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CONCACAF Giants Cup

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2001 CONCACAF Giants Cup
Copa de Gigantes
Tournament details
DatesMarch 4 – August 5
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsMexico América (1st title)
Runner-upUnited States D.C. United
2002 CONCACAF Champions' CupAmérica
D.C. United
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored54 (2 per match)
← 1998

The CONCACAF Giants Cup was an international soccer club competition held in 2001 to replace the CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup. The cup was for CONCACAF teams with the highest attendance in their national league, and was won by Mexico's Club América. The winner and runner up were supposed to qualify for the CONCACAF Clubs Cup, a tournament of eight teams from the CONCACAF Champions Cup and Giants Cup that would compete each January for the FIFA Club World Championship. In October 2001, the Clubs Cup became the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002 and Club América and D.C. United were added to the competition.

First round

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March 4, 2001 1st leg Transvaal Suriname 1–1 Jamaica Arnett Gardens Paramaribo, Suriname
15:00 Kijansi 31' 63' Neil Stadium: André Kamperveen Stadion
Referee: Urvin Faneijte (ANT)
March 11, 2001 2nd leg Arnett Gardens Jamaica 5–1
(6–2 agg.)		 Suriname Transvaal Kingston, Jamaica
15:00 Shedden 15', 77'
Neil 60'
Smith 88'
Chin-Sue 90'		 32' Reingoud Stadium: Tony Spaulding Sports Complex
Referee: Mervin Lee (ATG)

Arnett Gardens qualified for the quarterfinals.

March 7, 2001 1st leg Alianza El Salvador 1–5 Costa Rica Saprissa San Salvador, El Salvador
12:00 Larrea 45' 33' Campos
58', 83' Fonseca
67' Vieira
87' Centeno		 Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Referee: Hugo Castillo (GUA)
March 9, 2001 2nd leg Saprissa Costa Rica 0–0
(5–1 agg.)		 El Salvador Alianza San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica
20:00 Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
Referee: Marcio Carranza (HON)

Saprissa qualified for the quarterfinals.

March 7, 2001 1st leg Águila El Salvador 1–3 Guatemala Municipal San Miguel, El Salvador
15:00 Sampaio 72' 11', 69' Acevedo
64' Pérez		 Stadium: Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza
Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)
March 14, 2001 2nd leg Municipal Guatemala 1–1
(4–2 agg.)		 El Salvador Águila Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 Martins 19' 74' Ponciano Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Referee: Vivian Rodríguez (HON)

Municipal qualified for the quarterfinals.

March 7, 2001 1st leg Comunicaciones Guatemala 4–0 Honduras Motagua Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 Torres 15', 31', 39'
Machón 44'		 Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Referee: Olger Mejía (CRC)
March 14, 2001 2nd leg Motagua Honduras 1–1
(1–5 agg.)		 Guatemala Comunicaciones Tegucigalpa, Honduras
19:30 Carballo 42' 15' Machón Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Neftalí Recinos (SLV)

Comunicaciones qualified for the quarterfinals.

Quarterfinals

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Arnett Gardens Jamaica0–3United States D.C. United
Tony Spaulding Sports Complex, Kingston
D.C. United United States2–1Jamaica Arnett Gardens

D.C. United won 5–1 on aggregate.

Comunicaciones won 4–2 on aggregate.

Club América Mexico2–1Guatemala C.S.D. Municipal

América won 3-1 on aggregate.

Columbus Crew United States1–1Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa

Saprissa won 3–1 on aggregate.

Semifinals

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Final

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Club América Mexico1–0United States D.C. United
Attendance: 3,127

Champion

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CONCACAF Giants Cup
2001 Winners
Mexico
América
First title

Top goalscorers

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