2000 Copa Libertadores

The 2000 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 41st in the tournament's history. It was held between February 15 and June 21. Thirty-two teams participated in this event.

2000 Copa Libertadores de América

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Tournament details
Dates	15 February – 21 June
Teams	32 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Boca Juniors (3rd title)
Runners-up	Palmeiras
Tournament statistics
Matches played	126
Goals scored	431 (3.42 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Luizão (14)
Best player(s)	Óscar Córdoba[1][2]

First round

• Teams in green qualified to the next round

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Atlético Paranaense	6	5	1	0	11	2	+9	16
Nacional	6	3	1	2	8	7	+1	10
Alianza Lima	6	1	2	3	7	12	−5	5
Emelec	6	0	2	4	3	8	−5	2

Source:

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Boca Juniors	6	4	1	1	14	5	+9	13
Peñarol	6	2	3	1	12	9	+3	9
Blooming	6	2	1	3	9	17	−8	7
Universidad Católica	6	1	1	4	10	14	−4	4

Source:

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Corinthians	6	4	1	1	17	9	+8	13
América	6	3	1	2	15	9	+6	10
Olimpia	6	2	2	2	13	17	−4	8
LDU Quito	6	0	2	4	3	13	−10	2

Source:

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
River Plate	6	2	3	1	11	9	+2	9
Atlas	6	2	2	2	13	10	+3	8
Universidad de Chile	6	2	2	2	10	10	0	8
Atlético Nacional	6	2	1	3	11	16	−5	7

Source:

Group 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Junior	6	4	0	2	7	4	+3	12
Cerro Porteño	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	10
San Lorenzo	6	2	2	2	10	9	+1	8
Universitario	6	1	1	4	2	9	−7	4

Source:

Group 6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
América	6	5	1	0	20	10	+10	16
Rosario Central	6	2	3	1	19	17	+2	9
Sporting Cristal	6	1	1	4	9	13	−4	4
Colegiales	6	1	1	4	10	18	−8	4

Source:

Group 7

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Palmeiras	6	3	1	2	16	10	+6	10
El Nacional	6	3	1	2	10	7	+3	10
Juventude	6	2	1	3	8	12	−4	7
The Strongest	6	2	1	3	10	15	−5	7

Source:

Group 8

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bolívar	6	3	1	2	12	9	+3	10
Atlético Mineiro	6	3	0	3	9	7	+2	9
Bella Vista	6	2	2	2	8	5	+3	8
Cobreloa	6	1	3	2	7	15	−8	6

Source:

Knockout phase

Bracket

	Round of 16						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Finals
	América	2	3	5
	América	1	2	3
							América	2	2	4
							Bolívar	0	1	1
	Nacional	3	0	3 (3)
	Bolívar	0	3	3 (5)
													América	1	3	4
												Boca Juniors	4	1	5
	River Plate	4	1	5
	Cerro Porteño	0	0	0
							River Plate	2	0	2
							Boca Juniors	1	3	4
	El Nacional	0	3	3
	Boca Juniors	0	5	5
																		Boca Juniors	2	0	2 (4)
																			Palmeiras	2	0	2 (2)
	Atlas	2	3	5
	Junior	0	1	1
							Atlas	0	2	2
							Palmeiras	2	3	5
	Peñarol	2	1	3 (2)
	Palmeiras	0	3	3 (3)
													Palmeiras	3	3	6 (5)
												Corinthians	4	2	6 (4)
	Atlético Mineiro	1	1	2 (5)
	Atlético Paranaense	0	2	2 (3)
							Atlético Mineiro	1	1	2
							Corinthians	1	2	3
	Rosario Central	3	2	5 (3)
	Corinthians	2	3	5 (4)

Finals

14 June 2000

21:40 (UTC−03:00)

Boca Juniors	2 – 2	Palmeiras
Arruabarrena  22', 61'	(Report)	Pena  43' Euller  63'

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

Attendance: 50,580

Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)

21 June 2000

21:40 (UTC−03:00)

Palmeiras	0 – 0	Boca Juniors
	(Report)
Penalties
Alex Asprilla Roque Júnior Rogério	2 – 4	Schelotto Riquelme Palermo Bermúdez

Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi), São Paulo

Attendance: 75,000

Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay)

Champion

Copa Libertadores 2000 Winners
Boca Juniors Third title

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. Retrieved 23 February 2015.

• CONMEBOL: Copa Toyota Libertadores 2000