2001 Copa Libertadores

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.

2001 Copa Libertadores de América

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Tournament details
Dates	6 February – 28 June
Teams	32 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Boca Juniors (4th title)
Runners-up	Cruz Azul
Tournament statistics
Matches played	126
Goals scored	378 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Lopes (9 goals)
Best player(s)	Juan Román Riquelme[1][2]
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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

El Nacional v Cruzeiro

8 May 2001 L1

El Nacional

1-2

Cruzeiro

Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa, Quito

Cruzeiro v El Nacional

15 May 2001 L2

Cruzeiro

4-1 (6-2 agg.)

El Nacional

Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte

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São Caetano v Palmeiras

9 May 2001 L1

São Caetano

1-0

Palmeiras

Estadio Anacleto Campanella, São Caetano do Sul

Palmeiras v São Caetano

16 May 2001 L2

Palmeiras

1-0 (5-3 p)

São Caetano

Estadio Palestra Italia, São Paulo

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Junior v Boca Juniors

10 May 2001 L1

Junior

2-3

Boca Juniors

Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla

Boca Juniors v Junior

16 May 2001 L2

Boca Juniors

1-1 (4-3 agg.)

Junior

Estadio La Bombonera, Buenos Aires

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Deportes Concepcion v Vasco da Gama

9 May 2001 L1

Deportes Concepcion

1-3

Vasco da Gama

Estadio Municipal, Concepcion

Vasco Da Gama v Deportes 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

20 June 2001

19:30 (UTC-6)

Cruz Azul	0 – 1	Boca Juniors
	(Report)	Delgado 85'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 115,000

Referee: Márcio Rezende (Brazil)

28 June 2001

21:30 (UTC-3)

Boca Juniors	0 – 1	Cruz Azul
	(Report)	Palencia 42'
Penalties
Riquelme Serna Delgado Bermúdez	3 – 1	Palencia Galdames Hernández Pinheiro

Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera), Buenos Aires

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru)