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Copa Merconorte 2001
Tournament details
Dates31 July – 20 December 2001
Teams16 (from 7 associations)
Final positions
Champions Colombia Millonarios (1st title)
Runners-up Ecuador Emelec
Tournament statistics
Matches played50
Goals scored146 (2.92 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ecuador Otilino Tenorio (7)
2000

The Copa Merconorte 2001 was an association football tournament in 2001 and the last Copa Merconorte to be held. Millonarios of Colombia defeated Emelec of Ecuador in the final.

Participants

Country Team
  Bolivia
(1 berth)
Blooming
  Colombia
(3 berths)
América de Cali
Atlético Nacional
Millonarios
  Ecuador
(3 berths)
Aucas
Barcelona
Emelec
  Mexico
(3 berths)
Guadalajara
Necaxa
Santos Laguna
  Peru
(3 berths)
Alianza Lima
Sporting Cristal
Universitario
  United States
(2 berth)
Kansas City Wizards
MetroStars
  Venezuela
(1 berth)
Deportivo Italchacao

Group stage

Each team played the other teams in the group twice during the group stage. The first place team advanced to the second round.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mexico NEC Colombia ADC Peru ALI Ecuador SDA
1 Mexico Necaxa 6 5 0 1 12 5 +7 15 Advance to Semifinals 1–0 2–1 1–3
2 Colombia América de Cali 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10 1–3 1–1 2–1
3 Peru Alianza Lima 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5 0–3 1–2 4–1
4 Ecuador Aucas 6 1 1 4 6 11 −5 4 0–2 0–1 1–1
Source: RSSSF.com
Aucas Ecuador0–2 Mexico Necaxa
Report


Alianza Lima Peru4–1 Ecuador Aucas
  • Bazalar 21'
  • Gallardo 40', 88'
  • Grotto 83'
Report
  • de Jesús 18'



Necaxa Mexico2–1 Peru Alianza Lima
Report
  • Hernández 90'

Necaxa Mexico1–3 Ecuador Aucas
Report





Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Colombia MIL Venezuela ITA United States MET Mexico GUA
1 Colombia Millonarios 6 4 0 2 10 7 +3 12 Advance to Semifinals 5–0 2–1 2–0
2 Venezuela Deportivo Italchacao 6 4 0 2 9 8 +1 12 3–0 2–1 2–0
3 United States MetroStars 6 3 0 3 8 5 +3 9 0–1 2–0 2–0
4 Mexico Guadalajara 6 1 0 5 3 10 −7 3 3–0 0–2 0–2
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Guadalajara Mexicoforfeit Venezuela Deportivo Italchacao
3 Pts.

Millonarios Colombiaforfeit Mexico Guadalajara
3 Pts.

Guadalajara Mexicoforfeit United States MetroStars
3 Pts.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mexico SAN Peru CRI United States KAN Ecuador BAR
1 Mexico Santos Laguna 6 5 0 1 15 6 +9 15 Advance to Semifinals 3–0 4–2 3–1
2 Peru Sporting Cristal 6 3 2 1 10 10 0 11 2–1 2–1 2–2
3 United States Kansas City Wizards 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4 0–1 1–2 1–1
4 Ecuador Barcelona 6 0 3 3 9 14 −5 3 1–3 2–2 2–3
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Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Ecuador EME Colombia ATL Peru UNI Bolivia BLO
1 Ecuador Emelec 6 3 3 0 8 1 +7 12 Advance to Semifinals 3–0 1–0 4–1
2 Colombia Atlético Nacional 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10 0–0 3–0 1–0
3 Peru Universitario 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10 0–0 2–1 2–0
4 Bolivia Blooming 6 0 1 5 3 12 −9 1 0–0 0–2 2–3
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Semifinals

The semifinals consisted of two games between the Necaxa (winner of Group A) and Millonarios (winner of Group B), and two games between the Santos Laguna (winner of Group C) and Emelec (winner of Group D). Both series were decided in penalty kicks because the net of both games was a draw.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Necaxa Mexico 5–5 (1–3 p) Colombia Millonarios 3–2 2–3
Santos Laguna Mexico 5–5 (2–4 p) Ecuador Emelec 4–1 1–4
Necaxa Mexico3–2 Colombia Millonarios
Estadio Municipal, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Referee: Rogger Zambrano ( Ecuador)

Millonarios Colombia3–2 Mexico Necaxa
  • Orrego 38'
  • Rivera 64'
  • Jaramillo 85'
Penalties
3–1
Referee: Luis Solorzano ( Venezuela)

5–5 on aggregate, Millonarios won 3–1 on penalties


Santos Laguna Mexico4–1 Ecuador Emelec
Referee: José Arana ( Peru)

Emelec Ecuador4–1 Mexico Santos Laguna
  • Gómes 71'
Penalties
4–2

5–5 on aggregate, Emelec won 4–2 on penalties

Finals

After tying both matches, Millonarios defeated Emelec in penalty kicks.


Champion

Copa Merconorte
2001 Winners
Colombia
Millonarios
First Title

External links

  • "2001 Copa Merconorte game summaries". Archived from the original on May 7, 2004. Retrieved July 26, 2006.
  • "2001 Copa Merconorte stats". Archived from the original on August 11, 2004. Retrieved July 26, 2006.