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 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.

2001 CONCACAF Giants Cup
Copa de Gigantes
Tournament details
Dates4 March 5 August 2001
Teams12 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
Champions América (1st title)
Runners-up D.C. United
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored54 (2 per match)

First round

4 March 2001 1st leg Transvaal 1–1 Arnett Gardens Paramaribo, Suriname
15:00 Kijansi  31'  63' Neil Stadium: André Kamperveen Stadion
Referee: Urvin Faneijte (ANT)
11 March 2001 2nd leg Arnett Gardens 5–1 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 won 6–2 on aggregate.
7 March 2001 1st leg Alianza 1–5 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)
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.
7 March 2001 1st leg Águila 1–3 Municipal San Miguel, El Salvador
15:00 Sampaio  72'  11'  69' Acevedo
 64' Pérez
Stadium: Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza
Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)
14 March 2001 2nd leg Municipal 1–1 Águila Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 Martins  19'  74' Ponciano Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Referee: Vivian Rodríguez (HON)
  • Municipal won 4–2 on aggregate.
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)
14 March 2001 2nd leg Motagua 1–1 Comunicaciones Tegucigalpa, Honduras
19:30 Caraballo  42'  15' Machón Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Neftalí Recinos (SLV)
  • Comunicaciones won 5–1 on aggregate.

Bracket

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

Champion

CONCACAF Giants Cup
2001 Winners

América
First title

Topscorers

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