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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Necaxa |
15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
 América |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
 Alianza Lima |
5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 |
 Aucas |
4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 |
October 16 |
| América |
1–3 | Necaxa |
|---|---|---|
| Mauricio Romero 89' | report | Luis Roberto Alves 4', 63' Martínez Diego Alfonso 65' |
November 1 |
| América |
2–1 | Aucas |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar Eduardo Villarreal 30' Kilian Edwin Virviescas 45' |
report | Raúl Duarte 58' |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millonarios |
12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
 Deportivo Italchacao |
12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 |
 MetroStars |
9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
| Guadalajara |
3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
August 8 |
| Guadalajara |
3–0 | Millonarios |
|---|---|---|
| Marco Antonio Ruiz 44' Juan Antonio Torres 60' Carlos Hermosillo 87' |
report |
August 23 |
| Millonarios |
5–0 | Deportivo Italchacao |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson Cano 41' (pen), 64', 73' Alexander Orrego 49' Marcio Rodríguez 91' |
report |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santos Laguna |
15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 |
| Sporting Cristal |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Kansas City Wizards |
4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 |
| Barcelona |
3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 |
August 1 |
| Kansas City Wizards |
1–2 | Sporting Cristal |
|---|---|---|
| Onandi Lowe 7' | report | Erick Torres 31' Gastón Córdoba 79' |
August 8 |
| Santos Laguna |
4–2 | 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 |
3–1 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Jared Borgetti 20', 59' Luis Ramón Romero 49' |
report | Nicolás Asencio 56' |
August 21 |
| Barcelona |
2–2 | Sporting Cristal |
|---|---|---|
| Máximo Tenorio 3' Moreno Carlos Alfaro 56' |
report | Jean Ferrari 24' Jorge Soto 76' |
August 29 |
| Barcelona |
2–3 | Kansas City Wizards |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Alfaro Moreno 13' Fricson George 76' |
report | Roy Lassiter 31' Chris Brown 46', 50' |
September 20 |
| Santos Laguna |
3–0 | Sporting Cristal |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Augusto Gomes de Oliveira 17' Rodrigo Ruiz 72' Eduardo Lillingston 78' |
report |
October 10 |
| Barcelona |
1–3 | Santos Laguna |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Alfaro Moreno 10' | report | Jared Borgetti 62', 64' Eduardo Lillingston 89' |
November 22 |
| Sporting Cristal |
2–2 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Gastón Córdoba 83' Diego Martínez 92'+ |
report | Clóvis Bento da Cruz 44' Carlos Alfaro Moreno 86' |
Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emelec |
12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| Atlético Nacional |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
| Universitario |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
 Blooming |
1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | −9 |
August 9 |
| Atlético Nacional |
3–0 | Universitario |
|---|---|---|
| Juan David Restrepo 18' Oscar Restrepo 78' Néstor Fabián Salazar 85' |
report |
August 22 |
| Blooming |
2–3 | Universitario |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Otta 33', 71' | report | Martín Vilallonga 44', 47' Paolo Maldonado 57' |
October 10 |
| Universitario |
2–1 | Atlético Nacional |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Cordero 74' Sergio Ibarra 90' |
report | Diego Toro 55' |
October 28 |
| Emelec |
4–1 | Blooming |
|---|---|---|
| Cristian Adrián Gómez 2' Luis Hebertson Moreira 13' Juan Ignacio Triviño 20' Rafael Manosalvas 50' |
report | Diego Cabrera 15' |
November 20 |
| Emelec |
3–0 | 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 |
3–2 | Millonarios |
|---|---|---|
| Alfredo Moreno 9' Diego Martínez 85' Luis Roberto Alves 89' |
report | Carlos Gutiérrez 25', 29' |
November 27 |
| Millonarios |
3–2 | 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 |
4–1 | Emelec |
|---|---|---|
| Robson Luiz 14',33' Eduardo Lillingston 25' Carlos Augusto Gomes De Oliveira 58' |
report | Otilino Tenorio 75' |
December 6 |
| Emelec |
4–1 | 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 20 |
| Emelec |
1–1 | Millonarios |
|---|---|---|
| Otilino Tenorio 50' | (pen 1–3) report |
Jugador Mas Valioso - Luis Eduardo Zapata 19' |
Champion
| Copa Merconorte 2001 Winners |
|---|
Millonarios First Title |
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