The 2001 Copa Libertadores de América was the 42nd edition of CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL

The 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...

's premier club football tournament. The winner was Boca Juniors

Boca Juniors

Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....

, 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

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4

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Rosario Central Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second tier of the Argentine football league system, after being relegated in the 2009-10 season....	13	6	4	1	1	13	4
Junior Atlético Junior Corporación Popular Deportiva Junior, known simply as Junior or by its former name Atlético Junior, is a Colombian football team based in Barranquilla. The club was founded in 1924 Known as "Los Tiburones" , or "El Equipo Tiburón" have won the Colombian professional football championship six times...	10	6	3	1	2	10	6
Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...	9	6	3	0	3	5	8
Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of...	2	6	0	2	4	3	13

6 February 2001
Universitario	0–2	Vélez Sársfield	Lima
7 February 2001
Atlético Junior	3–1	Rosario Central	Barranquilla
21 February 2001
Rosario Central	6–0	Universitario	Rosario
22 February 2001
Vélez Sársfield	2–0	Atlético Junior	Buenos Aires
8 March 2001
Rosario Central	2–0	Vélez Sársfield	Rosario
15 March 2001
Universitario	1–2	Atlético Junior	Lima
20 March 2001
Universitario	1–1	Rosario Central	Lima
20 March 2001
Atlético Junior	4–0	Vélez Sársfield	Barranquilla
4 April 2001
Rosario Central	1–0	Atlético Junior	Rosario
5 April 2001
Vélez Sársfield	1–0	Universitario	Buenos Aires
19 April 2001
Atlético Junior	1–1	Universitario	Barranquilla
Vélez Sársfield	0–2	Rosario Central	Buenos Aires

Group 2

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11

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...	16	6	5	1	0	16	5
Cerro Porteño Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 28 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football club in Paraguay...	13	6	4	1	1	17	6
Universidad de Chile Universidad de Chile (football club) Club Universidad de Chile is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile, which plays in the Primera División.The club was founded on May 24, 1927, as Club Deportivo Universitario. Universidad de Chile is the second most successful and popular football clubs in Chile, having won the...	4	6	1	1	4	5	13
Sport Boys Sport Boys Sport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the port city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927....	1	6	0	1	5	3	17

8 February 2001
Universidad de Chile	0–2	Cerro Porteño	Santiago
15 February 2001
Cerro Porteño	3–1	Sport Boys	Asunción
27 February 2001
Sport Boys	0–2	Universidad de Chile	Callao
8 March 2001
Palmeiras	2–1	Universidad de Chile	São Paulo
14 March 2001
Sport Boys	1–4	Palmeiras	Lima
22 March 2001
Sport Boys	0–4	Cerro Porteño	Callao
4 April 2001
Cerro Porteño	0–0	Palmeiras	Asunción
10 April 2001
Cerro Porteño	6–0	Universidad de Chile	Asunción
11 April 2001
Palmeiras	3–0	Sport Boys	São Paulo
18 April 2001
Universidad de Chile	1–2	Palmeiras	Santiago
2 May 2001
Universidad de Chile	1–1	Sport Boys	Santiago
Palmeiras	5–2	Cerro Porteño	São Paulo

Group 3

7

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Nacional Club Nacional de Football Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División....	14	6	4	2	0	9	2
Deportes Concepción Club de Deportes Concepción Club Deportes Concepción, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Concepción.The club was founded on February 29, 1966 by the orgia of several amateur clubs such as Galvarino, Liverpool, Juvenil Unido, Santa Fe and Club Lord Cochrane. The club is one of the most popular in the VIII region...	7	6	2	1	3	8	8	0
San Lorenzo Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....	7	6	2	1	3	9	10
Jorge Wilstermann Club Jorge Wilstermann Club Jorge Wilstermann is a Bolivian football club from the city of Cochabamba. It is named after Bolivian aviator Jorge Wilstermann.- History :...	6	6	2	0	4	7	13

7 February 2001
Jorge Wilstermann	4–2	San Lorenzo	Cochabamba
15 February 2001
Nacional	3–0	Jorge Wilstermann	Montevideo
20 February 2001
Deportes Concepción	0–0	Nacional	Concepción
1 March 2001
San Lorenzo	2–1	Deportes Concepción	Buenos Aires
8 March 2001
Jorge Wilstermann	2–1	Deportes Concepción	Cochabamba
13 March 2001
Nacional	1–0	San Lorenzo	Montevideo
3 April 2001
San Lorenzo	2–0	Jorge Wilstermann	Buenos Aires
11 April 2001
Nacional	2–0	Deportes Concepción	Montevideo
17 April 2001
Jorge Wilstermann	1–2	Nacional	Cochabamba
Deportes Concepción	3–2	San Lorenzo	Concepción
3 May 2001
Deportes Concepción	3–0	Jorge Wilstermann	Concepción
San Lorenzo	1–1	Nacional	Buenos Aires

Group 4

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1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Cruzeiro Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in...	16	6	5	1	0	15	4
Emelec Club Sport Emelec Club Sport Emelec is a Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil that is best known for their professional football team. The football team plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of professional football in the country....	9	6	2	3	1	7	6
Olimpia Olimpia Asunción Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sport club based in Asunción. It is best known for its professional football team which plays in the Paraguayan Primera División....	5	6	1	2	3	10	13
Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...	3	6	1	0	5	4	13

13 February 2001
Emelec	1–1	Olimpia	Guayaquil
22 February 2001
Olimpia	1–0	Sporting Cristal	Asunción
1 March 2001
Sporting Cristal	0–1	Emelec	Lima
13 March 2001
Sporting Cristal	0–1	Cruzeiro	Lima
3 April 2001
Cruzeiro	2–0	Emelec	Belo Horizonte
6 April 2001
Olimpia	3–4	Cruzeiro	Asunción
10 April 2001
Cruzeiro	5–0	Sporting Cristal	Belo Horizonte
12 April 2001
Olimpia	2–2	Emelec	Asunción
17 April 2001
Emelec	0–0	Cruzeiro	Guayaquil
18 April 2001
Sporting Cristal	3–2	Olimpia	Lima
1 May 2001
Emelec	3–1	Sporting Cristal	Guayaquil
Cruzeiro	3–1	Olimpia	Ipatinga

Group 5

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Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
River Plate Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....	12	6	4	0	2	13	6
El Nacional Club Deportivo El Nacional Club Deportivo "El Nacional" is a Ecuadorian sports club from Quito, known best for their professional football team. The team currently plays in the Serie A, the top-flight football league in the country....	9	6	3	0	3	8	9
Guaraní Club Guaraní Club Guaraní is a Paraguayan football team, based in the neighbourhood of Dos Bocas in outer Asunción, founded in 1903.-History:Club Guaraní is the second oldest Paraguayan football club. It was founded in 1903 under the name of "Football Club Guarani" and its first president was Juan Patri...	7	6	2	1	3	9	11
The Strongest The Strongest The Strongest is a Bolivian football club based in La Paz founded on April 8, 1908. Their team colours are yellow and black. Although they have a home ground, the Rafael Mendoza Castellón , they play most of their games at the Estadio Hernando Siles, Bolivia's national ground...	7	6	2	1	3	10	14

13 February 2001
Guaraní	3–1	El Nacional	Asunción
22 February 2001
River Plate	5–1	The Strongest	Buenos Aires
28 February 2001
El Nacional	1–0	River Plate	Quito
1 March 2001
The Strongest	1–1	Guaraní	La Paz
6 March 2001
River Plate	4–0	Guaraní	Buenos Aires
13 March 2001
El Nacional	3–1	Guaraní	Quito
5 April 2001
The Strongest	4–1	River Plate	La Paz
10 April 2001
El Nacional	2–1	The Strongest	Quito
17 April 2001
Guaraní	4–1	The Strongest	Asunción
18 April 2001
River Plate	2–0	El Nacional	Buenos Aires
3 May 2001
Guaraní	0–1	River Plate	Asunción
The Strongest	2–1	El Nacional	La Paz

Group 6

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1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Vasco da Gama Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama |Rowing Club]]), usually known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a famous and traditional Brazilian multisports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898...	18	6	6	0	0	16	5
América de Cali América de Cali Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as América de Cali or simply América is a Colombian football club based in Cali. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight professional league in the country....	12	6	4	0	2	10	9
Peñarol C.A. Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol also known as Carboneros, Aurinegros and familiarly as Manya, is an Uruguayan sports club based in the Peñarol barrio, Montevideo, best known for its professional football team. The team plays their home matches in Estadio Centenario, the largest stadium in the country, but...	4	6	1	1	4	7	10
Deportivo Táchira	1	6	0	1	5	3	12

13 February 2001
Peñarol	1–2	América de Cali	Montevideo
22 February 2001
Deportivo Táchira	0–0	Peñarol	San Cristóbal
27 February 2001
América de Cali	3–0	Deportivo Táchira	Cali
6 March 2001
América de Cali	2–1	Peñarol	Cali
14 March 2001
América de Cali	0–3	Vasco da Gama	Cali
21 March 2001
Deportivo Táchira	0–1	Vasco da Gama	San Cristóbal
5 April 2001
Vasco da Gama	2–1	Peñarol	Rio de Janeiro
12 April 2001
Vasco da Gama	4–1	América de Cali	Rio de Janeiro
18 April 2001
Peñarol	3–1	Deportivo Táchira	Montevideo
21 April 2001
Vasco da Gama	3–2	Deportivo Táchira	Rio de Janeiro
2 May 2001
Deportivo Táchira	0–2	América de Cali	San Cristóbal
Peñarol	1–3	Vasco da Gama	Montevideo

Group 7

5

2

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Cruz Azul	13	6	4	1	1	12	7
São Caetano Associação Desportiva São Caetano Associação Desportiva São Caetano, commonly known as São Caetano, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of São Caetano, Brazil, part of the São Paulo greater metropolitan area. The team is dubbed Azulão , after the shirt colour. The sponsor is Consul, a well known Brazilian producer of...	8	6	2	2	2	6	4
Defensor Sporting Defensor Sporting Club -History:Founded on March 15, 1913 as Club Atlético Defensor, the name of the club was changed in 1989 to Defensor Sporting Club after a merger with Sporting Club Uruguay. The team plays in the Luis Franzini Stadium...	7	6	2	1	3	8	11
Olmedo Centro Deportivo Olmedo Centro Deportivo Olmedo is a professional football club based in Riobamba, Ecuador. They currently play in the Serie A, Ecuador's top level of professional football....	6	6	2	0	4	11	15

14 February 2001
Defensor Sporting	3–2	Olmedo	Montevideo
20 February 2001
Cruz Azul	2–0	Defensor Sporting	Mexico City
27 February 2001
Olmedo	2–3	Cruz Azul	Riobamba
6 March 2001
São Caetano	1–1	Cruz Azul	São Caetano do Sul
7 March 2001
Olmedo	4–2	Defensor Sporting	Riobamba
15 March 2001
Olmedo	2–1	São Caetano	Riobamba
21 March 2001
Cruz Azul	1–0	São Caetano	Mexico City
6 April 2001
São Caetano	0–0	Defensor Sporting	São Caetano do Sul
12 April 2001
Defensor Sporting	3–2	Cruz Azul	Montevideo
19 April 2001
São Caetano	3–0	Olmedo	São Caetano do Sul
4 May 2001
Cruz Azul	3–1	Olmedo	Mexico City
Defensor Sporting	0–1	São Caetano	Montevideo

Group 8

2

1

5

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Boca Juniors	15	6	5	0	1	7	5
Cobreloa Cobreloa Club de Deportes Cobreloa is a Chilean football club from the Atacama Desert mining city of Calama which has established itself as one of the country's most competitive clubs. The club was founded on January 7, 1977 and play in the Chilean top flight, the Primera División, where they have played...	10	6	3	1	2	8	7
Deportivo Cali Deportivo Cali Asociación Deportivo Cali is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, Colombia. Mostly known for its football team, it also sponsors basketball, volleyball and swimming...	9	6	3	0	3	13	8
Oriente Petrolero Oriente Petrolero Club Deportivo Oriente Petrolero is a Bolivian football club based in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Founded on November 5, 1955 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia by workers of the Bolivian oil company . They play at the 38,000-capacity Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera. Oriente have been Bolivian champions four times, Copa...	1	6	0	1	5	6	14

14 February 2001
Deportivo Cali	1–2	Cobreloa	Cali
21 February 2001
Boca Juniors	2–1	Oriente Petrolero	Buenos Aires
28 February 2001
Cobreloa	0–1	Boca Juniors	Calama
2 March 2001
Oriente Petrolero	1–3	Deportivo Cali	Santa Cruz
7 March 2001
Cobreloa	2–1	Oriente Petrolero	Calama
Boca Juniors	2–1	Deportivo Cali	Buenos Aires
20 March 2001
Boca Juniors	1–0	Cobreloa	Buenos Aires
4 April 2001
Cobreloa	2–1	Deportivo Cali	Calama
Oriente Petrolero	0–1	Boca Juniors	Santa Cruz
20 April 2001
Deportivo Cali	4–1	Oriente Petrolero	Cali
2 May 2001
Deportivo Cali	3–0	Boca Juniors	Cali
Oriente Petrolero	2–2	Cobreloa	Santa Cruz

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

Penalty shootout (football)

A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...

 is carried out.

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