Copa America 2001 was the 40th edition of the tournament. It was held in Colombia from July 11 to July 29, 2001. Brazil, the two-time defending champions, were eliminated from the tournament by Honduras after a 0–2 defeat in the quarter-final. Colombia won the tournament for the 1st time without conceding a goal.
There is no separate qualifying process for the final tournament. CONMEBOL’s ten South American countries automatically participate, along with two invited countries, making a total of twelve teams. Originally, Mexico and CONCACAF Champions Canada were invited.
Before the tournament, CONMEBOL authorities held three meetings due to concerns 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 proceeded as scheduled.
Champions Runners- Up Third Place Fourth Place
Colombia (1st title) Mexico Honduras Uruguay
Best Player: Amado Guevara
Top Scorer: Víctor Aristizábal, 6 goal
Copa America 2001 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.
Group A
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Point
1. (Qualified) Colombia (Host) 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
2. (Qualified) Chile 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3 Ecuador 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
4 Venezuela 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Group B
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Point
1. (Qualified) Brazil 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
2. (Qualified) Mexico 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
3. (Qualified) Peru 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4 Paraguay 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
Group C
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Point
1. (Qualified) Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
2. (Qualified) Honduras 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
3. (Qualified) Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4 Bolivia 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Copa America 2001 Quarter finals
Date Team A Result Team B
22 July 2001 Chile 0–2 Mexico
22 July 2001 Costa Rica 1–2 Uruguay
23 July 2001 Colombia 3–0 Peru
23 July 2001 Brazil 0–2 Honduras
Copa America 2001 Semi finals
25 July 2001 19:45, Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira
Mexico | 2–1 | Uruguay |
Borgetti 14′ García Aspe 67′ (pen.) |
R. Morales 32′ |
26 July 2001 19:45, Estadio Palogrande, Manizales
Colombia | 2–0 | Honduras |
Bedoya 6′ Aristizábal 63′ |
Third-place match
Uruguay | 2–2 | Honduras |
Bizera 22′ Martínez 45′ |
Martínez 14′ Izaguirre 42′ |
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Sorondo Gutiérrez Rodríguez Lemos Olivera |
Penalties 4–5 |
Pineda Martínez García Medina Izaguirre |
Copa America 2001 Final match
29 July 2001 16:30, Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
Mexico | 0–1 | Colombia |
Córdoba 65′ |
Copa America 2001 Top goal scorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Víctor Aristizábal Colombia 6
2 Paulo Wanchope Costa Rica 5
3 Cristián Montecinos Chile 3
4 Amado Guevara Honduras 3
5 Denílson Brazil 2
6 Agustín Delgado Ecuador 2
7 Saúl Martínez Honduras 2
8 Jared Borgetti Mexico 2
9 Virgilio Ferreira Paraguay 2
Copa America 2001 Venues (Colombia)
Stadium City Capacity
Estadio Metropolitano Barranquilla 60,000
Estadio Atanasio Girardot Medellín 52,000
Estadio El Campín Bogotá 48,300
Estadio Pascual Guerrero Cali 45,625
Estadio Palogrande Manizales 36,553
Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas Pereira 30,313
Estadio Centenario Armenia 29,000