2000–01 Dundee F.C. season

During the 2000–01 season, Dundee participated in the Scottish Premier League.

Dundee
2000–01 season
ChairmanScotland James Marr
ManagerItaly Ivano Bonetti
StadiumDens Park
Scottish Premier League6th
Scottish CupFourth round
Scottish League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Juan Sara (15)
All:
Juan Sara (15)

Season summary

Dundee appointed Italian Ivano Bonetti as player-manager, and the midfielder managed to attract a variety of international players, most notably Argentinian World Cup star Claudio Caniggia. Dundee won the first two matches of the season to lead the table, but were unable to sustain the good form and finished the season in sixth, with the undistinguished record of only four home wins all season. Nonetheless, the club did provide supporters with memories to savour, such as wins at both Ibrox and Celtic Park, plus the signing of continental players gave supporters hope of a challenge for European qualification in seasons to come.[1]

Team kit and sponsors

Xara remained Dundee's kit manufacturer, and introduced a new kit for the season. The kit featured predominantly navy shorts for the first time since 1995. The socks were identical to those of the previous season's kit, while the shirt featured a thick white stripe running from the collar down the inside of the sleeves to the cuffs.[2]

Final league table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
4 Kilmarnock 38 15 9 14 44 53 −9 54 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
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 3]
7 Aberdeen 38 11 12 15 45 52 −7 45
8 Motherwell 38 12 7 19 42 56 −14 43
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. As both finalists of the 2000–01 Scottish Cup, Celtic and Hibernian, qualified for European competition via their league position, the cup berth for 2001–02 UEFA Cup was passed to the next-placed team in the league, fourth-placed Kilmarnock.
  3. Dundee qualified for the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest-placed team to apply for a place in the competition.

Results

Dundee's score comes first

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2000–01 Scottish Premier League
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
129 July 2000MotherwellA2–06,161Billio 8', Artero 86'
25 August 2000Dunfermline AthleticH3–07,152Skinner 1' (o.g.), Sara 52', Caballero 55'
312 August 2000HibernianA1–512,075Caballero 9'
419 August 2000St MirrenA1–25,165Sara 78'
527 August 2000Heart of MidlothianH1–16,779Caballero 58'
69 September 2000RangersH1–110,439Sara 74'
716 September 2000St JohnstoneA0–05,055
820 September 2000Dundee UnitedH3–09,838Sara 47', 80', 88'
923 September 2000CelticA0–159,694
1030 September 2000KilmarnockH0–06,170
1114 October 2000AberdeenA2–014,750Bonetti 75', Caniggia 90'
1221 October 2000MotherwellH1–27,344Caniggia 21'
1328 October 2000Dunfermline AthleticA0–16,397
145 November 2000HibernianH1–26,604Tweed 33'
1511 November 2000Dundee UnitedA2–011,454Caniggia 38', Nemsadze 73'
1618 November 2000St MirrenH5–06,333Caniggia 22', 52', Rae 66', Artero 75', Milne 79'
1725 November 2000Heart of MidlothianA1–311,593Carranza 24'
182 December 2000St JohnstoneH1–17,014Sara 13'
1910 December 2000CelticH1–210,763Boyd 55' (o.g.)
2016 December 2000KilmarnockA3–26,573Bonetti 53', Milne 76', 79'
2123 December 2000AberdeenH2–29,093Carranza 59', Sara 71'
2226 December 2000MotherwellA3–06,183Sara 4', 69', Rae 35'
232 January 2001HibernianA0–312,379
2431 January 2001Dundee UnitedH2–311,724Caniggia 45', Falconer 88'
253 February 2001St MirrenA1–24,197Sara 23'
2621 February 2001Dunfermline AthleticH0–16,113
2724 February 2001RangersH0–19,778
283 March 2001St JohnstoneA3–25,064Rae 56', Sara 68', Artero 86'
2914 March 2001RangersA2–045,035Caniggia 14', Milne 90'
3018 March 2001Heart of MidlothianH0–07,327
3131 March 2001KilmarnockH2–26,719Sara 27', Rae 47'
324 April 2001CelticA1–259,562Sara 67'
337 April 2001AberdeenA2–011,805Nemsadze 52', Caballero 63'
3421 April 2001RangersH0–310,687
3529 April 2001HibernianH0–26,659
365 May 2001KilmarnockH2–16,261Sara 35', Carranza 80'
3713 May 2001CelticA2–059,435Caballero 29', 42'
3820 May 2001Heart of MidlothianA0–213,554

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Scottish Cup
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R327 January 2001FalkirkH0–06,400
R3 Replay12 February 2001FalkirkA2–06,068Sara 71', Caniggia 84'
R417 February 2001Heart of MidlothianA1–19,970Sara 30'
R4 Replay7 March 2001Heart of MidlothianH0–17,155

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Scottish League Cup
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R223 August 2000MontroseH3–02,635Wilkie 5', Caballero 56', 66'
R35 September 2000St MirrenA0–33,988

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Marco Roccati (on loan from Bologna)
2 DF Scotland SCO Barry Smith
4 DF Switzerland SUI Marcello Marrocco
5 DF Italy ITA Marco De Marchi
6 DF Scotland SCO Steven Tweed
7 FW Argentina ARG Fabián Caballero
8 MF Italy ITA Ivano Bonetti
9 FW Argentina ARG Juan Sara
10 MF Georgia (country) GEO Georgi Nemsadze
11 FW Scotland SCO Willie Falconer
12 MF Scotland SCO Shaun McSkimming
13 GK Scotland SCO Jamie Langfield
14 MF Scotland SCO Gavin Rae
15 FW Scotland SCO Steven Milne
16 FW Scotland SCO Michael Yates
17 DF Netherlands NED Frank van Eijs
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Spain ESP Javier Artero
19 MF Italy ITA Patrizio Billio
20 DF Scotland SCO Lee Wilkie
21 FW Scotland SCO Graham Bayne
22 DF Australia AUS Chris Coyne
23 MF Australia AUS Mark Robertson
24 DF Scotland SCO Dave Mackay
25 MF Argentina ARG Beto Carranza
26 DF Argentina ARG Walter del Río
28 MF Italy ITA Marco Russo
29 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Romano
30 DF Georgia (country) GEO Zurab Khizanishvili
33 FW Argentina ARG Claudio Caniggia
36 DF Argentina ARG Alberto Garrido
41 DF Scotland SCO Mark Slater
42 DF Scotland SCO Gavin Beith

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Scotland SCO Rab Douglas (to Celtic)
3 DF England ENG Lee Maddison (on loan to Carlisle United)
23 DF Scotland SCO Hugh Robertson (to Ayr United)
28 DF Scotland SCO Lee Mair (on loan to East Fife)
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 FW Scotland SCO Graeme Thomson (released)
32 MF Scotland SCO Keith Gibson (to East Fife)
38 MF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Goran Zujovic (released)
— GK Trinidad and Tobago TRI Clayton Ince (on loan from Crewe Alexandra)

Transfers

In
Date Pos Name From Fee
18 May 2000 MF Georgia (country) Georgi Nemsadze Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi Unknown
26 May MF Spain Javier Artero Argentina San Lorenzo £300,000
1 July[4] DF Switzerland Marcello Marrocco Italy Modena Unknown
1 July DF Italy Marco De Marchi Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem Free
1 July FW Argentina Juan Sara Paraguay Cerro Porteño Free
1 July FW Argentina Fabián Caballero Paraguay Sol de América Free
22 August[5] MF Argentina Walter del Río England Crystal Palace Unknown
26 August DF Italy Alessandro Romano Italy Hellas Verona Free
4 October[6] FW Argentina Claudio Caniggia Unattached (last at Italy Atalanta) Free transfer
4 October MF Argentina Beto Carranza Peru Universitario ?
26 October[7] GK Italy Marco Roccati Italy Bologna Season-long loan
16 November MF Italy Marco Russo England Birmingham City Free transfer
23 February[8] DF Argentina Alberto Garrido Unattached (last at Spain Lleida) Free transfer
8 March[9] DF Georgia (country) Zurab Khizanishvili Unattached (last at Georgia (country) Lokomotivi Tbilisi) Free transfer
8 March MF Australia Mark Robertson England Swindon Town Free
MF Italy Ivano Bonetti Italy Sestrese ?

Out
Date Pos Name To Fee
1 June FW Scotland James Grady Scotland Ayr United ?
1 June FW Scotland Eddie Annand Scotland Ayr United ?
1 August FW Argentina Martín Prest Scotland Airdrie ?
4 August FW Republic of Ireland Tommy Coyne Scotland Clydebank ?
18 August MF Scotland John Elliott Scotland Airdrie ?
19 September DF Scotland Lee Sharp Scotland St Mirren ?
16 October GK Scotland Rab Douglas Scotland Celtic £1,500,000
13 January[10] MF Scotland Steven Boyack Scotland Hearts £50,000
25 January DF England Lee Maddison England Carlisle United ?
1 February DF Scotland Hugh Robertson Scotland Ross County ?
30 March MF Scotland Barry Elliot Scotland Partick Thistle ?

References
  1. "Dundee 2000-2001 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  2. "Dundee - Historical Football Kits". Archived from the original on 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  3. "FootballSquads - Dundee - 2000/01".
  4. "Dundee add to foreign quota". BBC Sport website. 1 July 2000.
  5. "Dundee snap up del Rio". BBC Sport website. 22 August 2000.
  6. "Caniggia signs up at Dundee". BBC Sport website. 4 October 2000.
  7. "Dundee land Roccati on loan". BBC Sport website. 26 October 2000.
  8. "Garrido arrives at Dundee". BBC Sport website. 23 February 2001.
  9. "Dundee land promising Georgian". BBC Sport website. 8 March 2001.
  10. "Hearts in transfer action". 13 January 2001.
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