2001 FIFA Club World Championship


The 2001 FIFA Club World Championship was a football tournament arranged by FIFA to take place in Spain from 28 July to 12 August 2001. It was supposed to be the second edition of the FIFA Club World Championship, after the first edition in 2000, but was cancelled owing to a combination of factors such as the collapse of FIFA's marketing partner ISL.

Teams

The clubs invited to the 2001 tournament were:
TeamConfederationQualification
Deportivo La Coruña UEFAWinner of the 1999–2000 La Liga
Real MadridUEFAWinner of the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League
GalatasarayUEFAWinner of the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup and 2000 UEFA Super Cup
Boca JuniorsCONMEBOLWinner of the 2000 Copa Libertadores
PalmeirasCONMEBOLRunner-up of the 2000 Copa Libertadores
Los Angeles GalaxyCONCACAFWinner of the 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
OlimpiaCONCACAFRunner-up of the 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Hearts of OakCAFWinner of the 2000 CAF Champions League
ZamalekCAFWinner of the 2000 African Cup Winners' Cup
Al-HilalAFCWinner of the 2000 Asian Super Cup
Júbilo IwataAFCWinner of the 1999 Asian Super Cup
Wollongong WolvesOFCWinner of the 2001 Oceania Club Championship

Venues

The following cities/venues were planned to be used for the tournament:

Matches

Group A

DateVenueMatchTeams
28 July 2001Estadio Riazor, A Coruña1 Boca Juniors – Deportivo La Coruña
29 July 2001Estadio Riazor, A Coruña2 Zamalek – Wollongong Wolves
1 August 2001Estadio Riazor, A Coruña7 Boca Juniors – Zamalek
1 August 2001Estadio Riazor, A Coruña8 Deportivo La Coruña – Wollongong Wolves
4 August 2001Estadio Multiusos de San Lázaro, Santiago de Compostela13 Wollongong Wolves – Boca Juniors
4 August 2001Estadio Riazor, A Coruña14 Deportivo La Coruña – Zamalek

Group B

DateVenueMatchTeams
29 July 2001Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid3 Palmeiras – Olimpia
30 July 2001Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid4 Galatasaray – Al-Hilal
2 August 2001Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid9 Olimpia – Galatasaray
2 August 2001Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid10 Palmeiras – Al-Hilal
5 August 2001Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid15 Al-Hilal – Olimpia
5 August 2001Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid16 Galatasaray – Palmeiras

Group C

DateVenueMatchTeams
31 July 2001Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid5 Real Madrid – Júbilo Iwata
31 July 2001Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid6 Hearts of Oak – Los Angeles Galaxy
3 August 2001Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid11 Júbilo Iwata – Hearts of Oak
3 August 2001Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid12 Los Angeles Galaxy – Real Madrid
6 August 2001Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid17 Los Angeles Galaxy – Júbilo Iwata
6 August 2001Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid18 Real Madrid – Hearts of Oak

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final