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The 5th CAF Champions League 2001

Final Rounds

August - December

2001 champions - Al Ahly (Egypt)

This is the premier club championship in Africa commenced in 1997, succeeding the African Cup of Champions Clubs (1964-96). It is open to all CAF affiliated National League Champions and the Cup holder.

All ties are played through two legs - home & away.

The prize money has been increased to the amounts shown on the left. In addition, 5% of the amount received by each of the 8 clubs reaching the group rounds will be deducted for disbursement to the national association to which each club is affiliated.

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Final
Dec 8 Sundowns
1L - Gift Kampamba 26
1-1 0-3 Al Ahly
1L - Abdelhafiz 58
2L - Khaled Bebo 37-pen, 45, 90
Dec 21
  
Semi-finals
Nov 3 Sundowns
1L - Carlo Scott 36, Daniel Mudau 90
Sundowns win 5-3 on penalties
2-0 0-2 Petro Atletico Luanda
2L - Mbiavanga 25, 48
Nov 18
Nov 4 Al Ahly
2L - Abdelhafiz 78
Al-Ahly win on away goals
0-0 1-1 Espérance
2L - Adailton 3
Nov 17
  
Final Groups
Group A Table P W D L F A P
Espérance (TUN) 6 2 3 1 8 7 9
Sundowns (RSA) 6 2 3 1 2 2 9
Julius Berger (NGR) 6 2 1 3 6 6 7
TP Mazembe (DRC) 6 2 1 3 5 6 7
Group B Table P W D L F A P
Petro Atletico (ANG) 6 4 0 2 10 8 12
Al Ahly (EGY) 6 4 0 2 9 7 12
ASEC Abidjan (CIV) 6 3 1 2 10 5 10
CR Belouizdad (ALG) 6 0 1 5 2 12 1
  
Group A Matches Group B Matches
Round 6
October 20 October 21
Tout Puissant Mazembe 3-2 Espérance Petro Atletico 0-1 ASEC Abidjan
October 20 October 21
Sundowns 1-0 Julius Berger CR Belouizdad 0-1 Al Ahly
Round 5
October 6 October 7
Espérance 0-0 Sundowns ASEC Abidjan 7-0 CR Belouizdad
October 7 October 5
Julius Berger 1-0 Tout Puissant Mazembe Al Ahly 2-4 Petro Atletico
Round 4
September 22 September 23
Espérance 3-2 Julius Berger Petro Atletico 2-1 CR Belouizdad
September 23 September 21
Sundowns 1-0 Tout Puissant Mazembe Al Ahly 2-1 ASEC Abidjan
Round 3
September 8 September 9
Tout Puissant Mazembe 0-0 Sundowns ASEC Abidjan 1-0 Al Ahly
September 8 September 7
Julius Berger 1-1 Espérance CR Belouizdad 0-1 Petro Atletico
Round 2
August 25 August 26
Espérance 2-1 Tout Puissant Mazembe ASEC Abidjan 1-2 Petro Atletico
August 25 August 24
Julius Berger 2-0 Sundowns Al Ahly 1-0 CR Belouizdad
Round 1
August 11 August 12
Tout Puissant Mazembe 1-0 Julius Berger Petro Atletico 1-3 Al Ahly
August 11 August 12
Sundowns 0-0 Espérance CR Belouizdad 1-1 ASEC Abidjan
  
 

The following Champions League Regulations Article 4 paragraph 7 relating has been modified as follows:

In case of equality of points after all the group matches have been played, the classification of the teams shall be established according to the following criteria:

  • Greater number of points obtained in the matches between the concerned teams
  • Goal difference resulting from the matches between the concerned teams
  • Greater number of goals scored away from home in matches between the concerned teams
  • Superior goal difference from all the matches played in the group
  • Greater number of goals scored in all the matches played in the group.