2000–01 LEN Champions League
{{Short description|Water polo sports season}}
{{unreferenced|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2000–01 LEN Champions League
| league = LEN Champions League
| sport = Water Polo
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| duration = 2000 to
19 May 2001
| no_of_teams = 8 (preliminary round)
| no_of_games =
| attendance =
| TV =
| season =
| season_champs =
| MVP =
| MVP_link =
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link =
| playoffs = Final Four
| playoffs_link = 2000–01 LEN Champions League#Final Four (Dubrovnik)
| finals =
| finals_link =
| finals_champ = {{flagicon|CRO}} Jug Dubrovnik (2nd title)
| finals_runner-up = {{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos
| finals_MVP =
| finals_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = LEN Champions League
| seasonslistnames = Champions League
| prevseason_link = 1999–2000 LEN Champions League
| prevseason_year = 1999–00
| nextseason_link = 2001–02 LEN Champions League
| nextseason_year = 2001–02
}}
The 2000–01 LEN Champions League was the 38th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from 2000 to 19 May 2001, and it was contested by 8 teams. The Final Four (semifinals, final, and third place game) took place on May 18 and May 19 in Dubrovnik.
Preliminary round
{{Location map+ |Europe |width=500 |float=right |caption=Location of teams of the 2000–01 LEN Champions League group stage.
8px Blue Group; 8px Red Group.
|places=
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=40.845 |long=14.258333|label={{small|Posillipo}}|mark=Blue_pog.svg|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=42.640278|long=18.108333|label={{small|Jug}}|mark=Blue_pog.svg|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=55.75 |long=37.616667|label={{small|Dynamo}}|mark=Blue_pog.svg}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=52.55 |long=13.2 |label={{small|Spandau 04}}|mark=Blue_pog.svg}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=45.616667|long=20.033333|label={{small|Bečej}}}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=37.946447|long=23.664317|label={{small|Olympiacos}}}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=47.4925 |long=19.051389|label={{small|FTC}}|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=43.7034 |long=7.2663 |label={{small|Nice}}|position=left}}
}}
| class="wikitable" |
| Key to colors in group tables |
|---|
| style="background:#cfc;"
|Group winners and runners-up advanced to Final four |
=Blue Group=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|show_positions=n
|team1=POS|name_POS={{flagicon|ITA}} Posillipo
|team2=JUG|name_JUG={{flagicon|CRO}} Jug Dubrovnik
|team3=MOS|name_MOS={{flagicon|RUS}} Dynamo Moscow
|team4=S04|name_S04={{flagicon|GER}} Spandau 04
|win_POS=5|draw_POS=0|loss_POS=1|gf_POS=52|ga_POS=33
|win_JUG=4|draw_JUG=1|loss_JUG=1|gf_JUG=59|ga_JUG=39
|win_MOS=1|draw_MOS=1|loss_MOS=4|gf_MOS=28|ga_MOS=41
|win_S04=1|draw_S04=0|loss_S04=5|gf_S04=33|ga_S04=59
|col_A=green1|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
=Red Group=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|show_positions=n
|team1=BEČ|name_BEČ={{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Bečej
|team2=OLY|name_OLY={{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos
|team3=FTC|name_FTC={{flagicon|HUN}} Ferencváros
|team4=NIC|name_NIC={{flagicon|FRA}} Olympic Nice
|win_BEČ=6|draw_BEČ=0|loss_BEČ=0|gf_BEČ=62|ga_BEČ=41
|win_OLY=3|draw_OLY=0|loss_OLY=3|gf_OLY=46|ga_OLY=44
|win_FTC=2|draw_FTC=0|loss_FTC=4|gf_FTC=40|ga_FTC=51
|win_NIC=1|draw_NIC=0|loss_NIC=5|gf_NIC=43|ga_NIC=55
|col_A=green1|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
Final Four ([[Dubrovnik]])
Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik, Croatia
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{{Round4-with third| RD1=Semifinals
18 May 2001|RD2=Final
19 May 2001|Consol=Third place
|team-width=160
||{{flagicon|ITA}} Posillipo|6 |{{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos|7
||{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Bečej|9 |{{flagicon|CRO}} Jug Dubrovnik|10
||{{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos|7 |{{flagicon|CRO}} Jug Dubrovnik (aet)|8
||{{flagicon|ITA}} Posillipo|12 |{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Bečej|5
}}
=Final standings=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! width=25| !! width=220|Team | |
| 15px | align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} Jug Dubrovnik |
| 15px | align=left|{{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos |
| 15px | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Posillipo |
| align=left|{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Bečej |
{{col-2}}
{{winners||2000–01 Champions League
Champions|{{flagicon|CRO}} Jug Dubrovnik|2nd}}
| style="text-align: center; margin-top: 2em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" |
| Goran Volarević, Tihomil Vranješ, Đani Pecotić, Igor Računica, Ognjen Kržić, Mile Smodlaka, Dragan Medan, Ivo Ivaniš, Alen Bošković, Andrey Belofastov, Maro Balić, Elvis Fatović, Frano Karač |
| Head coach |
| Veselin Đuho |
{{col-end}}
See also
{{LEN Champions League}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2000-01 LEN Champions League}}