2001 Copa Libertadores

2001 Copa Libertadores de América
2001 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América
2001 Copa Toyota Libertadores da América
Tournament details
Dates 6 February – 28 June
Teams 32 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Boca Juniors (4th title)
Runners-up Cruz Azul
Tournament statistics
Matches played 126
Goals scored 378 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s) Lopes (9)
← 2000
2002 →

The 2001 Copa Libertadores de América was the 42nd edition of CONMEBOL's premier club football tournament. The winner was Boca Juniors, lifting its fourth Copa Libertadores trophy.

Contents

First round

The first round of the Copa Libertadores drew 32 teams into eight groups of four; two of these teams came from a preliminary round involving two Mexican clubs and two Venezuelan clubs. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. Teams receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and no points for a loss. If two or more teams are equal on points, the following criteria will be applied to determine the ranking:

  1. superior goal difference;
  2. higher number of goals scored;
  3. higher number of away goals scored;
  4. draw.

The top two in each group advanced to the second round.

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Rosario Central 13 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9
Junior 10 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4
Vélez Sársfield 9 6 3 0 3 5 8 -3
Universitario 2 6 0 2 4 3 13 -10
6 February 2001
Universitario 0–2 Vélez Sársfield Lima
7 February 2001
Atlético Junior 3–1 Rosario Central Barranquilla
21 February 2001
Rosario Central 6–0 Universitario Rosario
22 February 2001
Vélez Sársfield 2–0 Atlético Junior Buenos Aires
8 March 2001
Rosario Central 2–0 Vélez Sársfield Rosario
15 March 2001
Universitario 1–2 Atlético Junior Lima
20 March 2001
Universitario 1–1 Rosario Central Lima
20 March 2001
Atlético Junior 4–0 Vélez Sársfield Barranquilla
4 April 2001
Rosario Central 1–0 Atlético Junior Rosario
5 April 2001
Vélez Sársfield 1–0 Universitario Buenos Aires
19 April 2001
Atlético Junior 1–1 Universitario Barranquilla
Vélez Sársfield 0–2 Rosario Central Buenos Aires

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Palmeiras 16 6 5 1 0 16 5 +11
Cerro Porteño 13 6 4 1 1 17 6 +11
Universidad de Chile 4 6 1 1 4 5 13 -8
Sport Boys 1 6 0 1 5 3 17 -14
8 February 2001
Universidad de Chile 0–2 Cerro Porteño Santiago
15 February 2001
Cerro Porteño 3–1 Sport Boys Asunción
27 February 2001
Sport Boys 0–2 Universidad de Chile Callao
8 March 2001
Palmeiras 2–1 Universidad de Chile São Paulo
14 March 2001
Sport Boys 1–4 Palmeiras Lima
22 March 2001
Sport Boys 0–4 Cerro Porteño Callao
4 April 2001
Cerro Porteño 0–0 Palmeiras Asunción
10 April 2001
Cerro Porteño 6–0 Universidad de Chile Asunción
11 April 2001
Palmeiras 3–0 Sport Boys São Paulo
18 April 2001
Universidad de Chile 1–2 Palmeiras Santiago
2 May 2001
Universidad de Chile 1–1 Sport Boys Santiago
Palmeiras 5–2 Cerro Porteño São Paulo

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Nacional 14 6 4 2 0 9 2 +7
Deportes Concepción 7 6 2 1 3 8 8 0
San Lorenzo 7 6 2 1 3 9 10 -1
Jorge Wilstermann 6 6 2 0 4 7 13 -6
7 February 2001
Jorge Wilstermann 4–2 San Lorenzo Cochabamba
15 February 2001
Nacional 3–0 Jorge Wilstermann Montevideo
20 February 2001
Deportes Concepción 0–0 Nacional Concepción
1 March 2001
San Lorenzo 2–1 Deportes Concepción Buenos Aires
8 March 2001
Jorge Wilstermann 2–1 Deportes Concepción Cochabamba
13 March 2001
Nacional 1–0 San Lorenzo Montevideo
3 April 2001
San Lorenzo 2–0 Jorge Wilstermann Buenos Aires
11 April 2001
Nacional 2–0 Deportes Concepción Montevideo
17 April 2001
Jorge Wilstermann 1–2 Nacional Cochabamba
Deportes Concepción 3–2 San Lorenzo Concepción
3 May 2001
Deportes Concepción 3–0 Jorge Wilstermann Concepción
San Lorenzo 1–1 Nacional Buenos Aires

Group 4

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Cruzeiro 16 6 5 1 0 15 4 +11
Emelec 9 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1
Olimpia 5 6 1 2 3 10 13 -3
Sporting Cristal 3 6 1 0 5 4 13 -9
13 February 2001
Emelec 1–1 Olimpia Guayaquil
22 February 2001
Olimpia 1–0 Sporting Cristal Asunción
1 March 2001
Sporting Cristal 0–1 Emelec Lima
13 March 2001
Sporting Cristal 0–1 Cruzeiro Lima
3 April 2001
Cruzeiro 2–0 Emelec Belo Horizonte
6 April 2001
Olimpia 3–4 Cruzeiro Asunción
10 April 2001
Cruzeiro 5–0 Sporting Cristal Belo Horizonte
12 April 2001
Olimpia 2–2 Emelec Asunción
17 April 2001
Emelec 0–0 Cruzeiro Guayaquil
18 April 2001
Sporting Cristal 3–2 Olimpia Lima
1 May 2001
Emelec 3–1 Sporting Cristal Guayaquil
Cruzeiro 3–1 Olimpia Ipatinga

Group 5

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
River Plate 12 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7
El Nacional 9 6 3 0 3 8 9 -1
Guaraní 7 6 2 1 3 9 11 -2
The Strongest 7 6 2 1 3 10 14 -4
13 February 2001
Guaraní 3–1 El Nacional Asunción
22 February 2001
River Plate 5–1 The Strongest Buenos Aires
28 February 2001
El Nacional 1–0 River Plate Quito
1 March 2001
The Strongest 1–1 Guaraní La Paz
6 March 2001
River Plate 4–0 Guaraní Buenos Aires
13 March 2001
El Nacional 3–1 Guaraní Quito
5 April 2001
The Strongest 4–1 River Plate La Paz
10 April 2001
El Nacional 2–1 The Strongest Quito
17 April 2001
Guaraní 4–1 The Strongest Asunción
18 April 2001
River Plate 2–0 El Nacional Buenos Aires
3 May 2001
Guaraní 0–1 River Plate Asunción
The Strongest 2–1 El Nacional La Paz

Group 6

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Vasco da Gama 18 6 6 0 0 16 5 +11
América de Cali 12 6 4 0 2 10 9 +1
Peñarol 4 6 1 1 4 7 10 -3
Deportivo Táchira 1 6 0 1 5 3 12 -9
13 February 2001
Peñarol 1–2 América de Cali Montevideo
22 February 2001
Deportivo Táchira 0–0 Peñarol San Cristóbal
27 February 2001
América de Cali 3–0 Deportivo Táchira Cali
6 March 2001
América de Cali 2–1 Peñarol Cali
14 March 2001
América de Cali 0–3 Vasco da Gama Cali
21 March 2001
Deportivo Táchira 0–1 Vasco da Gama San Cristóbal
5 April 2001
Vasco da Gama 2–1 Peñarol Rio de Janeiro
12 April 2001
Vasco da Gama 4–1 América de Cali Rio de Janeiro
18 April 2001
Peñarol 3–1 Deportivo Táchira Montevideo
21 April 2001
Vasco da Gama 3–2 Deportivo Táchira Rio de Janeiro
2 May 2001
Deportivo Táchira 0–2 América de Cali San Cristóbal
Peñarol 1–3 Vasco da Gama Montevideo

Group 7

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Cruz Azul 13 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5
São Caetano 8 6 2 2 2 6 4 +2
Defensor Sporting 7 6 2 1 3 8 11 -3
Olmedo 6 6 2 0 4 11 15 -4
14 February 2001
Defensor Sporting 3–2 Olmedo Montevideo
20 February 2001
Cruz Azul 2–0 Defensor Sporting Mexico City
27 February 2001
Olmedo 2–3 Cruz Azul Riobamba
6 March 2001
São Caetano 1–1 Cruz Azul São Caetano do Sul
7 March 2001
Olmedo 4–2 Defensor Sporting Riobamba
15 March 2001
Olmedo 2–1 São Caetano Riobamba
21 March 2001
Cruz Azul 1–0 São Caetano Mexico City
6 April 2001
São Caetano 0–0 Defensor Sporting São Caetano do Sul
12 April 2001
Defensor Sporting 3–2 Cruz Azul Montevideo
19 April 2001
São Caetano 3–0 Olmedo São Caetano do Sul
4 May 2001
Cruz Azul 3–1 Olmedo Mexico City
Defensor Sporting 0–1 São Caetano Montevideo

Group 8

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Boca Juniors 15 6 5 0 1 7 5 +2
Cobreloa 10 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1
Deportivo Cali 9 6 3 0 3 13 8 +5
Oriente Petrolero 1 6 0 1 5 6 14 -8
14 February 2001
Deportivo Cali 1–2 Cobreloa Cali
21 February 2001
Boca Juniors 2–1 Oriente Petrolero Buenos Aires
28 February 2001
Cobreloa 0–1 Boca Juniors Calama
2 March 2001
Oriente Petrolero 1–3 Deportivo Cali Santa Cruz
7 March 2001
Cobreloa 2–1 Oriente Petrolero Calama
Boca Juniors 2–1 Deportivo Cali Buenos Aires
20 March 2001
Boca Juniors 1–0 Cobreloa Buenos Aires
4 April 2001
Cobreloa 2–1 Deportivo Cali Calama
Oriente Petrolero 0–1 Boca Juniors Santa Cruz
20 April 2001
Deportivo Cali 4–1 Oriente Petrolero Cali
2 May 2001
Deportivo Cali 3–0 Boca Juniors Cali
Oriente Petrolero 2–2 Cobreloa Santa Cruz

Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis. If teams are tied on points and goals after both legs (180 minutes of play), a penalty shootout is carried out.

Bracket

  Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                                             
  Rosario Central 3 1 4  
  Cobreloa 2 1 3  
    Rosario Central 1 2 3 (4)  
    América de Cali 0 3 3 (3)  
  Nacional 0 1 1
  América de Cali 2 3 5  
    Rosario Central 0 3 3  
    Cruz Azul 2 3 5  
  River Plate 0 5 5  
  Emelec 2 0 2  
    River Plate 0 0 0
    Cruz Azul 0 3 3  
  Cruz Azul 1 3 4
  Cerro Porteño 2 1 3  
    Cruz Azul 0 1 1 (1)
    Boca Juniors 1 0 1 (3)
  Palmeiras 0 1 1 (5)  
  São Caetano 1 0 1 (3)  
    Palmeiras 3 2 5 (4)
    Cruzeiro 3 2 5 (3)  
  Cruzeiro 2 4 6
  El Nacional 1 1 2  
    Palmeiras 2 2 4 (2)
    Boca Juniors 2 2 4 (3)  
  Vasco da Gama 3 1 4  
  Deportes Concepción 1 0 1  
    Vasco da Gama 0 0 0
    Boca Juniors 1 3 4  
  Boca Juniors 3 1 4
  Junior 2 1 3  

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