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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 July – 20 December 2001 |
| Teams | 16 (from 7 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Millonarios (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Emelec |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 50 |
| Goals scored | 146 (2.92 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Otilino Tenorio (7) |
← 2000 | |
Participants
edit| Country | Team |
|---|---|
(1 berth) |
Blooming |
(3 berths) |
América de Cali |
| Atlético Nacional | |
| Millonarios | |
(3 berths) |
Aucas |
| Barcelona | |
| Emelec | |
(3 berths) |
Guadalajara |
| Necaxa | |
| Santos Laguna | |
(3 berths) |
Alianza Lima |
| Sporting Cristal | |
| Universitario | |
(2 berth) |
Kansas City Wizards |
| MetroStars | |
(1 berth) |
Deportivo Italchacao |
Group stage
editEach team played the other teams in the group twice during the group stage. The first place team advanced to the second round.
Group A
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 15 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 4–1 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Source: RSSSF.com
| América de Cali | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mafla |
Report | Quinteros |
| Alianza Lima | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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| Necaxa | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Delgado |
Report |
| Necaxa | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Alianza Lima | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Esidio 30' | report | Mafla 57' Garcia 64' |
| Alianza Lima | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| report | Moreno 40', 55', 66' |
| América de Cali | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mauricio Romero 89' | report | Luís Roberto Alves 4', 63' Martínez Diego Alfonso 65' |
| Aucas | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Raúl Duarte 13' | report | Roberto Farfán 30' |
| América de Cali | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar Eduardo Villarreal 30' Kilian Edwin Virviescas 45' |
report | Raúl Duarte 58' |
Group B
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 12 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
| Guadalajara | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Marco Antonio Ruiz 44' Juan Antonio Torres 60' Carlos Hermosillo 87' |
report |
| Millonarios | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson Cano 41' (pen), 64', 73' Alexander Orrego 49' Marcio Rodríguez 91' |
report |
| Millonarios | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson Cano 1', 31' | report | Adolfo Valencia 69' |
| MetroStars | forfeit | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Pts. |
| Deportivo Italchacao | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Félix Hernánex 3' Fernando Martínez 65', 89' |
report |
| Deportivo Italchacao | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Diez 62', 88' | report | Carlos García 58' (OG) |
| Guadalajara | forfeit | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Pts. |
| Millonarios | forfeit | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Pts. |
| Guadalajara | forfeit | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Pts. |
Group C
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 15 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
| Santos Laguna | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Héctor Altamirano 28' (pen) Robson Luiz 36' Eduardo Lillingston 83' (pen) Carlos Augusto Gomes de Oliveira 84' |
report | Matt McKeon 53' Roy Lassiter 88' |
| Santos Laguna | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jared Borgetti 20', 59' Luis Ramón Romero 49' |
report | Nicolás Asencio 56' |
| Barcelona | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Máximo Tenorio 3' Moreno Carlos Alfaro 56' |
report | Jean Ferrari 24' Jorge Soto 76' |
| Barcelona | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Alfaro Moreno 13' Fricson George 76' |
report | Roy Lassiter 31' Chris Brown 46', 50' |
| Sporting Cristal | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Bonnet 23', 25' | report | Onandi Lowe 40' |
| Santos Laguna | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Augusto Gomes de Oliveira 17' Rodrigo Ruiz 72' Eduardo Lillingston 78' |
report |
| Barcelona | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Alfaro Moreno 10' | report | Jared Borgetti 62', 64' Eduardo Lillingston 89' |
| Sporting Cristal | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Piero Alva 38', 59' | report | Johan Rodríguez 21' |
| Sporting Cristal | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gastón Córdoba 83' Diego Martínez 92'+ |
report | Clóvis Bento da Cruz 44' Carlos Alfaro Moreno 86' |
Group D
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 12 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
| Atlético Nacional | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Juan David Restrepo 18' Oscar Restrepo 78' Néstor Fabián Salazar 85' |
report |
| Blooming | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Otta 33', 71' | report | Martín Vilallonga 44', 47' Paolo Maldonado 57' |
| Universitario | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sergio Ibarra 22' Martín Vilallonga 68' |
report |
| Universitario | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Cordero 74' Sergio Ibarra 90' |
report | Diego Toro 55' |
| Emelec | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cristian Adrián Gómez 2' Luis Hebertson Moreira 13' Juan Ignacio Triviño 20' Rafael Manosalvas 50' |
report | Diego Cabrera 15' |
| Emelec | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Otilino George Tenorio 29', 51' Carlos Ramón Hidalgo 78' |
report |
Semifinals
editThe 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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Necaxa |
5–5 (1–3 p) | 3–2 | 2–3 | |
| Santos Laguna |
5–5 (2–4 p) | 4–1 | 1–4 |
| Necaxa | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Estadio Municipal, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Referee: Rogger Zambrano (Ecuador)
| Millonarios | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
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| Penalties | ||
| 3–1 | ||
Referee: Luis Solorzano (Venezuela)
5–5 on aggregate, Millonarios won 3–1 on penalties
| Santos Laguna | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: José Arana (Peru)
| Emelec | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 |
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Referee: Guido Aros (Chile)
5–5 on aggregate, Emelec won 4–2 on penalties
Finals
editAfter tying both matches, Millonarios defeated Emelec in penalty kicks.
| Emelec | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Otilino Tenorio 50' | (pen 1–3) report |
Luis Eduardo Zapata 19' |
Champion
edit| Copa Merconorte 2001 Winners |
|---|
Millonarios First Title |
References
edit- ^ Ballesteros, Frank (February 18, 2002). "Copa Merconorte 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- "2001 Copa Merconorte game summaries". Archived from the original on May 7, 2004. Retrieved July 26, 2006.
- "2001 Copa Merconorte stats". Archived from the original on August 11, 2004. Retrieved July 26, 2006.