The 2000–01 season was Arsenal Football Club's ninth season in the Premier League and their 75th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. The club ended the campaign second in the Premier League, ten points behind reigning champions Manchester United. Arsenal reached the 2001 FA Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff in May 2001; in spite of dominating against Liverpool, they conceded two late goals, both scored by Michael Owen. In Europe, Arsenal made it to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1972, only to be eliminated on the away goals rule by eventual finalists Valencia.

Robert Emmanuel Pires is a French football coach and former professional player. He is widely considered as one of Arsenal's greatest ever players.