| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 February – 21 December |
| Teams | 39 (from 39 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Al Ahly (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Mamelodi Sundowns |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 92 |
| Goals scored | 224 (2.43 per match) |
←2000 2002 → | |
The2001 CAF Champions League was the 37th awarding ofAfrica's premier clubfootball tournament prize organized by theConfederation of African Football (CAF), and the 5th prize under theCAF 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 ofEgypt defeatedMamelodi Sundowns ofSouth Africa to win their third title.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Real Banjul | 1–0 |  FC Derby | 0–0 | 1–0 |
Inter Bom-Bom | 0–3 |  Sony Elá Nguema | 0–2 | 0–1 |
AS Fortior | 1–3 |  St.-Michel United | 0–0 | 1–3 |
Red Sea | 2–2 (4-2p) |  Tourbillon FC | 2–0 | 0–2 |
Anges de Fatima | 1–1 (p) |  Rayon Sport | 1–0 | 0–1 |
AS Marsouins | 3–1 |  Mbabane Highlanders | 1–1 | 2–0 |
Mangasport | 0–4 |  USFA | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ASC Diaraf | 2–1 | Real Banjul | 1–0 | 1–1 |
ASEC Mimosas | 2–2 (4-3p) |  Stade Malien | 2–0 | 0–2 |
Julius Berger | 8–0 | Sony Elá Nguema | 5–0 | 3–0 |
SC Villa | 4–3 |  Vital'O FC | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| AS Marsouins | 4–4 (a) | St.-Michel United | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Al Ahly | 3–1 | Red Sea FC | 3–0 | 0–1 |
ES Tunis | 4–1 |  JS du Ténéré | 1–0 | 3–1 |
Saint George | 1–1 (a) |  Tusker FC | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Young Africans | 4–2 |  Highlanders FC | 2–2 | 2–01 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 2–0 |  Costa do Sol | 0–0 | 2–0 |
CR Belouizdad | 3–1 |  Al Ahli Tripoli | 2–0 | 1–1 |
Al-Merrikh | 4–1 |  Power Dynamos | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Raja Casablanca | 3–3 (a) | USFA | 2–0 | 1–3 |
TP Mazembe | 2–0 | Anges de Fatima | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Hearts of Oak | 4–6 |  Étoile du Congo | 3–1 | 1–5 |
Fovu Club | 4–5 |  Petro Atlético | 2–2 | 2–3 |
1 The match was abandoned at 80' withYoung 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.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASEC Mimosas | 2–2 (3-2p) | ASC Diaraf | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| SC Villa | 1–3 | Julius Berger | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Al Ahly | 6–0 | St.-Michel United | 5–0 | 1–0 |
| Tusker FC | 2–2 (a) | ES Tunis | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 6–5 | Young Africans | 3–2 | 3–3 |
| Al-Merrikh | 2–3 | CR Belouizdad | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| TP Mazembe | 3–2 | Raja Casablanca | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Petro Atlético | 6–3 | Étoile du Congo | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| Key to colours in group tables |
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| Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ESP | SUN | JUL | TPM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ES Tunis | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 9 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Julius Berger | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | TP Mazembe | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PET | AHL | ASEC | BEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petro Atlético | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 12 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 12 | 2–4 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | ASEC Mimosas | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 10 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 7–0 | ||
| 4 | CR Belouizdad | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Mamelodi Sundowns (p) | 2 | 0 | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| Petro Atlético | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | |||||||||
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Al Ahly | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Al Ahly (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| ES Tunis | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 2–2(5–3p) | Petro Atlético | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Al Ahly | 1–1 (a) | ES Tunis | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 1–1 | Al Ahly |
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The top scorers from the 2001 CAF Champions League are as follows:
