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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

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


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



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

Necaxa Mexico1–3Ecuador 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
Source: [citation needed]









Guadalajara Mexico0–2
Awarded
Venezuela Deportivo Italchacao

Millonarios Colombia2–0
Awarded
Mexico Guadalajara

Guadalajara Mexico0–2
Awarded
United States MetroStars

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
Source: [citation needed]











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
Source: [citation needed]











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 Mexico3–2Colombia Millonarios
Report
Estadio Municipal, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Referee: Rogger Zambrano (Ecuador)

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

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


Santos Laguna Mexico4–1Ecuador Emelec
  • Robson Luiz 14′, 33′
  • Lillingston 25′
  • Gómes 58′
Report
Referee: José Arana (Peru)

Emelec Ecuador4–1Mexico Santos Laguna
Report
  • 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.

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

Emelec Ecuador1–1Colombia Millonarios
Otilino Tenorio 50′ Report Luis Eduardo Zapata 19′
Penalties
1-3
Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru)

Champion

Copa Merconorte
2001 Winners
Colombia
Millonarios
First Title

References

  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.