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

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

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

Participants

Country Team
 Argentina
(6 berths)
Boca Juniors
Independiente
River Plate
San Lorenzo
Talleres
Vélez Sársfield
 Brazil
(7 berths)
Corinthians
Cruzeiro
Flamengo
Grêmio
Palmeiras
São Paulo
Vasco da Gama
 Chile
(3 berths)
Colo-Colo
Universidad Católica
Universidad de Chile
 Paraguay
(2 berths)
Cerro Porteño
Olimpia
 Uruguay
(2 berths)
Nacional
Peñarol

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 Paraguay CER Chile UCA Brazil VAS Argentina BOC
1 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 Advance to Quarter-finals 2–0 2–1 2–1
2 Chile Universidad Católica 6 3 0 3 8 9 1 9 1–0 2–1 2–1
3 Brazil Vasco da Gama 6 2 2 2 11 11 0 8 3–2 2–1 2–2
4 Argentina Boca Juniors 6 1 3 2 9 10 1 6 0–0 3–2 2–2
Source: CONMEBOL
Universidad Católica Chile2–1Brazil Vasco da Gama
Report


Boca Juniors Argentina0–0Paraguay Cerro Porteño
Report
Referee: Brazil Wilson Souza Mendonça

Cerro Porteño Paraguay2–0Chile Universidad Católica
Report

Cerro Porteño Paraguay2–1Brazil Vasco da Gama
Report

Universidad Católica Chile1–0Paraguay Cerro Porteño
Report


Vasco da Gama Brazil2–1Chile Universidad Católica
Report
Referee: Peru Gilberto Hidalgo


Boca Juniors Argentina2–2Brazil Vasco da Gama
Report
Referee: Chile Mario Sánchez

Vasco da Gama Brazil3–2Paraguay Cerro Porteño
Report
  • Roganovich 11', 75'

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil FLA Argentina SLA Uruguay NAC Paraguay OLI
1 Brazil Flamengo 6 5 0 1 11 6 +5 15 Advance to Quarter-finals 2–1 2–0 2–0[lower-alpha 1]
2 Argentina San Lorenzo 6 3 1 2 9 4 +5 10 1–2 2–0 3–0
3 Uruguay Nacional 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 4–1 0–0 2–0
4 Paraguay Olimpia 6 0 0 6 0 13 13 0 0–2 0–2 0–2
Source: CONMEBOL
Notes:
  1. Flamengo v Olimpia match was awarded 2–0 win to Flamengo due to Olimpia being temporarily suspended due to a legal dispute with the Paraguayan FA.
Flamengo Brazil2–0Uruguay Nacional
Report
Referee: Argentina Daniel Giménez

Nacional Uruguay2–0Paraguay Olimpia
Report
Referee: Ecuador Mauricio Reinoso

San Lorenzo Argentina1–2Brazil Flamengo
Report


San Lorenzo Argentina2–0Uruguay Nacional
Report

Flamengo Brazil2–0 (awd)Paraguay Olimpia

Nacional Uruguay4–1Brazil Flamengo
Report

San Lorenzo Argentina3–0Paraguay Olimpia
Report
Referee: Brazil Wilson Souza Mendonça

Flamengo Brazil2–1Argentina San Lorenzo
Report

Olimpia Paraguay0–2Uruguay Nacional
Report
Referee: Brazil Luciano Almeida

Nacional Uruguay0–0Argentina San Lorenzo
Report

Olimpia Paraguay0–2Brazil Flamengo
Report

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil COR Argentina IND Brazil CRU Chile COL
1 Brazil Corinthians 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 Advance to Quarter-finals 2–1 2–4 0–0
2 Argentina Independiente 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9 1–0 2–0 2–0
3 Brazil Cruzeiro 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8 0–2 4–1 1–1
4 Chile Colo Colo 6 1 3 2 3 6 3 6 0–2 2–1 0–0
Source: CONMEBOL
Independiente Argentina2–0Brazil Cruzeiro
Report

Colo Colo Chile0–2Brazil Corinthians
Report
Referee: Argentina Claudio Martín

Corinthians Brazil2–1Argentina Independiente
Report



Colo Colo Chile2–1Argentina Independiente
Report
  • Galván 72'

Cruzeiro Brazil4–1Argentina Independiente
Report
  • Galván 51'

Corinthians Brazil0–0Chile Colo Colo
Report

Colo Colo Chile0–0Brazil Cruzeiro
Report
Referee: Argentina Oscar Sequeira


Independiente Argentina2–0Chile Colo Colo
Report
Referee: Brazil Wilson Souza Mendonça

Corinthians Brazil2–4Brazil Cruzeiro
Report

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Argentina TAL Argentina VEL Brazil SPA Uruguay PEÑ
1 Argentina Talleres 6 2 4 0 10 5 +5 10 Advance to Quarterfinals 2–2 0–0 1–1
2 Argentina Vélez Sársfield 6 2 2 2 12 11 +1 8 1–4 4–2 3–0
3 Brazil São Paulo 6 1 4 1 7 6 +1 7 0–0 1–1 3–0
4 Uruguay Peñarol 6 1 2 3 5 12 7 5 1–3 2–1 1–1
Source: RSSSF.com
São Paulo Brazil3–0Uruguay Peñarol

Talleres Argentina0–0Brazil São Paulo
Referee: Chile Carlos Chandía

Peñarol Uruguay2–1Argentina Vélez Sársfield
  • Téllez 77'

Vélez Sársfield Argentina1–4Argentina Talleres


Talleres Argentina1–1Uruguay Peñarol

Talleres Argentina2–2Argentina Vélez Sársfield
  • Cuba 65'
  • Albornós 88'

Peñarol Uruguay1–1Brazil São Paulo
Referee: Argentina Claudio Martín


São Paulo Brazil0–0Argentina Talleres

Peñarol Uruguay1–3Argentina Talleres
  • Cuba 16', 44', 73'

Vélez Sársfield Argentina4–2Brazil São Paulo

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil GRE Argentina RIV Brazil PAL Chile UNI
1 Brazil Grêmio 6 4 2 0 11 4 +7 14 Advance to Quarterfinals 1–0 3–1 2–0
2 Argentina River Plate 6 2 2 2 13 10 +3 8 2–4 3–3 3–0
3 Brazil Palmeiras 6 1 3 2 11 10 +1 6 0–0 2–2 4–0
4 Chile Universidad de Chile 6 1 1 4 3 14 11 4 1–1 0–3 2–1
Source: RSSSF.com

Universidad de Chile Chile2–1Brazil Palmeiras


Grêmio Brazil2–0Chile Universidad de Chile

Grêmio Brazil3–1Brazil Palmeiras
Referee: Brazil Wilson Souza Mendonça

Palmeiras Brazil4–0Chile Universidad de Chile

Grêmio Brazil1–0Argentina River Plate

Universidad de Chile Chile0–3Argentina River Plate
Referee: Ecuador Roger Zambrano

River Plate Argentina3–3Brazil Palmeiras

Universidad de Chile Chile1–1Brazil Grêmio

River Plate Argentina3–0Chile Universidad de Chile

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 Argentina San Lorenzo 6 3 1 2 9 4 +5 10 Advance to Quarterfinals
2 C Argentina Independiente 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9
3 A Chile Universidad Católica 6 3 0 3 8 9 1 9
4 E Argentina River Plate 6 2 2 2 13 10 +3 8
5 D Argentina Vélez Sársfield 6 2 2 2 12 11 +1 8
Source: RSSSF

Bracket

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

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Independiente Argentina 0–4 Brazil Flamengo 0–0 0–4
Universidad Católica Chile 2–3 Brazil Corinthians 2–1 0–2
San Lorenzo Argentina 6–3 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 4–2 2–1
Grêmio Brazil 2–0 Argentina Talleres 0–0 2–0

First leg

Independiente Argentina0–0Brazil Flamengo

Universidad Católica Chile2–1Brazil Corinthians

San Lorenzo Argentina4–2Paraguay Cerro Porteño

Grêmio Brazil0–0Argentina Talleres

Second leg

Flamengo Brazil4–0Argentina Independiente

Flamengo won 4–0 on aggregate.


Corinthians Brazil2–0Chile Universidad Católica

Corinthians won 3–2 on aggregate.


San Lorenzo won 6–3 on aggregate.


Talleres Argentina0–2Brazil Grêmio

Gremio won 2–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Corinthians Brazil 3–5 Argentina San Lorenzo 2–1 1–4
Flamengo Brazil 2–2 (4–2 p) Brazil Grêmio 2–2 0–0

First leg

Corinthians Brazil2–1Argentina San Lorenzo

Flamengo Brazil2–2Brazil Grêmio

Second leg

San Lorenzo Argentina4–1Brazil Corinthians

San Lorenzo won 5–3 on aggregate.


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

Final

First leg


Second leg

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

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

Copa Mercosur
2001 Winner
Argentina
San Lorenzo
First title

References

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