2001 Copa Merconorte (original) (raw)

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Copa Merconorte 2001

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

International football competition

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]

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

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

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 —
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 —
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 —
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 —

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

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

Copa Merconorte 2001 Winners
ColombiaMillonarios First Title
  1. ^ Ballesteros, Frank (February 18, 2002). "Copa Merconorte 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  2. ^ Dure, Beau (2010). Long-Range Goals: The Success Story of Major League Soccer. Washington, DC: Potomac Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN 978-1-59797-509-4. OCLC 500783910.