2001 CAF Cup

The 2001 CAF Cup was the 10th edition of the CAF Cup, the African continental club competition for runners up of the respective domestic leagues. It was won by Algerian team JS Kabylie who beat Étoile Sportive du Sahel of Tunisia on the away goals rule in the final, after the two teams finished level on aggregate 2-2. It was the second year in a row that JS Kabylie's won the competition after also winning the 2000 edition.

2001 CAF Cup
Tournament details
Dates31 March 2001 – 23 November 2001
Teams27
Final positions
Champions JS Kabylie (2nd title)
Runners-up Étoile du Sahel
Tournament statistics
Matches played48

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester SC 2-4 ASA 1-0 1-4
Almahalla Tripoli 2-3 ASC Ndiambour 2-1 0-2
MO Constantine 3-1 Al-Merreikh Al-Thagher 1-0 2-1
Katsina United w/o1 Simba FC — —
Ajax Cape Town 3-1 Kampala City Council 2-0 1-1
SM Sanga Balende w/o2 Deportivo Mongomo 3-01 —
FC Jirama Antsirabe 2-6 Ferroviário 0-3 2-3
Zanaco F.C. 1-1 (a) Green Mamba FC 1-1 0-0
Mtibwa Sugar FC 2-2 (a) Mebrat Hail 2-1 0-1
Oserian Fastac 5-2 Arabica FC Kirundo 2-1 3-1
FC 105 Libreville 3-4 Cotonsport Garoua 3-2 0-2

1 Simba FC withdrew before first leg
2 First leg abandoned with the score 3-0 due to poor visibility. CAF disqualified Mongomo for arriving late and delaying kick-off.
Five teams received a bye : JS Kabylie (Algeria), Goldfields (Ghana), Africa Sport (Ivory Coast), Wydad Casablanca (Morocco), Étoile du Sahel (Tunisia)

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Goldfields 3-2 ASA 1-0 2-2
Wydad Casablanca 3-1 ASC Ndiambour 1-1 2-0
MO Constantine 1-1 (p) Africa Sport 1-0 0-1
Katsina United w/o1 Ajax Cape Town 2-2 —
Cotonsport Garoua 4-2 SM Sanga Balende 2-0 2-2
Ferroviário 4-0 Green Mamba FC 2-0 2-0
JS Kabylie 2-1 Mebrat Hail 2-0 0-1
Étoile du Sahel (a) 4-4 Oserian Fastac 2-0 2-4

1 Katsina United did not show up for second leg

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Étoile du Sahel 3-0 Ajax Cape Town 2-0 1-0
Ferroviário 2-3 Cotonsport Garoua 2-2 0-1
Goldfields 0-2 Africa Sport 0-0 0-2
Wydad Casablanca 0-3 JS Kabylie 0-1 0-2

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Étoile du Sahel 3-2 Cotonsport Garoua 3-1 0-1
Africa Sport 3-3 (a) JS Kabylie 3-1 0-2
Étoile du Sahel 3 – 1 Cotonsport Garoua
Ghodhbane  26', 93'
Keïta  62'		 Soussia  11'
Cotonsport Garoua 1 – 0 Étoile du Sahel
Wadale  32'

Étoile du Sahel won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Africa Sport 3 – 1 JS Kabylie
Nkowa 15'
Dao  26'
Kenmogne  53'		 Report Bezzaz  20'
JS Kabylie 2 – 0 Africa Sport
Berguiga  60'
Mounir Dob  90'		 Report
Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Alger

3-3 on aggregate, JS Kabylie won on away goals rule and advanced to the final.

Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Étoile du Sahel 2-2 (a) JS Kabylie 2-1 0-1

First Leg
Étoile du Sahel 2 – 1 JS Kabylie
Keïta  14', 73' Report Boubrit  42'

Second Leg
JS Kabylie 1 – 0 Étoile du Sahel
Zafour  28' Report
Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Alger
Attendance: 80,000

2–2 on aggregate, JS Kabylie won on away goals rule

Champions
2001 CAF Cup
Winners
JS Kabylie
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