Copa Mercosur
The Copa Mercosur (English: Mercosur Cup, Portuguese: Copa Mercosul) was a football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by the traditional top clubs from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile. The competition was created by CONMEBOL to generate TV money to the participating teams, but it went beyond and ended up as a natural replacement to CONMEBOL Cup. It was later replaced by Copa Sudamericana in 2002.
Format
Twenty teams played in the tournament. The teams were divided in five groups of four teams each and the matches were played in two legs. The group winners and the best three runners-up qualified for the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals, the semifinals were played in two legs. In 1998 and 2000 the finals were played in three legs. In 1999 and 2001 the finals were played in two legs.
Finals
Key
| Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time * |
| Bold – Indicates the winner in two-legged finals |
| Year |
Country |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Country |
Venue |
Location |
Refs |
| 1998 |
BRA |
Cruzeiro |
2–1 |
Palmeiras |
BRA |
Mineirão |
Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
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| BRA |
Palmeiras |
3–1 |
Cruzeiro |
BRA |
Palestra Itália |
São Paulo, Brazil |
| BRA |
Palmeiras |
1–0 |
Cruzeiro |
BRA |
Palestra Itália |
São Paulo, Brazil |
| Palmeiras won 6–3 on points |
| 1999 |
BRA |
Flamengo |
4–3 |
Palmeiras |
BRA |
Engenhão |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| BRA |
Palmeiras |
3–3 |
Flamengo |
BRA |
Palestra Itália |
São Paulo, Brazil |
| Flamengo won 4–1 on points |
| 2000 |
BRA |
Vasco da Gama |
2–0 |
Palmeiras |
BRA |
São Januário |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| BRA |
Palmeiras |
0–1 |
Vasco da Gama |
BRA |
Palestra Itália |
São Paulo, Brazil |
| BRA |
Palmeiras |
3–4 |
Vasco da Gama |
BRA |
Palestra Itália |
São Paulo, Brazil |
| Vasco da Gama won 6–3 on points |
| 2001 |
BRA |
Flamengo |
0–0 |
San Lorenzo |
ARG |
Maracanã |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| ARG |
San Lorenzo |
1–1 |
Flamengo |
BRA |
Pedro Bidegain |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Tied 2–2 on aggregate; San Lorenzo won 4–3 on penalties* |
Performances
By club
By country
See also
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Copa CONMEBOL era, 1992–1999
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Copa Merconorte era, 1998–2001
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Copa Mercosur era, 1998–2001
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