| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Iran |
| Dates | 14–20 July |
| Teams | 14 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iran (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Uzbekistan |
| Third place |  South Korea |
| Fourth place |  Japan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 34 |
| Goals scored | 328 (9.65 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Vahid Shamsaei (31) |
The 2001 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Tehran, Iran from 14 to 20 July 2001.
| Tehran |
|---|
| Azadi Indoor Stadium |
| Capacity: 12,000 |
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| Group A | Group B | Group C |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 9 | +53 | 12 |
 Palestine
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 9 |
| Japan
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 6 |
 Chinese Taipei
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 3 |
 Singapore
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 52 | −46 | 0 |
| Iran | 10 – 1 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kazakhstan
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 10 |
| Uzbekistan
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 10 |
 Kuwait
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 6 |
 Tajikistan
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 3 |
 Malaysia
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 0 |
| Malaysia | 5 – 10 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thailand
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 6 |
| South Korea
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 |
 Kyrgyzstan
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 4 |
 Iraq
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 – 5 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 6 |
| Kuwait
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 6 |
| Kyrgyzstan
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 4 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| July 18 – Tehran | ||||||||||
| Iran | 18 | |||||||||
| July 20 – Tehran | ||||||||||
| Kuwait | 2 | |||||||||
| Iran | 8 | |||||||||
| July 18 – Tehran | ||||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 2 (6) | |||||||||
| July 20 – Tehran | ||||||||||
| Japan (p) | 2 (7) | |||||||||
| Iran | 9 | |||||||||
| July 18 – Tehran | ||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 0 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||||||
| July 20 – Tehran | ||||||||||
| Uzbekistan (aet) | 4 | |||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 4 | |||||||||
| July 18 – Tehran | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| Palestine | 2 | |||||||||
| July 20 – Tehran | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 6 – 7 | ||
| Thailand | 3 – 4 (a.e.t.) | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Iran | 9 – 0 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
Saneei  Dadashi Hashemzadeh Heidarian Pariazar Shamsaei |
| AFC Futsal Championship 2001 winners |
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 Iran 3rd title |
| Amir Farrashi, Mansour Molaei, Reza Nasseri, Mohammad Reza Heidarian, Ali Saneei, Mohammad Hashemzadeh, Ahmad Pariazar, Kazem Mohammadi, Majid Raeisi, Hamid Shandizi, Vahid Shamsaei, Siamak Dadashi, Mojtaba Moeini, Majid Molazem |
Coach:  Victor Hermans
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Vahid Shamsaei (31 goals)