Copa América 2001
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| Copa América - Colombia 2001 | |
| Copa América 2001 | |
| Participating countries |
12 |
| Host | Colombia |
| Date | July 11, 2001 July 29, 2001 |
| Results - Champion - Runner-up - Third Place |
 Colombia Mexico Honduras |
| Top goalscorer | Víctor Aristizábal |
| Matches | 26 |
The Copa América 2001 was held in Colombia, from July 11 to July 29, 2001. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.
There is no qualifying for the final tournament. Conmebol's ten South American countries (French Guyana, Suriname and Guyana are CONCACAF, not CONMEBOL, affiliates) participate, along with two more invited countries, making a total of twelve teams competing in the tournament.
Prior to the tournament, three meetings were held by CONMEBOL authorities who were concerned about potential security issues in Colombia, for which Venezuela offered to host the competition. At the last minute, CONMEBOL decided to return the organization to Colombia, and the tournament was held on schedule. Complaining for the sudden decision, and claiming that Argentine players had received death threats from terrorist groups, the Argentine Football Association 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 Argentinian people, most Argentinians 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. Because Canada and Argentina withdrew, on July 6 and July 10 respectively, Costa Rica and Honduras were invited. The Honduras team was a last minute invitee and arrived with barely enough players on July 13, 2001 in an airplane provided by Colombia Air Force after the tournament started and just few hours before its first game. There were no terrorist incidents within the competition. Although Argentina withdrew, when its replacement Honduras defeated and eliminated the favorite Brazil 2-0 in quarter-finals on Monday July 23 2001 because of Argentina and Brazil football rivalry, all Argentinians celebrated the elimination of Brazil, some Argentinian newspapers published news like "We lent our T-Shirts to our replacement Honduras in order to beat our rival Brazil", the Honduras's uniform is a white with blue strips T-Shirt similar to Argentina's T-Shirt (except that the Argentina is sky blue and Honduras is dark blue).
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[edit] Venues
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Armenia | Estadio Centenario | 29.000 |
| Barranquilla | Estadio Metropolitano | 60.000 |
| Bogotá | Estadio El Campín | 48.300 |
| Cali | Estadio Pascual Guerrero | 45.625 |
| Manizales | Estadio Palogrande | 36.553 |
| Medellín | Estadio Atanasio Girardot | 52.000 |
| Pereira | Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas | 30.313 |
[edit] First round
The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. The formation of the groups was made by CONMEBOL, 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.
[edit] Group A
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| Ecuador | 1 - 4 (0-1) | Chile | --:-- - Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla Ref: Hidalgo (Perú) |
| Chalá 77' | Navia 29' | ||
| s/o Chalá 53' | Montecinos 73' | ||
| Corrales 85' | |||
| Montecinos 90' | |||
| Colombia | 2 - 0 (1-0) | Venezuela | --:-- - Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla Ref: Ortube (Bolivia) |
| Grisales 15' | s/o Vallenilla 47' | ||
| Aristizábal (p) 59' |
| Chile | 1 - 0 (0-0) | Venezuela | --:-- - Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla Ref: Alcalá (Mexico) |
| Montecinos 78' | |||
| Colombia | 1 - 0 (1-0) | Ecuador | --:-- - Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla Ref: Aquino (Paraguay) |
| Aristizábal 29' | s/o Aguinaga 81' |
| Ecuador | 4 - 0 (2-0) | Venezuela | --:-- - Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla Ref: Hidalgo (Perú) |
| Delgado 19' | |||
| Fernández 29' | |||
| Méndez 60' | |||
| Delgado 63' | |||
| Colombia | 2 - 0 (1-0) | Chile | --:-- - Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla Ref: Larrionda (Uruguay) |
| Aristizábal (p) 10' | s/o Galdames 34' | ||
| Arriaga 90' | |||
| s/o Murillo 34' |
[edit] Group B
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| Brazil | 0 - 1 (0-1) | Mexico | --:-- - Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali Ref: Ruiz (Colombia) |
| Borgetti 5' | |||
| Perú | 3 - 3 (1-1) | Paraguay | --:-- - Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali Ref: Sánchez (Argentina) |
| Lobatón 16' | Ferreira 23' | ||
| Pajuelo 57' | Ferreira 64' | ||
| Del Solar 72' | Garay 90' | ||
| s/o Del Solar 79' | s/o Caniza 57' |
| Brazil | 2 - 0 (0-0) | Perú | --:-- - Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali Ref: Larrionda (Uruguay) |
| Guilherme 9' | s/o Salazar 67' | ||
| Denilson 85' | |||
| Paraguay | 0 - 0 (0-0) | Mexico | --:-- - Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali Ref: Zambrano (Ecuador) |
| Brazil | 3 - 1 (0-1) | Paraguay | --:-- - Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali Ref: Sánchez (Argentina) |
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| Alex 60' | Alvarenga (p) 11' | ||||
| Belletti 89' | |||||
| Denilson 90' | |||||
| Perú | 1 - 0 (0-0) | Mexico | --:-- - Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali Ref: Ortube (Bolivia) |
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| Holsen 48' | s/o Borgetti 62' | s/o Muchotrigo 62' |
[edit] Group C
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| Bolivia | 0 - 1 (0-1) | Uruguay | --:-- - Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín Ref: Navarro (Canada) |
| Chevantón 60' | |||
| Honduras | 0 - 1 (0-0) | Costa Rica | --:-- - Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín Ref: Sánchez (Chile) |
| Wanchope 63' |
| Honduras | 2 - 0 (0-0) | Bolivia | --:-- - Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín Ref: Toro Rendon (Colombia) |
| Guevara 53' | s/o Sandy 73' | ||
| Guevara 68' | s/o Coimbra81' | ||
| Uruguay | 1 - 1 (0-1) | Costa Rica | --:-- - Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín Ref: Simon (Brazil) |
| C. Morales 53' | Wanchope 28' |
| Bolivia | 0 - 4 (0-1) | Costa Rica | --:-- - Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín Ref: Solórzano (Venezuela) |
| Wanchope 45' | |||
| Bryce 63' | |||
| Wanchope 71' | |||
| Fonseca 84' | |||
| Honduras | 1 - 0 (0-0) | Uruguay | --:-- - Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín Ref: Zambrano (Ecuador) |
| Guevara 86' | s/o Bizera 52' | ||
| s/o Eguren 80' |
[edit] Best third places
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.
| Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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 Uruguay (Group C) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 Peru (Group B) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
 Ecuador (Group A) |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Uruguay (best third place) and Perú (second best third place) qualified for the quarter-finals.
[edit] Quarter-finals
 Chile |
0 - 2 (0-1) | Mexico |
--:-- - Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira Ref: Simon (Brazil) |
| Arellano 17' | |||
| Osorno 78' | |||
| Uruguay |
2 - 1 (0-0) | Costa Rica  |
--:-- - Estadio Centenario, Armenia Ref: Ruiz (Colombia) |
| Lemos (p) 61' | Wanchope 52' | ||
| Lima 87' |
 Brazil |
0 - 2 (0-0) | Honduras |
--:-- - Estadio Palogrande, Manizales Ref: Aquino (Paraguay) |
| s/o Emerson 82' | S. Martínez 57' | ||
| S. Martínez 90' | |||
| s/o Cárcamo 82' | |||
| Colombia |
3 - 0 (0-0) | Peru  |
--:-- - Estadio Centenario, Armenia Ref: Alcalá (Mexico) |
| Aristizábal 50' | |||
| Hernández 66' | |||
| Aristizábal 69' |
[edit] Semi-finals
| Mexico |
2 - 1 (1-1) | Uruguay |
--:-- - Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira Ref: Sánchez (Argentina) |
| Borgetti 14' | R. Morales 32' | ||
| García Aspe (p) 67' | s/o C. Morales 45' | ||
| s/o García Aspe 88' | s/o R. Morales 90' | ||
| s/o Vidrio 90' |
| Colombia |
2 - 0 (1-0) | Honduras |
--:-- - Estadio Palogrande, Manizales Ref: Sánchez (Chile) |
| Bedoya 6' | |||
| Aristizábal 63' |
[edit] Third Place match
| Uruguay |
2 - 2 (2-2) | Honduras |
--:-- - Estadio El Campín, Bogotá Ref: Hidalgo (Perú) |
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| Bizera 22' | S. Martínez 14' | |||
| A. Martínez 45' | Izaguirre 42' | |||
| Penalty shootout | ||||
| Uruguay |
4 - 5 | Honduras |
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| Sorondo: goal | 1-1 | Pineda: goal | ||
| Gutiérrez: Enamorado saved | 1-2 | S. Martínez: goal | ||
| Rodríguez: goal | 2-3 | García: goal | ||
| Lemos: goal | 3-4 | Medina: goal | ||
| Olivera: goal | 4-5 | Izaguirre: goal | ||
[edit] Final
| Colombia |
1 - 0 (0-0) | Mexico |
--:-- - Estadio El Campín, Bogotá Ref: Aquino (Paraguay) |
| I. Córdoba 65' | s/o Rodríguez 79' | ||
| s/o Torrado 90' |
[edit] Result
Copa América 2001 Winner Colombia 1st Title |
[edit] Goal Scorers
6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
- Montecinos
- Guevara
- S. Martínez
2 goals
1 goal
- Alex - Beletti - Guilherme
- Corrales - Navia
- Arriaga - Bedoya - Grisales - Hernández - Córdoba
- Bryce - Fonseca
- Chalá - Fernández - Edison Méndez
- Izaguirre
- Arellano - García Aspe - Osorno
Alvarenga - Garay- José Del Solar - Holsen - Lobatón - Juan Pajuelo
- Bizera - Chevantón - C. Morales - Lemos - Lima - A. Martínez - R. Morales
[edit] Most Valuable Player of the Tournament
[edit] Statistics
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Eff |
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| Colombia |
18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 100.0% |
| Honduras |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 55.6% |
| Mexico |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 55.6% |
| Uruguay |
8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 44.4% |
| Costa Rica |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 58.3% |
| Brazil |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 50.0% |
| Chile |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Perú |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 33.3% |
| Ecuador |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Paraguay |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 22.2% |
 Bolivia |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0.0% |
 Venezuela |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0.0% |
