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2000–01 Rangers F.C. season

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Tore André Flo (11)
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Jorg Albertz (15)
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Tore André Flo (11) Jorg Albertz (15)

The 2000–01 season was the 121st season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 56 competitive matches during the 2000–01 season.

Rangers went into the season looking to clinch a third consecutive Scottish Premier League title, as well as trying to successfully defend the Scottish Cup, win the League Cup and make an impact in the UEFA Champions League. Despite further heavy investment in the team, which included paying a £12 million fee for striker Tore André Flo in November, Rangers were unable to win the title and finished the season without winning any trophies.

Despite a good start to the season, a 6–2 loss against Celtic in the first Old Firm derby saw the beginning of inconsistent league form for Rangers throughout the rest of the season, including a 3–0 loss at home to Kilmarnock. The loss to Kilmarnock brought a conflict between club captain Lorenzo Amoruso and manager Dick Advocaat to a head, resulting in Amoruso being stripped of the captaincy and 22-year-old Barry Ferguson being given the arm band. A 5–1 victory over Celtic in November gave hope for revival but Rangers were unable to put up any serious challenge and finished the season 15 points off top spot.

In the domestic cup competitions Rangers lost 3–1 to Celtic in the semi-finals of the League Cup and also surrendered their Scottish Cup crown with a 1–0 loss away to Dundee Utd.

In Europe, Rangers qualified for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League for the second consecutive time after two qualifying rounds and were drawn alongside Sturm Graz, Galatasaray and AS Monaco. Rangers made a good start to the group with six points from two matches, including a 5–0 win at home to Sturm Graz and 1–0 win away to Monaco. However, they only picked up two points from the remaining four games and failed to qualify for the next phase of the competition, finishing third and therefore dropping into the UEFA Cup. The last match at home to Monaco saw Rangers leading 2-1 which would have seen them go through but a late Monaco goal denied Rangers a place in the next round. In the UEFA Cup Rangers drew Kaiserslautern and despite winning the first leg 1–0 at home, they exited European competition before Christmas after a 3–0 loss in Germany.

Transfers

In

DatePlayerFromFee
5 June 2000NED Bert KontermanNED Feyenoord£4,500,000
6 June 2000SCO Paul RitchieSCO Heart of MidlothianFree
8 June 2000DEN Peter LøvenkrandsDEN Akademisk Boldklub£1,400,000
26 June 2000SCO Kenny MillerSCO Hibernian£2,000,000
30 June 2000ENG Paul ReidENG Carlisle Unitedurl=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/877715.stmtitle=Football transferspublisher=BBC Sportdate=18 August 2000}}
1 July 2000SCO Allan JohnstonENG SunderlandFree
NED Fernando RicksenNED AZ Alkmaar£3,750,000
31 August 2000NED Ronald de BoerESP Barcelona£4,500,000
6 September 2000AUT Alexander HauserAUT Tirol InnsbruckFree
21 October 2000DEN Jesper ChristiansenDEN Odense BK£1,700,000
23 November 2000NOR Tore André FloENG Chelsea£12,000,000
1 January 2001FIN Jani KauppilaFIN TervaritFree
8 March 2001JAM Marcus GayleENG Wimbledon£900,000
14 March 2001FRA Fabrice FernandesFRA RennesLoan

Out

DatePlayerToFee
31 May 2000NOR Ståle StensaasNOR Rosenborg BK£300,000
SCO Gordon DurieSCO Heart of MidlothianFree{{ cite newsurl=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/937520.stmtitle=Durie opts for Hearts movepublisher=BBC Sportdate=23 September 2000}}
14 June 2000NIR Darren FitzgeraldNIR GlentoranFree
27 July 2000SCO Scott ChaplainSCO Ayr UnitedFree
31 July 2000FIN Jonatan JohanssonENG Charlton Athletic£3,500,000
1 August 2000SCO Barry NicholsonSCO Dunfermline Athletic£200,000
10 August 2000CHI Sebastian RozentalARG IndependienteLoan
21 August 2000SCO Paul RitchieENG Manchester City£500,000
7 September 2000SCO Michael StoneENG Doncaster RoversFree
19 November 2000FRA Lionel CharbonnierSWI Lausanne-SportFree
29 January 2001RUS Andrei KanchelskisENG Manchester CityLoan
1 February 2001ROM Daniel ProdanROM Rocar BucureștiFree{{ cite newsurl=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/1149030.stmtitle=Rangers release Prodanpublisher=BBC Sport
9 February 2001ITA Marco NegriITA BolognaFree
  • Expendure: £31,350,000
  • Income: £4,500,000
  • Total loss/gain: £26,850,000

Matches

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Friendlies

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 July 2000GentA3–22,500Kanchelskis (2), McCann
12 July 2000BocholtA3–13,000Mols, Wallace, Albertz
13 July 2000Quick '20A6–02,000Ferguson (2), Johansson (2), Mols, Miller
15 July 2000HZVVA5–13,000Dodds (2), Albertz (2) Kanchelskis
20 January 2001Miami FusionA4–13,000Miller (4)[](http://rangers.co.uk/news/features/gers-states-florida-01/?)

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2000–01 Scottish Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
29 July 2000St JohnstoneH2–148,062Dodds (2)
5 August 2000KilmarnockA4–214,680Dodds (2, 1 pen.), Miller, Tugay
13 August 2000St MirrenA3–19,251Albertz (2, 1 pen.), Dodds
19 August 2000Dunfermline AthleticH4–147,452Albertz (pen.), van Bronckhorst, Dodds, Wallace
27 August 2000CelticA2–659,476Reyna, Dodds (pen.)
9 September 2000DundeeA1–110,439McCann
17 September 2000HeartsH1–047,496de Boer
23 September 2000MotherwellA1–011,275Mols
1 October 2000Dundee UnitedH3–044,324Kanchelskis, Albertz, van Bronckhorst
14 October 2000HibernianA0–114,524
22 October 2000St JohnstoneA1–27,763Miller
28 October 2000KilmarnockH0–349,659
4 November 2000St MirrenH7–148,795Miller (5), Dodds, McCann
12 November 2000AberdeenA2–116,798Miller, Mols
18 November 2000Dunfermline AthleticA0–010,706
26 November 2000CelticH5–150,083Ferguson, Flo, de Boer, Amoruso, Mols
3 December 2000HeartsA1–016,710Albertz (pen.)
10 December 2000MotherwellH2–046,058Konterman, Ferguson
13 December 2000AberdeenH3–145,285Mols, Dodds, Albertz
17 December 2000Dundee UnitedA1–110,750Reyna
23 December 2000HibernianH1–049,993de Boer
26 December 2000St JohnstoneH3–046,180McCann, Ricksen, Flo
2 January 2001St MirrenA3–18,142Flo (2), Konterman
31 January 2001AberdeenH1–045,621Tugay
2 February 2001Dunfermline AthleticH2–046,302Tugay, Mols
11 February 2001CelticA0–159,496
24 February 2001DundeeA1–09,778Konterman
3 March 2001HeartsH2–049,003Flo (2)
14 March 2001DundeeH0–245,035
17 March 2001MotherwellA2–111,208Fernandes, Malcolm
31 March 2001Dundee UnitedH0–248,382
8 April 2001HibernianA0–09,704
11 April 2001KilmarnockA2–114,585Flo (2)
21 April 2001DundeeA3–010,687Wallace, Flo, Albertz
29 April 2001CelticH0–350,057
8 May 2001HeartsA4–115,315Albertz (2), Wallace, Flo
11 May 2001KilmarnockH5–146,577Wallace (2), de Boer, Amoruso, Flo
20 May 2001HibernianH4–047,023de Boer (2), Albertz (pen.), Vidmar

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Scottish League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
6 September 2000R3AberdeenH4–237,029van Bronckhorst, Wallace, Dodds, Amoruso
31 October 2000QFDundee UnitedH2–030,966Miller, Ferguson
7 February 2001SFCelticN1–350,019Albertz (pen.)

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
27 January 2001R3Brechin CityH2–022,606Johnston, Miller
18 February 2001R4Ross CountyA3–25,972Flo (2), Ferguson
11 March 2001QFDundee UnitedA0–111,793

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Champions League

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
26 July 2000QR2LIT Žalgiris KaunasH4–145,974Johnston, Albertz (pen), Dodds (2)
2 August 2000QR2LIT Žalgiris KaunasA0–04,000
9 August 2000QR3DEN Herfølge BKA3–03,523Albertz, Wallace, Amoruso
23 August 2000QR3DEN Herfølge BKH3–034,141Wallace, Johnston, Kanchelskis
12 September 2000GSAustria Sturm GrazH5–049,317Mols, de Boer, Albertz, van Bronckhorst, Dodds
20 September 2000GSFRA MonacoA1–011,161van Bronckhorst
27 September 2000GSTUR GalatasarayA2–320,954Kanchelskis, van Bronckhorst
17 October 2000GSTUR GalatasarayH0–049,603
25 October 2000GSAustria Sturm GrazA0–215,400
7 November 2000GSFRA MonacoH2–250,228Miller, Mols

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
30 November 2000R3GER KaiserslauternH1–047,279Albertz
7 December 2000R3GER KaiserslauternA0–328,757

Appearances

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Competitions

Overall

League table

Champions League table

References

References

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  2. (6 June 2000). "Ritchie ties up Ibrox move". BBC Sport.
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  4. (26 June 2000). "Rangers conclude Miller deal". BBC Sport.
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  8. (1 September 2000). "Murray: Fitness test asked too much of Hartson". The Herald.
  9. (7 September 2000). "Sturm Graz see Wilson as the answer to their defensive worries". The Herald.
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  12. (5 December 2000). "Numan handed three-match ban". BBC Sport.
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  16. (15 June 2000). "GERS WANT TV GAMES TO GO BACK IN TIME; Saturdays 3pm .. pay per view". Daily Record.
  17. (1 August 2000). "Rangers striker search continues". BBC Sport.
  18. (2 August 2000). "Nicholson banishes the blues". The Herald.
  19. (10 August 2000). "Moore and Vidmar's cup commitments may prove costly". The Herald.
  20. (22 August 2000). "Ritchie: I had no choice but to leave". Daily Record.
  21. (19 November 2000). "Ibrox axe for French flop Lionel". Sunday Mail.
  22. (26 January 2001). "Royle admits winger is a risk". The Herald.
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