2000 Copa Mercosur
The 2000 'Copa Mercosur' was the 3rd season of the Copa Mercosur, CONMEBOL's club tournament for countries in the southern part of America.
The competition started on 1 August 2000 and concluded on 20 December 2000 with Vasco da Gama beating Palmeiras in the final for its first title.
Romario was the top scorer with 11 goals.
Details
- The 20 teams were divided into 5 groups of 4 teams. Each team plays the other teams in the group twice. The top team from each group qualified for the quarter-finals along with the best 3 runners up.
- From the quarter finals to the final, two legs were played in each round. In the result of a draw, the match was decided by a penalty shoot out.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
River Plate won 6–4 on aggregate.----
1–1 on aggregate, Vasco da Gama won 5–4 on penalties.
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Palmeiras won 5–3 on aggregate.
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''Atlético Mineiro won 4–2 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals
First leg
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Palmeiras won 6–1 on aggregate.----
''Vasco da Gama won 5–1 on aggregate.''
Final
Second leg
''Since Vasco won the first leg and Palmeiras won the second leg, a third leg had to be played.''Final
| 2000 Copa Mercosur Winner |
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