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href="/wiki/1999_in_association_football" title="1999 in association football">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_in_association_football" title="2000 in association football">2000</a></li> <li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2001</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_in_association_football" title="2002 in association football">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_in_association_football" title="2003 in association football">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_in_association_football" title="2004 in association football">2004</a> <a href="/wiki/Category:Association_football_by_year" title="Category:Association football by year">→</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="font-size:larger; line-height:1.8em;"> <hr /><a href="/wiki/2001_in_sports" title="2001 in sports">2001 in sports</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_air_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in air sports (page does not exist)">Air sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_American_football&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in American football (page does not exist)">American football</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_aquatic_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in aquatic sports (page does not exist)">Aquatic sports</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Association football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_in_the_sport_of_athletics" title="2001 in the sport of athletics">Athletics</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_Australian_rules_football&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in Australian rules football (page does not exist)">Australian rules football</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_badminton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in badminton (page does not exist)">Badminton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_in_baseball" title="2001 in baseball">Baseball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_in_basketball" title="2001 in basketball">Basketball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_Canadian_football&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in Canadian football (page does not exist)">Canadian football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_in_chess" title="2001 in chess">Chess</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_sport_climbing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in sport climbing (page does not exist)">Climbing</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_combat_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in combat sports (page does not exist)">Combat sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2001_in_sumo" title="2001 in sumo">Sumo</a></li></ul></li> <li>Cricket <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_cricket_in_2000%E2%80%9301" title="International cricket in 2000–01">2000–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_cricket_in_2001" title="International cricket in 2001">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_cricket_in_2001%E2%80%9302" title="International cricket in 2001–02">2001–02</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_cycling&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in cycling (page does not exist)">Cycling</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_dance_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in dance sports (page does not exist)">Dance sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_darts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in darts (page does not exist)">Darts</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_equestrianism&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in equestrianism (page does not exist)">Equestrianism</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_esports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in esports (page does not exist)">Esports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_field_hockey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in field hockey (page does not exist)">Field hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_flying_disc_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in flying disc sports (page does not exist)">Flying disc</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_golf&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in golf (page does not exist)">Golf</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_gymnastics&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in gymnastics (page does not exist)">Gymnastics</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_handball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in handball (page does not exist)">Handball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_ice_hockey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in ice hockey (page does not exist)">Ice hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_ice_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in ice sports (page does not exist)">Ice sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_korfball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in korfball (page does not exist)">Korfball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_lumberjack_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in lumberjack sports (page does not exist)">Lumberjack sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_mind_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in mind sports (page does not exist)">Mind sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_in_modern_pentathlon" title="2001 in modern pentathlon">Modern pentathlon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_in_motorsport" title="2001 in motorsport">Motorsport</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_orienteering&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in orienteering (page does not exist)">Orienteering</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_paralympic_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in paralympic sports (page does not exist)">Paralympic sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_precision_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in precision sports (page does not exist)">Precision sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_shooting&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in shooting (page does not exist)">Shooting</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_racquetball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in racquetball (page does not exist)">Racquetball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_roller_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in roller sports (page does not exist)">Roller sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_sailing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in sailing (page does not exist)">Sailing</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_skiing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in skiing (page does not exist)">Skiing</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in speedway (page does not exist)">Speedway</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_rugby_league_in_2001&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="International rugby league in 2001 (page does not exist)">Rugby league‎</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_rugby_union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in rugby union (page does not exist)">Rugby union</a></li> <li>Snooker <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_snooker_season" title="2000–01 snooker season">2000–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_snooker_season" title="2001–02 snooker season">2001–02</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_strength_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in strength sports (page does not exist)">Strength sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_weightlifting&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in weightlifting (page does not exist)">Weightlifting</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_squash_sport&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in squash sport (page does not exist)">Squash</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_table_tennis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in table tennis (page does not exist)">Table tennis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_in_tennis" title="2001 in tennis">Tennis</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_triathlon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in triathlon (page does not exist)">Triathlon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_volleyball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 in volleyball (page does not exist)">Volleyball</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>The following are the <b>association football</b> events of the year <b>2001</b> throughout the world. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1119456059">.mw-parser-output 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.horizontal-toc-clear-left{clear:left}.mw-parser-output .horizontal-toc-clear-both{clear:both}.mw-parser-output .horizontal-toc-clear-none{clear:none}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist horizontal-toc horizontal-toc-align-center toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_association_football&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_UEFA_Champions_League" title="2000–01 UEFA Champions League">UEFA Champions League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bayern_Munich" class="mw-redirect" title="Bayern Munich">Bayern Munich</a> won 5–4 on penalties in the <a href="/wiki/2001_UEFA_Champions_League_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 UEFA Champions League Final">final</a> against <a href="/wiki/Valencia,_CF" class="mw-redirect" title="Valencia, CF">Valencia</a> after a 1–1 draw at the end of the match. This was <a href="/wiki/Bayern_Munich" class="mw-redirect" title="Bayern Munich">Bayern Munich's</a> 4th European Cup title.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Copa_Libertadores" title="Copa Libertadores">Copa Libertadores</a> <a href="/wiki/Copa_Libertadores_2001" class="mw-redirect" title="Copa Libertadores 2001">2001</a>: Won by <a href="/wiki/Boca_Juniors" title="Boca Juniors">Boca Juniors</a> after defeating <a href="/wiki/Cruz_Azul" title="Cruz Azul">Cruz Azul</a> 3–1 on a penalty shootout after a final aggregate score of 1–1.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_UEFA_Cup" title="2000–01 UEFA Cup">UEFA Cup</a>: <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_F.C." title="Liverpool F.C.">Liverpool</a> won 5–4 after extra-time in the <a href="/wiki/2001_UEFA_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 UEFA Cup Final">final</a> against <a href="/wiki/Deportivo_Alav%C3%A9s" title="Deportivo Alavés">Alavés</a> with an unfortunate own goal/golden goal by Delfi Gelí. This was <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_F.C." title="Liverpool F.C.">Liverpool's</a> third UEFA Cup title.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Super_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="European Super Cup">European Super Cup</a>: <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_F.C." title="Liverpool F.C.">Liverpool</a> beat <a href="/wiki/Bayern_Munich" class="mw-redirect" title="Bayern Munich">Bayern Munich</a> 3–2, winning the <a href="/wiki/2001_UEFA_Super_Cup" title="2001 UEFA Super Cup">cup</a> for the second time.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_FA_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 FA Cup Final">England – FA Cup</a>: <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_F.C." title="Liverpool F.C.">Liverpool</a> won 2–1 over <a href="/wiki/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Asian_Club_Championship" title="2000–01 Asian Club Championship">Asian Champions Cup</a> – <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">Korean</a> side <a href="/wiki/Suwon_Samsung_Bluewings" title="Suwon Samsung Bluewings">Suwon Samsung Bluewings</a> won their first Asian Champions Cup crown defeating <a href="/wiki/Jubilo_Iwata" class="mw-redirect" title="Jubilo Iwata">Jubilo Iwata</a> 1–0. They also lifted the <a href="/wiki/2001_Asian_Super_Cup" title="2001 Asian Super Cup">2001</a> <a href="/wiki/Asian_Super_Cup" title="Asian Super Cup">Asian Super Cup</a>.</li> <li>July 9 – <a href="/wiki/Real_Madrid_C.F." class="mw-redirect" title="Real Madrid C.F.">Real Madrid</a> signed playmaker <a href="/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane" title="Zinedine Zidane">Zinedine Zidane</a> of <a href="/wiki/Juventus" class="mw-redirect" title="Juventus">Juventus</a> in a world record transfer of 72 million euros.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_FIFA_Confederations_Cup" title="2001 FIFA Confederations Cup">FIFA Confederations Cup</a>: France is the winner.</li> <li>February 16 – Dutch club <a href="/wiki/Sparta_Rotterdam" title="Sparta Rotterdam">Sparta Rotterdam</a> fires manager <a href="/wiki/Dolf_Roks" title="Dolf Roks">Dolf Roks</a>, who is replaced by former international <a href="/wiki/Willem_van_Hanegem" title="Willem van Hanegem">Willem van Hanegem</a>.</li> <li>April 11 – <a href="/wiki/Australia_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Australia men's national soccer team">Australia</a> broke the record for the largest win in an international match with a <a href="/wiki/Australia_31%E2%80%930_American_Samoa" title="Australia 31–0 American Samoa">31–0 win</a> over <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_national_football_team" title="American Samoa national football team">American Samoa</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(OFC)" title="2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)">2002 FIFA World Cup qualification match</a>. Australian <a href="/wiki/Archie_Thompson" title="Archie Thompson">Archie Thompson</a> also broke the record for most goals scored in an international match by scoring 13 goals in the match.</li> <li>June 24 – The <a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Moravia" title="Moravia">Moravia</a> wins the <a href="/wiki/2001_UEFA_Regions%27_Cup" title="2001 UEFA Regions' Cup">second</a> <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Regions%27_Cup" title="UEFA Regions' Cup">UEFA Regions' Cup</a>, beating <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a>'s <a href="/wiki/S.C._Braga" title="S.C. Braga">Braga</a> 4–2 on penalties, after drawing 2–2 after <a href="/wiki/Extra_time" class="mw-redirect" title="Extra time">extra time</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Zl%C3%ADn" title="Zlín">Zlín</a>.</li> <li>September 19 – Manager <a href="/wiki/Jan_van_Dijk_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jan van Dijk (football)">Jan van Dijk</a> is fired by Dutch club <a href="/wiki/Roda_JC" class="mw-redirect" title="Roda JC">Roda JC</a> and replaced by <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Georges_Leekens" title="Georges Leekens">Georges Leekens</a>.</li> <li>November 27 – <a href="/wiki/FC_Bayern_Munich" title="FC Bayern Munich">Bayern Munich</a> wins the <a href="/wiki/2001_Intercontinental_Cup" title="2001 Intercontinental Cup">Intercontinental Cup</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tokyo,_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="Tokyo, Japan">Tokyo, Japan</a> for the second time, by defeating titleholder <a href="/wiki/Boca_Juniors" title="Boca Juniors">Boca Juniors</a> from <a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a>: 1–0. The only goal for the Germans is scored by Ghanaian defender <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Kuffour" class="mw-redirect" title="Sammy Kuffour">Sammy Kuffour</a>.</li> <li>December 3 – Manager <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Koeman" title="Ronald Koeman">Ronald Koeman</a> switches from Dutch club <a href="/wiki/Vitesse_Arnhem" class="mw-redirect" title="Vitesse Arnhem">Vitesse Arnhem</a> to <a href="/wiki/AFC_Ajax" title="AFC Ajax">Ajax</a>. He is replaced by former player <a href="/wiki/Edward_Sturing" title="Edward Sturing">Edward Sturing</a>.</li> <li>December 14 – <a href="/wiki/Willem_II_Tilburg" title="Willem II Tilburg">Willem II</a> fires manager <a href="/wiki/Hans_Ver%C3%A8l" title="Hans Verèl">Hans Verèl</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Winners_national_club_championship">Winners national club championship</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_association_football&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Winners national club championship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Africa">Africa</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_association_football&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Africa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/35px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/45px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a> – <a href="/wiki/Zamalek_SC" title="Zamalek SC">Zamalek</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Asia">Asia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_association_football&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Asia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iran%27s_Premier_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Iran's Premier Football League">Azadegan League</a> – <a href="/wiki/Esteghlal_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Esteghlal FC">Esteghal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azadegan_League" title="Azadegan League">2nd Division</a> – <a href="/wiki/F.C._Aboomoslem" title="F.C. Aboomoslem">Aboomoslem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazfi_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Hazfi Cup">Hazfi Cup</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fajr_Sepasi_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Fajr Sepasi F.C.">Fajr Sepasi</a></li></ul></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kashima_Antlers" title="Kashima Antlers">Kashima Antlers</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar"><img alt="Qatar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/46px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="550" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a> – <a href="/wiki/Al-Wakrah_SC" title="Al-Wakrah SC">Al-Wakrah</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore"><img alt="Singapore" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a> – <a href="/wiki/Geylang_United_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Geylang United F.C.">Geylang United</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea"><img alt="South Korea" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> – <a href="/wiki/A.S._Roma" class="mw-redirect" title="A.S. Roma">Roma</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Eredivisie" title="2000–01 Eredivisie">Eredivisie</a> – <a href="/wiki/PSV_Eindhoven" title="PSV Eindhoven">PSV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Eerste_Divisie" title="2000–01 Eerste Divisie">Eerste Divisie</a> – <a href="/wiki/FC_Den_Bosch" title="FC Den Bosch">Den Bosch</a></li></ul></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a> – <a href="/wiki/Boavista_F.C." title="Boavista F.C.">Boavista</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> – <a href="/wiki/Real_Madrid_C.F." class="mw-redirect" title="Real Madrid C.F.">Real Madrid</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fenerbah%C3%A7e_S.K._(football_team)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fenerbahçe S.K. (football team)">Fenerbahçe</a></li> <li>FR Yugoslavia – <a href="/wiki/Red_Star_Belgrade" title="Red Star Belgrade">Red Star Belgrade</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="North_America">North America</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_association_football&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: North America"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> – <a href="/wiki/St._Catharines_Wolves" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Catharines Wolves">St. Catharines Wolves</a> (<a href="/wiki/2001_Canadian_Professional_Soccer_League_season" title="2001 Canadian Professional Soccer League season">CPSL</a>)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a> <ul><li>Verano – <a href="/wiki/Santos_Laguna" title="Santos Laguna">Santos</a></li> <li>Invierno – <a href="/wiki/C.F._Pachuca" title="C.F. Pachuca">Pachuca</a></li></ul></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> – <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Earthquakes" title="San Jose Earthquakes">San Jose Earthquakes</a> (<a href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Soccer_season" title="2001 Major League Soccer season">MLS</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading 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href="/wiki/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_San_Lorenzo_de_Almagro" class="mw-redirect" title="Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro">San Lorenzo</a></li> <li>Apertura – <a href="/wiki/Racing_Club_de_Avellaneda" title="Racing Club de Avellaneda">Racing Club</a></li></ul></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Bolivia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Bolivia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Bolivia.svg/34px-Flag_of_Bolivia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Bolivia.svg/44px-Flag_of_Bolivia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="750" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Bolivia" title="Bolivia">Bolivia</a> – <a href="/wiki/Oriente_Petrolero" title="Oriente Petrolero">Oriente Petrolero</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span 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Lima">Club Alianza Lima</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_tournaments">International tournaments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_association_football&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: International tournaments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/UNCAF_Nations_Cup_2001" class="mw-redirect" title="UNCAF Nations Cup 2001">UNCAF Nations Cup</a> in Honduras (May 23 – June 3, 2001) <ol><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/35px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/46px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Guatemala_national_football_team" title="Guatemala national football team">Guatemala</a></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/35px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/46px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Costa_Rica_national_football_team" title="Costa Rica national football team">Costa Rica</a></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/23px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/35px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/46px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1005" data-file-height="567" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/El_Salvador_national_football_team" title="El Salvador national football team">El Salvador</a></span></li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baltic_Cup_2001" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltic Cup 2001">Baltic Cup</a> in <a href="/wiki/Riga,_Latvia" class="mw-redirect" title="Riga, Latvia">Riga, Latvia</a> (July 3 – 5 2001) <ol><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Latvia_national_football_team" title="Latvia national football team">Latvia</a></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/46px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Lithuania_national_football_team" title="Lithuania national football team">Lithuania</a></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="990" data-file-height="630" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Estonia_national_football_team" title="Estonia national football team">Estonia</a></span></li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_2001" class="mw-redirect" title="Copa América 2001">Copa América</a> in Colombia (July 11–29, 2001) <ol><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team" title="Colombia national football team">Colombia</a></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team" title="Mexico national football team">Mexico</a></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team" title="Argentina national football team">Argentina</a></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ghana_national_football_team" title="Ghana national football team">Ghana</a></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/35px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/45px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Egypt_national_football_team" title="Egypt national football team">Egypt</a></span></li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_FIFA_U-17_World_Championship" title="2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship">FIFA U-17 World Championship</a> in Trinidad and Tobago (September 13–30, 2001) <ol><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France_national_football_team" title="France national football team">France</a></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nigeria_national_football_team" title="Nigeria national football team">Nigeria</a></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg/23px-Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg/35px-Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg/45px-Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" 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class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="990" data-file-height="630" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Estonia_national_football_team" title="Estonia national football team">Estonia</a></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_association_football&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Estonia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output 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class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ecuador_national_football_team_2001" class="mw-redirect" title="Ecuador national football team 2001">Ecuador national football team 2001</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Movies">Movies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_association_football&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Movies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shaolin_Soccer" title="Shaolin Soccer">Shaolin Soccer</a> (Hong Kong)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Births">Births</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_association_football&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Births"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>4 January – <a href="/wiki/Odilon_Kossounou" title="Odilon Kossounou">Odilon Kossounou</a>, Ivorian footballer<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>5 January – <a href="/wiki/Mykhailo_Mudryk" title="Mykhailo Mudryk">Mykhailo Mudryk</a>, Ukrainian footballer<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>8 January – <a href="/wiki/Ahmedine_Daoudi" title="Ahmedine Daoudi">Ahmedine Daoudi</a>, French-Algerian footballer<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>9 January <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Garc%C3%ADa_(footballer,_born_2001)" title="Eric García (footballer, born 2001)">Eric García</a>, Spanish international<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rodrygo_Goes" class="mw-redirect" title="Rodrygo Goes">Rodrygo Goes</a>, Brazilian international<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>14 January – <a href="/wiki/Myron_Boadu" title="Myron Boadu">Myron Boadu</a>, Dutch international<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>16 January – <a href="/wiki/Agust%C3%ADn_S%C3%A1ndez" title="Agustín Sández">Agustín Sández</a>, Argentine club footballer<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>17 January – <a href="/wiki/Enzo_Fern%C3%A1ndez" title="Enzo Fernández">Enzo Fernández</a>, Argentine international<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>3 February – <a href="/wiki/Bagas_Umar" title="Bagas Umar">Bagas Umar</a>, Indonesian professional footballer<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>10 February – <a href="/wiki/Rao_Chen" title="Rao Chen">Rao Chen</a>, Chinese footballer<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>11 February – <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Gil" title="Bryan Gil">Bryan Gil</a>, Spanish international<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>12 February – <a href="/wiki/Khvicha_Kvaratskhelia" title="Khvicha Kvaratskhelia">Khvicha Kvaratskhelia</a>, Georgian international<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>19 February – <a href="/wiki/Lee_Kang-in" title="Lee Kang-in">Lee Kang-in</a>, South Korean international<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>17 March – <a href="/wiki/Pietro_Pellegri" title="Pietro Pellegri">Pietro Pellegri</a>, Italian under-19 international</li> <li>5 April – <a href="/wiki/Niek_den_Heeten" title="Niek den Heeten">Niek den Heeten</a>, Dutch footballer<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>9 April – <a href="/wiki/Sinaly_Diomand%C3%A9" title="Sinaly Diomandé">Sinaly Diomandé</a>, Ivorian footballer<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>11 April – <a href="/wiki/Manuel_Ugarte_(footballer)" title="Manuel Ugarte (footballer)">Manuel Ugarte</a>, Uruguayan international footballer<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>13 April <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jorn_van_Hedel" title="Jorn van Hedel">Jorn van Hedel</a>, Dutch professional footballer<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neco_Williams" title="Neco Williams">Neco Williams</a>, Welsh international<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>18 April – <a href="/wiki/Santiago_Gim%C3%A9nez" title="Santiago Giménez">Santiago Giménez</a>, Mexican international<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>19 April – <a href="/wiki/Micky_van_de_Ven" title="Micky van de Ven">Micky van de Ven</a>, Dutch youth international<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>26 April – <a href="/wiki/Thiago_Almada" title="Thiago Almada">Thiago Almada</a>, Argentine footballer<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>4 May – <a href="/wiki/Edoardo_Di_Bella" title="Edoardo Di Bella">Edoardo Di Bella</a>, Italian footballer<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>8 May – <a href="/wiki/Jordyn_Huitema" title="Jordyn Huitema">Jordyn Huitema</a>, Canadian women's international</li> <li>9 May – <a href="/wiki/Matko_Miljevic" title="Matko Miljevic">Matko Miljevic</a>, US youth international<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>23 May – <a href="/wiki/Brennan_Johnson" title="Brennan Johnson">Brennan Johnson</a>, Welsh international<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>30 May – <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Wimmer" title="Patrick Wimmer">Patrick Wimmer</a>, Austrian international<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>17 June – <a href="/wiki/Jurri%C3%ABn_Timber" title="Jurriën Timber">Jurriën Timber</a>, Dutch international<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>18 June – <a href="/wiki/Gabriel_Martinelli" title="Gabriel Martinelli">Gabriel Martinelli</a>, Brazilian international<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>20 June <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gon%C3%A7alo_Ramos" title="Gonçalo Ramos">Gonçalo Ramos</a>, Portuguese footballer<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicolas_Jackson" title="Nicolas Jackson">Nicolas Jackson</a>, Senegalese international<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>23 June – <a href="/wiki/Batya_Bagully" title="Batya Bagully">Batya Bagully</a>, Kazakhstani footballer<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>29 June – <a href="/wiki/Allahyar_Sayyadmanesh" title="Allahyar Sayyadmanesh">Allahyar Sayyadmanesh</a>, Iranian footballer<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>5 August – <a href="/wiki/Ethan_Laird" title="Ethan Laird">Ethan Laird</a>, English youth international</li> <li>27 August – <a href="/wiki/Julie_Blakstad" title="Julie Blakstad">Julie Blakstad</a>, Norwegian professional footballer<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>12 September – <a href="/wiki/Ayoub_Ezzaytouni" title="Ayoub Ezzaytouni">Ayoub Ezzaytouni</a>, French professional footballer<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>15 September – <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Larsson" title="Kevin Larsson">Kevin Larsson</a>, Finnish professional footballer<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>16 September – <a href="/wiki/Salvatore_Esposito_(footballer,_born_2001)" title="Salvatore Esposito (footballer, born 2001)">Salvatore Esposito</a>, American professional soccer player<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>20 September – <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Cardoso" title="Johnny Cardoso">Johnny Cardoso</a>, US international<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1 October – <a href="/wiki/Mason_Greenwood" title="Mason Greenwood">Mason Greenwood</a>, English under-21 international</li> <li>3 October – <a href="/wiki/Liel_Abada" title="Liel Abada">Liel Abada</a>, Israeli international<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>8 October – <a href="/wiki/Witan_Sulaeman" title="Witan Sulaeman">Witan Sulaeman</a>, Indonesian footballer</li> <li>29 October – <a href="/wiki/Beckham_Putra" title="Beckham Putra">Beckham Putra</a>, Indonesian youth international</li> <li>2 November – <a href="/wiki/Mois%C3%A9s_Caicedo" title="Moisés Caicedo">Moisés Caicedo</a>, Ecuadorian footballer<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>9 November – <a href="/wiki/Mauro_Zijlstra" title="Mauro Zijlstra">Mauro Zijlstra</a>, Dutch professional footballer<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>30 November – <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Carrillo" title="Jordan Carrillo">Jordan Carrillo</a>, Mexican footballer<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>17 December – <a href="/wiki/Abde_Ezzalzouli" title="Abde Ezzalzouli">Abde Ezzalzouli</a>, Moroccan footballer<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>20 December – <a href="/wiki/Facundo_Pellistri" title="Facundo Pellistri">Facundo Pellistri</a>, Uruguayan footballer</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_association_football&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" 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(90)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_association_football&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>8 May – <a href="/wiki/Luis_Rijo" title="Luis Rijo">Luis Rijo</a>, Uruguayan striker, winner of the <a href="/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1950 FIFA World Cup">1950 FIFA World Cup</a>. (73)</li> <li>12 May – <a href="/wiki/Didi_(footballer,_born_1928)" title="Didi (footballer, born 1928)">Didì</a>, Brazilian forward, winner of the <a href="/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1958 FIFA World Cup">1958 FIFA World Cup</a> and <a href="/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1962 FIFA World Cup">1962 FIFA World Cup</a> . (72)</li> <li>31 May – <a href="/wiki/Otto_Hemele" title="Otto Hemele">Otto Hemele</a> (75), Czech footballer</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_association_football&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>6 July – <a href="/wiki/Enrique_Mateos" title="Enrique Mateos">Enrique Mateos</a> (69), Spanish footballer</li> <li>17 July – <a href="/wiki/Wilhelm_Simetsreiter" title="Wilhelm Simetsreiter">Wilhelm Simetsreiter</a> (86), German footballer</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_in_association_football&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>3 August – <a href="/wiki/Mario_Perazzolo" title="Mario Perazzolo">Mario Perazzolo</a>, Italian defender, winner of the <a href="/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1938 FIFA World Cup">1938 FIFA World Cup</a>. 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