2001 Copa Merconorte

The Copa Merconorte 2001 was the fourth and final edition of association football tournament Copa Merconorte held in 2001. Millonarios of Colombia defeated Emelec of Ecuador in the final. It was the first edition to include teams invited from the United States, the Kansas City Wizards and NY/NJ MetroStars. Several fixtures for the MetroStars were cancelled following the September 11 attacks.

Group stage

Each team played the other teams in the group twice during the group stage. The first place team advanced to the second round.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Semifinals

The semifinals consisted of two games between the Necaxa and Millonarios, and two games between the Santos Laguna and Emelec. Both series were decided in penalty kicks because the net of both games was a draw.
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5–5 on aggregate, Millonarios won 3–1 on penalties
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''5–5 on aggregate, Emelec won 4–2 on penalties''

Finals

After tying both matches, Millonarios defeated Emelec in penalty kicks.
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