| Copa de Gigantes | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | March 4 – August 5 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  América(1st title) |
| Runners-up |  D.C. United |
| 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | América D.C. United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 54 (2 per match) |
← 1998 | |
TheCONCACAF Giants Cup was an internationalfootball club competition held in 2001 to replace theCONCACAF Cup Winners Cup. The tournament was organized byCONCACAF for the 12 teams with the highest attendance in their respective national leagues. The winners and runners-up would qualify for the new CONCACAF Clubs Cup, which would serve as a qualification tournament for theFIFA Club World Championship.[1][2] The Giants Cup was announced in November 2000 and planned to be one of the two primary annual club tournaments for CONCACAF alongside the more traditionalChampions' Cup.[3]
The tournament's semifinals and final were originally scheduled to take place in late April inLos Angeles, but were later postponed to early August to accommodate conflicts with the teams' schedules.[1][4] Theprize money for the Giants Cup was set at $50,000 for the winner and $40,000 for the runners-up.[5] Mexico'sClub América won 2–0 in the final againstD.C. United of the United States at theLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum, with 3,127 spectators in attendance.[6] Both teams qualified for theCONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002, which replaced the Clubs Cup in October 2001.[citation needed]
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Arnett Gardens| March 4, 20011st leg | Transvaal | 1–1 | Arnett Gardens | Paramaribo,Suriname |
| 15:00 | Kijansi 31' | Neil 63' | Stadium:André Kamperveen Stadion Referee:Urvin Faneijte (ANT) |
vTransvaal| March 11, 20012nd leg | Arnett Gardens | 5–1 (6–2agg.) | Transvaal | Kingston,Jamaica |
| 15:00 | Reingoud 32' | Stadium:Tony Spaulding Sports Complex Referee:Mervin Lee (ATG) |
Arnett Gardens qualified for the quarterfinals.
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Saprissa| March 7, 20011st leg | Alianza | 1–5 | Saprissa | San Salvador,El Salvador |
| 12:00 | Larrea 45' | Stadium:Estadio Cuscatlán Referee:Hugo Castillo (GUA) |
vAlianza| March 9, 20012nd leg | Saprissa | 0–0 (5–1agg.) | Alianza | San Juan de Tibás,Costa Rica |
| 20:00 | Stadium:Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee:Marcio Carranza (HON) |
Saprissa qualified for the quarterfinals.
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Municipal| March 7, 20011st leg | Águila | 1–3 | Municipal | San Miguel,El Salvador |
| 15:00 | Sampaio 72' | Stadium:Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza Referee:Roberto Moreno (PAN) |
vÁguila| March 14, 20012nd leg | Municipal | 1–1 (4–2agg.) | Águila | Guatemala City,Guatemala |
| 20:00 | Martins 19' | Ponciano 74' | Stadium:Estadio Mateo Flores Referee:Vivian Rodríguez (HON) |
Municipal qualified for the quarterfinals.
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Motagua| March 7, 20011st leg | Comunicaciones | 4–0 | Motagua | Guatemala City,Guatemala |
| 20:00 | Stadium:Estadio Mateo Flores Referee:Olger Mejía (CRC) |
vComunicaciones| March 14, 20012nd leg | Motagua | 1–1 (1–5agg.) | Comunicaciones | Tegucigalpa,Honduras |
| 19:30 | Carballo 42' | Machón 15' | Stadium:Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee:Neftalí Recinos (SLV) |
Comunicaciones qualified for the quarterfinals.
D.C. United won 5–1 on aggregate.
Comunicaciones won 4–2 on aggregate.
América won 3–1 on aggregate.
Saprissa won 3–1 on aggregate.
| D.C. United | 2–1 | Comunicaciones |
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| Report | García 22' |
| Club América | 2–0 | D.C. United |
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