2000–01 FC Nantes Atlantique season

Nantes Atlantique

2000–01 season
President	Kléber Bobin
Head coach	Raynald Denoueix
Division 1	1st
Coupe de France	Semi-finals
Coupe de la Ligue	Semi-finals
Trophée des Champions	Runners-up
UEFA Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Olivier Monterrubio (12) All: Viorel Moldovan (22)
Average home league attendance	32,408[1]
Biggest win	Pacy Vallée-d'Eure Football 0–9 Nantes
Biggest defeat	Nantes 0–5 Bordeaux

The 2000–01 season was the 58th season in the existence of Nantes Atlantique and the club's 39th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. They participated in the Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.

Nantes Atlantique was crowned champions of Division 1 for the eighth time in its history.[2]

Competitions

Overview

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	Winners	34	21	5	8	58	36	+22	061.76
Coupe de France	20 January 2001	20 April 2001	Round of 64	Semi-finals	5	4	0	1	18	5	+13	080.00
Coupe de la Ligue	5 January 2001	10 April 2001	Round of 32	Semi-finals	4	2	1	1	8	6	+2	050.00
Trophée des Champions	22 July 2000		Final	Runners-up	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
UEFA Cup	14 September 2000	22 February 2001	First round	Fourth round	8	7	0	1	19	9	+10	087.50
Total					52	34	7	11	103	56	+47	065.38

Source: Soccerway

Division 1

Main article: 2000–01 French Division 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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	21	5	8	58	36	+22	68	12	2	3	27	16	+11	9	3	5	31	20	+11

Source: Ligue 1

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	W	W	D	L	D	L	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	18	7	4	3	4	7	7	10	13	15	11	7	10	6	9	6	5	2	2	4	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Nantes v Lens

29 July 2000 1	Nantes	0–2	Lens	Nantes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Monaco v Nantes

4 August 2000 2	Monaco	2–5	Nantes	Monaco
18:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Louis II

Guingamp v Nantes

12 August 2000 3	Guingamp	0–1	Nantes	Guingamp
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Roudourou

Nantes v Marseille

19 August 2000 4	Nantes	3–2	Marseille	Nantes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Toulouse v Nantes

26 August 2000 5	Toulouse	1–1	Nantes	Toulouse
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse

Nantes v Bordeaux

6 September 2000 6	Nantes	0–5	Bordeaux	Nantes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Auxerre v Nantes

9 September 2000 7	Auxerre	2–2	Nantes	Auxerre
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Abbé-Deschamps

Nantes v Lyon

17 September 2000 8	Nantes	0–1	Lyon	Nantes
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Paris Saint-Germain v Nantes

23 September 2000 9	Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	Nantes	Paris
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes

Nantes v Lille

1 October 2000 10	Nantes	0–0	Lille	Nantes
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Strasbourg v Nantes

14 October 2000 11	Strasbourg	0–5	Nantes	Strasbourg
17:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Meinau

Nantes v Rennes

21 October 2000 12	Nantes	1–0	Rennes	Nantes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Sedan v Nantes

29 October 2000 13	Sedan	2–0	Nantes	Sedan
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez

Nantes v Metz

4 November 2000 14	Nantes	2–0	Metz	Nantes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Nantes v Troyes

18 November 2000 16	Nantes	4–0	Troyes	Nantes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Saint-Étienne v Nantes

26 November 2000 17	Saint-Étienne	0–2	Nantes	Saint-Étienne
17:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

Nantes v Monaco

29 November 2000 18	Nantes	3–1	Monaco	Nantes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Nantes v Guingamp

2 December 2000 19	Nantes	2–1	Guingamp	Nantes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Marseille v Nantes

10 December 2000 20	Marseille	2–0	Nantes	Marseille
17:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Bastia v Nantes

13 December 2000 15	Bastia	3–1	Nantes	Furiani
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Armand-Cesari

Nantes v Toulouse

17 December 2000 21	Nantes	3–2	Toulouse	Nantes
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Bordeaux v Nantes

21 December 2000 22	Bordeaux	0–2	Nantes	Bordeaux
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas

Nantes v Auxerre

13 January 2001 23	Nantes	1–1	Auxerre	Nantes
17:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Lyon v Nantes

27 January 2001 24	Lyon	3–1	Nantes	Lyon
17:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Nantes v Paris Saint-Germain

3 February 2001 25	Nantes	1–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Nantes
17:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Lille v Nantes

7 February 2001 26	Lille	1–1	Nantes	Lille
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris

Nantes v Strasbourg

18 February 2001 27	Nantes	1–0	Strasbourg	Nantes
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Rennes v Nantes

4 March 2001 28	Rennes	0–2	Nantes	Rennes
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Roazhon Park

Nantes v Sedan

17 March 2001 29	Nantes	4–1	Sedan	Nantes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Metz v Nantes

7 April 2001 30	Metz	1–2	Nantes	Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Nantes v Bastia

14 April 2001 31	Nantes	1–0	Bastia	Nantes
17:15 CET (UTC+1)	Monterrubio 27'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 35,096 Referee: Alain Sars

Troyes v Nantes

29 April 2001 32	Troyes	0–1	Nantes	Troyes
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Da Rocha 59'	Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 16,856 Referee: Bruno Derrien

Nantes v Saint-Étienne

12 May 2001 33	Nantes	1–0	Saint-Étienne	Nantes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vahirua 9'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 35,852 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Lens v Nantes

19 May 2001 34	Lens	1–4	Nantes	Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 40,651 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Coupe de France

Main article: 2000–01 Coupe de France

Pacy Vallée-d'Eure Football v Nantes

20 January 2001 Round of 64	Pacy Vallée-d'Eure Football	0–9	Nantes	Mantes-la-Ville
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Aimé Bergeal Attendance: 6,000

Bordeaux v Nantes

10 February 2001 Round of 32	Bordeaux	0–1	Nantes	Bordeaux
17:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Stéphane Bré

FA Carcassonne-Villalbe v Nantes

10 March 2001 Round of 16	FA Carcassonne-Villalbe	0–3	Nantes	Carcassonne
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Albert Domec Attendance: 10,000

Nantes v Auxerre

31 March 2001 Quarter-finals	Nantes	4–1 (a.e.t.)	Auxerre	Nantes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 25,567 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Strasbourg v Nantes

20 April 2001 Semi-finals	Strasbourg	4–1	Nantes	Strasbourg
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 16,469 Referee: Claude Colombo

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2000–01 Coupe de la Ligue

Rennes v Nantes

5 January 2001 Round of 32	Rennes	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Nantes	Rennes
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Roazhon Park

ASOA Valence v Nantes

30 January 2001 Round of 16	ASOA Valence	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Nantes	Valence
16:15 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Georges Pompidou Referee: Hervé Piccirillo

Troyes v Nantes

13 March 2001 Quarter-finals	Troyes	0–1	Nantes	Troyes
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de l'Aube

Lyon v Nantes

10 April 2001 Semi-finals	Lyon	3–2	Nantes	Lyon
20:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Trophée des Champions

Main article: 2000 Trophée des Champions

Monaco v Nantes

22 July 2000 Final	Monaco	0–0 (6–5 p)	Nantes	Lyon
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Montbéliard Attendance: 9,918 Referee: Stéphane Moulin
	Penalties
	Riise Christanval Gallardo Contreras Eloi Irles Djetou Costinha Farnerud		Leroy Carrière Fabbri Savinaud Da Rocha Laspalles Piocelle Vahirua Armand

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Cup

First round

Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih v Nantes

14 September 2000 First leg	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	0–1	Nantes	Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Ziani 81'	Stadium: Metalurh Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen (Norway)

Nantes v Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih

28 September 2000 Second leg	Nantes	5–0 (6–0 agg.)	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	Nantes, France
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Moldovan 8', 33', 54' Da Rocha 34' Gillet 64'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 16,334 Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)

Second round

Nantes v MTK Budapest

26 October 2000 First leg	Nantes	2–1	MTK Budapest	Nantes, France
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Ziani 64' Gillet 74'	Report	Ferenczi 28'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 13,925 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

MTK Budapest v Nantes

9 November 2000 Second leg	MTK Budapest	0–1 (1–3 agg.)	Nantes	Budapest, Hungary
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Monterrubio 88'	Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium Attendance: 1,537 Referee: Mikko Vuorela (Finland)

Third round

Nantes v Lausanne-Sport

23 November 2000 First leg	Nantes	4–3	Lausanne-Sport	Nantes, France
19:15 CET (UTC+1)	Moldovan 18' Monterrubio 43' Puce 73' Gillet 86'	Report	Kuźba 41' (pen.), 70' Mazzoni 53'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)

Lausanne-Sport v Nantes

7 December 2000 Second leg	Lausanne-Sport	1–3 (4–7 agg.)	Nantes	Lausanne, Switzerland
20:15 CET (UTC+1)	Lombardo 49'	Report	Ziani 24' Moldovan 59' Carrière 88'	Stadium: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Attendance: 14,200 Referee: Roelof Luinge (Netherlands)

Fourth round

Porto v Nantes

15 February 2001 First leg	Porto	3–1	Nantes	Porto, Portugal
22:30 CET (UTC+1)	Esquerdinha 16' (pen.) Gillet 59' (o.g.) Secretário 85'	Report	Ahamada 14'	Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 22,100 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

Nantes v Porto

22 February 2001 Second leg	Nantes	2–1 (3–4 agg.)	Porto	Nantes, France
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Vahirua 69' Armand 74'	Report	Pena 35'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Juan Fernández Marín (Spain)

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Division 1	Coupe de France	Coupe de la Ligue	Trophée des Champions	UEFA Cup	Total
1	9	FW		Viorel Moldovan	11	4	2	0	5	22
2	18	MF		Olivier Monterrubio	12	1	0	0	2	15
	19	FW		Marama Vahirua	7	5	2	0	1	15
4	9	MF		Stéphane Ziani	4	1	1	0	3	9
Totals					58	18	8	0	19	103

References

1. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/fra/avefra01.htm
2. "Ligue 1 2000-01 - Calendrier et classement du FC Nantes - FCNhisto.fr". www.fcnhisto.fr.