2001–02 Asian Club Championship

2001–2002 Asian Club Championship
Tournament details
DatesSeptember 2001 – April 2002
Teams27
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings (2nd title)
Runners-upSouth Korea Anyang LG Cheetahs
Third placeIran Esteghlal
Fourth placeUzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored177 (3.69 per match)
2002–03 (AFC Champions League)

The 2001–02 Asian Club Championship was the 21st and last edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC region (Asia). It determined that year's club champion of 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

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West Asia

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Esteghlal Iran w/o1 Lebanon Al-Hikma
Al-Ahli Amman Jordan w/o2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah
Al-Quds State of Palestine 2–1 Yemen Al-Ahli San'a' 0–0 2–1
Jableh Syria 0–2 Kuwait Al-Kuwait 0–0 0–2
Al-Zawraa Iraq 7–1 Qatar Al-Wakra 3–0 4–1
Köpetdag Aşgabat Turkmenistan 0–4 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 0–1 0–3

1 Al-Hikma withdrew.
2 Al-Ahli Amman withdrew.

East Asia

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sông Lam Nghệ An Vietnam w/o1 Sri Lanka Saunders SC
Happy Valley Hong Kong 12–0 Macau GD Lam Pak 7–0 5–0
Selangor FA2 Malaysia 0–7 China Dalian Shide 0–2 0–5
New Radiant Maldives 1–3 Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad 1–2 0–1
BEC Tero Sasana Thailand 8–1 Singapore Singapore Armed Forces 3–0 5–1
Kashima Antlers Japan 4–13 Indonesia Persija Jakarta 4–1 n/p

1 Sông Lam Nghệ An withdrew.
2 Selangor FA were entered after 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

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West Region

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Saudi Arabia 4–4 (a) Iran Esteghlal 3–2 1–2
Al-Kuwait Kuwait 9–3 State of Palestine Al-Quds 3–2 6–1
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates 3–3 (4–3p) Iraq Al-Zawraa 1–2 2–1
Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan 7–3 Tajikistan Umed Dushanbe 4–1 3–2

East Region

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea 21–0 Sri Lanka Saunders SC 18–0 3–0 1
Happy Valley Hong Kong 1–10 China Dalian Shide 0–2 1–8
Anyang LG Cheetahs South Korea 11–0 Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad 8–0 3–0
Kashima Antlers Japan 3–1 Thailand BEC Tero Sasana 3–0 0–1

1 Saunders SC withdrew after the 1st leg.

Quarter-finals

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West Asia

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iran Esteghlal 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7
Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
Kuwait Al-Kuwait 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 3 0 1 2 6 9 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]


Al-Kuwait Kuwait1–1Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
Faraj Laheeb 74' Bahromjon Haydarov





East Asia

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
South Korea Anyang LG Cheetahs 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
China Dalian Shide 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
Japan Kashima Antlers 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
Source: [citation needed]







Knock-out stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 April – Tehran
 
 
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3
 
5 April – Tehran
 
Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 0
 
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p)0 (4)
 
3 April – Tehran
 
South Korea Anyang LG Cheetahs0 (2)
 
Iran Esteghlal1
 
 
South Korea Anyang LG Cheetahs2
 
Third place play-off
 
 
5 April – Tehran
 
 
Iran Esteghlal 5
 
 
Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi2

Semi-finals

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Third placed play-off

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Final

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References

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