2001 in association football

Years in football (soccer):	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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Years:	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2001 throughout the world.

1 Events
2 Winners national club championship
3 International tournaments
4 Movies
5 Deaths

Events

Champions' League: Bayern Munich won 5-4 on penalties in the final against Valencia after a 1-1 draw at the end of the match. This was Bayern Munich's 4th European Cup title.
Copa Libertadores 2001: Won by Boca Juniors after defeating Cruz Azul 3-1 on a penalty shootout after a final aggregate score of 1-1.
UEFA Cup: Liverpool won 5-4 after extra-time in the final against Alavés with an unfortunate own goal/golden goal by Delfi Gelí. This was Liverpool's third UEFA Cup title.
European Super Cup: Liverpool beat Bayern Munich 3-2, winning the cup for the second time.
England - FA Cup: Liverpool won 2-1 over Arsenal
Asian Champions Cup - Korean side Suwon Samsung Bluewings won their first Asian Champions Cup crown defeating Jubilo Iwata 1-0. They also lifted the 2001 Asian Super Cup.
July 9 - Real Madrid signed playmaker Zinedine Zidane of Juventus in a world record transfer of 72 million euros.
FIFA Confederations Cup: France is the winner.
February 16 – Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam fires manager Dolf Roks, who is replaced by former international Willem van Hanegem.
September 19 – Manager Jan van Dijk is fired by Dutch club Roda JC and replaced by Belgium's Georges Leekens.
November 27 – Bayern Munich wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan for the second time, by defeating titleholder Boca Juniors from Argentina: 1-0. The only goal for the Germans is scored by Ghanaian defender Sammy Kuffour.
December 3 – Manager Ronald Koeman switches from Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem to Ajax Amsterdam. He is replaced by former player Edward Sturing.
December 14 – Willem II Tilburg fires manager Hans Verèl.

Winners national club championship

International tournaments

UNCAF Nations Cup in Honduras (May 23 – June 3, 2001)

Copa América in Colombia (July 11 – July 29, 2001)

FIFA U-17 World Championship in Trinidad and Tobago (September 13 – September 30, 2001)

Movies

Shaolin Soccer (Hong Kong)

Deaths

April 5 – Aldo Olivieri (90), Italian footballer
May 12 – Didì (77), Brazilian footballer
May 31 – Otto Hemele (75), Czech footballer
November 1 – Serge Mésones (53), French footballer
December 12 – Josef Bican (88), Austrian and Czechoslovak footballer and manager

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