() Chiesa ![]() Chiesa ![]() Leandro ![]() Rui Costa ![]() | Stadium: Artemio Franchi Referee: Emilio Pellegrino |
13 December 20002 | Brescia Calcio | 3–1 | Fiorentina | Brescia |
Yllana ![]() Orlandini ![]() Correa ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Mario Rigamonti Referee: Zaltron |
25 January 20011 | A.C. Milan | 2-2 | Fiorentina | Milano |
Ambrosini ![]() Giunti ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 7 000 Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
7 February 20012 | Fiorentina | 2-0 | A.C. Milan | Firenze |
Chiesa ![]() Rui Costa ![]() | Report | Stadium: Artemio Franchi Attendance: 25 000 Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
24 May 2001 21:00 | Parma | 0–1 | Fiorentina | Parma |
Vanoli ![]() | Stadium: Il Tardini Attendance: 17,685 Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
13 June 2001 21:00 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Parma | Firenze |
Nuno Gomes ![]() | Milošević ![]() | Stadium: Artemio Franchi Attendance: 37,664 Referee: Massimo De Santis |
14 September 2000 First leg | Tirol Innsbruck ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Innsbruck, Austria |
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gilewicz ![]() ![]() Kogler ![]() Baur ![]() Mair ![]() Kirchler ![]() Brzęczek ![]() | Report | Di Livio ![]() Adani ![]() Mijatović ![]() | Stadium: Tivoli Neu Attendance: 13,190 Referee: Jorge Emanuel Monteiro Coroado (Portugal) |
28 September 2000 Second leg | Fiorentina ![]() | 2–2 (3–5 agg.) | ![]() | Florence, Italy |
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Rossitto ![]() Mijatović ![]() ![]() Di Livio ![]() Torricelli ![]() Leandro ![]() ![]() Vanoli ![]() | Report | Mair ![]() Hörtnagl ![]() Marasek ![]() Scharrer ![]() Brzęczek ![]() Gilewicz ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Orhan Erdemir (Turkey) |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa | UEFA | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Toldo | 40 | -56 | 32 | -48 | 6 | -3 | 2 | -5 |
4 | DF | ![]() | Adani | 34 | 1 | 22+3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
23 | DF | ![]() | Pierini | 35 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() | Repka | 36 | 0 | 24+4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() | Vanoli | 37 | 2 | 25+2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() | Di Livio | 43 | 1 | 32+1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
24 | MF | ![]() | Amoroso | 29 | 1 | 23+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
30 | MF | ![]() | Bressan | 38 | 3 | 19+10 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() | Rui Costa | 38 | 8 | 28+1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
20 | FW | ![]() | Chiesa | 38 | 27 | 24+6 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
21 | FW | ![]() | Nuno Gomes | 35 | 13 | 27+3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
33 | GK | ![]() | Taglialatela | 5 | -8 | 2+1 | -4 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() | Torricelli | 31 | 0 | 18+6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
19 | FW | ![]() | Rossi | 27 | 2 | 14+7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() | Cois | 15 | 1 | 11+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() | Rossitto | 23 | 0 | 10+8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() | Lassissi | 18 | 1 | 9+5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
9 | MF | ![]() | Leandro | 24 | 9 | 9+10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
35 | DF | ![]() | Moretti | 13 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | FW | ![]() | Mijatovic | 19 | 5 | 4+9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
15 | MF | ![]() | Amaral | 10 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | DF | ![]() | Tarozzi | 8 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
26 | DF | ![]() | Bartolucci | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | MF | ![]() | Massaro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | DF | ![]() | Bonora | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() | Firicano | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() | Morfeo | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | FW | ![]() | Taddei | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | DF | ![]() | Ficagna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | MF | ![]() | Francesco Sorbino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
39 | DF | ![]() | Nicola Guzzo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | GK | ![]() | Mareggini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() | Palombo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
37 | FW | ![]() | Vakouftsis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The 2001–02 Serie A was the 100th season of top-tier Italian football, the 70th in a round-robin tournament. It was composed by 18 teams, for the 14th consecutive time from season 1988–89.
The 2000–01 Serie A was the 99th season of top-tier Italian football, the 69th in a round-robin tournament. It was contested by 18 teams, for the 13th consecutive season since 1988–89.
The 2000–01 season was the 101st season in Società Sportiva Lazio's history and their 13th consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football. Lazio were unable to defend their Serie A title won in 2000 after finishing third, but won the Supercoppa Italiana.
Parma Associazione Calcio suffered a major setback in the 2001–02 Serie A season after selling two of their key players in the summer of 2001, as goalkeeper and former youth-team product Gianluigi Buffon and French international Lilian Thuram both departed for Juventus. Parma had a disappointing league campaign, finishing in 10th place, but on the other hand they managed to win the Coppa Italia, beating Juventus 1–0 at home, before losing 2–1 away and winning on the away goals rule.
Parma Associazione Calcio had a moderately strong season in 2000–01, managing to qualify for the UEFA Champions League, but also losing the final of Coppa Italia and dropping out of the UEFA Cup too early for the board's liking, ultimately leading to coach Alberto Malesani being let go during the season.
During the 2000-01 season AS Roma competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.
The 2000–01 season was Juventus Football Club's 103rd in existence and 99th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.
Associazione Calcio Milan had a poor season in 2000–01, finishing 6th in Serie A with 49 points, and only the scoring touch of Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko saved them from complete humiliation.
During the 2001–02 season,Fiorentina competed in the Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.
Associazione Calcio Fiorentina enjoyed its best season in the 1990s on the pitch, but was left wondering what might have been. Leading the domestic Serie A championship a long way into the season, Fiorentina's title charge fell to pieces, as it lost unnecessary points while eventual champions Milan and runners-up Lazio continued winning their matches. In the end, Fiorentina salvaged third place in the league, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League in 1999–2000.
Associazione Calcio Fiorentina did not manage to repeat its spectacular 1995–96 season, and did not win any trophies the following year. A relatively meagre goalscoring season from superstar Gabriel Batistuta was one of the reasons for the declining performance, for which head coach Claudio Ranieri was sacked at the end of the season. The highlight of Fiorentina's season was reaching the semi-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup, where it lost to Barcelona 2–0 at the Camp Nou, following a 1–1 draw in Florence.
AC Milan had a second consecutive disastrous season. Fabio Capello returned as coach, following the dismal second half of the 1996–97 league campaign, but failed to turn the corner, and Milan was a shadow of the team he had left the year before. With Capello's reputation seemingly ruined, he was sacked at the end of the season, with Milan finishing a mere 10th in the league.
Associazione Sportiva Roma was reinvigorated under new coach Zdeněk Zeman, who recently had been coaching arch rivals Lazio. Zeman brought his attacking 4–3–3 with him, resulting in Roma scoring 67 goals, but also conceding 42, an extreme rarity in defensive-minded Italian football. Roma finished fourth, three places above Lazio in the table. That was the first time it had happened in five years, which delighted the Roma board, and Zeman stayed on for a further season. The season also saw the international breakthrough of former youth-team product Francesco Totti, who at 21 was ready for increased responsibility and captaincy, responding with 13 league goals from a position on the left-wing of the attack. Also noticeable was new signing Cafu's offensive skills as a right-wing back, granting him a reputation among the world's top wing backs.
Associazione Calcio Fiorentina came off second best in a competitive battle for fourth in Serie A. Under Alberto Malesani's leadership, Fiorentina played an attacking 3–5–2 formation, where goal scoring duo Gabriel Batistuta and Luís Oliveira scored an accumulated 36 goals between them. Following the end of the season, Malesani accepted an offer from Parma, thus departing the club after only one season in charge. Sensationally, Giovanni Trapattoni became his successor, remarking that Fiorentina was serious about winning the league.
Reggina Calcio were relegated following losing three key players in the summer of 2000. Despite goalkeeper Massimo Taibi being in full form following his Manchester United debacle, Reggina had serious goal scoring problems without departed striker Mohamed Kallon. With Davide Dionigi arriving from Sampdoria mid-season, Reggina solved that problem, and Dionigi's six goals led to a spareggio for the Serie A stay, a double-header Reggina lost. Coach Franco Colomba was not blamed for the relegation, and was given the all-clear to stay for a further season, with Reggina one of the favourites to bounce back to the top domestic division.
Atalanta B.C. returned to Serie A following a two-year absence, and immediately established itself on the top half of the table, finishing in 7th place. Coach Giovanni Vavassori was hailed as the main contributor to the success, having come from the youth side a couple of years before, first promoting the club, and then having such a successful inaugural Serie A campaign. Inter-owned Nicola Ventola scored ten league goals, enough to persuade Inter to take him back, and playmaker Cristiano Doni got his proper breakthrough as well. Experienced Massimo Carrera held the defence together, and was also widely praised, while goalkeeper Ivan Pelizzoli was signed by champions Roma.
Piacenza Calcio had the highest-scoring season in the club's history, but in spite of this, a defeat to Verona in the final round would have rendered relegation. Two goals from Dario Hübner helped sealing a 3–0 victory, which propelled Hübner to become top scorer of the entire Serie A, tying for 24 goals with David Trezeguet. The ex-Brescia hitman Hübner came following the promotion, and aged 34, he reached the very top of his level.
During the 2001–02 Italian football season, Brescia Calcio competed in the Serie A.
During the 2000–01 season Brescia Calcio competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.
The 2000–01 season was A.C. Perugia's third consecutive season in top flight of the Italian football league, the Serie A, and the 96th as a football club.