2001–02 Asian Club Championship

2001–2002 Asian Club Championship
Tournament details
DatesSeptember 2001 – April 2002
Teams27
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings (2nd title)
Runners-upSouth Korea Anyang LG Cheetahs
Third placeIran Esteghlal
Fourth placeUzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored177 (3.69 per match)
2002–03 (AFC Champions League) →

The 2001–02 Asian Club Championship was the 21st 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.

Suwon Samsung Bluewings won their 2nd consecutive Asian Championship, beating Anyang LG Cheetahs in an all-Korean final 4–2 on penalties at Azadi stadium, Tehran.

First round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Asia
Esteghlal Iranw/oLebanon Al-Hikma——
Al-Ahli Jordanw/oSaudi Arabia Al-Ittihad——
Al-Quds Palestine2–1Yemen Al-Ahli0–02–1
Jableh Syria0–2Kuwait Al-Kuwait0–00–2
Al-Zawraa Iraq7–1Qatar Al-Wakra3–04–1
Köpetdag Aşgabat Turkmenistan0–4Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi0–10–3
East Asia
Sông Lam Nghệ An Vietnamw/oSri Lanka Saunders SC——
Happy Valley Hong Kong12–0Macau GD Lam Pak7–05–0
Selangor Malaysia0–7China Dalian Shide0–20–5
New Radiant Maldives1–3Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad1–20–1
BEC Tero Sasana Thailand8–1Singapore Singapore Armed Forces3–05–1
Kashima Antlers Japan4–1Indonesia Persija4–1—
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Al-Hikma withdrew.
  2. 1 2 3 Al-Ahli Amman withdrew.
  3. 1 2 3 Sông Lam Nghệ An withdrew.
  4. ↑ Selangor entered the competition after Penang withdrew due to financial problems.
  5. 1 2 The match was played over one leg in Kashima on 24 October due to the political climate in Indonesia.

Round of 16

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Asia
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia4–4 (a)Iran Esteghlal3–21–2
Al-Kuwait Kuwait9–3Palestine Al-Quds3–26–1
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates3–3 (4–3 p)Iraq Al-Zawraa1–22–1
Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan7–3Tajikistan Umed Dushanbe4–13–2
East Asia
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea21–0Sri Lanka Saunders SC18–03–0
Happy Valley Hong Kong1–10China Dalian Shide0–21–8
Anyang LG Cheetahs South Korea11–0Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad8–03–0
Kashima Antlers Japan3–1Thailand BEC Tero Sasana3–00–1
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Saunders SC withdrew after the first leg.

Quarter-finals

West Asia

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Iran Esteghlal 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7 Advance to Semi-finals
Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
Kuwait Al-Kuwait 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda (H) 3 0 1 2 6 9 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates2–2Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Al-Kuwait Kuwait0–3Iran Esteghlal
Akbarpour 76'
Fatemi 80', 85'

East Asia

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Advance to Semi-finals
South Korea Anyang LG Cheetahs 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
China Dalian Shide 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
Japan Kashima Antlers 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
Source: [citation needed]

Knock-out stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 April – Tehran
 
 
 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3
 
5 April – Tehran
 
Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 0
 
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p)0 (4)
 
3 April – Tehran
 
South Korea Anyang LG Cheetahs0 (2)
 
Iran Esteghlal1
 
 
South Korea Anyang LG Cheetahs2
 
Third place play-off
 
 
5 April – Tehran
 
 
Iran Esteghlal 5
 
 
Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi2

Semi-finals

Third placed play-off

Final

References