2001 FIFA Club World Championship

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2001 FIFA Club World Championship
Campeonato Mundial de Clubes de la FIFA España 2001
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2001 FIFA Club World Championship
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Tournament details
Host countrySpain
Dates28 July – 12 August (cancelled)
Teams12 (from 6 confederations)
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The 2001 FIFA Club World Championship was a football tournament arranged by FIFA to take place in Spain from 28 July to 12 August 2001.[1] It was supposed to be the second edition of the FIFA Club World Championship, after the first edition in 2000, but was cancelled owing to a combination of factors such as the collapse of FIFA's marketing partner ISL.[2][3] FIFA had originally planned to postpone the tournament until 2003.[4]

Teams[]

The clubs invited to the 2001 tournament were:[5]

Team Confederation Qualification
Spain Deportivo La Coruña (Host) UEFA Winner of the 1999–2000 La Liga
Spain Real Madrid UEFA Winner of the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League
Turkey Galatasaray UEFA Winner of the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup and 2000 UEFA Super Cup
Argentina Boca Juniors CONMEBOL Winner of the 2000 Copa Libertadores
Brazil Palmeiras CONMEBOL Winner of the 1999 Copa Libertadores
United States Los Angeles Galaxy CONCACAF Winner of the 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Honduras Olimpia CONCACAF Runner-up of the 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Ghana Hearts of Oak CAF Winner of the 2000 CAF Champions League
Egypt Zamalek CAF Winner of the 2000 African Cup Winners' Cup
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal AFC Winner of the 2000 Asian Super Cup
Japan Júbilo Iwata AFC Winner of the 1999 Asian Super Cup
Australia Wollongong Wolves OFC Winner of the 2001 Oceania Club Championship

Venues[]

The following cities/venues were planned to be used for the tournament:

Madrid
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Estadio Vicente Calderón
Capacity: 85,000 Capacity: 54,907
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu - 02.jpg Aprobado el nuevo ámbito Mahou-Calderón (01).jpg
A Coruña Santiago de Compostela
Estadio Riazor Estadio Multiusos de San Lazaro
Capacity: 32,660 Capacity: 12,000
Estadio de Riazor.A Corunha.Galiza.jpg Estadio Multiusos de San Lazaro.jpg

Group stage[]

The group stage draw was held on 6 March 2001 at the Congress Centre in A Coruña, Spain.[6]

Group A[]

Boca Juniors ArgentinaCancelledSpain Deportivo La Coruña
Wollongong Wolves AustraliaCancelledEgypt Zamalek
Deportivo La Coruña SpainCancelledAustralia Wollongong Wolves
Zamalek EgyptCancelledArgentina Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors ArgentinaCancelledAustralia Wollongong Wolves
Deportivo La Coruña SpainCancelledEgypt Zamalek

Group B[]

Palmeiras BrazilCancelledHonduras Olimpia
Galatasaray TurkeyCancelledSaudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Olimpia HondurasCancelledTurkey Galatasaray
Al-Hilal Saudi ArabiaCancelledBrazil Palmeiras
Palmeiras BrazilCancelledTurkey Galatasaray
Olimpia HondurasCancelledSaudi Arabia Al-Hilal

Group C[]

Real Madrid SpainCancelledJapan Júbilo Iwata
Hearts of Oak GhanaCancelledUnited States Los Angeles Galaxy
Júbilo Iwata JapanCancelledGhana Hearts of Oak
Los Angeles Galaxy United StatesCancelledSpain Real Madrid
Real Madrid SpainCancelledGhana Hearts of Oak
Júbilo Iwata JapanCancelledUnited States Los Angeles Galaxy

Knockout stage[]

Semi-finals[]

Winner Group ACancelledWinner Group B
Winner Group CCancelledBest 2nd Place

Third place play-off[]

Loser Match 19CancelledLoser Match 20

Final[]

Winner Match 19CancelledWinner Match 20

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Championship Spain 2001: Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2001. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  2. ^ "World Club Championship axed". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 May 2001. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  3. ^ "World Club Championship might grow". USA Today. 10 August 2001. Retrieved 19 January 2007.
  4. ^ "FIFA decides to postpone 2001 Club World Championship to 2003". FIFA. 18 May 2001. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Global rights to FIFA's Club World Championship awarded to Brazilian sports marketing agency". PR Newswire. 26 February 2001. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Spain 2001: results of the draw". FIFA. 6 March 2001. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

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