2001 Copa Merconorte
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 July – 20 December 2001 |
| Teams | 16 (from 7 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Colombia Millonarios (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Ecuador Emelec |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 50 |
| Goals scored | 146 (2.92 per match) |
| Top scorer | Ecuador 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
[edit | edit source]| 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
[edit | edit source]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 | |
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| 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 | — |
| América de Cali Colombia | 1–1 | Peru Alianza Lima |
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| Mafla File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' | Report | Quinteros File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' |
| Alianza Lima Peru | 4–1 | Ecuador Aucas |
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| Necaxa Mexico | 2–1 | Peru Alianza Lima |
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| Necaxa Mexico | 1–3 | Ecuador Aucas |
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| Alianza Lima Peru | 1–2 | Colombia América de Cali |
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| Eduardo Esidio 30' | report | Mafla 57' Garcia 64' |
| América de Cali Colombia | 1–3 | Mexico Necaxa |
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| Mauricio Romero 89' | report | Luís Roberto Alves 4', 63' Martínez Diego Alfonso 65' |
| Aucas Ecuador | 1–1 | Peru Alianza Lima |
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| Raúl Duarte 13' | report | Roberto Farfán 30' |
| América de Cali Colombia | 2–1 | Ecuador Aucas |
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| Oscar Eduardo Villarreal 30' Kilian Edwin Virviescas 45' |
report | Raúl Duarte 58' |
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 | — |
| Guadalajara Mexico | 3–0 | Colombia Millonarios |
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| Marco Antonio Ruiz 44' Juan Antonio Torres 60' Carlos Hermosillo 87' |
report |
| Millonarios Colombia | 5–0 | Venezuela Deportivo Italchacao |
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| Wilson Cano 41' (pen), 64', 73' Alexander Orrego 49' Marcio Rodríguez 91' |
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| Millonarios Colombia | 2–1 | United States MetroStars |
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| Wilson Cano 1', 31' | report | Adolfo Valencia 69' |
| Deportivo Italchacao Venezuela | 2–0 | Mexico Guadalajara |
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| Leopoldo Jiménez 47' Rafael Castellín '84. |
report |
| MetroStars United States | forfeit | Mexico Guadalajara |
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| 3 Pts. |
| Deportivo Italchacao Venezuela | 3–0 | Colombia Millonarios |
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| Félix Hernánex 3' Fernando Martínez 65', 89' |
report |
| Deportivo Italchacao Venezuela | 2–1 | United States MetroStars |
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| Daniel Diez 62', 88' | report | Carlos García 58' (OG) |
| Guadalajara Mexico | forfeit | Venezuela Deportivo Italchacao |
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| 3 Pts. |
| Millonarios Colombia | forfeit | Mexico Guadalajara |
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| 3 Pts. |
| Guadalajara Mexico | forfeit | United States MetroStars |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | — |
| Kansas City Wizards United States | 1–2 | Peru Sporting Cristal |
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| Onandi Lowe 7' | report | Erick Torres 31' Gastón Córdoba 79' |
| Santos Laguna Mexico | 3–1 | Ecuador Barcelona |
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| Jared Borgetti 20', 59' Luis Ramón Romero 49' |
report | Nicolás Asencio 56' |
| Barcelona Ecuador | 2–2 | Peru Sporting Cristal |
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| Máximo Tenorio 3' Moreno Carlos Alfaro 56' |
report | Jean Ferrari 24' Jorge Soto 76' |
| Barcelona Ecuador | 2–3 | United States Kansas City Wizards |
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| Carlos Alfaro Moreno 13' Fricson George 76' |
report | Roy Lassiter 31' Chris Brown 46', 50' |
| Sporting Cristal Peru | 2–1 | United States Kansas City Wizards |
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| Luis Bonnet 23', 25' | report | Onandi Lowe 40' |
| Santos Laguna Mexico | 3–0 | Peru Sporting Cristal |
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| Carlos Augusto Gomes de Oliveira 17' Rodrigo Ruiz 72' Eduardo Lillingston 78' |
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| Barcelona Ecuador | 1–3 | Mexico Santos Laguna |
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| Carlos Alfaro Moreno 10' | report | Jared Borgetti 62', 64' Eduardo Lillingston 89' |
| Kansas City Wizards United States | 1–1 | Ecuador Barcelona |
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| Roy Lassiter 32' | report | Clóvis Bento da Cruz 41' |
| Sporting Cristal Peru | 2–1 | Mexico Santos Laguna |
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| Piero Alva 38', 59' | report | Johan Rodríguez 21' |
| Sporting Cristal Peru | 2–2 | Ecuador Barcelona |
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| Gastón Córdoba 83' Diego Martínez 92'+ |
report | Clóvis Bento da Cruz 44' Carlos Alfaro Moreno 86' |
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 | |
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| 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 | — |
| Atlético Nacional Colombia | 3–0 | Peru Universitario |
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| Juan David Restrepo 18' Oscar Restrepo 78' Néstor Fabián Salazar 85' |
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| Blooming Bolivia | 2–3 | Peru Universitario |
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| Walter Otta 33', 71' | report | Martín Vilallonga 44', 47' Paolo Maldonado 57' |
| Universitario Peru | 2–1 | Colombia Atlético Nacional |
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| Luis Cordero 74' Sergio Ibarra 90' |
report | Diego Toro 55' |
| Emelec Ecuador | 4–1 | Bolivia Blooming |
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| 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 |
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| Otilino George Tenorio 29', 51' Carlos Ramón Hidalgo 78' |
report |
Semifinals
[edit | edit source]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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| 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 Mexico | 3–2 | Colombia Millonarios |
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| Millonarios Colombia | 3–2 | Mexico Necaxa |
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| Penalties | ||
| 3–1 | ||
5–5 on aggregate, Millonarios won 3–1 on penalties
| Santos Laguna Mexico | 4–1 | Ecuador Emelec |
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| Emelec Ecuador | 4–1 | Mexico Santos Laguna |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 |
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5–5 on aggregate, Emelec won 4–2 on penalties
Finals
[edit | edit source]After tying both matches, Millonarios defeated Emelec in penalty kicks.
| Millonarios Colombia | 1–1 | Ecuador Emelec |
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| Carlos Castro 76' | Report | Otilino Tenorio 75' |
| Emelec Ecuador | 1–1 | Colombia Millonarios |
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| Otilino Tenorio 50' | Report | Luis Eduardo Zapata 19' |
| Penalties | ||
| 1-3 |
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Champion
[edit | edit source]| Copa Merconorte 2001 Winners |
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| Colombia Millonarios First Title |
References
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