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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 2001 – April 2002 |
| Teams | 27 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Anyang LG Cheetahs |
| Third place |  Esteghlal |
| Fourth place |  Nasaf Qarshi |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Goals scored | 177 (3.69 per match) |
2002–03(AFC Champions League) → | |
The 2001–02Asian Club Championship was the 21st edition of the annual international club football competition held in theAFC region (Asia). It determined that year's club champion ofassociation football inAsia.
Suwon Samsung Bluewings won their 2nd consecutive Asian Championship, beatingAnyang LG Cheetahs in an all-Korean final 4–2 onpenalties atAzadi stadium,Tehran.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Asia | ||||
| Esteghlal | w/o[a] |  Al-Hikma | —[a] | —[a] |
Al-Ahli  | w/o[b] |  Al-Ittihad | —[b] | —[b] |
Al-Quds  | 2–1 |  Al-Ahli | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Jableh  | 0–2 |  Al-Kuwait | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Al-Zawraa  | 7–1 |  Al-Wakra | 3–0 | 4–1 |
Köpetdag Aşgabat  | 0–4 | Nasaf Qarshi | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| East Asia | ||||
Sông Lam Nghệ An  | w/o[c] |  Saunders SC | —[c] | —[c] |
Happy Valley  | 12–0 |  GD Lam Pak | 7–0 | 5–0 |
Selangor  | 0–7[d] |  Dalian Shide | 0–2 | 0–5 |
New Radiant  | 1–3 |  Muktijoddha Sangsad | 1–2 | 0–1 |
BEC Tero Sasana  | 8–1 |  Singapore Armed Forces | 3–0 | 5–1 |
Kashima Antlers  | 4–1[e] |  Persija | 4–1 | —[e] |
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Asia | ||||
| Al-Ittihad | 4–4 (a) | Esteghlal | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Al-Kuwait | 9–3 | Al-Quds | 3–2 | 6–1 |
Al-Wahda  | 3–3 (4–3p) | Al-Zawraa | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Nasaf Qarshi | 7–3 |  Umed Dushanbe | 4–1 | 3–2 |
| East Asia | ||||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 21–0[a] | Saunders SC | 18–0 | 3–0[a] |
| Happy Valley | 1–10 | Dalian Shide | 0–2 | 1–8 |
| Anyang LG Cheetahs | 11–0 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | 8–0 | 3–0 |
| Kashima Antlers | 3–1 | BEC Tero Sasana | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esteghlal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | Advance toSemi-finals |
| Nasaf Qarshi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| Al-Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |
| Al-Wahda(H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 1 |
| Al-Wahda | 3–5 | Esteghlal |
|---|---|---|
Rouissi 12'Jumaa 49',72' | Dinmohammadi 40' Akbarpour 64'Fatemi 80',83'Hasheminasab 87' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Advance toSemi-finals |
| Anyang LG Cheetahs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Dalian Shide | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
| Kashima Antlers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 April –Tehran | ||||||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 3 | |||||
| 5 April –Tehran | ||||||
| Nasaf Qarshi | 0 | |||||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings(p) | 0 (4) | |||||
| 3 April –Tehran | ||||||
| Anyang LG Cheetahs | 0 (2) | |||||
| Esteghlal | 1 | |||||
| Anyang LG Cheetahs | 2 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 5 April –Tehran | ||||||
| Esteghlal | 5 | |||||
| Nasaf Qarshi | 2 | |||||
| Esteghlal | 1–2 | Anyang LG Cheetahs |
|---|---|---|
| Akbari 62' | Ivo 55' Santos 72' |