The 2001 Asian Super Cup was the 7th Asian Super Cup, a football match played between the winners of the previous season's Asian Club Championship and Asian Cup Winners Cup competitions. The 2001 competition was contested by Suwon Samsung Bluewings of South Korea, who won the 2000–01 Asian Club Championship, and Al Shabab of Saudi Arabia, the winners of the 2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
| Event | 2001 Asian Super Cup | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 4 August 2001 | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | 10 August 2001 | ||||||
Route to the Super Cup edit
Suwon Samsung Bluewings edit
| Opponents | Round | Score1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings goalscorers |
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 Hurriyya |
Second round | 2–1 | ? |
 Júbilo Iwata |
Quarterfinals | 0–3 | |
 PSM Makassar |
Quarterfinals | 8–1 | Seo Jung-Won  6' 23' 25', Sandro Cardoso 11' 18', Park Kun-Ha 37', Ko Jong-Soo 45'(p) 79'
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 Shandong Luneng Taishan |
Quarterfinals | 6–0 | Ko Jong-Soo 8' 38', Denis Laktionov 28', Seo Dong-Won 48' 59', Sabo Zoltan 82'
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 Persepolis |
Semifinals | 2–1 | Seo Jung-Won 78', Park Kun-Ha 90'
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| Júbilo Iwata |
Final | 1–0 | Sandro Cardoso 15'
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1Suwon Samsung Bluewings goals always recorded first.
Al Shabab edit
| Opponents | Round | Score1 | Al Shabab goalscorers |
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 Hutteen |
Second round | 2–1 | ? |
 Al Wahdat |
Quarterfinals | 3–2 | ? |
| Esteghlal |
Semifinals | 3–2 | Saeed Al-Owairan 15'(p), Abdullah Shehan 58', Khalid Al Dossary 87'
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| Dalian Shide |
Final | 4–2 | Abdullah Al Shahrani 24' (p), Abdullah Shehan 25' 48' 74'
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1Al Shabab goals always recorded first.
Game summary edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings 
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4–3 |  Al-Shabab
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2–2 | 2–1 |
First leg edit
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2–2 | Al-Shabab |
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| Denis Laktionov 26' Sandro Cardoso 55' |
Abdullah Shehan 14' Omar Hassi 86' |
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)