2001 Copa América

2001 Copa América

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Tournament details
Host country	Colombia
Dates	July 11 – 29
Teams	12 (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 played	26
Goals scored	60 (2.31 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Víctor Aristizábal (6 goals)
Best player	Amado Guevara[1]

The 2001 Copa América was held in Colombia, from July 11 to 29. 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 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 July 1 they announced the cancellation of the tournament.^[2][3] Venezuela offered to host the competition, but on July 6 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 July 10, in spite of Colombian authorities proposing to implement additional protection measures.^[3] With the tournament starting the next day, Honduras (CONCACAF) were invited, arriving with barely enough players on July 13 in an airplane provided by the Colombian Air Force, after the tournament 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

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

Squads

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

First round

Key to colours in group tables
	Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals

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:
  1. greater goal difference in all group games;
  2. greater number of goals scored in all group games;
  3. winner of the head-to-head match between the teams in question;
  4. drawing of lots.

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

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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

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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

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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.

Group	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

Knockout stage

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	22 July – Pereira
	Chile	0
					25 July – Pereira
	Mexico	2
					Mexico	2
	22 July – Armenia
					Uruguay	1
	Uruguay	2
									29 July – Bogotá
	Costa Rica	1
									Mexico	0
	23 July – Manizales
									Colombia	1
	Brazil	0
					26 July – Manizales
	Honduras	2
					Honduras	0			Third Place
	23 July – Armenia
					Colombia	2
	Colombia	3							Uruguay	2 (4)
	Peru	0							Honduras	2 (5)
									28 July – Bogotá

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Third-place match

Final

Result

2001 Copa América Champions
Colombia 1st title

Goal scorers

With six goals, Víctor Aristizábal is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 60 goals were scored by 41 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.

1 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%

Marketing

Sponsorship

Global Platinum Sponsor:

• Telefónica
• Mastercard-Maestro
• Corona

Global gold sponsor:

• Coca-Cola
• Banamex

Local Supplier

• Traffic Group

Theme song

• "Irresistible" by American singer Jessica Simpson was the official theme song for the tournament. Simpson performed the song during halftime of the final match between Colombia and Mexico. CONMEBOL chose the song to introduce the tournament to a younger audience. The song was a hit single in South America at the time.
• "Bulería by Spanish Singer David Bisbal for Univision coverage for Copa América 2001

References

External links

• Copa América 2001 at RSSSF