2000–01 in Scottish football
# 2000–01 in Scottish football

The 2000–01 season was the 104th season of competitive football in Scotland.

## League Competitions

### Scottish Premier League

The 2000–01 Scottish Premier League was won by Celtic, 15 points clear of Rangers who finished second. Both teams earned a place in the UEFA Champions League. Hibernian and Kilmarnock finished third and fourth and both therefore earned UEFA Europa League berths. St Mirren were relegated in their first season in the top-flight since the 1991–92 season.

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Celtic | 38 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 90 | 29 | +61 | 97 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Rangers | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 76 | 36 | +40 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Hibernian | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 66 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 54 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 52 | |
| 6 | Dundee | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 47 | Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup first round |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 45 | |
| 8 | Motherwell | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 43 | |
| 9 | Dunfermline Athletic | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 42 | |
| 10 | St Johnstone | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 40 | |
| 11 | Dundee United | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 35 | |
| 12 | St Mirren | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 32 | 72 | −40 | 30 | Relegation to the First Division |

* ↑ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
* ↑ As both finalists of the 2000–01 Scottish Cup, Celtic and Hibernian, qualified for European competition via their league position, the cup berth for 2001–02 UEFA Cup was passed to the next-placed team in the league, fourth-placed Kilmarnock.
* ↑ Dundee qualified for the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest-placed team to apply for a place in the competition.

### Scottish First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Livingston | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 72 | 31 | +41 | 76 | Promoted to 2001–02 Scottish Premier League |
| 2 | Ayr United | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 73 | 41 | +32 | 69 | |
| 3 | Falkirk | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 56 | |
| 4 | Inverness CT | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 54 | +17 | 54 | |
| 5 | Clyde | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 47 | |
| 6 | Ross County | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 43 | |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 38 | |
| 8 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 38 | |
| 9 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 61 | −27 | 35 | Relegated to Second Division 2001-02 |
| 10 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 61 | −23 | 32 | Relegated to Second Division 2001-02 |

### Scottish Second Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 66 | 32 | +34 | 75 | Promoted to First Division 2001–02 |
| 2 | Arbroath | 36 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 58 | Promoted to First Division 2001–02 |
| 3 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 54 | |
| 4 | Stranraer | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 54 | |
| 5 | Clydebank | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 47 | |
| 6 | Queen of the South | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 46 | |
| 7 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 42 | |
| 8 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 40 | |
| 9 | Queens Park | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 40 | Relegated to Third Division 2001–02 |
| 10 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 32 | Relegated to Third Division 2001–02 |

### Scottish Third Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 76 | Promoted to Second Division 2001–02 |
| 2 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 31 | +27 | 76 | Promoted to Second Division 2001–02 |
| 3 | Brechin City | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 71 | 36 | +35 | 72 | |
| 4 | East Fife | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 53 | |
| 5 | Peterhead | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 49 | |
| 6 | Dumbarton | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 45 | |
| 7 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 45 | |
| 8 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 37 | 69 | −32 | 37 | |
| 9 | Montrose | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 26 | |
| 10 | Elgin City | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 65 | −36 | 22 | |

## Other honours

### Cup honours

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Scottish Cup 2000–01 | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Hibernian | Wikipedia article |
| League Cup 2000–01 | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Kilmarnock | BBC Sport |
| Challenge Cup 2000–01 | Airdrieonians | 2 – 2 (3 – 2 pen.) | Livingston | BBC Sport |
| Youth Cup | Aberdeen | 2 – 0 | Celtic | |
| Junior Cup | Renfrew | 0 – 0 (6 – 5 pen.) | Carnoustie Panmure | BBC Sport |

### Individual honours

**SPFA awards**

| Award | Winner | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Players' Player of the Year | Henrik Larsson | Celtic |
| Young Player of the Year | Stiliyan Petrov | Celtic |

### SWFA awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Footballer of the Year | Henrik Larsson | Celtic |
| Manager of the Year | Martin O'Neill | Celtic |

## Scottish clubs in Europe

| Club | Competition(s) | Final round | Coef. |
| - | - | - | - |
| Rangers | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League | Group stage Third round | 12.50 |
| Celtic | UEFA Europa League | Second round | 5.00 |
| Heart of Midlothian | UEFA Europa League | First round | 4.00 |
| Aberdeen | UEFA Europa League | Qualifying round | 1.00 |

Average coefficient – 5.625

## Scotland national team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 September | Skonto stadions, Riga (A) | Latvia | 1–0 | WCQG6 | Neil McCann | BBC Sport |
| 7 October | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle (A) | San Marino | 2–0 | WCQG6 | Matt Elliott, Don Hutchison | BBC Sport |
| 11 October | Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb (A) | Croatia | 1–1 | WCQG6 | Kevin Gallacher | BBC Sport |
| 15 November | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Australia | 0–2 | Friendly | | BBC Sport |
| 24 March | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Belgium | 2–2 | WCQG6 | Billy Dodds (2) | BBC Sport |
| 28 March | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | San Marino | 4–0 | WCQG6 | Colin Hendry (2), Billy Dodds, Colin Cameron | BBC Sport |
| 25 April | Zawisza Bydgoszcz stadium, Bydgoszcz (A) | Poland | 1–1 | Friendly | Scott Booth (pen.) | BBC Sport |

Key:

* (A) = Away match
* (H) = Home match
* WCQG6 = World Cup Qualifying – Group 6
