View source for 2000–01 Belgian First Division

{{Short description|98th season of top-tier football in Belgium}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition      = [[Belgian First Division]]
| season           = 2000–01
| winners          = [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
| relegated        = [[K.R.C. Zuid-West-Vlaanderen|Harelbeke]]<br>[[Y.R. K.V. Mechelen|Mechelen]]
| continentalcup1  = [[2001–02 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
| continentalcup2  = [[2001–02 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[Club Brugge K.V.|Club Brugge]]<br>[[Standard Liège]]<br>[[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]]
| league topscorer = [[Tomasz Radzinski]]<br>(23 goals)
| matches          = 306
| total goals      = 930
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| prevseason       = [[1999–2000 Belgian First Division|1999–2000]]
| nextseason       = [[2001–02 Belgian First Division|2001–02]]
}}
The '''2000–01''' season of the [[Belgian First Division A|Jupiler League]] began on August 12, 2000, and ended on May 20, 2001.  [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] became champions.

==Promoted teams==
{{location map+|Belgium|float=right|width=450|caption=Location of teams in '''Belgian First Division 2000–01'''|places=
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.933333 |long=4.033333 |label=<small>[[SC Eendracht Aalst|Aalst]]</small> |position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.833333 |long=4.333333 |label=<small>[[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]</small> |position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.2247    |long=4.4625  |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">[[Royal Antwerp F.C.|Antwerp]]</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.2      |long=4.25     |label=<small>[[K.S.K. Beveren|Beveren]]</small> |position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.216667 |long=4.4      |label=<small>[[K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot|Germinal Beerschot]]</small> |position=top}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.216667 |long=3.233333 |label=<small>[[Club Brugge K.V.|Club Brugge]]</small> |position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.4      |long=4.433333 |label=<small>[[R. Charleroi S.C.|Charleroi]]</small>}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.833333 |long=5.2      |label=<small>[[K. Sint-Truidense V.V.|Sint-Truiden]]</small> |position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.966667 |long=5.5      |label=<small>[[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]]</small> |position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.05     |long=3.733333 |label=<small>[[K.A.A. Gent|Gent]]</small> |position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.633333 |long=5.566667 |label=<small>[[Standard Liège|Standard]]</small>}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.116667 |long=4.583333 |label=<small>[[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]]</small> |position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.1      |long=3.983333 |label=<small>[[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]]</small> |position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.466667 |long=4.183333 |label=<small>[[R.A.A. Louviéroise|La Louvière]]</small>}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.056667 |long=4.386667 |label=<small>[[KV Mechelen|Mechelen]]</small> |position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.733333 |long=3.216667 |label=<small>[[R.E. Mouscron|Mouscron]]</small>}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.083333 |long=4.916667 |label=<small>[[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]]</small> |position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.85     |long=3.3      |label=<small>[[K.R.C. Zuid-West-Vlaanderen|Harelbeke]]</small> |position=top}}
}}
These teams were promoted from the [[Belgian Second Division|second division]] at the start of the season:
*[[R. Antwerp F.C.|Antwerp]] (second division champion)
*[[R.A.A. Louviéroise|Louviéroise]] (playoff winner)

==Relegated teams==
These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:
*[[K.R.C. Zuid-West-Vlaanderen|Harelbeke]]
*[[Y.R. K.V. Mechelen|KV Mechelen]]

==Final league table==
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=QR

|team1=AND|name_AND=[[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|team2=BRG|name_BRG=[[Club Brugge K.V.|Club Brugge]]
|team3=STA|name_STA=[[Standard Liège]]
|team4=LOK|name_LOK=[[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Sporting Lokeren]]
|team5=GNT|name_GNT=[[K.A.A. Gent|Gent]]
|team6=BEE|name_BEE=[[Beerschot AC|Germinal Beerschot]]
|team7=MOU|name_MOU=[[R.E. Mouscron|Mouscron]]
|team8=WES|name_WES=[[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]]
|team9=CHA|name_CHA=[[R. Charleroi S.C.|Charleroi]]
|team10=LIE|name_LIE=[[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]]
|team11=GNK|name_GNK=[[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]]
|team12=ANT|name_ANT=[[Royal Antwerp F.C.|Antwerp]]
|team13=STV|name_STV=[[K. Sint-Truidense V.V.|Sint-Truiden]]
|team14=BEV|name_BEV=[[K.S.K. Beveren|Beveren]]
|team15=LOU|name_LOU=[[R.A.A. Louviéroise|La Louvière]]
|team16=EEN|name_EEN=[[K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst|Eendracht Aalst]]
|team17=ZWV|name_ZWV=[[K.R.C. Zuid-West-Vlaanderen|Harelbeke]]
|team18=MEC|name_MEC=[[Y.R. K.V. Mechelen|Mechelen]]
|win_AND=25|draw_AND=8|loss_AND=1|gf_AND=88|ga_AND=25|status_AND=C
|win_BRG=23|draw_BRG=9|loss_BRG=2|gf_BRG=83|ga_BRG=24
|win_STA=16|draw_STA=12|loss_STA=6|gf_STA=71|ga_STA=44
|win_LOK=16|draw_LOK=9|loss_LOK=9|gf_LOK=58|ga_LOK=41
|win_GNT=16|draw_GNT=9|loss_GNT=9|gf_GNT=61|ga_GNT=49
|win_BEE=17|draw_BEE=3|loss_BEE=14|gf_BEE=62|ga_BEE=53
|win_MOU=15|draw_MOU=8|loss_MOU=11|gf_MOU=63|ga_MOU=49
|win_WES=15|draw_WES=8|loss_WES=11|gf_WES=61|ga_WES=53
|win_CHA=14|draw_CHA=5|loss_CHA=15|gf_CHA=51|ga_CHA=65
|win_LIE=12|draw_LIE=7|loss_LIE=15|gf_LIE=44|ga_LIE=51
|win_GNK=11|draw_GNK=9|loss_GNK=14|gf_GNK=45|ga_GNK=51
|win_ANT=11|draw_ANT=7|loss_ANT=16|gf_ANT=38|ga_ANT=45
|win_STV=9|draw_STV=8|loss_STV=17|gf_STV=44|ga_STV=54
|win_BEV=9|draw_BEV=8|loss_BEV=17|gf_BEV=30|ga_BEV=64
|win_LOU=6|draw_LOU=12|loss_LOU=16|gf_LOU=32|ga_LOU=56
|win_EEN=7|draw_EEN=8|loss_EEN=19|gf_EEN=33|ga_EEN=65
|win_ZWV=8|draw_ZWV=4|loss_ZWV=22|gf_ZWV=36|ga_ZWV=79|status_ZWV=R
|win_MEC=4|draw_MEC=10|loss_MEC=20|gf_MEC=40|ga_MEC=72|status_MEC=R

|col_CL2=green1|text_CL2=Qualification to [[2001–02 UEFA Champions League#Second qualifying round|Champions League second qualifying round]]
|result1=CL2
|col_UCQ=blue2|text_UCQ=Qualification to [[2001–02 UEFA Cup#Qualifying round|UEFA Cup qualifying round]]
|result2=UCQ|result3=UCQ
|col_IC1=#ccccff|text_IC1=Qualification to [[2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup#First round|Intertoto Cup first round]]
|result4=IC1
|col_IC2=#ccccff|text_IC2=Qualification to [[2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup#Second round|Intertoto Cup second round]]
|result5=IC2
|col_UC1=blue1|text_UC1=Qualification to [[2001–02 UEFA Cup#First round|UEFA Cup first round]]
|result8=UC1
|col_R=#ffb0b0|text_R=Relegation to [[Belgian Second Division|2001–02 Belgian Second Division]]
|result17=R|result18=R
|update=complete|source=
}}</onlyinclude>

==Results==
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=AAL|team2=AND|team3=ANT|team4=GBA|team5=BEV
|team6=CLU|team7=CHA|team8=GNK|team9=GNT|team10=HAR
|team11=LIE|team12=LOK|team13=LOU|team14=MEC|team15=MOU
|team16=STV|team17=STA|team18=WES

|name_AAL=[[K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst|Eendracht Aalst]]
|match_AAL_AND=1–5
|match_AAL_ANT=0–4
|match_AAL_GBA=2–0
|match_AAL_BEV=1–1
|match_AAL_CLU=0–2
|match_AAL_CHA=4–0
|match_AAL_GNK=4–2
|match_AAL_GNT=1–4
|match_AAL_HAR=0–0
|match_AAL_LIE=1–3
|match_AAL_LOK=2–2
|match_AAL_LOU=1–0
|match_AAL_MEC=1–3
|match_AAL_MOU=1–0
|match_AAL_STV=4–1
|match_AAL_STA=1–1
|match_AAL_WES=1–2

|name_AND=[[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|match_AND_AAL=3–0
|match_AND_ANT=2–0
|match_AND_GBA=7–0
|match_AND_BEV=4–0
|match_AND_CLU=2–0
|match_AND_CHA=7–2
|match_AND_GNK=1–0
|match_AND_GNT=2–1
|match_AND_HAR=4–3
|match_AND_LIE=5–2
|match_AND_LOK=8–0
|match_AND_LOU=2–0
|match_AND_MEC=1–0
|match_AND_MOU=3–3
|match_AND_STV=3–2
|match_AND_STA=0–0
|match_AND_WES=3–2

|name_ANT=[[Royal Antwerp F.C.|Antwerp]]
|match_ANT_AAL=0–0
|match_ANT_AND=0–3
|match_ANT_GBA=1–2
|match_ANT_BEV=0–1
|match_ANT_CLU=0–1
|match_ANT_CHA=1–1
|match_ANT_GNK=1–0
|match_ANT_GNT=1–0
|match_ANT_HAR=2–0
|match_ANT_LIE=0–0
|match_ANT_LOK=2–1
|match_ANT_LOU=1–1
|match_ANT_MEC=3–1
|match_ANT_MOU=1–0
|match_ANT_STV=2–0
|match_ANT_STA=1–2
|match_ANT_WES=1–3

|name_GBA=[[Beerschot AC|Germinal Beerschot]]
|match_GBA_AAL=2–0
|match_GBA_AND=0–1
|match_GBA_ANT=3–1
|match_GBA_BEV=2–0
|match_GBA_CLU=2–3
|match_GBA_CHA=0–2
|match_GBA_GNK=5–1
|match_GBA_GNT=1–3
|match_GBA_HAR=2–1
|match_GBA_LIE=6–0
|match_GBA_LOK=2–0
|match_GBA_LOU=3–1
|match_GBA_MEC=4–1
|match_GBA_MOU=4–1
|match_GBA_STV=1–0
|match_GBA_STA=1–0
|match_GBA_WES=3–1

|name_BEV=[[K.S.K. Beveren|Beveren]]
|match_BEV_AAL=1–0
|match_BEV_AND=1–3
|match_BEV_ANT=2–1
|match_BEV_GBA=2–1
|match_BEV_CLU=0–2
|match_BEV_CHA=1–2
|match_BEV_GNK=2–0
|match_BEV_GNT=1–1
|match_BEV_HAR=2–1
|match_BEV_LIE=2–1
|match_BEV_LOK=0–2
|match_BEV_LOU=0–1
|match_BEV_MEC=1–1
|match_BEV_MOU=0–0
|match_BEV_STV=0–0
|match_BEV_STA=0–3
|match_BEV_WES=1–4

|name_CLU=[[Club Brugge K.V.|Club Brugge]]
|match_CLU_AAL=1–1
|match_CLU_AND=0–1
|match_CLU_ANT=2–0
|match_CLU_GBA=2–2
|match_CLU_BEV=6–0
|match_CLU_CHA=1–0
|match_CLU_GNK=6–0
|match_CLU_GNT=6–2
|match_CLU_HAR=0–0
|match_CLU_LIE=1–0
|match_CLU_LOK=3–1
|match_CLU_LOU=3–0
|match_CLU_MEC=5–2
|match_CLU_MOU=2–2
|match_CLU_STV=5–0
|match_CLU_STA=1–1
|match_CLU_WES=2–2

|name_CHA=[[R. Charleroi S.C.|Charleroi]]
|match_CHA_AAL=0–0
|match_CHA_AND=0–4
|match_CHA_ANT=1–0
|match_CHA_GBA=2–1
|match_CHA_BEV=5–0
|match_CHA_CLU=0–4
|match_CHA_GNK=2–1
|match_CHA_GNT=4–3
|match_CHA_HAR=5–0
|match_CHA_LIE=2–0
|match_CHA_LOK=1–0
|match_CHA_LOU=2–1
|match_CHA_MEC=4–2
|match_CHA_MOU=1–3
|match_CHA_STV=1–7
|match_CHA_STA=2–3
|match_CHA_WES=2–2

|name_GNK=[[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]]
|match_GNK_AAL=3–1
|match_GNK_AND=1–1
|match_GNK_ANT=1–1
|match_GNK_GBA=2–0
|match_GNK_BEV=1–0
|match_GNK_CLU=0–1
|match_GNK_CHA=2–1
|match_GNK_GNT=1–1
|match_GNK_HAR=4–0
|match_GNK_LIE=2–0
|match_GNK_LOK=0–0
|match_GNK_LOU=1–0
|match_GNK_MEC=3–1
|match_GNK_MOU=4–0
|match_GNK_STV=3–0
|match_GNK_STA=2–2
|match_GNK_WES=1–2

|name_GNT=[[K.A.A. Gent|Gent]]
|match_GNT_AAL=1–0
|match_GNT_AND=2–1
|match_GNT_ANT=4–2
|match_GNT_GBA=3–1
|match_GNT_BEV=5–0
|match_GNT_CLU=0–2
|match_GNT_CHA=1–1
|match_GNT_GNK=2–1
|match_GNT_HAR=2–1
|match_GNT_LIE=2–3
|match_GNT_LOK=3–2
|match_GNT_LOU=2–2
|match_GNT_MEC=2–1
|match_GNT_MOU=1–0
|match_GNT_STV=2–1
|match_GNT_STA=2–1
|match_GNT_WES=3–1

|name_HAR=[[K.R.C. Zuid-West-Vlaanderen|Harelbeke]]
|match_HAR_AAL=2–4
|match_HAR_AND=1–4
|match_HAR_ANT=2–0
|match_HAR_GBA=3–0
|match_HAR_BEV=3–2
|match_HAR_CLU=0–6
|match_HAR_CHA=1–0
|match_HAR_GNK=1–2
|match_HAR_GNT=2–1
|match_HAR_LIE=1–0
|match_HAR_LOK=1–6
|match_HAR_LOU=2–2
|match_HAR_MEC=1–0
|match_HAR_MOU=0–1
|match_HAR_STV=0–4
|match_HAR_STA=3–4
|match_HAR_WES=0–4

|name_LIE=[[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]]
|match_LIE_AAL=2–0
|match_LIE_AND=0–0
|match_LIE_ANT=4–1
|match_LIE_GBA=1–1
|match_LIE_BEV=3–0
|match_LIE_CLU=0–2
|match_LIE_CHA=2–0
|match_LIE_GNK=1–1
|match_LIE_GNT=2–0
|match_LIE_HAR=4–1
|match_LIE_LOK=1–4
|match_LIE_LOU=1–2
|match_LIE_MEC=1–1
|match_LIE_MOU=1–4
|match_LIE_STV=2–1
|match_LIE_STA=1–1
|match_LIE_WES=1–2

|name_LOK=[[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]]
|match_LOK_AAL=2–0
|match_LOK_AND=0–0
|match_LOK_ANT=0–1
|match_LOK_GBA=2–0
|match_LOK_BEV=1–1
|match_LOK_CLU=2–2
|match_LOK_CHA=1–0
|match_LOK_GNK=2–2
|match_LOK_GNT=1–1
|match_LOK_HAR=3–0
|match_LOK_LIE=2–0
|match_LOK_LOU=3–1
|match_LOK_MEC=3–2
|match_LOK_MOU=2–1
|match_LOK_STV=2–1
|match_LOK_STA=2–1
|match_LOK_WES=2–0

|name_LOU=[[R.A.A. Louviéroise|La Louvière]]
|match_LOU_AAL=3–0
|match_LOU_AND=0–1
|match_LOU_ANT=2–2
|match_LOU_GBA=0–5
|match_LOU_BEV=2–3
|match_LOU_CLU=1–1
|match_LOU_CHA=1–1
|match_LOU_GNK=2–1
|match_LOU_GNT=1–1
|match_LOU_HAR=0–2
|match_LOU_LIE=0–2
|match_LOU_LOK=0–0
|match_LOU_MEC=2–2
|match_LOU_MOU=1–3
|match_LOU_STV=1–0
|match_LOU_STA=0–4
|match_LOU_WES=3–1

|name_MEC=[[Y.R. K.V. Mechelen|Mechelen]]
|match_MEC_AAL=4–1
|match_MEC_AND=0–2
|match_MEC_ANT=0–3
|match_MEC_GBA=2–3
|match_MEC_BEV=2–2
|match_MEC_CLU=1–1
|match_MEC_CHA=4–3
|match_MEC_GNK=0–0
|match_MEC_GNT=3–3
|match_MEC_HAR=2–0
|match_MEC_LIE=1–1
|match_MEC_LOK=0–3
|match_MEC_LOU=0–0
|match_MEC_MOU=1–5
|match_MEC_STV=1–2
|match_MEC_STA=0–4
|match_MEC_WES=0–1

|name_MOU=[[R.E. Mouscron|Mouscron]]
|match_MOU_AAL=2–0
|match_MOU_AND=1–2
|match_MOU_ANT=3–2
|match_MOU_GBA=3–0
|match_MOU_BEV=0–0
|match_MOU_CLU=1–2
|match_MOU_CHA=3–0
|match_MOU_GNK=2–0
|match_MOU_GNT=2–2
|match_MOU_HAR=4–3
|match_MOU_LIE=1–2
|match_MOU_LOK=2–1
|match_MOU_LOU=0–0
|match_MOU_MEC=4–2
|match_MOU_STV=1–0
|match_MOU_STA=1–1
|match_MOU_WES=3–5

|name_STV=[[K. Sint-Truidense V.V.|Sint-Truiden]]
|match_STV_AAL=1–0
|match_STV_AND=0–0
|match_STV_ANT=1–1
|match_STV_GBA=3–2
|match_STV_BEV=1–0
|match_STV_CLU=1–2
|match_STV_CHA=1–3
|match_STV_GNK=2–2
|match_STV_GNT=0–1
|match_STV_HAR=1–1
|match_STV_LIE=0–1
|match_STV_LOK=2–0
|match_STV_LOU=1–1
|match_STV_MEC=1–0
|match_STV_MOU=1–4
|match_STV_STA=1–1
|match_STV_WES=1–2

|name_STA=[[Standard Liège]]
|match_STA_AAL=7–0
|match_STA_AND=1–1
|match_STA_ANT=0–1
|match_STA_GBA=1–1
|match_STA_BEV=4–2
|match_STA_CLU=0–4
|match_STA_CHA=4–0
|match_STA_GNK=2–1
|match_STA_GNT=1–0
|match_STA_HAR=3–0
|match_STA_LIE=3–2
|match_STA_LOK=0–5
|match_STA_LOU=3–0
|match_STA_MEC=2–0
|match_STA_MOU=3–3
|match_STA_STV=1–1
|match_STA_WES=5–3

|name_WES=[[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]]
|match_WES_AAL=1–1
|match_WES_AND=2–2
|match_WES_ANT=2–1
|match_WES_GBA=1–2
|match_WES_BEV=1–2
|match_WES_CLU=0–2
|match_WES_CHA=0–1
|match_WES_GNK=5–0
|match_WES_GNT=0–0
|match_WES_HAR=1–0
|match_WES_LIE=1–0
|match_WES_LOK=1–1
|match_WES_LOU=2–1
|match_WES_MEC=0–0
|match_WES_MOU=1–0
|match_WES_STV=4–6
|match_WES_STA=2–2

|update=complete|source=
}}

==Top scorers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Scorer
!Goals
!Team
|-
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Tomasz Radzinski]]
|style="text-align:center;"|23
|[[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|-
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jan Koller]]
|style="text-align:center;"|22
|[[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|-
|{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Nenad Jestrović]]
|style="text-align:center;"|20
|[[R.E. Mouscron|Mouscron]]
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Gert Verheyen]]
|style="text-align:center;"|17
|[[Club Brugge]]
|-
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Marcin Żewłakow]]
|style="text-align:center;"|16
|[[R.E. Mouscron|Mouscron]]
|-
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Ole Martin Årst]]
|style="text-align:center;"|14
|[[Standard Liège]]
|}

==See also==
*[[2000–01 in Belgian football]]

==References==
*{{in lang|fr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20060130042806/http://www.sport.be/fr/jupilerleague/archief/ Sport.be website] - Archive

{{Belgian Pro League}}
{{2000–01 in European Football (UEFA)}}
{{2000–01 in Belgian football}}

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[[Category:2000–01 in European association football leagues|Belgian]]
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