2000–01 1.Lig
The 2000-2001 Turkish First Football League is the 43rd edition of top-flight professional football in Turkey. The season saw many turning points for different teams. Galatasaray, the team that dominated the last decade and won the UEFA Cup, lost the title to Fenerbahçe SK for the first time in five seasons. Fenerbahçe reached to success with Mustafa Denizli, the first Turkish manager to win the league for Fenerbahçe. Southeastern side Gaziantepspor fought for the title for a long time during the season under the manager Erdoğan Arıca and Sakıp Özberk. They lost their hopes for title, when, in the 29th fixture, Fenerbahçe SK defeated them 4-3 at Şükrü Saracoğlu. Gaziantepspor were 3-0 ahead in the half-time.
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fenerbahçe (C) | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 82 | 39 | +43 | 76 | 2001–02 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round |
2 | Galatasaray | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 77 | 35 | +42 | 73 | 2001–02 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
3 | Gaziantepspor | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 68 | 2001–02 UEFA Cup Qualifying round |
4 | Beşiktaş | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 64 | |
5 | Trabzonspor | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 58 | |
6 | MKE Ankaragücü | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 56 | |
7 | Yimpaş Yozgatspor | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 49 | |
8 | Samsunspor | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 48 | |
9 | Çaykur Rizespor | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 46 | UEFA Intertoto Cup 2001 Second round |
10 | Gençlerbirliği | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 46 | 2001–02 UEFA Cup First round 1 |
11 | Denizlispor | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 45 | 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round |
12 | İstanbulspor | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 44 | |
13 | Kocaelispor | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 41 | |
14 | Bursaspor | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 40 | |
15 | Antalyaspor | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 36 | |
16 | Siirtspor (R) | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 47 | 81 | −34 | 24 | |
17 | Erzurumspor (R) | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 36 | 80 | −44 | 21 | |
18 | Adanaspor (R) | 34 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 91 | −40 | 16 |
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Winner of 2000-01 Turkish Cup
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Top scorers
Name | Team | Nationality | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Okan Yılmaz | Bursaspor | 23 | |
Mário Jardel | Galatasaray | 22 | |
Cenk İşler | Adanaspor | 19 | |
Hami Mandıralı | Trabzonspor | 18 | |
Hasan Özer | Gaziantepspor | 18 | |
Pascal Nouma | Beşiktaş | 18 | |
Atilla Birlik | Antalyaspor | 16 | |
Sertan Eser | İstanbulspor | 16 | |
Andre Kona | Gençlerbirliği | 15 | |
Fatih Tekke | Gaziantepspor | 15 | |
Fernand Coulibaly | Siirt Jetpaspor / Denizlispor | 14 | |
Haim Revivo | Fenerbahçe | 14 | |
Oktay Derelioğlu | Trabzonspor | 14 | |
Serkan Aykut | Galatasaray | 14 |