2000 Copa Libertadores

2000 Copa Libertadores de América

2000 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América 2000 Copa Toyota Libertadores da América
Tournament details
Dates	15 February – 21 June
Teams	32 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Boca Juniors (3rd title)
Runners-up	Palmeiras
Tournament statistics
Matches played	126
Goals scored	431 (3.42 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Luizão (14)
Best player(s)	Óscar Córdoba

The 2000 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 41st in the tournament's history. It was held between February 15 and June 21. Thirty-two teams participated in this event.

First round

• Teams in green qualified to the next round

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Atlético Paranaense	6	5	1	0	11	2	+9	16
2	Nacional	6	3	1	2	8	7	+1	10
3	Alianza Lima	6	1	2	3	7	12	−5	5
4	Emelec	6	0	2	4	3	8	−5	2

Source:

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Boca Juniors	6	4	1	1	14	5	+9	13
2	Peñarol	6	2	3	1	12	9	+3	9
3	Blooming	6	2	1	3	9	17	−8	7
4	Universidad Católica	6	1	1	4	10	14	−4	4

Source:

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Corinthians	6	4	1	1	17	9	+8	13
2	América	6	3	1	2	15	9	+6	10
3	Olimpia	6	2	2	2	13	17	−4	8
4	LDU Quito	6	0	2	4	3	13	−10	2

Source:

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	River Plate	6	2	3	1	11	9	+2	9
2	Atlas	6	2	2	2	13	10	+3	8
3	Universidad de Chile	6	2	2	2	10	10	0	8
4	Atlético Nacional	6	2	1	3	11	16	−5	7

Source:

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Junior	6	4	0	2	7	4	+3	12
2	Cerro Porteño	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	10
3	San Lorenzo	6	2	2	2	10	9	+1	8
4	Universitario	6	1	1	4	2	9	−7	4

Source:

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	América de Cali	6	5	1	0	20	10	+10	16
2	Rosario Central	6	2	3	1	19	17	+2	9
3	Sporting Cristal	6	1	1	4	9	13	−4	4
4	Colegiales	6	1	1	4	10	18	−8	4

Source:

Group 7

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Palmeiras	6	3	1	2	16	10	+6	10
2	El Nacional	6	3	1	2	10	7	+3	10
3	Juventude	6	2	1	3	8	12	−4	7
4	The Strongest	6	2	1	3	10	15	−5	7

Source:

Group 8

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Bolívar	6	3	1	2	12	9	+3	10
2	Atlético Mineiro	6	3	0	3	9	7	+2	9
3	Bella Vista	6	2	2	2	8	5	+3	8
4	Cobreloa	6	1	3	2	7	15	−8	6

Source:

Knockout phase

Bracket

	Round of 16						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Finals
	América	2	3	5
	América de Cali	1	2	3
							América	2	2	4
							Bolívar	0	1	1
	Nacional	3	0	3 (3)
	Bolívar	0	3	3 (5)
													América	1	3	4
													Boca Juniors	4	1	5
	River Plate	4	1	5
	Cerro Porteño	0	0	0
							River Plate	2	0	2
							Boca Juniors	1	3	4
	El Nacional	0	3	3
	Boca Juniors	0	5	5
																			Boca Juniors	2	0	2 (4)
																			Palmeiras	2	0	2 (2)
	Atlas	2	3	5
	Junior	0	1	1
							Atlas	0	2	2
							Palmeiras	2	3	5
	Peñarol	2	1	3 (2)
	Palmeiras	0	3	3 (3)
													Palmeiras	3	3	6 (5)
													Corinthians	4	2	6 (4)
	Atlético Mineiro	1	1	2 (5)
	Atlético Paranaense	0	2	2 (3)
							Atlético Mineiro	1	1	2
							Corinthians	1	2	3
	Rosario Central	3	2	5 (3)
	Corinthians	2	3	5 (4)

Finals

Main article: 2000 Copa Libertadores Finals

14 June 2000

21:40 (UTC−03:00)

Boca Juniors	2 – 2	Palmeiras
Arruabarrena 22', 61'	(Report)	Pena 43' Euller 63'

Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera), Buenos Aires

Attendance: 50,580

Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)

21 June 2000

21:40 (UTC−03:00)

Palmeiras	0 – 0	Boca Juniors
	(Report)
Penalties
Alex Asprilla Roque Júnior Rogério	2 – 4	Schelotto Riquelme Palermo Bermúdez

Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi), São Paulo

Attendance: 75,000

Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay)

Champion

Copa Libertadores 2000 winners
Boca Juniors Third title

References

• CONMEBOL: Copa Toyota Libertadores 2000