{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = Copa Merconorte | yearr = 2001 | image = | size = <!-- in pixels; just enter an integer--> | alt = | caption = | dates = 31 July – 20 December 2001 | num_teams = 16 | associations = 7 | champion_other = {{flagicon|COL}} Millonarios | count = 1 | second_other = {{flagicon|ECU}} Emelec | matches = 50 | goals = 146 | top_scorer = {{flagicon|ECU}} Otilino Tenorio (7) | prevseason = 2000 | nextseason = | updated = }}
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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ballesteros |first=Frank |date=February 18, 2002 |title=Copa Merconorte 2001 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/merconorte01.html |publisher=RSSSF |accessdate=November 22, 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book |last=Dure |first=Beau |year=2010 |title=Long-Range Goals: The Success Story of Major League Soccer |pages=124–125 |publisher=Potomac Books |location=Washington, DC |isbn=978-1-59797-509-4 |oclc=500783910}}</ref>
==Participants== {| class="wikitable" |- !width=125|Country !width=150|Team |- |rowspan="1"|{{BOL}}<br /><small>(1 berth)</small> |Blooming |- |rowspan="3"|{{COL}}<br /><small>(3 berths)</small> |América de Cali |- |Atlético Nacional |- |Millonarios |- |rowspan="3"|{{ECU}}<br /><small>(3 berths)</small> |Aucas |- |Barcelona |- | Emelec |- |rowspan="3"|{{MEX}}<br /><small>(3 berths)</small> |Guadalajara |- |Necaxa |- |Santos Laguna |- |rowspan="3"|{{PER}}<br /><small>(3 berths)</small> |Alianza Lima |- |Sporting Cristal |- | Universitario |- |rowspan="2"|{{USA}}<br /><small>(2 berth)</small> |Kansas City Wizards |- |MetroStars |- |rowspan="1"|{{VEN}}<br /><small>(1 berth)</small> |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=== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR |section=Group A |update=complete
|team1=NEC |team2=ADC |team3=ALI |team4=SDA |result1=SF
|name_NEC={{flagicon|Mexico}} Necaxa |name_ADC={{flagicon|Colombia}} América de Cali |name_ALI={{flagicon|Peru}} Alianza Lima |name_SDA={{flagicon|Ecuador}} Aucas |source= [https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/merconorte01.html RSSSF.com]
|win_ADC=3 |draw_ADC=1 |loss_ADC=2 |gf_ADC=7 |ga_ADC=7 |win_ALI=1 |draw_ALI=2 |loss_ALI=3 |gf_ALI=8 |ga_ALI=10 |win_NEC=5 |draw_NEC=0 |loss_NEC=1 |gf_NEC=12 |ga_NEC=5 |win_SDA=1 |draw_SDA=1 |loss_SDA=4 |gf_SDA=6 |ga_SDA=11
|match_SDA_NEC=0–2 |match_NEC_SDA=1–3 |match_ADC_ALI=1–1 |match_ALI_ADC=1–2 |match_ALI_SDA=4–1 |match_SDA_ALI=1–1 |match_NEC_ADC=1–0 |match_ADC_NEC=1–3 |match_SDA_ADC=0–1 |match_ADC_SDA=2–1 |match_NEC_ALI=2–1 |match_ALI_NEC=0–3
|res_col_header=Q |col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Advance to Semifinals }} </onlyinclude>
{{football box |date = July 31 |team1 = Aucas {{flagicon|Ecuador}} |score = 0–2 |report= [http://soccerstats.us/games/114729/ Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Mexico}} Necaxa |goals2 = *Moreno {{goal|64|pen.}} *Pérez {{goal|89}} |goals1 = |stadium = Estadio La Caldera del Sur |location =Quito, Ecuador}} ---- {{football box |date = August 1 |team1 = América de Cali {{flagicon|Colombia}} |goals1 = Mafla {{goal|27}} |score = 1–1 |report= [http://soccerstats.us/games/114735/ Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Peru}} Alianza Lima |goals2 = Quinteros {{goal|13}} |stadium = Estadio Pascual Guerrero |location = Cali, Colombia}} ---- {{football box |date = August 22 |team1 = Alianza Lima {{flagicon|Peru}} |goals1 = *Bazalar {{goal|21}} *Gallardo {{goal|40||88}} *Grotto {{goal|83}} |score = 4–1 |report= [http://soccerstats.us/games/115283/ Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Ecuador}} Aucas |goals2 = *de Jesús {{goal|18}} |stadium = Estadio Alejandro Villanueva |location = Lima, Peru}} ---- {{football box |date = August 28 |team1 = Necaxa {{flagicon|Mexico}} |goals1 = Delgado {{goal|38|pen.}} |score = 1–0 |report= [http://soccerstats.us/games/115497/ Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Colombia}} América de Cali |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Azteca |location = Mexico City, Mexico}} ---- {{football box |date = September 12 |team1 = Aucas {{flagicon|Ecuador}} |goals1 = |score = 0–1 |report= [http://soccerstats.us/games/115822/ Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Colombia}} América de Cali |goals2 = Virviescas {{goal|90}} |stadium = Estadio La Caldera del Sur |location = Quito, Ecuador}} ---- {{football box |date = September 19 |team1 = Necaxa {{flagicon|Mexico}} |goals1 = *Zague {{goal|8}} *Pérez {{goal|16}} |score = 2–1 |report= [http://soccerstats.us/games/116063/ Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Peru}} Alianza Lima |goals2 = *Hernández {{goal|90}} |stadium = Estadio Azteca |location = Mexico City, Mexico}} ---- {{football box |date = September 25 |team1 = Necaxa {{flagicon|Mexico}} |goals1 = *Pérez {{goal|86}} |score = 1–3 |report= [http://soccerstats.us/games/116324/ Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Ecuador}} Aucas |goals2 = *Zanatta {{goal|13||14}} *Duarte {{goal|32}} |stadium = Estadio Azteca |location = Mexico City, Mexico}} ---- {{football box |date = September 26 |team1 = Alianza Lima {{flagicon|Peru}} |goals1 = Eduardo Esidio 30' |score = 1–2 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=A&id=26&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Colombia}} América de Cali |goals2 = Mafla 57'<br /> Garcia 64' |stadium =Estadio Alejandro Villanueva<br />Lima, Peru}} ---- {{football box |date = October 9 |team1 = Alianza Lima {{flagicon|Peru}} |goals1 = |score = 0–3 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=A&id=28&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Mexico}} Necaxa |goals2 = Moreno 40', 55', 66' |stadium =Estadio Alejandro Villanueva<br />Lima, Peru}} ---- {{football box |date = October 16 |team1 = América de Cali {{flagicon|Colombia}} |goals1 = Mauricio Romero 89' |score = 1–3 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=A&id=32&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Mexico}} Necaxa |goals2 = Luís Roberto Alves 4', 63'<br />Martínez Diego Alfonso 65' |stadium =Estadio Pascual Guerrero<br />Cali, Colombia }} ---- {{football box |date = October 24 |team1 = Aucas {{flagicon|Ecuador}} |goals1 = Raúl Duarte 13' |score = 1–1 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=A&id=38&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Peru}} Alianza Lima |goals2 = Roberto Farfán 30' |stadium =Estadio La Caldera del Sur<br />Quito, Ecuador}} ---- {{football box |date = November 1 |team1 = América de Cali {{flagicon|Colombia}} |goals1 = Oscar Eduardo Villarreal 30'<br />Kilian Edwin Virviescas 45' |score = 2–1 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=A&id=43&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Ecuador}} Aucas |goals2 = Raúl Duarte 58' |stadium =Estadio Pascual Guerrero<br />Cali, Colombia}}
===Group B=== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR |section=Group B |res_col_header=Q |show_positions= |ptsfirst=y
|team1=MIL|name_MIL={{flagicon|COL}} Millonarios |team2=ITA|name_ITA={{flagicon|Venezuela}} Deportivo Italchacao |team3=MET|name_MET={{flagicon|United States}} MetroStars |team4=GUA|name_GUA={{flagicon|Mexico}} Guadalajara
|win_MIL=4|draw_MIL=0|loss_MIL=2|gf_MIL=10|ga_MIL=7 |win_ITA=4|draw_ITA=0|loss_ITA=2|gf_ITA=9|ga_ITA=8 |win_MET=3|draw_MET=0|loss_MET=3|gf_MET=8|ga_MET=5 |win_GUA=1|draw_GUA=0|loss_GUA=5|gf_GUA=3|ga_GUA=10
|col_A=#CCFFCC|text_A=Advance to Semifinals |result1=A |update=complete|source=
<!--Matches--> |match_ITA_GUA=2–0 |match_ITA_MET=2–1 |match_ITA_MIL=3–0
|match_GUA_ITA=0–2 |match_GUA_MET=0–2 |match_GUA_MIL=3–0
|match_MET_ITA=2–0 |match_MET_GUA=2–0 |match_MET_MIL=0–1
|match_MIL_ITA=5–0 |match_MIL_GUA=2–0 |match_MIL_MET=2–1
}}</onlyinclude>
{{football box | date = August 9 | team1 = MetroStars {{flagicon|United States}} | goals1 = Adolfo Valencia 23'<br />Mike Petke 47' | score = 2–0 | report = [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=B&id=4&slangab=S report] | team2 = {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Deportivo Italchacao | goals2 = | stadium = Giants Stadium<br />East Rutherford, United States | event = | time = | round = | score1 = | score2 = | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = August 8 |team1 = Guadalajara {{flagicon|Mexico}} |goals1 = Marco Antonio Ruiz 44'<br />Juan Antonio Torres 60'<br />Carlos Hermosillo 87' |score = 3–0 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=B&id=7&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Colombia}} Millonarios |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Jalisco<br />Guadalajara, Mexico }} ---- {{football box |date = August 23 |team1 = Millonarios {{flagicon|Colombia}} |goals1 = Wilson Cano 41' (pen), 64', 73'<br />Alexander Orrego 49'<br />Marcio Rodríguez 91' |score = 5–0 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=B&id=12&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon| Venezuela}} Deportivo Italchacao |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio El Campín<br />Bogotá, Colombia }} ---- {{football box | date = August 29 | team1 = Millonarios {{flagicon|Colombia}} | goals1 = Wilson Cano 1', 31' | score = 2–1 | report = [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=B&id=14&slangab=S report] | team2 = {{flagicon|United States}} MetroStars | goals2 = Adolfo Valencia 69' | stadium = Estadio El Campín<br />Bogotá, Colombia | event = | time = | round = | score1 = | score2 = | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = September 11 |team1 = Deportivo Italchacao {{flagicon|Venezuela}} |goals1 = Leopoldo Jiménez 47'<br />Rafael Castellín '84. |score = 2–0 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=B&id=17&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Mexico}} Guadalajara |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Olímpico Univ. Central de Venezuela<br />Caracas, Venezuela }} ---- {{football box | date = October 17 | team1 = MetroStars {{flagicon|United States}} | goals1 = '''3 Pts.''' | score = '''forfeit''' | report = | team2 = {{flagicon|Mexico}} Guadalajara | goals2 = | stadium = Giants Stadium<br />East Rutherford, United States | event = | time = | round = | score1 = | score2 = | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = October 18 |team1 = Deportivo Italchacao {{flagicon|Venezuela}} |goals1 = Félix Hernánex 3'<br />Fernando Martínez 65', 89' |score = 3–0 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=B&id=35&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Colombia}} Millonarios |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Olímpico Univ. Central de Venezuela<br /> Caracas, Venezuela}} ---- {{football box |date = October 24 |team1 = Deportivo Italchacao {{flagicon|Venezuela}} |goals1 = Daniel Diez 62', 88' |score = 2–1 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=B&id=37&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|United States}} MetroStars |goals2 = Carlos García 58' (OG) |stadium = Estadio Olímpico Univ. Central de Venezuela<br /> Caracas, Venezuela}} ---- {{football box | date = October 31 | team1 = MetroStars {{flagicon|United States}} | goals1 = | score = 0–1 | report = [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=B&id=42&slangab=S report] | team2 = {{flagicon|Colombia}} Millonarios | goals2 = Johan Viáfara 92'+ | stadium = Giants Stadium<br />East Rutherford, United States | event = | time = | round = | score1 = | score2 = | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = October 31 |team1 = Guadalajara {{flagicon|Mexico}} |goals1 = |score = '''forfeit''' |report= |team2 = {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Deportivo Italchacao |goals2 = '''3 Pts.''' |stadium = }} ---- {{football box |date = November 7 |team1 = Millonarios {{flagicon|Colombia}} |goals1 = '''3 Pts.''' |score = '''forfeit''' |report= |team2 = {{flagicon|Mexico}} Guadalajara |goals2 = |stadium = }} ---- {{football box |date = November 21 |team1 = Guadalajara {{flagicon|Mexico}} |goals1 = |score = '''forfeit''' |report= |team2 = {{flagicon|United States}} MetroStars |goals2 = '''3 Pts.''' |stadium = }}
===Group C=== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR |section=Group C |res_col_header=Q |show_positions= |ptsfirst=y
|team1=SAN|name_SAN={{flagicon|Mexico}} Santos Laguna |team2=CRI|name_CRI={{flagicon|Peru}} Sporting Cristal |team3=KAN|name_KAN={{flagicon|United States}} Kansas City Wizards |team4=BAR|name_BAR={{flagicon|Ecuador}} Barcelona
|win_SAN=5|draw_SAN=0|loss_SAN=1|gf_SAN=15|ga_SAN=6 |win_CRI=3|draw_CRI=2|loss_CRI=1|gf_CRI=10|ga_CRI=10 |win_KAN=1|draw_KAN=1|loss_KAN=4|gf_KAN=8|ga_KAN=12 |win_BAR=0|draw_BAR=3|loss_BAR=3|gf_BAR=9|ga_BAR=14
|col_A=#CCFFCC|text_A=Advance to Semifinals |result1=A |update=complete|source=
<!--Matches--> |match_BAR_KAN=2–3 |match_BAR_SAN=1–3 |match_BAR_CRI=2–2
|match_KAN_BAR=1–1 |match_KAN_SAN=0–1 |match_KAN_CRI=1–2
|match_SAN_BAR=3–1 |match_SAN_KAN=4–2 |match_SAN_CRI=3–0
|match_CRI_BAR=2–2 |match_CRI_KAN=2–1 |match_CRI_SAN=2–1
}}</onlyinclude>
{{football box | date = August 1 | team1 = Kansas City Wizards {{flagicon|United States}} | goals1 = Onandi Lowe 7' | score = 1–2 | report = [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=C&id=3&slangab=S report] | team2 = {{flagicon|Peru}} Sporting Cristal | goals2 = Erick Torres 31'<br />Gastón Córdoba 79' | stadium = Arrowhead Stadium<br />Kansas City, United States | event = | time = | round = | score1 = | score2 = | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = August 8 |team1 = Santos Laguna {{flagicon|Mexico}} |score = 4–2 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=C&id=5&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|United States}} Kansas City Wizards |goals1 = Héctor Altamirano 28' (pen)<br />Robson Luiz 36'<br />Eduardo Lillingston 83' (pen)<br />Carlos Augusto Gomes de Oliveira 84' |goals2 = Matt McKeon 53'<br />Roy Lassiter 88' |stadium = Estadio Corona<br />Torreón, Mexico}} ---- {{football box |date = August 14 |team1 = Santos Laguna {{flagicon|Mexico}} |goals1 = Jared Borgetti 20', 59'<br />Luis Ramón Romero 49' |score = 3–1 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=C&id=8&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Ecuador}} Barcelona |goals2 = Nicolás Asencio 56' |stadium = Estadio Corona<br />Torreón, Mexico}} ---- {{football box |date = August 21 |team1 = Barcelona {{flagicon|Ecuador}} |score = 2–2 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=C&id=9&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Peru}} Sporting Cristal |goals1 = Máximo Tenorio 3'<br />Moreno Carlos Alfaro 56' |goals2 = Jean Ferrari 24'<br />Jorge Soto 76' |stadium = Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero<br />Guayaquil, Ecuador}} ---- {{football box |date = August 29 |team1 = Barcelona {{flagicon|Ecuador}} |score = 2–3 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=C&id=15&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|United States}} Kansas City Wizards |goals1 = Carlos Alfaro Moreno 13'<br />Fricson George 76' |goals2 = Roy Lassiter 31'<br />Chris Brown 46', 50' |stadium = Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero<br />Guayaquil, Ecuador}} ---- {{football box |date = September 12 |team1 = Sporting Cristal {{flagicon|Peru}} |score = 2–1 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=C&id=19&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|United States}} Kansas City Wizards |goals1 = Luis Bonnet 23', 25' |goals2 = Onandi Lowe 40' |stadium = Estadio San Martín<br />Lima, Peru}} ---- {{football box |date = September 20 |team1 = Santos Laguna {{flagicon|Mexico}} |score = 3–0 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=C&id=24&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Peru}} Sporting Cristal |goals1 = Carlos Augusto Gomes de Oliveira 17'<br />Rodrigo Ruiz 72'<br />Eduardo Lillingston 78' |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Corona<br />Torreón, Mexico}} ---- {{football box |date = October 10 |team1 = Barcelona {{flagicon|Ecuador}} |score = 1–3 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=C&id=31&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Mexico}} Santos Laguna |goals1 = Carlos Alfaro Moreno 10' |goals2 = Jared Borgetti 62', 64'<br />Eduardo Lillingston 89' |stadium = Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero<br />Guayaquil, Ecuador}} ---- {{football box | date = October 17 | team1 = Kansas City Wizards {{flagicon|United States}} | score = 1–1 | report = [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=C&id=34&slangab=S report] | team2 = {{flagicon|Ecuador}} Barcelona | goals1 = Roy Lassiter 32' | goals2 = Clóvis Bento da Cruz 41' | stadium = Arrowhead Stadium<br />Kansas City, United States | event = | time = | round = | score1 = | score2 = | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = October 23 |team1 = Sporting Cristal {{flagicon|Peru}} |score = 2–1 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=C&id=36&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Mexico}} Santos Laguna |goals1 = Piero Alva 38', 59' |goals2 = Johan Rodríguez 21' |stadium = Estadio San Martín<br />Lima, Peru}} ---- {{football box | date = November 21 | team1 = Kansas City Wizards {{flagicon|United States}} | score = 0–1 | report = [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=C&id=47&slangab=S report] | team2 = {{flagicon|Mexico}} Santos Laguna | goals1 = | goals2 = Eduardo Lillingston 12' | stadium = Arrowhead Stadium<br />Kansas City, United States | event = | time = | round = | score1 = | score2 = | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = November 22 |team1 = Sporting Cristal {{flagicon|Peru}} |score = 2–2 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=C&id=48&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Ecuador}} Barcelona |goals1 = Gastón Córdoba 83'<br />Diego Martínez 92'+ |goals2 = Clóvis Bento da Cruz 44'<br />Carlos Alfaro Moreno 86' |stadium = Estadio San Martín<br />Lima, Peru}}
===Group D=== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR |section=Group D |res_col_header=Q |show_positions= |ptsfirst=y
|team1=EME|name_EME={{flagicon|Ecuador}} Emelec |team2=ATL|name_ATL={{flagicon|COL}} Atlético Nacional |team3=UNI|name_UNI={{flagicon|PER}} Universitario |team4=BLO|name_BLO={{flagicon|BOL}} Blooming
|win_EME=3|draw_EME=3|loss_EME=0|gf_EME=8|ga_EME=1 |win_ATL=3|draw_ATL=1|loss_ATL=2|gf_ATL=7|ga_ATL=5 |win_UNI=3|draw_UNI=1|loss_UNI=2|gf_UNI=7|ga_UNI=7 |win_BLO=0|draw_BLO=1|loss_BLO=5|gf_BLO=3|ga_BLO=12
|col_A=#CCFFCC|text_A=Advance to Semifinals |result1=A |update=complete|source=
<!--Matches--> |match_ATL_BLO=1–0 |match_ATL_EME=0–0 |match_ATL_UNI=3–0
|match_BLO_ATL=0–2 |match_BLO_EME=0–0 |match_BLO_UNI=2–3
|match_EME_ATL=3–0 |match_EME_BLO=4–1 |match_EME_UNI=1–0
|match_UNI_ATL=2–1 |match_UNI_BLO=2–0 |match_UNI_EME=0–0
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{{football box |date = August 9 |team1 = Atlético Nacional {{flagicon|Colombia}} |goals1 = Juan David Restrepo 18'<br />Oscar Restrepo 78'<br />Néstor Fabián Salazar 85' |score = 3–0 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=D&id=6&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Peru}} Universitario |goals2 = |stadium = Medellín, Colombia}} ---- {{football box |date = August 22 |team1 = Blooming {{flagicon|Bolivia}} |goals1 = Walter Otta 33', 71' |score = 2–3 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=D&id=11&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Peru}} Universitario |goals2 = Martín Vilallonga 44', 47'<br />Paolo Maldonado 57' |stadium = Santa Cruz, Bolivia}} ---- {{football box |date = August 30 |team1 = Blooming {{flagicon|Bolivia}} |goals1 = |score = 0–2 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=D&id=16&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Colombia}} Atlético Nacional |goals2 = Gustavo Díaz 19'<br />Jorge Humberto Agudelo 45' |stadium = Santa Cruz, Bolivia}} ---- {{football box |date = September 13 |team1 = Universitario {{flagicon|Peru}} |goals1 = |score = 0–0 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=D&id=20&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Ecuador}} Emelec |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Monumental<br />Lima, Peru}} ---- {{football box |date = September 18 |team1 = Atlético Nacional {{flagicon|Colombia}} |goals1 = |score = 0–0 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=D&id=21&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Ecuador}} Emelec |goals2 = |stadium = Medellín, Colombia}} ---- {{football box |date = September 19 |team1 = Universitario {{flagicon|Peru}} |goals1 = Sergio Ibarra 22'<br />Martín Vilallonga 68' |score = 2–0 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=D&id=23&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Bolivia}} Bloomin |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Monumental<br />Lima, Peru}} ---- {{football box |date = September 26 |team1 = Emelec {{flagicon|Ecuador}} |goals1 = Walter Ayoví 3' |score = 1–0 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=D&id=27&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Peru}} Universitario |goals2 = |stadium = Guayaquil, Ecuador}} ---- {{football box |date = October 10 |team1 = Universitario {{flagicon|Peru}} |goals1 = Luis Cordero 74'<br />Sergio Ibarra 90' |score = 2–1 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=D&id=30&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Colombia}} Atlético Nacional |goals2 = Diego Toro 55' |stadium = Estadio Monumental<br />Lima, Peru}} ---- {{football box |date = October 10 |team1 = Blooming {{flagicon|Bolivia}} |goals1 = |score = 0–0 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=D&id=29&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Ecuador}} Emelec |goals2 = |stadium = Santa Cruz, Bolivia}} ---- {{football box |date = October 25 |team1 = Atlético Nacional {{flagicon|Colombia}} |goals1 = José María Ocampo 48' |score = 1–0 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=D&id=39&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Bolivia}} Blooming |goals2 = |stadium = Medellín, Colombia}} ---- {{football box |date = October 28 |team1 = Emelec {{flagicon|Ecuador}} |goals1 = Cristian Adrián Gómez 2'<br />Luis Hebertson Moreira 13'<br />Juan Ignacio Triviño 20'<br />Rafael Manosalvas 50' |score = 4–1 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=D&id=40&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Bolivia}} Blooming |goals2 = Diego Cabrera 15' |stadium = Guayaquil, Ecuador}} ---- {{football box |date = November 20 |team1 = Emelec {{flagicon|Ecuador}} |goals1 = Otilino George Tenorio 29', 51'<br />Carlos Ramón Hidalgo 78' |score = 3–0 |report= [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=D&id=45&slangab=S report] |team2 = {{flagicon|Colombia}} Atlético Nacional |goals2 = |stadium = Guayaquil, Ecuador}}
==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.
{{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult| Necaxa | MEX | 5–5 <small>(1–3 p)</small> | '''Millonarios''' | COL | 3–2 | 2–3}} {{TwoLegResult| Santos Laguna | MEX | 5–5 <small>(2–4 p)</small> | '''Emelec''' | ECU | 4–1 | 1–4}} {{end}}
{{football box | id = NEC v MIL | date = {{start date|2001|11|20}} | team1 = Necaxa {{flagicon|Mexico}} | goals1 = *Moreno {{goal|9}} *Martínez {{goal|85}} *Alves {{goal|89}} | score = | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20050414185051/http://conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=S&id=49&slangab=S Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|Colombia}} Millonarios | goals2 = *Gutiérrez {{goal|25||29}} | stadium = Estadio Municipal | location = Aguascalientes, Mexico | referee = Rogger Zambrano (Ecuador) | event = | time = | round = | score1 = 3 | score2 = 2 | attendance = }} ---- {{football box | id = MIL v NEC | date = {{start date|2001|11|27}} | team1 = Millonarios {{flagicon|Colombia}} | goals1 = *Orrego {{goal|38}} *Rivera {{goal|64}} *Jaramillo {{goal|85}} | score = | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20050414181541/http://conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=S&id=51&slangab=S Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|Mexico}} Necaxa | goals2 = *López {{goal|21}} *Moreno {{goal|28}} | penaltyscore = 3–1 | penalties1 = *Rivera {{pengoal}} *Castro {{pengoal}} *Moreno {{pengoal}} *Gutiérrez {{penmiss}} | penalties2 = * {{pengoal}} González * {{penmiss}} Pérez * {{penmiss}} Núñez * {{penmiss}} Galván | stadium = Estadio El Campín | location = Bogotá, Colombia | referee = Luis Solorzano (Venezuela) | event = | time = | round = | score1 = 3 | score2 = 2 | attendance = }}
''5–5 on aggregate, Millonarios won 3–1 on penalties'' ---- {{football box | id = SLA v EME | date = {{start date|2001|11|29}} | team1 = Santos Laguna {{flagicon|Mexico}} | goals1 = *Robson Luiz {{goal|14||33}} *Lillingston {{goal|25}} *Gómes {{goal|58}} | score = 4–1 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20050414180024/http://conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=S&id=50&slangab=S | team2 = {{flagicon|Ecuador}} Emelec | goals2 = *Tenorio {{goal|75}} | stadium = Estadio Corona | location = Torreón, Mexico | referee = José Arana (Peru) | event = | time = | round = | score1 = | score2 = | attendance = }} ---- {{football box | id = EME v SLA | date = {{start date|2001|12|06}} | team1 = Emelec {{flagicon|Ecuador}} | goals1 = *Otilino Tenorio {{goal|5||13}} *Carlos Hidalgo {{goal|24}} *Luis Moreira {{goal|44}} | score = | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20050414182303/http://conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=S&id=52&slangab=S | team2 = {{flagicon|Mexico}} Santos Laguna | goals2 = *Gómes {{goal|71}} | penaltyscore = 4���2 | penalties1 = *Carlos Hidalgo {{pengoal}} *Augusto Porozo {{pengoal}} *Otilino Tenorio {{pengoal}} *Walter Ayoví {{pengoal}} | penalties2 = * {{pengoal}} Héctor Altamirano * {{pengoal}} Gómes * {{penmiss}} Robson Luiz * {{penmiss}} Romero | stadium = Estadio George Capwell | location = Guayaquil, Ecuador | referee = Guido Aros (Chile) | event = | time = | round = | score1 = 4 | score2 = 1 | attendance = }}
''5–5 on aggregate, Emelec won 4–2 on penalties''
==Finals== After tying both matches, Millonarios defeated Emelec in penalty kicks.
{{football box | date = December 13, 2001 | time = 20:10 (UTC-5) | team1 = Millonarios {{flagicon|Colombia}} | goals1 = Carlos Castro 76' | score = | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20050414184016/http://conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=Z&id=53&slangab=S Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|Ecuador}} Emelec | goals2 = Otilino Tenorio 75' | stadium = Estadio Nemesio Camacho, Bogotá | event = | round = | score1 = 1 | score2 = 1 | attendance = | referee = Luis Solorzano (Venezuela) }} ---- {{football box | date = December 20, 2001 | time = 19:10 (UTC-5) | team1 = Emelec {{flagicon|Ecuador}} | goals1 = Otilino Tenorio 50' | score = | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20050903085342/http://conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=Z&id=54&slangab=S Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|Colombia}} Millonarios | goals2 = Luis Eduardo Zapata 19' | stadium = Estadio George Capwell | event = | round = | score1 = 1 | score2 = 1 | location = Guayaquil | attendance = | referee = Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru) | penaltyscore = 1-3 | penalties1 = *Carlos Hidalgo {{penmiss}} *Otilino Tenorio {{penmiss}} *Augusto Porozo {{pengoal}} *Jhon Cagua {{penmiss}} | penalties2 = *{{penmiss}} Harold Rivera *{{pengoal}} Alexander Orrego *{{pengoal}} Carlos Castro *{{pengoal}} Carlos Gutiérrez }}
==Champion== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;" |- !Copa Merconorte <br />2001 Winners |- |{{flagicon|COL|size=100px}}<br>'''Millonarios'''<br/>'''First Title''' |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_partidos.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&slangab=S |title=2001 Copa Merconorte game summaries |accessdate=2006-07-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040507140624/http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_partidos.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&slangab=S |archivedate=2004-05-07 |df= }} *{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_estadisticas.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&slangab=S |title=2001 Copa Merconorte stats |accessdate=2006-07-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040811054749/http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_estadisticas.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&slangab=S |archivedate=2004-08-11 |df= }}
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