Top scorers Europa League, Europe 2000/2001

The winning top scorers in Europa League (UEL), Europe (or UEFA Cup as the league was called back then) during the season 2000/2001 were Demis Nikolaidis together with 3 other players with 6 goals scored. Below you find the list of the highest goalscorers during the season. You can also find all hat-tricks scored during the season.

UEL best goalscorers 2000/2001

Below is the final top scorer list for the Europa League (UEFA Cup) 2000/2001, including the 22 players who scored the most goals during the season.

# Player, Team Nationality Age GoalsGoals
1. Demis Nikolaidis
AEK Athens
Greece
27
6
  Goran Drulic
Red Star Belgrade
Serbia
24
6
  Javi Moreno
Alavés
Spain
26
6
  Marcin Kuzba
Lausanne
Poland
24
6
5. Iván Alonso
Alavés
Uruguay
22
5
  Marco Delvecchio
Roma
Italy
28
5
  Pena
Porto
Brazil
27
5
  Rivaldo
Barcelona
Brazil
29
5
  Viorel Moldovan
Nantes
Romania
28
5
10. Álvaro Recoba
Inter
Uruguay
25
4
  Catanha
Celta Vigo
Spain
29
4
  Cedric van der Gun
Ajax
Netherlands
22
4
  Claudio Pizarro
Werder Bremen
Peru
22
4
  Javier Mazzoni
Lausanne
Argentina
29
4
  Jordi Cruyff
Alavés
Netherlands
27
4
  Jurica Vucko
Alavés
Croatia
24
4
  Luis Enrique
Barcelona
Spain
31
4
  Mami Quevedo
Rayo Vallecano
Spain
31
4
  Michael Owen
Liverpool
England
21
4
  Michalis Konstantinou
Iraklis
Cyprus
23
4
  Nick Barmby
Liverpool
England
27
4
  Tomas Kuchar
Slavia Prague
Czech Republic
24
4
  • Sources: Historical statistics are based on data from our providers and checked against archived season records when needed. Read more in our About Us section.
  • Methodology: We count league goals, including knockout rounds when they are part of the same competition. Qualification, promotion and relegation playoffs are not included.
The age of the players is when the season ended at 16 May 2001

Scored hat-tricks in Europa League, season 2000/2001

In total there were 6 scored hat-tricks during the season 2000/2001 in Europa League, Europe. All players scoring these hat-tricks (or more than 3 goals), and the matches they scored it in, are listed here.

Player, Team Match GoalsGoals
Luis Enrique
Barcelona
Barcelona - AEK Athens 5-0
Thu 22 February 2001
3
21', 30', 65'
Demis Nikolaidis
AEK Athens
AEK Athens - Herfølge 5-0
Thu 26 October 2000
4
48', 53', 64', 75'
Aílton Almeida
Werder Bremen
Werder Bremen - Antalyaspor 6-0
Thu 28 September 2000
3
55', 58', 64'
Viorel Moldovan
Nantes
Nantes - Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 5-0
Thu 28 September 2000
3
8', 33', 54'
Pauleta
Bordeaux
Bordeaux - Lierse SK 5-1
Tue 26 September 2000
3
24', 46', 90'
Marco Delvecchio
Roma
Gorica - Roma 1-4
Thu 14 September 2000
3
17', 19', 49'

The first game in Europa League (UEFA Cup) the season 2000/2001 was played 14 September 2000, and the season ended 16 May 2001.

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