2001 Copa América

2001 Copa América
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Tournament details
Host countryColombia
Dates11–29 July
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Colombia (1st title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Honduras
Fourth place Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored60 (2.31 per match)
Top scorer(s)Colombia Víctor Aristizábal
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Honduras Amado Guevara[1]
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The 2001 Copa América was held in Colombia, from 11 to 29 July. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. Colombia won the tournament for the 1st time without conceding a goal.[2]

Brazil were the two-time defending champions, but they were knocked out of the tournament by Honduras after suffering a 0–2 defeat in the quarter-final.[3]

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, Mexico and CONCACAF Champions Canada were invited.

Prior to the tournament, three meetings were held by CONMEBOL authorities who were concerned about potential security issues in Colombia. On 1 July they announced the cancellation of the tournament.[4][5] Venezuela offered to host the competition, but on 6 July CONMEBOL decided to reinstate the plans for Colombia, and the tournament was held on schedule.

When the tournament was originally cancelled, Canada disbanded its training camp and Canadian players returned to their club teams. The Canadian Soccer Association announced they would not be able to participate in the reinstated tournament. With only a few days' notice, Costa Rica (CONCACAF) accepted an invite to take Canada's spot in the tournament. The Costa Ricans advanced to the knockout stage, losing in the quarterfinals.

Complaining about the sudden reversal, and claiming that Argentine players had received death threats from terrorist groups, the Argentine Football Association decided to withdraw from the competition on 10 July, in spite of Colombian authorities proposing to implement additional protection measures.[5] With the tournament starting the next day, Honduras (CONCACAF) were invited, arriving with barely enough players on 13 July in an airplane provided by the Colombian Air Force, after the tournament had started and just a few hours before its first game. The Hondurans performed well through the tournament, finishing in third place.

Despite the pre-tournament concerns, there were no incidents of violence nor acts of assault towards any of the participating nations.

Venues

Barranquilla
Estadio Metropolitano
Capacity: 60,000
Medellín
Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Capacity: 52,000
Bogotá
Estadio El Campín
Capacity: 48,300
Cali Manizales Pereira Armenia
Estadio Pascual Guerrero Estadio Palogrande Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas Estadio Centenario
Capacity: 45,625 Capacity: 36,553 Capacity: 30,313 Capacity: 29,000

Squads

For a complete list of participating squads: 2001 Copa América squads

Draw

The draw for the competition took place on 10 January 2001 at the Corferias convention center in Bogotá.[6] The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Colombia (assigned to Group A)
 Brazil (assigned to Group B)
 Argentina (assigned to Group C) 		 Chile
 Paraguay
 Uruguay 		 Bolivia
 Ecuador
 Peru 		 Venezuela
 Canada
 Mexico

Shortly before the start of the tournament, two teams drawn into group C (Argentina and Canada) withdrew and were replaced by other invited teams (Costa Rica and Honduras). This didn't affect composition of other groups.

Group stage

Each team plays one match against each of the other teams within the same group. Three points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero 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-breaking criteria

Teams were ranked on the following criteria:

1. Greater number of points in all group matches
2. Goal difference in all group matches
3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
4. Head-to-head results
5. Drawing of lots by the CONMEBOL Organising Committee
Key to colors in group tables
Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarterfinals

Group A

Main article: 2001 Copa América Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Colombia 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
 Chile 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
 Ecuador 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
 Venezuela 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
Ecuador 1–4 Chile
Chalá 52' Report Navia 29'
Montecinos 72', 90'
Corrales 84'
Attendance: 40,000[7]
Colombia 2–0 Venezuela
Grisales 15'
Aristizábal 59' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 50,000[8]
Chile 1–0 Venezuela
Montecinos 78' Report
Attendance: 33,000[9]
Colombia 1–0 Ecuador
Aristizábal 29' Report
Attendance: 40,000[10]
Ecuador 4–0 Venezuela
Delgado 19', 63'
Fernández 29'
Méndez 60'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000[11]
Colombia 2–0 Chile
Aristizábal 10' (pen.)
Arriaga 90'		 Report
Attendance: 50,000[12]

Group B

Main article: 2001 Copa América Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
 Mexico 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
 Peru 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
 Paraguay 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
Source: [citation needed]
Peru 3–3 Paraguay
Lobatón 16'
Pajuelo 57'
Del Solar 72'		 Report Ferreira 23', 64'
Garay 90'
Attendance: 35,000
Brazil 0–1 Mexico
Report Borgetti 5'
Attendance: 38,000
Brazil 2–0 Peru
Guilherme 9'
Denílson 85'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Paraguay 0–0 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Peru 1–0 Mexico
Holsen 48' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Brazil 3–1 Paraguay
Alex 60'
Belletti 89'
Denílson 90'		 Report Alvarenga 11' (pen.)
Attendance: 40,000

Group C

Main article: 2001 Copa América Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
 Honduras 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
 Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Bolivia 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
Bolivia 0–1 Uruguay
Report Chevantón 60'
Attendance: 38,000
Honduras 0–1 Costa Rica
Report Wanchope 63'
Attendance: 35,000
Uruguay 1–1 Costa Rica
C. Morales 53' Report Wanchope 28'
Attendance: 20,000
Honduras 2–0 Bolivia
Guevara 53', 68' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Bolivia 0–4 Costa Rica
Report Wanchope 45', 71'
Bryce 63'
Fonseca 84'
Attendance: 25,000
Honduras 1–0 Uruguay
Guevara 86' Report
Attendance: 35,000

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.

Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
C  Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
B  Peru 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
A  Ecuador 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

Main article: 2001 Copa América knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 22 July – Pereira
 
 
  Chile 0
 
 25 July – Pereira
 
  Mexico 2
 
  Mexico 2
 
 22 July – Armenia
 
  Uruguay 1
 
  Costa Rica 1
 
 29 July – Bogotá
 
  Uruguay 2
 
  Mexico 0
 
 23 July – Armenia
 
  Colombia 1
 
  Colombia 3
 
 26 July – Manizales
 
  Peru 0
 
  Colombia 2
 
 23 July – Manizales
 
  Honduras 0 Third place
 
  Brazil 0
 
 29 July – Bogotá
 
  Honduras 2
 
  Uruguay 2 (4)
 
 
  Honduras (p) 2 (5)
 

Quarter-finals

Chile 0–2 Mexico
Report Arellano 17'
Osorno 78'
Attendance: 20,000[13]
Costa Rica 1–2 Uruguay
Wanchope 52' Report Lemos 61' (pen.)
Lima 87'
Attendance: 29,000[14]
Colombia 3–0 Peru
Aristizábal 50', 69'
Hernández 66'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000[15]
Brazil 0–2 Honduras
Report Belletti 57' (o.g.)
Martínez 90+4'
Attendance: 30,000[16]

Semi-finals

Mexico 2–1 Uruguay
Borgetti 14'
García Aspe 67' (pen.)		 Report R. Morales 32'
Attendance: 20,000[17]
Colombia 2–0 Honduras
Bedoya 6'
Aristizábal 63'		 Report
Attendance: 40,000[18]

Third-place match

Uruguay 2–2 Honduras
Bizera 22'
Martínez 45'		 Report Martínez 14'
Izaguirre 42'
Penalties
Sorondo soccer ball with check mark
Gutiérrez soccer ball with red X
Rodríguez soccer ball with check mark
Lemos soccer ball with check mark
Olivera soccer ball with check mark		 4–5 soccer ball with check mark Pineda
soccer ball with check mark Martínez
soccer ball with check mark García
soccer ball with check mark Medina
soccer ball with check mark Izaguirre
Attendance: 47,000[19]
Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru)

Final

Main article: 2001 Copa América final
Mexico 0–1 Colombia
Report I. Córdoba 65'
Attendance: 47,000[20]

Result

 2001 Copa América champions 

Colombia
1st title

Goalscorers

With six goals, Víctor Aristizábal was the top scorer in the tournament. There were 60 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 2.31 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Final positions

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Eff
1  Colombia 6 6 0 0 11 0 +11 18 100.0%
2  Mexico 6 3 1 2 5 3 +2 10 55.6%
3  Honduras 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10 55.6%
4  Uruguay 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 44.4%
Eliminated in the Quarterfinals
5  Costa Rica 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 7 58.3%
6  Brazil 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 6 50.0%
7  Chile 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6 50.0%
8  Peru 4 1 1 2 4 8 −4 4 33.3%
Eliminated in the First Stage
9  Ecuador 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3 33.3%
10  Paraguay 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2 22.2%
11  Bolivia 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0 0.0%
12  Venezuela 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0 0.0%

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