2000 Copa Mercosur
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 August – 20 December 2000 |
| Teams | 20 (from 5 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Vasco da Gama (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Palmeiras |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 75 |
| Goals scored | 239 (3.19 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Romário (11 goals) |
← 1999 2001 → | |
The 2000 Copa Mercosur was the 3rd season of the Copa Mercosur, CONMEBOL's club tournament for countries in the southern part of America.
The competition started on 1 August 2000 and concluded on 20 December 2000 with Vasco da Gama beating Palmeiras in the final for its first title.
Romario was the top scorer with 11 goals.
Participants
| Country | Team |
|---|---|
| Argentina (6 berths) |
Boca Juniors |
| Independiente | |
| River Plate | |
| Rosario Central | |
| San Lorenzo | |
| Vélez Sársfield | |
| Brazil (7 berths) |
Atlético Mineiro |
| Corinthians | |
| Cruzeiro | |
| Flamengo | |
| Palmeiras | |
| São Paulo | |
| Vasco da Gama | |
| Chile (3 berths) |
Colo-Colo |
| Universidad Católica | |
| Universidad de Chile | |
| Paraguay (2 berths) |
Cerro Porteño |
| Olimpia | |
| Uruguay (2 berths) |
Nacional |
| Peñarol |
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIV | FLA | VEL | UC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Plate | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 14 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Flamengo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 11 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Vélez Sársfield | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Universidad de Chile | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — |
Source:
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CRU | PAL | IND | CAT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Independiente | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Universidad Católica | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–3 | — |
Source:
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ROS | SAO | CER | COL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosario Central | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | São Paulo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1–0 | — | 4–4 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | Cerro Porteño | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 7 | 1–4 | 4–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Colo Colo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — |
Source:
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BOC | NAC | OLI | COR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 12 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 1–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Nacional | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 3–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Olimpia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 9 | 0–1 | 4–3 | — | 3–2 | ||
| 4 | Corinthians | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — |
Source:
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MIN | VAS | PEÑ | SAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Peñarol | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 2–2 | 4–3 | — | 3–2 | ||
| 4 | San Lorenzo | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — |
Source:
Quarter-finals
First leg
| Flamengo | 1–2 | River Plate |
|---|---|---|
| Juan 66' | 51' Saviola 81' Ortega |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2–0 | Boca Juniors |
|---|---|---|
| Marques 45' Capria 81' |
Second leg
| River Plate | 4–3 | Flamengo |
|---|---|---|
| Saviola 53' Aimar 83' Cardetti 87' Ortega 90' |
46' Edílson 64' Juan 84' Petković |
River Plate won 6–4 on aggregate.
| Rosario Central | 1–0 | Vasco da Gama |
|---|---|---|
| Díaz 90' |
1–1 on aggregate, Vasco da Gama won 5–4 on penalties.
Palmeiras won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Boca Juniors | 2–2 | Atlético Mineiro |
|---|---|---|
| Barijho 10', 42' | 38' Cláudio Caçapa 90' André Neles[1] |
Atlético Mineiro won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
First leg
| River Plate | 1–4 | Vasco da Gama |
|---|---|---|
| Cardetti 71' | 22' Romário 32' Júnior Baiano 51'Juninho Paulista 65'Pedrinho |
| Palmeiras | 4–1 | Atlético Mineiro |
|---|---|---|
| Tuta 1', 43' Paulo Turra 3' Basílio 78' |
64' (pen.) Cláudio Caçapa |
Second leg
| Atlético Mineiro | 0–2 | Palmeiras |
|---|---|---|
| 46' Tuta 87' Juninho |
Palmeiras won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Vasco da Gama | 1–0 | River Plate |
|---|---|---|
| Juninho Paulista 46' |
Vasco da Gama won 5–1 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
| Vasco da Gama | 2–0 | Palmeiras |
|---|---|---|
| Juninho Pernambucano 45' Romário 77' |
Second leg
| Palmeiras | 1–0 | Vasco da Gama |
|---|---|---|
| Neném 21' |
Since Vasco won the first leg and Palmeiras won the second leg, a third leg had to be played.
Final
| Palmeiras | 3–4 | Vasco da Gama |
|---|---|---|
| Arce 36' (pen.) Magrão 37' Tuta 45+1' |
59' (pen.), 69' (pen.), 93' Romário 86' Juninho Paulista |
| 2000 Copa Mercosur Winner |
|---|
| Vasco da Gama First Title |
References
- ^ Note: At that time, he was known simply as André.