2001–02 Asian Club Championship
| 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) |
The 2001–02 association football in Asia.
Suwon Samsung Bluewings won their 2nd consecutive Asian Championship, beating Anyang LG Cheetahs in an all-Korean final 4–2 on penalties at Azadi stadium, Tehran.
First round
West Asia
| Team 1 | Agg.
|
Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esteghlal
|
w/o1 | Al-Hikma
|
||
Al-Ahli
 |
w/o2 | Al-Ittihad Jeddah
|
||
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 |
1
Al-Hikma
withdrew. 2
Al-Ahli
withdrew.
East Asia
| Team 1 | Agg.
|
Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sông Lam Nghệ An
 |
w/o1 |  Saunders SC
|
||
Happy Valley 
|
12–0 | GD Lam Pak
|
7–0 | 5–0 |
Selangor FA2
 |
0–7 | 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 
|
4–13 |  Persija Jakarta
|
4–1 | n/p |
1
Sông Lam Nghệ An
withdrew. 2
Penang
withdrew due to the club's financial problems. 3 The match was played over one leg in Kashima on 24 October due to the political climate in Indonesia.
Round of 16
West Region
| Team 1 | Agg.
|
Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Ittihad Jeddah
 |
4–4 (a) | Esteghlal
|
3–2 | 1–2 |
| Al-Kuwait
|
9–3 | Al-Quds
|
3–2 | 6–1 |
Al-Wahda
 |
3–3 (4–3 p )
|
Al-Zawraa
|
1–2 | 2–1 |
Nasaf Qarshi
|
7–3 |  Umed Dushanbe
|
4–1 | 3–2 |
East Region
| Team 1 | Agg.
|
Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings
|
21–0 | Saunders SC
|
18–0 | 3–0 1 |
| 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 |
1 Saunders SC withdrew after the 1st leg.
Quarter-finals
West Asia
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esteghlal
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 |
Nasaf Qarshi
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| Al-Kuwait
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
Al-Wahda
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Nasaf Qarshi | ||
|---|---|---|
Faraj Laheeb  74' |
Bahromjon Haydarov |
Al-Wahda | 3–5 | Esteghlal |
|---|---|---|
| Faouzi Rouissi 12' Abdulrahim Jumaa 49', 72' |
Sirous Dinmohammadi 40' Alireza Akbarpour 64'Faraz Fatemi 80', 83'Mehdi Hasheminasab 87' |
Nasaf Qarshi | 1–1 | Esteghlal |
|---|---|---|
|
Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht |
Al-Wahda | 2–2 | Al-Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Jessie Rogers', Yuma Asami' |
Annabel Chong', Elena Berkova' |
| Al-Kuwait | 0–3 | Esteghlal |
|---|---|---|
| Alireza Akbarpour 76' Faraz Fatemi 80' 85' |
Nasaf Qarshi | ||
|---|---|---|
Mohammed Salem Al Enazi 1' |
Abdul Aziz Mohammed 41' (o.g.) Numon Khasanov 45' |
East Asia
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
Dalian Shide  | 0–0 | Kashima Antlers |
|---|---|---|
Jeju, South Korea
| Kashima Antlers | 0–2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
|---|---|---|
Son Dae-Ho 82' |
Jeju, South Korea
Dalian Shide | ||
|---|---|---|
Wang Jung-Hyun 85' |
Yan Song 12' |
Jeju, South Korea
Dalian Shide | ||
|---|---|---|
Sandro Cardoso 8' 18' |
Jeju, South Korea
| Anyang LG Cheetahs | 1–1 | Kashima Antlers |
|---|---|---|
Andre Luiz Alves Santos 90' |
Masashi Motoyama 54' |
Jeju, South Korea
Semi-finals
Nasaf Qarshi | ||
|---|---|---|
| 90' |
| Esteghlal | 1–2 | Anyang LG Cheetahs |
|---|---|---|
| Yadollah Akbari 62' |
Andre Luiz Alves Santos 72' |
Third place match
Nasaf Qarshi | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Navazi Bottir Karaev (og) Faraz Fatemi Mehdi Pashazadeh |
Oybek Usmankhojaev Zafar Kholmurodov |
Final
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Anyang LG Cheetahs |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 | ||
Referee: Ali Bujsaim ( United Arab Emirates)
References
- Asian Club Competitions 2002 at RSSSF.com