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 |
|---|---|
(1 berth) |
Blooming |
(3 berths) |
América de Cali |
| Atlético Nacional | |
| Millonarios | |
(3 berths) |
Aucas |
| Barcelona | |
| Emelec | |
(3 berths) |
Guadalajara |
| Necaxa | |
| Santos Laguna | |
(3 berths) |
Alianza Lima |
| Sporting Cristal | |
| Universitario | |
(2 berth) |
Kansas City Wizards |
| MetroStars | |
(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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 15 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 4–1 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
| América de Cali | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mafla |
Report | Quinteros |
| Alianza Lima | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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| Necaxa | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Delgado |
Report |
| Necaxa | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Alianza Lima | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Esidio |
report | Mafla Garcia |
| Alianza Lima | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| report | Moreno |
| América de Cali | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mauricio Romero |
report | Luís Roberto Alves Martínez Diego Alfonso |
| Aucas | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Raúl Duarte |
report | Roberto Farfán |
| América de Cali | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar Eduardo Villarreal Kilian Edwin Virviescas |
report | Raúl Duarte |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 12 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
| Guadalajara | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Marco Antonio Ruiz Juan Antonio Torres Carlos Hermosillo |
report |
| Millonarios | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson Cano Alexander Orrego Marcio Rodríguez |
report |
| Millonarios | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson Cano |
report | Adolfo Valencia |
| Deportivo Italchacao | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Félix Hernánex Fernando Martínez |
report |
| Deportivo Italchacao | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Diez |
report | Carlos García |
| Guadalajara | 0–2 Awarded | |
|---|---|---|
| Millonarios | 2–0 Awarded | |
|---|---|---|
| Guadalajara | 0–2 Awarded | |
|---|---|---|
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 15 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | — |
| Santos Laguna | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Héctor Altamirano Robson Luiz Eduardo Lillingston Carlos Augusto Gomes de Oliveira |
report | Matt McKeon Roy Lassiter |
| Santos Laguna | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jared Borgetti Luis Ramón Romero |
report | Nicolás Asencio |
| Barcelona | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Máximo Tenorio Moreno Carlos Alfaro |
report | Jean Ferrari Jorge Soto |
| Barcelona | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Alfaro Moreno Fricson George |
report | Roy Lassiter Chris Brown |
| Sporting Cristal | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Bonnet |
report | Onandi Lowe |
| Santos Laguna | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Augusto Gomes de Oliveira Rodrigo Ruiz Eduardo Lillingston |
report |
| Barcelona | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Alfaro Moreno |
report | Jared Borgetti Eduardo Lillingston |
| Sporting Cristal | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Piero Alva |
report | Johan Rodríguez |
| Sporting Cristal | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gastón Córdoba Diego Martínez |
report | Clóvis Bento da Cruz Carlos Alfaro Moreno |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 12 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — |
| Atlético Nacional | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Juan David Restrepo Oscar Restrepo Néstor Fabián Salazar |
report |
| Blooming | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Otta |
report | Martín Vilallonga Paolo Maldonado |
| Universitario | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sergio Ibarra Martín Vilallonga |
report |
| Universitario | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Cordero Sergio Ibarra |
report | Diego Toro |
| Emelec | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cristian Adrián Gómez Luis Hebertson Moreira Juan Ignacio Triviño Rafael Manosalvas |
report | Diego Cabrera |
| Emelec | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Otilino George Tenorio Carlos Ramón Hidalgo |
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.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Necaxa |
5–5 (1–3 p) | 3–2 | 2–3 | |
| Santos Laguna |
5–5 (2–4 p) | 4–1 | 1–4 |
| Necaxa | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Millonarios | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 3–1 | ||
5–5 on aggregate, Millonarios won 3–1 on penalties
| Santos Laguna | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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| Emelec | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 |
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5–5 on aggregate, Emelec won 4–2 on penalties
Finals
After tying both matches, Millonarios defeated Emelec in penalty kicks.
| Millonarios | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Castro |
Report | Otilino Tenorio |
| Emelec | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Otilino Tenorio |
Report | Luis Eduardo Zapata |
| Penalties | ||
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1-3 |
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Champion
| Copa Merconorte 2001 Winners |
|---|
Millonarios First Title |
References
- ^ Ballesteros, Frank (February 18, 2002). “Copa Merconorte 2001”. RSSSF. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ 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.
External links
- “2001 Copa Merconorte game summaries”. Archived from the original on May 7, 2004. Retrieved July 26, 2006.
- “2001 Copa Merconorte stats”. Archived from the original on August 11, 2004. Retrieved July 26, 2006.