2001 Copa Libertadores

2001 Copa Libertadores de América
2001 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América
2001 Copa Toyota Libertadores da América
Tournament details
Dates6 February – 28 June
Teams32 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Boca Juniors (4th title)
Runners-up Cruz Azul
Tournament statistics
Matches played126
Goals scored378 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s) Lopes (9 goals)
Best player(s) Juan Román Riquelme
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The 2001 Copa Libertadores de América was the 42nd edition of CONMEBOL's premier club football tournament. The winners were Boca Juniors, beating Mexican club Cruz Azul in the finals on penalties and lifting its fourth Copa Libertadores trophy.

First round

The first round of the Copa Libertadores drew 32 teams into eight groups of four; two of these teams came from a preliminary round involving two Mexican clubs and two Venezuelan clubs. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. Teams receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and no points for a loss. If two or more teams are equal on points, the following criteria will be applied to determine the ranking:

  1. superior goal difference;
  2. higher number of goals scored;
  3. higher number of away goals scored;
  4. draw.

The top two in each group advanced to the second round.

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rosario Central 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9 13
2 Junior 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 10
3 Vélez Sársfield 6 3 0 3 5 8 −3 9
4 Universitario 6 0 2 4 3 13 −10 2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Palmeiras 6 5 1 0 16 5 +11 16
2 Cerro Porteño 6 4 1 1 17 6 +11 13
3 Universidad de Chile 6 1 1 4 5 13 −8 4
4 Sport Boys 6 0 1 5 3 17 −14 1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Nacional 6 4 2 0 9 2 +7 14
2 Deportes Concepción 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7
3 San Lorenzo 6 2 1 3 9 10 −1 7
4 Jorge Wilstermann 6 2 0 4 7 13 −6 6
Source: [citation needed]

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Cruzeiro 6 5 1 0 15 4 +11 16
2 Emelec 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9
3 Olimpia 6 1 2 3 10 13 −3 5
4 Sporting Cristal 6 1 0 5 4 13 −9 3
Source: [citation needed]

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 River Plate 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 12
2 El Nacional 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9
3 Guaraní 6 2 1 3 9 11 −2 7
4 The Strongest 6 2 1 3 10 14 −4 7
Source: [citation needed]

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Vasco da Gama 6 6 0 0 16 5 +11 18
2 América de Cali 6 4 0 2 10 9 +1 12
3 Peñarol 6 1 1 4 7 10 −3 4
4 Deportivo Táchira 6 0 1 5 3 12 −9 1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Cruz Azul 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 13
2 São Caetano 6 2 2 2 6 4 +2 8
3 Defensor Sporting 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 7
4 Olmedo 6 2 0 4 11 15 −4 6
Source: [citation needed]

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Boca Juniors 6 5 0 1 7 5 +2 15
2 Cobreloa 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
3 Deportivo Cali 6 3 0 3 13 8 +5 9
4 Oriente Petrolero 6 0 1 5 6 14 −8 1
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis. If teams are tied on points and goals after both legs (180 minutes of play), a penalty shootout is carried out.

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                
Rosario Central 3 1 4
Cobreloa 2 1 3
Rosario Central 1 2 3 (4)
América 0 3 3 (3)
Nacional 0 1 1
América 2 3 5
Rosario Central 0 3 3
Cruz Azul 2 3 5
River Plate 0 5 5
Emelec 2 0 2
River Plate 0 0 0
Cruz Azul 0 3 3
Cruz Azul 1 3 4
Cerro Porteño 2 1 3
Cruz Azul 0 1 1 (1)
Boca Juniors 1 0 1 (3)
Palmeiras 0 1 1 (5)
São Caetano 1 0 1 (3)
Palmeiras 3 2 5 (4)
Cruzeiro 3 2 5 (3)
Cruzeiro 2 4 6
El Nacional 1 1 2
Palmeiras 2 2 4 (2)
Boca Juniors 2 2 4 (3)
Vasco da Gama 3 1 4
Deportes Concepción 1 0 1
Vasco da Gama 0 0 0
Boca Juniors 1 3 4
Boca Juniors 3 1 4
Junior 2 1 3

Round of 16

8 May 2001 L1 El Nacional 1-2 Cruzeiro Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa, Quito
15 May 2001 L2 Cruzeiro 4-1
(6-2 agg.)		 El Nacional Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte
9 May 2001 L1 São Caetano 1-0 Palmeiras Estadio Anacleto Campanella, São Caetano do Sul
16 May 2001 L2 Palmeiras 1-0
(5-3 p)		 São Caetano Estadio Palestra Italia, São Paulo
10 May 2001 L1 Junior 2-3 Boca Juniors Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla
16 May 2001 L2 Boca Juniors 1-1
(4-3 agg.)		 Junior Estadio La Bombonera, Buenos Aires
9 May 2001 L1 Deportes Concepcion 1-3 Vasco da Gama Estadio Municipal, Concepcion
16 May 2001 L2 Vasco Da Gama 1-0
(4-1 agg.)		 Deportes Concepcion Estadio Sao Januario, Rio de Janeiro

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

Main article: 2001 Copa Libertadores Finals
Cruz Azul 0 – 1 Boca Juniors
(Report) Delgado 85'
Attendance: 115,000
Boca Juniors 0 – 1 Cruz Azul
(Report) Palencia 42'
Penalties
Riquelme
Serna
Delgado
Bermúdez 		3 – 1 Palencia
Galdames
Hernández
Pinheiro
Attendance: 60,000

References

  1. ^ "Presentaron el auto que recibirá el mejor jugador de la fin". 19 June 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Conoce a los jugadores más valiosos de la Libertadores". 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.