News Archive (Jan 2001 - Jul 2001)
July 2001 Under 18 European championship: Yugoslavia 2 - Spain 6 (29.07.01) read
Under 18 European championship: Spain 3 - Belgium 1 (26.07.01) read
A late goal by substitute Perona against Denmark threw Spain a lifeline in the second game of the European U18 championship. (26.07.01) read
Spain got off to a bad start in the European U18 championship, losing their first match to Poland 4-1. (24.07.01) read
Under 18 squad: Spain have named a 20 man squad for the European under 18 championship which is taking place in Finland later this month. (07.07.01) read
June 2001 Copa del Rey, final (30.06.01) read
Second division B - play off final day (24.06.01) read
Spanish clubs out of Intertoto Cup 2001/2002 (21.06.01) read
Copa del Rey, semi-finals second leg (24.06.01) read
Copa del Rey, semi-finals first leg (21.06.01) read
First division day 38: Deportivo La Coruña wrapped up second place with a convincing 4-0 victory over Málaga... (17.06.01) read
Second division day 42: An incredible end to the season, with Betis and Tenerife winning promotion and Atlético Madrid staying in the second division... (17.06.01) read
First division day 37: Deportivo de La Coruña moved closer to taking second place in the league when they beat Valencia 0-1 in the penultimate game of the season... (10.06.01) read
Second division day 41: Excitement and controversy in the second division, with Betis, Tenerife and Atlético Madrid all winning at home in games rumoured to be influenced by illegal cash incentives... (10.06.01) read
World cup qualifier: Israel 1 - Spain 1 (06.06.01) read
Under 21 international: Israel 0 - Spain 1 (05.06.01) read
Second Division Day 40: Sevilla won the second division championship, and with it promotion to the first division next season... (03.06.01) read
World cup qualifier: Spain 4 - Bosnia Herzegovina1 (02.06.01) read
Under 21 international: Spain 5 - Bosnia Herzegovina 1 (01.06.01) read
May 2001 First Division Day 36: Real Madrid's victory seemed to knock the stuffing out of the four teams fighting for the three remaining Champions League spots... (27.05.01) read
Second Division Day 39: Betis went above Tenerife up into second place after a narrow 1-0 victory over Getafe... (27.05.01) read
World cup qualifiers squad read
Under 21 squad read
Champions league final: Valencia 1 - Bayern Munich 1 (Bayern win 4-5 on penalties) (23.05.01) read
First Division Day 35: Real Madrid moved closer to their first league championship in four years with a narrow 0-1 victory against city rivals Rayo Vallecano... (20.05.01) read
Second Division Day 38: Sevilla virtually secured promotion to the first division with a 2-0 victory over their Andalucian neighbours Córdoba... (20.05.01) read
UEFA cup final: Alavés 4 - Liverpool 5 (16.05.01) read
Firsr Division Day 34: Deportivo La Coruña put the pressure back on Real Madrid with a bad tempered 2-1 victory over Alavés... (13.05.01) read
Second Division A Day 37: Atlético Madrid kept their hopes of promotion alive with a 2-0 victory over leaders Sevilla at the Vicente Calderón stadium... (13.05.01) read
Second Division B: The second division B moves into the play-off stages this week after the initial regional league stage ended this weekend... (13.05.01) read
Héctor Cúper's Valencia qualified for the Champions League final for the second year in a row after beating Leeds United in the Mestalla stadium... (08.05.01) read
Spain won the final of the European U-16 championship, beating France 1-0 in Sunderland's Stadium of Light... (06.05.01) read
First Division Day 33: Deportivo failed to take full advantage of Real Madrid's slip after being held away to a 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano... (06.05.01) read
Second Division Day 36: Sevilla extended their lead at the top of the second division to four points after beating Badajoz 5-2... (06.05.01) read
Under 16 European championship semi-final: Spain 3 - Croatia 0 (03.05.01) read
Championship league semi-finals: Héctor Cúper achieved his objective, shutting out Leeds United on their home patch to take a score-less draw back to the Mestalla stadium... (02.05.01) read
Apr 2001 First Division Day 32: Leaders Real Madrid were surprisingly held at home to a 1-1 draw by Osasuna... (29.04.01) read
Second Division Day 35: Only two points separate the top three clubs after Sunday's games... (29.04.01) read
Friendly international: Spain 1 - Japan 0 (25.04.01) read
First Division Day 31: Any doubts about Real Madrid's claim to the league title this season were dissipated after this weekend's results... (22.04.01) read
Second Division Day 34: Sevilla and Betis shared the points in a top of the table clash between the city rivals... (22.04.01) read
Friendly international: José Antonio Camacho named a larger than normal 20 man squad for next Wednesday's friendly game with Japan... (20.04.01) read
UEFA cup semi-finals: Barcelona were unable to score one goal in 180 minutes of football against an orderly Liverpool defence... (19.04.01) read
Championship league quarter-finals: As expected Real Madrid recorded a comfortable victory against Galatasaray to go through to a semi-final tie with Bayern Munich... (17.04.01) read
First Division Day 30: Real Madrid kept their eight point lead at the top after beating Villarreal 4-0... (15.04.01) read
Second Division Day 33: Sevilla increased their lead at the top of the table after beating Compostela 0-2... (15.04.01) read
First Division Day 29: A depleted Real Madrid scraped a 0-1 victory in Las Palmas to move eight points clear at the top of the table... (08.04.01) read
Second Division Day 32: Sevilla crashed to their first home defeat of the season against neighbours Jaén on Saturday night to throw the second division wide open again... (08.04.01) read
UEFA cup semi-finals (05.04.01) read
Champions league quarter-finals (03.04.01) read
First Division Day 28: Real Madrid held on to their five point lead at the top with a laboured 1-0 victory over struggling Numancia... (01.04.01) read
Second Division Day 31: On Sunday, leaders Sevilla saved a point against third placed Recreativo Huelva with a second half penalty by top scorer Olivera... (01.04.01) read
Mar 2001 Friendly International: Spain 2 - France 1 (28.03.01) read
Second Division Day 30: In a weekend without first division football, Sevilla extended their lead at the top of the second with a 3-2 victory over Levante... (25.03.01) read
Under-21 European Championship Qualifier: Spain 1 - France 1 (25.03.01) read
World Cup Qualifier: Spain 5 - Liechtenstein 0 (24.03.01) read
First Division Day 27: Mallorca rounded off their magnificent season against the big three with a 1-0 victory over top of the table Real Madrid... (18.03.01) read
Second Division Day 29: Sevilla moved a little further to returning to the first division with a 0-1 victory at Getafe... (18.03.01) read
Spanish international squad: Camacho named nineteen players for the two upcoming internationals, the world cup qualifier against Liechtenstein on Saturday 24th and the friendly against France on Wednesday 28th... (16.03.01) read
UEFA cup quarter-finals second leg: Two magnificent goals by Rivaldo in the first half put Barcelona through to the semi-finals of the UEFA cup against Celta... (15.03.01) read
Champions league: Two late goals by Dindane and Goor for Anderlecht gave a depleted Real Madrid their first defeat in the second phase of the Champions league... (14.03.01) read
First Division Day 26: Real Madrid had no problems beating a poor Real Sociedad side to keep their five point lead at the top of the table... (11.03.01) read
Second Division Day 28:Tenerife move up to second spot behind Sevilla with a 4-0 victory over struggling Compostela... (11.03.01) read
UEFA cup quarter-finals first leg: Celta got themselves a vital away goal in the second half against Barcelona... (08.03.01) read
Champions league: Valencia cruised through to the next round with a five goal victory against Sturm Graz... (07.03.01) read
New ruling on pan-European transfer system: An agreement on a new transfer system has been reached between the European Commission, UEFA and FIFA... (06.03.01) read
World Club Championship 2000/2001: The teams have been drawn into the following three groups of four... (06.03.01) read
First Division Day 25: Real Madrid and Barcelona drew 2-2 in an action packed match which ended in controversy when the referee disallowed a last minute goal from Rivaldo... (04.03.01) read
Second Division Day 27: The second division was thrown wide open this week, with the top four clubs in the table all failing to win... (04.03.01) read
Feb 2001 Friendly international: England 3 - Spain 0. Spain were easily beaten by Sven Eriksson's first England side at Villa Park on Wednesday night... (28.02.01) read
Under 21 International: Spain's under 21 side completely out classed England, winning 0-4... (27.02.01) read
First Division Day 24: England 0 - Spain 4. A late goal by substitute Diego Tristán gave Deportivo a 2-2 draw against leaders Real Madrid... (25.02.01) read
Second Division Day 26: Atlético Madrid defeated Betis 2-1 in the match of the day on Sunday to keep up their outside hope of promotion to the first division... (25.02.01) read
UEFA Cup Fourth Round: An amazing night for Spanish football, with a record four teams qualifying for the quarter finals... (22.02.01) read
Champions League: A late own goal by Wes Brown salvaged an important point for Valencia against Manchester United... (21.02.01) read
First Division Day 23: Three matches were played on Saturday night involving the top four clubs... (18.02.01) read
Second Division Day 25:Atlético Madrid came back from two goals down to beat Compostela 2-3... (18.02.01) read
Copa del Rey: The draw for the semi-finals of the Spanish cup took place today, with Celta being paired with Barcelona and Atlético Madrid with Zaragoza... (16.02.01) read
UEFA Cup Fourth Round: Good results all round for Spanish teams in the first leg matches of the fourth round... (15.02.01) read
Champions League Phase 2 Day 3: Real Madrid virtually booked their ticket for the quarter final stage of the competition with their third win out of three... (14.02.01) read
First Division Day 22: What a difference a week makes. Barcelona came fresh from a 7-0 win in the league and qualifying for the semi-final of the cup to be thrashed 4-0 by bottom club Racing Santander... (11.02.01) read
Second Division Day 24: Betis moved above their city rivals to go top by a point after a narrow one goal victory at Racing Ferrol... (11.02.01) read
Copa del Rey quarter-finals second leg: Barcelona went through to the semi-finals thanks to their away victory in the first leg... (07.02.01) read
First Division Day 21: Real Madrid won by the odd goal in a seven goal thriller against Málaga to keep their seven point lead at the top... (04.02.01) read
Second Division Day 23: Sevilla moved back to the top of the table with a 2-0 victory over Salamanca... (04.02.01) read
Jan 2001 Copa del Rey quarter-finals first leg: Barcelona put one foot in the semi-finals with a 1-2 victory at neighbours Espanyol... (31.01.01) read
First Division Day 20: A late Raúl goal gave Real Madrid a 0-1 victory over Valencia... (28.01.01) read
Second Division Day 22: Betis went to the top of the second division on Saturday night with a 2-0 victory over Compostela... (28.01.01) read
First Division Day 12 (postponed): Real Madrid moved five points clear at the top of the first division after beating Zaragoza 3-0 in a match postponed from last November... (24.01.01) read
First Division Day 19: Real Madrid took the honourary title of winter champions, leading the table by two points at the end of the first half of the season after drawing 2-2 at Valladolid... (21.01.01) read
Second Division Day 21: Sevilla ended the first half of the season as winter champions despite losing by a single Leniz goal at Eibar... (21.01.01) read
Copa del Rey: Six first division teams qualified for the quarter finals ... (17.01.01) read
First Division Day 18: Real Madrid found themselves at the top of the first division on goal average before they even kicked off after Valencia lost 2-0 to Deportivo on Saturday night... (14.01.01) read
Second Division Day 20: Sevilla extended their lead at the top of the second division with a 3-0 victory over Extremadura... (14.01.01) read
Copa del Rey: The Spanish cup reverted to it's usual format of matches over two legs at the third round stage... (10.01.01) read
Copa del Rey: The draw for the third round of the cup took place today... (05.01.01) read
Copa del Rey: Six more first division teams were eliminated yesterday, including Valencia who lost in a thrilling penalty shoot-out to Gaudix... (04.01.01) read
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