2001 CAF Champions League group stage

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The group stage of the 2001 CAF Champions League was played from 11 August to 21 October 2001. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage and for the first time, the group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage playing semifinal rounds before the final. [1]

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Format

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the Knockout stage.

Groups

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Tunis 623187+19Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 62312209
3 Flag of Nigeria.svg Julius Berger 62136607
4 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg TP Mazembe 62135617
Source: [ citation needed ]

ES Tunis Flag of Tunisia.svg 2–1 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg TP Mazembe
Julius Berger Flag of Nigeria.svg 2–0 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns

Julius Berger Flag of Nigeria.svg 1–1 Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Tunis

ES Tunis Flag of Tunisia.svg 3–2 Flag of Nigeria.svg Julius Berger

Julius Berger Flag of Nigeria.svg 1–0 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg TP Mazembe

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Angola.svg Petro Atlético 6402108+212Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 640297+212
3 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas 6312125+710
4 Flag of Algeria.svg CR Belouizdad 6015213111
Source: [ citation needed ]





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References

  1. "CAF Champions League 2001 - Group stage". Goalzz. 2001.