2001 FIFA Club World Championship

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]

2001 FIFA Club World Championship
Campeonato Mundial de Clubes de la FIFA 2001
2001 FIFA Club World Championship
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Tournament details
Host countrySpain
Dates28 July – 12 August (cancelled)
Teams12 (from 6 confederations)

Teams

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

Team Confederation Qualification
Deportivo La Coruña (Host) UEFA Winner of the 1999–2000 La Liga
Real Madrid UEFA Winner of the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League
Galatasaray UEFA Winner of the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup and 2000 UEFA Super Cup
Boca Juniors CONMEBOL Winner of the 2000 Copa Libertadores
Palmeiras CONMEBOL Winner of the 1999 Copa Libertadores
Los Angeles Galaxy CONCACAF Winner of the 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Olimpia CONCACAF Runner-up of the 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Hearts of Oak CAF Winner of the 2000 CAF Champions League
Zamalek CAF Winner of the 2000 African Cup Winners' Cup
Al-Hilal AFC Winner of the 2000 Asian Super Cup
Júbilo Iwata AFC Winner of the 1999 Asian Super Cup
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
A Coruña Santiago de Compostela
Estadio Riazor Estadio Multiusos de San Lazaro
Capacity: 32,660 Capacity: 12,000

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 Cancelled Deportivo La Coruña
Wollongong Wolves Cancelled Zamalek
Deportivo La Coruña Cancelled Wollongong Wolves
Zamalek Cancelled Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors Cancelled Wollongong Wolves
Deportivo La Coruña Cancelled Zamalek

Group B
Palmeiras Cancelled Olimpia
Galatasaray Cancelled Al-Hilal
Olimpia Cancelled Galatasaray
Al-Hilal Cancelled Palmeiras
Palmeiras Cancelled Galatasaray
Olimpia Cancelled Al-Hilal

Group C
Real Madrid Cancelled Júbilo Iwata
Hearts of Oak Cancelled Los Angeles Galaxy
Júbilo Iwata Cancelled Hearts of Oak
Los Angeles Galaxy Cancelled Real Madrid
Real Madrid Cancelled Hearts of Oak
Júbilo Iwata Cancelled 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 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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