2001 Copa Merconorte

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The Copa Merconorte 2001 was the 4th and last edition of association football tournament Copa Merconorte held in 2001. Millonarios of Colombia defeated Emelec of Ecuador in the final.

Copa Merconorte 2001
Tournament details
Dates31 July – 20 December 2001
Teams16 (from 7 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsColombia Millonarios (1st title)
Runners-upEcuador Emelec
Tournament statistics
Matches played50
Goals scored146 (2.92 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ecuador Otilino Tenorio (7)
2000

Participants

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Country Team
  Bolivia
(1 berth)
Blooming
  Colombia
(3 berths)
América de Cali
Atlético Nacional
Millonarios
  Ecuador
(3 berths)
Aucas
Barcelona
Emelec
  Mexico
(3 berths)
Guadalajara
Necaxa
Santos Laguna
  Peru
(3 berths)
Alianza Lima
Sporting Cristal
Universitario
  United States
(2 berth)
Kansas City Wizards
MetroStars
  Venezuela
(1 berth)
Deportivo Italchacao

Group stage

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   NEC   ADC   ALI   SDA
1   Necaxa 6 5 0 1 12 5 +7 15 Advance to Semifinals 1–0 2–1 1–3
2   América de Cali 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10 1–3 1–1 2–1
3   Alianza Lima 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5 0–3 1–2 4–1
4   Aucas 6 1 1 4 6 11 −5 4 0–2 0–1 1–1
Source: RSSSF.com
Aucas  0–2  Necaxa
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Alianza Lima  4–1  Aucas
  • Bazalar   21'
  • Gallardo   40', 88'
  • Grotto   83'
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  • de Jesús   18'



Necaxa  2–1  Alianza Lima
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  • Hernández   90'

Necaxa  1–3  Aucas
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   MIL   ITA   MET   GUA
1   Millonarios 6 4 0 2 10 7 +3 12 Advance to Semifinals 5–0 2–1 2–0
2   Deportivo Italchacao 6 4 0 2 9 8 +1 12 3–0 2–1 2–0
3   MetroStars 6 3 0 3 8 5 +3 9 0–1 2–0 2–0
4   Guadalajara 6 1 0 5 3 10 −7 3 3–0 0–2 0–2
Source: [citation needed]









Guadalajara  forfeit  Deportivo Italchacao
3 Pts.

Millonarios  forfeit  Guadalajara
3 Pts.

Guadalajara  forfeit  MetroStars
3 Pts.

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   SAN   CRI   KAN   BAR
1   Santos Laguna 6 5 0 1 15 6 +9 15 Advance to Semifinals 3–0 4–2 3–1
2   Sporting Cristal 6 3 2 1 10 10 0 11 2–1 2–1 2–2
3   Kansas City Wizards 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4 0–1 1–2 1–1
4   Barcelona 6 0 3 3 9 14 −5 3 1–3 2–2 2–3
Source: [citation needed]











Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   EME   ATL   UNI   BLO
1   Emelec 6 3 3 0 8 1 +7 12 Advance to Semifinals 3–0 1–0 4–1
2   Atlético Nacional 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10 0–0 3–0 1–0
3   Universitario 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10 0–0 2–1 2–0
4   Blooming 6 0 1 5 3 12 −9 1 0–0 0–2 2–3
Source: [citation needed]











Semifinals

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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.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Necaxa   5–5 (1–3 p)   Millonarios 3–2 2–3
Santos Laguna   5–5 (2–4 p)   Emelec 4–1 1–4
Necaxa  3–2  Millonarios
Estadio Municipal, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Referee: Rogger Zambrano (Ecuador)

Millonarios  3–2  Necaxa
  • Orrego   38'
  • Rivera   64'
  • Jaramillo   85'
Penalties
3–1
Referee: Luis Solorzano (Venezuela)

5–5 on aggregate, Millonarios won 3–1 on penalties


Santos Laguna  4–1  Emelec
  • Robson Luiz   14', 33'
  • Lillingston   25'
  • Gómes   58'
Referee: José Arana (Peru)

Emelec  4–1  Santos Laguna
  • Gómes   71'
Penalties
4–2

5–5 on aggregate, Emelec won 4–2 on penalties

Finals

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


Champion

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Copa Merconorte
2001 Winners
 
Millonarios
First Title
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  • "2001 Copa Merconorte game summaries". Archived from the original on May 7, 2004. Retrieved July 26, 2006.
  • "2001 Copa Merconorte stats". Archived from the original on August 11, 2004. Retrieved July 26, 2006.