In the 2000-01 season, Serie A, the major footballItalian professional league, was composed by 18 teams, for the 13th consecutive time from season 1988-89.
The first two teams qualified directly to UEFA Champions League, teams ending in the 3rd and 4th places had to play Champions League qualifications, teams ending in the 5th and 6th places qualified to UEFA Cup (another spot was given to the winners of Coppa Italia), while the last four teams were to be relegated in Serie B.
A.S. Roma won its first Scudetto since the 1982/1983 season, its 3rd title overall. Juventus FC finished second, while S.S. Lazio and A.C. Parma both got to the pre-qualifying round of the same competition. Inter Milan, A.C. Milan and A.C. Fiorentina (as winners in the Coppa Italia) gained entry to the 2001/02 UEFA Cup. Brescia gained entry into the UEFA Inter-Toto Cup.
Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored. 1Brescia gained entry to the 2001 Intertoto Cup after Atalanta declined to take part. 2Fiorentina gained entry to the 2001-02 UEFA Cup as the 2000-01 Coppa Italia champions. 3Lecce saved for goal difference. P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.