The 2000–01 Asian Club Championship was the 20th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC region. It determined that year's continental club champion of association football in Asia. It was also the last edition to feature teams from Kazakhstan, as the Kazakhstan Football Federation were in the process of gaining UEFA membership.

Suwon Samsung Bluewings defeated Júbilo Iwata 1–0 the final, which was held at the Suwon Sports Complex in Suwon. As winners, Suwon Samsung Bluewings earned the right to play against 2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup winners Al Shabab in the 2001 Asian Super Cup.

Al Hilal were the defending champions, but were knocked out in the quarter-finals.

Teams

2000–01 Asian Club Championship is located in AFC pre 2006
Location of the 2000–01 AFC Champions League teams
Entry RoundTeams
Second roundWest AsiaEast Asia
China Shandong Luneng TaishanHong Kong South China
Japan Júbilo IwataMaldives Hurriyya
South Korea Suwon Samsung BluewingsThailand Royal Thai Air Force
First roundBahrain Al-AhliIran PersepolisMacau Polícia de Segurança PúblicaIndonesia PSM Makassar
Iraq Al-ZawraaJordan Al RamthaSingapore Home UnitedVietnam Sông Lam Nghệ An
Kazakhstan FC IrtyshKuwait Al-Salmiya
Lebanon Al-AnsarQatar Al-Wakrah SC
Saudi Arabia Al HilalTHSaudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Syria Al-KaramahTajikistan Varzob Dushanbe
Turkmenistan Nisa AşgabatUnited Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Uzbekistan FC DustlikYemen Al-Ahli

First round

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Asia
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabian Football Federation2–1Syrian Football Association Al-Karamah2–10–0
Al Ramtha Jordan Football Association2–3Kuwait Football Association Al-Salmiya0–12–2
Al-Ahli Yemen Football Association0–1Bahrain Football Association Al-Ahli0–10–0
Al-Ansar Lebanese Football Associationw/oSaudi Arabian Football Federation Al-Ittihad Jeddah——
Al-Zawraa Iraq Football Association2–5United Arab Emirates Football Association Al-Ain2–10–4
Al-Wakrah SC Qatar Football Association3–9Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran Persepolis2–41–5
FC Irtysh Kazakhstan Football Federation5–2Football Federation of Turkmenistan Nisa Aşgabat3–12–1
Varzob Dushanbe Tajikistan Football Federationw/oUzbekistan Football Association FC Dustlik——
East Asia
Polícia de Segurança Pública Macau Football Association0–11Football Association of Singapore Home United0–50–6
PSM Makassar Football Association of Indonesia4–1Vietnam Football Federation Sông Lam Nghệ An0–04–1

Second round

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Asia
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabian Football Federation3–1Kuwait Football Association Al-Salmiya3–10–0
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Saudi Arabian Football Federation8–2Bahrain Football Association Al-Ahli2–06–2
Persepolis Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran4–2United Arab Emirates Football Association Al-Ain2–02–2 (a.e.t.)
FC Irtysh Kazakhstan Football Federation7–3Tajikistan Football Federation Varzob Dushanbe4–13–2
East Asia
PSM Makassar Football Association of Indonesia11–1Football Association of Thailand Royal Thai Air Force6–15–0
South China Football Association of Hong Kong, China2–6Japan Football Association Júbilo Iwata1–31–3
Shandong Luneng Taishan Chinese Football Association6–1Football Association of Singapore Home United3–03–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Korea Football Association2–1Football Association of Maldives Hurriyya2–10–0

Quarter-finals

West Asia

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Iran Persepolis (H)312031+25Advance to knockout stage
2Kazakhstan FC Irtysh312021+15
3Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah311132+14
4Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal301215−41
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia0–0Kazakhstan FC Irtysh
Persepolis Iran0–0Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah
Persepolis Iran0–0Kazakhstan FC Irtysh
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Saudi Arabia2–0Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Al-Yami 23' Ricardo 85'
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Saudi Arabia1–2Kazakhstan FC Irtysh
Hwasawi 41'Mendes 14' 25'
Persepolis Iran3–1Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Karimi 45' Ansarian 65' (pen.) Kavianpour 69'Al-Thunayan 9'

East Asia

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Japan Júbilo Iwata3300122+109Advance to knockout stage
2South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings3201144+106
3China Shandong Luneng Taishan3102513−83
4Indonesia PSM Makassar (H)3003214−120
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea0–3Japan Júbilo Iwata
Fujita 14' Yang Jong-Hu 77' (o.g.) Nakayama 90'
PSM Makassar Indonesia1–3China Shandong Luneng Taishan
Siswoyo 90'Nagorniak 15' (pen.) Li Xiaopeng 52' Li Ming 56'
PSM Makassar Indonesia1–8South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto 35'Seo Jung-Won 6', 23', 25' Cardoso 11', 18' Park Kun-Ha 37' Ko Jong-Soo 45' (pen.), 79'
Júbilo Iwata Japan6–2China Shandong Luneng Taishan
Fujita 29' (pen.) Nakayama 42', 43', 56' Živković 66' (pen.) Oku 78'Casiano 34' Li Xiaopeng 90'
Shandong Luneng Taishan China0–6South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Ko Jong-Soo 8', 38' Laktionov 28' Seo Dong-Won 48', 59' Zoltan 82'
PSM Makassar Indonesia0–3Japan Júbilo Iwata
Naruo 37' Seino 56' Yamanishi 74'

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finalsFinal
24 May – Suwon
Japan Júbilo Iwata (a.e.t.)1
26 May – Suwon
Kazakhstan FC Irtysh0
Japan Júbilo Iwata0
24 May – Suwon
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings1
Iran Persepolis1
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings2
Third place play-off
26 May – Suwon
Iran Persepolis2
Kazakhstan FC Irtysh0

Semi-finals

Júbilo Iwata Japan1–0 (a.e.t.)Kazakhstan FC Irtysh
Kanazawa 103'
Persepolis Iran1–2South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Kavianpour 12'Seo Jung-Won 78' Park Kun-Ha 90'

Third place match

Persepolis Iran2–0Kazakhstan FC Irtysh
Halali 17' Estili 34'

Final

Japan Júbilo Iwata0–1Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea
Sandro Cardoso 15'

See also

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