2000–01 Atalanta BC season

Atalanta
2000–01 season
Chairman	Ivan Ruggeri
Manager	Giovanni Vavassori
Stadium	Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Serie A	7th
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Nicola Ventola (10); All: ; Nicola Ventola (11)
Average home league attendance	18,663
	← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

Atalanta B.C. returned to Serie A following a two-year absence, and immediately established itself on the top half of the table, finishing in 7th place. Coach Giovanni Vavassori was hailed as the main contributor to the success, having come from the youth side a couple of years before, first promoting the club, and then having such a successful inaugural Serie A campaign. Inter-owned Nicola Ventola scored ten league goals, enough to persuade Inter to take him back, and playmaker Cristiano Doni got his proper breakthrough as well. Experienced Massimo Carrera held the defence together, and was also widely praised, while goalkeeper Ivan Pelizzoli was signed by champions Roma.

Players

First-team squad

As of 22 April 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	ITA	Fabio Rustico
3	MF	ITA	Domenico Morfeo (on loan from Fiorentina)
4	DF	ITA	Massimo Paganin
5	MF	SRB	Ljubisa Dundjerski
6	DF	ITA	Fabio Gallo
7	FW	ITA	Marco Nappi
8	DF	ITA	Luciano Zauri
9	FW	ITA	Fausto Rossini
10	FW	ITA	Nicola Ventola (on loan from Inter)
11	FW	ITA	Maurizio Ganz (on loan from Milan)
12	GK	ITA	Davide Pinato
15	DF	ITA	Stefano Lorenzi
16	FW	DOM	José Espinal
17	DF	ITA	Mauro Minelli
18	MF	DOM	Vinicio Espinal
19	DF	ITA	Damiano Zenoni


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	ITA	Massimo Carrera (captain)
21	MF	ITA	Alex Pinardi
22	GK	ITA	Ivan Pelizzoli
24	DF	ITA	Sebastiano Siviglia
25	FW	BRA	Piá
26	DF	ITA	Cristian Zenoni
27	MF	ITA	Cristiano Doni
28	MF	ITA	Daniele Berretta
30	DF	ITA	Gianpaolo Bellini
31	DF	ITA	Sergio Carnesalini
32	GK	ITA	Matteo Gritti
33	MF	ITA	Roberto Previtali
36	DF	AUS	Adrian Madaschi
37	FW	ITA	Biagio Pagano
38	FW	ITA	Rolando Bianchi

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
11	FW	Maurizio Ganz	31	Milan	Loan	Summer	July 1, 2001		[
4	DF	Massimo Paganin	29	Bologna	Transfer	Summer		free
10	FW	Nicola Ventola	22	Inter	Loan	Summer	June 30, 2001
28	MF	Daniele Berretta	28	Cagliari	Transfer	Winter		Undisclosed

Last updated: 7 June 2019

Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
11	FW		Claudio Caniggia	33	Dundee	Transfer	Summer	free
10	FW		Nicola Caccia	30	Piacenza	Transfer	Summer	free

Last updated: 30 January 2020

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie A	1 September 2000	16 June 2001	Matchday 1	Matchday 34	34	10	14	10	38	34	+4	029.41
Coppa Italia	12 August 2000	13 December 2000	Group stage	Quarter-finals	9	6	2	1	17	10	+7	066.67
Total					43	16	16	11	55	44	+11	037.21

Last updated: 22 April 2021
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Serie A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Internazionale	34	14	9	11	47	47	0	51	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
6	Milan	34	12	13	9	56	46	+10	49	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
7	Atalanta	34	10	14	10	38	34	+4	44^[a]
8	Brescia^[b]	34	10	14	10	44	42	+2	44^[a]	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
9	Fiorentina^[c]	34	10	13	11	53	52	+1	43	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round

Source: 2000–01 Serie A, Soccerway, RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[2]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Atalanta finished ahead of Brescia on head-to-head points: Atalanta 2–0 Brescia, Brescia 0–3 Atalanta.
^ Brescia gained entry to the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup after Atalanta declined.
^ Fiorentina gained entry to the 2001–02 UEFA Cup as the 2000–01 Coppa Italia champions.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	W	L	L	L	D	W	W	D	D	D	L	D	W	D	W	L	D	D	L	L	D	D	L	L
Position	9	6	4	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	7

Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2021. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

1 October 2000 1	Atalanta	2–2	Lazio	Bergamo
2:30 p.m.	Pancaro 21' (o.g.) Zenoni 66'		Mihajlović 3' Inzaghi 73'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 18,443 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

15 October 2000 2	Vicenza	1–2	Atalanta	Vicenza
9:00 a.m.	Toni 52'		Doni 67' Rossini 80'	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 13,937 Referee: Stefano Farina

22 October 2000 3	Bari	0–2	Atalanta	Bari
9:00 a.m.	Andersson 72' 84' Osmanovski 90+3'		Rossini 50' Ventola 55'	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 11,154 Referee: Stefano Cassarà

1 November 2000 4	Atalanta	3–0	Verona	Bergamo
9:00 a.m.	Rossini 38' Zenoni 44' Ventola 90+2'			Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 19,824 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

5 November 2000 5	Milan	3–3	Atalanta	Milan
9:00 a.m.	Serginho 23' Bierhoff 49' Shevchenko 64' (pen.)		Doni 23', 44' (pen.) Rossini 45'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 54,641 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

11 November 2000 6	Atalanta	2–0	Brescia	Bergamo
9:00 a.m.	Donati 16' Ventola 90+3'			Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 21,255 Referee: Graziano Cesari

19 November 2000 7	Napoli	0–0	Atalanta	Naples
9:00 a.m.				Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 29,495 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

25 November 2000 8	Atalanta	1–0	Lecce	Bergamo
9:00 a.m.	Ganz 45' 85'			Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

2 December 2000 9	Parma	2–0	Atalanta	Parma
2:30 p.m.	Lamouchi 19' Conçeicão 83'			Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 18,600 Referee: Nicola Ayroldi

10 December 2000 10	Atalanta	0–0	Perugia	Bergamo
9:00 a.m.				Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Stefano Cassarà

17 December 2000 11	Bologna	0–1	Atalanta	Bologna
9:00 a.m.			Ganz 84'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani

23 December 2000 12	Atalanta	0–1	Inter	Bergamo
9:00 a.m.			Seedorf 65'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Stefano Farina

7 January 2001 13	Atalanta	0–2	Roma	Bergamo
9:00 a.m.			Delvecchio 1' Tommasi 41' Zanetti ?' 67'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

14 January 2001 14	Reggina	1–0	Atalanta	Reggio Calabria
9:00 a.m.	Dionigi 22'			Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 23,679 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

21 January 2001 15	Atalanta	0–0	Fiorentina	Bergamo
9:00 a.m.				Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Diego Preschern

28 January 2001 16	Udinese	2–4	Atalanta	Udine
2:30 p.m.	Sottil 33' Gargo 76'		Ventola 2', 20' Morfeo 4', 41'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

3 February 2001 17	Atalanta	2–1	Juventus	Bergamo
2:30 p.m.	Lorenzi 75' Ventola 82'		Paganin 73' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Massimo De Santis

10 February 2001 18	Lazio	0–0	Atalanta	Rome
9:00 a.m.				Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

18 February 2001 19	Atalanta	1–1	Vicenza	Bergamo
9:00 a.m.	Ventola 41'		Sommese 73'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Nicola Ayroldi

24 February 2001 20	Atalanta	0–0	Bari	Bergamo
2:30 p.m.				Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

4 March 2001 21	Verona	2–1	Atalanta	Verona
9:00 a.m.	Salvetti 11', 90' Mutu 90+1'		Doni 42'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 13,700

10 March 2001 22	Atalanta	1–1	Milan	Bergamo
2:30 p.m.	Ganz 63'		Lorenzi 24' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

19 March 2001 23	Brescia	0–3	Atalanta	Brescia
9:00 a.m.			Ganz 11', 63' Hübner 44' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Stefano Braschi

1 April 2001 24	Atalanta	1–1	Napoli	Bergamo
9:00 a.m.	Doni 69' (pen.)		Pecchia 38'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

8 April 2001 25	Lecce	0–2	Atalanta	Leece
9:00 a.m.			Ventola 69' Morfeo 79'	Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 12,324 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani

14 April 2001 26	Atalanta	0–1	Parma	Bergamo
9:00 a.m.			Milošević 28'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

22 April 2001 27	Perugia	2–2	Atalanta	Perugia
9:00 a.m.	Tedesco 34' Ahn 90+5'		Ventola 25' Doni 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

29 April 2001 28	Atalanta	2–2	Bologna	Bergamo
9:00 a.m.	Ventola 48' Morfeo 67'		Signori 58', 75'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Paolo Bertini

6 May 2001 29	Inter	3–0	Atalanta	Milan
9:00 a.m.	Vieri 6', 10' Recoba 35'			Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Graziano Cesari

12 May 2001 30	Roma	1–0	Atalanta	Rome
9:00 a.m.	Montella 63'			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 64,013 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

19 May 2001 31	Atalanta	1–1	Reggina	Bergamo
6:00 p.m.	Zauri 11' Nappi 90+5'		Zanchetta 16'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Massimo De Santis

27 May 2001 32	Fiorentina	1–1	Atalanta	Florence
2:30 p.m.	Gomes 13'		Doni 20' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 25,686 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

9 June 2001 33	Atalanta	0–1	Udinese	Bergamo
6:00 p.m.			Muzzi 31'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Daniele Tombolini

16 June 2001 34	Juventus	2–1	Atalanta	Turin
6:00 p.m.	Trezeguet 6' Tacchinardi 64'		Nappi 78'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

Coppa Italia

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atalanta	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Advance to knockout phase
2	Pistoiese	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	4
3	Ravenna	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3
4	Avellino	3	1	0	2	7	8	−1	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

12 August 2000 1	Avellino	1–3	Atalanta	Avellino
6:00 p.m.	Piccioni 46' Cardinale 68'		Ganz 14' Ventola 38' Paganin 42' Doni 71'	Stadium: Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi Attendance: 5,566 Referee: Stefano Cassarà

16 August 2000 2	Atalanta	1–0	Ravenna	Bergamo
2:00 p.m.	Doni 31' (pen.)			Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 5,746 Referee: Diego Preschern

20 August 2000 3	Atalanta	1–1	Pistoiese	Bergamo
1:45 p.m.	Zauri 45'		Bizzarri 87'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 6,194 Referee: Angelo Bonfrisco

Knockout stage

Round of 32

27 August 2000 First leg	Atalanta	2–0	Reggina	Bergamo
2:45 p.m.	Rossini 41' Donati 63'			Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Tarcisio Serena

6 September 2000 Second leg	Reggina	0–1 (0–3 agg.)	Atalanta	Reggio Calabria
2:45 p.m.	Franceschini 87'		Zenoni 79'	Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 15,405 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

Round of 16

17 September 2000 First leg	Roma	1–1	Atalanta	Rome
3:00 p.m.	Montella 25'		Bellini 48'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 21,671 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

22 September 2000 Second leg	Atalanta	4–2 (5–3 agg.)	Roma	Bergamo
3:00 p.m.	Ganz 9', 56' Bellini 63' Pinardi 90+3'		Montella 20' Totti 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 10,891 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Quarter-finals

28 November 2000 First leg	Milan	4–2	Atalanta	Milan
3:00 p.m.	Leonardo 31', 65' Mari 55' (pen.) Shevchenko 88'		Ganz 20' Nappi 46' (pen.)	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 6,112 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

13 December 2000 Second leg	Atalanta	2–1 (4–5 agg.)	Milan	Bergamo
3:00 p.m.	Nappi 14' Doni 29' 90' Ventola 83'		Boban 20' Roque Júnior 87'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 10,891 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
22	GK	ITA	Pelizzoli	38	-31	30+1	-31	7	0
4	DF	ITA	Paganin	32	0	25	0	7	0
20	DF	ITA	Carrera	40	0	32	0	8	0
26	DF	ITA	Zenoni	44	2	34	1	9+1	1
24	DF	ITA	Siviglia	36	0	26	0	7+3	0
19	MF	ITA	Zenoni	35	1	27	1	7+1	0
8	MF	ITA	Zauri	35	2	27	1	8	1
29	MF	ITA	Donati	34	1	21+5	0	7+1	1
27	MF	ITA	Doni	34	10	27	7	7	3
3	AM	ITA	Morfeo	17	5	17	5	0	0
10	FW	ITA	Ventola	32	11	22+6	10	4	1
12	GK	ITA	Pinato	6	-1	4	-1	2	0
9	FW	ITA	Rossini	25	5	15+3	4	6+1	1
11	FW	ITA	Ganz	33	9	14+10	5	7+2	4
28	MF	ITA	Berretta	16	1	13+3	1	0	0
30	DF	ITA	Bellini	29	2	12+11	0	6	2
15	DF	ITA	Lorenzi	21	1	8+8	1	3+2	0
5	MF	SRB	Dundjerski	18	0	6+6	0	4+2	0
7	FW	ITA	Nappi	24	3	2+13	1	6+3	2
21	MF	ITA	Pinardi	24	1	5+6	0	8+5	1
2	DF	ITA	Rustico	6	0	2+1	0	2+1	0
6	MF	ITA	Gallo	11	0	1+1	0	7+2	0
16	FW	DOM	Espinal	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
18	MF	DOM	Espinal	4	0	2	0	1+1	0
37	FW	ITA	Pagano	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
38	FW	ITA	Bianchi	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
33	MF	ITA	Previtali	1	0	1	0	0	0
23	DF	ITA	Natali	1	0	0	0	1	0
32	GK	ITA	Gritti	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF	ITA	Regonesi	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	ITA	Minelli	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	ITA	Carnesalini	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	ITA	Raimondi	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	FW	BRA	Piá	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
1	GK	ITA	Alberto Fontana	1	-2	1	-2	0	0
3	DF	ITA	Zini	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	ITA	Pontarolla	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	ITA	Banchelli	1	0	0+1	0	0	0

Last updated: 18 April 2021
Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/2000/1178/

Goalscorers

As of 18 April 2021

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Serie A	Coppa Italia	Total
1	10	FW	Nicola Ventola	10	1	11
2	27	MF	Cristiano Doni	7	3	10
3	11	FW	Maurizio Ganz	5	4	9
4	9	FW	Fausto Rossini	4	1	5
4	3	MF	Domenico Morfeo	5	0	5
6	7	FW	Marco Nappi	1	2	3
7	26	DF	Cristian Zenoni	1	1	2
	30	DF	Gianpaolo Bellini	0	2	2
	8	DF	Luciano Zauri	1	1	2
	29	MF	Massimo Donati	1	1	2
11	15	DF	Stefano Lorenzi	1	0	1
	21	MF	Alex Pinardi	0	1	1
	19	DF	Damiano Zenoni	1	0	1
Totals				37	17	54

Notes

References

^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A 2000-2001" (PDF). stadiapostcards.com.
^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

[table_hth_ATA0.45242887057943-2] Atalanta finished ahead of Brescia on head-to-head points: Atalanta 2–0 Brescia, Brescia 0–3 Atalanta.

[table_note_BRE0.45242887057943-3] Brescia gained entry to the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup after Atalanta declined.

[table_note_FIO0.45242887057943-4] Fiorentina gained entry to the 2001–02 UEFA Cup as the 2000–01 Coppa Italia champions.

[1] "Attendance Statistics of Serie A 2000-2001" (PDF). stadiapostcards.com.

[5] Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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