2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 August 2000 – 19 May 2001 |
| Teams | 26 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Al-Shabab (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Dalian Shide |
| Third place |  Shimizu S-Pulse |
| Fourth place |  Esteghlal |
The 2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup was the eleventh edition of association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation specifically for its members cup holders.
First round
West Asia
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Wahda (San'a') 
|
1–10 |  Hutteen
|
1–5 | 0–5 |
Shja'eya Union 
|
3–4 |  Al Wahdat
|
2–1 | 1–3 |
Al Safa 
|
(w/o)1 |  Al Arabi
|
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Al Sadd 
|
4–4 (a) |  Al-Talaba
|
1–1 | 3–3 |
Al Wahda 
|
3–6 | Esteghlal
|
3–2 | 0–4 |
SOPFK Kairat Almaty 
|
3–1 |  Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
|
2–0 | 1–1 |
Nebitçi Balkanabat 
|
7–5 |  Dinamo Samarkand
|
4–3 | 3–2 |
1 Al Safa withdrew
East Asia
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cảng Sài Gòn 
|
2–0 |  Singapore Armed Forces
|
0–0 | 2–0 |
BEC Tero Sasana 
|
7–1 |  Khan Research Laboratories
|
1–1 | 6–0 |
| Dalian Shide
|
9–1 |  Club Valencia
|
8–0 | 1–1 |
Second round
West Asia
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutteen
|
1–2 | Al-Shabab
|
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Al Sadd
|
1–3 | Esteghlal
|
0–1 | 1–2 |
| Al Wahdat
|
2–1 | Al Arabi
|
2–1 | 0–0 |
| Nebitçi Balkanabat
|
2–3 | SOPFK Kairat Almaty
|
1–0 | 1–3 |
East Asia
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalian Shide
|
2–1 |  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
|
2–0 | 0–1 |
Pupuk Kaltim 
|
1–5 | BEC Tero Sasana
|
0–1 | 1–4 |
| Cảng Sài Gòn
|
0–6 | Shimizu S-Pulse
|
0–2 | 0–4 |
| Nagoya Grampus Eight
|
6–1 |  Happy Valley
|
3–1 | 3–0 |
Quarterfinals
West Asia
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Shabab
|
3–2 | Al Wahdat
|
2–2 | 1–0 |
| SOPFK Kairat Almaty
|
0–3 | Esteghlal
|
0–0 | 0–3 |
East Asia
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalian Shide
|
1–1(a) | Nagoya Grampus Eight
|
0–0 | 1–1 |
| BEC Tero Sasana
|
3–5 | Shimizu S-Pulse
|
2–2 | 1–3 |
Semifinals
| Al-Shabab | 3–2 | Esteghlal |
|---|---|---|
Al-Owairan  15' (pen.) Al-Shehan 58' Khalid Al Dossary 87' |
Mohammad Navazi 28' (pen.) Ahmad Momenzadeh 60' |
| Dalian Shide | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Shimizu S-Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando 17', 59' Hao Haidong 109' |
Teruyoshi Ito 18' Daisuke Ichikawa 56' |
Third place match
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 3–1 | Esteghlal |
|---|---|---|
| Takuma Koga 19' Takayuki Yokoyama 76', 90' |
Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht 34' |
Final
| Al-Shabab | 4–2 | Dalian Shide |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Waked 24' (pen.) Al-Shehan 25', 48', 74' |
Yan Song 27' Hao Haidong 90' |