# 2001 Copa América Group A

Group A of the 2001 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 2001 Copa América. It comprised Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Group play ran from 11 to 17 July 2001.
Colombia won the group and faced Peru, the second-best third-placed finishers, in the quarter-finals. Chile finished second and faced Mexico—the runners-up of Group B—in the quarter-finals. Ecuador and Venezuela finished third and fourth in the group, respectively, and were eliminated from the tournament.

## Standings

| 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 |
* Group winners
* Group runners-up
* Best two third-placed teams among all groups
All times are in local, Colombia Time (UTC−05:00).

## Matches
### Ecuador vs Chile

| Ecuador | Chile |
| GK | 12 | Oswaldo Ibarra |
| DF | 4 | Ulises de la Cruz |
| DF | 3 | Iván Hurtado |
| DF | 17 | Giovanny Espinoza |
| DF | 6 | Raúl Guerrón |
| MF | 19 | Édison Méndez | | 46' |
| MF | 20 | Edwin Tenorio | 51' | 84' |
| MF | 10 | Álex Aguinaga | | 64' |
| MF | 16 | Cléber Chalá | 66' 77' |
| FW | 13 | Ángel Fernández |
| FW | 11 | Agustín Delgado | 65' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 18 | Alfonso Obregón | | 46' |
| MF | 21 | Wellington Sánchez | | 64' |
| FW | 8 | Ebelio Ordóñez | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Hernán Darío Gómez ||
| GK | 1 | Sergio Vargas |
| DF | 5 | Luis Fuentes | 52' |
| DF | 6 | Pedro Reyes |
| DF | 16 | Ricardo Rojas |
| DF | 14 | Mauricio Aros |
| MF | 17 | Moisés Villarroel | | 79' |
| MF | 18 | Marco Villaseca |
| MF | 3 | Claudio Maldonado | | 65' |
| MF | 8 | Alejandro Osorio |
| FW | 9 | Reinaldo Navia | | 73' |
| FW | 15 | Cristián Montecinos |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Rodrigo Valenzuela | | 65' |
| FW | 13 | Marcelo Corrales | | 73' |
| DF | 4 | David Henríquez | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Pedro García ||

### Colombia vs Venezuela

| Colombia | Venezuela |
| GK | 1 | Óscar Córdoba |
| DF | 16 | Jersson González |
| DF | 2 | Iván Córdoba | 66' |
| DF | 3 | Mario Yepes |
| DF | 4 | Roberto Carlos Cortés |
| MF | 20 | Gerardo Bedoya |
| MF | 13 | John Restrepo | | 78' |
| MF | 24 | Giovanni Hernández |
| MF | 19 | Freddy Grisales |
| FW | 10 | Víctor Aristizábal | | 78' |
| FW | 18 | Jairo Castillo | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Eudalio Arriaga | | 46' |
| FW | 7 | Elson Becerra | | 78' |
| MF | 8 | David Ferreira | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Francisco Maturana ||
| GK | 1 | Rafael Dudamel |
| DF | 2 | Luis Vallenilla | 30' 47' |
| DF | 3 | José Manuel Rey |
| DF | 4 | Wilfredo Alvarado |
| DF | 17 | Jorge Rojas |
| MF | 5 | Miguel Mea Vitali |
| MF | 8 | Luis Vera |
| MF | 11 | Ricardo Páez | | 85' |
| MF | 18 | Juan Arango |
| FW | 7 | Daniel Noriega | | 54' |
| FW | 9 | Alexander Rondón | | 79' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 14 | Leopoldo Jiménez | | 54' |
| FW | 16 | Cristian Cásseres | | 79' |
| MF | 15 | Giovanni Pérez | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Richard Páez ||

### Chile vs Venezuela

| Chile | Venezuela |
| GK | 1 | Sergio Vargas |
| DF | 5 | Luis Fuentes | 21' |
| DF | 6 | Pedro Reyes |
| DF | 16 | Ricardo Rojas |
| DF | 14 | Mauricio Aros | | 46' |
| MF | 17 | Moisés Villarroel | | 28' |
| MF | 18 | Marco Villaseca |
| MF | 19 | Pablo Galdames |
| MF | 8 | Alejandro Osorio | | 66' |
| FW | 9 | Reinaldo Navia |
| FW | 15 | Cristián Montecinos |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 4 | David Henríquez | 64' | 28' |
| DF | 7 | Eros Pérez | | 46' |
| MF | 11 | Rodrigo Valenzuela | | 66' |
| Manager: ||
| Pedro García ||
| GK | 1 | Rafael Dudamel |
| DF | 3 | José Manuel Rey |
| DF | 4 | Wilfredo Alvarado | 31' |
| DF | 6 | Elvis Martínez |
| DF | 13 | Leonel Vielma |
| MF | 5 | Miguel Mea Vitali | 76' |
| MF | 8 | Luis Vera |
| MF | 10 | Gabriel Urdaneta | | 72' |
| MF | 11 | Ricardo Páez | | 63' |
| MF | 18 | Juan Arango |
| FW | 7 | Daniel Noriega | | 78' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Alexander Rondón | | 63' |
| MF | 15 | Giovanni Pérez | | 72' |
| MF | 20 | Héctor Gonzalez | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Richard Páez ||

### Colombia vs Ecuador

| Colombia | Ecuador |
| GK | 1 | Óscar Córdoba |
| DF | 3 | Mario Yepes |
| DF | 2 | Iván Córdoba |
| DF | 16 | Jersson González |
| DF | 20 | Gerardo Bedoya |
| MF | 17 | Juan Carlos Ramírez |
| MF | 13 | John Restrepo |
| MF | 24 | Giovanni Hernández | | 74' |
| MF | 19 | Freddy Grisales |
| FW | 15 | Elkin Murillo |
| FW | 10 | Víctor Aristizábal | 49' | 68' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Eudalio Arriaga | 80' | 68' |
| MF | 23 | Mauricio Molina | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Francisco Maturana ||
| GK | 1 | José Cevallos |
| DF | 3 | Iván Hurtado |
| DF | 4 | Ulises de la Cruz |
| DF | 6 | Raúl Guerrón | | 46' |
| DF | 17 | Giovanny Espinoza |
| MF | 5 | Juan Carlos Burbano |
| MF | 10 | Álex Aguinaga | 81' |
| MF | 18 | Alfonso Obregón | | 46' |
| MF | 19 | Édison Méndez |
| FW | 11 | Agustín Delgado |
| FW | 13 | Ángel Fernández |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 20 | Edwin Tenorio | 74' | 46' |
| MF | 21 | Wellington Sánchez | | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Hernán Darío Gómez ||

### Ecuador vs Venezuela

| Ecuador | Venezuela |
| GK | 12 | Oswaldo Ibarra |
| DF | 3 | Iván Hurtado |
| DF | 4 | Ulises de la Cruz |
| DF | 6 | Raúl Guerrón | 49' |
| DF | 17 | Giovanny Espinoza |
| MF | 5 | Juan Carlos Burbano |
| MF | 16 | Cléber Chalá | | 78' |
| MF | 19 | Édison Méndez |
| MF | 21 | Wellington Sánchez | 16' | 76' |
| FW | 11 | Agustín Delgado |
| FW | 13 | Ángel Fernández |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Juan Aguinaga | | 76' |
| DF | 18 | Alfonso Obregón | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Hernán Darío Gómez ||
| GK | 1 | Rafael Dudamel |
| DF | 3 | José Manuel Rey |
| DF | 4 | Wilfredo Alvarado |
| DF | 6 | Elvis Martínez |
| DF | 13 | Leonel Vielma |
| MF | 5 | Miguel Mea Vitali | | 74' |
| MF | 8 | Luis Vera | 43' |
| MF | 10 | Gabriel Urdaneta |
| MF | 11 | Ricardo Páez | 47' | 69' |
| MF | 18 | Juan Arango | | 46' |
| FW | 7 | Daniel Noriega |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Alexander Rondón | | 46' |
| MF | 14 | Leopoldo Jiménez | | 69' |
| MF | 15 | Giovanni Pérez | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Richard Páez ||

### Colombia vs Chile

| Colombia | Chile |
| GK | 12 | Miguel Calero |
| DF | 14 | Iván López |
| DF | 2 | Iván Córdoba | 90+1' |
| DF | 3 | Mario Yepes |
| DF | 20 | Gerardo Bedoya |
| MF | 6 | Fabián Vargas | 26' | 67' |
| MF | 17 | Juan Carlos Ramírez |
| MF | 24 | Giovanni Hernández | | 73' |
| MF | 19 | Freddy Grisales |
| FW | 10 | Víctor Aristizábal | | 46' |
| FW | 15 | Elkin Murillo | 34' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Elson Becerra | | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Eudalio Arriaga | 74' | 67' |
| MF | 23 | Mauricio Molina | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Francisco Maturana ||
| GK | 1 | Sergio Vargas |
| DF | 6 | Pedro Reyes |
| DF | 16 | Ricardo Rojas |
| DF | 2 | Mauricio Pozo | 13' |
| DF | 7 | Eros Pérez |
| MF | 3 | Claudio Maldonado |
| MF | 18 | Marco Villaseca |
| MF | 19 | Pablo Galdames | 34' |
| MF | 11 | Rodrigo Valenzuela | | 63' |
| FW | 9 | Reinaldo Navia | | 46' |
| FW | 15 | Cristián Montecinos |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 13 | Marcelo Corrales | | 46' 71' |
| FW | 10 | Manuel Neira | | 63' |
| MF | 20 | Rodrigo Núñez | | 71' |
| Manager: ||
| Pedro García ||