CONCACAF Giants Cup

Football tournament season

2001 CONCACAF Giants CupCopa de Gigantes

Tournament details
Dates| 4 March -
5 August
Teams| 12
Final positions
Champions|  América (1st title)
Runner-up|  D.C. United
2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup| América
D.C. United
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 27
Goals scored| 54 (2 per match)

<- 1998

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.

## First round

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Transvaal v  Arnett Gardens 4 March 2001 1st leg|  Transvaal | 1–1|  Arnett Gardens | Paramaribo, Suriname

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15:00 | Kijansi 31' |  |  63' Neil | Stadium: André Kamperveen Stadion
Referee: Urvin Faneijte (ANT)

Arnett Gardens v  Transvaal 11 March 2001 2nd leg|  Arnett Gardens | 5–1
(6–2 agg.)|  Transvaal | Kingston, Jamaica

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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 Next Round

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Alianza v  Saprissa 7 March 2001 1st leg|  Alianza | 1–5|  Saprissa | San Salvador, El Salvador

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12:00 | Larrea 45' |  |  33' Campos
58', 83' Fonseca
67' Vieira
87' Centeno | Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Referee: Hugo Castillo (GUA)

Saprissa v  Alianza 9 March 2001 2nd leg|  Saprissa | 0–0
(5–1 agg.)|  Alianza |  San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica

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20:00 |  |  |  | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
Referee: Marcio Carranza (HON)

Saprissa qualified for Next Round

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Águila v  Municipal 7 March 2001 1st leg|  Águila | 1–3|  Municipal | San Miguel, El Salvador

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15:00 | Sampaio 72' |  |  11', 69' Acevedo
64' Pérez | Stadium: Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza
Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)

Municipal v  Águila 14 March 2001 2nd leg|  Municipal | 1–1
(4–2 agg.)|  Águila | Guatemala City, Guatemala

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20:00 | Martins 19' |  |  74' Ponciano | Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Referee: Vivian Rodríguez (HON)

Municipal qualified for Next Round

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Comunicaciones v  Motagua 7 March 2001 1st leg|  Comunicaciones | 4–0|  Motagua | Guatemala City, Guatemala

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20:00 | Torres 15', 31', 39'
Machón 44' |  |  | Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Referee: Olger Mejía (CRC)

Motagua v  Comunicaciones 14 March 2001 2nd leg|  Motagua | 1–1
(1–5 agg.)|  Comunicaciones | Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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19:30 | Carballo 42' |  |  15' Machón | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Neftalí Recinos (SLV)

Comunicaciones qualified for Next Round

## Quarter-finals

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4 April 2001 (2001-04-04)

Arnett Gardens F.C. | 0–3|  DC United

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Tony Spaulding Sports Complex, Kingston

11 April 2001 (2001-04-11)

DC United| 2–1| Arnett Gardens F.C.

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Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington

DC United won 5–1 on aggregate.

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25 July 2001 (2001-07-25)

Comunicaciones F.C. | 3–1|  C.D. Guadalajara

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Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City

1 August 2001 (2001-08-01)

C.D. Guadalajara| 1–1| Comunicaciones F.C.

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LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Comunicaciones won 4–2 on aggregate.

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8 July 2001 (2001-07-08)

C.S.D. Municipal | 0–1|  Club América

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Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City

31 July 2017 (2017-07-31)

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Club América| 2-1| C.S.D. Municipal

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LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

América won 3-1 on aggregate.

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4 April 2017 (2017-04-04)

Deportivo Saprissa | 2–0|  Columbus Crew

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Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá,  San Juan de Tibás

11 April 2017 (2017-04-11)

Columbus Crew| 1–1| Deportivo Saprissa

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Historic Crew Stadium,  Columbus

Saprissa won 3–1 on aggregate.

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## Semi-finals

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3 August 2001 (2001-08-03)

DC United | 2-1|  Comunicaciones F.C.

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LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

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3 August 2001 (2001-08-03)

Deportivo Saprissa | 1-2|  Club América

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LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

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## Final

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5 August 2001 (2001-08-05)

12:00 UTC-6

Club América | 1–0|  DC United

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LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Attendance: 3,127

## Champion

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CONCACAF Giants Cup
2001 Winners

América
First title

## Topscorers

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* Jorge Toledano (América) 3 goals
* Martín Machón (Comunicaciones) 3 goals
* Walter Centeno (Saprissa) 2 goals
* Rolando Fonseca (Saprissa) 2 goals
* Raúl Díaz Arce (D.C. United) 2 goals

## External links

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* RSSSF: FC Giants' Cup

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