2000–01 Asian Club Championship

2000–2001 Asian Club Championship
Suwon Sports Complex in Suwon, South Korea
hosted the final
Tournament details
DatesAugust 2000 – May 2001
Teams24
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1st title)
Runners-upJapan Júbilo Iwata
Third placeIran Persepolis
Fourth placeKazakhstan FC Irtysh
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored160 (3.33 per match)
Best playerZoltan Sabo

The 2000–01 Asian Club Championship was the 20th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC region. It determined that year's continental club champion of association football in Asia. It was also the last edition to feature teams from Kazakhstan, as the Kazakhstan Football Federation were in the process of gaining UEFA membership.

Suwon Samsung Bluewings defeated Júbilo Iwata 1–0 the final, which was held at the Suwon Sports Complex in Suwon. As winners, Suwon Samsung Bluewings earned the right to play against 2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup winners Al Shabab in the 2001 Asian Super Cup.

Al Hilal were the defending champions, but were knocked out in the quarter-finals.

Teams

2000–01 Asian Club Championship is located in AFC pre 2006
Al-Hilal
Al-Ittihad
│Al-Wakrah
Persepolis
Nisa Aşgabat
Al-Ain
FC Dustlik
Al-Zawraa
Al-Karamah
Al Ramtha
Al-Salmiya
Al-Ahli
Al-Ahli
─Al-Ansar
FC Irtysh
Varzob Dushanbe
Polícia de Segurança Pública
Home United
PSM Makassar
Sông Lam Nghệ An
Júbilo Iwata
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Shandong Luneng Taishan
Royal Thai Air Force
South China
Hurriyya
Location of the 2000–01 AFC Champions League teams
Entry Round Teams
Second round West Asia East Asia
China Shandong Luneng Taishan Hong Kong South China
Japan Júbilo Iwata Maldives Hurriyya
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings Thailand Royal Thai Air Force
First round Bahrain Al-Ahli Iran Persepolis Macau Polícia de Segurança Pública Indonesia PSM Makassar
Iraq Al-Zawraa Jordan Al Ramtha Singapore Home United Vietnam Sông Lam Nghệ An
Kazakhstan FC Irtysh Kuwait Al-Salmiya
Lebanon Al-Ansar Qatar Al-Wakrah SC
Saudi Arabia Al HilalTH Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Syria Al-Karamah Tajikistan Varzob Dushanbe
Turkmenistan Nisa Aşgabat United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Uzbekistan FC Dustlik Yemen Al-Ahli

First round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Asia
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia2–1Syria Al-Karamah2–10–0
Al Ramtha Jordan2–3Kuwait Al-Salmiya0–12–2
Al-Ahli Yemen0–1Bahrain Al-Ahli0–10–0
Al-Ansar Lebanonw/oSaudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah——
Al-Zawraa Iraq2–5United Arab Emirates Al-Ain2–10–4
Al-Wakrah SC Qatar3–9Iran Persepolis2–41–5
FC Irtysh Kazakhstan5–2Turkmenistan Nisa Aşgabat3–12–1
Varzob Dushanbe Tajikistanw/oUzbekistan FC Dustlik——
East Asia
Polícia de Segurança Pública Macau0–11Singapore Home United0–50–6
PSM Makassar Indonesia4–1Vietnam Sông Lam Nghệ An0–04–1
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Al-Ansar withdrew.
  2. 1 2 3 FC Dustlik did not show up for the first leg in Dushanbe due to the civil war in Tajikistan; they were ejected from the competition and fined $10,000.

Second round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Asia
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia3–1Kuwait Al-Salmiya3–10–0
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Saudi Arabia8–2Bahrain Al-Ahli2–06–2
Persepolis Iran4–2United Arab Emirates Al-Ain2–02–2 (a.e.t.)
FC Irtysh Kazakhstan7–3Tajikistan Varzob Dushanbe4–13–2
East Asia
PSM Makassar Indonesia11–1Thailand Royal Thai Air Force6–15–0
South China Hong Kong2–6Japan Júbilo Iwata1–31–3
Shandong Luneng Taishan China6–1Singapore Home United3–03–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea2–1Maldives Hurriyya2–10–0

Quarter-finals

West Asia

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Iran Persepolis (H) 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2 Kazakhstan FC Irtysh 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
4 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia0–0Kazakhstan FC Irtysh
Tehran, Iran
Persepolis Iran0–0Kazakhstan FC Irtysh
Tehran, Iran
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Saudi Arabia2–0Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Al-Yami 23'
Ricardo 85'
Tehran, Iran
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Saudi Arabia1–2Kazakhstan FC Irtysh
Hwasawi 41' Mendes 14' 25'
Tehran, Iran
Persepolis Iran3–1Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Karimi 45'
Ansarian 65' (pen.)
Kavianpour 69'		 Al-Thunayan 9'
Tehran, Iran

East Asia

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Júbilo Iwata 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3 2 0 1 14 4 +10 6
3 China Shandong Luneng Taishan 3 1 0 2 5 13 −8 3
4 Indonesia PSM Makassar (H) 3 0 0 3 2 14 −12 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Júbilo Iwata Japan6–2China Shandong Luneng Taishan
Fujita 29' (pen.)
Nakayama 42', 43', 56'
Živković 66' (pen.)
Oku 78'		 Casiano 34'
Li Xiaopeng 90'
Makassar, Indonesia

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 May – Suwon
 
 
Japan Júbilo Iwata (a.e.t.)1
 
26 May – Suwon
 
Kazakhstan FC Irtysh0
 
Japan Júbilo Iwata0
 
24 May – Suwon
 
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings1
 
Iran Persepolis1
 
 
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings2
 
Third place play-off
 
 
26 May – Suwon
 
 
Iran Persepolis2
 
 
Kazakhstan FC Irtysh0

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

See also

References

  1. ↑ "수원 삼성, 아시아클럽축구 평정". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 27 May 2001. Retrieved 16 December 2020.