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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = CAF Champions League
| year = 2001
| other_titles =
| image = 
| size = 200px
| caption =
| country =
| dates = 18 February – 21 December
| num_teams = 39
| associations = 39
| venues =
| cities =
| champion_other = {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]
| count = 3
| second_other = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Mamelodi Sundowns FC|Mamelodi Sundowns]]
| third_other = 
| fourth_other =
| matches = 92
| goals = 224
| attendance =
| top_scorer =
| prevseason = [[2000 CAF Champions League|2000]]
| nextseason = [[2002 CAF Champions League|2002]]
}}

The '''2001 CAF Champions League''' was the 37th awarding of [[Africa]]'s premier club [[association football|football]] tournament prize organized by the [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF), and the 5th prize under the [[CAF Champions League]] format.

In the knockout stage, was added the semifinal rounds so that the runners up as well as the winners from the group stage would progress. In the final, [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] of [[Egypt]] defeated [[Mamelodi Sundowns FC|Mamelodi Sundowns]] of [[South Africa]] to win their third title.

==Qualifying rounds==
{{main|2001 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds}}

===Preliminary round===
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Real de Banjul Football Club|Real Banjul]]'''|GAM|1–0|[[FC Derby]]|CPV|0–0|1–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Inter Bom-Bom]]|STP|0–3|'''[[CD Elá Nguema|Sony Elá Nguema]]'''|EQG|0–2|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[AS Fortior]]|MAD|1–3|'''[[St Michel United FC|St.-Michel United]]'''|SEY|0–0|1–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Red Sea FC|Red Sea]]'''|ERI|2–2 (4-2 [[Kicks from the penalty mark|p]])|[[Tourbillon FC]]|CHA|2–0|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Anges de Fatima]]'''|CTA|1–1 ([[Kicks from the penalty mark|p]])|[[Rayon Sport]]|RWA|1–0|0–1|var2=1962}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[AS Marsouins]]'''|REU|3–1|[[Mbabane Highlanders]]|SWZ|1–1|2–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[AS Mangasport|Mangasport]]|GAB|0–4|'''[[Union Sportive des Forces Armées|USFA]]'''|BFA|0–1|0–3}}
{{end}}

===First round===
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[ASC Diaraf]]'''|SEN|2–1|[[Real de Banjul FC|Real Banjul]]|GAM|1–0|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[ASEC Mimosas]]'''|CIV|2–2 (4-3 [[Kicks from the penalty mark|p]])|[[Stade Malien]]|MLI|2–0|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Julius Berger FC|Julius Berger]]'''|NGA|8–0|[[CD Elá Nguema|Sony Elá Nguema]]|EQG|5–0|3–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[SC Villa]]'''|UGA|4–3|[[Vital'O FC]]|BDI|2–2|2–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[AS Marsouins]]|REU|4–4 ([[Away goals|a]])|'''[[St Michel United FC|St.-Michel United]]'''|SEY|3–2|1–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]'''|EGY|3–1|[[Red Sea FC]]|ERI|3–0|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[ES Tunis]]'''|TUN|4–1|[[JS du Ténéré]]|NIG|1–0|3–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Saint-George SA|Saint George]]|ETH|var1=1996|1–1 ([[Away goals|a]])|'''[[Tusker FC]]'''|KEN|1–1|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Young Africans]]'''|TAN|4–2|[[Highlanders FC]]|ZIM|2–2|2–0<sup>1</sup>}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Mamelodi Sundowns]]'''|RSA|2–0|[[Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol|Costa do Sol]]|MOZ|0–0|2–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[CR Belouizdad]]'''|ALG|3–1|[[Al Ahli SC (Tripoli)|Al Ahli Tripoli]]|LBY|2–0|1–1|var2=1977}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Al-Merrikh]]'''|SDN|4–1|[[Power Dynamos FC|Power Dynamos]]|ZMB|2–0|2–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Raja Casablanca]]'''|MAR|3–3 ([[Away goals|a]])|[[Union Sportive des Forces Armées|USFA]]|BFA|2–0|1–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[TP Mazembe]]'''|COD|2–0|[[Anges de Fatima]]|CTA|1–0|1–0|var1=1997}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club|Hearts of Oak]]|GHA|4–6|'''[[Étoile du Congo]]'''|CGO|3–1|1–5}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Fovu Club]]|CMR|4–5|'''[[Petro Atlético]]'''|ANG|2–2|2–3}}
{{end}}
<sup>1</sup> The match was abandoned at 80' with [[Young Africans]] leading 2–0 and about to take a penalty, after local fans hurled plastic chairs onto the pitch and at the players and officials.

===Second round===
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[ASEC Mimosas]]'''|CIV|2–2 (3-2 [[Kicks from the penalty mark|p]])|[[ASC Diaraf]]|SEN|2–0|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[SC Villa]]|UGA|1–3|'''[[Julius Berger FC|Julius Berger]]'''|NGA|1–0|0–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]'''|EGY|6–0|[[St Michel United FC|St.-Michel United]]|SEY|5–0|1–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Tusker FC]]|KEN|2–2 ([[Away goals|a]])|'''[[ES Tunis]]'''|TUN|2–1|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Mamelodi Sundowns]]'''|RSA|6–5|[[Young Africans S.C.|Young Africans]]|TAN|3–2|3–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Al-Merrikh]]|SDN|2–3|'''[[CR Belouizdad]]'''|ALG|2–0|0–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[TP Mazembe]]'''|COD|3–2|[[Raja Casablanca]]|MAR|2–0|1–2|var1=1997}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Petro Atlético]]'''|ANG|6–3|[[Étoile du Congo]]|CGO|4–1|2–2}}
{{end}}

==Group stage==
{{main|2001 CAF Champions League group stage}}

{|class="wikitable"
!Key to colours in group tables
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage
|}

===Group A===
{{:2001 CAF Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group A|show_matches=y}}
===Group B===
{{:2001 CAF Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group B|show_matches=y}}
==Knockout stage==
{{main|2001 CAF Champions League knockout stage}}

===Bracket===
{{4TeamBracket-2legs
| RD1=Semi-finals
| RD2=[[2001 CAF Champions League Final|Final]]

| RD1-seed1= {{flagicon|RSA}}
| RD1-team1= '''[[Mamelodi Sundowns]]''' {{pen}}
| RD1-score1-1= 2
| RD1-score1-2= 0
| RD1-score1-A= '''2 (5)'''
| RD1-seed2= {{flagicon|ANG}}
| RD1-team2= [[Petro Atlético]]
| RD1-score2-1= 0
| RD1-score2-2= 2
| RD1-score2-A= '''2 (3)'''

| RD1-seed3= {{flagicon|EGY}}
| RD1-team3= '''[[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]''' ([[Away goals|a]])
| RD1-score3-1= 0
| RD1-score3-2= 1
| RD1-score3-A= '''1'''
| RD1-seed4= {{flagicon|TUN}}
| RD1-team4= [[ES Tunis]]
| RD1-score4-1= 0
| RD1-score4-2= 1
| RD1-score4-A= '''1'''

| RD2-seed1= {{flagicon|RSA}}
| RD2-team1= [[Mamelodi Sundowns]]
| RD2-score1-1= 1
| RD2-score1-2= 0
| RD2-score1-A= '''1'''
| RD2-seed2= {{flagicon|EGY}}
| RD2-team2= '''[[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]'''
| RD2-score2-1= 1
| RD2-score2-2= 3
| RD2-score2-A= '''4'''
}}

===Semifinals===
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Mamelodi Sundowns]]'''|RSA|2–2 {{pen|5–3}}|[[Petro Atlético]]|ANG|2–0|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]'''|EGY|1–1 ([[Away goals|a]])|[[ES Tunis]]|TUN|0–0|1–1}}
{{end}}

===Final===
{{main|2001 CAF Champions League Final}}

{{football box
|date       = 8 December 2001
|time       = {{UTZ|--:--|2}}
|team1      = [[Mamelodi Sundowns]] {{flagicon|RSA}}
|score      = 1–1
|report     =
|team2      = {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]
|goals1     =
*[[Gift Kampamba|Kampamba]] {{goal|26}}
|goals2     =
*[[Sayed Abdel Hafeez|Abdel Hafeez]] {{goal|58}}
|stadium    = [[Loftus Versfeld Stadium]], [[Pretoria]]
|attendance = 5,000
|referee    = [[Coffi Codjia]] ([[Benin Football Federation|Benin]])
}}

{{football box
|date       = 21 December 2001
|time       = {{UTZ|--:--|2}}
|team1      = [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] {{flagicon|EGY}}
|score      = 3–0
|report     =
|team2      = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Mamelodi Sundowns]]
|goals1     =
*[[Khaled Bebo|Bebo]] {{goal|37|pen.|45||90}}
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance = 75,000
|referee    = Abderrahim El Arjoun ([[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Morocco]])
|penalties1 = 
|penaltyscore = 
|penalties2 = 
}}

==Top goalscorers==
{{Expand section|date=June 2019}}

The top scorers from the 2001 CAF Champions League are as follows:

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Rank
!Name
!Team
!Goals
|-
|rowspan=1|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|COD|1997}} [[Kapela Mbiyavanga]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ANG}} [[Petro Atlético]]
|9
|-
|rowspan=1|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ANG}} [[Flávio Amado|Flávio]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ANG}} [[Petro Atlético]]
|7
|-
|rowspan=1|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Khaled Bebo]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]
|6
|-
|rowspan=2|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ANG}} [[Avelino Lopes (footballer)|Avelino Lopes]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ANG}} [[Petro Atlético]]
|rowspan=2|5
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Alaa Ibrahim]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]
|-
|rowspan=7|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CGO}} [[Patrick Lolo]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CGO}} [[Étoile du Congo]]
|rowspan=7|4
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Emmanuel Osei Kuffour]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Accra Hearts of Oak SC|Hearts of Oak]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Antonin Koutouan]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CIV}} [[ASEC Mimosas]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Oluwasegun Abiodun]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Julius Berger FC|Julius Berger]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Adailton dos Santos|Adailton]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|TUN}} [[ES Tunis]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Reinaldo Aleluia|Reinaldo]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|TUN}} [[ES Tunis]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Mourad Melki]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|TUN}} [[ES Tunis]]
|}

==External links==
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup01.html Champions' Cup 2001] - ''rsssf.com''

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