2001 Copa dos Campeões

The 2001 Copa dos Campeões was the second edition of the football competition held in Brazil. It was carried out in a neutral field in two states in the Northeast Region — Alagoas and Paraíba.[1]

2001 Copa dos Campeões
Tournament details
Country Brazil
Dates5 June – 11 July
Teams9
Final positions
ChampionsRio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo (1st title)
Runner-upSão Paulo (state) São Paulo
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored61 (3.59 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Brazil Luís Fabiano
(7 goals)
← 2000
2002 →

In the finals, Flamengo defeated São Paulo 7–6 on aggregate to win their first title and a place in the group stage of the 2002 Copa Libertadores.[2]

Qualified teams

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Team Qualification
  Bahia 2001 Copa Nordeste champions
  Corinthians 2001 Campeonato Paulista champions
  Coritiba 2001 Copa Sul-Minas runners-up
  Cruzeiro 2001 Copa Sul-Minas champions
  Flamengo 2001 Campeonato Carioca champions
  Goiás 2001 Copa Centro-Oeste champions
  São Paulo 2001 Torneio Rio-São Paulo champions
  São Raimundo 2001 Copa Norte champions
  Sport 2001 Copa Nordeste runners-up

Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   São Raimundo (A) 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to Knockout stage
2   Sport (A) 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
3   Goiás 2 0 1 1 4 5 −1 1
Source: Bola na Área
(A) Advance to a further round

Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
            
  Corinthians 0 0 0
  Coritiba 1 2 3
  Coritiba 0 1 1
  São Paulo 2 4 6
  São Paulo 4 5 9
  Sport 2 0 2
  São Paulo 3 3 6
  Flamengo 5 2 7
  Flamengo 4 2 6
  Bahia 2 0 2
  Flamengo 0 3 3
  Cruzeiro 0 0 0
  Cruzeiro 1 5 6
  São Raimundo 0 1 1

Finals

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São Paulo  3–5  Flamengo
Luís Fabiano   16', 71'
Rogério Pinheiro   59'
Report Edílson   14', 57'
Reinaldo   25'
Beto   36'
Rogério Pinheiro   79' (o.g)
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Luciano Almeida

Flamengo  2–3  São Paulo
Juan   47'
Petković   58'
Report Kaká   39'
França   65' (pen.), 88'

Flamengo won 7–6 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ "História da Copa dos Campeões". Folha Online. 22 April 2003.
  2. ^ "Flamengo perde mas é campeão da Copa dos Campeões". Folha de S. Paulo. 11 July 2001.