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.
| 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) |
← 2000–01 2002–03 (AFC Champions League) → | |
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 Amman  |
w/o2 |  Al-Ittihad Jeddah |
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Al-Quds  |
2–1 |  Al-Ahli San'a' |
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 Amman 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 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
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 (4–3p) | 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 |
| Al-Kuwait | 1–1 | 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' |
| Al-Kuwait | 0–3 | Esteghlal |
|---|---|---|
| Alireza Akbarpour 76' Faraz Fatemi 80' 85' |
| Al-Wahda | 1–2 | 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 |
| Kashima Antlers | 0–2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
|---|---|---|
| Seo Jung-Won 55' Son Dae-Ho 82' |
| Anyang LG Cheetahs | 1–1 | Dalian Shide |
|---|---|---|
| Wang Jung-Hyun 85' |
Yan Song 12' |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2–0 | Dalian Shide |
|---|---|---|
| Sandro Cardoso 8' 18' |
Knock-out stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 April – Tehran | ||||||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 3 | |||||
| 5 April – Tehran | ||||||
| Nasaf Qarshi | 0 | |||||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p) | 0 (4) | |||||
| 3 April – Tehran | ||||||
| Anyang LG Cheetahs | 0 (2) | |||||
| Esteghlal | 1 | |||||
| Anyang LG Cheetahs | 2 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 5 April – Tehran | ||||||
| Esteghlal | 5 | |||||
| Nasaf Qarshi | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 3–0 | Nasaf Qarshi |
|---|---|---|
| Alen Avdić 49' Seo Jung-Won 72' Lee Sun-Woo 90' |
Third placed play-off
| Esteghlal | 5–2 | Nasaf Qarshi |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Navazi Bottir Karaev (og) Faraz Fatemi Mehdi Pashazadeh |
Oybek Usmankhojaev Zafar Kholmurodov |
Final
References
- Asian Club Competitions 2002 at RSSSF.com
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