2001 Copa Mercosur
International football competition
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The Copa Mercosur 2001 was the 4th and last season of the Copa Mercosur, CONMEBOL's club tournament.
Dates21 July 2001 – 24 January 2002
Teams20 (from 5 associations)
Champions
San Lorenzo (1st title)
San Lorenzo (1st title)Runners-up
Flamengo
Flamengo| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 July 2001 – 24 January 2002 |
| Teams | 20 (from 5 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | San Lorenzo (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Flamengo |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 73 |
| Goals scored | 197 (2.7 per match) |
| Top scorer | Bernardo Romeo (10 goals) |
← 2000 | |
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 | CER |
UCA |
VAS |
BOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Porteño |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 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: CONMEBOL
| Universidad Católica | 2–1 | Vasco da Gama |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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| Vasco da Gama | 2–2 | Boca Juniors |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Wilson Souza Mendonça
Wilson Souza MendonçaReferee: Oscar Sequeira
Oscar Sequeira| Cerro Porteño | 2–1 | Vasco da Gama |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Referee: Claudio Martín
Claudio Martín| Universidad Católica | 1–0 | Cerro Porteño |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Wagner Tardelli
Wagner Tardelli| Cerro Porteño | 2–1 | Boca Juniors |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Vasco da Gama | 2–1 | Universidad Católica |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Referee: 
Gilberto Hidalgo
Gilberto HidalgoReferee: 
Mario Sánchez
Mario Sánchez| Vasco da Gama | 3–2 | Cerro Porteño |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Referee: Daniel Giménez
Daniel Giménez| Boca Juniors | 3–2 | Universidad Católica |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Antônio Pereira
Antônio PereiraGroup B
Source: CONMEBOL
Notes:
Notes:
- 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.
Referee: Daniel Giménez
Daniel GiménezReferee: 
Mauricio Reinoso
Mauricio Reinoso| Olimpia | 0–2 | San Lorenzo |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Mario Sánchez
Mario SánchezReferee: Horacio Elizondo
Horacio Elizondo| San Lorenzo | 3–0 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Wilson Souza Mendonça
Wilson Souza MendonçaReferee: 
Ubaldo Aquino
Ubaldo AquinoReferee: Luciano Almeida
Luciano AlmeidaReferee: Epifanio González
Epifanio GonzálezGroup C
Source: CONMEBOL
| Independiente | 2–0 | Cruzeiro |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Robert Troxler
Robert Troxler| Colo Colo | 0–2 | Corinthians |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Claudio Martín
Claudio Martín| Corinthians | 2–1 | Independiente |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Guido Aros
Guido Aros| Cruzeiro | 0–2 | Corinthians |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Colo Colo | 2–1 | Independiente |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Carlos Amarilla
Carlos AmarillaReferee: Gabriel Brazenas
Gabriel Brazenas| Independiente | 1–0 | Corinthians |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
| Independiente | 2–0 | Colo Colo |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Wilson Souza Mendonça
Wilson Souza Mendonça| Corinthians | 2–4 | Cruzeiro |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Referee: Wagner Tardelli
Wagner TardelliGroup D
Source: RSSSF.com
| São Paulo | 3–0 | Peñarol |
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Referee: Oscar Sequeira
Oscar SequeiraReferee: Carlos Chandía
Carlos Chandía| Peñarol | 2–1 | Vélez Sársfield |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Gabriel Brazenas
Gabriel Brazenas| São Paulo | 1–1 | Vélez Sársfield |
|---|---|---|
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| Talleres | 2–2 | Vélez Sársfield |
|---|---|---|
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| Peñarol | 1–1 | São Paulo |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Claudio Martín
Claudio MartínReferee: Ubaldo Aquino
Ubaldo AquinoGroup E
Source: RSSSF.com
| Universidad de Chile | 2–1 | Palmeiras |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Byron Moreno
Byron Moreno| Palmeiras | 2–2 | River Plate |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Héctor Baldassi
Héctor BaldassiReferee: Wilson Souza Mendonça
Wilson Souza Mendonça| Grêmio | 1–0 | River Plate |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Epifanio González
Epifanio González| Universidad de Chile | 0–3 | River Plate |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Roger Zambrano
Roger Zambrano| River Plate | 3–3 | Palmeiras |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Carlos Chandía
Carlos Chandía| Universidad de Chile | 1–1 | Grêmio |
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Referee: 
René Ortubé
René OrtubéReferee: 
Saúl Feldmann
Saúl FeldmannRanking 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
| Universidad Católica | 2–1 | Corinthians |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Daniel Giménez
Daniel GiménezReferee: Jorge Larrionda
Jorge LarriondaSecond leg
Referee: 
Óscar Ruiz
Óscar RuizFlamengo won 4–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Saúl Feldmann
Saúl FeldmannCorinthians won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Cerro Porteño | 1–2 | San Lorenzo |
|---|---|---|
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San Lorenzo won 6–3 on aggregate.
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 |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Carlos Chandía
Carlos ChandíaSecond leg
| San Lorenzo | 4–1 | Corinthians |
|---|---|---|
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San Lorenzo won 5–3 on aggregate.
Referee: Óscar Ruiz
Óscar Ruiz2–2 on aggregate, Flamengo won 4–2 on penalties
Final
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
1–1 on aggregate, San Lorenzo won 4–3 on penalties
| Copa Mercosur 2001 Winner |
|---|
 San Lorenzo First title |