The Copa Mercosur 2001 was the 4th and last season of the Copa Mercosur, CONMEBOL's club tournament.

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)
2000

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

Participants

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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

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  • 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

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Group A

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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
Report

Vasco da Gama  2–2  Boca Juniors
Report

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

Cerro Porteño  2–0  Universidad Católica
Report

Cerro Porteño  2–1  Vasco da Gama
Report

Universidad Católica  1–0  Cerro Porteño
Report

Cerro Porteño  2–1  Boca Juniors
Report

Vasco da Gama  2–1  Universidad Católica
Report
Referee:   Gilberto Hidalgo

Universidad Católica  2–1  Boca Juniors
Report

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

Vasco da Gama  3–2  Cerro Porteño
Report
  • Roganovich   11', 75'

Boca Juniors  3–2  Universidad Católica
Report

Group B

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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 Quarter-finals 2–1 2–0 2–0[a]
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: 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  2–0  Nacional
Report
Referee:   Daniel Giménez

Nacional  2–0  Olimpia
Report
Referee:   Mauricio Reinoso

San Lorenzo  1–2  Flamengo
Report


San Lorenzo  2–0  Nacional
Report

Flamengo  2–0 (awd)  Olimpia

Nacional  4–1  Flamengo
Report

San Lorenzo  3–0  Olimpia
Report
Referee:   Wilson Souza Mendonça

Flamengo  2–1  San Lorenzo
Report

Olimpia  0–2  Nacional
Report
Referee:   Luciano Almeida

Nacional  0–0  San Lorenzo
Report

Olimpia  0–2  Flamengo
Report

Group C

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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 Quarter-finals 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: CONMEBOL
Independiente  2–0  Cruzeiro
Report

Colo Colo  0–2  Corinthians
Report
Referee:   Claudio Martín

Corinthians  2–1  Independiente
Report



Colo Colo  2–1  Independiente
Report
  • Galván   72'

Cruzeiro  4–1  Independiente
Report
  • Galván   51'

Corinthians  0–0  Colo Colo
Report

Colo Colo  0–0  Cruzeiro
Report
Referee:   Oscar Sequeira


Independiente  2–0  Colo Colo
Report
Referee:   Wilson Souza Mendonça

Corinthians  2–4  Cruzeiro
Report

Group D

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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

Talleres  0–0  São Paulo
Referee:   Carlos Chandía

Peñarol  2–1  Vélez Sársfield
  • Téllez   77'

Vélez Sársfield  1–4  Talleres


Talleres  1–1  Peñarol

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

Peñarol  1–1  São Paulo
Referee:   Claudio Martín

Vélez Sársfield  3–0  Peñarol


Peñarol  1–3  Talleres
  • Cuba   16', 44', 73'

Vélez Sársfield  4–2  São Paulo

Group E

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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
River Plate  2–4  Grêmio

Universidad de Chile  2–1  Palmeiras

Palmeiras  2–2  River Plate

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

Universidad de Chile  1–1  Grêmio

River Plate  3–0  Universidad de Chile

Ranking of second place teams

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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

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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

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

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Universidad Católica  2–1  Corinthians

San Lorenzo  4–2  Cerro Porteño

Grêmio  0–0  Talleres

Second leg

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Flamengo  4–0  Independiente

Flamengo won 4–0 on aggregate.


Corinthians  2–0  Universidad Católica

Corinthians won 3–2 on aggregate.


Cerro Porteño  1–2  San Lorenzo

San Lorenzo won 6–3 on aggregate.


Talleres  0–2  Grêmio

Gremio won 2–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

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Corinthians  2–1  San Lorenzo

Flamengo  2–2  Grêmio

Second leg

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San Lorenzo  4–1  Corinthians

San Lorenzo won 5–3 on aggregate.


Grêmio  0–0  Flamengo
Penalties
2–4

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

Final

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First leg

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Second leg

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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

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

Copa Mercosur
2001 Winner
 
San Lorenzo
First title

References

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  1. ^ – Copa Mercosur 2001 on the RSSSF