The
Copa América 2001 was held in
ColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, from July 11 to July 29, 2001. It was organised by
CONMEBOLThe South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
,
South AmericaSouth America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
's football governing body.
There is no qualifying for the final tournament. CONMEBOL's ten South American countries participate, along with two more invited countries, making a total of twelve teams competing in the tournament. Originally,
MexicoThe Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
and
CONCACAFThe Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
ChampionsThe 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fifth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean . It was held in the United States, in Los Angeles, Miami, and San Diego. The format of the tournament changed from 1998; it was expanded to twelve teams,...
CanadaThe Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football .Their most significant...
were invited.
Prior to the tournament, three meetings were held by
CONMEBOLThe South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
authorities who were concerned about potential security issues in Colombia. They announced the cancellation of the tournament. Venezuela offered to host the competition, but at the last minute, CONMEBOL decided to return the organization to Colombia, and the tournament was held on schedule.
Complaining about the sudden reversal, and claiming that Argentine players had received death threats from terrorist groups, the
Argentine Football AssociationThe Argentine Football Association is the governing body of football in Argentina. It organises the Argentine football league and the Argentina national football team. It is based in Buenos Aires...
decided to withdraw from the competition, in spite of long days of debate, during which Colombian authorities proposed to implement additional protection measures. Despite the general disappointment of the Argentine people, most Argentines considered that their reasons were genuine and the incident did not generate any significant disagreement inside that country, though the decision was criticized in Colombia and elsewhere.
When the cancellation was announced
CanadaThe Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football .Their most significant...
disbanded their training camp and Canadian players returned to their club teams. The
Canadian Soccer AssociationThe Canadian Soccer Association is the governing body of soccer in Canada. It is a national organization that oversees the Canadian men's and women's national teams for international play, as well as the respective junior sides...
announced they would not be able to participate in the reinstated tournament.
Because Canada and
ArgentinaThe Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
withdrew, on July 6 and July 10 respectively,
Costa RicaThe Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...
and
HondurasThe Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
were invited. The
HondurasHonduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
team was a last minute invitee and arrived with barely enough players on July 13, 2001 in an airplane provided by the
Colombian Air ForceThe Colombian Air Force or FAC is the Air Force of the Republic of Colombia.The Colombian Air Force is one of the three institutions of the Armed Forces of Colombia, charge according to the 1991 Constitution of the work to exercise and maintain control of Colombia's airspace to defend the...
after the tournament started and just few hours before its first game.
Venues
| City |
Stadium |
Capacity |
| Armenia Armenia is the capital of Quindío, a department in Colombia. The city is located at coordinates 4.5170° north, 75.6830° west, 290 kilometers west of Bogotá. Armenia is a mid-size city located between Bogotá, Medellín and Cali, the 3 largest Colombian cities. The city's area code for phone calls is...
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Estadio Centenario The Estadio Centenario is a multi-purpose stadium in Armenia, Colombia. It is currently used mainly for football matches and is the home stadium of Deportes Quindío. The stadium has a capacity of 29,000 people and was built in 1988.- External links :...
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29.000 |
BarranquillaBarranquilla is an industrial port city and municipality located in northern Colombia, near the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Atlántico Department, it is the largest industrial city and port in the Colombian Caribbean region with a population of 1,148,506 as of 2005, which makes it Colombia's...
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Estadio MetropolitanoEstadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez is a multi-use All-seater stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia. It is the home stadium of local football team Atlético Junior. The stadium holds 49,612, making it one of the largest in Colombia. It was built for the failed Colombian World Cup bid in 1986...
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60,000 |
BogotáBogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
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Estadio El Campín The Nemesio Camacho Stadium, commonly known as El Campín, is the main stadium of Bogotá, Colombia. It is the home ground of the Independiente Santa Fe and Millonarios association football teams....
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48,300 |
| Cali Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
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Estadio Pascual Guerrero |
45,625 |
ManizalesManizales is a city and municipality in central Colombia, capital of Department of Caldas and part of the region of Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis, near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano....
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Estadio Palogrande Estadio Palogrande is a multi-purpose stadium in Manizales, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 36,553 people. It was built in 1936, and was expanded in 1994. Once Caldas plays its home matches at this stadium and won the Copa Libertadores in...
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36,553 |
MedellínMedellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
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Estadio Atanasio GirardotEstadio Atanasio Girardot is a multi-purpose stadium in Medellín, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football matches by two local teams, Atlético Nacional and Independiente Medellín. It is part of the Unidad Deportiva Atanasio Girardot, which also contains other sports facilities...
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52,000 |
PereiraPereira is the capital city of the Colombian department of Risaralda. It stands in the center of the western region of the country, located in a small valley that descends from a part of the western Andes mountain chain. Its strategic location in the coffee producing area makes the city an urban...
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Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas is a multi-purpose stadium in Pereira, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is also the home of Deportivo Pereira. The stadium holds 30,313 people. The stadium was built in 1971. The stadium is now under reconstruction for the FIFA U-20...
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30,313 |
First round
| Key to colours in group tables |
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Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals |
The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. The formation of the groups was made by
CONMEBOLThe South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
, in a public drawing of lots.
Each team plays one match against each of the other teams within the same group. Three (3) points are awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.
First and second placed teams in each group advance to the quarter-finals.
The best third placed team and the second best third placed team, also advance to the quarter-finals.
- Tie-breaker
- If teams finish leveled on points, the following tie-breakers are used:
- greater goal difference in all group games;
- greater number of goals scored in all group games;
- winner of the head-to-head match between the teams in question;
- drawing of lots.
Group A
| Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5
9 |
|
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
2
6 |
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
−7 |
0 |
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Group B
| Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
3
6 |
|
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
−1 |
4 |
|
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
−2 |
2 |
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Group C
| Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
5
7 |
|
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2
6 |
|
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
−7 |
0 |
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Ranking of third-placed teams
At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third-placed teams of each group. The two best third-placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Group |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
| C |
|
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| B |
|
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
| 4 |
| A |
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
Knockout stages
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Third-place match
Final
Goal scorers
6 goals
Víctor Aristizábal
5 goals Paulo César Wanchope
3 goals
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2 goals Denilson
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1 goal
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Abel Lobatón
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Statistics
| Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Eff |
 ColombiaThe Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL...
|
18 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
11
100.0% |
 MexicoThe Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
|
10 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
2
55.6% |
 HondurasThe Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
|
10 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
2
55.6% |
 UruguayThe Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...
|
8 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
44.4% |
 Costa RicaThe Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...
|
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
4
58.3% |
 BrazilThe Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
|
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
1
50.0% |
 ChileThe Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...
|
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
50.0% |
.svg.png) PeruThe Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...
|
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
| 33.3% |
 EcuadorThe Ecuadorian national football team represents Ecuador in international football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation. They generally play official home matches at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, but often play friendlies in other stadiums around the country...
|
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
33.3% |
 ParaguayThe Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...
|
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
| 22.2% |
 BoliviaThe Bolivia national football team is the national team of Bolivia and is controlled by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol. After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they qualified just once—in 1994...
|
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
| 0.0% |
 VenezuelaThe Venezuela national football team is the national football team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol. It is nicknamed La Vinotinto , because of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts....
|
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
| 0.0% |