2001 in association football

2001 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 2001 throughout the world.

Events

*UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich won 5-4 on penalties in the final against Valencia after a 1-1 draw at the end of the match. This was Bayern Munich's 4th European Cup title.
*Copa Libertadores 2001: Won by Boca Juniors after defeating Cruz Azul 3-1 on a penalty shootout after a final aggregate score of 1-1.
*UEFA Cup: Liverpool won 5-4 after extra-time in the final against Alavés with an unfortunate own goal/golden goal by Delfi Gelí. This was Liverpool's third UEFA Cup title.
*European Super Cup: Liverpool beat Bayern Munich 3-2, winning the cup for the second time.
*England - FA Cup: Liverpool won 2-1 over Arsenal
*Asian Champions Cup - Korean side Suwon Samsung Bluewings won their first Asian Champions Cup crown defeating Jubilo Iwata 1-0. They also lifted the 2001 Asian Super Cup.
*July 9 - Real Madrid signed playmaker Zinedine Zidane of Juventus in a world record transfer of 72 million euros.
*FIFA Confederations Cup: France is the winner.
*February 16 – Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam fires manager Dolf Roks, who is replaced by former international Willem van Hanegem.
*September 19 – Manager Jan van Dijk is fired by Dutch club Roda JC and replaced by Belgium's Georges Leekens.
*November 27 – Bayern Munich wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan for the second time, by defeating titleholder Boca Juniors from Argentina: 1-0. The only goal for the Germans is scored by Ghanaian defender Sammy Kuffour.
*December 3 – Manager Ronald Koeman switches from Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem to Ajax Amsterdam. He is replaced by former player Edward Sturing.
*December 14 – Willem II Tilburg fires manager Hans Verèl.

Winners national club championship

Asia

* Iran – Esteghlal FC

Europe

* England – Manchester United
* France – FC Nantes
* Germany – Bayern Munich
* Italy – A.S. Roma
* Netherlands
** Eredivisie – PSV Eindhoven
** Eerste Divisie – FC Den Bosch
* Portugal – Boavista FC
* Spain – Real Madrid

outh America

*Argentina
**Clausura – San Lorenzo
**Apertura – Racing Club
* Brazil – Atlético Paranaense
* Ecuador – Emelec
* Paraguay – Cerro Porteño

International tournaments

* UNCAF Nations Cup in Honduras (May 23 – June 3, 2001):# fb|GUA:# fb|CRC:# fb|SLV

* Copa América in Colombia (July 11 – July 29, 2001):# fb|COL:# fb|MEX:# fb|HON

* FIFA U-17 World Championship in Trinidad and Tobago (September 13 – September 30, 2001) :# fb|FRA:# fb|NGA:# fb|BFA

Movies

*Shaolin Soccer (Hong Kong)

Deaths

*April 5 – Aldo Olivieri (90), Italian footballer
*May 12 – Didì (77), Brazilian footballer
*May 31 – Otto Hemele (75), Czech footballer
*November 1 – Serge Mésones (53), French footballer
*December 12 – Josef Bican (88), Austrian and Czechoslovak footballer and manager


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