2001 Copa Merconorte

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

The Copa Merconorte 2001 was the fourth and final edition of association football tournament Copa Merconorte held in 2001. Millonarios of Colombia defeated Emelec of Ecuador in the final. [1] It was the first edition to include teams invited from the United States, the Kansas City Wizards and NY/NJ MetroStars. Several fixtures for the MetroStars were cancelled following the September 11 attacks. [2]

Contents

Participants

CountryTeam
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
(1 berth)		 Blooming
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
(3 berths)		 América de Cali
Atlético Nacional
Millonarios
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
(3 berths)		 Aucas
Barcelona
Emelec
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
(3 berths)		 Guadalajara
Necaxa
Santos Laguna
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
(3 berths)		 Alianza Lima
Sporting Cristal
Universitario
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
(2 berth)		 Kansas City Wizards
MetroStars
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
(1 berth)		 Deportivo Italchacao

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Mexico.svg NEC Flag of Colombia.svg ADC Flag of Peru.svg ALI Flag of Ecuador.svg SDA
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa 6501125+715Advance to Semifinals —1–02–11–3
2 Flag of Colombia.svg América de Cali 6312770101–3—1–12–1
3 Flag of Peru.svg Alianza Lima 6123810−250–31–2—4–1
4 Flag of Ecuador.svg Aucas 6114611−540–20–11–1—
Source: RSSSF.com
Aucas Flag of Ecuador.svg 0–2 Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa
Report
Estadio La Caldera del Sur , Quito, Ecuador
Alianza Lima Flag of Peru.svg 4–1 Flag of Ecuador.svg Aucas
  • Bazalar Soccerball shade.svg21'
  • Gallardo Soccerball shade.svg40', 88'
  • Grotto Soccerball shade.svg83'
 Report
  • de Jesús Soccerball shade.svg18'
Estadio Alejandro Villanueva , Lima, Peru
Necaxa Flag of Mexico.svg 2–1 Flag of Peru.svg Alianza Lima
Report
  • Hernández Soccerball shade.svg90'
Estadio Azteca , Mexico City, Mexico
Necaxa Flag of Mexico.svg 1–3 Flag of Ecuador.svg Aucas
Report
Estadio Azteca , Mexico City, Mexico

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Colombia.svg MIL Flag of Venezuela.svg ITA Flag of the United States.svg MET Flag of Mexico.svg GUA
1 Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios 6402107+312Advance to Semifinals —5–02–12–0
2 Flag of Venezuela.svg Deportivo Italchacao 640298+1123–0—2–12–0
3 Flag of the United States.svg MetroStars 630385+390–12–0—2–0
4 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 6105310−733–00–20–2—
Source: [ citation needed ]
Guadalajara Flag of Mexico.svg forfeit Flag of Venezuela.svg Deportivo Italchacao
3 Pts.
Millonarios Flag of Colombia.svg forfeit Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara
3 Pts.
Guadalajara Flag of Mexico.svg forfeit Flag of the United States.svg MetroStars
3 Pts.

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Mexico.svg SAN Flag of Peru.svg CRI Flag of the United States.svg KAN Flag of Ecuador.svg BAR
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Santos Laguna 6501156+915Advance to Semifinals —3–04–23–1
2 Flag of Peru.svg Sporting Cristal 632110100112–1—2–12–2
3 Flag of the United States.svg Kansas City Wizards 6114812−440–11–2—1–1
4 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 6033914−531–32–22–3—
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Ecuador.svg EME Flag of Colombia.svg ATL Flag of Peru.svg UNI Flag of Bolivia.svg BLO
1 Flag of Ecuador.svg Emelec 633081+712Advance to Semifinals —3–01–04–1
2 Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional 631275+2100–0—3–01–0
3 Flag of Peru.svg Universitario 6312770100–02–1—2–0
4 Flag of Bolivia.svg Blooming 6015312−910–00–22–3—
Source: [ citation needed ]

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.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Necaxa Flag of Mexico.svg 5–5 (1–3 p) Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios 3–2 2–3
Santos Laguna Flag of Mexico.svg 5–5 (2–4 p) Flag of Ecuador.svg Emelec 4–1 1–4
Necaxa Flag of Mexico.svg 3–2 Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios
Report
Estadio Municipal, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Referee: Rogger Zambrano (Ecuador)
Millonarios Flag of Colombia.svg 3–2 Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa
  • Orrego Soccerball shade.svg38'
  • Rivera Soccerball shade.svg64'
  • Jaramillo Soccerball shade.svg85'
 Report
Penalties
3–1
Estadio El Campín , Bogotá, Colombia
Referee: Luis Solorzano (Venezuela)

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

Santos Laguna Flag of Mexico.svg 4–1 Flag of Ecuador.svg Emelec
Report
Estadio Corona , Torreón, Mexico
Referee: José Arana (Peru)
Emelec Flag of Ecuador.svg 4–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Santos Laguna
Report
  • Gómes Soccerball shade.svg71'
Penalties
4–2
Estadio George Capwell , Guayaquil, Ecuador
Referee: Guido Aros (Chile)

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

Finals

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

Millonarios Flag of Colombia.svg 1–1 Flag of Ecuador.svg Emelec
Carlos Castro 76' Report Otilino Tenorio 75'
Estadio Nemesio Camacho, Bogotá
Referee: Luis Solorzano (Venezuela)
Emelec Flag of Ecuador.svg 1–1 Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios
Otilino Tenorio 50' Report Luis Eduardo Zapata 19'
Penalties
1-3
Estadio George Capwell , Guayaquil
Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru)

Champion

Copa Merconorte
2001 Winners
Flag of Colombia.svg
Millonarios
First Title

References

  1. ↑ Ballesteros, Frank (February 18, 2002). "Copa Merconorte 2001". RSSSF . Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  2. ↑ Dure, Beau (2010). Long-Range Goals: The Success Story of Major League Soccer. Washington, DC: Potomac Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN   978-1-59797-509-4. OCLC   500783910.
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