2001 in association football

none January 2023 2001 association football sports The following are the association football events of the year 2001 throughout the world. yes center 3 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's 4th European Cup title. Copa Libertadores: 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 beat Arsenal 2–1. Asian Champions Cup – South 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. April 11 – Australia broke the record for the largest win in an international match with a 31–0 win over American Samoa in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification match. Australian Archie Thompson also broke the record for most goals scored in an international match by scoring 13 goals in the match. June 24 – The Czech Republic's Moravia wins the second UEFA Regions' Cup, beating Portugal's Braga 4–2 on penalties, after drawing 2–2 after extra time, in Zlín. 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. He is replaced by former player Edward Sturing. December 14 – Willem II fires manager Hans Verèl. Winners national club championship Africa – Zamalek Asia – Esteghal – Kashima Antlers – Al-Wakrah – Geylang United KOR 1997 South Korea – Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Europe – Hajduk Split – Manchester United – Nantes – Bayern Munich – Roma – PSV – Boavista – Celtic – Real Madrid – Fenerbahçe FR Yugoslavia – Red Star Belgrade North America – St. Catharines Wolves (CPSL) Verano – Santos Invierno – Pachuca – San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) South America Clausura – San Lorenzo Apertura – Racing Club – Oriente Petrolero – Atlético Paranaense ECU 1900 – Emelec PAR 1990– Cerro Porteño -Club Alianza Lima International tournaments UNCAF Nations Cup in Honduras (May 23 – June 3, 2001) GUA CRC SLV Baltic Cup in Riga, Latvia (July 3 – 5 2001) LAT LTU EST Copa América in Colombia (July 11–29, 2001) COL MEX HON 1949 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina (June 17 – July 8, 2001) ARG GHA EGY FIFA U-17 World Championship in Trinidad and Tobago (September 13–30, 2001) FRA NGA BFA National team results Europe EST Estonia national football team 2001 South America ECU Ecuador national football team 2001 Movies Shaolin Soccer (Hong Kong) Births 4 January – Odilon Kossounou, Ivorian footballerO. Kossounou https://int.soccerway.com/players/kossonou-odilon/591862/ soccerway.com Soccer way 5 January – Mykhailo Mudryk, Ukrainian footballerM. Mudryk https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/509448/ soccerway.com Soccer way 9 January Eric García, Spanish internationalhttps://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/players/24635/eric-garcia Eric García player profile FC Barcelona 16 August 2022 Rodrygo Goes, Brazilian internationalhttps://www.realmadrid.com/en/football/squad/rodrygo-goes Rodrygo Real Madrid CF 17 July 2020 14 January – Myron Boadu, Dutch internationalM. Boadu https://int.soccerway.com/players/myron-boadu/458658/ soccerway.com Soccer Way 16 January – Agustín Sández, Argentine club footballerA. Sández https://int.soccerway.com/players/agustin-sandez/669223/ soccerway.com Soccer way 17 January – Enzo Fernández, Argentine internationalEnzo Fernández https://global.espn.com/football/player/_/id/285450 global.espn.com ESPN 11 February – Bryan Gil, Spanish internationalBryan Gil https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/284429 espn.com ESPN 12 February – Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Georgian internationalKhvicha Kvaratskhelia 19 February – Lee Kang-in, South Korean international"FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Korea Republic (KOR)" https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf fdp.fifa.org Fifa 15 November 2022 17 March – Pietro Pellegri, Italian under-19 international 9 April – Sinaly Diomandé, Ivorian footballerS. Diomandé https://int.soccerway.com/players/sinaly-diomande/632510/ soccerway.com Soccer Way 11 April – Manuel Ugarte, Uruguayan international footballerManuel Ugarte 13 April Jorn van Hedel, Dutch professional footballerJorn van Hedel https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe582659/jorn-van-hedel/ worldfootball.net 19 October 2020 Neco Williams, Welsh international[https://fbref.com/en/players/dd323728/Neco-Williams Neco Williams[ 18 April – Santiago Giménez, Mexican internationalGiménez, Santiago https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/84499/Santiago_Gimenez.html national-football-teams.com 19 April – Micky van de Ven, Dutch youth internationalM. van de Ven https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/537818/ soccerway.com Soccer Way 26 April – Thiago Almada, Argentine footballer"FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Argentina (ARG)" https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf fdp.fifa.org Fifa 18 November 2022 8 May – Jordyn Huitema, Canadian women's international 9 May – Matko Miljevic, US youth internationalM. Miljevic https://int.soccerway.com/players/matko-miljevic/581332/ soccerway.com Soccer Way 23 May – Brennan Johnson, Welsh internationalBrennan Johnson 30 May – Patrick Wimmer, Austrian internationalP. Wimmer https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/616536/ soccerway.com Soccer Way 17 June – Jurriën Timber, Dutch internationalAbout Jurriën https://english.ajax.nl/teams/ajax-1/j-timber/ english.ajax.nl Ajax 2023-01-01 2022-11-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20221120195134/https://english.ajax.nl/teams/ajax-1/j-timber/ dead 18 June – Gabriel Martinelli, Brazilian internationalGabriel Martinelli https://www.arsenal.com/men/players/gabriel-martinelli arsenal.com Arsenal 20 June Gonçalo Ramos, Portuguese footballerGonçalo Ramos https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf fdp.fifa.org Fifa Nicolas Jackson, Senegalese internationalNicolas Jackson 23 June – Batya Bagully, Kazakhstani footballerBatya Bagully https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe565209/batya-bagully/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 24 May 2024 en 29 June – Allahyar Sayyadmanesh, Iranian footballerA. Sayyadmanesh https://int.soccerway.com/players/allahyar-sayyad/514129/ soccerway.com Soccer way 5 August – Ethan Laird, English youth international 27 August – Julie Blakstad, Norwegian professional footballerJulie Blakstad https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe625062/julie-blakstad/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 5 June 2024 en 12 September – Ayoub Ezzaytouni, French professional footballerAyoub Ezzaytouni https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/ayoub-ezzaytouni/ https://web.archive.org/web/20240612204049/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/ayoub-ezzaytouni/ dead June 12, 2024 worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 12 June 2024 en 15 September – Kevin Larsson, Finnish professional footballerKevin Larsson https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe514835/kevin-larsson/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 25 January 2024 en 20 September – Johnny Cardoso, US internationalJ. Cardoso https://int.soccerway.com/players/joao-lucas--de-souza-cardoso/619967/ soccerway.com Soccer way 1 October – Mason Greenwood, English under-21 international 3 October – Liel Abada, Israeli internationalLiel Abada https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe512460/liel-abada/ worldfootball.net World football net 8 October – Witan Sulaeman, Indonesian footballer 29 October – Beckham Putra, Indonesian youth international 2 November – Moisés Caicedo, Ecuadorian footballer[https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/teams/mens-team/players/112203/moises-caicedo?selectcompetition=-1 25 Moisés Caicedo] 30 November – Jordan Carrillo, Mexican footballerJordan Carillo https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/560550/ soccerway.com Soccer Way 17 December – Abde Ezzalzouli, Moroccan footballerA. Ezzalzouli https://int.soccerway.com/players/abdessamad-ezzalzouli/628194/ soccerway.com Soccer way 20 December – Facundo Pellistri, Uruguayan footballer Deaths August 2022 February 14 February – Domènec Balmanya (86), Spanish footballer and manager April 5 April – Aldo Olivieri, Italian goalkeeper, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (90) May 8 May – Luis Rijo, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (73) 12 May – Didì, Brazilian forward, winner of the 1958 FIFA World Cup and 1962 FIFA World Cup . (72) 31 May – Otto Hemele (75), Czech footballer July 6 July – Enrique Mateos (69), Spanish footballer 17 July – Wilhelm Simetsreiter (86), German footballer August 3 August – Mario Perazzolo, Italian defender, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (90) November 1 November – Serge Mésones (53), French footballer December 12 December – Josef Bican (88), Austrian and Czechoslovak footballer and manager References Category:Association football by year