The 2001 Arab Club Champions Cup edition, called Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup, was won by Qatari side Al Sadd SC, the hosts. It was the 17th tournament and was held from 28 November to 12 December 2001.
Participants Participants ZoneTeamQualifying method Al-SaddHosts CS SfaxienHoldersZone 1 Al-Rayyan SCReplaced Al-Ain FCZone 2 Al-Ahli Jeddah1999–2000 Saudi Premier League runners-up Al-Ahli Sana'a1999–2000 Yemeni League winnersZone 3 MC Oran1999–2000 Algerian Championship runners-upZone 4 Al-Faisaly2000 Jordan League winners Hutteen1999–2000 Syrian League runners-up
Preliminary stage
Zone 1 (Gulf Area) Qualification from GCC Champions League held in Al Ain on 2001.
Al-Ain qualified but withdrew the tournament, Al-Rayyan replaced it
Zone 2 (Red Sea) The qualifying tournament took place in Jeddah.
Al-Ahli Jeddah and Al-Ahli Sana'a' advanced to the final tournament.
Zone 3 (North Africa) First round
Second round
MC Oran advanced to the final tournament.
Zone 4 (East Region) The qualifying tournament took place in Amman. Nejmeh was disqualified from the qualifying tournament because the fifa has frozen the activity of the Lebanese Football Association.
Al-Faisaly and Hutteen advanced to the final tournament.
Final tournament
Venues Doha Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Capacity: 18,000
Group stage The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. Each group was played on one leg basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Group A
Group B Al-Faisaly SC withdrew from the tournament after the first match after contesting the referee falsely, the result was annulled. Al Rayyan SC replaced Al Ain SC who withdrew from the tournament.
Knock-out stage
Semifinals
Final
Winners
References
External links 17th Arab Club Champions Cup 2001 – rsssf.com السد يحرز بطولة الأندية العربية الـ17 لأبطال الدوري – Al Jazeera