2001 Copa Mercosur

The Copa Mercosur 2001 was the 4th and final staging of the international club cup.

2001 Copa Mercosur
Tournament details
Dates21 July 2001 – 24 January 2002
Teams20 (from 5 associations)
Final positions
Champions San Lorenzo (1st title)
Runners-up Flamengo
Tournament statistics
Matches played73
Goals scored197 (2.7 per match)
Top scorer(s) Bernardo Romeo (10 goals)

The competition started on 21 July 2001 and concluded on 24 January 2002 with San Lorenzo beating Flamengo in the final.[1]

Participants

Details
  • The 20 teams were divided into 5 groups of 4 teams. Each team plays the other teams in the group twice. The top team from each group qualified for the quarter-finals along with the best 3 runners up.
  • From the quarter finals to the final, two legs were played in each round. In the result of a draw, the match was decided by a penalty shoot out.

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CER UCA VAS BOC
1 Cerro Porteño 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 Advance to Quarterfinals — 2–0 2–1 2–1
2 Universidad Católica 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9 1–0 — 2–1 2–1
3 Vasco da Gama 6 2 2 2 11 11 0 8 3–2 2–1 — 2–2
4 Boca Juniors 6 1 3 2 9 10 −1 6 0–0 3–2 2–2 —
Source: RSSSF.com
Universidad Católica 2–1 Vasco da Gama
  • Valdebenito 47'
  • Mirošević 81'
Vasco da Gama 2–2 Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors 0–0 Cerro Porteño
Referee: Wilson Souza Mendonça
Cerro Porteño 2–0 Universidad Católica
Referee: Oscar Sequeira
Cerro Porteño 2–1 Vasco da Gama
Referee: Claudio Martín
Universidad Católica 1–0 Cerro Porteño
Referee: Wagner Tardelli Azevedo
Vasco da Gama 2–1 Universidad Católica
Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo
Boca Juniors 2–2 Vasco da Gama
Referee: Mario Sánchez
Vasco da Gama 3–2 Cerro Porteño
  • Roganovich 11', 75'
Referee: Daniel Giménez
Boca Juniors 3–2 Universidad Católica

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLA SLA NAC OLI
1 Flamengo 6 5 0 1 11 6 +5 15 Advance to Quarterfinals — 2–1 2–0 2–0[lower-alpha 1]
2 San Lorenzo 6 3 1 2 9 4 +5 10 1–2 — 2–0 3–0
3 Nacional 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 4–1 0–0 — 2–0
4 Olimpia 6 0 0 6 0 13 −13 0 0–2 0–2 0–2 —
Source: RSSSF.com
Notes:
  1. Olimpia's away match against Flamengo was awarded 2–0 to Flamengo due to Olimpia being temporarily suspended due to a legal dispute with the Paraguayan FA.
Flamengo 2–0 Nacional
Referee: Daniel Giménez
Nacional 2–0 Olimpia
Referee: Mauricio Reinoso
San Lorenzo 1–2 Flamengo
Referee: Pablo Pozo
San Lorenzo 2–0 Nacional
Referee: Mario Sánchez
Flamengo 2–0 (awd) Olimpia
Nacional 4–1 Flamengo
San Lorenzo 3–0 Olimpia
Referee: Wilson Souza Mendonça
Flamengo 2–1 San Lorenzo
Referee: Ubaldo Aquino
Olimpia 0–2 Nacional
Referee: Luciano Augusto Silva Teodoro de Almeida
Nacional 0–0 San Lorenzo
Olimpia 0–2 Flamengo
Referee: Carlos Chandía

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification COR IND CRU COL
1 Corinthians 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 Advance to Quarterfinals — 2–1 2–4 0–0
2 Independiente 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9 1–0 — 2–0 2–0
3 Cruzeiro 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8 0–2 4–1 — 1–1
4 Colo Colo 6 1 3 2 3 6 −3 6 0–2 2–1 0–0 —
Source: RSSSF.com
Independiente 2–0 Cruzeiro
Referee: Robert Troxler
Colo Colo 0–2 Corinthians
Referee: Claudio Martín
Corinthians 2–1 Independiente
Referee: Guido Aros
Colo Colo 2–1 Independiente
  • Galván 72'
Cruzeiro 4–1 Independiente
  • Galván 51'
Referee: Carlos Torres
Corinthians 0–0 Colo Colo
Referee: Gabriel Brazenas
Colo Colo 0–0 Cruzeiro
Referee: Oscar Sequeira
Independiente 2–0 Colo Colo
Referee: Wilson Souza Mendonça
Corinthians 2–4 Cruzeiro
Referee: Wagner Tardelli Azevedo

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TAL VEL SPA PEÑ
1 Talleres 6 2 4 0 10 5 +5 10 Advance to Quarterfinals — 2–2 0–0 1–1
2 Vélez Sársfield 6 2 2 2 12 11 +1 8 1–4 — 4–2 3–0
3 São Paulo 6 1 4 1 7 6 +1 7 0–0 1–1 — 3–0
4 Peñarol 6 1 2 3 5 12 −7 5 1–3 2–1 1–1 —
Source: RSSSF.com
São Paulo 3–0 Peñarol
Referee: Oscar Sequeira
Talleres 0–0 São Paulo
Referee: Carlos Chandía
Peñarol 2–1 Vélez Sársfield
  • Téllez 77'
Vélez Sársfield 1–4 Talleres
Referee: Gabriel Brazenas
Talleres 1–1 Peñarol
Referee: Rubén Selman
Talleres 2–2 Vélez Sársfield
  • Cuba 65'
  • Albornós 88'
Peñarol 1–1 São Paulo
Referee: Claudio Martín
São Paulo 0–0 Talleres
Referee: Carlos Torres
Peñarol 1–3 Talleres
  • Cuba 16', 44', 73'
Referee: Ubaldo Aquino
Vélez Sársfield 4–2 São Paulo
Referee: Carlos Torres

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GRE RIV PAL UNI
1 Grêmio 6 4 2 0 11 4 +7 14 Advance to Quarterfinals — 1–0 3–1 2–0
2 River Plate 6 2 2 2 13 10 +3 8 2–4 — 3–3 3–0
3 Palmeiras 6 1 3 2 11 10 +1 6 0–0 2–2 — 4–0
4 Universidad de Chile 6 1 1 4 3 14 −11 4 1–1 0–3 2–1 —
Source: RSSSF.com
Universidad de Chile 2–1 Palmeiras
Referee: Byron Moreno
Grêmio 2–0 Universidad de Chile
Grêmio 3–1 Palmeiras
Referee: Wilson Souza Mendonça
Palmeiras 4–0 Universidad de Chile
Grêmio 1–0 River Plate
Universidad de Chile 0–3 River Plate
Referee: Roger Zambrano
River Plate 3–3 Palmeiras
Referee: Carlos Chandía
Universidad de Chile 1–1 Grêmio
Referee: René Ortubé
River Plate 3–0 Universidad de Chile
Referee: Saúl Feldmann

Ranking of second place teams

The three best second-place teams from the five groups advanced to the quarterfinals along with the five group winners.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B San Lorenzo 6 3 1 2 9 4 +5 10 Advance to Quarterfinals
2 C Independiente 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9
3 A Universidad Católica 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9
4 E River Plate 6 2 2 2 13 10 +3 8
5 D Vélez Sársfield 6 2 2 2 12 11 +1 8
Source: RSSSF

Bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Flamengo 0 4 4
Independiente 0 0 0
Flamengo (p) 2 0 2 (4)
Grêmio 2 0 2 (2)
Grêmio 0 2 2
Talleres 0 0 0
Flamengo 0 1 1 (3)
San Lorenzo (p) 0 1 1 (4)
Corinthians 1 2 3
Universidad Católica 2 0 2
Corinthians 2 1 3
San Lorenzo 1 4 5
San Lorenzo 4 2 6
Cerro Porteño 2 1 3

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Independiente 0–4 Flamengo 0–0 0–4
Universidad Católica 2–3 Corinthians 2–1 0–2
San Lorenzo 6–3 Cerro Porteño 4–2 2–1
Grêmio 2–0 Talleres 0–0 2–0

First leg
Independiente 0–0 Flamengo
Universidad Católica 2–1 Corinthians
Referee: Daniel Giménez
San Lorenzo 4–2 Cerro Porteño
Grêmio 0–0 Talleres

Second leg
Flamengo 4–0 Independiente
Referee: Óscar Ruiz

Flamengo won 4–0 on aggregate.

Corinthians 2–0 Universidad Católica
Referee: Saúl Feldmann

Corinthians won 3–2 on aggregate.

San Lorenzo won 6–3 on aggregate.

Talleres 0–2 Grêmio

Gremio won 2–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Corinthians 3–5 San Lorenzo 2–1 1–4
Flamengo 2–2 (4–2 p) Grêmio 2–2 0–0

First leg
Corinthians 2–1 San Lorenzo
Referee: Carlos Chandía
Flamengo 2–2 Grêmio

Second leg
San Lorenzo 4–1 Corinthians
Referee: Carlos Torres

San Lorenzo won 5–3 on aggregate.

2-2 on aggregate, Flamengo won 4-2 on penalties

Final
Main article: 2001 Copa Mercosur Finals

First leg
Flamengo 0–0 San Lorenzo

Second leg

Originally scheduled for Dec 19 but postponed to January 24, 2002 due to social unrest in Argentina

San Lorenzo 1–1 Flamengo
Penalties
 4–3
Referee: Óscar Ruiz

1-1 on aggregate, San Lorenzo won 4–3 on penalties

Copa Mercosur
2001 Winner

San Lorenzo
First title

References
  1. - Copa Mercosur 2001 on the RSSSF
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