2001 Copa Libertadores

2001 Copa Libertadores de América

2001 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América 2001 Copa Toyota Libertadores da América
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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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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[]

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Quarter-finals[]

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Semi-finals[]

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Finals[]

References[]

• CONMEBOL: Copa Toyota Libertadores 2001