2000–01 FC Dinamo București season
FC Dinamo București 2000–01 football season
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The 2000–01 season was FC Dinamo București's 52nd season in Divizia A. Dinamo finished 2nd in the league and he won the Romanian Cup. In the UEFA Champions League, they played in second qualifying round.
| 2000–01 season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Cornel Dinu |
| Divizia A | 2nd |
| Romanian Cup | Winners |
| UEFA Champions League | Second qualifying round |
| Top goalscorer | Marius Niculae (20 goals) |
Cătălin Hîldan died on 5 October 2000, while playing in a friendly match between Dinamo and Șantierul Naval Oltenița, having a stroke in the 74th minute of the game and fell to the ground.[1][2][3] Before his death he was nicknamed "The only captain" by Dinamo's fans, a nickname that became more popular after his death and his number, 11, was retired by Dinamo in his honor.[1][4][5][6][7][8] The north stand of the Dinamo Stadium is named "Peluza Cătălin Hîldan" (Cătălin Hîldan Stand), in his honor, also the Stadionul Cătălin Hîldan from his native Brănești is named after him.[4][5]
Players
Squad information
- Squad at end of season[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steaua București (C) | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 60 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Dinamo București | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 51 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Brașov | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 50 | |
| 4 | Rapid București | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 49 | |
| 5 | Argeș Pitești | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 46 | |
| 6 | Gloria Bistrița | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 43[a] | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 7 | Național București | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 43[a] | |
| 8 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 41 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 9 | Petrolul Ploiești | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 40[b] | |
| 10 | Astra Ploiești | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 40[b] | |
| 11 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 38[c] | |
| 12 | Oțelul Galați | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 38[c] | |
| 13 | Foresta Fălticeni (R) | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 36 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Bacău | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 34[d] | |
| 15 | Rocar București (R) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 34[d] | Relegation to Divizia B |
| 16 | Gaz Metan Mediaș (R) | 30 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Dinamo's score comes first
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Divizia A
Cupa României
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R of 32 | 6 September 2000 | Extensiv Craiova | A | 3–0 | |
| R of 16 | 8 November 2000 | FCU Craiova | H | 3–2 | |
| QF | 30 November 2000 | Rapid București | H | 2–1 | |
| SF - 1st leg | 4 April 2001 | Sportul Studențesc București | A | 2–2 | |
| SF - 2nd leg | 2 May 2001 | Sportul Studențesc București | H | 3–1 |
Final
| Dinamo București | 4–2 | Rocar București |
|---|---|---|
Mihalcea  6', 72'Niculae 55', 68' (pen.) |
Report | Ursu 9' Nicolae 30' |
| Cupa României 2000–01 winners |
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| 9th title |
UEFA Champions League
Dinamo București  | 3–4 |  Polonia Warsaw |
|---|---|---|
| Lupu 7' Mihalcea 45'Niculae 63' |
Report [10] | Wieszczycki 23', 58' Olisadebe 35'Gołaszewski 88' |
| Polonia Warsaw | 3–1 | Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
| Olisadebe 59', 61' Gołaszewski 65' |
Report [11] | Tameș 43' |
Polonia Warsaw won 7–4 on aggregate.