2000 Copa Libertadores

2000 Copa Libertadores de América

2000 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América 2000 Copa Toyota Libertadores da América
Tournament details
Dates	15 February – 21 June
Teams	32 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Boca Juniors (3rd title)
Runners-up	Palmeiras
Tournament statistics
Matches played	126
Goals scored	431 (3.42 per match)
Top scorer	Luizão (14)
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The 2000 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 41st in the tournament's history. It was held between February 15 and June 21. Thirty-two teams participated in this event.

First round

• Teams in green qualified to the next round

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlético Paranaense	6	5	1	0	11	2	+9	16	Round of 16
2	Nacional	6	3	1	2	8	7	+1	10
3	Alianza Lima	6	1	2	3	7	12	−5	5
4	Emelec	6	0	2	4	3	8	−5	2

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Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Boca Juniors	6	4	1	1	14	5	+9	13	Round of 16
2	Peñarol	6	2	3	1	12	9	+3	9
3	Blooming	6	2	1	3	9	17	−8	7
4	Universidad Católica	6	1	1	4	10	14	−4	4

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Corinthians	6	4	1	1	17	9	+8	13	Round of 16
2	América	6	3	1	2	15	9	+6	10
3	Olimpia	6	2	2	2	13	17	−4	8
4	LDU Quito	6	0	2	4	3	13	−10	2

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	River Plate	6	2	3	1	11	9	+2	9	Round of 16
2	Atlas	6	2	2	2	13	10	+3	8
3	Universidad de Chile	6	2	2	2	10	10	0	8
4	Atlético Nacional	6	2	1	3	11	16	−5	7

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Junior	6	4	0	2	7	4	+3	12	Round of 16
2	Cerro Porteño	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	10
3	San Lorenzo	6	2	2	2	10	9	+1	8
4	Universitario	6	1	1	4	2	9	−7	4

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	América de Cali	6	5	1	0	20	10	+10	16	Round of 16
2	Rosario Central	6	2	3	1	19	17	+2	9
3	Sporting Cristal	6	1	1	4	9	13	−4	4
4	Colegiales	6	1	1	4	10	18	−8	4

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Group 7

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Palmeiras	6	3	1	2	16	10	+6	10	Round of 16
2	El Nacional	6	3	1	2	10	7	+3	10
3	Juventude	6	2	1	3	8	12	−4	7
4	The Strongest	6	2	1	3	10	15	−5	7

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Group 8

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bolívar	6	3	1	2	12	9	+3	10	Round of 16
2	Atlético Mineiro	6	3	0	3	9	7	+2	9
3	Bella Vista	6	2	2	2	8	5	+3	8
4	Cobreloa	6	1	3	2	7	15	−8	6

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Knockout phase

Bracket

	Round of 16						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Finals
	América	2	3	5
	América de Cali	1	2	3
							América	2	2	4
							Bolívar	0	1	1
	Nacional	3	0	3 (3)
	Bolívar	0	3	3 (5)
													América	1	3	4
													Boca Juniors	4	1	5
	River Plate	4	1	5
	Cerro Porteño	0	0	0
							River Plate	2	0	2
							Boca Juniors	1	3	4
	El Nacional	0	3	3
	Boca Juniors	0	5	5
																			Boca Juniors	2	0	2 (4)
																			Palmeiras	2	0	2 (2)
	Atlas	2	3	5
	Junior	0	1	1
							Atlas	0	2	2
							Palmeiras	2	3	5
	Peñarol	2	1	3 (2)
	Palmeiras	0	3	3 (3)
													Palmeiras	3	3	6 (5)
													Corinthians	4	2	6 (4)
	Atlético Mineiro	1	1	2 (5)
	Atlético Paranaense	0	2	2 (3)
							Atlético Mineiro	1	1	2
							Corinthians	1	2	3
	Rosario Central	3	2	5 (3)
	Corinthians	2	3	5 (4)

Finals

Main article: 2000 Copa Libertadores Finals

14 June 2000

21:40 (UTC−03:00)

Boca Juniors	2 – 2	Palmeiras
Arruabarrena 22', 61'	(Report)	Pena 43' Euller 63'

Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera), Buenos Aires

Attendance: 50,580

Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)

21 June 2000

21:40 (UTC−03:00)

Palmeiras	0 – 0	Boca Juniors
	(Report)
Penalties
Alex Asprilla Roque Júnior Rogério	2 – 4	Schelotto Riquelme Palermo Bermúdez

Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi), São Paulo

Attendance: 75,000

Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay)

Champion

Copa Libertadores 2000 winners
Boca Juniors Third title

References

• CONMEBOL: Copa Toyota Libertadores 2000