{{Short description|21st edition of premier club football tournament organized by the AFC}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = Asian Club Championship | image =Azadi Stadium in the final week of the 39th League.jpg | size = | year = 2001–2002 | country = | dates = September 2001 – April 2002 | venues = | cities = | num_teams = 27 | champion_other = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings}} | count = 2 | second_other = {{flagicon|KOR}} Anyang LG Cheetahs | third_other = {{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal | fourth_other = {{flagicon|UZB}} Nasaf Qarshi | matches = 48 | goals = 177 | attendance = | top_scorer = | player = | prevseason = 2000–01 | nextseason = 2002–03 <small>''(AFC Champions League)''</small> |caption=Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran hosted the final}}
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== {{#invoke:Sports series|main|heading1=West Asia|heading7=East Asia|legs=2 |'''Esteghlal'''|IRN|w/o|Al-Hikma|LIB|null|null |Al-Ahli|JOR|w/o|'''Al-Ittihad'''|KSA|null|null |Al-Quds|PLE|2–1|Al-Ahli|YEM|0–0|2–1 |Jableh|SYR+1980|0–2|Al-Kuwait|KUW|0–0|0–2 |Al-Zawraa|IRQ+1991|7–1|Al-Wakra|QAT|3–0|4–1 |Köpetdag Aşgabat|TKM|0–4|Nasaf Qarshi|UZB|0–1|0–3 |Sông Lam Nghệ An|VIE|w/o|'''Saunders SC'''|SRI|null|null |Happy Valley|HKG|12–0|GD Lam Pak|MAC|7–0|5–0 |Selangor|MAS|0–7|Dalian Shide|CHN|0–2|0–5 |New Radiant|MDV|1–3|Muktijoddha Sangsad|BAN|1–2|0–1 |BEC Tero Sasana|THA|8–1|Singapore Armed Forces|SIN|3–0|5–1 |Kashima Antlers|JPN|4–1|Persija|IDN|4–1|null |note_agg_1=Al-Hikma withdrew. |note_leg1_1=agg_1 |note_leg2_1=agg_1 |note_agg_2=Al-Ahli Amman withdrew. |note_leg1_2=agg_2 |note_leg2_2=agg_2 |note_agg_7=Sông Lam Nghệ An withdrew. |note_leg1_7=agg_7 |note_leg2_7=agg_7 |note_agg_9=Selangor entered the competition after Penang withdrew due to financial problems. |note_agg_12=The match was played over one leg in Kashima on 24 October due to the political climate in Indonesia. |note_leg2_12=agg_12 }}
==Round of 16== {{#invoke:Sports series|main|heading1=West Asia|heading5=East Asia|legs=2 |Al-Ittihad|KSA|4–4 (a)|Esteghlal|IRN|3–2|1–2 |Al-Kuwait|KUW|9–3|Al-Quds|PLE|3–2|6–1 |Al-Wahda|UAE|3–3 (4–3 p)|Al-Zawraa|IRQ+1991|1–2|2–1 |Nasaf Qarshi|UZB|7–3|Umed Dushanbe|TJK|4–1|3–2 |Suwon Samsung Bluewings|KOR|21–0|Saunders SC|SRI|18–0|3–0 |Happy Valley|HKG|1–10|Dalian Shide|CHN|0–2|1–8 |Anyang LG Cheetahs|KOR|11–0|Muktijoddha Sangsad|BAN|8–0|3–0 |Kashima Antlers|JPN|3–1|BEC Tero Sasana|THA|3–0|0–1 |note_agg_5=Saunders SC withdrew after the first leg. |note_leg2_5=agg_5 }}
==Quarter-finals== ===West Asia=== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |section=West Asia |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n
|team1=EST|name_EST={{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal |team2=NAS|name_NAS={{flagicon|UZB}} Nasaf Qarshi |team3=KUW|name_KUW={{flagicon|KUW}} Al-Kuwait |team4=WAH|name_WAH={{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Wahda |win_EST=2|draw_EST=1|loss_EST=0|gf_EST=9|ga_EST=4 |win_NAS=1|draw_NAS=2|loss_NAS=0|gf_NAS=4|ga_NAS=3 |win_KUW=0|draw_KUW=2|loss_KUW=1|gf_KUW=3|ga_KUW=6 |win_WAH=0|draw_WAH=1|loss_WAH=2|gf_WAH=6|ga_WAH=9|status_WAH=H
|col_A=green1|text_A=Advance to Semi-finals |result1=A|result2=A |update=complete|source= }} </onlyinclude>
{{football box |date = 6 February 2002 |team1 = Al-Kuwait {{flagicon|KUW}} |score = 1–1 |team2 = {{flagicon|UZB}} Nasaf Qarshi |goals1 = Laheeb {{goal|74}} |goals2 = Haydarov {{goal|}} |stadium = Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates }} {{football box |date = 6 February 2002 |team1 = Al-Wahda {{flagicon|UAE}} |score = 3–5 |team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal |goals1 = Rouissi {{goal|12}}<br />Jumaa {{goal|49||72}} |goals2 = Dinmohammadi {{goal|40}}<br />Akbarpour {{goal|64}}<br />Fatemi {{goal|80||83}}<br />Hasheminasab {{goal|87}} |stadium = Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates }} ---- {{football box |date = 8 February 2002 |team1 = Nasaf Qarshi {{flagicon|UZB}} |score = 1–1 |team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal |goals1 = {{goal|}} |goals2 = Nikbakht {{goal|}} |stadium = Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates }}
{{football box | date = 8 February 2002 | team1 = Al-Wahda {{flagicon|UAE}} | score = 2–2 | team2 = {{flagicon|KUW}} Al-Kuwait | goals1 = *Rogers {{goal|}} *Asami {{goal|}} | goals2 = *Annabel Chong {{goal|}} *Elena Berkova {{goal|}} | stadium = Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | event = | time = | round = | score1 = | score2 = | report = | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 10 February 2002 |team1 = Al-Kuwait {{flagicon|KUW}} |score = 0–3 |team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal |goals1 = |goals2 = Akbarpour {{goal|76}}<br />Fatemi {{goal|80||85}} |stadium = Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates }} {{football box |date = 10 February 2002 |team1 = Al-Wahda {{flagicon|UAE}} |score = 1–2 |team2 = {{flagicon|UZB}} Nasaf Qarshi |goals1 = Al Enazi {{goal|1}} |goals2 = Mohammed {{goal|41|o.g.}}<br />Khasanov {{goal|45}} |stadium = Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates }}
===East Asia=== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |section=East Asia |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n
|team1=SSB|name_SSB={{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings |team2=ALC|name_ALC={{flagicon|KOR}} Anyang LG Cheetahs |team3=DAL|name_DAL={{flagicon|CHN}} Dalian Shide |team4=KAS|name_KAS={{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers |win_SSB=2|draw_SSB=1|loss_SSB=0|gf_SSB=4|ga_SSB=0 |win_ALC=0|draw_ALC=3|loss_ALC=0|gf_ALC=2|ga_ALC=2 |win_DAL=0|draw_DAL=2|loss_DAL=1|gf_DAL=1|ga_DAL=3 |win_KAS=0|draw_KAS=2|loss_KAS=1|gf_KAS=1|ga_KAS=3
|col_A=green1|text_A=Advance to Semi-finals |result1=A|result2=A |update=complete|source= }} </onlyinclude>
{{football box |date = 17 February 2002 |team1 = Dalian Shide {{flagicon|CHN}} |score = 0–0 |team2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju, South Korea }} {{football box |date = 17 February 2002 |team1 = Suwon Samsung Bluewings {{flagicon|KOR}} |score = 0–0 |team2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Anyang LG Cheetahs |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju, South Korea }} ---- {{football box |date = 19 February 2002 |team1 = Kashima Antlers {{flagicon|JPN}} |score = 0–2 |team2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings |goals1 = |goals2 = Seo Jung-Won {{goal|55}} <br> Son Dae-Ho {{goal|82}} |stadium = Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju, South Korea }} {{football box |date = 19 February 2002 |team1 = Anyang LG Cheetahs {{flagicon|KOR}} |score = 1–1 |team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Dalian Shide |goals1 = Wang Jung-Hyun {{goal|85}} |goals2 = Yan Song {{goal|12}} |stadium = Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju, South Korea }} ---- {{football box |date = 21 February 2002 |team1 = Suwon Samsung Bluewings {{flagicon|KOR}} |score = 2–0 |team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Dalian Shide |goals1 = dos Santos {{goal|8||18}} |goals2 = |stadium = Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju, South Korea }} {{football box |date = 21 February 2002 |team1 = Anyang LG Cheetahs {{flagicon|KOR}} |score = 1–1 |team2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers |goals1 = Santos {{goal|90}} |goals2 = Motoyama {{goal|54}} |stadium = Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju, South Korea }}
==Knock-out stage== ===Bracket=== {{#invoke:RoundN|N4 |style=white-space:nowrap|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high|3rdplace=yes |RD1=Semi-finals |RD2=Final |Consol=Third place play-off <!-- Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 --> <!-- semi-finals --> |3 April – Tehran| {{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings |3|{{flagicon|UZB}} Nasaf Qarshi |0 |3 April – Tehran|{{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal|1|{{flagicon|KOR}} Anyang LG Cheetahs|2 <!-- final --> |5 April – Tehran|{{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings {{pso}}|0 (4)|{{flagicon|KOR}} Anyang LG Cheetahs|0 (2) <!-- 3rd place --> |5 April – Tehran|{{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal |5|{{flagicon|UZB}} Nasaf Qarshi|2 }}
===Semi-finals=== {{football box |date = 3 April 2002 |team1 = Suwon Samsung Bluewings {{flagicon|KOR}} |score = 3–0 |team2 = {{flagicon|UZB}} Nasaf Qarshi |goals1 = Avdić {{goal|49}} <br> Seo Jung-Won {{goal|72}} <br> Lee Sun-Woo {{goal|90}} |goals2 = |stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran }} ---- {{football box |date = 3 April 2002 |team1 = Esteghlal {{flagicon|IRN}} |score = 1–2 |team2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Anyang LG Cheetahs |goals1 = Akbari {{goal|62}} |goals2 = Ivo {{goal|55}} <br> Santos {{goal|72}} |stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran }}
=== Third placed play-off === {{football box |date = 5 April 2002 |team1 = Esteghlal {{flagicon|IRN}} |score = 5–2 |team2 = {{flagicon|UZB}} Nasaf Qarshi |goals1 = Navazi {{goal|}} {{goal|}} <br> Karaev {{goal|}}(og) <br> Fatemi {{goal|}} <br> Pashazadeh {{goal|}} |goals2 = Usmankhojaev {{goal|}} <br> Kholmurodov {{goal|}} |stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran }}
=== Final === {{football box |date = 5 April 2002 |team1 = Suwon Samsung Bluewings {{flagicon|KOR}} |score = 0–0|aet=yes|penaltyscore=4–2 |team2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Anyang LG Cheetahs |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran |referee = Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) }}
==References== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071211184956/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup02.html Asian Club Competitions 2002] at RSSSF.com
{{AFC Club Football seasons|group=championsleague}} {{2001 in Japanese football}} {{2002 in Japanese football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Asian Club Championship}} 2001–02 Club Championship