The 2000–01 Asian Club Championship was the 20th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC region (Asia). It determined that year's club champion of association football in Asia.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 2000 – May 2001 |
| Teams | 24 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Júbilo Iwata |
| Third place |  Persepolis |
| Fourth place |  FC Irtysh |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Goals scored | 160 (3.33 per match) |
| Best player(s) |  Zoltan Sabo[1] |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings of South Korea won the final and became Asian champions for the first time, beating 1-0 Júbilo Iwata who were playing in their third consecutive final.
First round
West Asia
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Hilal  | 2–1 |  Al-Karamah | 2–1 | 0–0 |
Al Ramtha  | 2–3 |  Al-Salmiya | 0–1 | 2–2 |
Al-Ahli  | 0–1 |  Al-Ahli | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Al-Ansar  | w/o1 | Al-Ittihad Jeddah | ||
Al-Zawraa  | 2–5 |  Al-Ain | 2–1 | 0–4 |
Al-Wakra  | 3–9 | Persepolis | 2–4 | 1–5 |
| FC Irtysh | 5–2 |  Nisa Aşgabat | 3–1 | 2–1 |
Varzob Dushanbe  | w/o2 |  FC Dustlik |
1 Al-Ansar withdrew.
2 FC Dustlik did not show up for the 1st leg in Dushanbe due to the civil war in Tajikistan; they were ejected from the competition and fined $10,000.
East Asia
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Polícia de Segurança Pública  | 0–11 |  Home United | 0–5 | 0–6 |
PSM Makassar  | 4–1 |  Sông Lam Nghệ An | 0–0 | 4–1 |
Second round
West Asia
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hilal | 3–1 | Al-Salmiya | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Al-Ittihad Jeddah | 8–2 | Al-Ahli | 2–0 | 6–2 |
| Persepolis | 4–2 | Al-Ain | 2–0 | 2–2(aet) |
| FC Irtysh | 7–3 | Varzob Dushanbe | 4–1 | 3–2 |
East Asia
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSM Makassar | 11–1 |  Royal Thai Air Force | 6–1 | 5–0 |
South China  | 2–6 | Júbilo Iwata | 1–3 | 1–3 |
Shandong Luneng Taishan  | 6–1 | Home United | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2–1 |  Hurriyya | 2–1 | 0–0 |
Quarter-finals
West Asia
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persepolis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| FC Irtysh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| Al-Ittihad Jeddah | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Al-Hilal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Al-Ittihad Jeddah | 1–2 | FC Irtysh |
|---|---|---|
Mohammad Hwasawi  41' | Nilton Pereira Mendes 14' 25' |
| Persepolis | 3–1 | Al-Hilal |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Karimi 45' Ali Ansarian 65' (pen.) Hamed Kavianpour 69' | Yousuf Al-Thunayan 9' |
East Asia
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Júbilo Iwata | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 6 |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 |
| PSM Makassar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0–3 | Júbilo Iwata |
|---|---|---|
| Toshiya Fujita 14' Yang Jong-Hu 77' (og) Masashi Nakayama 90' |
| PSM Makassar | 1–3 | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
|---|---|---|
| Suwandi Hadi Siswoyo 90' | Sergei Nagorniak 15' (pen.) Li Xiaopeng 52' Li Ming 56' |
| PSM Makassar | 1–8 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
|---|---|---|
| Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto 35' | Seo Jung-Won 6' 23' 25' Sandro Cardoso 11' 18' Park Kun-Ha 37' Ko Jong-Soo 45' (pen.) 79' |
| Júbilo Iwata | 6–2 | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
|---|---|---|
| Toshiya Fujita 29' (pen.) Masashi Nakayama 42' 43' 56' Aleksandar Živković 66' (pen.) Daisuke Oku 78' | Casiano 34' Li Xiaopeng 90' |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 0–6 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
|---|---|---|
| Ko Jong-Soo 8' 38' Denis Laktionov 28' Seo Dong-Won 48' 59' Sabo Zoltan 82' |
| PSM Makassar | 0–3 | Júbilo Iwata |
|---|---|---|
| Naoki Naruo 37' Tomoaki Seino 56' Takahiro Yamanishi 74' |
Semi-finals
| Júbilo Iwata | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | FC Irtysh |
|---|---|---|
| Jo Kanazawa 103' |
Third place match
Final
References
- Asian Club Competitions 2001 at RSSSF.com
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