2001 CAF Champions League
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 February – 21 December |
| Teams | 39 (from 39 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Al Ahly (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Mamelodi Sundowns |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 92 |
| Goals scored | 224 (2.43 per match) |
← 2000 2002 → | |
The 2001 CAF Champions League was the 37th awarding of Africa's premier club football tournament prize organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 5th prize under the CAF Champions League format.
In the knockout stage, was added the semifinal rounds so that the runners up as well as the winners from the group stage would progress. In the final, Al Ahly of Egypt defeated Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa to win their third title.
Qualifying rounds
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Real Banjul 
|
1–0 |  FC Derby
|
0–0 | 1–0 |
Inter Bom-Bom 
|
0–3 |  Sony Elá Nguema
|
0–2 | 0–1 |
AS Fortior 
|
1–3 |  St.-Michel United
|
0–0 | 1–3 |
Red Sea 
|
2–2 (4-2 p) |  Tourbillon FC
|
2–0 | 0–2 |
Anges de Fatima 
|
1–1 (p) |  Rayon Sport
|
1–0 | 0–1 |
AS Marsouins 
|
3–1 |  Mbabane Highlanders
|
1–1 | 2–0 |
Mangasport 
|
0–4 |  USFA
|
0–1 | 0–3 |
First round
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ASC Diaraf 
|
2–1 | Real Banjul
|
1–0 | 1–1 |
ASEC Mimosas 
|
2–2 (4-3 p) |  Stade Malien
|
2–0 | 0–2 |
Julius Berger 
|
8–0 | Sony Elá Nguema
|
5–0 | 3–0 |
SC Villa 
|
4–3 |  Vital'O FC
|
2–2 | 2–1 |
| AS Marsouins
|
4–4 (a) | St.-Michel United
|
3–2 | 1–2 |
| Al Ahly
|
3–1 | Red Sea FC
|
3–0 | 0–1 |
ES Tunis 
|
4–1 |  JS du Ténéré
|
1–0 | 3–1 |
Saint George 
|
1–1 (a) |  Tusker FC
|
1–1 | 0–0 |
Young Africans 
|
4–2 |  Highlanders FC
|
2–2 | 2–01 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns
|
2–0 |  Costa do Sol
|
0–0 | 2–0 |
CR Belouizdad 
|
3–1 |  Al Ahli Tripoli
|
2–0 | 1–1 |
Al-Merrikh 
|
4–1 |  Power Dynamos
|
2–0 | 2–1 |
Raja Casablanca 
|
3–3 (a) | USFA
|
2–0 | 1–3 |
TP Mazembe 
|
2–0 | Anges de Fatima
|
1–0 | 1–0 |
Hearts of Oak 
|
4–6 |  Étoile du Congo
|
3–1 | 1–5 |
Fovu Club 
|
4–5 |  Petro Atlético
|
2–2 | 2–3 |
1 The match was abandoned at 80' with Young Africans leading 2–0 and about to take a penalty, after local fans hurled plastic chairs onto the pitch and at the players and officials.
Second round
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASEC Mimosas
|
2–2 (3-2 p) | ASC Diaraf
|
2–0 | 0–2 |
| SC Villa
|
1–3 | Julius Berger
|
1–0 | 0–3 |
| Al Ahly
|
6–0 | St.-Michel United
|
5–0 | 1–0 |
| Tusker FC
|
2–2 (a) | ES Tunis
|
2–1 | 0–1 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns
|
6–5 | Young Africans
|
3–2 | 3–3 |
| Al-Merrikh
|
2–3 | CR Belouizdad
|
2–0 | 0–3 |
| TP Mazembe
|
3–2 | Raja Casablanca
|
2–0 | 1–2 |
| Petro Atlético
|
6–3 | Étoile du Congo
|
4–1 | 2–2 |
Group stage
[edit]| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage |
Group A
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ESP | SUN | JUL | TPM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ES Tunis
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Julius Berger
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | TP Mazembe
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PET | AHL | ASEC | BEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petro Atlético
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Al Ahly
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 12 | 2–4 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | ASEC Mimosas
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 10 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 7–0 | ||
| 4 | CR Belouizdad
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
|
| Mamelodi Sundowns (p) | 2 | 0 | 2 (5) | |||||||||
|
| Petro Atlético | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | |||||||||
|
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
|
| Al Ahly | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
|
| Al Ahly (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
|
| ES Tunis | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Semifinals
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mamelodi Sundowns
|
2–2 (5–3 p) | Petro Atlético
|
2–0 | 0–2 |
| Al Ahly
|
1–1 (a) | ES Tunis
|
0–0 | 1–1 |
Final
[edit]| Mamelodi Sundowns | 1–1 | Al Ahly |
|---|---|---|
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Top goalscorers
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The top scorers from the 2001 CAF Champions League are as follows:
External links
[edit]- Champions' Cup 2001 - rsssf.com