2001 Copa Merconorte

The Copa Merconorte 2001 was an association football tournament in 2001 and the last Copa Merconorte to be held. Millonarios of Colombia defeated Emelec of Ecuador in the final.

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

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Mexico Necaxa 156501125+7
Colombia América 106312770
Peru Alianza Lima 56123810−2
Ecuador Aucas 46114611−5

July 31
Aucas Ecuador 0–2 Mexico Necaxa
report Moreno 65' (pen)
Pérez 89'
Estadio La Caldera del Sur
Quito, Ecuador

August 1
América Colombia 1–1 Peru Alianza Lima
Henry Quinteros 13' report Edison Mafla 26'
Estadio Pascual Guerrero
Cali, Colombia

August 22
Alianza Lima Peru 4–1 Ecuador Aucas
Bazalar 21'
Gallardo 40', 88'
Grotto 86' 		report Godoy 17'

August 28
Necaxa Mexico 1–0 Colombia América
Delgado 39' report

September 12
Aucas Ecuador 0–1 Colombia América
report Virviescas 89'
Estadio La Caldera del Sur
Quito, Ecuador

September 19
Necaxa Mexico 2–1 Peru Alianza Lima
Zague 6'
Pérez 15' 		report ?

September 25
Necaxa Mexico 1–3 Ecuador Aucas
Pérez 86' report Zanatta 13', 14'
Duarte 32'

October 9
Alianza Lima Peru 0–3 Mexico Necaxa
report Moreno 40', 55', 66'

October 16
América Colombia 1–3 Mexico Necaxa
Mauricio Romero 89' report Luis Roberto Alves 4', 63'
Martínez Diego Alfonso 65'
Estadio Pascual Guerrero
Cali, Colombia

October 24
Aucas Ecuador 1–1 Peru Alianza Lima
Raúl Duarte 13' report Roberto Farfán 30'
Estadio La Caldera del Sur
Quito, Ecuador

November 1
América Colombia 2–1 Ecuador Aucas
Oscar Eduardo Villarreal 30'
Kilian Edwin Virviescas 45' 		report Raúl Duarte 58'
Estadio Pascual Guerrero
Cali, Colombia

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Colombia Millonarios 126402107+3
Venezuela Deportivo Italchacao 12640298+1
United States MetroStars 9630385+3
Mexico Guadalajara 36105310−7

August 9
MetroStars United States 2–0 Venezuela Deportivo Italchacao
Adolfo Valencia 23'
Mike Petke 47' 		report

August 8
Guadalajara Mexico 3–0 Colombia Millonarios
Marco Antonio Ruiz 44'
Juan Antonio Torres 60'
Carlos Hermosillo 87' 		report
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico

August 23
Millonarios Colombia 5–0 Venezuela Deportivo Italchacao
Wilson Cano 41' (pen), 64', 73'
Alexander Orrego 49'
Marcio Rodríguez 91' 		report

August 29
Millonarios Colombia 2–1 United States MetroStars
Wilson Cano 1', 31' report Adolfo Valencia 69'

September 11
Deportivo Italchacao Venezuela 2–0 Mexico Guadalajara
Leopoldo Jiménez 47'
Rafael Castellín '84. 		report
Estadio Olímpico Univ. Central de Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela

October 17
MetroStars United States forfeit Mexico Guadalajara
3 Pts.

October 18
Deportivo Italchacao Venezuela 3–0 Colombia Millonarios
Félix Hernánex 3'
Fernando Martínez 65', 89' 		report
Estadio Olímpico Univ. Central de Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela

October 24
Deportivo Italchacao Venezuela 2–1 United States MetroStars
Daniel Diez 62', 88' report Carlos García 58' (OG)
Estadio Olímpico Univ. Central de Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela

October 31
MetroStars United States 0–1 Colombia Millonarios
report Johan Viáfara 92'+

October 31
Guadalajara Mexico forfeit Venezuela Deportivo Italchacao
3 Pts.

November 7
Millonarios Colombia forfeit Mexico Guadalajara
3 Pts.

November 21
Guadalajara Mexico forfeit United States MetroStars
3 Pts.

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Mexico Santos Laguna 156501156+9
Peru Sporting Cristal 11632110100
United States Kansas City Wizards 46114812−4
Ecuador Barcelona 36033914−5

August 1
Kansas City Wizards United States 1–2 Peru Sporting Cristal
Onandi Lowe 7' report Erick Torres 31'
Gastón Córdoba 79'

August 8
Santos Laguna Mexico 4–2 United States Kansas City Wizards
Héctor Altamirano 28' (pen)
Robson Luiz 36'
Eduardo Lillingston 83' (pen)
Carlos Augusto Gomes de Oliveira 84' 		report Matt McKeon 53'
Roy Lassiter 88'

August 14
Santos Laguna Mexico 3–1 Ecuador Barcelona
Jared Borgetti 20', 59'
Luis Ramón Romero 49' 		report Nicolás Asencio 56'

August 21
Barcelona Ecuador 2–2 Peru Sporting Cristal
Máximo Tenorio 3'
Moreno Carlos Alfaro 56' 		report Jean Ferrari 24'
Jorge Soto 76'
Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero
Guayaquil, Ecuador

August 29
Barcelona Ecuador 2–3 United States Kansas City Wizards
Carlos Alfaro Moreno 13'
Fricson George 76' 		report Roy Lassiter 31'
Chris Brown 46', 50'
Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero
Guayaquil, Ecuador

September 12
Sporting Cristal Peru 2–1 United States Kansas City Wizards
Luis Bonnet 23', 25' report Onandi Lowe 40'
Estadio San Martín
Lima, Peru

October 10
Barcelona Ecuador 1–3 Mexico Santos Laguna
Carlos Alfaro Moreno 10' report Jared Borgetti 62', 64'
Eduardo Lillingston 89'
Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero
Guayaquil, Ecuador

October 17
Kansas City Wizards United States 1–1 Ecuador Barcelona
Roy Lassiter 32' report Clóvis Bento da Cruz 41'

November 21
Kansas City Wizards United States 0–1 Mexico Santos Laguna
report Eduardo Lillingston 12'

November 22
Sporting Cristal Peru 2–2 Ecuador Barcelona
Gastón Córdoba 83'
Diego Martínez 92'+ 		report Clóvis Bento da Cruz 44'
Carlos Alfaro Moreno 86'
Estadio San Martín
Lima, Peru

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Ecuador Emelec 12633081+7
Colombia Atlético Nacional 10631275+2
Peru Universitario 106312770
Bolivia Blooming 16015312−9

August 9
Atlético Nacional Colombia 3–0 Peru Universitario
Juan David Restrepo 18'
Oscar Restrepo 78'
Néstor Fabián Salazar 85' 		report

August 22
Blooming Bolivia 2–3 Peru Universitario
Walter Otta 33', 71' report Martín Vilallonga 44', 47'
Paolo Maldonado 57'
Santa Cruz, Bolivia

August 30
Blooming Bolivia 0–2 Colombia Atlético Nacional
report Gustavo Díaz 19'
Jorge Humberto Agudelo 45'
Santa Cruz, Bolivia

September 13
Universitario Peru 0–0 Ecuador Emelec
report

September 19
Universitario Peru 2–0 Bolivia Bloomin
Sergio Ibarra 22'
Martín Vilallonga 68' 		report

September 26
Emelec Ecuador 1–0 Peru Universitario
Walter Ayoví 3' report

October 10
Universitario Peru 2–1 Colombia Atlético Nacional
Luis Cordero 74'
Sergio Ibarra 90' 		report Diego Toro 55'

October 10
Blooming Bolivia 0–0 Ecuador Emelec
report
Santa Cruz, Bolivia

October 25
Atlético Nacional Colombia 1–0 Bolivia Blooming
José María Ocampo 48' report

October 28
Emelec Ecuador 4–1 Bolivia Blooming
Cristian Adrián Gómez 2'
Luis Hebertson Moreira 13'
Juan Ignacio Triviño 20'
Rafael Manosalvas 50' 		report Diego Cabrera 15'

November 20
Emelec Ecuador 3–0 Colombia Atlético Nacional
Otilino George Tenorio 29', 51'
Carlos Ramón Hidalgo 78' 		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.

November 20
Necaxa Mexico 3–2 Colombia Millonarios
Alfredo Moreno 9'
Diego Martínez 85'
Luis Roberto Alves 89' 		report Carlos Gutiérrez 25', 29'

November 27
Millonarios Colombia 3–2 Mexico Necaxa
Alexander Orrego 38'
Harold Rivera 64'
Juan Carlos Jaramillo 85' 		(pen 3–1)
report 		Markus López 21'
Alfredo Moreno 28'

November 29
Santos Laguna Mexico 4–1 Ecuador Emelec
Robson Luiz 14',33'
Eduardo Lillingston 25'
Carlos Augusto Gomes De Oliveira 58' 		report Otilino Tenorio 75'

December 6
Emelec Ecuador 4–1 Mexico Santos Laguna
Otilino Tenorio 5', 13'
Carlos Ramón Hidalgo 24'
Luis Moreira 44' 		(pen 4–2)
report 		Carlos Augusto Gomes De Oliveira 71'

Finals

After tying both matches, Millonarios defeated Emelec in penalty kicks.

December 13
Millonarios Colombia 1–1 Ecuador Emelec
Carlos Castro 76' report Otilino Tenorio 75'

December 20
Emelec Ecuador 1–1 Colombia Millonarios
Otilino Tenorio 50' (pen 1–3)
report 		Jugador Mas Valioso - Luis Eduardo Zapata 19'

Champion

Copa Merconorte
2001 Winners
Colombia
Millonarios
First Title

External links