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. 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.[1][2]

2001 FIFA Club World Championship
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:[3]

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 Runner-up of the 2000 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

Matches

Group A
Date Venue Match Teams
28 July 2001 Estadio Riazor, A Coruña 1 Boca Juniors – Deportivo La Coruña
29 July 2001 Estadio Riazor, A Coruña 2 Zamalek – Wollongong Wolves
1 August 2001 Estadio Riazor, A Coruña 7 Boca Juniors – Zamalek
1 August 2001 Estadio Riazor, A Coruña 8 Deportivo La Coruña – Wollongong Wolves
4 August 2001 Estadio Multiusos de San Lázaro, Santiago de Compostela 13 Wollongong Wolves – Boca Juniors
4 August 2001 Estadio Riazor, A Coruña 14 Deportivo La Coruña – Zamalek

Group B
Date Venue Match Teams
29 July 2001 Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid 3 Palmeiras – Olimpia
30 July 2001 Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid 4 Galatasaray – Al-Hilal
2 August 2001 Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid 9 Olimpia – Galatasaray
2 August 2001 Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid 10 Palmeiras – Al-Hilal
5 August 2001 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid 15 Al-Hilal – Olimpia
5 August 2001 Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid 16 Galatasaray – Palmeiras

Group C
Date Venue Match Teams
31 July 2001 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid 5 Real Madrid – Júbilo Iwata
31 July 2001 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid 6 Hearts of Oak – Los Angeles Galaxy
3 August 2001 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid 11 Júbilo Iwata – Hearts of Oak
3 August 2001 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid 12 Los Angeles Galaxy – Real Madrid
6 August 2001 Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid 17 Los Angeles Galaxy – Júbilo Iwata
6 August 2001 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid 18 Real Madrid – Hearts of Oak

Semi-finals
Date Venue Match Teams
9 August 2001 Estadio Riazor, A Coruña 19 Winner Group A – Winner Group B
9 August 2001 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid 20 Winner Group C – Best 2nd Place

Third place play-off
Date Venue Match Teams
12 August 2001 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid 21 Loser 19 – Loser 20

Final
Date Venue Match Teams
12 August 2001 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid 22 Winner 19 – Winner 20

See also

References
  1. "World Club Championship axed". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 May 2001. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  2. "World Club Championship might grow". USA Today. 10 August 2001. Retrieved 19 January 2007.
  3. "Global rights to FIFA's Club World Championship awarded to Brazilian sports marketing agency". PR Newswire. 26 February 2001. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
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