title: 2001 in association football
text: The following are the association football events of the year 2001 throughout the world.
  
  Events
  UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich won 5–4 on penalties in the final against Valencia after a 1–1 draw at the end of the match. This was Bayern Munich's 4th European Cup title.
  Copa Libertadores 2001: Won by Boca Juniors after defeating Cruz Azul 3–1 on a penalty shootout after a final aggregate score of 1–1.
  UEFA Cup: Liverpool won 5–4 after extra-time in the final against Alavés with an unfortunate own goal/golden goal by Delfi Gelí. This was Liverpool's third UEFA Cup title.
  European Super Cup: Liverpool beat Bayern Munich 3–2, winning the cup for the second time.
  England – FA Cup: Liverpool won 2–1 over Arsenal
  Asian Champions Cup – Korean side Suwon Samsung Bluewings won their first Asian Champions Cup crown defeating Jubilo Iwata 1–0. They also lifted the 2001 Asian Super Cup.
  July 9 – Real Madrid signed playmaker Zinedine Zidane of Juventus in a world record transfer of 72 million euros.
  FIFA Confederations Cup: France is the winner.
  February 16 – Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam fires manager Dolf Roks, who is replaced by former international Willem van Hanegem.
  April 11 – Australia broke the record for the largest win in an international match with a 31–0 win over American Samoa in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification match. Australian Archie Thompson also broke the record for most goals scored in an international match by scoring 13 goals in the match.
  June 24 – The Czech Republic's Moravia wins the second UEFA Regions' Cup, beating Portugal's Braga 4–2 on penalties, after drawing 2–2 after extra time, in Zlín.
  September 19 – Manager Jan van Dijk is fired by Dutch club Roda JC and replaced by Belgium's Georges Leekens.
  November 27 – Bayern Munich wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan for the second time, by defeating titleholder Boca Juniors from Argentina: 1–0. The only goal for the Germans is scored by Ghanaian defender Sammy Kuffour.
  December 3 – Manager Ronald Koeman switches from Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem to Ajax. He is replaced by former player Edward Sturing.
  December 14 – Willem II fires manager Hans Verèl.
  
  Winners national club championship
  
  Asia
   Iran
  Azadegan League – Esteghal
  2nd Division – Aboomoslem
  Hazfi Cup – Fajr Sepasi
   Japan – Kashima Antlers
   Qatar – Al-Wakrah
   Singapore – Geylang United
   South Korea – Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
  
  Europe
    – Hajduk Split
   England – Manchester United
   France – Nantes
   Germany – Bayern Munich
    – Roma
   
   Eredivisie – PSV
   Eerste Divisie – Den Bosch
    – Boavista
    – Real Madrid
    – Fenerbahçe
   FR Yugoslavia – Red Star Belgrade
  
  North America
   – St. Catharines Wolves (CPSL)
  
  Verano – Santos
  Invierno – Pachuca
   – San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)
  
  South America
  
  Clausura – San Lorenzo
  Apertura – Racing Club
   – Oriente Petrolero
   – Atlético Paranaense
   – Emelec
   Paraguay – Cerro Porteño
   -Club Alianza Lima
  
  International tournaments
   UNCAF Nations Cup in Honduras (May 23 – June 3, 2001)
   
   
   
   Baltic Cup in Riga, Latvia (July 3 – 5 2001)
   
   
   
   Copa América in Colombia (July 11–29, 2001)
   
   
   
   FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina (June 17 – July 8, 2001)
   
   
   
   FIFA U-17 World Championship in Trinidad and Tobago (September 13–30, 2001)
  
  National team results
  
  Europe
  
  
  
  South America
  
  
  
  Movies
  Shaolin Soccer (Hong Kong)
  
  Births
   4 January – Odilon Kossounou, Ivorian footballer
   5 January – Mykhailo Mudryk, Ukrainian footballer
   8 January – Ahmedine Daoudi, French-Algerian footballer
   9 January 
   Eric García, Spanish international
   Rodrygo Goes, Brazilian international
   14 January – Myron Boadu, Dutch international
   16 January – Agustín Sández, Argentine club footballer
   17 January – Enzo Fernández, Argentine international
   10 February – Rao Chen, Chinese footballer
   11 February – Bryan Gil, Spanish international
   12 February – Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Georgian international
   19 February – Lee Kang-in, South Korean international
   17 March – Pietro Pellegri, Italian under-19 international 
   9 April – Sinaly Diomandé, Ivorian footballer
   11 April – Manuel Ugarte, Uruguayan international footballer
   18 April – Santiago Giménez, Mexican international
   19 April – Micky van de Ven, Dutch youth international
   26 April  – Thiago Almada, Argentine footballer
   8 May – Jordyn Huitema, Canadian women's international
   9 May – Matko Miljevic, US youth international	
   30 May – Patrick Wimmer, Austrian international
   17 June – Jurriën Timber, Dutch international
   18 June – Gabriel Martinelli, Brazilian international
   20 June – Gonçalo Ramos, Portuguese footballer
   29 June – Allahyar Sayyadmanesh, Iranian footballer
   5 August – Ethan Laird, English youth international
   20 September – Johnny Cardoso, US international
   1 October – Mason Greenwood, English under-21 international
   3 October – Liel Abada, Israeli international
   8 October – Witan Sulaeman, Indonesian footballer
   29 October – Beckham Putra, Indonesian youth international
   2 November – Moisés Caicedo, Ecuadorian footballer
   30 November – Jordan Carrillo, Mexican footballer
   17 December – Abde Ezzalzouli, Moroccan footballer
   20 December – Facundo Pellistri, Uruguayan footballer
  
  Deaths
  
  February
   14 February – Domènec Balmanya (86), Spanish footballer and manager
  
  April
   5 April – Aldo Olivieri, Italian goalkeeper, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (90)
  
  May
   8 May – Luis Rijo, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (73)
   12 May – Didì, Brazilian forward, winner of the 1958 FIFA World Cup and 1962 FIFA World Cup . (72)
   31 May – Otto Hemele (75), Czech footballer
  
  July
   6 July – Enrique Mateos (69), Spanish footballer
   17 July – Wilhelm Simetsreiter (86), German footballer
  
  August
   3 August – Mario Perazzolo, Italian defender, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (90)
  
  November
   1 November – Serge Mésones (53), French footballer
  
  December
   12 December – Josef Bican (88), Austrian and Czechoslovak footballer and manager
  
  References
  
   
  Association football by year