2001 Copa América

2001 Copa América
The 2001 Copa América was held in Colombia, from 11 to 29 July. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. Colombia won the tournament for the 1st time without conceding a goal.
Brazil were the defending champions who were knocked out from the tournament by Honduras after suffering a 0–2 defeat in the quarter-final.
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 1 July they announced the cancellation of the tournament. Venezuela offered to host the competition, but on 6 July 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 10 July, in spite of Colombian authorities proposing to implement additional protection measures. With the tournament starting the next day, Honduras (CONCACAF) were invited, arriving with barely enough players on 13 July 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
Squads
For a complete list of participating squads: 2001 Copa América squads
Draw
The draw for the competition took place on 10 January 2001 at the Corferias convention center in Bogotá. The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each.
Shortly before the start of the tournament, two teams drawn into group C (Argentina and Canada) withdrew and were replaced by other invited teams (Costa Rica and Honduras). This didn't affect composition of other groups.
Group stage
Each team plays one match against each of the other teams within the same group. Three points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero 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-breaking criteria
Teams were ranked on the following criteria:
1. Greater number of points in all group matches
2. Goal difference in all group matches
3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
4. Head-to-head results
5. Drawing of lots by the CONMEBOL Organising Committee
All times local (UTC-5)
Group A
Group B
Group C
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.
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third-place match
Final
Result
Goalscorers
With six goals, Víctor Aristizábal is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 60 goals were scored by 41 different players, with one of them credited as own goal.
6 goals
Víctor Aristizábal
5 goals
Paulo Wanchope
3 goals
Cristián Montecinos
Amado Guevara
2 goals
Denílson
Agustín Delgado
Saúl Martínez
Jared Borgetti
Virgilio Ferreira
1 goal
Alex
Juliano Belletti
Guilherme
Marcelo Corrales
Reinaldo Navia
Eudalio Arriaga
Gerardo Bedoya
Freddy Grisales
Giovanni Hernández
Iván Córdoba
Steven Bryce
Rolando Fonseca
Cléber Chalá
Ángel Fernández
Édison Méndez
Júnior Izaguirre
Jesús Arellano
Alberto García Aspe
Daniel Osorno
Guido Alvarenga
Silvio Garay
José del Solar
Roberto Holsen
Abel Lobatón
Juan Pajuelo
Joe Bizera
Javier Chevantón
Carlos Morales
Rodrigo Lemos
Pablo Lima
Andrés Martínez
Richard Morales
Final positions
Marketing
Sponsorship
Global platinum sponsor:
Telefónica
Mastercard-Maestro
Corona
Global gold sponsor:
Coca-Cola
Banamex
Local supplier
Traffic Group
References
External links
Copa América 2001 at RSSSF
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2001 in Colombian football
2001 in South American football
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2001–02 in Honduran football
2001–02 in Costa Rican football
July 2001 sports events in South America
Sport in Cali
Sports competitions in Bogotá
21st century in Bogotá
Sport in Barranquilla
Sport in Medellín
Manizales
Pereira, Colombia
Armenia, Colombia
21st century in Barranquilla