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, lifting its fourth Copa Libertadores trophy.

2001 Copa Libertadores de América
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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[1][2]

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

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

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

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

Group 5
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
River Plate 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 12
El Nacional 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9
Guaraní 6 2 1 3 9 11 −2 7
The Strongest 6 2 1 3 10 14 −4 7
Source:

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

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

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

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  
Concepción 1 0 1  
  Vasco da Gama 0 0 0
  Boca Juniors 1 3 4  
Boca Juniors 3 1 4
Junior 2 1 3  

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
Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru)

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 22 February 2015.
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