2000–01 Olympique Lyonnais season

Olympique Lyonnais

2000–01 season
Owner	OL Groupe
President	Jean-Michel Aulas
Head coach	Jacques Santini
Stadium	Stade de Gerland
Division 1	2nd
Coupe de France	Quarter-finals
Coupe de la Ligue	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Second group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Sonny Anderson (22) All: Sonny Anderson (27)
Average home league attendance	34,565
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2000–01 season was the 102nd season in the existence of Olympique Lyonnais and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. They participated in the Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue and the UEFA Champions League.

First-team squad

As of end of 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	FRA	Grégory Coupet
2	DF	BEL	Éric Deflandre
3	DF	BRA	Edmílson
4	DF	FRA	Florent Laville
5	DF	POL	Jacek Bąk
6	MF	FRA	Philippe Violeau
7	FW	FRA	Steve Marlet
8	MF	FRA	Pierre Laigle
9	FW	BRA	Sonny Anderson (captain)
10	MF	FRA	Vikash Dhorasoo
12	DF	FRA	Serge Blanc
13	FW	FRA	Patrice Loko (on loan from Montpellier)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	FW	FRA	Sidney Govou
15	DF	BEL	Christophe Delmotte
17	MF	CMR	Marc-Vivien Foé
18	MF	FRA	Steed Malbranque
19	DF	FRA	Jean-Marc Chanelet
21	DF	SUI	Patrick Müller
22	MF	FRA	David Linarès
24	DF	FRA	Fréderic Ribeiro
26	DF	FRA	Jérémie Bréchet
30	GK	FRA	Angelo Hugues
31	DF	BRA	Caçapa (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)

Transfers

Loans in

Date from	Date to	Pos.	No.	Name	From	Ref.
28 January 2001	End of season	FW	13	Patrice Loko	Montpellier
		DF	31	Caçapa	Atlético Mineiro

Pre-season and friendlies

Lyon v Benfica

21 July 2000 Friendly	Lyon	1–1	Benfica	Lyon, France
19:30	Kandaurov 36' (o.g.)	Report	Sabry 58'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 48,000

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Division 1	29 July 2000	19 May 2001	Matchday 1	2nd	34	17	13	4	57	30	+27	050.00
Coupe de France	20 January 2000	1 April 2001	Round of 64	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	5	7	−2	025.00
Coupe de la Ligue	6 January 2001	5 May 2001	Round of 32	Winners	5	5	0	0	12	5	+7	100.00
UEFA Champions League	7 August 2000	14 March 2001	Third qualifying round	Second group stage	14	7	2	5	20	12	+8	050.00
Total					57	30	17	10	94	54	+40	052.63

Last updated: 19 May 2021
Source: BDFutbol

Division 1

Main article: 2000–01 French Division 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Nantes (C)	34	21	5	8	58	36	+22	68	Qualification to Champions League first group stage
2	Lyon	34	17	13	4	57	30	+27	64
3	Lille	34	16	11	7	43	27	+16	59	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Bordeaux	34	15	12	7	48	33	+15	57	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5	Sedan	34	14	10	10	47	40	+7	52

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	17	13	4	57	30	+27	64	10	5	2	32	14	+18	7	8	2	25	16	+9

Last updated: 19 May 2001.
Source: BDFutbol

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	D	L	W	D	W	W	L	D	W	D	D	W	D	L	W	D	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	6	10	11	14	12	13	9	5	9	8	5	6	8	4	5	8	7	7	7	5	7	5	5	4	3	5	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	2

Source: BDFutbol
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Lyon v Rennes

29 July 2000 1	Lyon	2–2	Rennes	Lyon
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Sedan v Lyon

3 August 2000 2	Sedan	1–1	Lyon	Sedan
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Lyon v Metz

12 August 2000 3	Lyon	0–0	Metz	Lyon
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Bastia v Lyon

18 August 2000 4	Bastia	2–0	Lyon	Furiani
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Lyon v Troyes

26 August 2000 5	Lyon	1–0	Troyes	Lyon
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Saint-Étienne v Lyon

6 September 2000 6	Saint-Étienne	2–2	Lyon	Saint-Étienne
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Lyon v Lens

9 September 2000 7	Lyon	3–0	Lens	Lyon
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Nantes v Lyon

17 September 2000 8	Nantes	0–1	Lyon	Nantes
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Lyon v Guingamp

23 September 2000 9	Lyon	0–1	Guingamp	Lyon
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Marseille v Lyon

1 October 2000 10	Marseille	1–1	Lyon	Marseille
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Bordeaux v Lyon

21 October 2000 12	Bordeaux	1–1	Lyon	Bordeaux
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Lyon v Auxerre

29 October 2000 13	Lyon	2–2	Auxerre	Lyon
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Monaco v Lyon

3 November 2000 14	Monaco	0–2	Lyon	Monaco
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Paris Saint-Germain v Lyon

11 November 2000 15	Paris Saint-Germain	1–1	Lyon	Paris
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Lyon v Lille

18 November 2000 16	Lyon	0–1	Lille	Lyon
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Strasbourg v Lyon

25 November 2000 17	Strasbourg	0–3	Lyon	Strasbourg
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Lyon v Sedan

29 November 2000 18	Lyon	2–2	Sedan	Lyon
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Metz v Lyon

2 December 2000 19	Metz	0–0	Lyon	Metz
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Lyon v Bastia

9 December 2000 20	Lyon	1–0	Bastia	Lyon
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Lyon v Toulouse

13 December 2000 11	Lyon	4–1	Toulouse	Lyon
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Troyes v Lyon

16 December 2000 21	Troyes	1–0	Lyon	Troyes
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Lyon v Saint-Étienne

21 December 2000 22	Lyon	2–1	Saint-Étienne	Lyon
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Lens v Lyon

12 January 2001 23	Lens	0–0	Lyon	Lens
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Lyon v Nantes

27 January 2001 24	Lyon	3–1	Nantes	Lyon
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Guingamp v Lyon

3 February 2001 25	Guingamp	2–3	Lyon	Guingamp
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Lyon v Marseille

6 February 2001 26	Lyon	1–1	Marseille	Lyon
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Toulouse v Lyon

17 February 2001 27	Toulouse	1–1	Lyon	Toulouse
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Lyon v Bordeaux

3 March 2001 28	Lyon	2–1	Bordeaux	Lyon
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Auxerre v Lyon

17 March 2001 29	Auxerre	0–3	Lyon	Auxerre
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Lyon v Monaco

7 April 2001 30	Lyon	2–1	Monaco	Lyon
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Lyon v Paris Saint-Germain

15 April 2001 31	Lyon	2–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Lyon
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Lille v Lyon

28 April 2001 32	Lille	1–2	Lyon	Lille
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Lyon v Strasbourg

12 May 2001 33	Lyon	5–0	Strasbourg	Lyon
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Rennes v Lyon

19 May 2001 34	Rennes	3–4	Lyon	Rennes
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Coupe de France

Main article: 2000–01 Coupe de France

Lyon v Caen

20 January 2001 Round of 64	Lyon	3–2	Caen	Lyon
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Lyon v Saint-Étienne

9 February 2001 Round of 32	Lyon	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Saint-Étienne	Lyon
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 31,911 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Vendée Fontenay Foot v Lyon

10 March 2001 Round of 16	Vendée Fontenay Foot	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Lyon	Niort
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Strasbourg v Lyon

1 April 2001 Quarter-finals	Strasbourg	3–0	Lyon	Strasbourg
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Coupe de la Ligue

Sedan v Lyon

6 January 2001 Round of 32	Sedan	1–2	Lyon	Sedan
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Lens v Lyon

31 January 2001 Round of 16	Lens	1–3	Lyon	Lens
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Amiens v Lyon

24 February 2001 Quarter-finals	Amiens	0–2	Lyon	Amiens
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 10,997 Referee: Bruno Coué

Lyon v Nantes

10 April 2001 Semi-finals	Lyon	3–2	Nantes	Lyon
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 30,558 Referee: Gilles Veissière

Monaco v Lyon

5 May 2001 Final	Monaco	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Lyon	Saint-Denis
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 78,010 Referee: Stéphane Bré

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Inter Bratislava v Lyon

7 August 2000 First leg	Inter Bratislava	1–2	Lyon	Bratislava, Slovakia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Németh 75'	Report	Anderson 50' Delmotte 90'	Stadium: Štadión Pasienky Attendance: 3,540 Referee: Tomasz Mikulski (Poland)

Lyon v Inter Bratislava

22 August 2000 Second leg	Lyon	2–1 (4–2 agg.)	Inter Bratislava	Lyon, France
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Marlet 55' Malbranque 89'	Report	Pinte 36'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 20,318 Referee: Roelof Luinge (Netherlands)

First group stage

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Champions League first group stage § Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Valencia	6	4	1	1	7	4	+3	13	Advance to second group stage
2	Lyon	6	3	0	3	8	6	+2	9
3	Olympiacos	6	3	0	3	6	5	+1	9	Transfer to UEFA Cup
4	Heerenveen	6	1	1	4	3	9	−6	4

Source: UEFA

Lyon v Heerenveen

12 September 2000 1	Lyon	3–1	Heerenveen	Lyon, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Anderson 2' Houttuin 10' (o.g.) Marlet 58'	Report	Talan 35'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 22,687 Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

Olympiacos v Lyon

20 September 2000 2	Olympiacos	2–1	Lyon	Athens, Greece
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Ofori-Quaye 19' Giovanni 34'	Report	Foé 88'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 69,048 Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Valencia v Lyon

27 September 2000 3	Valencia	1–0	Lyon	Valencia, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Zahovič 78'	Report		Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 30,720 Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)

Lyon v Valencia

17 October 2000 4	Lyon	1–2	Valencia	Lyon, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Marlet 90'	Report	Juan Sánchez 45+1' Baraja 86'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 37,669 Referee: Paul Durkin (England)

Heerenveen v Lyon

25 October 2000 5	Heerenveen	0–2	Lyon	Heerenveen, Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)			Malbranque 68' Marlet 78'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 14,300 Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

Lyon v Olympiacos

7 November 2000 6	Lyon	1–0	Olympiacos	Lyon, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Laigle 2'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 37,908 Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

Second group stage

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Champions League second group stage § Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bayern Munich	6	4	1	1	8	5	+3	13	Advance to knockout stage
2	Arsenal	6	2	2	2	6	8	−2	8
3	Lyon	6	2	2	2	8	4	+4	8
4	Spartak Moscow	6	1	1	4	5	10	−5	4

Source: UEFA

Bayern Munich v Lyon

22 November 2000 1	Bayern Munich	1–0	Lyon	Munich, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Jeremies 55'	Report		Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 18,000 Referee: José García-Aranda (Spain)

Lyon v Spartak Moscow

5 December 2000 2	Lyon	3–0	Spartak Moscow	Lyon, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Marlet 2' Anderson 31', 42'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 38,404 Referee: Juan Fernández Marin (Spain)

Lyon v Arsenal

13 February 2001 3	Lyon	0–1	Arsenal	Lyon, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Henry 59'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,514 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Arsenal v Lyon

21 February 2001 4	Arsenal	1–1	Lyon	London, England
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Bergkamp 33'	Report	Edmílson 90'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 34,303 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Lyon v Bayern Munich

6 March 2001 5	Lyon	3–0	Bayern Munich	Lyon, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Govou 13', 20' Laigle 71'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,458 Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

Spartak Moscow v Lyon

14 March 2001 6	Spartak Moscow	1–1	Lyon	Moscow, Russia
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)	Parfenov 4' (pen.)	Report	Anderson 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Division 1	Coupe de France	Coupe de la Ligue	Champions League	Total
1	9	FW		Sonny Anderson	22	0	0	5	27
2	7	FW		Steve Marlet	12	0	0	5	17
3	14	FW		Sidney Govou	5	0	0	2	7
Own goals					0	0	0	0	0
Totals					57	5	12	20	94