FA Cup 2000/01
| FA Cup 2000/01 | |
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| Cup winners | Liverpool FC (6th title) |
| ← FA Cup 1999/2000 | |
The FA Cup 2000/01 was the 120th edition of the world's oldest football cup tournament; The Football Association Challenge Cup , or FA Cup for short . The cup competition ended with the final on May 12, 2001 for the first time outside of England at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff , Wales . After 78 years, the final did not take place at Wembley Stadium because it was demolished for a completely new building. The winner of this event was Liverpool FC .
calendar
| round | date |
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| Extra preliminary round | |
| Preliminary round | |
| First qualifying round | |
| Second qualifying round | |
| Third qualifying round | |
| Fourth qualifying round | October 28, 2000 |
| First main round | November 18, 2000 |
| Second main round | December 9, 2000 |
| Third main round | January 6, 2001 |
| Fourth main round | January 27, 2001 |
| Fifth main round | February 17, 2001 |
| Sixth main round (quarter-finals) | March 10, 2001 |
| Semifinals | April 8, 2001 |
| final | May 12, 2001 |
mode
Complete overview at: FA Cup
The FA Cup is played in rounds. Any team that has a certain level of performance and an appropriate playing field can take part. The game is played i. d. Usually only with a first leg. In the event of a tie, a second leg takes place. If the second leg also ends in a draw, the game goes into extra time or penalty shoot-out. This mode lasts until the sixth main round. From the semi-finals onwards there is only one game, possibly with extra time and penalty shoot-out. Each winner receives a bonus from the television money, which is staggered according to the round.
Main round
First main round
The games were played on the weekend of November 17-19, 2000. The replay took place between November 21, 2000 and January 8, 2001.
Second main round
The games were played between December 8th and 12th, 2000. The replays followed on December 19 and 20 of that year.
Third main round
The games were played on January 6-8, 2001. Necessary replay games have been scheduled for January 16-27.
Fourth main round
The games took place on January 27th and 28th, 2001. The required repetitions were played from February 6th to 13th.
| Game no. | Home team | Result | Away team | spectator |
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| 1 | Bristol City | 1: 1 | Kingstonian FC | 14,787 |
| Replay | Kingstonian FC | 0: 1 | Bristol City | 3,341 |
| 2 | Southampton FC | 3: 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15,251 |
| 3 | Gillingham FC | 2: 4 | Chelsea FC | 10,419 |
| 4th | Blackburn Rovers | 0-0 | Derby County | 18,858 |
| Replay | Derby County | 2: 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 15.203 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 1: 2 | Leicester City | 26,383 |
| 6th | Bolton Wanderers | 5: 1 | Scunthorpe United | 11,737 |
| 7th | Crewe Alexandra | 0: 1 | Stockport County | 7,318 |
| 8th | Middlesbrough FC | 0-0 | Wimbledon FC | 20,625 |
| Replay | Wimbledon FC | 3: 1 | Middlesbrough FC | 5,991 |
| 9 | Sunderland AFC | 1-0 | Ipswich Town | 33,626 |
| 10 | Everton FC | 0: 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 39.207 |
| 11 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2: 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9,617 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 1-0 | Coventry City | 24,637 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 0: 6 | Arsenal FC | 19.003 |
| 14th | Manchester United | 0: 1 | West Ham United | 67,029 |
| 15th | Charlton Athletic | 2: 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18.101 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 0: 2 | Liverpool FC | 37,108 |
Fifth main round
The meetings took place on February 17 and 18, 2001. The replays followed on February 20 and March 7.
| Game no. | Home team | Result | Away team | spectator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool FC | 4: 2 | Manchester City | 36,231 |
| 2 | Southampton FC | 0-0 | Tranmere Rovers | 15,232 |
| Replay | Tranmere Rovers | 4: 3 | Southampton FC | 12,910 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 3-0 | Bristol City | 20,905 |
| 4th | Bolton Wanderers | 1: 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 22,048 |
| Replay | Blackburn Rovers | 3-0 | Bolton Wanderers | 20,318 |
| 5 | Sunderland AFC | 1-0 | West Ham United | 36.005 |
| 6th | Tottenham Hotspur | 4-0 | Stockport County | 36,040 |
| 7th | Wycombe Wanderers | 2: 2 | Wimbledon FC | 9,650 |
| Replay | Wimbledon FC | 2: 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 9,464 |
| Wycombe Wanderers won 8-7 on penalties | ||||
| 8th | Arsenal FC | 3: 1 | Chelsea FC | 38.096 |
Sixth main round
The games took place on March 10th and 11th, 2001.
| game | home | Result | Away | spectator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester City | 1: 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 21,969 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 2: 4 | Liverpool FC | 16,342 |
| 3 | West Ham United | 2: 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26,048 |
| 4th | Arsenal FC | 3-0 | Blackburn Rovers | 36,304 |
Semifinals
The games were played on April 8, 2001. Old Trafford in Manchester served as the venue for the Arsenal game against Tottenham . The Wycombe Wanderers and Liverpool met at Villa Park in Birmingham .
| game | home | Result | Away | spectator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 2: 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 63,541 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1: 2 | Liverpool FC | 40,037 |
final
| Liverpool FC | Arsenal FC | Lineup | |||||||
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Sander Westerveld - Markus Babbel , Stéphane Henchoz , Sami Hyypiä - Jamie Carragher , Danny Murphy (77th Patrik Berger ), Steven Gerrard , Dietmar Hamann (60th Gary McAllister ), Vladimír Šmicer (77th Robbie Fowler ) - Emile Heskey , Michael Owen Coach: Gérard Houllier |
David Seaman - Lee Dixon (90th Dennis Bergkamp ), Martin Keown , Tony Adams , Ashley Cole - Robert Pirès , Gilles Grimandi , Patrick Vieira , Freddie Ljungberg (85th Nwankwo Kanu ) - Sylvain Wiltord (76th Ray Parlor ), Thierry Henry Coach: Arsène Wenger |
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 1: 1 Michael Owen (83.) 2: 1 Michael Owen (88.)
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0: 1 Freddie Ljungberg (72.)
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 Dietmar Hamann (57.)
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Freddie Ljungberg (62nd)
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Web links
- thefa.com: Official FA Cup page (English)
- thefa.com: FA Cup archive (English)
- soccerbase.com: The Games of the FA Cup 2000/01 (English)