2000–01 Serie A

Roma claimed its first Serie A title in 18 years.

The 2000–01 Serie A, also called the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons, was the 99th season of top-tier Italian football and the 69th played as a round-robin tournament. Eighteen teams contested the league, marking the 13th consecutive season with that number since 1988–89. Roma won its third Scudetto and first since 1982–83.

Quick Facts

Competition

Serie A

Dates

30 September 2000 – 17 June 2001

Winners

Roma; 3rd title

Relegated

Reggina
Vicenza
Napoli
Bari

Matches

306

Total goals

845

Average attendance

29,441

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Passport scandal

In July 2001, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) imposed bans of six months to one year on several players from South America and Cameroon for using fake passports to be registered as Europeans. Those penalised included Alberto, Warley, Alejandro Da Silva and Jorginho of Udinese; Fábio Júnior and Gustavo Bartelt of Roma; Dida of Milan; Álvaro Recoba of Inter; Thomas Job, Francis Zé and Jean Ondoa of Sampdoria; and Jeda and André Leone of Vicenza. Most of these bans were later reduced.