{{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = Arab Club Champions Cup | year = 2001 | other_titles = بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 2001 | image = | size = | caption = | country = Qatar | city = [[Doha]] | dates = | num_teams = 10 | confederations = | associations = 1 | venues = 1 | cities = 1 | champion_other = {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC]] | count = 1 | second_other = {{flagicon|ALG}} [[MC Oran]] | matches = 15 | goals = 53 | attendance = | top_scorer = {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Bouchaib El Moubarki]] (6 goals) | player = {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Karim Bagheri]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Jazirah newspaper 2001-12-11 |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/2001/DEC2001/11-12-2001-10666/10666-02201.jpg}}</ref> | goalkeeper = {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Ahmed Khalil Al-Khaldi|Ahmed Khalil]] | fair_play = {{flagicon|YEM}} [[Al-Ahli Club Sana'a|Al-Ahli Sana'a]] | updated = | prevseason = [[2000 Arab Club Champions Cup|2000]] | nextseason = [[2002 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Tournament for Arab Clubs|2002]] }}
The '''2001 Arab Club Champions Cup''' edition, called '''Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup''', was won by Qatari side [[Al Sadd SC]], the hosts. It was the 17th tournament and was held from 28 November to 12 December 2001.
== Participants == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan=4|Participants |- !Zone !Team !Qualifying method |- |rowspan=2| |{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]] |Hosts |- |{{flagicon|TUN}} [[CS Sfaxien]] |Holders |- |rowspan=1|Zone 1 |{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Rayyan SC]] |Replaced [[Al-Ain FC]] |- |rowspan=2|Zone 2 |{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ahli Saudi FC|Al-Ahli Jeddah]] |[[1999–2000 Saudi Premier League]] runners-up |- |{{flagicon|YEM}} [[Al-Ahli Club Sana'a|Al-Ahli Sana'a]] |[[1999–2000 Yemeni League]] winners |- |rowspan=1|Zone 3 |{{flagicon|ALG}} [[MC Oran]] |[[1999–2000 Algerian Championnat National|1999–2000 Algerian Championship]] runners-up |- |rowspan=2|Zone 4 |{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Faisaly SC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] |[[2000 Jordan League]] winners |- |{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Hutteen SC|Hutteen]] |1999–2000 [[Syrian Premier League|Syrian League]] runners-up |}
== Preliminary stage ==
=== Zone 1 (Gulf Area) === Qualification from [[GCC Champions League]] held in [[Al Ain]] on 2001. {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |teamwidth=210
|team1=AIN|name_AIN={{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Ain FC|Al-Ain]] |team2=ITT|name_ITT={{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad Jeddah]] |team3=DHO|name_DHO={{flagicon|OMN}} [[Dhofar Club|Dhofar]] |team4=SAL|name_SAL={{flagicon|KUW}} [[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]] |team5=GHA|name_GHA={{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]] |team6=RIF|name_RIF={{flagicon|BHR}} [[Riffa SC|West Riffa]] |win_AIN=4|draw_AIN=0|loss_AIN=1|gf_AIN=6|ga_AIN=4 |win_ITT=3|draw_ITT=1|loss_ITT=1|gf_ITT=10|ga_ITT=1 |win_DHO=3|draw_DHO=1|loss_DHO=1|gf_DHO=6|ga_DHO=3 |win_SAL=1|draw_SAL=2|loss_SAL=2|gf_SAL=5|ga_SAL=6 |win_GHA=1|draw_GHA=1|loss_GHA=3|gf_GHA=6|ga_GHA=7 |win_RIF=0|draw_RIF=1|loss_RIF=4|gf_RIF=5|ga_RIF=17
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{{football box | date = 3 January 2001 | time = | team1 = [[Al Ain FC|Al-Ain]] {{flagicon|UAE}} | score = 2–1 | team2 = {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Riffa SC|West Riffa]] | goals1 = *[[Subait Khater|Khater]] {{goal|53}} | goals2 = *[[Hameed Darwish|Darwish]] {{goal|82}} | stadium = [[Al Ain]] | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 4 January 2001 | time = | team1 = [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad Jeddah]] {{flagicon|KSA}} | score = 0–1 | team2 = {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]] | goals1 = | goals2 = *[[Jasem Al-Huwaidi|Al-Huwaidi]] {{goal|29}} | stadium = [[Al Ain]] | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 4 January 2001 | time = | team1 = [[Dhofar Club|Dhofar]] {{flagicon|OMN}} | score = 2–0 | team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]] | goals1 = *[[Salem Al-Katheeri|Al-Katheeri]] {{goal|79}} *[[Hani Al-Dhabit|Al-Dhabit]] {{goal|91|pen.}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Al Ain]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 6 January 2001 | time = | team1 = [[Al Ain FC|Al-Ain]] {{flagicon|UAE}} | score = 2–1 | team2 = {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]] | goals1 = *[[Subait Khater|Khater]] {{goal|47}} *[[Gharib Al Kuwaiti|Al-Kuwaiti]] {{goal|70}} | goals2 = *[[Jasem Al-Huwaidi|Al-Huwaidi]] {{goal|90+5}} | stadium = [[Al Ain]] | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 6 January 2001 | time = | team1 = [[Riffa SC|West Riffa]] {{flagicon|BHR}} | score = 1–4 | team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]] | goals1 = *[[Hassan Humaida|Humaida]] {{goal|71}} | goals2 = *[[Ali Al-Kaabi|Al-Kaabi]] {{goal|11}} *[[Abdullah Al-Mazroa|Al-Mazroa]] {{goal|53||90+2}} *[[Saad Massoud|Massoud]] {{goal|57|o.g.}} | stadium = [[Al Ain]] | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 7 January 2001 | time = | team1 = [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad Jeddah]] {{flagicon|KSA}} | score = 0–0 | team2 = {{flagicon|OMN}} [[Dhofar Club|Dhofar]] | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Al Ain]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 8 January 2001 | time = | team1 = [[Al Ain FC|Al-Ain]] {{flagicon|UAE}} | score = 1–0 | team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]] | goals1 = *[[Gharib Al Kuwaiti|Al-Kuwaiti]] {{goal|70}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Al Ain]] | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 9 January 2001 | time = | team1 = [[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]] {{flagicon|KUW}} | score = 1–0 | team2 = {{flagicon|OMN}} [[Dhofar Club|Dhofar]] | goals1 = *[[Ahmed Baalawi|Baalawi]] {{goal|34}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Al Ain]] | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 9 January 2001 | time = | team1 = [[Riffa SC|West Riffa]] {{flagicon|BHR}} | score = 0–7 | team2 = {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad Jeddah]] | goals1 = | goals2 = *[[Al Hasan Al-Yami|Al-Yami]] {{goal|5||33||63|pen.|67}} *[[Marzouk Al-Otaibi|Al-Otaibi]] {{goal|19||90+2}} *[[Saleh Al-Saqri|Al-Saqri]] {{goal|38}} | stadium = [[Al Ain]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 11 January 2001 | time = | team1 = [[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]] {{flagicon|KUW}} | score = 1–1 | team2 = {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Riffa SC|West Riffa]] | goals1 = *[[Bashar Abdullah|Abdullah]] {{goal|51|pen.}} | goals2 = *[[Saad Massoud|Massoud]] {{goal|88|pen.}} | stadium = [[Al Ain]] | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 11 January 2001 | time = | team1 = [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]] {{flagicon|QAT}} | score = 0–1 | team2 = {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad Jeddah]] | goals1 = | goals2 = *[[Tareq Omar|Omar]] {{goal|90+3}} | stadium = [[Al Ain]] | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 12 January 2001 | time = | team1 = [[Al Ain FC|Al-Ain]] {{flagicon|UAE}} | score = 1–0 | team2 = {{flagicon|OMN}} [[Dhofar Club|Dhofar]] | goals1 = *[[Fahad Ali (footballer)|Ali]] {{goal|9}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Al Ain]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 13 January 2001 | time = | team1 = [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]] {{flagicon|QAT}} | score = 2–2 | team2 = {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad Jeddah]] | goals1 = *[[Abdullah Al-Mazroa|Al-Mazroa]] {{goal|5|pen.}} *[[Yousuf Adam Mahmoud|Adam]] {{goal|74}} | goals2 = *[[Jasem Al-Huwaidi|Al-Huwaidi]] {{goal|45|pen.|62}} | stadium = [[Al Ain]] | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 14 January 2001 | time = | team1 = [[Dhofar Club|Dhofar]] {{flagicon|OMN}} | score = 3–2 | team2 = {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Riffa SC|West Riffa]] | goals1 = *[[Hassan Al-Hedhari|Al-Hedhari]] {{goal|?}} *? {{goal|?}} *[[Salem Al-Kathiri|Al-Kathiri]] {{goal|84}} | goals2 = *[[Hassan Humaida|Humaida]] {{goal|79}} *[[Ahmed Taleb|Taleb]] {{goal|90+3}} | stadium = [[Al Ain]] | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 14 January 2001 | time = | team1 = [[Al Ain FC|Al-Ain]] {{flagicon|UAE}} | score = 0–2 | team2 = {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad Jeddah]] | goals1 = | goals2 = *[[Al Hasan Al-Yami|Al-Yami]] {{goal|23||78}} | stadium = [[Al Ain]] | attendance = | referee = }} ''[[Al Ain FC|Al-Ain]] qualified but withdrew the tournament, [[Al-Rayyan SC|Al-Rayyan]] replaced it''
=== Zone 2 (Red Sea) === The qualifying tournament took place in [[Jeddah]]. {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |teamwidth=210
|team1=AHL|name_AHL={{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ahli Saudi FC|Al-Ahli Jeddah]] |team2=ACS|name_ACS={{flagicon|YEM}} [[Al-Ahli Sana'a']] |team3=MRK|name_MRK={{flagicon|SUD}} [[Al-Merrikh SC|Al-Merrikh]] |win_AHL=|draw_AHL=|loss_AHL=|gf_AHL=|ga_AHL= |win_ACS=|draw_ACS=|loss_ACS=|gf_ACS=|ga_ACS= |win_MRK=|draw_MRK=|loss_MRK=|gf_MRK=|ga_MRK=
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A= |result1=A|result2=A |update=complete|source= }} {{football box | date = 20 May 2001 | time = | team1 = [[Al-Ahli Saudi FC|Al-Ahli Jeddah]] {{flagicon|KSA}} | score = 1–0 | team2 = {{flagicon|SUD}} [[Al-Merrikh SC|Al-Merrikh]] | goals1 = [[Mohammed Al-Jahani|Al-Jahani]] {{goal|15}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium]], [[Jeddah]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 22 May 2001 | time = | team1 = [[Al-Merrikh SC|Al-Merrikh]] {{flagicon|SUD}} | score = 2–2 | team2 = {{flagicon|YEM}} [[Al-Ahli Sana'a']] | goals1 = *{{goal|}}{{goal|}} | goals2 = *[[Samy Ahmed Ali Al-Hemy|Al-Hemy]] {{goal|75}} *[[Salem Saeed Abdullah|Abdullah]] {{goal|77}} | stadium = [[Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium]], [[Jeddah]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 24 May 2001 | time = | team1 = [[Al-Ahli Saudi FC|Al-Ahli Jeddah]] {{flagicon|KSA}} | score = 2–1 | team2 = {{flagicon|YEM}} [[Al-Ahli Sana'a']] | goals1 = [[Dane Valle|Valle]] {{goal|28||84}} | goals2 = *[[Adel Abdullah Al-Salemy|Al-Salemy]] {{goal|24|pen.}} | stadium = [[Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium]], [[Jeddah]] | attendance = | referee = }} ''[[Al-Ahli Saudi FC|Al-Ahli Jeddah]] and [[Al-Ahli Sana'a']] advanced to the final tournament.''
=== Zone 3 (North Africa) === ;First Round {{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult|[[MAS Fez]]|MAR|4–4|'''[[Al Ahli SC (Tripoli)|Al-Ahli Tripoli]]'''|LBY|4–2|0–2|var2=1977}} {{TwoLegResult|[[ASC Mauritel Mobile FC|ASC Mauritel]]|MTN|–|'''[[MC Oran]]'''|ALG|–|–|var1=1959}} {{end}} {{football box | date = 2001 | time = | team1 = [[MAS Fez]] {{flagicon|MAR}} | score = 4-2 | team2 = {{flagicon|LBY|1977}} [[Al Ahli SC (Tripoli)|Al-Ahli Tripoli]] | goals1 = *{{goal|}} [[Abderrahim Chkilit|Chkilit]] *{{goal|}} [[Abdelkarim Kissi|Kissi]] *{{goal|}} *{{goal|}} [[Omar Hassi| Hassi]] | goals2 = *[[Khalid Al-Shibli|Al-Shibli]] {{goal|}} *[[Al-Saadi Gaddafi|Gaddafi]] {{goal|}} | stadium = Stade Hassan II, [[Fes]] | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 2001 | time = | team1 = [[Al Ahli SC (Tripoli)|Al-Ahli Tripoli]] {{flagicon|LBY|1977}} | score = 2–0 | team2 = {{flagicon|MAR}} [[MAS Fez]] | goals1 = *[[Ashraf Moammar|Moammar]] {{goal|}} *[[Anis Al-Idrissi|Al-Idrissi]] {{goal|}} | goals2 = | stadium = Tripoli Stadium, [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]] | attendance = | referee = }}
;Second Round {{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Al Ahli SC (Tripoli)|Al-Ahli Tripoli]]|LBY|[[Forfeit (sport)|w/o]]|'''[[MC Oran]]'''|ALG|—|—|var1=1977}} {{end}} ''[[MC Oran]] advanced to the final tournament.''
=== Zone 4 (East Region) === The qualifying tournament took place in [[Amman]]. [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]] was disqualified from the qualifying tournament because the [[fifa]] has frozen the activity of the [[Lebanese Football Association]].<ref>{{cite web |title=الفيصلي يفوز على حطين ويصالح جماهيره في ختام بطولة الأندية العربية |url=http://archive.aawsat.com/details.asp?article=49633&issueno=8278#.XLT7Z-gzaUk |work=[[Asharq Al-Awsat]] |publisher= |date=28 July 2001|accessdate= }}</ref> {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |teamwidth=210
|team1=FAI|name_FAI={{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Faisaly SC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] |team2=HUT|name_HUT={{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Hutteen SC|Hutteen]] |team3=HQU|name_HQU={{flagicon|PLE}} [[Hilal Al-Quds Club|Hilal Al-Quds]] |team4=NEJ|name_NEJ={{flagicon|LBN}} [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]] |win_FAI=2|draw_FAI=0|loss_FAI=0|gf_FAI=6|ga_FAI=0 |win_HUT=1|draw_HUT=0|loss_HUT=1|gf_HUT=6|ga_HUT=2 |win_HQU=0|draw_HQU=0|loss_HQU=2|gf_HQU=2|ga_HQU=11 |status_NEJ=D
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A= |result1=A|result2=A |col_DQ=#ffcccc|text_DQ= |result4=DQ |update=complete|source= }}
{{football box | date = ... July 2001 | time = | team1 = [[Al-Faisaly SC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] {{flagicon|JOR}} | score = 5–0 | team2 = {{flagicon|PLE}} [[Hilal Al-Quds Club|Hilal Al-Quds]] | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = ... July 2001 | time = | team1 = [[Hutteen SC|Hutteen]] {{flagicon|SYR|1980}} | score = 6–2 | team2 = {{flagicon|PLE}} [[Hilal Al-Quds Club|Hilal Al-Quds]] | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 26 July 2001 | time = | team1 = [[Al-Faisaly SC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] {{flagicon|JOR}} | score = 1–0 | team2 = {{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Hutteen SC|Hutteen]] | goals1 = | goals2 = *[[Othman Al-Hasnat|Al-Hasnat]] {{goal|31}} | stadium = [[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]] | attendance = | referee = Mohamed Risha ([[Egyptian Football Association|Egypt]]) }} ''[[Al-Faisaly SC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] and [[Hutteen SC|Hutteen]] advanced to the final tournament.''
== Final tournament ==
=== Venues === <div style="text-align: center;"> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! [[Doha]] |rowspan="4"| {{location map|Qatar|float=right|width=350|caption=|lat=25.286667|long=51.533333|label='''[[Doha]]'''|position=top }} |- | [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]] |- | Capacity: '''18,000''' |- | [[File:Jassim bin Hamad Stadium.jpg|150px]] |}</div>
=== Group stage === The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. Each group was played on one leg basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the [[#Knock-out stage|semi-finals]].
==== Group A ==== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group A |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n
|team1=SAD|name_SAD={{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC]] |team2=MCO|name_MCO={{flagicon|ALG}} [[MC Oran]] |team3=ACS|name_ACS={{flagicon|YEM}} [[Al-Ahli Club Sana'a|Al-Ahli Sana'a]] |team4=HUT|name_HUT={{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Hutteen SC]]
|win_SAD=2|draw_SAD=0|loss_SAD=1|gf_SAD=14|ga_SAD=3 |win_MCO=2|draw_MCO=0|loss_MCO=1|gf_MCO=5|ga_MCO=7 |win_ACS=1|draw_ACS=1|loss_ACS=1|gf_ACS=3|ga_ACS=5 |win_HUT=0|draw_HUT=1|loss_HUT=2|gf_HUT=2|ga_HUT=9
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A= |result1=A|result2=A |update=complete|source= }}</onlyinclude>
{{footballbox |date = 28 November 2001 |team1 = [[Al-Ahli Club Sana'a|Al-Ahli Sana'a]] {{flagicon|YEM}} |score = 2–1 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC]] |goals1 = [[Talal Ahmed|Ahmed]] {{goal|67||76}} |goals2 = [[Karim Bagheri|Bagheri]] {{goal|90}} |stadium = [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{footballbox |date = 28 November 2001 |team1 = [[Hutteen SC]] {{flagicon|SYR|1980}} |score = 0–2 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|ALG}} [[MC Oran]] |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Sid Ahmed Zerrouki|Zerrouki]] {{goal|7}}<br>[[Farès El-Aouni|El-Aouni]] {{goal|52}} |stadium = [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{footballbox |date = 30 November 2001 |team1 = [[Al-Ahli Club Sana'a|Al-Ahli Sana'a]] {{flagicon|YEM}} |score = 0–3 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|ALG}} [[MC Oran]] |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Cheïkh Benzerga|Benzerga]] {{goal|28}}<br>[[Farès El-Aouni|El-Aouni]] {{goal|42||58}} |stadium = [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{footballbox |date = 30 November 2001 |team1 = [[Hutteen SC]] {{flagicon|SYR|1980}} |score = 1–6 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC]] |goals1 = [[Saleem Jablawi|Jablawi]] {{goal|35}} |goals2 = [[Karim Bagheri|Bagheri]] {{goal|10||45}}<br>[[Jasem Mahmood|Mahmood]] {{goal|25}}<br>[[Bouchaib El Moubarki|El Moubarki]] {{goal|28}}<br>[[John Utaka|Utaka]] {{goal|39}}<br>[[Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari|J. Al-Kuwari]] {{goal|79}} |stadium = [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{footballbox |date = 3 December 2001 |team1 = [[Al-Ahli Club Sana'a|Al-Ahli Sana'a]] {{flagicon|YEM}} |score = 1–1 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Hutteen SC]] |goals1 = [[Omar Al-Barek|Al-Barek]] {{goal|85}} |goals2 = [[Talal Shuman|Shuman]] {{goal|90+2}} |stadium = [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{footballbox |date = 3 December 2001 |team1 = [[MC Oran]] {{flagicon|ALG}} |score = 0–7 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC]] |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Ahmed Khalifa (Qatari footballer)|Khalifa]] {{goal|12}}<br>[[Bouchaib El Moubarki|El Moubarki]] {{goal|28||32||73}}<br>[[John Utaka|Utaka]] {{goal|44}}<br>[[Fahad Al Kuwari|F. Al-Kuwari]] {{goal|89}}<br>[[Karim Bagheri|Bagheri]] {{goal|90+3}} |stadium = [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]] |attendance = |referee = }}
==== Group B ==== [[Al-Faisaly SC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly SC]] withdrew from the tournament after the first match after contesting the referee falsely, the result was annulled.<ref>{{cite web |title=انسحاب الفيصلي بعد تعادله مع الصفاقسي |url=http://www.aljazeera.net/news/sport/2001/11/30/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B5%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D9%88%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%A9 |work=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]] |publisher= |date=2001 |accessdate= }}</ref><br> [[Al Rayyan SC]] replaced [[Al Ain FC|Al Ain SC]] who withdrew from the tournament. {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n
|team1=AHL|name_AHL={{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ahli SC (Jeddah)|Al-Ahli SC]] |team2=RAY|name_RAY={{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Rayyan SC]] |team3=CSS|name_CSS={{flagicon|TUN}} [[CS Sfaxien]] |team4=FAI|name_FAI={{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Faisaly SC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly SC]] |win_AHL=1|draw_AHL=1|loss_AHL=0|gf_AHL=7|ga_AHL=2 |win_RAY=1|draw_RAY=0|loss_RAY=1|gf_RAY=5|ga_RAY=6 |win_CSS=0|draw_CSS=1|loss_CSS=1|gf_CSS=3|ga_CSS=7 |win_FAI=0|draw_FAI=0|loss_FAI=0|gf_FAI=0|ga_FAI=0
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{{footballbox |date = 29 September 2001 |team1 = [[Al Rayyan SC]] {{flagicon|QAT}} |score = 0–5 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ahli SC (Jeddah)|Al-Ahli SC]] |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Khaled Gahwji|Gahwji]] {{goal|8||87}}<br>[[Obeid Al-Dosari|Al-Dosari]] {{goal|10}}<br>[[Fawzi Al-Shahri|Al-Shahri]] {{goal|56}}<br>[[Ibrahim Suwayed|Suwayed]] {{goal|89|pen.}} |stadium = [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{footballbox |date = 29 September 2001 |team1 = [[CS Sfaxien]] {{flagicon|TUN}} |score = 2–2 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Faisaly SC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly SC]] |goals1 = [[Imed Ben Younes|Ben Younes]] {{goal|43}}<br>[[Hichem Ben Khaled|Ben Khaled]] {{goal|81}} |goals2 = [[Mo'ayyad Salim|Salim]] {{goal|7}}<br>[[Hassouneh Al-Sheikh|Al-Sheikh]] {{goal|74}} |stadium = [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]] |attendance = |referee = Abdullah Salem ([[Libyan Football Federation|Libya]]) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = 1 December 2001 |team1 = [[CS Sfaxien]] {{flagicon|TUN}} |score = 2–2 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ahli SC (Jeddah)|Al-Ahli SC]] |goals1 = [[Tenema N'Diaye|N'Diaye]] {{goal|53}}<br>[[Imed Ben Younes|Ben Younes]] {{goal|80|pen.}} |goals2 = [[Fahad Fallatah|Fallatah]] {{goal|3}}<br>[[Waleed Al-Gizani|Al-Gizani]] {{goal|13}} |stadium = [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{footballbox |date = 4 December 2001 |team1 = [[Al Rayyan SC]] {{flagicon|QAT}} |score = 5–1 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|TUN}} [[CS Sfaxien]] |goals1 = [[Bashar Abdullah|B. Abdullah]] {{goal|6||81||90}}<br>[[Jasem Al-Huwaidi|Al-Huwaidi]] {{goal|9||46}} |goals2 = [[Sami Trabelsi|Trabelsi]] {{goal|67}} |stadium = [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]] |attendance = |referee = }}
=== Knock-out stage === {{Round4 <!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 --> <!--semi finals--> | 7 December 2001 – [[Doha]] | {{flagicon|QAT}} '''[[Al Sadd SC]]''' | '''5''' | {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Rayyan SC]] | 1 | 7 December 2001 – [[Doha]] | {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ahli SC (Jeddah)|Al-Ahli SC]] | 2 (3) | '''{{flagicon|ALG}} [[MC Oran]]''' (p) | '''2 (5)''' <!--final--> | 10 December 2001 – [[Doha]] | {{flagicon|QAT}} '''[[Al Sadd SC]]''' | '''3''' | {{flagicon|ALG}} [[MC Oran]] | 1 }}
==== Semifinals ==== {{footballbox |date = 7 December 2001 |team1 = [[Al Sadd SC]] {{flagicon|QAT}} |score = 5–1 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Rayyan SC]] |goals1 = [[Bouchaib El Moubarki|El Moubarki]] {{goal|14||18}}<br>[[Karim Bagheri|Bagheri]] {{goal|43|pen.}}<br>[[Ahmed Khalifa (Qatari footballer)|Khalifa]] {{goal|52}}<br>[[Fahad Al Kuwari|F. Al-Kuwari]] {{goal|52}} |goals2 = [[Bashar Abdullah|B. Abdullah]] {{goal|59}} |stadium = [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{footballbox |date = 7 December 2001 |team1 = [[Al-Ahli SC (Jeddah)|Al-Ahli SC]] {{flagicon|KSA}} |score = 2–2 |aet = yes |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|ALG}} [[MC Oran]] |goals1 = [[Khaled Gahwji|Gahwji]] {{goal|29}}<br>[[Badr Al-Khazami|Al-Khazami]] {{goal|77}} |goals2 = [[Bouabdellah Daoud|B. Daoud]] {{goal|5}}<br>[[Moulay Haddou|Haddou]] {{goal|58}} |stadium = [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]] |attendance = |referee = [[Gamal Al-Ghandour]] ([[Egyptian Football Association|Egypt]]) |penalties1 = [[Obeid Al-Dosari|Al-Dosari]] {{pengoal}}<br>[[Badr Al-Khazami|Al-Khazami]] {{pengoal}}<br>[[Fouzi Al-Shehri|Al-Shehri]] {{pengoal}}<br>[[Fahad Al-Zahrani|Al-Zahrani]] {{penmiss}} |penaltyscore = 3–5 |penalties2 = {{pengoal}} [[Moulay Haddou|Haddou]]<br>{{pengoal}} [[Nacer Gaïd|Gaïd]]<br>{{pengoal}} [[Farès Laouni|Laouni]]<br>{{pengoal}} [[Sid Ahmed Zerrouki|Zerrouki]]<br>{{pengoal}} [[Reda Acimi|Acimi]] }}
==== Final ==== {{main|2001 Arab Club Champions Cup final}}
{{footballbox |date = 10 December 2001 |team1 = [[Al Sadd SC]] {{flagicon|QAT}} |score = 3–1 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|ALG}} [[MC Oran]] |goals1 = [[Ahmed Khalifa (Qatari footballer)|Khalifa]] {{goal|25||53}}<br>[[John Utaka|Utaka]] {{goal|82}} |goals2 = [[Moulay Haddou|Haddou]] {{goal|61|pen.}} |stadium = [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]] |attendance = 20,000 |referee = Mahmoud Abbas ([[Syria Football Association|Syria]]) }}
== Winners == {{winners-other|2001 Arab Club Champions Cup|QAT|[[Al Sadd SC]]|First}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arabchamp01.html 17th Arab Club Champions Cup 2001] – ''rsssf.com'' * [http://aljazeera.net/news/pages/0d345a8a-784a-46e8-9599-a4463f0495df السد يحرز بطولة الأندية العربية الـ17 لأبطال الدوري] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222035133/http://aljazeera.net/news/pages/0d345a8a-784a-46e8-9599-a4463f0495df |date=2014-02-22 }} – ''[[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]]''
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