| 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) | .svg.png.webp) Zoltan Sabo[1] | 
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.
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 | .svg.png.webp) Al-Ahli | 0–1 | 0–0 | 
| Al-Ansar  | w/o1 |  Al-Ittihad Jeddah | ||
| Al-Zawraa .svg.png.webp) | 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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: 
| Persepolis  | 0–0 |  FC Irtysh | 
|---|---|---|
| Al-Ittihad Jeddah  | 2–0 |  Al-Hilal | 
|---|---|---|
| Al Hasan Al-Yami  23' Sergio Ricardo  85' | 
| 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: 
| 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' | 
| Persepolis  | 1–2 |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 
|---|---|---|
| Hamed Kavianpour  12' | Seo Jung-Won  78' Park Kun-Ha  90' | 
Third place match
| Persepolis  | 2–0 |  FC Irtysh | 
|---|---|---|
| Esmael Halali  17' Hamid Reza Estili  34' | 
Final
References
- ↑ "수원 삼성, 아시아클럽축구 평정". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 27 May 2001. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- Asian Club Competitions 2001 at RSSSF.com
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