CONCACAF Giants Cup

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 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.

2001 CONCACAF Giants Cup
Copa de Gigantes
Tournament details
Dates4 March –
5 August
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

First round

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v Arnett Gardens
4 March 2001 1st leg Transvaal 1–1 Arnett Gardens Paramaribo, Suriname
15:00Kijansi 31' 63' NeilStadium: André Kamperveen Stadion
Referee: Urvin Faneijte (ANT)
v Transvaal
11 March 2001 2nd leg Arnett Gardens 5–1
(6–2 agg.)
Transvaal Kingston, Jamaica
15:00Shedden 15', 77'
Neil 60'
Smith 88'
Chin-Sue 90'
32' ReingoudStadium: Tony Spaulding Sports Complex
Referee: Mervin Lee (ATG)
v Saprissa
7 March 2001 1st leg Alianza 1–5 Saprissa San Salvador, El Salvador
12:00Larrea 45' 33' Campos
58', 83' Fonseca
67' Vieira
87' Centeno
Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Referee: Hugo Castillo (GUA)

Quarter-finals

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Arnett Gardens F.C. 0–3 DC United
Tony Spaulding Sports Complex, Kingston

DC United won 5–1 on aggregate.


Comunicaciones won 4–2 on aggregate.


Club América2-1C.S.D. Municipal

América won 3-1 on aggregate.


Saprissa won 3–1 on aggregate.


Semi-finals

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Final

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Club América 1–0 DC United

Champion

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CONCACAF Giants Cup
2001 Winners

América
First title

Topscorers

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