Copa Mercosur

Copa Mercosur (English: "Mercosur Cup", Portuguese: "Copa Mercosul") was a competition played from 1998 to 2001 by the traditional top clubs from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile. The competition was created by CONMEBOL to generate TV money to the participating teams, but it went beyond and ended up as a natural replacement to CONMEBOL Cup. It was later replaced by Copa Sudamericana in 2002.

Format

Twenty teams played in the tournament. The teams were divided in five groups of four teams each. The matches were played in two legs. The group winners and the best three runners-up qualified for the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals, the semifinals were played in two legs. In 1998 and 2000 the finals were played in three legs. In 1999 and 2001 the finals were played in two legs.

Tournament results

* Key:
** "(H) - Home match."
** "(A) - Away match."
** "(N) - Match at neutral venue."
** "p.k. - Match decided on penalty kicks.

Cups by team

* Flamengo 1 time
* Palmeiras 1 time
* San Lorenzo 1 time
* Vasco da Gama 1 time

Cups by country

* 3 times
* 1 time

ee also

*International club competition records
*Copa Merconorte
*Torneio Mercosul
*CONMEBOL Cup

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/mercosur.html Copa Mercosur at RSSSF]