| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 November – 1 December 2001 |
| Teams | 37 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Kaizer Chiefs (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Inter de Luanda |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 14 (1.75 per match) |
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The 2001 African Cup Winners' Cup was the twenty-seventh season of Africa's second oldest club football tournament organised by CAF.
South African club Kaizer Chiefs appeared in and won their first African club final, defeating Angolan club Inter de Luanda 2–1 on aggregate in the two-legged final. Kaizer Chiefs were also named 2001 African Club of the Year at the conclusion of the African football season. For Kaizer Chiefs the year 2001 included the highs of being crowned African Club of the Year and lifting the African Cup Winners' Cup, but it also included the lows of the Ellis Park Stadium disaster in which 43 South African football fans lost their lives.