The 2000–01
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known as the Primera División or La Liga, and officially known as LaLiga EA Sports for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Spain and the highest ...
season was the 70th since its establishment. It began on 9 September 2000, and concluded on 17 June 2001.
Teams
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the
Segunda División
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. The promoted teams were
Las Palmas
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It is the capital city of the Canary Islands (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife) and the m ...
,
Osasuna
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and
Villarreal, returning to the top flight after an absence of twelve, six and one years respectively. They replaced
Betis,
Atlético Madrid
Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...
and
Sevilla
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Seville ...
, ending their top flight spells of six, sixty six and one year respectively. For the first time in 26 years, there was no team from Seville.
Team information
Clubs and locations
2000–01 season was composed of the following clubs:
(*) Promoted from
Segunda División
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League table
Results
Overall
* Most wins –
Real Madrid
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(24)
* Fewest wins –
Valladolid
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and
Zaragoza
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(9)
* Most draws –
Valladolid
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and
Zaragoza
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(15)
* Fewest draws –
Deportivo La Coruña
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* Déportivo, a French rock band
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,
Alavés and
Las Palmas
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(7)
* Most losses –
Real Oviedo,
Racing Santander and
Numancia (19)
* Fewest losses –
Real Madrid
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(6)
* Most goals scored –
Real Madrid
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(81)
* Fewest goals scored –
Numancia (40)
* Most goals conceded –
Real Sociedad
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and
Rayo Vallecano (68)
* Fewest goals conceded –
Valencia
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(34)
Awards
Pichichi Trophy
The
Pichichi Trophy
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is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
Fair Play award
Real Madrid
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was the winner of the Fair-play award with 86 points, second was
Espanyol and third
Zaragoza
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.
Pedro Zaballa award
Manolo Hidalgo,
Atlético Madrid
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footballer, making the same action as
Pedro Zaballa
See also
*
2000–01 Segunda División
*
2000–01 Copa del Rey
References
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