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Copa Merconorte
Founded	1998
Region	Northern South America; (CONMEBOL)
Most successful club	Atlético Nacional (two titles)

The Copa Merconorte was an international football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by clubs from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and later the United States, Costa Rica and Mexico. The name was a counterpart to the Copa Mercosur, which was based on the actual Mercosur economic pact between Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile (no Merconorte trade bloc actually exists). It was superseded by the Copa Sudamericana in 2002.

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In 1998 and 1999, twelve teams played in the competition. The teams were divided in three groups of four teams each. The matches were played in two legs. The group winners and the best runner-up qualified for the semifinals. The semifinals were played in two legs, as well as the finals. In 1999, the Bolivian teams played a qualifying playoff before the first phase of Copa Merconorte.

In 2000 and 2001, sixteen teams played in the competition. The teams were divided in four groups of four teams each. The matches were played in two legs. The group winners qualified for the semifinals. The semifinals and the finals were played in two legs.

[edit] Champions

Year	Country	Home team	Score	Away team	Country	Venue	Location
1998	COL	Atlético Nacional	3–0	Deportivo Cali	COL	Atanasio Girardot	Medellín, Colombia
	COL	Deportivo Cali	1–1	Atlético Nacional	COL	Pascual Guerrero	Cali, Colombia
	Atlético Nacional won 4–1 on aggregate.
1999	COL	América de Cali	1–2	Independiente Santa Fe	COL	Pascual Guerrero	Cali, Colombia
	COL	Independiente Santa Fe	0–1	América de Cali	COL	Nemesio Camacho	Bogotá, Colombia
	Tied 2–2 on aggregate; América de Cali won 5–3 on penalties
2000	COL	Millonarios	0–0	Atlético Nacional	COL	Nemesio Camacho	Bogotá, Colombia
	COL	Atlético Nacional	2–1	Millonarios	COL	Atanasio Girardot	Medellín, Colombia
	Atlético Nacional won 2–1 on aggregate.
2001	COL	Millonarios	1–1	Emelec	ECU	Nemesio Camacho	Bogotá, Colombia
	ECU	Emelec	1–1	Millonarios	COL	George Capwell	Guayaquil, Ecuador
	Tied 2–2 on aggregate; Millonarios won 3–1 on penalties.

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Copa Merconorte at RSSSF

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[edit] Champions

[edit] Cups by team

[edit] See also

[edit] References