Copa Merconorte 2000
Tournament details
Dates4 July – 9 November 2000
Teams16 (from 7 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsColombia Atlético Nacional (1st title)
Runners-upColombia Millonarios
Tournament statistics
Matches played54
Goals scored148 (2.74 per match)
Top scorer(s)Colombia León Darío Muñoz (6)

The 2000 Copa Merconorte was an association football tournament held in 2000. Atlético Nacional of Colombia beat another Colombian club, Millonarios, in the final.

Participants

Country Team
 Bolivia
(1 berth)
The Strongest
 Colombia
(3 berths)
América de Cali
Atlético Nacional
Millonarios
Costa Rica Costa Rica
(1 berth)
Alajuelense
 Ecuador
(3 berths)
Barcelona
El Nacional
Emelec
 Mexico
(4 berths)
Guadalajara
Necaxa
Pachuca
Toluca
 Peru
(3 berths)
Alianza Lima
Sporting Cristal
Universitario
 Venezuela
(1 berth)
Estudiantes de Mérida

Group stage

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

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mexico GUA Ecuador NAC Venezuela EST Colombia AME
1 Mexico Guadalajara 6 3 2 1 12 7 +5 11 Advance to Semifinals 1–0 4–0 1–1
2 Ecuador El Nacional 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9 3–3 2–1 1–0
3 Venezuela Estudiantes de Mérida 6 2 1 3 9 11 2 7 2–3 1–1 3–0
4 Colombia América de Cali 6 1 2 3 3 7 4 5 1–0 0–0 1–2
Source:

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Colombia ATL Costa Rica ALA Mexico NEC Peru ALI
1 Colombia Atlético Nacional 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10 Advance to Semifinals 2–0 0–0 4–1
2 Costa Rica Alajuelense 6 2 3 1 9 7 +2 9 3–0 2–2 2–1
3 Mexico Necaxa 6 1 4 1 5 5 0 7 2–1 1–1 0–0
4 Peru Alianza Lima 6 1 2 3 6 10 4 5 2–3 1–1 1–0
Source:

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Colombia MIL Mexico TOL Ecuador BAR Peru UNI
1 Colombia Millonarios 6 3 3 0 11 6 +5 12 Advance to Semifinals 5–5 1–1 1–0
2 Mexico Toluca 6 2 2 2 15 11 +4 8 0–0 4–0 4–1
3 Ecuador Barcelona 6 1 3 2 6 10 4 6 0–2 2–0 1–1
4 Peru Universitario 6 1 2 3 7 12 5 5 0–2 3–2 2–2
Source:

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Ecuador EME Peru CRI Mexico PAC Bolivia ORI
1 Ecuador Emelec 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10 Advance to Semifinals 1–0 1–0 2–1
2 Peru Sporting Cristal 6 2 3 1 10 6 +4 9 2–2 2–1 5–1
3 Mexico Pachuca 6 3 0 3 6 7 1 9 1–0 1–0 2–1
4 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero 6 1 2 3 7 11 4 5 0–0 1–1 3–1
Source:

Semifinals

First leg


Emelec Ecuador33Colombia Millonarios
Kenig 6' (pen), 52'
Juarez 8'
Ramírez 4'
Jiménez 20'
Suárez 80'

Second leg


MillonariosColombia20Ecuador Emelec
Oscar Millán 12'
Pérez 53'

Finals

First leg

Second leg

Champion

Copa Merconorte
2000 Winners
Colombia
Atlético Nacional
Second Title
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