2001 CAF Cup
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::data[format=table title="Infobox international football competition"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | CAF Cup |
| year | 2001 |
| dates | 31 March 2001 – 23 November 2001 |
| num_teams | 27 |
| champion_other | Algeria JS Kabylie |
| count | 2 |
| second_other | Tunisia Étoile du Sahel |
| matches | 48 |
| prevseason | 2000 |
| nextseason | 2002 |
| :: |
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The 2001 CAF Cup was the 10th edition of the CAF Cup, the African continental club competition for runners up of the respective domestic leagues. It was won by Algerian team JS Kabylie who beat Étoile Sportive du Sahel of Tunisia on the away goals rule in the final, after the two teams finished level on aggregate 2–2. It was the second year in a row that JS Kabylie's won the competition after also winning the 2000 edition.
First round
|} 1 Simba FC withdrew before first leg
2 First leg abandoned with the score 3–0 due to poor visibility. CAF disqualified Mongomo for arriving late and delaying kick-off.
Five teams received a bye : JS Kabylie (Algeria), Goldfields (Ghana), Africa Sport (Ivory Coast), Wydad Casablanca (Morocco), Étoile du Sahel (Tunisia)
Second round
|} 1 Katsina United did not show up for second leg
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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|id = Étoile du Sahel v Cotonsport |date = 13 October 2001 |time = |team1 = Étoile du Sahel Tunisia |score = 3–1 |report = |team2 = CMR Cotonsport Garoua |goals1 = Ghodhbane Keïta |goals2 = Soussia |stadium = |attendance = |referee =
|id = Cotonsport v Etoile du Sahel |date = 28 October 2001 |time = |team1 = Cotonsport Garoua CMR |score = 1–0 |report = |team2 = Tunisia Étoile du Sahel |goals1 = Wadale |goals2 = |stadium = |attendance = |referee =
Étoile du Sahel won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the final.
|id = Africa Sports v JS Kabylie |date = 14 October 2001 |time = |team1 = Africa Sport CIV |score = 3–1 |report = Report |team2 = Algeria JS Kabylie |goals1 = Nkowa Dao Kenmogne |goals2 = Bezzaz |stadium = Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan |attendance = |referee = |id = JS Kabylie v Africa Sports |date = 27 October 2001 |time = |team1 = JS Kabylie Algeria |score = 2–0 |report = Report |team2 = CIV Africa Sport |goals1 = Berguiga Mounir Dob |goals2 = |stadium = Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Alger |attendance = |referee = 3–3 on aggregate, JS Kabylie won on away goals rule and advanced to the final.
Finals
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First leg
date = 10 November 2001 | team1 = Étoile du Sahel Tunisia| score = 2–1 | team2 = Algeria JS Kabylie| goals1 = Keïta | report = Report| goals2 = Boubrit | stadium = Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse | attendance = | referee =}}
Second leg
date = 23 November 2001 | team1 = JS Kabylie Algeria| score = 1–0 | team2 = Tunisia Étoile du Sahel | goals1 = Zafour | report = Report| goals2 = | stadium = Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Alger | attendance = 80,000 | referee = }}
2–2 on aggregate, JS Kabylie won on away goals rule
Champions
::data[format=table] | 2001 CAF Cup Winners | |---| | ALG | | JS Kabylie Second Title | ::
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