CONCACAF Giants Cup

2001 CONCACAF Giants Cup

Copa de Gigantes
Tournament details
Dates	4 March – 5 August 2001
Teams	12 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
Champions	América (1st title)
Runners-up	D.C. United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	27
Goals scored	54 (2 per match)

The CONCACAF Giants Cup was an international association football club competition held in 2001 to replace 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 was 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

Transvaal v Arnett Gardens

4 March 2001 1st leg	Transvaal	1 – 1	Arnett Gardens	Paramaribo, Suriname
15:00	Kijansi  31'			Stadium: André Kamperveen Stadion Referee: Urvin Faneijte (ANT)

Alianza v Saprissa

7 March 2001 1st leg	Alianza	1 – 5	Saprissa	San José, Costa Rica
12:00	Larrea  45'		Campos  33' Fonseca  58'  83' Vieira  67' Centeno  87'	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee: Hugo Castillo (GUA)

Aguila v Municipal

7 March 2001 1st leg	Aguila	1 – 3	Municipal	San Miguel, El Salvador
15:00	Sampaio  72'		Acevedo  11'  69' Pérez  64'	Stadium: Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)

Comunicaciones v Motagua

7 March 2001 1st leg	Comunicaciones	4 – 0	Motagua	Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00	Torres  15'  31'  39' Machón  44'			Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Referee: Olger Mejía (CRC)

Saprissa v Alianza

9 March 2001 2nd leg	Saprissa	0 – 0	Alianza	San José, Costa Rica
20:00				Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee: Marcio Carranza (HON)

• Saprissa won 5–1 on aggregate.

Arnett Gardens v Transvaal

11 March 2001 2nd leg	Arnett Gardens	5 – 1	Transvaal	Kingston, Jamaica
15:00	Shedden  15'  77' Neil  60' Smith  88' Chin-Sue  90'		Reingoud  32'	Stadium: Tony Spaulding Sports Complex Referee: Mervin Lee (ATG)

• Arnett Gardens won 6–2 on aggregate.

Motagua v Comunicaciones

14 March 2001 2nd leg	Motagua	1 – 1	Comunicaciones	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
19:30	Caraballo  42'		Machón  15'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Neftalí Recinos (SLV)

• Comunicaciones won 5–1 on aggregate.

Municipal v Aguila

14 March 2001 2nd leg	Municipal	1 – 1	Aguila	Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00	Martins  79'		Ponciano  74'	Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Referee: Vivian Rodríguez (HON)

• Municipal won 4–2 on aggregate.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Arnett Gardens	0	1	1
		D.C. United	3	2	5
									D.C. United	2		2
									Comunicaciones	1		1
		Comunicaciones	3	1	4
		Guadalajara	1	1	2
																D.C. United	0		0
																América	2		2
		CSD Municipal	0	1	1
		América	1	2	3
									América	2		2
									Deportivo Saprissa	1		1
		Deportivo Saprissa	2	1	3
		Columbus Crew	0	1	1

Winners

2001: Club América (MEX)

External links

• RSSSF: FC Giants' Cup