Sagesse, & Racing withdrew from the tournament.

Tadamoun Sour, Al-Ansar, being Winner, & 2nd. place team of Lebanon Cup 2000/2001 respectively, has qualified directly to the Final rounds, and were seeded on the top of the 2 groups of the final rounds:


Group A: Tadamoun Sour, A2, A3.
Group B: Al-Ansar, B2, B3

The identities of teams A2, A3, B2, & B3 will be decided by preliminary round matches that will take place on next Sunday 28-10, & Monday 29-10.

Teams participating in the preliminary round were seeded in 2 categories:

1st. category: Nejmeh, Safa, Ikhaa Ahley, Homenmen.
2nd. category: Salam Zgharta, Ahley Saida, Shabab Sahel, Homentmen.

A lot took place to decide the parts of 4 preliminary round matches. Each team of 1st. category must face a team from the 2nd. category. The winner of each match qualify directly to the final rounds. The result of the lot came as follow:

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Preliminary Round schedule

A2: Sunday 28-10-01: Nejmeh x Homentmen, 6:00 p.m., Beirut Sports City.

A3: Sunday 28-10-01: Homenmen x Shabab Sahel, 2:00 p.m., Safa stadium.

B2: Monday 29-10-01: Ahley Saida x Ikhaa Ahley, 3:00 p.m., Safa Stadium.

B3: Monday 29-10-01: Safa x Salam Zgharta, 6:00 p.m., Beirut Sports City.

The winner of each match takes its place in the group corresponding to its match letter.

Final rounds schedule:

03-11-01: A1 x A3, 5:30 p.m., Beirut Sports City.
04-11-01: B1 x B3, 5:30 p.m., Beirut Sports City.
05-11-01: A3 x A2, 5:30 p.m., Beirut Sports City.
06-11-01: B3 x B2, 5:30 p.m., Beirut Sports City.
07-11-01: A2 x A1, 5:30 p.m., Beirut Sports City.
08-11-01: B2 x B1, 5:30 p.m., Beirut Sports City.

Semi Finals schedule

10-11-01: First of A x Second of B, 8:30 p.m., Beirut Sports City.
11-11-01: Second of A x First of B, 8:30 p.m., Beirut Sports City.

3rd. place Match
13-11-01: Losing teams of both semi finals face each other at 8:30 p.m., Beirut Sports City.

Final Match
14-11-01: Winners of both semi finals face each other on the Final match at 8:30 p.m., Beirut Sports City.

Money Prizes (presented on 21-11-01)
Winner Team: $33,000.
2nd. place: $20,000.
3rd. place: $14,000.
4rth. place: $12,000.
5th. & 6th. place: $8,000 each.
Teams eliminated from the preliminary round: $2,000 each.

Trophies
Viceroy Cup.
2nd. place Cup.
Most Valuable Player Cup (presented on 21-11-01).