2001 African Cup Winners' Cup

African Cup Winners' Cup 2001 17 November – 1 December 2001 37 1 RSA Kaizer Chiefs 1 ANG Inter de Luanda 8 14 2000 2002 The 2001 African Cup Winners' Cup was the twenty-seventh season of Africa's second oldest club football tournament organised by CAF. South African club Kaizer Chiefs appeared in and won their first African club final, defeating Angolan club Inter de Luanda 2–1 on aggregate in the two-legged final. Kaizer Chiefs were also named 2001 African Club of the Year at the conclusion of the African football season. For Kaizer Chiefs the year 2001 included the highs of being crowned African Club of the Year and lifting the African Cup Winners' Cup, but it also included the lows of the Ellis Park Stadium disaster in which 43 South African football fans lost their lives. Association team allocation A total of 37 teams from 36 CAF associations qualified for the tournament after winning their respective premier domestic cups. Of the 37 teams that qualified 1 withdrew before fulfilling all of its fixtures in the preliminary round, 1 withdrew after fulfilling its Preliminary Round fixtures, 3 withdrew before the start of the first round and another withdrew before fulfilling all of its fixtures in the first round; Chadian club Gazelle had won their first leg tie against Sporting of Cape Verde in the preliminary round but failed to arrive in time for the second leg in Praia, Cape Verde. The second leg was rescheduled but Sporting withdrew before a date was set, handing Gazelle a walkover into the first round. Burundian club Atlético had secured their progress into the first round but withdrew from the competition. Okwawu United of Ghana, Matchedje of Mozambique and FC Djivan of Madagascar all withdrew before they were due to appear in the first round. Ugandan club Military Police withdrew before their second leg match against Nkana FC in the first round. Format The tournament consisted of five rounds preceding a two-legged final. Preliminary round – The 10 lowest ranked teams – whose rankings were determined by their association's performances at previous CAF club tournaments – were drawn against each other in 5 matches consisting of two-legs each. First round – The 5 winners from the preliminary round were then drawn against the remaining 27 clubs, resulting in 16 matches consisting of two-legs each. Second round – The 16 winners from the first round were then drawn against each other, resulting in 8 matches consisting of two-legs each. Quarter-finals – The 8 winners from the second round were then drawn against each other, resulting in 4 matches consisting of two-legs each. Semi-finals – The 4 victorious quarter-finalists were then drawn against each other in 2 semi-finals consisting of two-legs each. Final – The victorious semi-finalists contested a two-legged final to determine the champion. The away goals rule was used to determine the victors in the event of a match being tied over the two-legs. If it was not possible to determine a winner using the away goals rule, the tie went to a penalty shootout to determine the winner. Preliminary round The first legs were played on 17 & 18 January, and the second legs were played on 4 March 2001. Matches Gazelle CHA 5–2*Gazelle walkover [1] Sporting CPV 5–2 - Mhlume United SWZ 0–3 Mogoditshane Fighters BOT 0–3 0–0 Mukura Victory Sports RWA 1–3 Atlético BDI 1–0 0–3 1962 US Stade Tamponnaise REU 5–2 Lesotho Defence Force LES 5–0 0–2 1987 AO Evizo GAB 6–1 Deportivo Unidad EQG 1–0 5–1 |} Notes: Gazelle walkover [1] Following their 5–2 win over Sporting in the first leg, Gazelle had failed to arrive on time for the second leg. The second leg was rescheduled but Sporting withdrew before a date was set, handing Gazelle a walkover into the first round. First round The first legs were played from 30 March-8 April, and the second legs were played from 13–19 April 2001. Matches ASC Port Autonome SEN 1–2 Club Africain TUN 1–1 0–1 Gazelle CHA 2–3 AS Saint-Luc COD 0–1 2–2 1997 Olympic FC NIG 0–6 Stade d'Abidjan CIV 0–2 0–4 Cercle Olympique MLI 0–11 Inter Luanda ANG 0–3 0–8 FAR Rabat MAR 2–1 Al-Hilal (Benghazi) LBY 2–0 0–1 1977 AO Evizo GAB w/o*AO Evizo walkover [1] Okwawu United GHA - - Steve Biko GAM 1–2 CR Béni Thour ALG 1–0 0–2 Vita Club Mokanda CGO 1–1(4–5 pen) Niger Tornadoes NGA 1–0 0–1 Atlético BDI w/o*Kumbo Strikers Evizo walkover [2] Kumbo Strikers CMR - - Matchedje MOZ w/o*Ethiopian Coffee walkover [3] Ethiopian Coffee ETH - - 1996 Mathare United KEN 2–3 Ismaily EGY 1–1 1–2 FC Djivan MAD w/o*Simba SC walkover [4] Simba SC TAN - - Al-Hilal Club SDN 0–2 Zamalek EGY 0–1 0–1 Nkana FC ZAM 3–0*Nkana FC walkover [5] Military Police UGA 3–0 - Mogoditshane Fighters BOT 4–4(a) Sunshine SC SEY 3–2 1–2 US Stade Tamponnaise REU 2–3 Kaizer Chiefs RSA 1–1 1–2 |} Notes: AO Evizo walkover [1] Okwawu United withdrew before the first leg, handing AO Evizo a walkover into the second round. Kumbo Strikers Evizo walkover [2] Atlético withdrew before the first leg, handing Kumbo Strikers a walkover into the second round. Ethiopian Coffee walkover [3] Matchedje withdrew before the first leg, handing Ethiopian Coffee a walkover into the second round. Ethiopian Coffee walkover [4] FC Djivan withdrew before the first leg, handing Simba SC a walkover into the second round. Nkana FC walkover [5] Following their 3–0 defeat in the first leg, Military Police withdrew before their second leg tie against Nkana FC, handing Nkana FC a walkover into the second round. Second round The first legs were played from 11–13 May, and the second legs were played on 26 & 27 May 2001. Matches Club Africain TUN 3–1 AS Saint-Luc COD 2–0 1–1 1997 Stade d'Abidjan CIV 1–1(1–3 pen) Inter Luanda ANG 1–0 0–1 FAR Rabat MAR 3–3(a) AO Evizo GAB 3–1 0–2 CR Béni Thour ALG 1–2 Niger Tornadoes NGA 1–0 0–2 Kumbo Strikers CMR 1–0 Ethiopian Coffee ETH 1–0 0–0 1996 Ismaily EGY 2–1*Ismaily-Simba controversy [1] Simba SC TAN 2–0 0–1* Zamalek EGY 4–2 Nkana FC ZAM 2–0 2–2 Sunshine SC SEY 0–5 Kaizer Chiefs RSA 0–2 0–3 |} Ismaily-Simba controversy [1] The second leg tie between Ismaily and Simba SC was abandoned in the 46th minute due to a waterlogged pitch. At the time Simba SC was leading 2–0 and the teams were tied 2–2 on aggregate. The second leg was rescheduled with Simba SC winning 1–0, not enough to overcome Ismaily as they won the tie 2–1 on aggregate. Aside from the match being abandoned, the original second leg tie had been controversial for two incidents. In the first incident the Ismaily players were alleged to have physically confronted the referee after he had awarded Simba SC the penalty that gave them a 2–0 lead, resulting in riot police entering the field and subduing the Ismaily players. In the second incident Ismaily player Emad El-Nahhas was attacked by a spectator wielding a broken bottle. Neither incident resulted in serious injury. Quarter-finals The first legs were played on 7 & 9 September, and the second legs were played on 21, 23 & 24 September 2001. Matches Zamalek EGY 2–3 Club Africain TUN 1–0 1–3 Kaizer Chiefs RSA 1–1(a) Ismaily EGY 0–0 1–1 Niger Tornadoes NGA 1–4 Inter Luanda ANG 1–0 0–4 AO Evizo GAB 0–3 Kumbo Strikers CMR 0–1 0–2 |} Semi-finals The first legs were played on 13 & 14 October, and the second legs were played on 27 & 28 October 2001. Matches Kaizer Chiefs RSA 3–0 Club Africain TUN 2–0 1–0 Inter Luanda ANG 4–0 Kumbo Strikers CMR 3–0 1–0 |} Final 2001 African Cup Winners' Cup Final Inter de Luanda ANG 1–2 Kaizer Chiefs RSA 1–1 0–1 |} First leg 17 November 2001 Inter de Luanda ANG 1–1 RSA Kaizer Chiefs Esengo 27 Jukulile 20 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda Second leg 1 December 2001 Kaizer Chiefs RSA 1–0 ANG Inter de Luanda Mabedi 90 pen. Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) Kaizer Chiefs won the two-legged final 2–1 on aggregate. External links Results available on CAF Official Website Results available on RSSSF Category:African Cup Winners' Cup 2 African Cup Winners' Cup African Cup Winners' Cup