2001 Copa Mercosur
The Copa Mercosur 2001 was the 4th and final staging of the international club cup.
The competition started on 21 July 2001 and concluded on 24 January 2002 with San Lorenzo beating Flamengo in the final.
Participants
Boca Juniors- San Lorenzo
- Independiente
- Vélez Sársfield
- River Plate
- Talleres
Vasco da Gama- Flamengo
- Corinthians
- Cruzeiro
- São Paulo
- Palmeiras
- Grêmio
Universidad Católica- Colo Colo
- Universidad de Chile
Cerro Porteño- Olimpia
Nacional- Peñarol
Details
- The 20 teams were divided into 5 groups of 4 teams. Each team plays othe 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
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cerro Porteño
|
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
 Universidad Católica
|
9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 |
 Vasco da Gama
|
8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | +0 |
 Boca Juniors
|
6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flamengo
|
15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
| San Lorenzo
|
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
 Nacional
|
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
| Olimpia
|
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | -13 |
NB: Olimpia’s away match against Flamengo was awarded 2-0 to Flamengo due to Olimpia being temporarily suspended due to a legal dispute with the Paraguayan FA.
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinthians
|
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
| Independiente
|
9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | +0 |
| Cruzeiro
|
8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 |
| Colo Colo
|
6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talleres
|
10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
| Vélez Sársfield
|
8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 |
| São Paulo
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| Peñarol
|
5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
Group E
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grêmio
|
14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 |
| River Plate
|
8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 |
| Palmeiras
|
6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 |
| Universidad de Chile
|
4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -11 |
Quarter-finals
First leg
| San Lorenzo | 4 – 2 | Cerro Porteño |
|---|---|---|
Romeo  10' 19' 25'Estévez 76' |
Aquino 64' Alvarenga |
| Independiente | 0 – 0 | Flamengo |
|---|---|---|
| Universidad Católica | 2 – 1 | Corinthians |
|---|---|---|
| Norambuena 42' 90' |
Luizão 53' |
Second leg
| Cerro Porteño | 1 – 2 | San Lorenzo |
|---|---|---|
| Balbuena 26' |
Pusineri 68' Acosta 77' |
San Lorenzo won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Flamengo | 4 – 0 | Independiente |
|---|---|---|
| Edílson 24' 69' Juan 25' 35' |
Flamengo won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Corinthians | 2 – 0 | Universidad Católica |
|---|---|---|
| Deivid 59' Kléber 78' |
Corinthians won 3–2 on aggregate.
Gremio won 2–0 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
First leg
| Corinthians | 2 – 1 | San Lorenzo |
|---|---|---|
| Scheidt 60' Luizão 78' |
Romeo 15' |
| Flamengo | 2 – 2 | Grêmio |
|---|---|---|
| Juan 4' Beto 19' |
Anderson Polga 31' Fábio Baiano 81' |
Second leg
| San Lorenzo | 4 – 1 | Corinthians |
|---|---|---|
| Romeo 36' 90' Pusineri 54' Angelo 60' (og) |
Luizão 77' |
San Lorenzo won 5–3 on aggregate.
2-2 on aggregate, Flamengo won 4-2 on penalties
Final
First leg
| Flamengo | 0 – 0 | San Lorenzo |
|---|---|---|
Second leg
Originally scheduled for Dec 19 but postponed to January 24, 2002 due to social unrest in Argentina
| San Lorenzo | 1 – 1 | Flamengo |
|---|---|---|
| Estévez 67' |
Leandro Machado 10' |
1-1 on aggregate, San Lorenzo won 4-3 on penalties
| Copa Mercosur 2001 Winner |
|---|
|
| San Lorenzo First Title |