| Campeonato Mundial de Clubes de la FIFA España 2001 | |
|---|---|
![]() 2001 FIFA Club World Championship official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Spain |
| Dates | 28 July – 12 August (cancelled) |
| Teams | 12 (from 6 confederations) |
←2000 2005 → | |
The2001 FIFA Club World Championship was afootball tournament arranged byFIFA to take place in Spain from 28 July to 12 August 2001.[1] It was supposed to be the second edition of theFIFA Club World Championship, after thefirst edition in 2000, but was cancelled owing to a combination of factors such as the collapse of FIFA's marketing partnerISL.[2][3][4] FIFA had originally planned to postpone the tournament until 2003.[5]
TheFIFA Executive Committee appointed Spain as tournament hosts on 3 August 2000 during their meeting inZürich, Switzerland.[6][7]
The clubs invited to the 2001 tournament were:[8]
| Team | Confederation | Qualification | Participation[note 1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA (host) | Winners of the1999–2000 La Liga | 1st | |
| CAF | Winners of the2000 CAF Champions League | 1st | |
| CAF | Winners of the2000 African Cup Winners' Cup | 1st | |
| AFC | Winners of the2000 Asian Super Cup | 1st | |
| AFC | Winners of the1999 Asian Super Cup | 1st | |
| UEFA | Winners of the1999–2000 UEFA Champions League | 2nd(Previous:2000) | |
| UEFA | Winners of the1999–2000 UEFA Cup | 1st | |
| CONCACAF | Winners of the2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | 1st | |
| CONCACAF | Runners-up of the2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | 1st | |
| OFC | Winners of the2001 Oceania Club Championship | 1st | |
| CONMEBOL | Winners of the2000 Copa Libertadores | 1st | |
| CONMEBOL | Winners of the1999 Copa Libertadores | 1st |
Notes
Matches were to be played inMadrid,A Coruña andSantiago de Compostela.[citation needed]
| 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 |
Due to the expansion of the tournament to 12 teams, the group stage saw the teams divided into three groups of four. The top team in each group and the best second-placed team qualified for the semi-finals.[1]
The group stage draw was held on 6 March 2001 at the Congress Centre in A Coruña;[9] however, on 18 May 2001, FIFA confirmed that the tournament had been cancelled. They made plans to hold an expanded, 16-team tournament in 2003, again in Spain, but it was ultimately not until2005 in Japan that the tournament was finally resurrected, but with a reduced format.[10]
| Winner of Group A | Cancelled | Winner of Group B |
|---|---|---|
| Winner of Group C | Cancelled | Best 2nd place |
|---|---|---|
| Loser of Match 19 | Cancelled | Loser of Match 20 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner of Match 19 | Cancelled | Winner of Match 20 |
|---|---|---|