The Copa Mercosur 2001 was the 4th and last season of the
Copa Mercosur
The Copa Mercosur (, , "Mercosur Cup") was a Association football, football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by the traditional top clubs from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile. The competition was created by CONMEBOL to generate ...
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CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL ( ) or CSF (; ; ), is the continental governing body of football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations. The oldest continental confederation in the world, its headquarters are located in Luque, Parag ...
's club tournament.
The competition started on 21 July 2001 and concluded on 24 January 2002 with
San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to:
Places Argentina
* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Villa San Lorenzo, town and municipality in Salta P ...
beating
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...
in the final.
– Copa Mercosur 2001
on the RSSSF
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
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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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.
Bracket
Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Flamengo won 4–0 on aggregate.''
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''Corinthians won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''San Lorenzo won 6–3 on aggregate.''
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''Gremio won 2–0 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''San Lorenzo won 5–3 on aggregate.''
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''2–2 on aggregate, Flamengo won 4–2 on penalties''
Final
First leg
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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''
References
{{CONMEBOL tertiary tournaments
Copa Mercosur
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