2000–01 UEFA Cup
Liverpool won the 2000–01 UEFA Cup with a golden goal in the final against Alavés for their third title in the competition. It completed a cup treble for the club, as they also won the FA Cup and the League Cup that season. The conclusion of the tournament by a golden goal is the only instance in any of the major European club cup competitions until the abolition of the rule in 2002.
Westfalenstadion, in Dortmund, hosted the final. | |
| Dates | 8 August 2000 – 16 May 2001 |
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| Final positions | |
| Champions | Liverpool (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Alavés |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 205 |
| Goals scored | 566 (2.76 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Goran Drulić (Red Star Belgrade) Javi Moreno (Alavés) Marcin Kuźba (Lausanne) Demis Nikolaidis (AEK Athens) 6 goals each |
Galatasaray could not defend their title as they automatically qualified for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League and also reached the knockout stage.
English clubs had been banned from European competitions between 1985 and 1990 as a result of the Heysel disaster, and Liverpool were the first English side of the post-Heysel era to win the trophy. The previous English winners were Tottenham Hotspur in 1984. It was also Liverpool's first European trophy of the post-Heysel era.