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

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

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.

Finals

Main article: 2001 Copa Libertadores Finals

2001-06-20

19:30 (UTC-6)

Cruz Azul	0 – 1	Boca Juniors
	(Report)	Delgado 85'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 115,000

Referee: Márcio Rezende (Brazil)

2001-06-28

21:30 (UTC-3)

Boca Juniors	0 – 1	Cruz Azul
	(Report)	Palencia 42'
Penalties
Riquelme Serna Delgado Bermúdez	3 – 1	Palencia Galdames Hernández Pinheiro

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

Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru)

References

• CONMEBOL: Copa Toyota Libertadores 2001