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2001 CAF Champions League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | CAF Champions League |
| year | 2001 |
| size | 200px |
| dates | 18 February – 21 December |
| num_teams | 39 |
| associations | 39 |
| champion_other | EGY Al Ahly |
| count | 3 |
| second_other | RSA Mamelodi Sundowns |
| matches | 92 |
| goals | 224 |
| prevseason | [2000](2000-caf-champions-league) |
| nextseason | [2002](2002-caf-champions-league) |
The 2001 CAF Champions League was the 37th awarding of Africa's premier club football tournament prize organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 5th prize under the CAF 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 of Egypt defeated Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa to win their third title.
Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2001 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Preliminary round
First round
1 The match was abandoned at 80' with Young 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.
Second round
Group stage
Main article: 2001 CAF Champions League group stage
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage |
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Main article: 2001 CAF Champions League knockout stage
Bracket
| RD1-seed1= RSA | RD1-team1= Mamelodi Sundowns | RD1-score1-1= 2 | RD1-score1-2= 0 | RD1-score1-A= 2 (5) | RD1-seed2= ANG | RD1-team2= Petro Atlético | RD1-score2-1= 0 | RD1-score2-2= 2 | RD1-score2-A= 2 (3)
| RD1-seed3= EGY | RD1-team3= Al Ahly (a) | RD1-score3-1= 0 | RD1-score3-2= 1 | RD1-score3-A= 1 | RD1-seed4= TUN | RD1-team4= ES Tunis | RD1-score4-1= 0 | RD1-score4-2= 1 | RD1-score4-A= 1
| RD2-seed1= RSA | RD2-team1= Mamelodi Sundowns | RD2-score1-1= 1 | RD2-score1-2= 0 | RD2-score1-A= 1 | RD2-seed2= EGY | RD2-team2= Al Ahly | RD2-score2-1= 1 | RD2-score2-2= 3 | RD2-score2-A= 4
Semifinals
Final
Main article: 2001 CAF Champions League Final
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Kampamba
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Abdel Hafeez
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Bebo
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 2001 CAF Champions League are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COD Kapela Mbiyavanga | ANG Petro Atlético | 9 |
| 2 | ANG Flávio | ANG Petro Atlético | 7 |
| 3 | EGY Khaled Bebo | EGY Al Ahly | 6 |
| 4 | ANG Avelino Lopes | ANG Petro Atlético | 5 |
| EGY Alaa Ibrahim | EGY Al Ahly | ||
| 6 | CGO Patrick Lolo | CGO Étoile du Congo | 4 |
| GHA Emmanuel Osei Kuffour | GHA Hearts of Oak | ||
| CIV Antonin Koutouan | CIV ASEC Mimosas | ||
| NGR Oluwasegun Abiodun | NGR Julius Berger | ||
| BRA Adailton | TUN ES Tunis | ||
| BRA Reinaldo | TUN ES Tunis | ||
| TUN Mourad Melki | TUN ES Tunis |
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