2001 Copa Merconorte

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

The Copa Merconorte 2001 was the fourth and final edition of association football tournament Copa Merconorte held in 2001. Millonarios of Colombia defeated Emelec of Ecuador in the final.[1] It was the first edition to include teams invited from the United States, the Kansas City Wizards and NY/NJ MetroStars. Several fixtures for the MetroStars were cancelled following the September 11 attacks.[2]

Participants

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Country Team
File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
(1 berth)
Blooming
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
(3 berths)
América de Cali
Atlético Nacional
Millonarios
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador
(3 berths)
Aucas
Barcelona
Emelec
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
(3 berths)
Guadalajara
Necaxa
Santos Laguna
File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru
(3 berths)
Alianza Lima
Sporting Cristal
Universitario
File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
(2 berth)
Kansas City Wizards
MetroStars
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
(1 berth)
Deportivo Italchacao

Group stage

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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

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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 Ecuador0–2Mexico Necaxa
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Group B

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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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Millonarios ColombiaforfeitMexico Guadalajara
3 Pts.

Guadalajara MexicoforfeitUnited States MetroStars
3 Pts.

Group C

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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

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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

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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

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



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

Finals

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

Millonarios Colombia1–1Ecuador Emelec
Carlos Castro 76' Report Otilino Tenorio 75'
Referee: Luis Solorzano (Venezuela)

Champion

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Copa Merconorte
2001 Winners
Colombia
Millonarios
First Title

References

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