Abstract. For a two-dimensional Schrödinger operator H αV = −∆ − αV with the radial potential V (x) = F (|x|), F (r) ≥ 0, we study the behavior of the number N − (H αV ) of its negative eigenvalues, as the coupling parameter α tends to infinity. We obtain the necessary and sufficient conditions for the semi-classical growth N − (H αV ) = O(α) and for the validity of the Weyl asymptotic law.