2001 Copa Merconorte

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.

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

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Mexico Necaxa 156501125+7
Colombia América 106312770
Peru Alianza Lima 56123810−2
Ecuador Aucas 46114611−5
Alianza Lima Peru 4–1 Ecuador Aucas
Bazalar 21'
Gallardo 40', 88'
Grotto 86'		 report Godoy 17'
Necaxa Mexico 1–3 Ecuador Aucas
Pérez 86' report Zanatta 13', 14'
Duarte 32'
Alianza Lima Peru 0–3 Mexico Necaxa
report Moreno 40', 55', 66'
América Colombia 1–3 Mexico Necaxa
Mauricio Romero 89' report Luis Roberto Alves 4', 63'
Martínez Diego Alfonso 65'
Aucas Ecuador 1–1 Peru Alianza Lima
Raúl Duarte 13' report Roberto Farfán 30'
América Colombia 2–1 Ecuador Aucas
Oscar Eduardo Villarreal 30'
Kilian Edwin Virviescas 45'		 report Raúl Duarte 58'

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Colombia Millonarios 126402107+3
Venezuela Deportivo Italchacao 12640298+1
United States MetroStars 9630385+3
Mexico Guadalajara 36105310−7
Millonarios Colombia 5–0 Venezuela Deportivo Italchacao
Wilson Cano 41' (pen), 64', 73'
Alexander Orrego 49'
Marcio Rodríguez 91'		 report
Millonarios Colombia 2–1 United States MetroStars
Wilson Cano 1', 31' report Adolfo Valencia 69'
Deportivo Italchacao Venezuela 2–0 Mexico Guadalajara
Leopoldo Jiménez 47'
Rafael Castellín '84.		 report
Estadio Olímpico Univ. Central de Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela
MetroStars United States forfeit Mexico Guadalajara
3 Pts.
Deportivo Italchacao Venezuela 3–0 Colombia Millonarios
Félix Hernánex 3'
Fernando Martínez 65', 89'		 report
Estadio Olímpico Univ. Central de Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela
Deportivo Italchacao Venezuela 2–1 United States MetroStars
Daniel Diez 62', 88' report Carlos García 58' (OG)
Estadio Olímpico Univ. Central de Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela
MetroStars United States 0–1 Colombia Millonarios
report Johan Viáfara 92'+
Guadalajara Mexico forfeit Venezuela Deportivo Italchacao
3 Pts.
Millonarios Colombia forfeit Mexico Guadalajara
3 Pts.
Guadalajara Mexico forfeit United States MetroStars
3 Pts.

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Mexico Santos Laguna 156501156+9
Peru Sporting Cristal 11632110100
United States Kansas City Wizards 46114812−4
Ecuador Barcelona 36033914−5
Santos Laguna Mexico 4–2 United States Kansas City Wizards
Héctor Altamirano 28' (pen)
Robson Luiz 36'
Eduardo Lillingston 83' (pen)
Carlos Augusto Gomes de Oliveira 84'		 report Matt McKeon 53'
Roy Lassiter 88'
Santos Laguna Mexico 3–1 Ecuador Barcelona
Jared Borgetti 20', 59'
Luis Ramón Romero 49'		 report Nicolás Asencio 56'
Barcelona Ecuador 2–2 Peru Sporting Cristal
Máximo Tenorio 3'
Moreno Carlos Alfaro 56'		 report Jean Ferrari 24'
Jorge Soto 76'
Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Barcelona Ecuador 2–3 United States Kansas City Wizards
Carlos Alfaro Moreno 13'
Fricson George 76'		 report Roy Lassiter 31'
Chris Brown 46', 50'
Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Santos Laguna Mexico 3–0 Peru Sporting Cristal
Carlos Augusto Gomes de Oliveira 17'
Rodrigo Ruiz 72'
Eduardo Lillingston 78'		 report
Barcelona Ecuador 1–3 Mexico Santos Laguna
Carlos Alfaro Moreno 10' report Jared Borgetti 62', 64'
Eduardo Lillingston 89'
Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero
Guayaquil, Ecuador

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Ecuador Emelec 12633081+7
Colombia Atlético Nacional 10631275+2
Peru Universitario 106312770
Bolivia Blooming 16015312−9
Atlético Nacional Colombia 3–0 Peru Universitario
Juan David Restrepo 18'
Oscar Restrepo 78'
Néstor Fabián Salazar 85'		 report
Blooming Bolivia 2–3 Peru Universitario
Walter Otta 33', 71' report Martín Vilallonga 44', 47'
Paolo Maldonado 57'
Blooming Bolivia 0–2 Colombia Atlético Nacional
report Gustavo Díaz 19'
Jorge Humberto Agudelo 45'
Atlético Nacional Colombia 1–0 Bolivia Blooming
José María Ocampo 48' report
Emelec Ecuador 4–1 Bolivia Blooming
Cristian Adrián Gómez 2'
Luis Hebertson Moreira 13'
Juan Ignacio Triviño 20'
Rafael Manosalvas 50'		 report Diego Cabrera 15'
Emelec Ecuador 3–0 Colombia Atlético Nacional
Otilino George Tenorio 29', 51'
Carlos Ramón Hidalgo 78'		 report

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.

Millonarios Colombia 3–2 Mexico Necaxa
Alexander Orrego 38'
Harold Rivera 64'
Juan Carlos Jaramillo 85'		 (pen 3–1)
report		 Markus López 21'
Alfredo Moreno 28'
Santos Laguna Mexico 4–1 Ecuador Emelec
Robson Luiz 14',33'
Eduardo Lillingston 25'
Carlos Augusto Gomes De Oliveira 58'		 report Otilino Tenorio 75'
Emelec Ecuador 4–1 Mexico Santos Laguna
Otilino Tenorio 5', 13'
Carlos Ramón Hidalgo 24'
Luis Moreira 44'		 (pen 4–2)
report		 Carlos Augusto Gomes De Oliveira 71'

Finals

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

Millonarios Colombia 1–1 Ecuador Emelec
Carlos Castro 76' report Otilino Tenorio 75'

Champion

Copa Merconorte
2001 Winners
Colombia
Millonarios
First Title
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