CONCACAF Giants Cup
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The CONCACAF Giants Cup was an international football (soccer)
club competition held in 2001 to replace CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
. The cup was for CONCACAF
teams with the highest attendance in their national league, and was won by Mexico's Club América
. The winner and runner up was supposed to qualify for the CONCACAF Clubs Cup, a tournament of eight teams from the CONCACAF Champions Cup and Giants Cup that would compete each January for the FIFA Club World Championship. In October 2001, the Clubs Cup became the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002
and Club América and DC United were added to the competition.
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Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club competition held in 2001 to replace CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
The CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup was an international football club competition held from 1991 to 1998.The cup was between the winners of their nations domestic cup competitions, which posed a problem as some participating countries did not have a cup competition. The last three competitions were...
. The cup was for CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
teams with the highest attendance in their national league, and was won by Mexico's Club América
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
. The winner and runner up was supposed to qualify for the CONCACAF Clubs Cup, a tournament of eight teams from the CONCACAF Champions Cup and Giants Cup that would compete each January for the FIFA Club World Championship. In October 2001, the Clubs Cup became the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002
CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002
The 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 37th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region , the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It featured a league format with 16 clubs. As part of the expansion, the quarterfinal stage for the current Champions Cup was moved...
and Club América and DC United were added to the competition.
First round
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- Saprissa won 5–1 on aggregate.
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- Arnett Gardens won 6–2 on aggregate.
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- Comunicaciones won 5–1 on aggregate.
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- Municipal won 4–2 on aggregate.